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2008 Missouri State

4–⁠7 (3–⁠5 Missouri Valley Football Conference).

Schedule and results

Missouri State in 2008, game by game: lost vs. Washburn 27–35; lost at Oklahoma State 13–57; won vs. Southeast Missouri State 45–28; lost vs. Western Illinois 21–33; won vs. Youngstown State 42–28; won at Illinois State 34–28; lost vs. Southern Illinois 17–23; lost vs. South Dakota State 13–43; lost at Northern Iowa 0–42; lost vs. North Dakota State 27–48; won at Indiana State 27–24+17−44Lost 27–35 vs. Washburn-8WashburnLost 13–57 at Oklahoma State-44Oklahoma StateWon 45–28 vs. Southeast Missouri State+17Southeast Misso…Lost 21–33 vs. Western Illinois-12Western IllinoisWon 42–28 vs. Youngstown State+14Youngstown StateWon 34–28 at Illinois State+6Illinois StateLost 17–23 vs. Southern Illinois-6Southern Illino…Lost 13–43 vs. South Dakota State-30South Dakota St…Lost 0–42 at Northern Iowa-42Northern IowaLost 27–48 vs. North Dakota State-21North Dakota St…Won 27–24 at Indiana State+3Indiana State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsWashburnL 27–⁠3571%
Sep 13atOklahoma StateL 13–⁠579%
Sep 20vsSoutheast Missouri StateW 45–⁠2855%
Oct 4vsWestern IllinoisL 21–⁠3347%
Oct 11vsYoungstown StateW 42–⁠2844%
Oct 18atIllinois StateW 34–⁠2838%
Oct 25vsSouthern IllinoisL 17–⁠2332%
Nov 1vsSouth Dakota StateL 13–⁠4338%
Nov 8atNorthern IowaL 0–⁠4214%
Nov 15vsNorth Dakota StateL 27–⁠4833%
Nov 22atIndiana StateW 27–⁠2473%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Indiana State 27–⁠24; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Missouri Valley Football Conference.

In program history: The 30th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 47 on file).

Record
4–⁠7
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 6th in Missouri Valley Football Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
266–⁠389
Coach
—
Elo
1253 −40 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−31.1 No. 73 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Rob Christophel
Defensive coordinator
D.J. Vokolek
Captains
Chris Bremher, Jeremy Dawson, Cody Kirby and Roger Wright

2008 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Northern Iowa7–⁠111–⁠2
Southern Illinois7–⁠19–⁠3
South Dakota State6–⁠27–⁠5
Western Illinois4–⁠46–⁠5
North Dakota State4–⁠46–⁠5
Missouri State3–⁠54–⁠7
Youngstown State3–⁠54–⁠8
Illinois State2–⁠63–⁠8
Indiana State0–⁠80–⁠12

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