2008 Eastern Illinois
5–7 (3–5 Ohio Valley Conference). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Indiana State 38–3Sep 13
By 35 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 | at Central Michigan | L 12–31 | 22% |
| Sep 6 | at 24Illinois | L 21–47 | 20% |
| Sep 13 | vs Indiana State | W 38–3 | 84% |
| Sep 20 | at Illinois State | W 25–21 | 46% |
| Sep 27 | vs Jacksonville State | L 10–23 | 61% |
| Oct 9 | at UT Martin | L 26–29 | 39% |
| Oct 18 | vs Southeast Missouri State | W 24–21 | 75% |
| Oct 25 | at Eastern Kentucky | L 7–20 | 36% |
| Nov 1 | vs Murray State | W 34–6 | 72% |
| Nov 8 | at Tennessee State | L 24–45 | 41% |
| Nov 15 | vs Austin Peay | L 13–15 | 77% |
| Nov 22 | at Tennessee Tech | W 38–20 | 62% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Tennessee Tech 38–20; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Ohio Valley Conference.
In program history: The 13th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 47 on file).
- Record
- 5–7
- Conference
- 3–5 6th in Ohio Valley Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 272–281
- Coach
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- Elo
- 1305 −56 this season
- SP+ rating
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- SRS
- −29.2 No. 62 of 125 in FCS
- Recruiting class
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2008 Ohio Valley Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Kentucky | 7–1 | 8–4 | |
| Jacksonville State | 6–2 | 8–3 | |
| UT Martin | 6–2 | 8–4 | |
| Tennessee State | 5–3 | 8–4 | |
| Murray State | 4–4 | 5–7 | |
 Eastern Illinois | 3–5 | 5–7 | |
| Southeast Missouri State | 2–6 | 4–8 | |
| Austin Peay | 2–6 | 2–9 | |
| Tennessee Tech | 1–7 | 3–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.