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2008 Maine

9–⁠5 (5–⁠3 Colonial Athletic Association). The season’s Wikipedia article records 8–⁠5, over 13 games to the 14 on file here.

Schedule and results

Maine in 2008, game by game: lost at Iowa 3–46; won vs. Monmouth 21–17; won vs. Stony Brook 28–13; lost vs. Richmond 17–44; lost vs. James Madison 10–24; won at Delaware 27–10; won vs. Hofstra 41–40; won vs. Northeastern 20–0; won vs. Iona 55–7; won vs. Massachusetts 21–20; won at Rhode Island 37–7; won vs. Rhodes 37–7; lost vs. New Hampshire 24–28; lost at Northern Iowa 15–40+48−43Lost 3–46 at Iowa-43IowaWon 21–17 vs. Monmouth+4MonmouthWon 28–13 vs. Stony Brook+15Stony BrookLost 17–44 vs. Richmond-27RichmondLost 10–24 vs. James Madison-14James MadisonWon 27–10 at Delaware+17DelawareWon 41–40 vs. Hofstra+1HofstraWon 20–0 vs. Northeastern+20NortheasternWon 55–7 vs. Iona+48IonaWon 21–20 vs. Massachusetts+1MassachusettsWon 37–7 at Rhode Island+30Rhode IslandWon 37–7 vs. Rhodes+30RhodesLost 24–28 vs. New Hampshire-4New HampshireLost 15–40 at Northern Iowa-25Northern Iowa
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30atIowaL 3–⁠4618%
Sep 6vsMonmouthW 21–⁠1747%
Sep 13vsStony BrookW 28–⁠1356%
Sep 20vsRichmondL 17–⁠4428%
Sep 27vsJames MadisonL 10–⁠2436%
Oct 11atDelawareW 27–⁠1024%
Oct 18vsHofstraW 41–⁠4053%
Oct 25vsNortheasternW 20–⁠065%
Nov 1vsIonaW 55–⁠781%
Nov 8vsMassachusettsW 21–⁠2035%
Nov 15atRhode IslandW 37–⁠769%
Nov 15vsRhodesW 37–⁠774%
Nov 22vsNew HampshireL 24–⁠2848%
Nov 29atNorthern IowaNCAA Division I Football Championship – First RoundL 15–⁠4024%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Northern Iowa 40–⁠15 in the NCAA Division I Football Championship – First Round; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Colonial Athletic Association.

In program history: The 4th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 68 on file).

Record
9–⁠5
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 5th in Colonial Athletic Association
AP final
Unranked
Points
356–⁠303
Coach
—
Elo
1391 +97 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−19.1 No. 26 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Jovan Belcher and Jhamal Fluellen

2008 Colonial Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
James Madison8–⁠011–⁠1
Villanova7–⁠110–⁠2
New Hampshire6–⁠211–⁠2
Richmond6–⁠210–⁠3
Maine5–⁠39–⁠5
William & Mary5–⁠37–⁠4
Massachusetts4–⁠47–⁠5
Delaware2–⁠64–⁠8
Hofstra2–⁠64–⁠8
Rhode Island1–⁠73–⁠9
Towson1–⁠73–⁠9
Northeastern1–⁠72–⁠10

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