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2008 Eastern Michigan

3–⁠9 (2–⁠6 Mid-American Conference), coached by Jeff Genyk.

Schedule and results

Eastern Michigan in 2008, game by game: won vs. Indiana State 52–0; lost at Michigan State 10–42; lost vs. Toledo 17–41; lost at Maryland 24–51; lost vs. Northern Illinois 0–37; won at Bowling Green 24–21; lost at Army 13–17; lost vs. Akron 35–42; lost at No. 20 Ball State 16–38; lost at Western Michigan 10–31; lost at Temple 52–55; won vs. Central Michigan 56–52+52−37Won 52–0 vs. Indiana State+52Indiana StateLost 10–42 at Michigan State-32Michigan StateLost 17–41 vs. Toledo-24ToledoLost 24–51 at Maryland-27MarylandLost 0–37 vs. Northern Illinois-37Northern Illino…Won 24–21 at Bowling Green+3Bowling GreenLost 13–17 at Army-4ArmyLost 35–42 vs. Akron-7AkronLost 16–38 at No. 20 Ball State-22No. 20 Ball StateLost 10–31 at Western Michigan-21Western MichiganLost 52–55 at Temple-3TempleWon 56–52 vs. Central Michigan+4Central Michigan
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 28vsIndiana StateW 52–⁠087%
Sep 6atMichigan StateL 10–⁠4226%
Sep 13vsToledoL 17–⁠4153%
Sep 20atMarylandL 24–⁠5119%
Sep 27vsNorthern IllinoisL 0–⁠3749%
Oct 4atBowling GreenW 24–⁠2120%
Oct 11atArmyL 13–⁠1742%
Oct 18vsAkronL 35–⁠4243%
Oct 25at20Ball StateL 16–⁠3810%
Nov 1atWestern MichiganL 10–⁠3116%
Nov 22atTempleL 52–⁠5528%
Nov 28vsCentral MichiganW 56–⁠5221%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Central Michigan 56–⁠52; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 11th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 34th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 64 on file).

Record
3–⁠9
Conference
2–⁠6 tied for 11th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
309–⁠427
Coach
Jeff Genyk
Elo
1301 −88 this season
SP+ rating
-22.0 No. 116 of 120; offense No. 88, defense No. 117, special teams No. 113
SRS
−15.8 No. 111 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 110
Offensive coordinator
Scott Isphording

How good, play by play

  • Offense62nd of 120
  • Defense101st of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted78th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted112th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0340%1.0162nd of 120
Defense0.1044%0.98101st of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.02 off
0.07 def		39% off
44% def		—78th off
112th def
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense0.0own 283% allowed
Defense0.0own 372% caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.

Top recruits in the 2008 class

Eric T. Morrison CB★★★No. 1019
Marvon Sanders WR★★★No. 1237
Marcell Rose ATH★★★No. 1351
Juandez Brown DUAL★★No. 1577
Jon Pryor WR★★No. 1602

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2008 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks22.00.762
Running backs32.00.757
Receivers32.30.775
Offensive line32.00.730
Defensive line32.00.730
Linebackers32.00.711
Defensive backs13.00.833
Athletes and specialists32.30.743
Whole class212.10.747

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2009

The 2009 draft
Rd 4T.J. Lang OTGreen Bay Packers

2008 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Ball State8–⁠012–⁠2
Western Michigan6–⁠29–⁠4
Central Michigan6–⁠28–⁠5
Buffalo5–⁠38–⁠6
Northern Illinois5–⁠36–⁠7
Bowling Green4–⁠46–⁠6
Temple4–⁠45–⁠7
Akron3–⁠55–⁠7
Kent State3–⁠54–⁠8
Ohio3–⁠54–⁠8
Eastern Michigan2–⁠63–⁠9
Toledo2–⁠63–⁠9
Miami (OH)1–⁠72–⁠10

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