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2008 Wyoming

4–⁠8 (1–⁠7 Mountain West Conference), coached by Joe Glenn.

Schedule and results

Wyoming in 2008, game by game: won vs. Ohio 21–20; lost vs. Air Force 3–23; won vs. North Dakota State 16–13; lost at No. 14 BYU 0–44; lost vs. Bowling Green 16–45; lost at New Mexico 0–24; lost vs. No. 14 Utah 7–40; lost at No. 15 TCU 7–54; won vs. San Diego State 35–10; won at Tennessee 13–7; lost at UNLV 14–22; lost vs. Colorado State 20–31+25−47Won 21–20 vs. Ohio+1OhioLost 3–23 vs. Air Force-20Air ForceWon 16–13 vs. North Dakota State+3North Dakota St…Lost 0–44 at No. 14 BYU-44No. 14 BYULost 16–45 vs. Bowling Green-29Bowling GreenLost 0–24 at New Mexico-24New MexicoLost 7–40 vs. No. 14 Utah-33No. 14 UtahLost 7–54 at No. 15 TCU-47No. 15 TCUWon 35–10 vs. San Diego State+25San Diego StateWon 13–7 at Tennessee+6TennesseeLost 14–22 at UNLV-8UNLVLost 20–31 vs. Colorado State-11Colorado State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsOhioW 21–⁠2054%
Sep 6vsAir ForceL 3–⁠2344%
Sep 13vsNorth Dakota StateW 16–⁠1350%
Sep 20at14BYUL 0–⁠4415%
Sep 27vsBowling GreenL 16–⁠4555%
Oct 4atNew MexicoL 0–⁠2428%
Oct 11vs14UtahL 7–⁠4020%
Oct 25at15TCUL 7–⁠5410%
Nov 1vsSan Diego StateW 35–⁠1061%
Nov 8atTennesseeW 13–⁠723%
Nov 13atUNLVL 14–⁠2248%
Nov 22vsColorado StateL 20–⁠3151%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Colorado State 31–⁠20; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the Mountain West Conference.

In program history: The 92nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).

Record
4–⁠8
Conference
1–⁠7 tied for 8th in Mountain West Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
152–⁠333
Coach
Joe Glenn
Elo
1363 −79 this season
SP+ rating
-14.5 No. 102 of 120; offense No. 118, defense No. 56, special teams No. 114
SRS
−14.5 No. 109 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 95
Offensive coordinator
Bob Cole
Defensive coordinator
Mike Breske
Offense
Multiple
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense96th of 120
  • Defense26th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted115th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted23rd of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0338%0.8896th of 120
Defense-0.0138%0.8826th of 120
Opponent-adjusted-0.01 off
0.00 def		38% off
38% def		—115th off
23rd 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 273% allowed
Defense-0.3own 342% 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

Adam Barry PRO★★★No. 1166
Nick Williams OT★★★No. 1174
Ben Durbin OLB★★No. 1418
Jim Downs OT★★No. 1436
Matt Birkeness TE★★No. 1554

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

The 2008 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.823
Receivers32.00.779
Offensive line52.20.764
Defensive line32.00.759
Linebackers22.00.780
Defensive backs32.00.759
Athletes and specialists22.00.733
Whole class192.10.767

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.

2008 Mountain West Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Utah8–⁠013–⁠02
TCU7–⁠111–⁠27
BYU6–⁠210–⁠325
Air Force5–⁠38–⁠5
Colorado State4–⁠47–⁠6
UNLV2–⁠65–⁠7
New Mexico2–⁠64–⁠8
Wyoming1–⁠74–⁠8
San Diego State1–⁠72–⁠10

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