2008 Western Carolina
3–9 (1–7 Southern Conference). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Shorter 35–0Aug 28
By 35 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 | vsShorter | W 35–0 | 55% |
| Sep 6 | at Florida State | L 0–69 | 10% |
| Sep 13 | vs Liberty | L 16–19 | 34% |
| Sep 20 | at Presbyterian | W 23–21 | 36% |
| Sep 27 | at The Citadel | L 14–34 | 23% |
| Oct 4 | vs Samford | L 6–21 | 53% |
| Oct 11 | at Furman | L 21–28 | 17% |
| Oct 18 | at Wofford | L 14–42 | 14% |
| Oct 25 | vs Georgia Southern | L 31–38 | 30% |
| Nov 1 | vs Chattanooga | W 27–7 | 59% |
| Nov 8 | at Elon | L 14–33 | 16% |
| Nov 22 | vs App State | L 10–35 | 12% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to App State 35–10; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 45th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 54 on file).
- Record
- 3–9
- Conference
- 1–7 8th in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 211–347
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1152 −29 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −31.4 No. 74 of 125 in FCS
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Keith Heckendorf
- Defensive coordinator
- Matt Pawlowski
2008 Southern Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| App State | 8–0 | 11–2 | |
| Wofford | 7–1 | 9–3 | |
| Elon | 6–2 | 8–4 | |
| Furman | 4–4 | 7–5 | |
| Samford | 4–4 | 6–5 | |
| Georgia Southern | 4–4 | 6–5 | |
| The Citadel | 2–6 | 4–8 | |
 Western Carolina | 1–7 | 3–9 | |
| Chattanooga | 0–8 | 1–11 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.