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Southern Miss

USA · 2008 Season · Final

Struggling
Record
7–6
0.538 Win %
Conference
5th
4–4 in USA

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
64
1963–2026
All-Time Record
389–337–6
0.536 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#14
1988
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 0 · Top 25: 8
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 19 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Southern Miss head-to-head · History & Eras

2008 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 2Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)H2HSUN6–6W 51–21
3Week 3 · Sep 9Auburn (AUBURN)H2HSEC5–7L 13–27
4Week 4 · Sep 16Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)H2HSUN6–6W 27–24
5Week 5 · Sep 23Marshall (MARSHALL)H2HUSA4–8L 27–34
7Week 7 · Oct 7UTEPH2HUSA5–7L 37–40
8Week 8 · Oct 14Boise State (BOISE STATE)H2HIND WAC12–1L 7–24
9Week 9 · Oct 21Rice (RICE)H2HUSA10–3L 40–45
10Week 10 · Oct 28Memphis (MEMPHIS)H2HUSA6–7L 30–36
11Week 11 · Nov 4UABH2HUSA4–8W 70–14
12Week 12 · Nov 11UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)H2HUSA4–8W 17–6
13Week 13 · Nov 18East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)H2HUSA9–5W 21–3
15Week 15 · Dec 2SMUH2HUSA1–11W 28–12
2Post-Season Week 2 · Dec 23Troy (TROY)H2HSUN8–5W 30–27

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
3.197
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+5
-33+38
  • East Carolina +9
  • Troy +8
  • Louisiana +6
  • Arkansas State +6
  • UAB +4
  • UCF +4
  • SMU +1
  • Boise State -1
  • Rice -3
  • Auburn -7
  • UTEP -7
  • Memphis -7
  • Marshall -8

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #60Better than 57%
Win % Place 52ndBetter than 63%

0.538 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#64Regular Season Final#59Post-Season W2#59Post-Season W3#60Post-Season W4#60Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+30
-14
+3
-7
-3
-17
-5
-6
+56
+11
+18
+16
+3

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#282003#432004#442005#392006#632007

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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