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2008 Southern

6–⁠5 (6–⁠2 Southwestern Athletic Conference).

Schedule and results

Southern in 2008, game by game: lost at Houston 3–55; lost at Tennessee State 32–34; won vs. Mississippi Valley State 49–7; won at Alcorn State 15–12; won at Jackson State 35–28; won vs. Texas Southern 45–14; lost vs. Florida A&M 49–52; lost vs. Prairie View A&M 23–24; won vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff 31–24; won vs. Alabama State 15–0; lost vs. Grambling 14–29+42−52Lost 3–55 at Houston-52HoustonLost 32–34 at Tennessee State-2Tennessee StateWon 49–7 vs. Mississippi Valley State+42Mississippi Val…Won 15–12 at Alcorn State+3Alcorn StateWon 35–28 at Jackson State+7Jackson StateWon 45–14 vs. Texas Southern+31Texas SouthernLost 49–52 vs. Florida A&M-3Florida A&MLost 23–24 vs. Prairie View A&M-1Prairie View A&MWon 31–24 vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff+7Arkansas–Pine B…Won 15–0 vs. Alabama State+15Alabama StateLost 14–29 vs. Grambling-15Grambling
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30atHoustonL 3–⁠5521%
Sep 6atTennessee StateL 32–⁠3447%
Sep 13vsMississippi Valley StateW 49–⁠769%
Sep 27atAlcorn StateW 15–⁠1265%
Oct 4atJackson StateW 35–⁠2854%
Oct 11vsTexas SouthernW 45–⁠1480%
Oct 18vsFlorida A&ML 49–⁠5268%
Oct 25vsPrairie View A&ML 23–⁠2447%
Nov 1vsArkansas–Pine BluffW 31–⁠2484%
Nov 15vsAlabama StateW 15–⁠079%
Nov 29vsGramblingL 14–⁠2949%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Grambling 29–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 9th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 26 on file).

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
6–⁠2 tied for 3rd in Southwestern Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
311–⁠279
Coach
—
Elo
1349 −1 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−36.0 No. 88 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Terrence Graves

2008 Southwestern Athletic Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Grambling9–⁠010–⁠2
Prairie View A&M7–⁠19–⁠1
Jackson State6–⁠27–⁠4
Southern6–⁠26–⁠5
Alabama A&M4–⁠35–⁠7
Alabama State2–⁠53–⁠8
Arkansas–Pine Bluff2–⁠63–⁠9
Alcorn State2–⁠72–⁠10
Texas Southern1–⁠64–⁠8
Mississippi Valley State1–⁠83–⁠8

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