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2008 Southern Illinois

9–⁠3 (7–⁠1 Missouri Valley Football Conference).

Schedule and results

Southern Illinois in 2008, game by game: won vs. Hampton 37–31; lost at Northwestern 7–33; won vs. Northern Iowa 27–24; lost at North Dakota State 27–35; won vs. Indiana State 60–7; won at Youngstown State 33–0; won at Missouri State 23–17; won vs. North Dakota 40–21; won vs. Western Illinois 24–14; won vs. South Dakota State 38–35; won at Illinois State 17–10; lost vs. New Hampshire 20–29+53−26Won 37–31 vs. Hampton+6HamptonLost 7–33 at Northwestern-26NorthwesternWon 27–24 vs. Northern Iowa+3Northern IowaLost 27–35 at North Dakota State-8North Dakota St…Won 60–7 vs. Indiana State+53Indiana StateWon 33–0 at Youngstown State+33Youngstown StateWon 23–17 at Missouri State+6Missouri StateWon 40–21 vs. North Dakota+19North DakotaWon 24–14 vs. Western Illinois+10Western IllinoisWon 38–35 vs. South Dakota State+3South Dakota St…Won 17–10 at Illinois State+7Illinois StateLost 20–29 vs. New Hampshire-9New Hampshire
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 6vsHamptonW 37–⁠3165%
Sep 13atNorthwesternL 7–⁠3343%
Sep 27vsNorthern IowaW 27–⁠2451%
Oct 4atNorth Dakota StateL 27–⁠3550%
Oct 11vsIndiana StateW 60–⁠792%
Oct 18atYoungstown StateW 33–⁠064%
Oct 25atMissouri StateW 23–⁠1768%
Nov 1vsNorth DakotaW 40–⁠2180%
Nov 8vsWestern IllinoisW 24–⁠1469%
Nov 15vsSouth Dakota StateW 38–⁠3565%
Nov 22atIllinois StateW 17–⁠1079%
Nov 29vsNew HampshireNCAA Division I Football Championship – First RoundL 20–⁠2957%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to New Hampshire 29–⁠20 in the NCAA Division I Football Championship – First Round; unranked in the final AP poll; Missouri Valley Football Conference champions.

In program history: The 5th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 62 on file).

Missouri Valley Football Conference champions7–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Northern Iowa

Record
9–⁠3
Conference
7–⁠1 shared first in Missouri Valley Football Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
353–⁠256
Coach
—
Elo
1527 +34 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−16.4 No. 18 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Phil Longo
Defensive coordinator
Bubba Schweigert

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.