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2008 Arkansas State

6–⁠6 (4–⁠3 Sun Belt Conference), coached by Steve Roberts.

Schedule and results

Arkansas State in 2008, game by game: won at Texas A&M 18–14; won vs. Texas Southern 83–10; lost vs. Southern Miss 24–27; won vs. Middle Tennessee 31–14; lost at Memphis 17–29; won vs. UL Monroe 37–29; lost at Louisiana 23–28; lost at No. 2 Alabama 0–35; lost at Florida International 21–22; won vs. Florida Atlantic 28–14; won at North Texas 33–28; lost at Troy 9–35+73−35Won 18–14 at Texas A&M+4Texas A&MWon 83–10 vs. Texas Southern+73Texas SouthernLost 24–27 vs. Southern Miss-3Southern MissWon 31–14 vs. Middle Tennessee+17Middle TennesseeLost 17–29 at Memphis-12MemphisWon 37–29 vs. UL Monroe+8UL MonroeLost 23–28 at Louisiana-5LouisianaLost 0–35 at No. 2 Alabama-35No. 2 AlabamaLost 21–22 at Florida International-1Florida Interna…Won 28–14 vs. Florida Atlantic+14Florida AtlanticWon 33–28 at North Texas+5North TexasLost 9–35 at Troy-26Troy
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30atTexas A&MW 18–⁠1426%
Sep 6vsTexas SouthernW 83–⁠1089%
Sep 13vsSouthern MissL 24–⁠2749%
Sep 20vsMiddle TennesseeW 31–⁠1455%
Sep 27atMemphisL 17–⁠2952%
Oct 11vsUL MonroeW 37–⁠2962%
Oct 18atLouisianaL 23–⁠2845%
Nov 1at2AlabamaL 0–⁠3514%
Nov 8atFlorida InternationalL 21–⁠2252%
Nov 22vsFlorida AtlanticW 28–⁠1451%
Nov 29atNorth TexasW 33–⁠2874%
Dec 6atTroyL 9–⁠3527%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Troy 35–⁠9; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Sun Belt Conference.

In program history: The 21st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 84 on file).

Record
6–⁠6
Conference
4–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Sun Belt Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
324–⁠285
Coach
Steve Roberts
Elo
1442 +22 this season
SP+ rating
-9.5 No. 94 of 120; offense No. 82, defense No. 90, special teams No. 52
SRS
−8.1 No. 91 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 105
Offensive coordinator
Doug Ruse
Defensive coordinators
Kevin Corless and Jack Curtis

How good, play by play

  • Offense32nd of 120
  • Defense58th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted43rd of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted56th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0642%0.9932nd of 120
Defense0.0340%0.9858th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.05 off
0.03 def		41% off
40% def		—43rd off
56th def
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense-0.1own 322% allowed
Defense0.0own 332% caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.

Top recruits in the 2008 class

Taylor Stockemer WR★★★No. 938
Andre Smith S★★★No. 1200
Kedric Murry TE★★★No. 1247
Rashad Fields S★★★No. 1247
Dewayne Watts ATH★★No. 1602

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2008 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.700
Running backs22.00.700
Receivers42.50.774
Offensive line22.00.700
Defensive line22.00.700
Linebackers12.00.744
Defensive backs23.00.816
Athletes and specialists22.00.733
Whole class162.30.740

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2009

The 2009 draft
Rd 7David Johnson TEPittsburgh Steelers

2008 Sun Belt Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Troy6–⁠18–⁠5
Louisiana5–⁠26–⁠6
Florida Atlantic4–⁠37–⁠6
Arkansas State4–⁠36–⁠6
Florida International3–⁠45–⁠7
Middle Tennessee3–⁠45–⁠7
UL Monroe3–⁠44–⁠8
North Texas0–⁠71–⁠11

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