2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season

American college football season

2008 NCAA Division I FBS season

Florida Gators celebrating after winning the 2009 BCS Championship Game

Number of teams| 119 + 1 transitional[n 1]
Duration| August 28 – December 6
Preseason AP No. 1| Georgia
Postseason
Duration| December 20, 2008 – January 31, 2009
Bowl games| 34
Heisman Trophy| Sam Bradford (quarterback, Oklahoma)
Bowl Championship Series
2009 BCS Championship Game
Site| Dolphin Stadium,
Miami Gardens, Florida
Champion(s)| Florida
NCAA Division I FBS football seasons

← 2007

2009 →

The 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season was the highest level of college football competition in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).

The regular season began on August 28, 2008, and ended on December 6, 2008. The postseason concluded on January 8, 2009, with the BCS National Championship Game in Miami Gardens, Florida, which featured the top two teams ranked by the Bowl Championship Series (BCS): the No. 2 Florida Gators (No. 1 in the AP Poll) and No. 1 Oklahoma Sooners (No. 2 in the AP Poll).[1] Florida defeated Oklahoma by a score of 24–14 to win their second BCS title in three years and third overall national championship in school history. The Utah Utes were selected national champions by Anderson & Hester after beating the Alabama Crimson Tide in the 2009 Sugar Bowl, finishing the season as the nation's only undefeated team.[2]

## Rule changes

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The NCAA football rules committee made rule changes for 2008, including the following:[3][4]

* Teams have 40 seconds from the time a ball is declared dead to snap the ball. The 25 second play clock will still be used for administrative stoppages and penalties.
* The 15 second play clock after a TV timeout (adopted in the 2007 season) is repealed and returned to 25 seconds.
* Outside of the final two minutes of each half, if a runner goes out of bounds, the game clock restarts after the ball is spotted.
* The penalty for kicking the ball out of bounds on the kickoff is increased, placing the ball at the 40-yard line, similar to the NFL.
* Reinforcing that contact that leads with the crown of the helmet to another player (targeting) is a foul, penalized 15 yards.
* All face-mask penalties result in a 15-yard penalty. Incidental contact with the face mask is no longer penalized.
* Sideline warnings are now penalized five yards for the first two occurrences, and 15 yards (unsportsmanlike conduct) for the third and subsequent violations. Previously the officials gave teams two warnings before a five-yard penalty was called.
* All horse-collar tackles are now subject to a 15-yard penalty.
* If a coach challenges a play, and he wins the challenge, then he is given a second challenge to use later in the game, but each coach has a maximum of two challenges per game even if both are decided in his favor.

## Conference and program changes

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Western Kentucky upgraded from Division I FCS and played the 2008 season as a transitional Division I FBS member.

School | 2007 Conference | 2008 Conference

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## Regular season top 10 matchups

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Rankings reflect the AP Poll. Rankings for Week 8 and beyond will list BCS Rankings first and AP Poll second. Teams that failed to be a top 10 team for one poll or the other will be noted.

* Week 3
* No. 1 USC defeated No. 5 Ohio State, 35–3 (Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California)
* Week 4
* No. 6 LSU defeated No. 10 Auburn, 26–21 (Jordan-Hare Stadium, Auburn, Alabama)
* Week 5
* No. 8 Alabama defeated No. 3 Georgia, 41–30 (Sanford Stadium, Athens, Georgia)
* Week 7
* No. 5 Texas defeated No. 1 Oklahoma, 45–35 (Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas)
* Week 9
* No. 1/1 Texas defeated No. 6/7 Oklahoma State, 28–24 (Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, Texas)
* No. 3/3 Penn State defeated No. 9/10 Ohio State, 13–6 (Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio)
* Week 10
* No. 7/6 Texas Tech defeated No. 1/1 Texas, 39–33 (Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, Texas)
* No. 8/8 Florida defeated No. 6/5 Georgia, 49–10 (Jacksonville Municipal Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida)
* Week 11
* No. 2/2 Texas Tech defeated No. 9/8 Oklahoma State, 56–20 (Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, Texas)
* Week 13
* No. 5/5 Oklahoma defeated No. 2/2 Texas Tech, 65–21 (Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma)
* Week 15
* No. 4/2 Florida defeated No. 1/1 Alabama, 31–20 (2008 SEC Championship Game, Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia)

## Most-watched regular season games

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1  | December 6, 4:00 ET  | No. 2 Florida vs. No. 1 Alabama | CBS, SEC Championship | 15.061 Million
2  | November 1, 8:00 ET  | No. 1 Texas vs. No. 7 Texas Tech | ESPN on ABC | 12.204 Million
3  | September 13, 8:00 ET  | No. 5 Ohio State vs. No. 1 USC | ESPN on ABC | 11.800 Million
4  | November 22, 8:00 ET  | No. 2 Texas Tech vs. No. 5 Oklahoma | ESPN on ABC | 10.742 Million
5  | October 25, 8:00 ET  | No. 3 Penn State vs. No. 9 Ohio State | ESPN on ABC | 10.367 Million
6  | November 29, 8:00 ET  | No. 3 Oklahoma vs. No. 12 Oklahoma State | ESPN on ABC | 9.525 Million
7  | December 6, 8:00 ET  | No. 20 Missouri vs. No. 2 Oklahoma | ESPN on ABC, Big 12 Championship | 8.762 Million
8  | November 8, 8:00 ET  | No. 9 Oklahoma State vs. No. 2 Texas Tech, No. 21 California vs No. 7 USC | Regional ESPN on ABC | 8.483 Million
9  | November 8, 3:30 ET  | No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 16 LSU | CBS | 8.137 Million
10  | October 11, 12:00 ET  | No. 5 Texas vs. No. 1 Oklahoma | ESPN on ABC | 7.726 Million

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## Conference standings

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2008 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings |

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Atlantic Division
Boston College xy  |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 5  |
No. 21 Florida State x  |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 4  |
Maryland |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 5  |
Wake Forest |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 5  |
Clemson |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 6  |
NC State |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 7  |
Coastal Division
No. 15 Virginia Tech xy$  |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 4  |
No. 22 Georgia Tech x  |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 4  |
North Carolina |  | 0  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 5  |
Miami (FL) |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 6  |
Virginia |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 7  |
Duke |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 8  |

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Championship: Virginia Tech 30, Boston College 12

* $ - BCS representative as conference champion
* x - Division champion/co-champions
* y - Championship game participant
* North Carolina vacated 8 wins, including 4 ACC wins

Rankings from AP Poll
2008 Big 12 Conference football standings |

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North Division
No. 19 Missouri xy  |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 4  |
Nebraska x  |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 4  |
Kansas |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 5  |
Colorado |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 7  |
Kansas State |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 7  |
Iowa State |  | 0  | - | 8  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 10  |
South Division
No. 5 Oklahoma xy$  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 12  | - | 2  |
No. 4 Texas x%  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 12  | - | 1  |
No. 12 Texas Tech x  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 11  | - | 2  |
No. 16 Oklahoma State |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 4  |
Baylor |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 8  |
Texas A&M |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 8  |
Championship: Oklahoma 62, Missouri 21

* $ - BCS representative as conference champion
* % - BCS at-large representative
* x - Division champion/co-champions
* y - Championship game participant

Rankings from AP Poll
2008 Big East Conference football standings |

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No. 17 Cincinnati $  |  | 6  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 11  | - | 3  |
Pittsburgh |  | 5  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 4  |
No. 23 West Virginia |  | 5  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 4  |
Rutgers |  | 5  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 5  |
Connecticut |  | 3  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 5  |
South Florida |  | 2  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 5  |
Louisville |  | 1  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 7  |
Syracuse |  | 1  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 9  |

* $ - BCS representative as conference champion

Rankings from AP Poll
2008 Big Ten Conference football standings |

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No. 8 Penn State $+  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 11  | - | 2  |
No. 9 Ohio State %+  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 3  |
No. 24 Michigan State |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 4  |
Northwestern |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 4  |
No. 20 Iowa |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 4  |
Wisconsin |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 6  |
Minnesota |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 6  |
Illinois |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 7  |
Purdue |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 8  |
Michigan |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 9  |
Indiana |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 9  |

* $ - BCS representative as conference champion
* % - BCS at-large representative
* \+ - Conference co-champions

Rankings from AP Poll
2008 Conference USA football standings |

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East Division
East Carolina x$  |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 5  |
Memphis |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 7  |
Southern Miss |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 6  |
UAB |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 8  |
UCF |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 8  |
Marshall |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 8  |
West Division
Tulsa xy  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 11  | - | 3  |
Rice x  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 3  |
Houston |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 5  |
UTEP |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 7  |
Tulane |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 10  |
SMU |  | 0  | - | 8  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 11  |
Championship: East Carolina 27, Tulsa 24

* $ - Conference champion
* x - Division champion/co-champions
* y - Championship game participant

Rankings from AP Poll
2008 Mid-American Conference football standings |

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East Division
Buffalo x$  |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 6  |
Bowling Green |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 6  |
Temple |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 7  |
Ohio |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 8  |
Akron |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 7  |
Kent State |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 8  |
Miami (OH) |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 10  |
West Division
Ball State x  |  | 8  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 12  | - | 2  |
Central Michigan |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 5  |
Western Michigan |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 4  |
Northern Illinois |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 7  |
Toledo |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 9  |
Eastern Michigan |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 9  |
Championship: Buffalo 42, Ball State 24

* $ - Conference champion
* x - Division champion/co-champions

2008 Mountain West Conference football standings |

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No. 2 Utah $  |  | 8  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 13  | - | 0  |
No. 7 TCU |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 11  | - | 2  |
No. 25 BYU |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 3  |
Air Force |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 5  |
Colorado State |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 6  |
UNLV |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 7  |
New Mexico |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 8  |
Wyoming |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 8  |
San Diego State |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 10  |

* $ - Conference champion and BCS representative as top non-AQ school to meet automatic qualification criteria

Rankings from AP Poll
2008 Pacific-10 Conference football standings |

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No. 3 USC $  |  | 8  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 12  | - | 1  |
No. 10 Oregon |  | 7  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 3  |
No. 18 Oregon State |  | 7  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 4  |
California |  | 6  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 4  |
Arizona |  | 5  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 5  |
Arizona State |  | 4  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 7  |
Stanford |  | 4  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 7  |
UCLA |  | 3  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 8  |
Washington State |  | 1  | - | 8  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 11  |
Washington |  | 0  | - | 9  |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 12  |

* $ - Conference champion

Rankings from AP Poll
2008 Southeastern Conference football standings |

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Eastern Division
No. 1 Florida x$#  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 13  | - | 1  |
No. 13 Georgia |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 3  |
Vanderbilt |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 6  |
South Carolina |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 6  |
Tennessee |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 7  |
Kentucky |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 6  |
Western Division
No. 6 Alabama x%  |  | 8  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 12  | - | 2  |
No. 14 Ole Miss |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 4  |
LSU |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 5  |
Arkansas |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 7  |
Auburn |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 7  |
Mississippi State |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 8  |
Championship: Florida 31, Alabama 20

* # - BCS National Champion
* $ - BCS representative as conference champion
* % - BCS at-large representative
* x - Division champion/co-champions

Rankings from AP Poll
2008 Sun Belt Conference football standings |

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Troy $  |  | 6  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 5  |
Louisiana–Lafayette |  | 5  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 6  |
Florida Atlantic |  | 4  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 6  |
Arkansas State |  | 4  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 6  |
FIU |  | 3  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 7  |
Middle Tennessee |  | 3  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 7  |
Louisiana–Monroe |  | 3  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 8  |
North Texas |  | 0  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 11  |

* $ - Conference champion

2008 Western Athletic Conference football standings |

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No. 11 Boise State $  |  | 8  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 12  | - | 1  |
Louisiana Tech |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 5  |
Nevada |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 6  |
Hawaii |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 7  |
Fresno State |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 6  |
San Jose State |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 6  |
Utah State |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 9  |
New Mexico State |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 9  |
Idaho |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 10  |

* $ - Conference champion

Rankings from AP Poll
2008 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records |

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Navy |  |  | - |  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 5  |
Notre Dame |  |  | - |  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 6  |
Army |  |  | - |  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 9  |
WKU |  |  | - |  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 10  |
Rankings from AP Poll

## Conference champions

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### Conference championship games

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Rankings reflect the Week 14 AP Poll before the games were played.

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December 6 | ACC | Virginia Tech | No. 18 Boston College | 30–12 | Raymond James Stadium
Tampa, Florida | ABC
December 6 | Big 12 | No. 4 Oklahoma | No. 19 Missouri | 62–21 | Arrowhead Stadium
Kansas City, Missouri | ABC
December 6 | Conference USA | East Carolina | Tulsa | 27–24 | Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium
Tulsa, Oklahoma | ESPN2
December 5 | MAC | Buffalo | No. 12 Ball State | 42–24 | Ford Field
Detroit, Michigan | ESPN2
December 6 | SEC | No. 2 Florida | No. 1 Alabama | 31–20 | Georgia Dome
Atlanta, Georgia | CBS

### Other conference champions

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Rankings are from the Week 15 AP Poll.

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Big East | No. 12 Cincinnati
Big Ten | No. 6 Penn State

No. 10 Ohio State

Mountain West | No. 7 Utah
Pac-10 | No. 5 USC
Sun Belt | Troy
WAC | No. 9 Boise State

## Bowl games

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Main article: 2008–09 NCAA football bowl games

Winners are listed in boldface. Rankings are from the final pre-bowl AP Poll.

### Bowl Championship Series

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Main article: Bowl Championship Series

After the completion of the regular season and conference championship games, seven teams had secured BCS berths: ACC champion Virginia Tech, Big East champion Cincinnati, Big Ten champion Penn State, Big 12 champion Oklahoma, Pac-10 champion USC, SEC champion Florida, and Mountain West champion Utah, who qualified as the highest-ranked BCS non-AQ conference champion. With Oklahoma and Florida being selected to play in the championship, Texas and Alabama assumed their conference's berths in the Fiesta and Sugar Bowls, respectively. The remaining at-large berth was awarded to Ohio State, who were selected despite being ranked No. 10 by the BCS, behind No. 9 Boise State. BCS No. 7 Texas Tech did not receive an at-large bid because the Big 12 had already been awarded the maximum of two BCS selections per conference.

Bowl Game | Date | Visitor | Home | Score | TV

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Rose Bowl Game presented by Citi (Pasadena, CA) | January 1[1] | No. 5 USC | No. 6 Penn State[6] | 38–24 | ABC
FedEx Orange Bowl (Miami Gardens, FL) | January 1[1] | No. 12 Cincinnati | No. 21 Virginia Tech[7] | 7–20 | FOX
Allstate Sugar Bowl (New Orleans, LA) | January 2[1] | No. 7 Utah | No. 4 Alabama | 31–17 | FOX
Tostitos Fiesta Bowl (Glendale, AZ) | January 5[1] | No. 10 Ohio State | No. 3 Texas | 21–24 | FOX
FedEx BCS National Championship Game
(Miami Gardens, FL) | January 8[1] | No. 1 Florida | No. 2 Oklahoma | 24–14 | FOX

### Other bowl games

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EagleBank Bowl (Washington, D.C.) | December 20 |  Wake Forest | Navy | 29–19 | ESPN
New Mexico Bowl (Albuquerque, NM) | December 20 | Colorado State | Fresno State | 40–35 | ESPN
magicJack St. Petersburg Bowl (St. Petersburg, FL) | December 20 | Memphis | South Florida | 14–41 | ESPN2
Pioneer Las Vegas Bowl (Las Vegas, NV) | December 20 | No. 17 BYU | Arizona | 21–31 | ESPN
R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl (New Orleans, LA) | December 21 | Southern Mississippi | Troy | 30–27 | ESPN
SDCCU Poinsettia Bowl (San Diego, CA) | December 23 | No. 9 Boise State | No. 11 TCU | 16–17 | ESPN
Sheraton Hawaiʻi Bowl (ʻAiea, HI) | December 24 | Hawaiʻi | Notre Dame | 21–49 | ESPN
Motor City Bowl (Detroit, MI) | December 26 | Florida Atlantic | Central Michigan | 24–21 | ESPN
Meineke Car Care Bowl (Charlotte, NC) | December 27 | West Virginia | North Carolina | 31–30 | ESPN
Champs Sports Bowl (Orlando, FL) | December 27 | Wisconsin[8] | Florida State | 13–42 | ESPN
Emerald Bowl (San Francisco, CA) | December 27 | Miami (FL) | California | 17–24 | ESPN
Independence Bowl (Shreveport, LA) | December 28 | Northern Illinois |  Louisiana Tech | 10–17 | ESPN
Papajohns.com Bowl (Birmingham, AL) | December 29 | NC State | Rutgers | 23–29 | ESPN2
Valero Alamo Bowl (San Antonio, TX) | December 29 | No. 25 Missouri | No. 22 Northwestern | 30–23 (OT) | ESPN
Roady's Truck Stops Humanitarian Bowl (Boise, ID) | December 30 | Maryland | Nevada | 42–35 | ESPN2
Texas Bowl (Houston, TX) | December 30 | Rice | Western Michigan | 38–14 | NFL Network
Pacific Life Holiday Bowl (San Diego, CA) | December 30 | No. 13 Oklahoma State | No. 15 Oregon | 31–42 | ESPN
Bell Helicopters Armed Forces Bowl (Fort Worth, TX) | December 31 | Houston | Air Force | 34–28 | ESPN
Brut Sun Bowl (El Paso, TX) | December 31 | No. 24 Oregon State | No. 18 Pittsburgh[9] | 3–0 | CBS
Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl (Nashville, TN) | December 31 | Boston College | Vanderbilt | 14–16 | ESPN
Insight Bowl (Tempe, AZ) | December 31 | Kansas[10] | Minnesota[11] | 42–21 | NFL
Chick-fil-A Bowl (Atlanta, GA) | December 31 | LSU | No. 14 Georgia Tech | 38–3 | ESPN
Outback Bowl (Tampa, FL) | January 1 | South Carolina | Iowa | 10–31 | ESPN
Konica Minolta Gator Bowl (Jacksonville, FL) | January 1 | Nebraska | Clemson | 26–21 | CBS
Capital One Bowl (Orlando, FL) | January 1 | No. 16 Georgia | No. 19 Michigan State | 24–12 | ABC
Cotton Bowl Classic (Dallas, TX) | January 2 | No. 20 Ole Miss | No. 8 Texas Tech | 47–34 | FOX
AutoZone Liberty Bowl (Memphis, TN) | January 2 | Kentucky | East Carolina | 25–19 | ESPN
International Bowl (Toronto, ON, Canada) | January 3 | Buffalo | Connecticut | 20–38 | ESPN2
GMAC Bowl (Mobile, AL) | January 6 | Tulsa | No. 23 Ball State | 45–13 | ESPN

### Bowl Challenge Cup standings

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Pac-10 | 5 | 0 | 1.000
SEC | 6 | 2 | .750
Big East | 4 | 2 | .667
C-USA | 4 | 2 | .667
MWC | 3 | 2 | .600
Big 12 | 4 | 3 | .571
Sun Belt * | 1 | 1 | .500
ACC | 4 | 6 | .400
WAC | 1 | 4 | .200
Big Ten | 1 | 6 | .143
MAC | 0 | 5 | .000

* Does not meet minimum game requirement of three teams needed for a conference to be eligible.

## Awards and honors

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### Heisman Trophy voting

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The Heisman Trophy is given to the year's most outstanding player

Player | School | Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total

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Sam Bradford | Oklahoma | QB | 300 | 315 | 196 | 1,726
Colt McCoy | Texas | QB | 266 | 288 | 230 | 1,604
Tim Tebow | Florida | QB | 309 | 207 | 234 | 1,575
Graham Harrell | Texas Tech | QB | 13 | 44 | 86 | 213
Michael Crabtree | Texas Tech | WR | 3 | 27 | 53 | 116
Shonn Greene | Iowa | RB | 5 | 9 | 32 | 65
Pat White | West Virginia | QB | 3 | 1 | 8 | 19
Nate Davis | Ball State | QB | 0 | 1 | 8 | 10
Rey Maualuga | USC | LB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9
Javon Ringer | Michigan State | RB | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8

### Other major award winners

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Top Player

Award  | Winner

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Walter Camp Award | Colt McCoy, Texas
Griffin Award | Colt McCoy, Texas
Maxwell Award | Tim Tebow, Florida

Coaching

Award  | Winner

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The Home Depot Coach of the Year Award | Nick Saban, Alabama[12]
Associated Press Coach of the Year  | Nick Saban, Alabama
Paul "Bear" Bryant Award (head coach)  | Kyle Whittingham, Utah
Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award | Nick Saban, Alabama[13]
Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year | Nick Saban, Alabama[14]
Walter Camp Coach of the Year (head coach)  | Nick Saban, Alabama
Broyles Award (assistant coach)  | Kevin Wilson, Oklahoma

Offense

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Dave Rimington Trophy (Center)  | A. Q. Shipley, Penn State
Davey O'Brien Award (Quarterback)  | Sam Bradford, Oklahoma
Doak Walker Award (Running Back)  | Shonn Greene, Iowa
Fred Biletnikoff Award (Wide Receiver)  | Michael Crabtree, Texas Tech
John Mackey Award (Tight End)  | Chase Coffman, Missouri
Johnny Unitas Award (Sr. Quarterback)  | Graham Harrell, Texas Tech
Manning Award (quarterback)  | Tim Tebow, Florida

Defense

Award  | Winner

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Bronko Nagurski Trophy (Defensive Player)  | Brian Orakpo, Texas
Chuck Bednarik Award (Defensive Player)  | Rey Maualuga, USC
Dick Butkus Award (Linebacker)  | Aaron Curry, Wake Forest
Lott Trophy (defensive impact)  | James Laurinaitis, Ohio State
Jim Thorpe Award (Defensive Back)  | Malcolm Jenkins, Ohio State
Ted Hendricks Award (defensive end)  | Brian Orakpo, Texas

Lineman

Award  | Winner

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Outland Trophy (interior lineman)  | Andre Smith, Alabama
Lombardi Award (Top Lineman)  | Brian Orakpo, Texas

Special teams

Award  | Winner

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Ray Guy Award (punter)  | Matt Fodge, Oklahoma State
Lou Groza Award (placekicker)  | Graham Gano, Florida State

Other

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Draddy Trophy ("Academic Heisman")  | Alex Mack, California
Wuerffel Trophy (humanitarian-athlete)  | Tim Tebow, Florida[15]

### All-Americans

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Main article: 2008 College Football All-America Team

2008 Consensus All-America Team

Offense  | Position  | Name  | Height  | Weight (lbs.)  | Class  | Hometown  | Team

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QB | Sam Bradford | 6'4"  | 223  | So.  | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | Oklahoma
RB | Shonn Greene | 5'11"  | 235  | Sr.  | Atco, New Jersey | Iowa
RB | Javon Ringer | 5'9"  | 202  | Sr.  | Dayton, Ohio | Michigan State
WR | Michael Crabtree | 6'3"  | 214  | So.  | Dallas, Texas | Texas Tech
WR | Dez Bryant | 6'2"  | 225  | So.  | Lufkin, Texas | Oklahoma State
TE | Chase Coffman | 6'6"  | 244  | Sr.  | Peculiar, Missouri | Missouri
T | Andre Smith | 6'4"  | 330  | Jr.  | Birmingham, Alabama | Alabama
T | Michael Oher | 6'5"  | 322  | Sr.  | Memphis, Tennessee | Mississippi
G | Duke Robinson | 6'5"  | 329  | Sr.  | Atlanta, Georgia | Oklahoma
G | Brandon Carter | 6'7"  | 334  | Jr.  | Longview, Texas | Texas Tech
C | Antoine Caldwell | 6'3"  | 305  | Sr.  | Montgomery, Alabama | Alabama
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DE | Brian Orakpo | 6'3"  | 263  | Sr.  | Greenwood, Mississippi | Texas
DE | Aaron Maybin | 6'4"  | 249  | Jr.  | Baltimore, Maryland | Penn State
DT | Terrence Cody | 6'5"  | 365  | Jr.  | Fort Myers, Florida | Alabama
DE | Jerry Hughes | 6'3"  | 257  | Jr.  | Sugar Land, Texas | TCU
LB | Rey Maualuga | 6'2"  | 260  | Sr.  | Eureka, California | USC
LB | James Laurinaitis | 6'4"  | 244  | Sr.  | Wayzata, Minnesota | Ohio State
LB | Brandon Spikes | 6'3"  | 249  | Jr.  | Shelby, North Carolina | Florida
CB | Malcolm Jenkins | 6'0"  | 204  | Sr.  | Piscataway, New Jersey | Ohio State
CB | Alphonso Smith | 5'9"  | 190  | Sr.  | Pahokee, Florida | Wake Forest
Safety | Eric Berry | 6'0"  | 211  | So.  | Fairburn, Georgia | Tennessee
Safety | Taylor Mays | 6'3"  | 230  | Jr.  | Irving, Texas | USC

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Kicker | Louie Sakoda | 5'9"  | 175  | Sr.  | San Jose, California | Utah
Punter | Kevin Huber | 6'1"  | 214  | Sr.  | Cincinnati, Ohio | Cincinnati
RS | Brandon James | 5'7"  | 186  | Jr.  | St. Augustine, Florida | Florida
RS | Jeremy Maclin | 6'0"  | 198  | Jr.  | Kirkwood, Missouri | Missouri

### Statistical leaders

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* Team scoring most points: Oklahoma, 716

## Coaching changes

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### Pre-season

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Pre-season

Team  | 2008 coach  | 2007 coach
Arkansas | Bobby Petrino | Houston Nutt
Baylor | Art Briles | Guy Morriss
Georgia Tech | Paul Johnson | Chan Gailey
Hawaiʻi | Greg McMackin | June Jones
Houston | Kevin Sumlin | Art Briles
Michigan | Rich Rodriguez | Lloyd Carr
Mississippi | Houston Nutt | Ed Orgeron
Navy | Ken Niumatalolo | Paul Johnson
Nebraska | Bo Pelini | Bill Callahan
Northern Illinois | Jerry Kill | Joe Novak
SMU | June Jones | Phil Bennett
Southern Mississippi | Larry Fedora | Jeff Bower
Texas A&M | Mike Sherman | Dennis Franchione
UCLA | Rick Neuheisel | Karl Dorrell
Washington State | Paul Wulff | Bill Doba

### In-season

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In-season

Team  | Interim coach  | Former coach
Clemson | Dabo Swinney | Tommy Bowden

### End of season

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End of season

Team  | Outgoing coach  | Reason  | Replacement
Army | Stan Brock | Fired  | Rich Ellerson
Auburn | Tommy Tuberville | Resigned  | Gene Chizik[16]
Ball State | Brady Hoke[17] | Hired as head coach at San Diego State  | Stan Parrish
Boston College | Jeff Jagodzinski | Fired  | Frank Spaziani
Bowling Green | Gregg Brandon | Fired  | Dave Clawson
Eastern Michigan | Jeff Genyk | Fired  | Ron English[18]
Iowa State | Gene Chizik  | Hired as head coach at Auburn  | Paul Rhoads[19]
Kansas State | Ron Prince | Fired[20] | Bill Snyder[21]
Miami (OH) | Shane Montgomery | Resigned  | Mike Haywood
Mississippi State | Sylvester Croom | Resigned  | Dan Mullen
New Mexico | Rocky Long | Resigned  | Mike Locksley[22]
New Mexico State | Hal Mumme | Fired  | DeWayne Walker
Oregon | Mike Bellotti | Resigned to become Oregon athletic director[23] | Chip Kelly[23]
Purdue | Joe Tiller | Retired[24] | Danny Hope[24]
San Diego State | Chuck Long | Fired  | Brady Hoke[17]
Syracuse | Greg Robinson | Fired  | Doug Marrone[25]
Tennessee | Phillip Fulmer | Fired  | Lane Kiffin[26]
Toledo | Tom Amstutz | Resigned  | Tim Beckman
Utah State | Brent Guy | Fired  | Gary Andersen
Washington | Tyrone Willingham | Fired  | Steve Sarkisian[27]
Wyoming | Joe Glenn | Fired  | Dave Christensen[28]

## Final rankings

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See also: 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Rank  | Associated Press  | USA TODAY/AFCA*

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1  | Florida | Florida
2  | Utah  | Southern California
3  | Southern California  | Texas
4  | Texas  | Utah≠
5  | Oklahoma  | Oklahoma
6  | Alabama  | Alabama
7  | Texas Christian  | Texas Christian
8  | Penn State  | Penn State
9  | Ohio State  | Oregon
10  | Oregon  | Georgia
11  | Boise State  | Ohio State
12  | Texas Tech  | Texas Tech
13  | Georgia  | Boise State
14  | Mississippi  | Virginia Tech
15  | Virginia Tech  | Mississippi
16  | Oklahoma State  | Missouri
17  | Cincinnati  | Cincinnati
18  | Oregon State  | Oklahoma State
19  | Missouri  | Oregon State
20  | Iowa  | Iowa
21  | Florida State  | Brigham Young
22  | Georgia Tech  | Georgia Tech
23  | West Virginia  | Florida State
24  | Michigan State  | Michigan State
25  | Brigham Young  | California

* \- The AFCA requires that their voters make the winner of the BCS Championship at the number one position in the final poll.
≠ \- Kyle Whittingham, head coach of Utah, broke the AFCA requirement and voted his team number one on his ballot.

## Attendances

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# | College football team | Average attendance[29]

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1 | Michigan Wolverines | 108,571
2 | Penn State Nittany Lions | 108,254
3 | Ohio State Buckeyes | 104,976
4 | Tennessee Volunteers | 101,448
5 | Texas Longhorns | 98,046
6 | Georgia Bulldogs | 92,746
7 | LSU Tigers | 92,383
8 | Alabama Crimson Tide | 92,138
9 | Florida Gators | 90,544
10 | Auburn Tigers | 86,915
11 | USC Trojans | 86,793
12 | Oklahoma Sooners | 85,075
13 | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 85,071
14 | Texas A&M Aggies | 82,193
15 | Wisconsin Badgers | 81,088
16 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 80,795
17 | South Carolina Gamecocks | 80,529
18 | Clemson Tigers | 78,001
19 | Florida State Seminoles | 77,968
20 | Michigan State Spartans | 74,858
21 | UCLA Bruins | 72,795
22 | Iowa Hawkeyes | 70,169
23 | Kentucky Wildcats | 69,434
24 | Arkansas Razorbacks | 68,740
25 | Virginia Tech Hokies | 66,233
26 | Missouri Tigers | 64,520
27 | BYU Cougars | 64,102
28 | Arizona State Sun Devils | 63,837
29 | Washington Huskies | 63,640
30 | Illinois Fighting Illini | 61,707
31 | California Golden Bears | 61,634
32 | Oregon Ducks | 58,444
33 | West Virginia Mountaineers | 58,085
34 | North Carolina Tar Heels | 57,829
35 | Purdue Boilermakers | 56,702
36 | NC State Wolfpack | 56,665
37 | Virginia Cavaliers | 53,815
38 | Texas Tech Red Raiders | 53,625
39 | Ole Miss Rebels | 53,005
40 | Arizona Wildcats | 52,440
41 | Kansas Jayhawks | 50,907
42 | South Florida Bulls | 49,690
43 | Colorado Buffaloes | 49,476
44 | Pittsburgh Panthers | 49,352
45 | Minnesota Golden Gophers | 48,958
46 | Oklahoma State Cowboys | 48,261
47 | Maryland Terrapins | 47,954
48 | Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | 47,489
49 | Iowa State Cyclones | 47,429
50 | Miami Hurricanes | 46,299
51 | Utah Utes | 45,542
52 | Kansas State Wildcats | 45,190
53 | Oregon State Beavers | 44,931
54 | Mississippi State Bulldogs | 43,453
55 | Rutgers Scarlet Knights | 42,378
56 | East Carolina Pirates | 42,016
57 | Boston College Eagles | 41,037
58 | Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors | 41,010
59 | Navy Midshipmen | 40,802
60 | Louisville Cardinals | 39,680
61 | UCF Knights | 39,596
62 | Connecticut Huskies | 39,331
63 | Vanderbilt Commodores | 38,460
64 | Air Force Falcons | 38,134
65 | Fresno State Bulldogs | 37,864
66 | UTEP Miners | 37,296
67 | Stanford Cardinal | 34,258
68 | Baylor Bears | 34,124
69 | Syracuse Orange | 33,474
70 | Boise State Broncos | 32,275
71 | Cincinnati Bearcats | 31,965
72 | Indiana Hoosiers | 31,782
73 | Wake Forest Demon Deacons | 31,666
74 | Washington State Cougars | 30,719
75 | TCU Horned Frogs | 30,389
76 | Southern Miss Golden Eagles | 30,102
77 | New Mexico Lobos | 29,713
78 | Duke Blue Devils | 28,727
79 | Northwestern Wildcats | 28,590
80 | Army Black Knights | 27,752
81 | Memphis Tigers | 25,003
82 | Marshall Thundering Herd | 24,766
83 | San Diego State Aztecs | 24,376
84 | Tulsa Golden Hurricane | 24,368
85 | Tulane Green Wave | 22,750
86 | Central Michigan Chippewas | 22,659
87 | Houston Cougars | 21,518
88 | Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns | 21,468
89 | Arkansas State Red Wolves | 21,105
90 | Colorado State Rams | 21,008
91 | San José State Spartans | 20,952
92 | UNLV Rebels | 20,849
93 | Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders | 20,227
94 | Rice Owls | 20,179
95 | SMU Mustangs | 19,780
96 | Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks | 19,519
97 | Troy Trojans | 19,231
98 | Ball State Cardinals | 19,201
99 | UAB Blazers | 19,062
100 | Nevada Wolf Pack | 19,043
101 | Eastern Michigan Eagles | 18,951
102 | Western Michigan Broncos | 18,547
103 | Wyoming Cowboys | 18,234
104 | Northern Illinois Huskies | 18,185
105 | Louisiana Tech Bulldogs | 18,020
106 | New Mexico State Aggies | 17,756
107 | Toledo Rockets | 17,008
108 | North Texas Mean Green | 16,956
109 | Buffalo Bulls | 16,924
110 | Florida Atlantic Owls | 16,126
111 | Bowling Green Falcons | 15,701
112 | Temple Owls | 15,582
113 | Miami RedHawks | 15,435
114 | Idaho Vandals | 15,340
115 | Ohio Bobcats | 15,276
116 | Utah State Aggies | 14,736
117 | Akron Zips | 14,342
118 | FIU Panthers | 13,852
119 | Kent State Golden Flashes | 10,639

## See also

[edit]

* 2008 Big 12 Conference South Division 3-way tie controversy

## Notes

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1. ^ Western Kentucky University was in a two-year process of transition to FBS status in 2008 (completed in 2009), and, therefore, some sources list the total for 2008 as 119.

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