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2008 Jackson State

7–⁠4 (6–⁠2 Southwestern Athletic Conference). The season’s Wikipedia article records 7–⁠5, over 12 games to the 11 on file here.

Schedule and results

Jackson State in 2008, game by game: lost at Hampton 13–17; won vs. Stillman 17–7; lost vs. Tennessee State 18–41; lost at Grambling 5–14; lost vs. Southern 28–35; won at Arkansas–Pine Bluff 21–10; won vs. Texas Southern 30–14; won vs. Mississippi Valley State 29–27; won vs. Alabama State 20–0; won vs. Alabama A&M 37–21; won at Alcorn State 26–21+20−23Lost 13–17 at Hampton-4HamptonWon 17–7 vs. Stillman+10StillmanLost 18–41 vs. Tennessee State-23Tennessee StateLost 5–14 at Grambling-9GramblingLost 28–35 vs. Southern-7SouthernWon 21–10 at Arkansas–Pine Bluff+11Arkansas–Pine B…Won 30–14 vs. Texas Southern+16Texas SouthernWon 29–27 vs. Mississippi Valley State+2Mississippi Val…Won 20–0 vs. Alabama State+20Alabama StateWon 37–21 vs. Alabama A&M+16Alabama A&MWon 26–21 at Alcorn State+5Alcorn State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31atHamptonL 13–⁠1734%
Sep 6vsStillmanW 17–⁠772%
Sep 13vsTennessee StateL 18–⁠4151%
Sep 20atGramblingL 5–⁠1438%
Oct 4vsSouthernL 28–⁠3546%
Oct 11atArkansas–Pine BluffW 21–⁠1062%
Oct 18vsTexas SouthernW 30–⁠1464%
Oct 25vsMississippi Valley StateW 29–⁠2778%
Nov 8vsAlabama StateW 20–⁠062%
Nov 15vsAlabama A&MW 37–⁠2170%
Nov 22atAlcorn StateW 26–⁠2170%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Alcorn State 26–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 14th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 27 on file).

Games missing from our records

Wikipedia’s season article lists one game of Jackson State’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 14vsGramblingL 9–⁠41Jackson State’s article

SWAC East champions6–⁠2 in the conference

Record
7–⁠4
Conference
6–⁠2 tied for 3rd in Southwestern Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
244–⁠207
Coach
—
Elo
1342 +25 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−39.9 No. 99 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.