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2008 Tulane

2–⁠10 (1–⁠7 Conference USA), coached by Bob Toledo.

Schedule and results

Tulane in 2008, game by game: lost at No. 13 Alabama 6–20; lost vs. No. 14 East Carolina 24–28; won vs. UL Monroe 24–10; won vs. SMU 34–27; lost vs. Army 13–44; lost at UTEP 21–24; lost vs. Rice 17–42; lost at No. 15 LSU 10–35; lost at Houston 14–42; lost vs. UAB 24–41; lost at Tulsa 7–56; lost at Memphis 6–45+14−49Lost 6–20 at No. 13 Alabama-14No. 13 AlabamaLost 24–28 vs. No. 14 East Carolina-4No. 14 East CarolinaWon 24–10 vs. UL Monroe+14UL MonroeWon 34–27 vs. SMU+7SMULost 13–44 vs. Army-31ArmyLost 21–24 at UTEP-3UTEPLost 17–42 vs. Rice-25RiceLost 10–35 at No. 15 LSU-25No. 15 LSULost 14–42 at Houston-28HoustonLost 24–41 vs. UAB-17UABLost 7–56 at Tulsa-49TulsaLost 6–45 at Memphis-39Memphis
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 6at13AlabamaL 6–⁠2023%
Sep 13vs14East CarolinaL 24–⁠2832%
Sep 20vsUL MonroeW 24–⁠1046%
Sep 25vsSMUW 34–⁠2769%
Oct 4vsArmyL 13–⁠4478%
Oct 11atUTEPL 21–⁠2435%
Oct 25vsRiceL 17–⁠4247%
Nov 1at15LSUL 10–⁠358%
Nov 8atHoustonL 14–⁠4220%
Nov 15vsUABL 24–⁠4161%
Nov 22atTulsaL 7–⁠5610%
Nov 29atMemphisL 6–⁠4525%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Memphis 45–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; 11th in the Conference USA.

In program history: The 119th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
2–⁠10
Conference
1–⁠7 11th in Conference USA
AP final
Unranked
Points
200–⁠414
Coach
Bob Toledo
Elo
1255 −156 this season
SP+ rating
-17.4 No. 108 of 120; offense No. 93, defense No. 102, special teams No. 118
SRS
−18.0 No. 117 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 102
Offensive coordinator
Dan Dodd
Defensive coordinator
O’Neil Gilbert
Offense
West Coast
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense102nd of 120
  • Defense119th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted116th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted119th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0438%0.95102nd of 120
Defense0.1448%0.88119th of 120
Opponent-adjusted-0.01 off
0.09 def		38% off
45% def		—116th off
119th 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 322% allowed
Defense-0.1own 322% 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

Ryan Griffin PRO★★★No. 814
Kristophar Rhymes S★★★No. 1247
Eric Jones OT★★★No. 1355
Darryl Farley OLB★★★No. 1374
Emmanuel Aluko OG★★No. 1436

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

The 2008 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks22.50.809
Running backs22.00.767
Receivers12.00.700
Offensive line42.30.766
Defensive line32.00.759
Linebackers32.30.764
Defensive backs32.30.752
Whole class182.20.763

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 4Troy Kropog OTTennessee Titans

2008 Conference USA standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Tulsa7–⁠111–⁠3
Rice7–⁠110–⁠3
East Carolina6–⁠29–⁠5
Houston6–⁠28–⁠5
Southern Miss4–⁠47–⁠6
Memphis4–⁠46–⁠7
UTEP4–⁠45–⁠7
UAB3–⁠54–⁠8
UCF3–⁠54–⁠8
Marshall3–⁠54–⁠8
Tulane1–⁠72–⁠10
SMU0–⁠81–⁠11

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