2008 Stony Brook

5–⁠6 (3–⁠2 Big South).

Schedule and results

Stony Brook in 2008, game by game: won vs. Colgate 42–26; lost vs. Elon 20–30; lost at Maine 13–28; lost at Brown 7–17; lost vs. Hofstra 3–43; lost at Liberty 0–33; won vs. Charleston Southern 20–19; won at Coastal Carolina 28–24; lost vs. Gardner-Webb 33–34; won vs. Iona 68–9; won vs. VMI 40–26+59−40Won 42–26 vs. Colgate+16ColgateLost 20–30 vs. Elon-10ElonLost 13–28 at Maine-15MaineLost 7–17 at Brown-10BrownLost 3–43 vs. Hofstra-40HofstraLost 0–33 at Liberty-33LibertyWon 20–19 vs. Charleston Southern+1Charleston Sout…Won 28–24 at Coastal Carolina+4Coastal CarolinaLost 33–34 vs. Gardner-Webb-1Gardner-WebbWon 68–9 vs. Iona+59IonaWon 40–26 vs. VMI+14VMI
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat VMI 40–⁠26; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Big South.

In program history: The 16th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 24 on file).

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
3–⁠2 3rd in Big South
AP final
Unranked
Points
274–⁠289
Coach
—
Elo
1288 −32 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−29.6 No. 64 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Jeff Behrman

2008 Big South standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Liberty5–⁠19–⁠2
Charleston Southern4–⁠27–⁠5
Stony Brook3–⁠25–⁠6
Gardner-Webb3–⁠35–⁠6
Coastal Carolina2–⁠46–⁠6
VMI2–⁠44–⁠7
Presbyterian1–⁠44–⁠8

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