CollegeFootballDigestfrom CooperSearch

2008 Miami

7–⁠6 (4–⁠4 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Randy Shannon.

Schedule and results

Miami in 2008, game by game: won vs. Charleston Southern 52–7; lost at No. 5 Florida 3–26; won at Texas A&M 41–23; lost vs. North Carolina 24–28; lost vs. Florida State 39–41; won vs. UCF 20–14; won at Duke 49–31; won vs. Wake Forest 16–10; won at Virginia 24–17; won vs. Virginia Tech 16–14; lost at Georgia Tech 23–41; lost at NC State 28–38; lost vs. California 17–24+45−23Won 52–7 vs. Charleston Southern+45Charleston Sout…Lost 3–26 at No. 5 Florida-23No. 5 FloridaWon 41–23 at Texas A&M+18Texas A&MLost 24–28 vs. North Carolina-4North CarolinaLost 39–41 vs. Florida State-2Florida StateWon 20–14 vs. UCF+6UCFWon 49–31 at Duke+18DukeWon 16–10 vs. Wake Forest+6Wake ForestWon 24–17 at Virginia+7VirginiaWon 16–14 vs. Virginia Tech+2Virginia TechLost 23–41 at Georgia Tech-18Georgia TechLost 28–38 at NC State-10NC StateLost 17–24 vs. California-7California
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 28vsCharleston SouthernW 52–⁠784%
Sep 6at5FloridaL 3–⁠2621%
Sep 20atTexas A&MW 41–⁠2336%
Sep 27vsNorth CarolinaL 24–⁠2861%
Oct 4vsFlorida StateL 39–⁠4150%
Oct 11vsUCFW 20–⁠1461%
Oct 18atDukeW 49–⁠3156%
Oct 25vsWake ForestW 16–⁠1051%
Nov 1atVirginiaW 24–⁠1739%
Nov 13vsVirginia TechW 16–⁠1447%
Nov 20atGeorgia TechL 23–⁠4146%
Nov 29atNC StateL 28–⁠3850%
Dec 27Bowls & playoffvsCaliforniaEmerald BowlL 17–⁠2440%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to California 24–⁠17 in the Emerald Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 56th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 96 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 13: 23
Record
7–⁠6
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 5th in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 23
Points
352–⁠314
Coach
Randy Shannon
Elo
1531 +37 this season
SP+ rating
10.9 No. 30 of 120; offense No. 58, defense No. 22, special teams No. 9
SRS
6.2 No. 35 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 1
Offensive coordinator
Patrick Nix
Defensive coordinator
Bill Young
Offense
Pro-style, spread
Defense
4–⁠3, zone blitz

How good, play by play

  • Offense108th of 120
  • Defense46th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted111th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted66th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0534%0.94108th of 120
Defense0.0137%1.0946th of 120
Opponent-adjusted-0.01 off
0.03 def		36% off
39% def		—111th off
66th 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 335% allowed
Defense0.0own 322% 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

Arthur Brown ILB★★★★★No. 8
Marcus Forston DT★★★★★No. 11
Brandon Harris CB★★★★★No. 25
Aldarius Johnson WR★★★★No. 32
Ramon Buchanan OLB★★★★No. 45
Jordan Futch OLB★★★★No. 57
Sean Spence OLB★★★★No. 65
Davon Johnson WR★★★★No. 74

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

The 2008 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks23.50.867
Receivers63.70.920
Offensive line24.00.919
Defensive line34.00.920
Linebackers63.80.939
Defensive backs44.00.922
Athletes and specialists33.00.828
Whole class263.70.910

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 6Spencer Adkins ILBAtlanta Falcons

2008 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Virginia Tech5–⁠310–⁠415
Georgia Tech5–⁠39–⁠422
Florida State5–⁠39–⁠421
Boston College5–⁠39–⁠5
Maryland4–⁠48–⁠5
North Carolina4–⁠48–⁠5
Wake Forest4–⁠48–⁠5
Miami4–⁠47–⁠6
Clemson4–⁠47–⁠6
NC State4–⁠46–⁠7
Virginia3–⁠55–⁠7
Duke1–⁠74–⁠8

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