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2008 Davidson

4–⁠7 (3–⁠5 Pioneer Football League).

Schedule and results

Davidson in 2008, game by game: lost vs. UNC Pembroke 9–21; won vs. Lenoir Rhyne 20–16; won vs. Jacksonville 38–35; lost at Morehead State 13–26; lost at Valparaiso 29–35; lost vs. Dayton 22–41; lost at Drake 17–20; won vs. Campbell 49–0; lost vs. San Diego 24–28; lost vs. Marist 19–24; won vs. Butler 46–34+49−19Lost 9–21 vs. UNC Pembroke-12UNC PembrokeWon 20–16 vs. Lenoir Rhyne+4Lenoir RhyneWon 38–35 vs. Jacksonville+3JacksonvilleLost 13–26 at Morehead State-13Morehead StateLost 29–35 at Valparaiso-6ValparaisoLost 22–41 vs. Dayton-19DaytonLost 17–20 at Drake-3DrakeWon 49–0 vs. Campbell+49CampbellLost 24–28 vs. San Diego-4San DiegoLost 19–24 vs. Marist-5MaristWon 46–34 vs. Butler+12Butler
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 6vsUNC PembrokeL 9–⁠2169%
Sep 13vsLenoir RhyneW 20–⁠1661%
Sep 27vsJacksonvilleW 38–⁠3560%
Oct 4atMorehead StateL 13–⁠2642%
Oct 11atValparaisoL 29–⁠3554%
Oct 18vsDaytonL 22–⁠4130%
Oct 25atDrakeL 17–⁠2035%
Nov 1vsCampbellW 49–⁠060%
Nov 8vsSan DiegoL 24–⁠2829%
Nov 15vsMaristL 19–⁠2468%
Nov 22vsButlerW 46–⁠3451%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Butler 46–⁠34; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Pioneer Football League.

In program history: The tied 70th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

Record
4–⁠7
Conference
3–⁠5 7th in Pioneer Football League
AP final
Unranked
Points
286–⁠280
Coach
—
Elo
1238 −63 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−45.6 No. 111 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
—

2008 Pioneer Football League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Jacksonville7–⁠19–⁠3
San Diego6–⁠29–⁠2
Dayton6–⁠29–⁠3
Butler4–⁠46–⁠5
Drake4–⁠46–⁠5
Morehead State4–⁠46–⁠6
Davidson3–⁠54–⁠7
Valparaiso2–⁠63–⁠8
Campbell0–⁠81–⁠10

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