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2008 Auburn

5–⁠7 (2–⁠6 Southeastern Conference), coached by Tommy Tuberville.

Schedule and results

Auburn in 2008, game by game: won vs. UL Monroe 34–0; won vs. Southern Miss 27–13; won at Mississippi State 3–2; lost vs. No. 6 LSU 21–26; won vs. Tennessee 14–12; lost at No. 19 Vanderbilt 13–14; lost vs. Arkansas 22–25; lost at West Virginia 17–34; lost at Ole Miss 7–17; won vs. UT Martin 37–20; lost vs. No. 13 Georgia 13–17; lost at No. 1 Alabama 0–36+34−36Won 34–0 vs. UL Monroe+34UL MonroeWon 27–13 vs. Southern Miss+14Southern MissWon 3–2 at Mississippi State+1Mississippi Sta…Lost 21–26 vs. No. 6 LSU-5No. 6 LSUWon 14–12 vs. Tennessee+2TennesseeLost 13–14 at No. 19 Vanderbilt-1No. 19 VanderbiltLost 22–25 vs. Arkansas-3ArkansasLost 17–34 at West Virginia-17West VirginiaLost 7–17 at Ole Miss-10Ole MissWon 37–20 vs. UT Martin+17UT MartinLost 13–17 vs. No. 13 Georgia-4No. 13 GeorgiaLost 0–36 at No. 1 Alabama-36No. 1 Alabama
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsUL MonroeW 34–⁠073%
Sep 6vsSouthern MissW 27–⁠1369%
Sep 13atMississippi StateW 3–⁠259%
Sep 20vs6LSUL 21–⁠2647%
Sep 27vsTennesseeW 14–⁠1264%
Oct 4at19VanderbiltL 13–⁠1453%
Oct 11vsArkansasL 22–⁠2574%
Oct 23atWest VirginiaL 17–⁠3434%
Nov 1atOle MissL 7–⁠1763%
Nov 8vsUT MartinW 37–⁠2077%
Nov 15vs13GeorgiaL 13–⁠1734%
Nov 29at1AlabamaL 0–⁠3619%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Alabama 36–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 9th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 84th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 10
  2. Wk 2: 9
  3. Wk 3: 9
  4. Wk 4: 10
  5. Wk 5: 15
  6. Wk 6: 13
  7. Wk 7: 20
Record
5–⁠7
Conference
2–⁠6 tied for 9th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 9
Points
208–⁠216
Coach
Tommy Tuberville
Elo
1537 −60 this season
SP+ rating
1.4 No. 63 of 120; offense No. 94, defense No. 18, special teams No. 85
SRS
0.0 No. 64 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 21
Offensive coordinators
Tony Franklin and Steve Ensminger
Defensive coordinator
Paul Rhoads
Offense
Air raid
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense107th of 120
  • Defense10th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted108th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted6th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0534%0.99107th of 120
Defense-0.0537%0.9110th of 120
Opponent-adjusted-0.01 off
-0.03 def		36% off
38% def		—108th off
6th 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-0.3own 303% allowed
Defense-0.1own 312% 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

Neiko Thorpe S★★★★No. 94
Eric Smith FB★★★★No. 216
Onterio McCalebb APB★★★★No. 312
Onterrio McCalebb APB★★★★No. 312
Cameron Henderson WDE★★★★No. 321
DeRon Furr ATH★★★★No. 344

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

The 2008 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.843
Running backs34.00.903
Receivers42.80.811
Offensive line13.00.878
Defensive line33.30.864
Linebackers22.50.819
Defensive backs53.20.878
Athletes and specialists32.70.816
Whole class223.10.852

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 2Sen’Derrick Marks DTTennessee Titans
Rd 3Jerraud Powers CBIndianapolis Colts
Rd 4Tyronne Green OGSan Diego Chargers

All-SEC

1 first team, 1 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2008 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2008 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama8–⁠012–⁠26
Florida7–⁠113–⁠11
Georgia6–⁠210–⁠313
Ole Miss5–⁠39–⁠414
South Carolina4–⁠47–⁠6
Vanderbilt4–⁠47–⁠6
LSU3–⁠58–⁠5
Tennessee3–⁠55–⁠7
Kentucky2–⁠67–⁠6
Auburn2–⁠65–⁠7
Arkansas2–⁠65–⁠7
Mississippi State2–⁠64–⁠8

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