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2008 The Citadel

4–⁠8 (2–⁠6 Southern Conference).

Schedule and results

The Citadel in 2008, game by game: won vs. Webber International 54–7; lost at Clemson 17–45; won vs. Princeton 37–24; won vs. Western Carolina 34–14; lost at App State 21–47; lost vs. Elon 23–27; lost at Furman 20–34; lost at Samford 10–28; lost vs. Georgia Southern 41–44; lost at Wofford 28–33; won vs. Chattanooga 24–21; lost at No. 3 Florida 19–70+47−51Won 54–7 vs. Webber International+47Webber Internat…Lost 17–45 at Clemson-28ClemsonWon 37–24 vs. Princeton+13PrincetonWon 34–14 vs. Western Carolina+20Western CarolinaLost 21–47 at App State-26App StateLost 23–27 vs. Elon-4ElonLost 20–34 at Furman-14FurmanLost 10–28 at Samford-18SamfordLost 41–44 vs. Georgia Southern-3Georgia SouthernLost 28–33 at Wofford-5WoffordWon 24–21 vs. Chattanooga+3ChattanoogaLost 19–70 at No. 3 Florida-51No. 3 Florida
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsWebber InternationalW 54–⁠778%
Sep 6atClemsonL 17–⁠4519%
Sep 20vsPrincetonW 37–⁠2464%
Sep 27vsWestern CarolinaW 34–⁠1477%
Oct 4atApp StateL 21–⁠4730%
Oct 11vsElonL 23–⁠2750%
Oct 18atFurmanL 20–⁠3436%
Oct 25atSamfordL 10–⁠2853%
Nov 1vsGeorgia SouthernL 41–⁠4448%
Nov 8atWoffordL 28–⁠3322%
Nov 15vsChattanoogaW 24–⁠2178%
Nov 22at3FloridaL 19–⁠703%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Florida 70–⁠19; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 90th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 114 on file).

Record
4–⁠8
Conference
2–⁠6 7th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
328–⁠394
Coach
—
Elo
1278 −66 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−23.2 No. 37 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Dave Cecchini
Defensive coordinator
Isaac Collins

2008 Southern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
App State8–⁠011–⁠2
Wofford7–⁠19–⁠3
Elon6–⁠28–⁠4
Furman4–⁠47–⁠5
Samford4–⁠46–⁠5
Georgia Southern4–⁠46–⁠5
The Citadel2–⁠64–⁠8
Western Carolina1–⁠73–⁠9
Chattanooga0–⁠81–⁠11

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