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2008 Towson

3–⁠9 (1–⁠7 Colonial Athletic Association).

Schedule and results

Towson in 2008, game by game: lost at Navy 13–41; won vs. Morgan State 21–16; lost vs. Richmond 14–45; lost at Coastal Carolina 3–31; won vs. Columbia 31–24; lost vs. Northeastern 17–35; won vs. Rhode Island 37–32; lost at New Hampshire 14–42; lost vs. William & Mary 14–34; lost at Delaware 21–31; lost at Villanova 31–34; lost vs. James Madison 27–58+7−31Lost 13–41 at Navy-28NavyWon 21–16 vs. Morgan State+5Morgan StateLost 14–45 vs. Richmond-31RichmondLost 3–31 at Coastal Carolina-28Coastal CarolinaWon 31–24 vs. Columbia+7ColumbiaLost 17–35 vs. Northeastern-18NortheasternWon 37–32 vs. Rhode Island+5Rhode IslandLost 14–42 at New Hampshire-28New HampshireLost 14–34 vs. William & Mary-20William & MaryLost 21–31 at Delaware-10DelawareLost 31–34 at Villanova-3VillanovaLost 27–58 vs. James Madison-31James Madison
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30atNavyL 13–⁠4114%
Sep 6vsMorgan StateW 21–⁠1656%
Sep 13vsRichmondL 14–⁠4524%
Sep 20atCoastal CarolinaL 3–⁠3133%
Sep 27vsColumbiaW 31–⁠2468%
Oct 4vsNortheasternL 17–⁠3554%
Oct 11vsRhode IslandW 37–⁠3253%
Oct 25atNew HampshireL 14–⁠4217%
Nov 1vsWilliam & MaryL 14–⁠3437%
Nov 8atDelawareL 21–⁠3123%
Nov 15atVillanovaL 31–⁠3412%
Nov 22vsJames MadisonL 27–⁠5814%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to James Madison 58–⁠27; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 10th in the Colonial Athletic Association.

In program history: The 20th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 23 on file).

Record
3–⁠9
Conference
1–⁠7 tied for 10th in Colonial Athletic Association
AP final
Unranked
Points
243–⁠423
Coach
—
Elo
1180 −85 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−31.5 No. 75 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
—

2008 Colonial Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
James Madison8–⁠011–⁠1
Villanova7–⁠110–⁠2
New Hampshire6–⁠211–⁠2
Richmond6–⁠210–⁠3
Maine5–⁠39–⁠5
William & Mary5–⁠37–⁠4
Massachusetts4–⁠47–⁠5
Delaware2–⁠64–⁠8
Hofstra2–⁠64–⁠8
Rhode Island1–⁠73–⁠9
Towson1–⁠73–⁠9
Northeastern1–⁠72–⁠10

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