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2008 Mid-American Conference Year Summary

Record: 75-88, .460 W-L% (10th of 12) (Schedule and Results)

SRS: -5.85 (11th of 12), SOS: -4.57 (11th of 12)

Division Champions: Buffalo (East) and Ball State (West)
Conference Champion: Buffalo (Won Championship Game 42-24)

Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 0
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 0

Standings

Standings Table
	Overall			Conference			Points Per Game		SRS		Polls
East	W	L	Pct	W	L	Pct	Off	Def	SRS	SOS	AP Pre	AP High	AP Rank	Notes
Buffalo	8	6	.571	5	3	.625	30.3	28.2	-0.41	-2.70
Bowling Green	6	6	.500	4	4	.500	27.7	23.2	-2.00	-5.25
Temple	5	7	.417	4	4	.500	23.4	23.1	-3.38	-4.05
Akron	5	7	.417	3	5	.375	30.0	31.3	-6.87	-4.95
Kent State	4	8	.333	3	5	.375	25.7	31.7	-11.10	-5.02
Ohio	4	8	.333	3	5	.375	24.1	27.3	-8.80	-4.64
Miami (OH)	2	10	.167	1	7	.125	18.4	32.7	-17.24	-3.91
West	W	L	Pct	W	L	Pct	Off	Def	SRS	SOS	AP Pre	AP High	AP Rank	Notes
Ball State	12	2	.857	8	0	1.000	34.9	20.5	6.26	-7.03		12
Western Michigan	9	4	.692	6	2	.750	28.6	24.9	-0.87	-4.49
Central Michigan	8	5	.615	6	2	.750	29.5	30.2	-2.75	-4.44
Northern Illinois	6	7	.462	5	3	.625	24.2	18.0	-2.73	-5.43
Eastern Michigan	3	9	.250	2	6	.250	25.8	35.6	-13.89	-3.73
Toledo	3	9	.250	2	6	.250	22.4	31.4	-12.22	-3.81

5 Bowl Games Table
Date	Bowl		Pts		Pts	Notes
2009-01-06	GMAC Bowl	Tulsa	45	Ball State (23)	13	Mobile, AL
2009-01-03	International Bowl	Connecticut	38	Buffalo	20	Toronto, Canada
2008-12-30	Texas Bowl	Rice	38	Western Michigan	14	Houston, TX
2008-12-28	Independence Bowl	Louisiana Tech	17	Northern Illinois	10	Shreveport, LA
2008-12-26	Motor City Bowl	Florida Atlantic	24	Central Michigan	21	Detroit, MI

Award Winners Table
Award	Name	School
MAC Defensive Player of the Year	Larry English	Northern Illinois
MAC Offensive Player of the Year	Nate Davis	Ball State
MAC Coach of the Year	Brady Hoke	Ball State