2008 Hampton

6–⁠5 (5–⁠3 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference).

Schedule and results

Hampton in 2008, game by game: won vs. Jackson State 17–13; lost vs. Southern Illinois 31–37; won vs. Howard 38–27; won vs. North Carolina A&T 44–7; won at Delaware State 17–14; won vs. Norfolk State 35–17; lost at South Carolina State 13–35; lost vs. Winston-Salem State 30–35; lost vs. Bethune-Cookman 6–17; lost at Florida A&M 24–45; won at Morgan State 17–13+37−22Won 17–13 vs. Jackson State+4Jackson StateLost 31–37 vs. Southern Illinois-6Southern Illino…Won 38–27 vs. Howard+11HowardWon 44–7 vs. North Carolina A&T+37North Carolina …Won 17–14 at Delaware State+3Delaware StateWon 35–17 vs. Norfolk State+18Norfolk StateLost 13–35 at South Carolina State-22South Carolina …Lost 30–35 vs. Winston-Salem State-5Winston-Salem S…Lost 6–17 vs. Bethune-Cookman-11Bethune-CookmanLost 24–45 at Florida A&M-21Florida A&MWon 17–13 at Morgan State+4Morgan State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Morgan State 17–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 6th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 23 on file).

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 2nd in Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
272–⁠260
Coach
—
Elo
1325 −50 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−34.2 No. 84 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
—

2008 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
South Carolina State8–⁠010–⁠3
Florida A&M5–⁠39–⁠3
Bethune-Cookman5–⁠38–⁠3
Hampton5–⁠36–⁠5
Delaware State5–⁠35–⁠6
Morgan State4–⁠46–⁠6
Norfolk State3–⁠55–⁠7
North Carolina A&T1–⁠73–⁠9
Howard0–⁠81–⁠10

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