2008 Lafayette

7–⁠4 (3–⁠3 Patriot League).

Schedule and results

Lafayette in 2008, game by game: won at Marist 28–6; won vs. Georgetown 24–6; won vs. Pennsylvania 24–17; lost vs. Harvard 13–27; won at Columbia 13–3; won at Liberty 35–21; won vs. Fordham 48–13; lost at Colgate 13–21; won at Bucknell 38–21; lost vs. Holy Cross 26–27; lost vs. Lehigh 15–31+35−16Won 28–6 at Marist+22MaristWon 24–6 vs. Georgetown+18GeorgetownWon 24–17 vs. Pennsylvania+7PennsylvaniaLost 13–27 vs. Harvard-14HarvardWon 13–3 at Columbia+10ColumbiaWon 35–21 at Liberty+14LibertyWon 48–13 vs. Fordham+35FordhamLost 13–21 at Colgate-8ColgateWon 38–21 at Bucknell+17BucknellLost 26–27 vs. Holy Cross-1Holy CrossLost 15–31 vs. Lehigh-16Lehigh
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Lehigh 31–⁠15; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Patriot League.

In program history: The 52nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Record
7–⁠4
Conference
3–⁠3 4th in Patriot League
AP final
Unranked
Points
277–⁠193
Coach
—
Elo
1377 +37 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−22.1 No. 33 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
John Loose
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

2008 Patriot League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Colgate5–⁠09–⁠3
Holy Cross5–⁠17–⁠4
Lehigh4–⁠25–⁠6
Lafayette3–⁠37–⁠4
Bucknell2–⁠45–⁠6
Fordham1–⁠55–⁠6
Georgetown0–⁠52–⁠8

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