2008 Alabama State

3–⁠8 (2–⁠5 Southwestern Athletic Conference).

Schedule and results

Alabama State in 2008, game by game: lost at Florida A&M 20–30; lost at Bethune-Cookman 7–28; lost at UAB 10–45; won vs. Mississippi Valley State 47–7; lost vs. Prairie View A&M 6–27; lost at Grambling 7–27; lost vs. Alabama A&M 16–17; won at Alcorn State 24–17; lost vs. Jackson State 0–20; lost at Southern 0–15; won vs. Tuskegee 17–13+40−35Lost 20–30 at Florida A&M-10Florida A&MLost 7–28 at Bethune-Cookman-21Bethune-CookmanLost 10–45 at UAB-35UABWon 47–7 vs. Mississippi Valley State+40Mississippi Val…Lost 6–27 vs. Prairie View A&M-21Prairie View A&MLost 7–27 at Grambling-20GramblingLost 16–17 vs. Alabama A&M-1Alabama A&MWon 24–17 at Alcorn State+7Alcorn StateLost 0–20 vs. Jackson State-20Jackson StateLost 0–15 at Southern-15SouthernWon 17–13 vs. Tuskegee+4Tuskegee
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Tuskegee 17–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 20th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 24 on file).

Record
3–⁠8
Conference
2–⁠5 6th in Southwestern Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
154–⁠246
Coach
—
Elo
1196 −47 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−45.4 No. 110 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
—

2008 Southwestern Athletic Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Grambling9–⁠010–⁠2
Prairie View A&M7–⁠19–⁠1
Jackson State6–⁠27–⁠4
Southern6–⁠26–⁠5
Alabama A&M4–⁠35–⁠7
Alabama State2–⁠53–⁠8
Arkansas–Pine Bluff2–⁠63–⁠9
Alcorn State2–⁠72–⁠10
Texas Southern1–⁠64–⁠8
Mississippi Valley State1–⁠83–⁠8

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.