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2008 Alcorn State

2–⁠10 (2–⁠7 Southwestern Athletic Conference).

Schedule and results

Alcorn State in 2008, game by game: lost vs. SE Louisiana 28–34; lost at Grambling 0–29; lost at Troy 0–65; won vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff 13–3; lost vs. Southern 12–15; lost at New Mexico State 10–45; won at Mississippi Valley State 35–21; lost at Alabama A&M 13–20; lost vs. Texas Southern 29–30; lost vs. Alabama State 17–24; lost vs. Prairie View A&M 3–37; lost vs. Jackson State 21–26+14−65Lost 28–34 vs. SE Louisiana-6SE LouisianaLost 0–29 at Grambling-29GramblingLost 0–65 at Troy-65TroyWon 13–3 vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff+10Arkansas–Pine B…Lost 12–15 vs. Southern-3SouthernLost 10–45 at New Mexico State-35New Mexico StateWon 35–21 at Mississippi Valley State+14Mississippi Val…Lost 13–20 at Alabama A&M-7Alabama A&MLost 29–30 vs. Texas Southern-1Texas SouthernLost 17–24 vs. Alabama State-7Alabama StateLost 3–37 vs. Prairie View A&M-34Prairie View A&MLost 21–26 vs. Jackson State-5Jackson State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsSE LouisianaL 28–⁠3453%
Sep 6atGramblingL 0–⁠2924%
Sep 13atTroyL 0–⁠657%
Sep 18vsArkansas–Pine BluffW 13–⁠361%
Sep 27vsSouthernL 12–⁠1535%
Oct 4atNew Mexico StateL 10–⁠4522%
Oct 11atMississippi Valley StateW 35–⁠2143%
Oct 18atAlabama A&ML 13–⁠2038%
Oct 25vsTexas SouthernL 29–⁠3061%
Nov 1vsAlabama StateL 17–⁠2455%
Nov 15vsPrairie View A&ML 3–⁠3717%
Nov 22vsJackson StateL 21–⁠2630%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Jackson State 26–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

In program history: The worst season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 26 on file).

Record
2–⁠10
Conference
2–⁠7 8th in Southwestern Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
181–⁠349
Coach
—
Elo
1122 −82 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−49.4 No. 117 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.