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2008 Ohio

4–⁠8 (3–⁠5 Mid-American Conference), coached by Frank Solich.

Schedule and results

Ohio in 2008, game by game: lost at Wyoming 20–21; lost at No. 3 Ohio State 14–26; lost vs. Central Michigan 28–31; lost at Northwestern 8–16; won vs. VMI 51–31; lost at Western Michigan 20–41; won at Kent State 26–19; lost at Temple 10–14; lost vs. Buffalo 19–32; lost vs. Bowling Green 3–28; won vs. Akron 49–42; won at Miami (OH) 41–26+20−25Lost 20–21 at Wyoming-1WyomingLost 14–26 at No. 3 Ohio State-12No. 3 Ohio StateLost 28–31 vs. Central Michigan-3Central MichiganLost 8–16 at Northwestern-8NorthwesternWon 51–31 vs. VMI+20VMILost 20–41 at Western Michigan-21Western MichiganWon 26–19 at Kent State+7Kent StateLost 10–14 at Temple-4TempleLost 19–32 vs. Buffalo-13BuffaloLost 3–28 vs. Bowling Green-25Bowling GreenWon 49–42 vs. Akron+7AkronWon 41–26 at Miami (OH)+15Miami (OH)
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30atWyomingL 20–⁠2146%
Sep 6at3Ohio StateL 14–⁠2616%
Sep 13vsCentral MichiganL 28–⁠3148%
Sep 20atNorthwesternL 8–⁠1631%
Sep 27vsVMIW 51–⁠3184%
Oct 4atWestern MichiganL 20–⁠4132%
Oct 11atKent StateW 26–⁠1955%
Oct 21atTempleL 10–⁠1448%
Oct 28vsBuffaloL 19–⁠3259%
Nov 8vsBowling GreenL 3–⁠2849%
Nov 22vsAkronW 49–⁠4247%
Nov 28atMiami (OH)W 41–⁠2657%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Miami (OH) 41–⁠26; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 52nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 93 on file).

Record
4–⁠8
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 8th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
289–⁠327
Coach
Frank Solich
Elo
1403 −65 this season
SP+ rating
-9.3 No. 92 of 120; offense No. 87, defense No. 78, special teams No. 101
SRS
−9.7 No. 97 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 88
Offensive coordinator
Tim Albin
Defensive coordinator
Jim Burrow

How good, play by play

  • Offense69th of 120
  • Defense40th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted76th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted44th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0241%0.9069th of 120
Defense0.0040%0.8740th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.02 off
0.01 def		40% off
40% def		—76th off
44th 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
Offense-0.3own 343% allowed
Defense-0.2own 334% 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

Bakari Bussey WR★★★No. 951
Gerald Moore ATH★★★No. 1019
Tremayne Scott SDE★★★No. 1019
Matt Britain OT★★★No. 1187
Brandon Weaver OLB★★★No. 1391

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

The 2008 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs12.00.700
Receivers22.50.769
Offensive line22.50.794
Defensive line32.30.781
Linebackers52.20.764
Defensive backs12.00.700
Athletes and specialists22.50.767
Whole class162.30.764

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.

Drafted in 2009

The 2009 draft
Rd 2Michael Mitchell SOakland Raiders

2008 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Ball State8–⁠012–⁠2
Western Michigan6–⁠29–⁠4
Central Michigan6–⁠28–⁠5
Buffalo5–⁠38–⁠6
Northern Illinois5–⁠36–⁠7
Bowling Green4–⁠46–⁠6
Temple4–⁠45–⁠7
Akron3–⁠55–⁠7
Kent State3–⁠54–⁠8
Ohio3–⁠54–⁠8
Eastern Michigan2–⁠63–⁠9
Toledo2–⁠63–⁠9
Miami (OH)1–⁠72–⁠10

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