2008 Samford
6–5 (4–4 Southern Conference). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Faulkner University 62–0Sep 6
By 62 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 | vs West Georgia | W 21–19 | 69% |
| Sep 6 | vsFaulkner University | W 62–0 | 61% |
| Sep 13 | at Ole Miss | L 10–34 | 21% |
| Sep 27 | at Elon | L 17–23 | 25% |
| Oct 4 | at Western Carolina | W 21–6 | 47% |
| Oct 11 | vs App State | L 24–35 | 27% |
| Oct 25 | vs The Citadel | W 28–10 | 47% |
| Nov 1 | vs Furman | L 27–28 | 42% |
| Nov 8 | at Georgia Southern | W 27–17 | 29% |
| Nov 15 | vs Wofford | L 7–28 | 38% |
| Nov 22 | at Chattanooga | W 30–7 | 69% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Chattanooga 30–7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 14th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 79 on file).
- Record
- 6–5
- Conference
- 4–4 tied for 4th in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 274–207
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1310 +92 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −15.8 No. 15 of 125 in FCS
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Steve Brickey
- Defensive coordinator
- Bill D’Ottavio
2008 Southern Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| App State | 8–0 | 11–2 | |
| Wofford | 7–1 | 9–3 | |
| Elon | 6–2 | 8–4 | |
| Furman | 4–4 | 7–5 | |
 Samford | 4–4 | 6–5 | |
| Georgia Southern | 4–4 | 6–5 | |
| The Citadel | 2–6 | 4–8 | |
| Western Carolina | 1–7 | 3–9 | |
| Chattanooga | 0–8 | 1–11 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.