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2008 North Texas

1–⁠11 (0–⁠7 Sun Belt Conference), coached by Todd Dodge.

Schedule and results

North Texas in 2008, game by game: lost at Kansas State 6–45; lost vs. Tulsa 26–56; lost at No. 7 LSU 3–41; lost at Rice 20–77; lost vs. Florida International 10–42; lost vs. Louisiana 30–59; lost at UL Monroe 23–35; lost vs. Troy 17–45; won at Western Kentucky 51–40; lost at Florida Atlantic 13–46; lost at Middle Tennessee 13–52; lost vs. Arkansas State 28–33+11−57Lost 6–45 at Kansas State-39Kansas StateLost 26–56 vs. Tulsa-30TulsaLost 3–41 at No. 7 LSU-38No. 7 LSULost 20–77 at Rice-57RiceLost 10–42 vs. Florida International-32Florida Interna…Lost 30–59 vs. Louisiana-29LouisianaLost 23–35 at UL Monroe-12UL MonroeLost 17–45 vs. Troy-28TroyWon 51–40 at Western Kentucky+11Western KentuckyLost 13–46 at Florida Atlantic-33Florida AtlanticLost 13–52 at Middle Tennessee-39Middle TennesseeLost 28–33 vs. Arkansas State-5Arkansas State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30atKansas StateL 6–⁠4524%
Sep 6vsTulsaL 26–⁠5622%
Sep 13at7LSUL 3–⁠416%
Sep 27atRiceL 20–⁠7727%
Oct 4vsFlorida InternationalL 10–⁠4249%
Oct 11vsLouisianaL 30–⁠5934%
Oct 18atUL MonroeL 23–⁠3521%
Oct 25vsTroyL 17–⁠4515%
Nov 1atWestern KentuckyW 51–⁠4024%
Nov 8atFlorida AtlanticL 13–⁠4619%
Nov 22atMiddle TennesseeL 13–⁠5220%
Nov 29vsArkansas StateL 28–⁠3326%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Arkansas State 33–⁠28; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Sun Belt Conference.

In program history: The 92nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 105 on file).

Led the nationCasey Fitzgerald: receptions (113 catches)

Record
1–⁠11
Conference
0–⁠7 8th in Sun Belt Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
240–⁠571
Coach
Todd Dodge
Elo
1208 −121 this season
SP+ rating
-30.9 No. 120 of 120; offense No. 100, defense No. 120, special teams No. 85
SRS
−26.0 No. 120 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 57
Offensive coordinator
Todd Ford
Defensive coordinator
Gary DeLoach
Offense
Spread option
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense51st of 120
  • Defense90th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted61st of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted94th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0443%0.8651st of 120
Defense0.0845%0.9590th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.03 off
0.06 def		42% off
44% def		—61st off
94th 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
Offense0.0own 292% allowed
Defense-0.1own 353% 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

DaWaylon Cook ATH★★★No. 825
Troy Franklin OT★★★No. 857
Royce Hill CB★★★No. 976
Desmond Brigham WR★★★No. 1095
Lance Dunbar APB★★★No. 1095

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

The 2008 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.821
Running backs22.50.803
Receivers32.70.815
Offensive line32.70.801
Defensive line22.00.722
Linebackers12.00.767
Defensive backs32.30.798
Athletes and specialists23.00.830
Whole class172.50.796

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.

2008 Sun Belt Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Troy6–⁠18–⁠5
Louisiana5–⁠26–⁠6
Florida Atlantic4–⁠37–⁠6
Arkansas State4–⁠36–⁠6
Florida International3–⁠45–⁠7
Middle Tennessee3–⁠45–⁠7
UL Monroe3–⁠44–⁠8
North Texas0–⁠71–⁠11

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