# 2008 Hofstra Pride football team

The 2008 Hofstra Pride football team represented Hofstra University as a member of the North Division of the Colonial Athletic Association during the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by third-year head coach Dave Cohen, the Pride compiled an overall record of 4–8 with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, placing in fourth in the CAA's North Division. Hofstra played home games at James M. Shuart Stadium in Hempstead, New York.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 28 | 7:00 p.m. | at Connecticut* | Rentschler FieldEast Hartford, CT | ESPN+ | L 3–35 | 37,583 |
| September 13 | 7:00 p.m. | Albany* | James M. Shuart StadiumHempstead, NY | | L 16–22 $^{OT}$ | 5,111 |
| September 20 | 1:00 p.m. | Rhode Island | James M. Shuart StadiumHempstead, NY | | W 23–20 | 6,107 |
| September 26 | 7:00 p.m. | at Stony Brook* | Kenneth P. LaValle StadiumStony Brook, NY (rivalry) | | L 43–3 | 2,105 |
| October 4 | 1:30 p.m. | at No. 1 James Madison | Bridgeforth StadiumHarrisonburg, VA | | L 0–56 | 16,109 |
| October 11 | 1:00 p.m. | at Bucknell* | Christy Mathewson–Memorial StadiumLewisburg, PA | | W 45–31 | 2,444 |
| October 18 | 3:00 p.m. | at Maine | Alfond StadiumOreno, ME | | L 40–41 $^{2OT}$ | 3,690 |
| October 25 | 3:00 p.m. | Delaware | James H. Shuart StadiumHempstead, NY | | L 0–17 | 3,518 |
| November 1 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 9 New Hampshire | Cowell StadiumDurham, NH | | L 25–45 | 5,297 |
| November 8 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 7 Richmond | James H. Shuart StadiumHempstead, NY | | L 14–34 | 1,766 |
| November 15 | 1:00 p.m. | Northeastern | James H. Shuart StadiumHempstead, NY | | W 42–15 | 1,520 |
| November 22 | 2:30 p.m. | at UMass* | Warren McGuirk Alumni StadiumAmherst, MA | CN8 | L 14–28 | 5,108 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time ||||||||

## Coaching staff

Hofstra Pride :
| Name | Position | Consecutive season at Hofstra in current position | Previous position |
| Dave Cohen | Head coach | 3rd | Delaware defensive coordinator (2002–2005) |
| Mike Elko | Assistant head coach, defensive coordinator, and linebackers coach | 1st | Hofstra defensive coordinator and linebackers coach (2007) |
| Dave Patenaude | Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | 1st | Hofstra quarterbacks coach (2007) |
| Lyle Hemphill | Special teams coordinator and defensive backs coach | 1st | Hofstra defensive backs coach (2007) |
| Bill Durkin | Offensive line coach | 1st | Richmond offensive line coach (2004–2007) |
| Kevin Baumann | Tight ends coach | 2nd | Hofstra defensive assistant (2006) |
| Antonio Smikle | Running backs coach | 2nd | Rutgers quality control coach (2005–2006) |
| Malik Hall | Defensive line coach | 2nd | Fordham defensive line coach and assistant special teams coordinator (2006) |
| Kahmal Roy | Wide receivers coach | 1st | Hofstra assistant defensive backs coach (2007) |
| Kevin Mapp | Defensive ends coach | 1st | Hofstra defensive assistant (2007) |
| Kyle Smith | Assistant defensive backs coach | 1st | Deer Park HS (NY) special teams coordinator, wide receivers coach, and defensive backs coach (2006) |