The 2008 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team represented Humboldt State University during the 2008 NCAA Division II football season. The Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC) resumed sponsoring football as of the 2008 season, so Humboldt State no longer competed as an independent.

The 2008 Lumberjacks were led by first-year head coach Rob Smith. They played home games at the Redwood Bowl in Arcata, California. Humboldt State finished the season with a record of two wins and nine losses (2–9, 0–8 GNAC). Each team played the other conference teams twice during the season (home and away) instead of just once. The Lumberjacks were outscored by their opponents 170–357 for the 2008 season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
August 30	at Sacramento State[note 1]*	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA	L 13–45	10,172[1]
September 6	at Southern Oregon*	Fuller Field Ashland, OR	W 15–14	1,037
September 13	Western Washington	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	L 14–30	4,208
September 20	at Central Washington	Tomlinson Stadium Ellensburg, WA	L 10–48	4,224
September 27	Western Oregon	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	L 28–44	2,200
October 4	Azusa Pacific*	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	W 24–17	3,100
October 11	at Dixie State	Hansen Stadium St. George, UT	L 6–16	2,946
October 18	Central Washington	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	L 14–34	2,200
October 25	at Western Washington	Civic Stadium Bellingham, WA	L 20–56	2,150
November 1	at Western Oregon	McArthur Field Monmouth, OR	L 10–34
November 8	Dixie State	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	L 15–19	1,083
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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