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2008 Eastern Washington

6–⁠5 (5–⁠3 Big Sky).

Schedule and results

Eastern Washington in 2008, game by game: lost at No. 12 Texas Tech 24–49; lost at Colorado 24–31; won vs. Western Washington 52–31; won vs. Idaho State 45–31; lost vs. Portland State 36–47; lost vs. Montana 3–19; won at Montana State 34–17; lost vs. Sacramento State 13–15; won at Northern Colorado 31–16; won vs. Northern Arizona 28–13; won at Weber State 33–26+21−25Lost 24–49 at No. 12 Texas Tech-25No. 12 Texas TechLost 24–31 at Colorado-7ColoradoWon 52–31 vs. Western Washington+21Western Washing…Won 45–31 vs. Idaho State+14Idaho StateLost 36–47 vs. Portland State-11Portland StateLost 3–19 vs. Montana-16MontanaWon 34–17 at Montana State+17Montana StateLost 13–15 vs. Sacramento State-2Sacramento StateWon 31–16 at Northern Colorado+15Northern Colora…Won 28–13 vs. Northern Arizona+15Northern ArizonaWon 33–26 at Weber State+7Weber State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30at12Texas TechL 24–⁠4921%
Sep 6atColoradoL 24–⁠3128%
Sep 20vsWestern WashingtonW 52–⁠3178%
Sep 27vsIdaho StateW 45–⁠3184%
Oct 4vsPortland StateL 36–⁠4773%
Oct 11vsMontanaL 3–⁠1947%
Oct 18atMontana StateW 34–⁠1748%
Nov 1vsSacramento StateL 13–⁠1578%
Nov 8atNorthern ColoradoW 31–⁠1675%
Nov 15vsNorthern ArizonaW 28–⁠1364%
Nov 22atWeber StateW 33–⁠2632%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Weber State 33–⁠26; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Big Sky.

In program history: The 14th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 52 on file).

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Big Sky
AP final
Unranked
Points
323–⁠295
Coach
—
Elo
1416 +4 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−15.3 No. 14 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
—

2008 Big Sky standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Montana7–⁠112–⁠1
Weber State7–⁠110–⁠3
Montana State5–⁠37–⁠5
Eastern Washington5–⁠36–⁠5
Northern Arizona4–⁠46–⁠5
Sacramento State3–⁠56–⁠6
Portland State3–⁠54–⁠7
Northern Colorado1–⁠71–⁠10
Idaho State1–⁠71–⁠11

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