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2008 Miami (OH)

2–⁠10 (1–⁠7 Mid-American Conference), coached by Shane Montgomery.

Schedule and results

Miami (OH) in 2008, game by game: lost vs. Vanderbilt 13–34; lost at Michigan 6–16; won vs. Charleston Southern 38–27; lost at Cincinnati 20–45; lost vs. Temple 10–28; lost at Northern Illinois 13–17; won at Bowling Green 27–20; lost vs. Kent State 21–54; lost at Buffalo 17–37; lost vs. No. 14 Ball State 16–31; lost at Toledo 14–42; lost vs. Ohio 26–41+11−33Lost 13–34 vs. Vanderbilt-21VanderbiltLost 6–16 at Michigan-10MichiganWon 38–27 vs. Charleston Southern+11Charleston Sout…Lost 20–45 at Cincinnati-25CincinnatiLost 10–28 vs. Temple-18TempleLost 13–17 at Northern Illinois-4Northern Illino…Won 27–20 at Bowling Green+7Bowling GreenLost 21–54 vs. Kent State-33Kent StateLost 17–37 at Buffalo-20BuffaloLost 16–31 vs. No. 14 Ball State-15No. 14 Ball StateLost 14–42 at Toledo-28ToledoLost 26–41 vs. Ohio-15Ohio
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 28vsVanderbiltL 13–⁠3452%
Sep 6atMichiganL 6–⁠1617%
Sep 13vsCharleston SouthernW 38–⁠2776%
Sep 20atCincinnatiL 20–⁠4519%
Oct 4vsTempleL 10–⁠2860%
Oct 11atNorthern IllinoisL 13–⁠1732%
Oct 18atBowling GreenW 27–⁠2025%
Oct 25vsKent StateL 21–⁠5466%
Nov 4atBuffaloL 17–⁠3727%
Nov 11vs14Ball StateL 16–⁠3117%
Nov 21atToledoL 14–⁠4237%
Nov 28vsOhioL 26–⁠4143%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Ohio 41–⁠26; unranked in the final AP poll; 13th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 77th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 96 on file).

Record
2–⁠10
Conference
1–⁠7 13th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
221–⁠392
Coach
Shane Montgomery
Elo
1253 −171 this season
SP+ rating
-15.8 No. 105 of 120; offense No. 111, defense No. 98, special teams No. 11
SRS
−19.4 No. 118 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 99

How good, play by play

  • Offense93rd of 120
  • Defense111th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted107th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted121st of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0341%0.8493rd of 120
Defense0.1243%1.05111th of 120
Opponent-adjusted-0.01 off
0.09 def		41% off
43% def		—107th off
121st 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 322% allowed
Defense0.0own 312% 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

Dan Green RB★★★No. 988
Luke Kelly ILB★★★No. 1219
Joe Clarke WR★★★No. 1247
Julian Harrell WR★★★No. 1247
Andy Cruse WR★★No. 1406

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

The 2008 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs22.50.801
Receivers42.50.801
Offensive line42.00.764
Defensive line22.00.787
Linebackers22.50.781
Defensive backs22.00.722
Whole class162.30.778

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 7Jake O’Connell TEKansas City Chiefs

2008 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Ball State8–⁠012–⁠2
Western Michigan6–⁠29–⁠4
Central Michigan6–⁠28–⁠5
Buffalo5–⁠38–⁠6
Northern Illinois5–⁠36–⁠7
Bowling Green4–⁠46–⁠6
Temple4–⁠45–⁠7
Akron3–⁠55–⁠7
Kent State3–⁠54–⁠8
Ohio3–⁠54–⁠8
Eastern Michigan2–⁠63–⁠9
Toledo2–⁠63–⁠9
Miami (OH)1–⁠72–⁠10

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