2008 UL Monroe

4–⁠8 (3–⁠4 Sun Belt Conference), coached by Charlie Weatherbie. Share

Schedule and results

Biggest winBeat Alabama A&M 37–⁠15Sep 12
By 22 points, its widest win.

Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Date	Opponent	Result
Aug 30	at10Auburn	L 0–⁠34	27%
Sep 6	vsArkansas	L 27–⁠28	35%
Sep 12	vsAlabama A&M	W 37–⁠15	82%
Sep 20	atTulane	L 10–⁠24	54%
Oct 4	vsLouisiana	L 35–⁠44	66%
Oct 11	atArkansas State	L 29–⁠37	38%
Oct 18	vsNorth Texas	W 35–⁠23	79%
Oct 25	vsFlorida Atlantic	L 28–⁠29	54%
Nov 1	vsTroy	W 31–⁠30	33%
Nov 8	atMiddle Tennessee	L 21–⁠24	45%
Nov 15	atOle Miss	L 0–⁠59	32%
Nov 22	atFlorida International	W 31–⁠27	42%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Florida International 31–⁠27; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Sun Belt Conference.

In program history: The 17th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 58 on file).

Record: 4–⁠8
Conference: 3–⁠4 tied for 5th in Sun Belt Conference
AP final: Unranked
Points: 284–⁠374
Coach: Charlie Weatherbie
Elo: 1387 −95 this season
SP+ rating: -26.7 No. 118 of 120; offense No. 109, defense No. 116, special teams No. 114
SRS: −14.6 No. 110 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class: No. 90

Offensive coordinator: Steve Farmer
Defensive coordinators: Phil Elmassian and Manny Michel

How good, play by play

Offense71st of 120
Defense110th of 120
Offense, opponent-adjusted72nd of 120
Defense, opponent-adjusted118th of 120

	Success	Explosiveness	FBS rank
Offense	0.01	35%	0.93	71st of 120
Defense	0.11	47%	0.90	110th of 120
Opponent-adjusted	0.02 off 0.09 def	36% off 46% def	—	72nd off 118th 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 40	Average start	Havoc
Offense		0.0	own 30	2% allowed
Defense		-0.3	own 32	2% 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

Casey Narcisse DT	★★★	No. 1229
Johnelle Derouselle WR	★★★	No. 1247
Ryan Dercher OT	★★	No. 1436
Carl Elie RB	★★	No. 1436
Julian Griffin WR	★★	No. 1565

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

The 2008 class by position

	Signed	Stars	Rating
Quarterbacks	2	2.0	0.756
Running backs	1	2.0	0.789
Receivers	2	2.5	0.798
Offensive line	4	2.0	0.739
Defensive line	2	2.5	0.789
Linebackers	1	2.0	0.767
Athletes and specialists	1	2.0	0.744
Whole class	13	2.2	0.765

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 Sun Belt Conference standings

Conference page

Team	Conf.	Overall
Troy	6–⁠1	8–⁠5
Louisiana	5–⁠2	6–⁠6
Florida Atlantic	4–⁠3	7–⁠6
Arkansas State	4–⁠3	6–⁠6
Florida International	3–⁠4	5–⁠7
Middle Tennessee	3–⁠4	5–⁠7
UL Monroe	3–⁠4	4–⁠8
North Texas	0–⁠7	1–⁠11

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