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2008 William & Mary

7–⁠4 (5–⁠3 Colonial Athletic Association).

Schedule and results

William & Mary in 2008, game by game: lost at NC State 24–34; won vs. VMI 52–17; won vs. Norfolk State 42–12; lost vs. Villanova 28–38; won at New Hampshire 38–34; won at Delaware 27–3; won vs. Rhode Island 34–24; won at Towson 34–14; won vs. Northeastern 38–17; lost at James Madison 24–48; lost vs. Richmond 20–23+35−24Lost 24–34 at NC State-10NC StateWon 52–17 vs. VMI+35VMIWon 42–12 vs. Norfolk State+30Norfolk StateLost 28–38 vs. Villanova-10VillanovaWon 38–34 at New Hampshire+4New HampshireWon 27–3 at Delaware+24DelawareWon 34–24 vs. Rhode Island+10Rhode IslandWon 34–14 at Towson+20TowsonWon 38–17 vs. Northeastern+21NortheasternLost 24–48 at James Madison-24James MadisonLost 20–23 vs. Richmond-3Richmond
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 6atNC StateL 24–⁠3420%
Sep 13vsVMIW 52–⁠1766%
Sep 20vsNorfolk StateW 42–⁠1248%
Oct 4vsVillanovaL 28–⁠3840%
Oct 11atNew HampshireW 38–⁠3420%
Oct 18atDelawareW 27–⁠333%
Oct 25vsRhode IslandW 34–⁠2476%
Nov 1atTowsonW 34–⁠1463%
Nov 8vsNortheasternW 38–⁠1775%
Nov 15atJames MadisonL 24–⁠4824%
Nov 22vsRichmondL 20–⁠2337%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Richmond 23–⁠20; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Colonial Athletic Association.

In program history: The 66th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).

Record
7–⁠4
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 5th in Colonial Athletic Association
AP final
Unranked
Points
361–⁠264
Coach
—
Elo
1381 +130 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−9.2 No. 9 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Zbig Kepa
Defensive coordinator
Bob Shoop
Captains
Derek Cox, Elliott Mack, Jake Phillips and Josh Rutter

Drafted in 2009

The 2009 draft
Rd 3Derek Cox CBJacksonville Jaguars

2008 Colonial Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
James Madison8–⁠011–⁠1
Villanova7–⁠110–⁠2
New Hampshire6–⁠211–⁠2
Richmond6–⁠210–⁠3
Maine5–⁠39–⁠5
William & Mary5–⁠37–⁠4
Massachusetts4–⁠47–⁠5
Delaware2–⁠64–⁠8
Hofstra2–⁠64–⁠8
Rhode Island1–⁠73–⁠9
Towson1–⁠73–⁠9
Northeastern1–⁠72–⁠10

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