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2008 South Carolina State

10–⁠3 (8–⁠0 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference).

Schedule and results

South Carolina State in 2008, game by game: lost at UCF 0–17; won vs. Benedict 42–3; won vs. Bethune-Cookman 28–19; lost at No. 23 Clemson 0–54; won at Winston-Salem State 43–17; won at Florida A&M 28–21; won vs. Norfolk State 24–23; won vs. Hampton 35–13; won at Delaware State 23–17; won vs. Howard 56–0; won at Morgan State 32–0; won vs. North Carolina A&T 55–0; lost at App State 21–37+56−54Lost 0–17 at UCF-17UCFWon 42–3 vs. Benedict+39BenedictWon 28–19 vs. Bethune-Cookman+9Bethune-CookmanLost 0–54 at No. 23 Clemson-54No. 23 ClemsonWon 43–17 at Winston-Salem State+26Winston-Salem S…Won 28–21 at Florida A&M+7Florida A&MWon 24–23 vs. Norfolk State+1Norfolk StateWon 35–13 vs. Hampton+22HamptonWon 23–17 at Delaware State+6Delaware StateWon 56–0 vs. Howard+56HowardWon 32–0 at Morgan State+32Morgan StateWon 55–0 vs. North Carolina A&T+55North Carolina …Lost 21–37 at App State-16App State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30atUCFL 0–⁠1723%
Sep 6vsBenedictW 42–⁠379%
Sep 13vsBethune-CookmanW 28–⁠1972%
Sep 20at23ClemsonL 0–⁠5421%
Sep 27atWinston-Salem StateW 43–⁠1768%
Oct 4atFlorida A&MW 28–⁠2157%
Oct 11vsNorfolk StateW 24–⁠2377%
Oct 25vsHamptonW 35–⁠1360%
Nov 1atDelaware StateW 23–⁠1762%
Nov 6vsHowardW 56–⁠091%
Nov 15atMorgan StateW 32–⁠066%
Nov 22vsNorth Carolina A&TW 55–⁠091%
Nov 29atApp StateNCAA Divison I Football Championship – First RoundL 21–⁠3734%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to App State 37–⁠21 in the NCAA Divison I Football Championship – First Round; unranked in the final AP poll; Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference champions.

In program history: The 2nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 25 on file).

Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference champions8–⁠0 in the conference

Record
10–⁠3
Conference
8–⁠0 first in Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
387–⁠221
Coach
—
Elo
1490 +95 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−22.1 No. 33 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
—

2008 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
South Carolina State8–⁠010–⁠3
Florida A&M5–⁠39–⁠3
Bethune-Cookman5–⁠38–⁠3
Hampton5–⁠36–⁠5
Delaware State5–⁠35–⁠6
Morgan State4–⁠46–⁠6
Norfolk State3–⁠55–⁠7
North Carolina A&T1–⁠73–⁠9
Howard0–⁠81–⁠10

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