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2008 Wofford

9–⁠3 (7–⁠1 Southern Conference).

Schedule and results

Wofford in 2008, game by game: won vs. Presbyterian 38–21; won vs. Charleston Southern 41–23; lost at South Carolina 13–23; won at Georgia Southern 38–37; won vs. Chattanooga 56–7; won vs. Western Carolina 42–14; won at Elon 55–20; lost at App State 24–70; won vs. The Citadel 33–28; won at Samford 28–7; won vs. Furman 35–10; lost at James Madison 35–38+49−46Won 38–21 vs. Presbyterian+17PresbyterianWon 41–23 vs. Charleston Southern+18Charleston Sout…Lost 13–23 at South Carolina-10South CarolinaWon 38–37 at Georgia Southern+1Georgia SouthernWon 56–7 vs. Chattanooga+49ChattanoogaWon 42–14 vs. Western Carolina+28Western CarolinaWon 55–20 at Elon+35ElonLost 24–70 at App State-46App StateWon 33–28 vs. The Citadel+5The CitadelWon 28–7 at Samford+21SamfordWon 35–10 vs. Furman+25FurmanLost 35–38 at James Madison-3James Madison
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsPresbyterianW 38–⁠2173%
Sep 6vsCharleston SouthernW 41–⁠2377%
Sep 20atSouth CarolinaL 13–⁠2329%
Sep 27atGeorgia SouthernW 38–⁠3750%
Oct 11vsChattanoogaW 56–⁠785%
Oct 18vsWestern CarolinaW 42–⁠1486%
Oct 25atElonW 55–⁠2040%
Oct 31atApp StateL 24–⁠7035%
Nov 8vsThe CitadelW 33–⁠2878%
Nov 15atSamfordW 28–⁠762%
Nov 22vsFurmanW 35–⁠1071%
Nov 29atJames MadisonNCAA Division I Football Championship – First RoundL 35–⁠3832%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to James Madison 38–⁠35 in the NCAA Division I Football Championship – First Round; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 92 on file).

Record
9–⁠3
Conference
7–⁠1 2nd in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
438–⁠298
Coach
—
Elo
1485 +97 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−8.5 No. 6 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
—

2008 Southern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
App State8–⁠011–⁠2
Wofford7–⁠19–⁠3
Elon6–⁠28–⁠4
Furman4–⁠47–⁠5
Samford4–⁠46–⁠5
Georgia Southern4–⁠46–⁠5
The Citadel2–⁠64–⁠8
Western Carolina1–⁠73–⁠9
Chattanooga0–⁠81–⁠11

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