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2008 Sacred Heart

8–⁠3 (4–⁠3 Northeast Conference).

Schedule and results

Sacred Heart in 2008, game by game: won vs. Assumption 42–21; won vs. Bentley 21–10; won vs. Iona 44–24; won at Marist 28–16; won vs. Robert Morris 31–28; won at Saint Francis 41–24; lost vs. UAlbany 21–26; won at Duquesne 29–17; won vs. Wagner 42–20; lost vs. Monmouth 7–19; lost vs. Central Connecticut 14–49+22−35Won 42–21 vs. Assumption+21AssumptionWon 21–10 vs. Bentley+11BentleyWon 44–24 vs. Iona+20IonaWon 28–16 at Marist+12MaristWon 31–28 vs. Robert Morris+3Robert MorrisWon 41–24 at Saint Francis+17Saint FrancisLost 21–26 vs. UAlbany-5UAlbanyWon 29–17 at Duquesne+12DuquesneWon 42–20 vs. Wagner+22WagnerLost 7–19 vs. Monmouth-12MonmouthLost 14–49 vs. Central Connecticut-35Central Connect…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsAssumptionW 42–⁠2157%
Sep 6vsBentleyW 21–⁠1057%
Sep 20vsIonaW 44–⁠2443%
Sep 27atMaristW 28–⁠1653%
Oct 4vsRobert MorrisW 31–⁠2865%
Oct 11atSaint FrancisW 41–⁠2467%
Oct 18vsUAlbanyL 21–⁠2646%
Oct 25atDuquesneW 29–⁠1745%
Oct 31vsWagnerW 42–⁠2073%
Nov 8vsMonmouthL 7–⁠1948%
Nov 15vsCentral ConnecticutL 14–⁠4955%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Central Connecticut 49–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Northeast Conference.

In program history: The 12th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 24 on file).

Record
8–⁠3
Conference
4–⁠3 5th in Northeast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
320–⁠254
Coach
—
Elo
1262 +96 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−37.5 No. 92 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
—

2008 Northeast Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
UAlbany7–⁠08–⁠3
Monmouth7–⁠17–⁠5
Bryant4–⁠27–⁠4
Central Connecticut5–⁠37–⁠4
Sacred Heart4–⁠38–⁠3
Robert Morris4–⁠45–⁠6
Duquesne2–⁠63–⁠7
Wagner1–⁠73–⁠8
Saint Francis0–⁠80–⁠11

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