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2008 Gardner-Webb

5–⁠6 (3–⁠3 Big South). The season’s Wikipedia article records 7–⁠5, over 12 games to the 11 on file here.

Schedule and results

Gardner-Webb in 2008, game by game: lost at Tennessee Tech 12–28; won vs. Tusculum 31–12; won at Austin Peay 31–15; lost vs. Sam Houston 33–49; lost at Charleston Southern 10–13; lost at Georgia Tech 7–10; won vs. Presbyterian 47–21; won vs. VMI 34–27; won at Stony Brook 34–33; lost vs. Coastal Carolina 18–23; lost at Liberty 10–30+26−20Lost 12–28 at Tennessee Tech-16Tennessee TechWon 31–12 vs. Tusculum+19TusculumWon 31–15 at Austin Peay+16Austin PeayLost 33–49 vs. Sam Houston-16Sam HoustonLost 10–13 at Charleston Southern-3Charleston Sout…Lost 7–10 at Georgia Tech-3Georgia TechWon 47–21 vs. Presbyterian+26PresbyterianWon 34–27 vs. VMI+7VMIWon 34–33 at Stony Brook+1Stony BrookLost 18–23 vs. Coastal Carolina-5Coastal CarolinaLost 10–30 at Liberty-20Liberty
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 28atTennessee TechL 12–⁠2846%
Sep 6vsTusculumW 31–⁠1259%
Sep 13atAustin PeayW 31–⁠1546%
Sep 27vsSam HoustonL 33–⁠4954%
Oct 4atCharleston SouthernL 10–⁠1345%
Oct 11atGeorgia TechL 7–⁠1010%
Oct 18vsPresbyterianW 47–⁠2160%
Oct 25vsVMIW 34–⁠2766%
Nov 1atStony BrookW 34–⁠3348%
Nov 8vsCoastal CarolinaL 18–⁠2360%
Nov 15atLibertyL 10–⁠3026%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Liberty 30–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Big South.

In program history: The 9th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 24 on file).

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
3–⁠3 4th in Big South
AP final
Unranked
Points
267–⁠261
Coach
—
Elo
1264 −6 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−26.5 No. 49 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
John Windham

2008 Big South standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Liberty5–⁠19–⁠2
Charleston Southern4–⁠27–⁠5
Stony Brook3–⁠25–⁠6
Gardner-Webb3–⁠35–⁠6
Coastal Carolina2–⁠46–⁠6
VMI2–⁠44–⁠7
Presbyterian1–⁠44–⁠8

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