2008 Jacksonville State

8–⁠3 (6–⁠2 Ohio Valley Conference).

Schedule and results

Jacksonville State in 2008, game by game: lost at Georgia Tech 14–41; won vs. Alabama A&M 45–18; won at Chattanooga 31–3; won at Eastern Illinois 23–10; won vs. Southeast Missouri State 38–17; lost at Eastern Kentucky 35–38; won vs. Murray State 31–21; lost at UT Martin 30–31; won vs. Austin Peay 35–22; won at Tennessee Tech 41–17; won vs. Tennessee State 26–21+28−27Lost 14–41 at Georgia Tech-27Georgia TechWon 45–18 vs. Alabama A&M+27Alabama A&MWon 31–3 at Chattanooga+28ChattanoogaWon 23–10 at Eastern Illinois+13Eastern IllinoisWon 38–17 vs. Southeast Missouri State+21Southeast Misso…Lost 35–38 at Eastern Kentucky-3Eastern KentuckyWon 31–21 vs. Murray State+10Murray StateLost 30–31 at UT Martin-1UT MartinWon 35–22 vs. Austin Peay+13Austin PeayWon 41–17 at Tennessee Tech+24Tennessee TechWon 26–21 vs. Tennessee State+5Tennessee State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Tennessee State 26–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Ohio Valley Conference.

In program history: The 15th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 46 on file).

Record
8–⁠3
Conference
6–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Ohio Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
349–⁠239
Coach
—
Elo
1415 +121 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−21.3 No. 32 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Ronnie Letson
Defensive coordinator
Greg Stewart

2008 Ohio Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Eastern Kentucky7–⁠18–⁠4
Jacksonville State6–⁠28–⁠3
UT Martin6–⁠28–⁠4
Tennessee State5–⁠38–⁠4
Murray State4–⁠45–⁠7
Eastern Illinois3–⁠55–⁠7
Southeast Missouri State2–⁠64–⁠8
Austin Peay2–⁠62–⁠9
Tennessee Tech1–⁠73–⁠9

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