2008 Alabama A&M Bulldogs football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record5–7 (4–3 SWAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorCedric Pearl (2nd season)
Home stadiumLouis Crews Stadium
2008 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Jackson State xy  6 1   7 5  
Alabama A&M  4 3   5 7  
Alabama State  2 5   3 8  
Mississippi Valley State  1 6   3 8  
Alcorn State  1 6   2 10  
West Division
Grambling State xy$  7 0   11 2  
Prairie View A&M  6 1   9 1  
Southern  5 2   6 5  
Arkansas–Pine Bluff  2 5   3 9  
Texas Southern  1 6   4 8  
Championship: Grambling State 41, Jackson State 9
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant

The 2008 Alabama A&M Bulldogs football team represented Alabama A&M University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Anthony Jones, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 5–7 and a mark of 4–3 in conference play, and finished second in the SWAC East Division.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 306:00 p.m.Tennessee State*L 13–3410,072[1]
September 66:00 p.m.at Jacksonville State*L 18–4516,654[2]
September 127:30 p.m.at Louisiana–Monroe*L 15–379,717[3]
September 206:00 p.m.Central State*
  • Louis Crews Stadium
  • Normal, AL
W 37–173,256
September 276:00 p.m.at Arkansas–Pine BluffW 23–178,513
October 44:00 p.m.vs. Tuskegee*L 24–3447,273[4]
October 113:00 p.m.Grambling State
  • Louis Crews Stadium
  • Normal, AL
L 9–2715,170[5]
October 186:00 p.m.Alcorn State
  • Louis Crews Stadium
  • Normal, AL
W 20–132,917[6]
October 252:30 p.m.vs. Alabama StateW 17–1669,113[7]
November 81:00 p.m.Prairie View A&M
  • Louis Crews Stadium
  • Normal, AL
L 10–243,810[8]
November 153:00 p.m.at Jackson StateL 21–379,046[9]
November 221:00 p.m.at Mississippi Valley StateW 58–23789[10]

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References

  1. "Tennessee State 34, Alabama A&M 13". The Opelika-Auburn News. August 31, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Delivered, Perrilloux struts his SEC-caliber stuff as Gamecocks roll past Alabama A&M". The Anniston Star. September 7, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Early birds get win; ULM tops Alabama A&M in surprise Friday game". The News-Star. September 13, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Golden Tigers win Circle City Classic". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 5, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Dillon leads GSU past Alabama A&M". The Shreveport Times. October 12, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Alabama A&M pushes past error-prone Alcorn 20–13". The Clarion-Ledger. October 19, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Bulldogs take Magic City Classic 17–16". The Selma Times-Journal. October 26, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Prairie View 24, Alabama A&M 10". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 9, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Jackson State clinches East title". Enterprise-Journal. November 16, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "MVSU loses finale 58–23". The Clarion-Ledger. November 23, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "2008 Alabama A&M Bulldogs football schedule". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
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