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revert - how is Alabama/LSU notable for the college football season? Every game #1 Alabama wins isn't notable. It may be notable for Saban, but not for the 2008 FBS season
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I don't know who made you Pope to let you decide which games are notable and which ones aren't. Put up in the discussion page. Your not a one man jury
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| ESPN.com<ref>[http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=282430099 ]</ref>
| ESPN.com<ref>[http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=282430099 ]</ref>
| For the first time in history, the defending champions of Division I FBS and FCS face off.
| For the first time in history, the defending champions of Division I FBS and FCS face off.
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| September 1
| [[2008 Illinois Fighting Illini football team|Illinois]] 42
| '''[[2008 Missouri Tigers football team|Missouri]] 52'''
| ESPN.com<ref name="Duffey non-conference">{{cite web|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=282430142 |title=Maclin scores on two returns before leaving with injury for Missouri |publisher=ESPN.com |date=[[2008-09-01]] |accessdate=2008-10-29}}</ref>
| This was the first meeting where both teams were ranked.
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|September 6
|September 6
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|ESPN.com<ref>{{cite news|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=282500151 |title=East Carolina controls West Virginia from start to finish |publisher=''ESPN.com'' |date=2008-09-06 |accessdate=2008-11-23}}</ref>
|ESPN.com<ref>{{cite news|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=282500151 |title=East Carolina controls West Virginia from start to finish |publisher=''ESPN.com'' |date=2008-09-06 |accessdate=2008-11-23}}</ref>
|With an upset over West Virginia at home and a victory over Virginia Tech the week before in [[Bank of America Stadium|Charlotte]], East Carolina vaulted into the Top 25 rankings for the first time since 1999, and set a [[Conference USA]] record for being the first team to beat three top 25 teams consecutively (#24 [[2007 Boise State Broncos football team|Boise State]], #17 [[2008 Virginia Tech Hokies football team|Virginia Tech]], and #8 West Virginia.)
|With an upset over West Virginia at home and a victory over Virginia Tech the week before in [[Bank of America Stadium|Charlotte]], East Carolina vaulted into the Top 25 rankings for the first time since 1999, and set a [[Conference USA]] record for being the first team to beat three top 25 teams consecutively (#24 [[2007 Boise State Broncos football team|Boise State]], #17 [[2008 Virginia Tech Hokies football team|Virginia Tech]], and #8 West Virginia.)
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| September 13
| [[2008 California Golden Bears football team|Cal]] 27
| '''[[2008 Maryland Terrapins football team|Maryland]] 35'''
| ESPN<ref>http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=282570120</ref>
| Maryland upsets and wins its first game against a Pac-10 opponent since 1955.
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| September 13
| [[2008 Ohio State Buckeyes football team|Ohio State]] 3
| '''[[2008 USC Trojans football team|USC]] 35'''
| ESPN<ref>http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=282570030</ref>
| Southern California wins the most anticipated matchup of the early 2008 schedule for its eighth straight victory over a Big Ten opponent.
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| September 25
| September 25
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| ESPN<ref>http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=282710057</ref>; USA Today<ref>[http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/sec/2008-09-27-mississippi-florida_N.htm USA Today:Another stunner: Ole Miss topples No. 4 Florida 31-30]</ref>; OleMissSports.com<ref>http://www.olemisssports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=12816&SPID=738&DB_OEM_ID=2600&ATCLID=1621919</ref>
| ESPN<ref>http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=282710057</ref>; USA Today<ref>[http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/sec/2008-09-27-mississippi-florida_N.htm USA Today:Another stunner: Ole Miss topples No. 4 Florida 31-30]</ref>; OleMissSports.com<ref>http://www.olemisssports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=12816&SPID=738&DB_OEM_ID=2600&ATCLID=1621919</ref>
| Ole Miss posted its 600th win and first win over a Top 5 team since 1977 when the Rebels defeated Notre Dame. Three of the last six times Florida has lost to an unranked team it has been to Ole Miss. The loss to Ole Miss was the only loss by Florida in the 2008 regular season.
| Ole Miss posted its 600th win and first win over a Top 5 team since 1977 when the Rebels defeated Notre Dame. Three of the last six times Florida has lost to an unranked team it has been to Ole Miss. The loss to Ole Miss was the only loss by Florida in the 2008 regular season.
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| September 27
| '''[[Navy Midshipmen football|Navy]] 24'''
| [[2008 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team|Wake Forest]] 17
| ESPN<ref>http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=282710154</ref>
| Navy tops a ranked team for the first time since 1985.
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| October 4
| [[2008 Auburn Tigers football team|Auburn]] 13
| '''[[2008 Vanderbilt Commodores football team|Vanderbilt]] 14'''
| ESPN<ref>http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=282780238</ref>
| Vanderbilt wins its first game against Auburn and as a ranked team in over 50 years, after scoring 14 unanswered points.
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| [[2008 Texas vs. Oklahoma football game|October 11]]
| [[2008 Texas vs. Oklahoma football game|October 11]]
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| ESPN<ref>{{cite web|url=http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/preview?gameId=283110254 |title= Utes-Horned Frogs meet with MWC title, BCS hopes at stake |publisher=''ESPN.com'' |date=2008-11-07 |accessdate=2008-11-07}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=283110254 |title= Johnson TD pass with 47 seconds left lifts Utah past TCU |author=Associated Press |publisher=''ESPN.com'' |date=2008-11-07 |accessdate=2008-11-07}}</ref>
| ESPN<ref>{{cite web|url=http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/preview?gameId=283110254 |title= Utes-Horned Frogs meet with MWC title, BCS hopes at stake |publisher=''ESPN.com'' |date=2008-11-07 |accessdate=2008-11-07}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=283110254 |title= Johnson TD pass with 47 seconds left lifts Utah past TCU |author=Associated Press |publisher=''ESPN.com'' |date=2008-11-07 |accessdate=2008-11-07}}</ref>
| In the second of three key Mountain West games with BCS implications, the Horned Frogs jump to a 10–0 first-quarter lead, but the Utes remained unbeaten with their BCS hopes alive, scoring the winning TD on a pass from Brian Johnson to Freddie Brown with 47 seconds left.
| In the second of three key Mountain West games with BCS implications, the Horned Frogs jump to a 10–0 first-quarter lead, but the Utes remained unbeaten with their BCS hopes alive, scoring the winning TD on a pass from Brian Johnson to Freddie Brown with 47 seconds left.
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| November 8
| [[2008 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team|#9 Oklahoma State]] 20
| '''[[2008 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team|#2 Texas Tech]]''' 56
| {{fact|date=November 2008}}
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| November 8
| '''[[2008 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]]''' 27
| [[2008 LSU Tigers football team|LSU]] 21 (OT)
| {{fact|date=November 2008}}
| [[Nick Saban]] returns to LSU for the first time as an opposing coach, and leads the #1 Crimson Tide to an overtime win.
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| November 8
| November 8
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| {{fact|date=November 2008}}
| {{fact|date=November 2008}}
| [[Joe Paterno]] loses for the first time in 2008.
| [[Joe Paterno]] loses for the first time in 2008.
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|November 22
|[[2008 Michigan State Spartans football team|#15 Michigan State]] 18
|'''[[2008 Penn State Nittany Lions football team|#8 Penn State]]''' 49
| {{fact|date=November 2008}}
|The Nittany Lions win their 800th game in school history, the Big Ten championship, and a trip to the [[2009 Rose Bowl|Rose Bowl]].
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| November 22
| November 22
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| ESPN.com<ref>{{cite news|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/preview?gameId=283270201 |title=Red Raiders, Sooners battle for Big 12 South title |publisher=''ESPN.com'' |date=2008-11-22 |accessdate=2008-11-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=283270201 |title= Oklahoma's message soundly delivered with destruction of Texas Tech |author=Associated Press |publisher=''ESPN.com'' |date=2008-11-22 |accessdate=2008-11-23}}</ref>
| ESPN.com<ref>{{cite news|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/preview?gameId=283270201 |title=Red Raiders, Sooners battle for Big 12 South title |publisher=''ESPN.com'' |date=2008-11-22 |accessdate=2008-11-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=283270201 |title= Oklahoma's message soundly delivered with destruction of Texas Tech |author=Associated Press |publisher=''ESPN.com'' |date=2008-11-22 |accessdate=2008-11-23}}</ref>
| Oklahoma ended the Red Raiders' hopes of a national championship appearance a year after Texas Tech did the same to Oklahoma.
| Oklahoma ended the Red Raiders' hopes of a national championship appearance a year after Texas Tech did the same to Oklahoma.
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| November 29
| '''[[2008 Oklahoma Sooners football team|#3 Oklahoma]]''' 61
| [[2008 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team|#12 Oklahoma State]] 41
| ESPN.com<ref>{{cite news|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/preview?gameId=283340197 |title=Oklahoma-Oklahoma St. Preview |publisher=''ESPN.com'' |date=2008-11-27 |accessdate=2008-11-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=283340197 |title=No. 3 Sooners turn to offense to make BCS case at Cowboys' expense |publisher=''ESPN.com'' |date=2008-11-29 |accessdate=2008-12-01}}</ref>
| Oklahoma got all the bounces it needed to get past Oklahoma State in the highest-scoring Bedlam rivalry game ever.
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| November 29
| '''[[2008 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team|#22 Georgia Tech]]''' 45
| [[2008 Georgia Bulldogs football team|#11 Georgia]] 42
| ESPN.com<ref>{{cite news|url=http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/preview?gameId=283340061 |title=Georgia Tech-Georgia Preview |publisher=''ESPN.com'' |date=2008-11-27 |accessdate=2008-11-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=283340061 |title=Ga. Tech overcomes 16-point halftime deficit, snaps 7-game skid to Georgia |publisher=''ESPN.com'' |date=2008-11-29 |accessdate=2008-12-01}}</ref>
| Georgia Tech ended Georgia's seven game winning streak in the rivalry series preserved Tech coach [[Bobby Dodd]]'s record eight game win streak in the series that ran from 1949-1956.
|}
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Revision as of 21:48, 2 December 2008

2008 NCAA Division I FBS season
DurationAugust 28 – December 6
Post-season
DurationDecember 20, 2008 –
NCAA Division I FBS football seasons
← 2007
2009 →

The 2008 NCAA Division I FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision) football season, or the college football season, began on August 28, 2008,[1] progresses through the regular season and bowl season, and (aside from all-star exhibition games that will follow) will conclude with the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) National Championship Game in Miami Gardens, Florida on January 8, 2009, featuring the #1 and #2 teams determined by the BCS Ranking.[2]

Key matchups and upsets

Date Visitor Home Source Significance
September 1 Appalachian State 13 LSU 41 ESPN.com[3] For the first time in history, the defending champions of Division I FBS and FCS face off.
September 1 Illinois 42 Missouri 52 ESPN.com[4] This was the first meeting where both teams were ranked.
September 6 #8 West Virginia 3 East Carolina 24 ESPN.com[5] With an upset over West Virginia at home and a victory over Virginia Tech the week before in Charlotte, East Carolina vaulted into the Top 25 rankings for the first time since 1999, and set a Conference USA record for being the first team to beat three top 25 teams consecutively (#24 Boise State, #17 Virginia Tech, and #8 West Virginia.)
September 13 Cal 27 Maryland 35 ESPN[6] Maryland upsets and wins its first game against a Pac-10 opponent since 1955.
September 13 Ohio State 3 USC 35 ESPN[7] Southern California wins the most anticipated matchup of the early 2008 schedule for its eighth straight victory over a Big Ten opponent.
September 25 Oregon State 27 USC 21 ESPN[8] Unranked Oregon State defeated the Trojans for the third time in the Trojans' last four visits to Corvallis.
September 27 Mississippi (Ole Miss) 31 Florida 30 ESPN[9]; USA Today[10]; OleMissSports.com[11] Ole Miss posted its 600th win and first win over a Top 5 team since 1977 when the Rebels defeated Notre Dame. Three of the last six times Florida has lost to an unranked team it has been to Ole Miss. The loss to Ole Miss was the only loss by Florida in the 2008 regular season.
September 27 Navy 24 Wake Forest 17 ESPN[12] Navy tops a ranked team for the first time since 1985.
October 4 Auburn 13 Vanderbilt 14 ESPN[13] Vanderbilt wins its first game against Auburn and as a ranked team in over 50 years, after scoring 14 unanswered points.
October 11 Texas 45 OU 35 ESPN[14] Texas defeats the #1 team in the nation and wins the highest scoring Red River Shootout ever.
October 16 BYU 7 TCU 32 ESPN[15][16] The Cougars entered with the nation's longest winning streak at 16 games, but the Horned Frogs also score their biggest win ever over a Top 10 team.
October 25 Penn State 13 Ohio State 6 ESPN[17] Penn State upends Ohio State on a game ending interception by Lydell Sargeant.
November 1 #1 Texas 33 #7 Texas Tech 39 ESPN[18] Texas Tech upsets #1 Texas and takes the top spot in the Big 12 South.
November 6 #12 TCU 10 #8 Utah 13 ESPN[19][20] In the second of three key Mountain West games with BCS implications, the Horned Frogs jump to a 10–0 first-quarter lead, but the Utes remained unbeaten with their BCS hopes alive, scoring the winning TD on a pass from Brian Johnson to Freddie Brown with 47 seconds left.
November 8 #9 Oklahoma State 20 #2 Texas Tech 56 [citation needed]
November 8 Alabama 27 LSU 21 (OT) [citation needed] Nick Saban returns to LSU for the first time as an opposing coach, and leads the #1 Crimson Tide to an overtime win.
November 8 Iowa 24 Penn State 23 [citation needed] Joe Paterno loses for the first time in 2008.
November 22 #15 Michigan State 18 #8 Penn State 49 [citation needed] The Nittany Lions win their 800th game in school history, the Big Ten championship, and a trip to the Rose Bowl.
November 22 #14 BYU 24 #7 Utah 48 ESPN.com[21][22] In The Holy War, Utah scores 21 unanswered fourth-quarter points to win the Mountain West championship, complete an unbeaten 12–0 season, and secure its second trip to a BCS bowl.
November 22 #2 Texas Tech 21 #5 Oklahoma 65 ESPN.com[23][24] Oklahoma ended the Red Raiders' hopes of a national championship appearance a year after Texas Tech did the same to Oklahoma.
November 29 #3 Oklahoma 61 #12 Oklahoma State 41 ESPN.com[25][26] Oklahoma got all the bounces it needed to get past Oklahoma State in the highest-scoring Bedlam rivalry game ever.
November 29 #22 Georgia Tech 45 #11 Georgia 42 ESPN.com[27][28] Georgia Tech ended Georgia's seven game winning streak in the rivalry series preserved Tech coach Bobby Dodd's record eight game win streak in the series that ran from 1949-1956.

Rule changes for 2008

The NCAA football rules committee made several rule changes for 2008, and includes the following:

  • The 25-second play clock was replaced by a 40-second version similar to one that was used in the NFL until 2005.
  • 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.
  • All face-mask penalties result in a 15-yard penalty. Incidental contact with the face mask is no longer penalized.
  • All horse-collar tackles are now subject to a 15-yard penalty.
  • If a coach challenges a play and they win the challenge, they are given a second challenge to use later in the game, and each coach has a maximum of two challenges per game even if both are decided in their favor.

Conference standings

2008 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
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  
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
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
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
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
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
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
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
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
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 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Navy   –     8 – 5  
Notre Dame   –     7 – 6  
Army   –     3 – 9  
WKU   –     2 – 10  
Rankings from AP Poll
2008 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
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
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
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
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
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
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
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
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
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
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
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

Conference champions

Championship games

Date Conference Visitor Home Site Score TV
December 5 MAC #12 Ball State Buffalo Ford Field
Detroit, Michigan		 ESPN2, 7:30 PM
December 6 Conference USA East Carolina Tulsa Skelly Field at H.A. Chapman Stadium
Tulsa, Oklahoma		 ESPN2, 12 noon
December 6 ACC #18 Boston College Virginia Tech Raymond James Stadium
Tampa, Florida		 ABC, 1 PM
December 6 SEC #1 Alabama #4 Florida Georgia Dome
Atlanta, Georgia		 CBS, 4 PM
December 6 Big 12 #19 Missouri #2 Oklahoma Arrowhead Stadium
Kansas City, Missouri		 ABC, 8 PM

Other champions

Conference Champion
Big East Cincinnati
Big Ten Penn Stateb, Ohio State
Mountain West Utah
Pac-10
Sun Belt
WAC Boise State

Template:EntPenn State receives the conference BCS bid by winning against Ohio State.

Bowl games

Main article: NCAA football bowl games, 2008-09

If a conference does have not enough eligible teams to fill all of its contracted bowl slots, and an affected bowl does not have a contingency agreement with another conference (e.g., the Poinsettia Bowl, which has a contract with the WAC to take one of its teams if the Pac-10 does not have enough eligible teams), the bowl "left out" can select an at-large team. By NCAA rule, an at-large bowl slot must be filled by a team with at least 7 wins, if available. Two new bowl games have been added for the 2008-09 post-season: the EagleBank Bowl, which will be played at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C., and the St. Petersburg Bowl in the titular Florida city at Tropicana Field.

Bowl Championship Series

Main article: Bowl Championship Series

Ten teams will play in the five BCS bowls. The top two teams in the final BCS ranking will play in the BCS National Championship Game. The champions of the six BCS conferences who are not in the top two are given automatic berths into other BCS bowls. Unless playing in the championship game, the champions of the Big 10 and Pac 10 play in the Rose Bowl, the ACC champion in the Orange Bowl, the SEC champion in the Sugar Bowl and the Big 12 champion in the Fiesta Bowl. The Big East champion can play in any open BCS bowl games.

As of November 28, three teams secured BCS berths - Big 10 champion Penn State, Big East champion Cincinnati and Mountain West champion Utah, as the highest-ranked non-BCS conference champion.

Bowl Game Date Visitor Home Score TV
Rose Bowl (Pasadena, CA) January 1[2] Pac-10 Champions(refactored from a) Penn State[29] ABC
Orange Bowl (Miami Gardens, FL) January 1[2] At-large Virgina Tech or Boston College FOX
Sugar Bowl (New Orleans, LA) January 2[2] At-large SEC Champion(refactored from a) FOX
Fiesta Bowl (Glendale, AZ) January 5[2] At-large Big 12 Champion(refactored from a) FOX
BCS National Championship Game
(Miami Gardens, FL)		 January 8[2] BCS #2 BCS #1 FOX

Template:Ent If the given conference champion is chosen for the BCS National Championship game, they will be replaced by an at-large team from the same conference, if possible.

Other bowl games

Bowl Game Date Visitor Home Score TV
EagleBank Bowl (Washington, D.C.) December 20 ACC 9th Pick Navy ESPN
New Mexico Bowl (Albuquerque, NM) December 20 WAC MWC ESPN
St. Petersburg Bowl (St. Petersburg, FL) December 20 Big East 6th Pick C-USA or Sun Belt ESPN2
Las Vegas Bowl (Las Vegas, NV) December 20 Pac-10 MWC Champion ESPN
New Orleans Bowl (New Orleans, LA) December 21 C-USA 5th Pick Sun Belt Champion ESPN
Poinsettia Bowl (San Diego, CA) December 23 MWC Pac-10 6th Pick or WAC ESPN
Hawaiʻi Bowl (ʻAiea, HI) December 24 Pac-10 Hawaiʻi ESPN
Motor City Bowl (Detroit, MI) December 26 Big Ten 7th Pick MAC Champion ESPN2
Meineke Car Care Bowl (Charlotte, NC) December 27 Big East 3rd Pick ACC 5th or 6th or 7th Pick ESPN
Champs Sports Bowl (Orlando, FL) December 27 Big Ten 4th or 5th Pick ACC 4th Pick ESPN
Emerald Bowl (San Francisco, CA) December 27 ACC 5th or 6th or 7th Pick Pac-10 ESPN
Independence Bowl (Shreveport, LA) December 28 Big 12 7th Pick SEC or Sun Belt ESPN
Papajohns.com Bowl (Birmingham, AL) December 29 Big East SEC lowest ranked Team or Sun Belt ESPN2
Alamo Bowl (San Antonio, TX) December 29 Big Ten 4th or 5th Pick Big 12 4th or 5th Pick ESPN
Humanitarian Bowl (Boise, ID) December 30 ACC 8th Pick WAC ESPN2
Texas Bowl (Houston, TX) December 30 Big 12 8th Pick C-USA NFL Network
Holiday Bowl (San Diego, CA) December 30 Big 12 3rd or 4th Pick Pac-10 2nd Pick ESPN
Armed Forces Bowl (Fort Worth, TX) December 31 MWC C-USA ESPN
Sun Bowl (El Paso, TX) December 31 Pac-10 3rd Pick Big East 2nd or Notre Dame or Big 12 CBS
Music City Bowl (Nashville, TN) December 31 ACC 5th or 6th or 7th Pick SEC ESPN
Insight Bowl (Tempe, AZ) December 31 Big Ten 6th Big 12 6th Pick NFL
Chick-fil-A Bowl (Atlanta, GA) December 31 ACC 2nd Pick SEC ESPN
Outback Bowl (Tampa, FL) January 1 Big Ten 3rd Pick SEC ESPN
Gator Bowl (Jacksonville, FL) January 1 Big East, Notre Dame or Big 12 ACC 3rd Pick CBS
Capital One Bowl (Orlando, FL) January 1 Big Ten 2nd Pick SEC 2nd Pick ABC
Cotton Bowl (Dallas, TX) January 2 SEC Big 12 2nd Pick FOX
Liberty Bowl (Memphis, TN) January 2 SEC C-USA Champion ESPN
International Bowl (Toronto, ON, Canada) January 3 MAC 3rd Pick Big East ESPN2
GMAC Bowl (Mobile, AL) January 6 MAC C-USA ESPN

Bowl Challenge Cup standings

Conference Wins Losses Games left Pct.
ACC 0 0 0 –
Big East 0 0 0 –
Big Ten 0 0 0 –
Big 12 0 0 0 –
C-USA 0 0 0 –
MAC 0 0 0 –
MWC 0 0 0 –
Pac-10 0 0 0 –
SEC 0 0 0 –
Sun Belt 0 0 0 –
WAC 0 0 0 –

NOTE: A minimum of three teams are needed for a conference to be eligible.

Heisman Trophy voting

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

Other major award winners

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Award Winner 2nd Place 3rd Place
Walter Camp Award (Top Player)
Maxwell Award (Top Player)
Bronko Nagurski Trophy (Defensive Player)
Chuck Bednarik Award (Defensive Player)
Dave Rimington Trophy (Center)
Davey O'Brien Award (Quarterback)
Dick Butkus Award (Linebacker)
Doak Walker Award (Running Back)
Draddy Trophy ("Academic Heisman")
Fred Biletnikoff Award (Wide Receiver)
Jim Thorpe Award (Defensive Back)
John Mackey Award (Tight End)
Johnny Unitas Award (Sr. Quarterback)
Lombardi Award (Top Lineman)

Coaching changes

Pre-season
School 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
In-season
School Interim Coach Former Coach
Clemson Dabo Swinney Tommy Bowden
End of season
School Outgoing coach Reason Replacement
Bowling Green Gregg Brandon Fired
Eastern Michigan Jeff Genyk Fired
Kansas State Ron Prince Fired[30] Bill Snyder[31]
Miami (OH) Shane Montgomery Resigned
Mississippi State Sylvester Croom Resigned
New Mexico Rocky Long Resigned
New Mexico State Hal Mumme Fired
Purdue Joe Tiller Retired[32] Danny Hope[32]
San Diego State Chuck Long Fired
Syracuse Greg Robinson Fired
Tennessee Phillip Fulmer Fired Lane Kiffin
Toledo Tom Amstutz Resigned
Utah State Brent Guy Fired
Washington Tyrone Willingham Fired
Wyoming Joe Glenn Fired Dave Christensen[33]

See also

Notes and references

  1. ^ "NCAA Football Schedules Week 1". CBS Sportsline. Retrieved 2007-08-20.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Future BCS Schedules". BCSFootball.org. Fox Sports. Retrieved 2007-10-29.
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  4. ^ "Maclin scores on two returns before leaving with injury for Missouri". ESPN.com. 2008-09-01. Retrieved 2008-10-29. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  5. ^ "East Carolina controls West Virginia from start to finish". ESPN.com. 2008-09-06. Retrieved 2008-11-23. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  6. ^ http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=282570120
  7. ^ http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=282570030
  8. ^ http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=282690204
  9. ^ http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=282710057
  10. ^ USA Today:Another stunner: Ole Miss topples No. 4 Florida 31-30
  11. ^ http://www.olemisssports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=12816&SPID=738&DB_OEM_ID=2600&ATCLID=1621919
  12. ^ http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=282710154
  13. ^ http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=282780238
  14. ^ http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=282850201
  15. ^ "Showdown near as unbeaten BYU takes on 6-1 TCU". ESPN.com. 2008-10-16. Retrieved 2008-11-07. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  16. ^ Associated Press (2008-10-16). "TCU ends BYU's BCS hopes, win streak, and undefeated season". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2008-11-07. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  17. ^ http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=282990194
  18. ^ http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=283062641
  19. ^ "Utes-Horned Frogs meet with MWC title, BCS hopes at stake". ESPN.com. 2008-11-07. Retrieved 2008-11-07. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  20. ^ Associated Press (2008-11-07). "Johnson TD pass with 47 seconds left lifts Utah past TCU". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2008-11-07. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  21. ^ "Stakes even higher than usual for Utah against BYU". ESPN.com. 2008-11-22. Retrieved 2008-11-23. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  22. ^ Associated Press (2008-11-22). "Seventh-ranked Utes tackle defending champions to win conference title". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2008-11-23. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  23. ^ "Red Raiders, Sooners battle for Big 12 South title". ESPN.com. 2008-11-22. Retrieved 2008-11-23. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  24. ^ Associated Press (2008-11-22). "Oklahoma's message soundly delivered with destruction of Texas Tech". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2008-11-23. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  25. ^ "Oklahoma-Oklahoma St. Preview". ESPN.com. 2008-11-27. Retrieved 2008-11-27. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  26. ^ "No. 3 Sooners turn to offense to make BCS case at Cowboys' expense". ESPN.com. 2008-11-29. Retrieved 2008-12-01. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  27. ^ "Georgia Tech-Georgia Preview". ESPN.com. 2008-11-27. Retrieved 2008-11-27. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  28. ^ "Ga. Tech overcomes 16-point halftime deficit, snaps 7-game skid to Georgia". ESPN.com. 2008-11-29. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help); Unknown parameter |http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId= ignored (help)
  29. ^ "Penn State Rose Bowl Bound". Yahoo!. Retrieved 2008-11-23. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  30. ^ "Ron Prince Will Not Return for 2009" (Press release). Kansas State University Athletic Department. 2008-11-05. Retrieved 2008-11-27.
  31. ^ "Bill Snyder Named Head Football Coach" (Press release). Kansas State University Athletic Department. 2008-11-24. Retrieved 2008-11-27.
  32. ^ a b "Plenty Of Reasons For Hope" (Press release). Purdue University Athletics Department. 2008-01-11. Retrieved 2008-11-27.
  33. ^ MU’s Christensen accepts Wyoming job
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