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2008 Kansas State

5–⁠7 (2–⁠6 Big 12), coached by Ron Prince.

Schedule and results

Kansas State in 2008, game by game: won vs. North Texas 45–6; won vs. Montana State 69–10; lost at Louisville 29–38; won vs. Louisiana 45–37; lost vs. No. 7 Texas Tech 28–58; won at Texas A&M 44–30; lost at Colorado 13–14; lost vs. No. 4 Oklahoma 35–58; lost at Kansas 21–52; lost at No. 13 Missouri 24–41; lost vs. Nebraska 28–56; won vs. Iowa State 38–30+59−31Won 45–6 vs. North Texas+39North TexasWon 69–10 vs. Montana State+59Montana StateLost 29–38 at Louisville-9LouisvilleWon 45–37 vs. Louisiana+8LouisianaLost 28–58 vs. No. 7 Texas Tech-30No. 7 Texas TechWon 44–30 at Texas A&M+14Texas A&MLost 13–14 at Colorado-1ColoradoLost 35–58 vs. No. 4 Oklahoma-23No. 4 OklahomaLost 21–52 at Kansas-31KansasLost 24–41 at No. 13 Missouri-17No. 13 MissouriLost 28–56 vs. Nebraska-28NebraskaWon 38–30 vs. Iowa State+8Iowa State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsNorth TexasW 45–⁠676%
Sep 6vsMontana StateW 69–⁠1078%
Sep 17atLouisvilleL 29–⁠3838%
Sep 27vsLouisianaW 45–⁠3771%
Oct 4vs7Texas TechL 28–⁠5837%
Oct 11atTexas A&MW 44–⁠3041%
Oct 18atColoradoL 13–⁠1448%
Oct 25vs4OklahomaL 35–⁠5827%
Nov 1atKansasL 21–⁠5227%
Nov 8at13MissouriL 24–⁠4117%
Nov 15vsNebraskaL 28–⁠5644%
Nov 22vsIowa StateW 38–⁠3072%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Iowa State 38–⁠30; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the Big 12.

In program history: The tied 67th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
5–⁠7
Conference
2–⁠6 tied for 8th in Big 12
AP final
Unranked
Points
419–⁠430
Coach
Ron Prince
Elo
1448 −31 this season
SP+ rating
6.0 No. 48 of 120; offense No. 20, defense No. 82, special teams No. 27
SRS
−1.3 No. 68 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 36
Offensive coordinator
Dave Brock
Defensive coordinator
Tim Tibesar
Offense
Single set back
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense48th of 120
  • Defense115th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted73rd of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted109th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0439%0.9848th of 120
Defense0.1245%1.00115th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.02 off
0.07 def		38% off
42% def		—73rd off
109th 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
Offense-0.2own 313% allowed
Defense-0.1own 332% 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

Kwamaine Brown RB★★★No. 502
Jarell Childs RB★★★No. 841
Joseph Kassanavoid ATH★★★No. 901
Kenny Session RB★★★No. 1200
Ethan Douglas OT★★★No. 1247

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

The 2008 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs33.00.848
Offensive line22.50.800
Linebackers12.00.722
Athletes and specialists13.00.843
Whole class72.70.816

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.

Drafted in 2009

The 2009 draft
Rd 1Josh Freeman QBTampa Bay Buccaneers

All-Big 12

1 second team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2008 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

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.