2008 Bethune-Cookman

8–⁠3 (5–⁠3 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference).

Schedule and results

Bethune-Cookman in 2008, game by game: won vs. Alabama State 28–7; lost at South Carolina State 19–28; won vs. Savannah State 34–9; won vs. Norfolk State 33–17; won at Morgan State 31–27; lost vs. Delaware State 20–26; won at Winston-Salem State 27–6; won vs. North Carolina A&T 24–14; won at Hampton 17–6; won vs. Howard 14–12; lost at Florida A&M 35–58+25−23Won 28–7 vs. Alabama State+21Alabama StateLost 19–28 at South Carolina State-9South Carolina …Won 34–9 vs. Savannah State+25Savannah StateWon 33–17 vs. Norfolk State+16Norfolk StateWon 31–27 at Morgan State+4Morgan StateLost 20–26 vs. Delaware State-6Delaware StateWon 27–6 at Winston-Salem State+21Winston-Salem S…Won 24–14 vs. North Carolina A&T+10North Carolina …Won 17–6 at Hampton+11HamptonWon 14–12 vs. Howard+2HowardLost 35–58 at Florida A&M-23Florida A&M
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Florida A&M 58–⁠35; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 7th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 24 on file).

Record
8–⁠3
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 2nd in Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
282–⁠210
Coach
—
Elo
1349 +81 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−31.8 No. 77 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
—

2008 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
South Carolina State8–⁠010–⁠3
Florida A&M5–⁠39–⁠3
Bethune-Cookman5–⁠38–⁠3
Hampton5–⁠36–⁠5
Delaware State5–⁠35–⁠6
Morgan State4–⁠46–⁠6
Norfolk State3–⁠55–⁠7
North Carolina A&T1–⁠73–⁠9
Howard0–⁠81–⁠10

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