Record: 8-5, .615 W-L% (36th of 120)
Conference: MAC (West Division)
(Schedule and Results)
Coach: Butch Jones (8-5)
PS/G: 29.5 (38th of 120) ▪ PA/G: 30.2 (91st of 120)
SRS: -2.75 (74th of 120) ▪ SOS: -4.44 (103rd of 120)
Bowl Game: Lost Motor City Bowl 24-21 versus Florida Atlantic
| Passing | Rushing | Total Offense | First Downs | Penalties | Turnovers | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Plays | Yds | Avg | Pass | Rush | Pen | Tot | No. | Yds | Fum | Int | Tot | |
| 1 | 2008-08-28 | Eastern Illinois | W (31-12) | 21 | 31 | 67.7 | 217 | 3 | 44 | 172 | 3.9 | 1 | 75 | 389 | 5.2 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 26 | 6 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | 2008-09-06 | @ | Georgia | L (17-56) | 23 | 44 | 52.3 | 250 | 2 | 22 | 59 | 2.7 | 0 | 66 | 309 | 4.7 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 2008-09-13 | @ | Ohio | W (31-28) | 28 | 42 | 66.7 | 361 | 0 | 33 | 70 | 2.1 | 3 | 75 | 431 | 5.7 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2008-09-20 | @ | Purdue | L (25-32) | 25 | 44 | 56.8 | 291 | 2 | 38 | 149 | 3.9 | 1 | 82 | 440 | 5.4 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 26 | 7 | 72 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | 2008-09-27 | Buffalo | W (27-25) | 21 | 26 | 80.8 | 152 | 0 | 39 | 208 | 5.3 | 3 | 65 | 360 | 5.5 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 56 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 | 2008-10-11 | Temple | W (24-14) | 17 | 25 | 68.0 | 242 | 3 | 40 | 55 | 1.4 | 0 | 65 | 297 | 4.6 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | 2008-10-18 | Western Michigan | W (38-28) | 21 | 29 | 72.4 | 348 | 2 | 41 | 176 | 4.3 | 3 | 70 | 524 | 7.5 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 95 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 8 | 2008-10-25 | @ | Toledo | W (24-23) | 27 | 37 | 73.0 | 256 | 2 | 45 | 146 | 3.2 | 1 | 82 | 402 | 4.9 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 27 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2008-11-01 | @ | Indiana | W (37-34) | 35 | 53 | 66.0 | 485 | 4 | 31 | 37 | 1.2 | 1 | 84 | 522 | 6.2 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 26 | 9 | 84 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | 2008-11-12 | @ | Northern Illinois | W (33-30) | 19 | 26 | 73.1 | 189 | 2 | 49 | 241 | 4.9 | 2 | 75 | 430 | 5.7 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 28 | 4 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 2008-11-19 | Ball State | L (24-31) | 30 | 45 | 66.7 | 345 | 2 | 40 | 121 | 3.0 | 1 | 85 | 466 | 5.5 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 28 | 5 | 57 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 12 | 2008-11-28 | @ | Eastern Michigan | L (52-56) | 22 | 38 | 57.9 | 378 | 4 | 31 | 177 | 5.7 | 3 | 69 | 555 | 8.0 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 25 | 8 | 70 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | 2008-12-26 | N | Florida Atlantic | L (21-24) | 28 | 40 | 70.0 | 253 | 2 | 31 | 127 | 4.1 | 0 | 71 | 380 | 5.4 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 Games | 317 | 480 | 66.0 | 3767 | 28 | 484 | 1738 | 3.6 | 19 | 964 | 5505 | 5.7 | 176 | 111 | 14 | 301 | 75 | 736 | 4 | 8 | 12 | ||||
| Passing | Rushing | Total Offense | First Downs | Penalties | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Plays | Yds | Avg | Pass | Rush | Pen | Tot | No. | Yds | Fum | Int | TO | |
| 1 | 2008-08-28 | Eastern Illinois | W (31-12) | 19 | 28 | 67.9 | 201 | 1 | 31 | 83 | 2.7 | 0 | 59 | 284 | 4.8 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 6 | 59 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2 | 2008-09-06 | @ | Georgia | L (17-56) | 23 | 33 | 69.7 | 289 | 2 | 36 | 263 | 7.3 | 5 | 69 | 552 | 8.0 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 70 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 2008-09-13 | @ | Ohio | W (31-28) | 17 | 33 | 51.5 | 365 | 3 | 35 | 148 | 4.2 | 1 | 68 | 513 | 7.5 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 6 | 55 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | 2008-09-20 | @ | Purdue | L (25-32) | 27 | 36 | 75.0 | 261 | 1 | 29 | 83 | 2.9 | 2 | 65 | 344 | 5.3 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | 2008-09-27 | Buffalo | W (27-25) | 23 | 33 | 69.7 | 270 | 2 | 30 | 66 | 2.2 | 1 | 63 | 336 | 5.3 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 4 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | 2008-10-11 | Temple | W (24-14) | 15 | 32 | 46.9 | 163 | 1 | 34 | 138 | 4.1 | 1 | 66 | 301 | 4.6 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 7 | 2008-10-18 | Western Michigan | W (38-28) | 38 | 53 | 71.7 | 471 | 2 | 23 | 49 | 2.1 | 2 | 76 | 520 | 6.8 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 7 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | 2008-10-25 | @ | Toledo | W (24-23) | 16 | 26 | 61.5 | 216 | 1 | 32 | 149 | 4.7 | 1 | 58 | 365 | 6.3 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2008-11-01 | @ | Indiana | W (37-34) | 13 | 25 | 52.0 | 213 | 1 | 43 | 272 | 6.3 | 4 | 68 | 485 | 7.1 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 22 | 3 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | 2008-11-12 | @ | Northern Illinois | W (33-30) | 18 | 38 | 47.4 | 288 | 0 | 35 | 80 | 2.3 | 3 | 73 | 368 | 5.0 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 45 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | 2008-11-19 | Ball State | L (24-31) | 12 | 22 | 54.5 | 175 | 4 | 39 | 232 | 5.9 | 0 | 61 | 407 | 6.7 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 23 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | 2008-11-28 | @ | Eastern Michigan | L (52-56) | 58 | 80 | 72.5 | 516 | 5 | 25 | 100 | 4.0 | 3 | 105 | 616 | 5.9 | 27 | 6 | 5 | 38 | 9 | 97 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | 2008-12-26 | N | Florida Atlantic | L (21-24) | 20 | 36 | 55.6 | 306 | 2 | 36 | 112 | 3.1 | 1 | 72 | 418 | 5.8 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 27 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 Games | 299 | 475 | 62.9 | 3734 | 25 | 428 | 1775 | 4.1 | 24 | 903 | 5509 | 4.8 | 162 | 95 | 30 | 287 | 68 | 603 | 8 | 8 | 16 | ||||