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| [[2008 Music City Bowl|Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl]] ([[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville, TN]]) || December 31 || [[2008 Boston College Eagles football team|Boston College]] || '''[[2008 Vanderbilt Commodores football team|Vanderbilt]]''' || 14–16|| ESPN
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| [[2008 Insight Bowl|Insight Bowl]] ([[Tempe, Arizona|Tempe, AZ]]) || December 31 || '''[[2008 Kansas Jayhawks football team|Kansas]]'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.kusports.com/news/2008/dec/04/ku-headed-insight-bowl/|title=KU headed to Insight Bowl|website=KUsports.com|date=4 December 2008 |access-date=22 March 2018}}</ref> || [[2008 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team|Minnesota]]<ref>[http://www.gophersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=8400&ATCLID=3629727 Gophers, Jayhawks to meet in Insight Bowl ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081225005355/http://www.gophersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=8400&ATCLID=3629727 |date=December 25, 2008 }}</ref> || 42–21 || NFL
| [[2008 Insight Bowl|Insight Bowl]] ([[Tempe, Arizona|Tempe, AZ]]) || December 31 || '''[[2008 Kansas Jayhawks football team|Kansas]]'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.kusports.com/news/2008/dec/04/ku-headed-insight-bowl/|title=KU headed to Insight Bowl|website=KUsports.com|date=4 December 2008 |access-date=22 March 2018}}</ref> || [[2008 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team|Minnesota]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gophersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=8400&ATCLID=3629727|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081225005355/http://www.gophersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=8400&ATCLID=3629727|deadurl=y|title=Gophers, Jayhawks to meet in Insight Bowl|archivedate=December 25, 2008}}</ref> || 42–21 || NFL
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| [[2008 Chick-fil-A Bowl|Chick-fil-A Bowl]] ([[Atlanta|Atlanta, GA]]) || December 31 || '''[[2008 LSU Tigers football team|LSU]]''' || [[2008 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team|No. 14 Georgia Tech]] || 38–3 || ESPN
| [[2008 Chick-fil-A Bowl|Chick-fil-A Bowl]] ([[Atlanta|Atlanta, GA]]) || December 31 || '''[[2008 LSU Tigers football team|LSU]]''' || [[2008 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team|No. 14 Georgia Tech]] || 38–3 || ESPN
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| [[The Home Depot Coach of the Year Award]]
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| [[Nick Saban]], Alabama<ref>[http://secsports.com/index.php?s=&url_channel_id=2&url_article_id=11927&change_well_id=2 UA's Saban Named Home Depot Coach of the Year] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090213075653/http://secsports.com/index.php?s= |date=2009-02-13 }}</ref>
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Revision as of 19:36, 9 June 2025

2008 NCAA Division I FBS season
Florida Gators celebrating after winning the 2009 BCS Championship Game
Number of teams119 + 1 transitional[n 1]
DurationAugust 28 – December 6
Preseason AP No. 1Georgia
Postseason
DurationDecember 20, 2008 – January 31, 2009
Bowl games34
Heisman TrophySam Bradford (quarterback, Oklahoma)
Bowl Championship Series
2009 BCS Championship Game
SiteDolphin 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

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

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

School 2007 Conference 2008 Conference
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers FCS Independent FBS Independent

Regular season top 10 matchups

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.

Most-watched regular season games

Rank Date Matchup Channel Viewers
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

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 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
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

Conference champions

Conference championship games

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

Date Conference Winner Runner-Up Score Site TV
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

Rankings are from the Week 15 AP Poll.

Conference Champion
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

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

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
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

Bowl Game Date Visitor Home Score TV
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

Conference Wins Losses Pct.
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

Heisman Trophy voting

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

Player School Position 1st 2nd 3rd Total
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

Top Player

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

Coaching

Award Winner
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

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

Special teams

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

Other

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

All-Americans

Main article: 2008 College Football All-America Team
2008 Consensus All-America Team
Special teams
Position Name Height Weight (lbs.) Class Hometown Team
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

  • Team scoring most points: Oklahoma, 716

Coaching changes

Pre-season

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

In-season
Team Interim coach Former coach
Clemson Dabo Swinney Tommy Bowden

End of season

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

See also: 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Rank Associated Press USA TODAY/AFCA*
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

# College football team Average attendance[29]
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

Notes

  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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