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2008 UAlbany

8–⁠3 (7–⁠0 Northeast Conference). The season’s Wikipedia article records 9–⁠3, over 12 games to the 11 on file here.

Schedule and results

UAlbany in 2008, game by game: lost vs. Massachusetts 16–28; won vs. Hofstra 22–16; lost at New Hampshire 24–32; lost at Delaware 7–38; won at Duquesne 33–23; won vs. Central Connecticut 24–22; won at Sacred Heart 26–21; won vs. Saint Francis 27–3; won vs. Monmouth 35–17; won at Robert Morris 41–7; won vs. Wagner 30–11+34−31Lost 16–28 vs. Massachusetts-12MassachusettsWon 22–16 vs. Hofstra+6HofstraLost 24–32 at New Hampshire-8New HampshireLost 7–38 at Delaware-31DelawareWon 33–23 at Duquesne+10DuquesneWon 24–22 vs. Central Connecticut+2Central Connect…Won 26–21 at Sacred Heart+5Sacred HeartWon 27–3 vs. Saint Francis+24Saint FrancisWon 35–17 vs. Monmouth+18MonmouthWon 41–7 at Robert Morris+34Robert MorrisWon 30–11 vs. Wagner+19Wagner
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsMassachusettsL 16–⁠2837%
Sep 13vsHofstraW 22–⁠1654%
Sep 20atNew HampshireL 24–⁠3234%
Sep 27atDelawareL 7–⁠3833%
Oct 4atDuquesneW 33–⁠2345%
Oct 11vsCentral ConnecticutW 24–⁠2251%
Oct 18atSacred HeartW 26–⁠2154%
Oct 25vsSaint FrancisW 27–⁠387%
Nov 1vsMonmouthW 35–⁠1755%
Nov 8atRobert MorrisW 41–⁠764%
Nov 15vsWagnerW 30–⁠1186%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Wagner 30–⁠11; unranked in the final AP poll; Northeast Conference champions.

In program history: The 2nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 24 on file).

Games missing from our records

Wikipedia’s season article lists one game of UAlbany’s 2008 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. It doesn’t count in the record, Elo ratings or series totals here.

DateOpponentResultSource
Dec 6vsJacksonvilleW 28–⁠0UAlbany’s article

Northeast Conference champions7–⁠0 in the conference

Record
8–⁠3
Conference
7–⁠0 first in Northeast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
285–⁠218
Coach
—
Elo
1463 +83 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−26.0 No. 45 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Ryan McCarthy
Defensive coordinator
Mike Simpson

2008 Northeast Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
UAlbany7–⁠08–⁠3
Monmouth7–⁠17–⁠5
Bryant4–⁠27–⁠4
Central Connecticut5–⁠37–⁠4
Sacred Heart4–⁠38–⁠3
Robert Morris4–⁠45–⁠6
Duquesne2–⁠63–⁠7
Wagner1–⁠73–⁠8
Saint Francis0–⁠80–⁠11

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