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2008 Toledo

3–⁠9 (2–⁠6 Mid-American Conference), coached by Tom Amstutz.

Schedule and results

Toledo in 2008, game by game: lost at Arizona 16–41; won at Eastern Michigan 41–17; lost vs. No. 25 Fresno State 54–55; lost vs. Florida International 16–35; lost vs. Ball State 0–31; won at Michigan 13–10; lost at Northern Illinois 7–38; lost vs. Central Michigan 23–24; lost at Akron 30–47; lost at Western Michigan 17–27; won vs. Miami (OH) 42–14; lost vs. Bowling Green 10–38+28−31Lost 16–41 at Arizona-25ArizonaWon 41–17 at Eastern Michigan+24Eastern MichiganLost 54–55 vs. No. 25 Fresno State-1No. 25 Fresno StateLost 16–35 vs. Florida International-19Florida Interna…Lost 0–31 vs. Ball State-31Ball StateWon 13–10 at Michigan+3MichiganLost 7–38 at Northern Illinois-31Northern Illino…Lost 23–24 vs. Central Michigan-1Central MichiganLost 30–47 at Akron-17AkronLost 17–27 at Western Michigan-10Western MichiganWon 42–14 vs. Miami (OH)+28Miami (OH)Lost 10–38 vs. Bowling Green-28Bowling Green
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 6atArizonaL 16–⁠4127%
Sep 13atEastern MichiganW 41–⁠1747%
Sep 20vs25Fresno StateL 54–⁠5540%
Sep 27vsFlorida InternationalL 16–⁠3577%
Oct 4vsBall StateL 0–⁠3131%
Oct 11atMichiganW 13–⁠1021%
Oct 18atNorthern IllinoisL 7–⁠3837%
Oct 25vsCentral MichiganL 23–⁠2432%
Nov 5atAkronL 30–⁠4733%
Nov 15atWestern MichiganL 17–⁠2718%
Nov 21vsMiami (OH)W 42–⁠1463%
Nov 28vsBowling GreenL 10–⁠3844%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Bowling Green 38–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 11th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 60th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 75 on file).

Record
3–⁠9
Conference
2–⁠6 tied for 11th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
269–⁠377
Coach
Tom Amstutz
Elo
1335 −94 this season
SP+ rating
-11.4 No. 98 of 120; offense No. 83, defense No. 93, special teams No. 89
SRS
−13.7 No. 107 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 79
Defensive coordinator
Tim Rose

How good, play by play

  • Offense68th of 120
  • Defense72nd of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted70th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted71st of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0241%0.8368th of 120
Defense0.0448%0.7172nd of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.02 off
0.04 def		40% off
47% def		—70th off
71st 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 302% allowed
Defense-0.1own 352% 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

Jermaine Robinson S★★★No. 502
Kenny Veal CB★★★No. 976
Sam Gaymon WR★★★No. 1019
Leroy Houston WR★★★No. 1174
Danny Farr DT★★★No. 1247

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

The 2008 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers32.70.807
Offensive line32.30.790
Defensive line42.30.778
Linebackers22.50.768
Defensive backs72.30.780
Athletes and specialists12.00.767
Whole class202.40.783

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.

2008 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Ball State8–⁠012–⁠2
Western Michigan6–⁠29–⁠4
Central Michigan6–⁠28–⁠5
Buffalo5–⁠38–⁠6
Northern Illinois5–⁠36–⁠7
Bowling Green4–⁠46–⁠6
Temple4–⁠45–⁠7
Akron3–⁠55–⁠7
Kent State3–⁠54–⁠8
Ohio3–⁠54–⁠8
Eastern Michigan2–⁠63–⁠9
Toledo2–⁠63–⁠9
Miami (OH)1–⁠72–⁠10

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