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2008 Eastern Kentucky

8–⁠4 (7–⁠1 Ohio Valley Conference).

Schedule and results

Eastern Kentucky in 2008, game by game: lost at Cincinnati 7–40; lost vs. Western Kentucky 13–37; won vs. Morehead State 16–8; lost at Tennessee State 20–34; won vs. Austin Peay 13–10; won at Tennessee Tech 33–12; won vs. Jacksonville State 38–35; won vs. Eastern Illinois 20–7; won vs. Southeast Missouri State 29–16; won vs. Murray State 34–7; won at UT Martin 33–31; lost vs. Richmond 10–38+27−33Lost 7–40 at Cincinnati-33CincinnatiLost 13–37 vs. Western Kentucky-24Western KentuckyWon 16–8 vs. Morehead State+8Morehead StateLost 20–34 at Tennessee State-14Tennessee StateWon 13–10 vs. Austin Peay+3Austin PeayWon 33–12 at Tennessee Tech+21Tennessee TechWon 38–35 vs. Jacksonville State+3Jacksonville St…Won 20–7 vs. Eastern Illinois+13Eastern IllinoisWon 29–16 vs. Southeast Missouri State+13Southeast Misso…Won 34–7 vs. Murray State+27Murray StateWon 33–31 at UT Martin+2UT MartinLost 10–38 vs. Richmond-28Richmond
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 28atCincinnatiL 7–⁠4016%
Sep 6vsWestern KentuckyL 13–⁠3760%
Sep 13vsMorehead StateW 16–⁠863%
Sep 20atTennessee StateL 20–⁠3442%
Sep 27vsAustin PeayW 13–⁠1074%
Oct 4atTennessee TechW 33–⁠1249%
Oct 11vsJacksonville StateW 38–⁠3554%
Oct 25vsEastern IllinoisW 20–⁠764%
Nov 1vsSoutheast Missouri StateW 29–⁠1673%
Nov 15vsMurray StateW 34–⁠781%
Nov 22atUT MartinW 33–⁠3145%
Nov 29vsRichmondNCAA Division I Football Championship – First RoundL 10–⁠3833%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Richmond 38–⁠10 in the NCAA Division I Football Championship – First Round; unranked in the final AP poll; Ohio Valley Conference champions.

In program history: The 3rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 42 on file).

Ohio Valley Conference champions7–⁠1 in the conference

Record
8–⁠4
Conference
7–⁠1 first in Ohio Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
266–⁠275
Coach
—
Elo
1405 +27 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−28.0 No. 53 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Mike Springston

2008 Ohio Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Eastern Kentucky7–⁠18–⁠4
Jacksonville State6–⁠28–⁠3
UT Martin6–⁠28–⁠4
Tennessee State5–⁠38–⁠4
Murray State4–⁠45–⁠7
Eastern Illinois3–⁠55–⁠7
Southeast Missouri State2–⁠64–⁠8
Austin Peay2–⁠62–⁠9
Tennessee Tech1–⁠73–⁠9

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