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2008 Grambling

10–⁠2 (9–⁠0 Southwestern Athletic Conference).

Schedule and results

Grambling in 2008, game by game: lost at Nevada 13–49; won vs. Alcorn State 29–0; lost at Northwestern State 19–31; won vs. Jackson State 14–5; won vs. Langston 13–2; won vs. Prairie View A&M 40–16; won at Alabama A&M 27–9; won vs. Alabama State 27–7; won at Mississippi Valley State 35–14; won vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff 28–7; won vs. Texas Southern 33–7; won at Southern 29–14+29−36Lost 13–49 at Nevada-36NevadaWon 29–0 vs. Alcorn State+29Alcorn StateLost 19–31 at Northwestern State-12Northwestern St…Won 14–5 vs. Jackson State+9Jackson StateWon 13–2 vs. Langston+11LangstonWon 40–16 vs. Prairie View A&M+24Prairie View A&MWon 27–9 at Alabama A&M+18Alabama A&MWon 27–7 vs. Alabama State+20Alabama StateWon 35–14 at Mississippi Valley State+21Mississippi Val…Won 28–7 vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff+21Arkansas–Pine B…Won 33–7 vs. Texas Southern+26Texas SouthernWon 29–14 at Southern+15Southern
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30atNevadaL 13–⁠4925%
Sep 6vsAlcorn StateW 29–⁠076%
Sep 13atNorthwestern StateL 19–⁠3158%
Sep 20vsJackson StateW 14–⁠562%
Sep 27vsLangstonW 13–⁠278%
Oct 4vsPrairie View A&MW 40–⁠1651%
Oct 11atAlabama A&MW 27–⁠961%
Oct 18vsAlabama StateW 27–⁠781%
Nov 1atMississippi Valley StateW 35–⁠1479%
Nov 8vsArkansas–Pine BluffW 28–⁠785%
Nov 20vsTexas SouthernW 33–⁠785%
Nov 29atSouthernW 29–⁠1451%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Southern 29–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; Southwestern Athletic Conference champions.

In program history: The 5th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 34 on file).

Games missing from our records

Wikipedia’s season article lists one game of Grambling’s 2008 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. It doesn’t count in the record, Elo ratings or series totals here.

DateOpponentResultSource
Dec 14vsJackson StateW 41–⁠9Jackson State’s article

Southwestern Athletic Conference champions9–⁠0 in the conference

Record
10–⁠2
Conference
9–⁠0 first in Southwestern Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
307–⁠161
Coach
—
Elo
1465 +115 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−27.5 No. 51 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
—

2008 Southwestern Athletic Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Grambling9–⁠010–⁠2
Prairie View A&M7–⁠19–⁠1
Jackson State6–⁠27–⁠4
Southern6–⁠26–⁠5
Alabama A&M4–⁠35–⁠7
Alabama State2–⁠53–⁠8
Arkansas–Pine Bluff2–⁠63–⁠9
Alcorn State2–⁠72–⁠10
Texas Southern1–⁠64–⁠8
Mississippi Valley State1–⁠83–⁠8

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