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2008 Alabama A&M Bulldogs football team

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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
Seasons
← 2007
2009 →
2008 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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

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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

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  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.