Syracuse
BE · 2008 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 2 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10 · 1× #1
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 3 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 5 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Syracuse head-to-head · History & Eras
2008 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 2 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2H |  B10 | 9–4 | L 10–30 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 9 |  Akron (AKRON)H2H |  MAC | 5–7 | L 28–42 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 16 |  Penn State (PENN STATE)H2H | B10 | 11–2 | L 13–55 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 23 | FCS | Unranked | — | W 30–21 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Sep 30 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2H | IND BE | 9–4 | L 24–34 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 14 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2H | IND BE | 9–4 | L 6–17 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 21 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA)H2H | IND BE | 8–5 | L 13–45 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 4 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE)H2H | IND BE | 5–7 | W 28–21 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 11 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2H | IND BE | 8–5 | L 17–35 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 18 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT)H2H | IND BE | 8–5 | L 14–39 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 25 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2H | IND FBSI | 7–6 | W 24–23 |
| 15 | Week 15 · Dec 2 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)H2H | IND BE | 11–3 | L 10–30 |
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.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Notre Dame +7
- Louisville +5
- Penn State -2
- Cincinnati -3
- Northwestern -4
- Pittsburgh -4
- West Virginia -4
- South Florida -5
- Rutgers -5
- UConn -5
- Akron -7
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.250 Win % · No change
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.