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2008 Iowa State

2–⁠10 (0–⁠8 Big 12), coached by Gene Chizik.

Schedule and results

Iowa State in 2008, game by game: won vs. South Dakota State 44–17; won vs. Kent State 48–28; lost at Iowa 5–17; lost at UNLV 31–34; lost vs. No. 16 Kansas 33–35; lost at Baylor 10–38; lost vs. Nebraska 7–35; lost vs. Texas A&M 35–49; lost at No. 9 Oklahoma State 17–59; lost at Colorado 24–28; lost vs. No. 12 Missouri 20–52; lost at Kansas State 30–38+27−42Won 44–17 vs. South Dakota State+27South Dakota St…Won 48–28 vs. Kent State+20Kent StateLost 5–17 at Iowa-12IowaLost 31–34 at UNLV-3UNLVLost 33–35 vs. No. 16 Kansas-2No. 16 KansasLost 10–38 at Baylor-28BaylorLost 7–35 vs. Nebraska-28NebraskaLost 35–49 vs. Texas A&M-14Texas A&MLost 17–59 at No. 9 Oklahoma State-42No. 9 Oklahoma StateLost 24–28 at Colorado-4ColoradoLost 20–52 vs. No. 12 Missouri-32No. 12 MissouriLost 30–38 at Kansas State-8Kansas State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 28vsSouth Dakota StateW 44–⁠1761%
Sep 6vsKent StateW 48–⁠2870%
Sep 13atIowaL 5–⁠1735%
Sep 20atUNLVL 31–⁠3451%
Oct 4vs16KansasL 33–⁠3530%
Oct 11atBaylorL 10–⁠3846%
Oct 18vsNebraskaL 7–⁠3543%
Oct 25vsTexas A&ML 35–⁠4949%
Nov 1at9Oklahoma StateL 17–⁠5910%
Nov 8atColoradoL 24–⁠2828%
Nov 15vs12MissouriL 20–⁠5214%
Nov 22atKansas StateL 30–⁠3828%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Kansas State 38–⁠30; unranked in the final AP poll; 12th in the Big 12.

In program history: The 128th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

Record
2–⁠10
Conference
0–⁠8 12th in Big 12
AP final
Unranked
Points
304–⁠430
Coach
Gene Chizik
Elo
1316 −116 this season
SP+ rating
-2.8 No. 75 of 120; offense No. 44, defense No. 95, special teams No. 23
SRS
−7.0 No. 85 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 59
Offensive coordinator
Robert McFarland
Defensive coordinator
Wayne Bolt
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense47th of 120
  • Defense120th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted62nd of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted126th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0440%0.9447th of 120
Defense0.1547%0.98120th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.03 off
0.10 def		39% off
45% def		—62nd off
126th def
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense0.0own 333% allowed
Defense-0.1own 292% caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.

Top recruits in the 2008 class

Sedrick Johnson WR★★★★No. 302
Jake McDonough SDE★★★No. 713
Jeremiah Schwartz RB★★★No. 877
Lonzie Range WR★★★No. 877
Brayden Burris OT★★★No. 1247

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2008 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs13.00.846
Receivers42.80.803
Offensive line32.30.789
Defensive line42.30.789
Linebackers22.00.755
Defensive backs22.00.792
Athletes and specialists32.00.752
Whole class192.30.786

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

2008 Big 12 standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Texas7–⁠112–⁠14
Oklahoma7–⁠112–⁠25
Texas Tech7–⁠111–⁠212
Missouri5–⁠310–⁠419
Nebraska5–⁠39–⁠4
Oklahoma State5–⁠39–⁠416
Kansas4–⁠48–⁠5
Colorado2–⁠65–⁠7
Kansas State2–⁠65–⁠7
Baylor2–⁠64–⁠8
Texas A&M2–⁠64–⁠8
Iowa State0–⁠82–⁠10

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