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2008 Elon

8–⁠4 (6–⁠2 Southern Conference).

Schedule and results

Elon in 2008, game by game: lost vs. Richmond 10–28; won at Stony Brook 30–20; won vs. Presbyterian 66–12; won at Georgia Southern 22–20; won vs. Samford 23–17; won vs. Furman 31–10; won at The Citadel 27–23; won at Chattanooga 42–7; lost vs. Wofford 20–55; won vs. Western Carolina 33–14; lost at App State 16–24; lost at Liberty 3–26+54−35Lost 10–28 vs. Richmond-18RichmondWon 30–20 at Stony Brook+10Stony BrookWon 66–12 vs. Presbyterian+54PresbyterianWon 22–20 at Georgia Southern+2Georgia SouthernWon 23–17 vs. Samford+6SamfordWon 31–10 vs. Furman+21FurmanWon 27–23 at The Citadel+4The CitadelWon 42–7 at Chattanooga+35ChattanoogaLost 20–55 vs. Wofford-35WoffordWon 33–14 vs. Western Carolina+19Western CarolinaLost 16–24 at App State-8App StateLost 3–26 at Liberty-23Liberty
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsRichmondL 10–⁠2838%
Sep 6atStony BrookW 30–⁠2037%
Sep 13vsPresbyterianW 66–⁠1267%
Sep 20atGeorgia SouthernW 22–⁠2043%
Sep 27vsSamfordW 23–⁠1775%
Oct 4vsFurmanW 31–⁠1054%
Oct 11atThe CitadelW 27–⁠2350%
Oct 18atChattanoogaW 42–⁠778%
Oct 25vsWoffordL 20–⁠5560%
Nov 8vsWestern CarolinaW 33–⁠1484%
Nov 15atApp StateL 16–⁠2424%
Nov 22atLibertyL 3–⁠2639%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Liberty 26–⁠3; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 5th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 51 on file).

Record
8–⁠4
Conference
6–⁠2 3rd in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
323–⁠256
Coach
—
Elo
1374 +47 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−16.9 No. 20 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Jay Bateman

2008 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
App State8–⁠011–⁠2
Wofford7–⁠19–⁠3
Elon6–⁠28–⁠4
Furman4–⁠47–⁠5
Samford4–⁠46–⁠5
Georgia Southern4–⁠46–⁠5
The Citadel2–⁠64–⁠8
Western Carolina1–⁠73–⁠9
Chattanooga0–⁠81–⁠11

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