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2008 TCU

11–⁠2 (7–⁠1 Mountain West Conference), coached by Gary Patterson, finished No. 7 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

TCU in 2008, game by game: won at New Mexico 26–3; won vs. Stephen F. Austin 67–7; won vs. Stanford 31–14; won at SMU 48–7; lost at No. 2 Oklahoma 10–35; won vs. San Diego State 41–7; won at Colorado State 13–7; won vs. No. 9 BYU 32–7; won vs. Wyoming 54–7; won at UNLV 44–14; lost at No. 10 Utah 10–13; won vs. Air Force 44–10; won vs. No. 9 Boise State 17–16+60−25Won 26–3 at New Mexico+23New MexicoWon 67–7 vs. Stephen F. Austin+60Stephen F. Aust…Won 31–14 vs. Stanford+17StanfordWon 48–7 at SMU+41SMULost 10–35 at No. 2 Oklahoma-25No. 2 OklahomaWon 41–7 vs. San Diego State+34San Diego StateWon 13–7 at Colorado State+6Colorado StateWon 32–7 vs. No. 9 BYU+25No. 9 BYUWon 54–7 vs. Wyoming+47WyomingWon 44–14 at UNLV+30UNLVLost 10–13 at No. 10 Utah-3No. 10 UtahWon 44–10 vs. Air Force+34Air ForceWon 17–16 vs. No. 9 Boise State+1No. 9 Boise State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30atNew MexicoW 26–⁠351%
Sep 6vsStephen F. AustinW 67–⁠794%
Sep 13vsStanfordW 31–⁠1481%
Sep 20atSMUW 48–⁠779%
Sep 27at2OklahomaL 10–⁠3535%
Oct 4vsSan Diego StateW 41–⁠784%
Oct 11atColorado StateW 13–⁠771%
Oct 16vs9BYUW 32–⁠749%
Oct 25vsWyomingW 54–⁠790%
Nov 1atUNLVW 44–⁠1484%
Nov 6at10UtahL 10–⁠1343%
Nov 22vsAir ForceW 44–⁠1072%
Dec 23Bowls & playoffvs9Boise StatePoinsettia BowlW 17–⁠1642%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Boise State 17–⁠16 in the Poinsettia Bowl; No. 7 in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Mountain West Conference.

In program history: The 9th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 5: 24
  2. Wk 9: 15
  3. Wk 10: 12
  4. Wk 11: 11
  5. Wk 12: 15
  6. Wk 13: 15
  7. Wk 14: 14
  8. Wk 15: 11
  9. Final: 7

Consensus All-AmericanJerry Hughes, DE

Record
11–⁠2
Conference
7–⁠1 2nd in Mountain West Conference
AP final
No. 7 peak No. 7
Points
437–⁠147
Coach
Gary Patterson
Elo
1714 +124 this season
SP+ rating
19.2 No. 16 of 120; offense No. 37, defense No. 7, special teams No. 45
SRS
15.7 No. 8 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 74
Offensive coordinator
Mike Schultz
Defensive coordinator
Dick Bumpas
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense26th of 120
  • Defense2nd of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted33rd of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted1st of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0844%0.8726th of 120
Defense-0.0929%1.122nd of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.06 off
-0.06 def		43% off
31% def		—33rd off
1st def
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense0.0own 382% allowed
Defense0.0own 273% caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.

Top recruits in the 2008 class

Jeremy Coleman DT★★★No. 901
Yogi Gallegos PRO★★★No. 926
Corey Fuller WR★★★No. 1019
Trevius Jones OT★★★No. 1019
Alonzo Adams WR★★★No. 1019

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2008 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.842
Running backs12.00.767
Receivers52.60.791
Offensive line32.30.806
Defensive line13.00.843
Linebackers12.00.767
Defensive backs13.00.811
Athletes and specialists22.00.771
Whole class152.50.796

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2009

The 2009 draft
Rd 5Jason Phillips ILBBaltimore Ravens
Rd 6Robert Henson ILBWashington Redskins
Rd 6Aaron Brown RBDetroit Lions
Rd 6Stephen Hodge OLBDallas Cowboys
Rd 7Blake Schlueter CDenver Broncos

2008 Mountain West Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Utah8–⁠013–⁠02
TCU7–⁠111–⁠27
BYU6–⁠210–⁠325
Air Force5–⁠38–⁠5
Colorado State4–⁠47–⁠6
UNLV2–⁠65–⁠7
New Mexico2–⁠64–⁠8
Wyoming1–⁠74–⁠8
San Diego State1–⁠72–⁠10

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