| Year: | 2008 |
| Team: | Sam Houston State Bearkats |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Southland Conference |
| Short Conf: | Southland |
| Record: | 4–6 |
| Conf Record: | 2–5 |
| Head Coach: | Todd Whitten |
| Hc Year: | 4th |
| Stadium: | Bowers Stadium |
The 2008 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team represented Sam Houston State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Todd Whitten, the Bearkats compiled an overall record of 4–6 with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, and finished tied for sixth in the Southland.