2008 Northeastern

2–⁠10 (1–⁠7 Colonial Athletic Association).

Schedule and results

Northeastern in 2008, game by game: lost at Ball State 14–48; lost at Georgia Southern 27–34; lost at Syracuse 21–30; won vs. UC Davis 27–10; won at Towson 35–17; lost vs. Massachusetts 24–28; lost vs. New Hampshire 21–33; lost at Maine 0–20; lost vs. Villanova 14–20; lost at William & Mary 17–38; lost vs. Hofstra 14–42; lost vs. Rhode Island 14–29+18−34Lost 14–48 at Ball State-34Ball StateLost 27–34 at Georgia Southern-7Georgia SouthernLost 21–30 at Syracuse-9SyracuseWon 27–10 vs. UC Davis+17UC DavisWon 35–17 at Towson+18TowsonLost 24–28 vs. Massachusetts-4MassachusettsLost 21–33 vs. New Hampshire-12New HampshireLost 0–20 at Maine-20MaineLost 14–20 vs. Villanova-6VillanovaLost 17–38 at William & Mary-21William & MaryLost 14–42 vs. Hofstra-28HofstraLost 14–29 vs. Rhode Island-15Rhode Island
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Rhode Island 29–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 10th in the Colonial Athletic Association.

In program history: The 12th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 16 on file).

Record
2–⁠10
Conference
1–⁠7 tied for 10th in Colonial Athletic Association
AP final
Unranked
Points
228–⁠349
Coach
—
Elo
1184 −96 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−24.9 No. 43 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
—

2008 Colonial Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
James Madison8–⁠011–⁠1
Villanova7–⁠110–⁠2
New Hampshire6–⁠211–⁠2
Richmond6–⁠210–⁠3
Maine5–⁠39–⁠5
William & Mary5–⁠37–⁠4
Massachusetts4–⁠47–⁠5
Delaware2–⁠64–⁠8
Hofstra2–⁠64–⁠8
Rhode Island1–⁠73–⁠9
Towson1–⁠73–⁠9
Northeastern1–⁠72–⁠10

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