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2008 San Diego State

2–⁠10 (1–⁠7 Mountain West Conference), coached by Chuck Long.

Schedule and results

San Diego State in 2008, game by game: lost vs. Cal Poly 27–29; lost at Notre Dame 13–21; lost at San José State 10–35; won vs. Idaho 45–17; lost at TCU 7–41; lost vs. Air Force 10–35; lost at New Mexico 7–70; lost vs. Colorado State 34–38; lost at Wyoming 10–35; lost at No. 17 BYU 12–41; lost vs. No. 8 Utah 14–63; won vs. UNLV 42–21+28−63Lost 27–29 vs. Cal Poly-2Cal PolyLost 13–21 at Notre Dame-8Notre DameLost 10–35 at San José State-25San José StateWon 45–17 vs. Idaho+28IdahoLost 7–41 at TCU-34TCULost 10–35 vs. Air Force-25Air ForceLost 7–70 at New Mexico-63New MexicoLost 34–38 vs. Colorado State-4Colorado StateLost 10–35 at Wyoming-25WyomingLost 12–41 at No. 17 BYU-29No. 17 BYULost 14–63 vs. No. 8 Utah-49No. 8 UtahWon 42–21 vs. UNLV+21UNLV
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsCal PolyL 27–⁠2963%
Sep 6atNotre DameL 13–⁠2132%
Sep 13atSan José StateL 10–⁠3535%
Sep 27vsIdahoW 45–⁠1771%
Oct 4atTCUL 7–⁠4116%
Oct 11vsAir ForceL 10–⁠3536%
Oct 18atNew MexicoL 7–⁠7024%
Oct 25vsColorado StateL 34–⁠3848%
Nov 1atWyomingL 10–⁠3539%
Nov 8at17BYUL 12–⁠417%
Nov 15vs8UtahL 14–⁠6312%
Nov 22vsUNLVW 42–⁠2144%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat UNLV 42–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the Mountain West Conference.

In program history: The 59th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 86 on file).

Record
2–⁠10
Conference
1–⁠7 tied for 8th in Mountain West Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
231–⁠446
Coach
Chuck Long
Elo
1326 −98 this season
SP+ rating
-17.9 No. 110 of 120; offense No. 95, defense No. 110, special teams No. 73
SRS
−16.4 No. 113 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 83
Offensive coordinator
Del Miller
Defensive coordinator
Bob Elliott
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense82nd of 120
  • Defense108th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted88th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted127th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0137%1.0282nd of 120
Defense0.1145%0.92108th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.01 off
0.10 def		37% off
44% def		—88th off
127th 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
Offense0.0own 282% allowed
Defense-0.1own 343% 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

Colin Shumate ILB★★★No. 701
Alec Johnson OG★★★No. 951
Erik Quinones OG★★★No. 1187
D.J. Shields TE★★★No. 1211
Brian Stahovich K★★★No. 1247

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

The 2008 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs12.00.789
Receivers32.30.761
Offensive line42.50.782
Defensive line22.00.756
Linebackers23.00.832
Defensive backs12.00.767
Athletes and specialists22.50.800
Whole class152.40.783

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 7Lance Louis OGChicago Bears

2008 Mountain West Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Utah8–⁠013–⁠02
TCU7–⁠111–⁠27
BYU6–⁠210–⁠325
Air Force5–⁠38–⁠5
Colorado State4–⁠47–⁠6
UNLV2–⁠65–⁠7
New Mexico2–⁠64–⁠8
Wyoming1–⁠74–⁠8
San Diego State1–⁠72–⁠10

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