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2008 Sacramento State

6–⁠6 (3–⁠5 Big Sky).

Schedule and results

Sacramento State in 2008, game by game: won vs. Humboldt State 45–13; lost at Colorado State 20–23; won vs. Southern Oregon 27–16; lost vs. Weber State 27–32; won vs. Portland State 41–31; lost at Northern Arizona 10–42; lost at Montana 7–43; lost vs. Montana State 20–31; won at Eastern Washington 15–13; won vs. UC Davis 29–19; won vs. Northern Colorado 45–25; lost at Idaho State 33–36+32−36Won 45–13 vs. Humboldt State+32Humboldt StateLost 20–23 at Colorado State-3Colorado StateWon 27–16 vs. Southern Oregon+11Southern OregonLost 27–32 vs. Weber State-5Weber StateWon 41–31 vs. Portland State+10Portland StateLost 10–42 at Northern Arizona-32Northern ArizonaLost 7–43 at Montana-36MontanaLost 20–31 vs. Montana State-11Montana StateWon 15–13 at Eastern Washington+2Eastern Washing…Won 29–19 vs. UC Davis+10UC DavisWon 45–25 vs. Northern Colorado+20Northern Colora…Lost 33–36 at Idaho State-3Idaho State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsHumboldt StateW 45–⁠1363%
Sep 6atColorado StateL 20–⁠2323%
Sep 13vsSouthern OregonW 27–⁠1668%
Sep 20vsWeber StateL 27–⁠3250%
Sep 27vsPortland StateW 41–⁠3156%
Oct 4atNorthern ArizonaL 10–⁠4232%
Oct 18atMontanaL 7–⁠4316%
Oct 25vsMontana StateL 20–⁠3153%
Nov 1atEastern WashingtonW 15–⁠1322%
Nov 8vsUC DavisW 29–⁠1937%
Nov 15vsNorthern ColoradoW 45–⁠2578%
Nov 22atIdaho StateL 33–⁠3670%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Idaho State 36–⁠33; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Big Sky.

In program history: The 15th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 37 on file).

Record
6–⁠6
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 6th in Big Sky
AP final
Unranked
Points
319–⁠324
Coach
—
Elo
1248 +21 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−24.2 No. 40 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
—

2008 Big Sky standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Montana7–⁠112–⁠1
Weber State7–⁠110–⁠3
Montana State5–⁠37–⁠5
Eastern Washington5–⁠36–⁠5
Northern Arizona4–⁠46–⁠5
Sacramento State3–⁠56–⁠6
Portland State3–⁠54–⁠7
Northern Colorado1–⁠71–⁠10
Idaho State1–⁠71–⁠11

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