2008 Delaware State
5–6 (5–3 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat North Carolina A&T 42–7Oct 18
By 35 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs Florida A&M | W 35–28 | 75% |
| Sep 13 | at Kent State | L 3–24 | 49% |
| Sep 27 | vs Central Connecticut | L 10–28 | 67% |
| Oct 4 | vs Hampton | L 14–17 | 48% |
| Oct 11 | at Bethune-Cookman | W 26–20 | 39% |
| Oct 18 | vs North Carolina A&T | W 42–7 | 83% |
| Oct 25 | at Morgan State | L 3–20 | 49% |
| Nov 1 | vs South Carolina State | L 17–23 | 38% |
| Nov 8 | vsWinston-Salem State | L 26–27 | 71% |
| Nov 15 | at Norfolk State | W 34–28 | 40% |
| Nov 22 | at Howard | W 10–6 | 70% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Howard 10–6; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.
In program history: The 4th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 25 on file).
- Record
- 5–6
- Conference
- 5–3 tied for 2nd in Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 220–228
- Coach
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- Elo
- 1328 −59 this season
- SP+ rating
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- SRS
- −34.5 No. 86 of 125 in FCS
- Recruiting class
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- Offensive coordinator
- Doug Sams
- Defensive coordinator
- Rayford Petty
2008 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina State | 8–0 | 10–3 | |
| Florida A&M | 5–3 | 9–3 | |
| Bethune-Cookman | 5–3 | 8–3 | |
| Hampton | 5–3 | 6–5 | |
 Delaware State | 5–3 | 5–6 | |
| Morgan State | 4–4 | 6–6 | |
| Norfolk State | 3–5 | 5–7 | |
| North Carolina A&T | 1–7 | 3–9 | |
| Howard | 0–8 | 1–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.