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2008 South Dakota State

7–⁠5 (6–⁠2 Missouri Valley Football Conference).

Schedule and results

South Dakota State in 2008, game by game: lost at Iowa State 17–44; won vs. Youngstown State 40–7; won vs. Western Illinois 24–22; lost at Northern Iowa 20–34; won at Stephen F. Austin 50–48; lost vs. McNeese 44–46; lost vs. Cal Poly 28–42; won at Indiana State 49–9; won vs. Missouri State 43–13; won vs. Illinois State 52–21; lost vs. Southern Illinois 35–38; won at North Dakota State 25–24+40−27Lost 17–44 at Iowa State-27Iowa StateWon 40–7 vs. Youngstown State+33Youngstown StateWon 24–22 vs. Western Illinois+2Western IllinoisLost 20–34 at Northern Iowa-14Northern IowaWon 50–48 at Stephen F. Austin+2Stephen F. Aust…Lost 44–46 vs. McNeese-2McNeeseLost 28–42 vs. Cal Poly-14Cal PolyWon 49–9 at Indiana State+40Indiana StateWon 43–13 vs. Missouri State+30Missouri StateWon 52–21 vs. Illinois State+31Illinois StateLost 35–38 vs. Southern Illinois-3Southern Illino…Won 25–24 at North Dakota State+1North Dakota St…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 28atIowa StateL 17–⁠4439%
Sep 6vsYoungstown StateW 40–⁠748%
Sep 13vsWestern IllinoisW 24–⁠2260%
Sep 20atNorthern IowaL 20–⁠3439%
Sep 27atStephen F. AustinW 50–⁠4873%
Oct 4vsMcNeeseL 44–⁠4652%
Oct 18vsCal PolyL 28–⁠4252%
Oct 25atIndiana StateW 49–⁠983%
Nov 1vsMissouri StateW 43–⁠1362%
Nov 8vsIllinois StateW 52–⁠2167%
Nov 15vsSouthern IllinoisL 35–⁠3835%
Nov 22atNorth Dakota StateW 25–⁠2436%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat North Dakota State 25–⁠24; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Missouri Valley Football Conference.

In program history: The 18th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 57 on file).

Record
7–⁠5
Conference
6–⁠2 3rd in Missouri Valley Football Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
427–⁠348
Coach
—
Elo
1432 +24 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−15.9 No. 16 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
—

2008 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Northern Iowa7–⁠111–⁠2
Southern Illinois7–⁠19–⁠3
South Dakota State6–⁠27–⁠5
Western Illinois4–⁠46–⁠5
North Dakota State4–⁠46–⁠5
Missouri State3–⁠54–⁠7
Youngstown State3–⁠54–⁠8
Illinois State2–⁠63–⁠8
Indiana State0–⁠80–⁠12

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