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2008 North Carolina Central

4–⁠7.

Schedule and results

North Carolina Central in 2008, game by game: lost vs. Fayetteville State 22–33; lost at James Madison 7–56; lost at Morgan State 7–49; lost at Central Connecticut 23–35; won vs. North Carolina A&T 28–27; lost at Presbyterian 24–28; lost at Coastal Carolina 10–35; won vs. Edward Waters 34–14; lost at Cal Poly 3–49; won vs. Winston-Salem State 23–16; won vs. Savannah State 10–7+20−49Lost 22–33 vs. Fayetteville State-11Fayetteville St…Lost 7–56 at James Madison-49James MadisonLost 7–49 at Morgan State-42Morgan StateLost 23–35 at Central Connecticut-12Central Connect…Won 28–27 vs. North Carolina A&T+1North Carolina …Lost 24–28 at Presbyterian-4PresbyterianLost 10–35 at Coastal Carolina-25Coastal CarolinaWon 34–14 vs. Edward Waters+20Edward WatersLost 3–49 at Cal Poly-46Cal PolyWon 23–16 vs. Winston-Salem State+7Winston-Salem S…Won 10–7 vs. Savannah State+3Savannah State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsFayetteville StateL 22–⁠3365%
Sep 6atJames MadisonL 7–⁠5618%
Sep 13atMorgan StateL 7–⁠4933%
Sep 20atCentral ConnecticutL 23–⁠3526%
Oct 4vsNorth Carolina A&TW 28–⁠2750%
Oct 11atPresbyterianL 24–⁠2832%
Oct 18atCoastal CarolinaL 10–⁠3523%
Nov 1vsEdward WatersW 34–⁠1450%
Nov 8atCal PolyL 3–⁠4914%
Nov 15vsWinston-Salem StateW 23–⁠1648%
Nov 22vsSavannah StateW 10–⁠764%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Savannah State 10–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 17th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 21 on file).

Record
4–⁠7
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
191–⁠349
Coach
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Elo
1184 −47 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−44.5 No. 108 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
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