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2008 UAB

4–⁠8 (3–⁠5 Conference USA), coached by Neil Callaway.

Schedule and results

UAB in 2008, game by game: lost vs. Tulsa 22–45; lost at Florida Atlantic 34–49; lost at Tennessee 3–35; won vs. Alabama State 45–10; lost at South Carolina 13–26; lost vs. Memphis 30–33; lost at Houston 20–45; won vs. Marshall 23–21; lost at Southern Miss 14–70; won at Tulane 41–24; lost vs. East Carolina 13–17; won at UCF 15–0+35−56Lost 22–45 vs. Tulsa-23TulsaLost 34–49 at Florida Atlantic-15Florida AtlanticLost 3–35 at Tennessee-32TennesseeWon 45–10 vs. Alabama State+35Alabama StateLost 13–26 at South Carolina-13South CarolinaLost 30–33 vs. Memphis-3MemphisLost 20–45 at Houston-25HoustonWon 23–21 vs. Marshall+2MarshallLost 14–70 at Southern Miss-56Southern MissWon 41–24 at Tulane+17TulaneLost 13–17 vs. East Carolina-4East CarolinaWon 15–0 at UCF+15UCF
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsTulsaL 22–⁠4528%
Sep 6atFlorida AtlanticL 34–⁠4923%
Sep 13atTennesseeL 3–⁠3513%
Sep 20vsAlabama StateW 45–⁠1072%
Sep 27atSouth CarolinaL 13–⁠2619%
Oct 2vsMemphisL 30–⁠3344%
Oct 9atHoustonL 20–⁠4517%
Oct 18vsMarshallW 23–⁠2138%
Nov 1atSouthern MissL 14–⁠7028%
Nov 15atTulaneW 41–⁠2439%
Nov 22vsEast CarolinaL 13–⁠1733%
Nov 29atUCFW 15–⁠024%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat UCF 15–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the Conference USA.

In program history: The 22nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 31 on file).

Record
4–⁠8
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 8th in Conference USA
AP final
Unranked
Points
273–⁠375
Coach
Neil Callaway
Elo
1366 +19 this season
SP+ rating
-10.3 No. 96 of 120; offense No. 71, defense No. 105, special teams No. 38
SRS
−12.3 No. 104 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 98
Offensive coordinator
Kim Helton
Defensive coordinator
Eric Schumann
Offense
Pro spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense35th of 120
  • Defense113th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted28th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted124th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0641%0.9135th of 120
Defense0.1243%1.06113th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.06 off
0.09 def		41% off
43% def		—28th off
124th 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 313% allowed
Defense-0.1own 293% 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

Terrell Springs ATH★★★No. 1219
Lamanski Ware OLB★★No. 1428
Nick Davidson DT★★No. 1436
Katrell Watters OLB★★No. 1560
Elliott Henigan SDE★★No. 1602

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

The 2008 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.767
Running backs12.00.700
Receivers12.00.767
Offensive line12.00.700
Defensive line22.00.778
Linebackers42.00.777
Defensive backs32.00.730
Athletes and specialists13.00.817
Whole class142.10.757

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 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.