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2008 Washington State

2–⁠11 (1–⁠8 Pac-10), coached by Paul Wulff.

Schedule and results

Washington State in 2008, game by game: lost vs. Oklahoma State 13–39; lost vs. California 3–66; lost at Baylor 17–45; won vs. Portland State 48–9; lost vs. Oregon 14–63; lost at UCLA 3–28; lost at Oregon State 13–66; lost vs. No. 6 USC 0–69; lost at Stanford 0–58; lost vs. Arizona 28–59; lost at Arizona State 0–31; won vs. Washington 16–13; lost at Hawai’i 10–24+39−69Lost 13–39 vs. Oklahoma State-26Oklahoma StateLost 3–66 vs. California-63CaliforniaLost 17–45 at Baylor-28BaylorWon 48–9 vs. Portland State+39Portland StateLost 14–63 vs. Oregon-49OregonLost 3–28 at UCLA-25UCLALost 13–66 at Oregon State-53Oregon StateLost 0–69 vs. No. 6 USC-69No. 6 USCLost 0–58 at Stanford-58StanfordLost 28–59 vs. Arizona-31ArizonaLost 0–31 at Arizona State-31Arizona StateWon 16–13 vs. Washington+3WashingtonLost 10–24 at Hawai’i-14Hawai’i
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsOklahoma StateL 13–⁠3950%
Sep 6vsCaliforniaL 3–⁠6643%
Sep 12atBaylorL 17–⁠4547%
Sep 20vsPortland StateW 48–⁠974%
Sep 27vsOregonL 14–⁠6330%
Oct 4atUCLAL 3–⁠2831%
Oct 11atOregon StateL 13–⁠6617%
Oct 18vs6USCL 0–⁠6912%
Nov 1atStanfordL 0–⁠5829%
Nov 8vsArizonaL 28–⁠5924%
Nov 15atArizona StateL 0–⁠3119%
Nov 22vsWashingtonW 16–⁠1358%
Nov 29atHawai’iL 10–⁠2417%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Hawai’i 24–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll; 9th in the Pac-10.

In program history: The 108th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 on file).

Record
2–⁠11
Conference
1–⁠8 9th in Pac-10
AP final
Unranked
Points
165–⁠570
Coach
Paul Wulff
Elo
1309 −189 this season
SP+ rating
-17.5 No. 109 of 120; offense No. 112, defense No. 91, special teams No. 97
SRS
−16.0 No. 112 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 66
Offensive coordinator
Todd Sturdy
Defensive coordinators
Chris Ball and Jody Sears
Offense
Spread
Defense
Multiple

How good, play by play

  • Offense119th of 120
  • Defense100th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted126th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted108th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.1130%0.98119th of 120
Defense0.1044%0.91100th of 120
Opponent-adjusted-0.06 off
0.07 def		32% off
43% def		—126th off
108th 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 293% allowed
Defense0.0own 372% 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

Tim Hodgdon OG★★★No. 819
Kevin Frank ATH★★★No. 857
Kevin Norrell WR★★★No. 951
Louis Bland APB★★★No. 1110
Jared Karstetter WR★★★No. 1119

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

The 2008 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs22.50.810
Receivers62.70.785
Offensive line22.50.809
Defensive line42.50.783
Linebackers12.00.744
Defensive backs42.00.771
Athletes and specialists13.00.847
Whole class202.50.788

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.

Drafted in 2009

The 2009 draft
Rd 6Brandon Gibson WRPhiladelphia Eagles

2008 Pac-10 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
USC8–⁠112–⁠13
Oregon7–⁠210–⁠310
Oregon State7–⁠29–⁠418
California6–⁠39–⁠4
Arizona5–⁠48–⁠5
Arizona State4–⁠55–⁠7
Stanford4–⁠55–⁠7
UCLA3–⁠64–⁠8
Washington State1–⁠82–⁠11
Washington0–⁠90–⁠12

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