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2008 UT Martin

8–⁠4 (6–⁠2 Ohio Valley Conference).

Schedule and results

UT Martin in 2008, game by game: lost at No. 19 South Florida 7–56; won vs. Baker University 56–0; won vs. Concordia (AL) 87–21; won at Austin Peay 31–17; won at Murray State 63–38; lost vs. Tennessee State 27–30; won vs. Eastern Illinois 29–26; won at Tennessee Tech 35–7; won vs. Jacksonville State 31–30; lost at Auburn 20–37; won vs. Southeast Missouri State 31–21; lost vs. Eastern Kentucky 31–33+66−49Lost 7–56 at No. 19 South Florida-49No. 19 South FloridaWon 56–0 vs. Baker University+56Baker UniversityWon 87–21 vs. Concordia (AL)+66Concordia (AL)Won 31–17 at Austin Peay+14Austin PeayWon 63–38 at Murray State+25Murray StateLost 27–30 vs. Tennessee State-3Tennessee StateWon 29–26 vs. Eastern Illinois+3Eastern IllinoisWon 35–7 at Tennessee Tech+28Tennessee TechWon 31–30 vs. Jacksonville State+1Jacksonville St…Lost 20–37 at Auburn-17AuburnWon 31–21 vs. Southeast Missouri State+10Southeast Misso…Lost 31–33 vs. Eastern Kentucky-2Eastern Kentucky
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30at19South FloridaL 7–⁠5612%
Sep 6vsBaker UniversityW 56–⁠070%
Sep 11vsConcordia (AL)W 87–⁠2174%
Sep 20atAustin PeayW 31–⁠1759%
Sep 27atMurray StateW 63–⁠3870%
Oct 4vsTennessee StateL 27–⁠3063%
Oct 9vsEastern IllinoisW 29–⁠2661%
Oct 16atTennessee TechW 35–⁠764%
Oct 23vsJacksonville StateW 31–⁠3058%
Nov 8atAuburnL 20–⁠3723%
Nov 15vsSoutheast Missouri StateW 31–⁠2176%
Nov 22vsEastern KentuckyL 31–⁠3355%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Eastern Kentucky 33–⁠31; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Ohio Valley Conference.

In program history: The 9th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 30 on file).

Record
8–⁠4
Conference
6–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Ohio Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
448–⁠316
Coach
—
Elo
1379 +82 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−25.0 No. 44 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
—

2008 Ohio Valley Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Eastern Kentucky7–⁠18–⁠4
Jacksonville State6–⁠28–⁠3
UT Martin6–⁠28–⁠4
Tennessee State5–⁠38–⁠4
Murray State4–⁠45–⁠7
Eastern Illinois3–⁠55–⁠7
Southeast Missouri State2–⁠64–⁠8
Austin Peay2–⁠62–⁠9
Tennessee Tech1–⁠73–⁠9

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