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2008 Valparaiso

3–⁠8 (2–⁠6 Pioneer Football League).

Schedule and results

Valparaiso in 2008, game by game: lost vs. St. Francis (IL) 0–21; won vs. Concordia (WI) 34–10; lost vs. Marian (IN) 10–13; lost at San Diego 14–42; won vs. Davidson 35–29; lost vs. Butler 21–48; lost at Dayton 7–43; lost at Morehead State 10–44; lost vs. Jacksonville 24–40; won vs. Campbell 47–14; lost vs. Drake 0–32+33−36Lost 0–21 vs. St. Francis (IL)-21St. Francis (IL)Won 34–10 vs. Concordia (WI)+24Concordia (WI)Lost 10–13 vs. Marian (IN)-3Marian (IN)Lost 14–42 at San Diego-28San DiegoWon 35–29 vs. Davidson+6DavidsonLost 21–48 vs. Butler-27ButlerLost 7–43 at Dayton-36DaytonLost 10–44 at Morehead State-34Morehead StateLost 24–40 vs. Jacksonville-16JacksonvilleWon 47–14 vs. Campbell+33CampbellLost 0–32 vs. Drake-32Drake
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsSt. Francis (IL)L 0–⁠2155%
Sep 13vsConcordia (WI)W 34–⁠1054%
Sep 20vsMarian (IN)L 10–⁠1361%
Oct 4atSan DiegoL 14–⁠4212%
Oct 11vsDavidsonW 35–⁠2946%
Oct 18vsButlerL 21–⁠4847%
Oct 25atDaytonL 7–⁠4312%
Nov 1atMorehead StateL 10–⁠4432%
Nov 8vsJacksonvilleL 24–⁠4026%
Nov 15vsCampbellW 47–⁠1452%
Nov 22vsDrakeL 0–⁠3242%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Drake 32–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Pioneer Football League.

In program history: The 12th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 27 on file).

Record
3–⁠8
Conference
2–⁠6 8th in Pioneer Football League
AP final
Unranked
Points
202–⁠336
Coach
—
Elo
1133 −78 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−58.2 No. 122 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
—

2008 Pioneer Football League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Jacksonville7–⁠19–⁠3
San Diego6–⁠29–⁠2
Dayton6–⁠29–⁠3
Butler4–⁠46–⁠5
Drake4–⁠46–⁠5
Morehead State4–⁠46–⁠6
Davidson3–⁠54–⁠7
Valparaiso2–⁠63–⁠8
Campbell0–⁠81–⁠10

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