2008 Murray State
5–7 (4–4 Ohio Valley Conference). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Tennessee Tech 51–21Oct 11
By 30 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 | vsLambuth | W 41–17 | 58% |
| Sep 6 | at Indiana | L 3–45 | 11% |
| Sep 13 | vs Illinois State | L 23–42 | 42% |
| Sep 20 | at Western Kentucky | L 9–50 | 17% |
| Sep 27 | vs UT Martin | L 38–63 | 30% |
| Oct 4 | at Austin Peay | W 32–12 | 35% |
| Oct 11 | vs Tennessee Tech | W 51–21 | 47% |
| Oct 18 | at Jacksonville State | L 21–31 | 22% |
| Nov 1 | at Eastern Illinois | L 6–34 | 28% |
| Nov 8 | vs Southeast Missouri State | W 17–10 | 55% |
| Nov 15 | at Eastern Kentucky | L 7–34 | 19% |
| Nov 22 | vs Tennessee State | W 24–17 | 35% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Tennessee State 24–17; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Ohio Valley Conference.
In program history: The 20th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 39 on file).
- Record
- 5–7
- Conference
- 4–4 5th in Ohio Valley Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 272–376
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1218 +51 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −39.5 No. 97 of 125 in FCS
- Recruiting class
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2008 Ohio Valley Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Kentucky | 7–1 | 8–4 | |
| Jacksonville State | 6–2 | 8–3 | |
| UT Martin | 6–2 | 8–4 | |
| Tennessee State | 5–3 | 8–4 | |
 Murray State | 4–4 | 5–7 | |
| Eastern Illinois | 3–5 | 5–7 | |
| Southeast Missouri State | 2–6 | 4–8 | |
| Austin Peay | 2–6 | 2–9 | |
| Tennessee Tech | 1–7 | 3–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.