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Revision as of 21:44, 2 December 2008 editX96lee15 (talk \| contribs)Autopatrolled, Extended confirmed users, Pending changes reviewers45,459 edits 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← Previous edit		Revision as of 21:48, 2 December 2008 edit undoLevineps (talk \| contribs)64,853 edits 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 juryNext edit →
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	\| 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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			\| 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=] \|accessdate=2008-10-29}}</ref>
			\| This was the first meeting where both teams were ranked.
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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 ], East Carolina vaulted into the Top 25 rankings for the first time since 1999, and set a ] record for being the first team to beat three top 25 teams consecutively (#24 ], #17 ], and #8 West Virginia.)		\|With an upset over West Virginia at home and a victory over Virginia Tech the week before in ], East Carolina vaulted into the Top 25 rankings for the first time since 1999, and set a ] record for being the first team to beat three top 25 teams consecutively (#24 ], #17 ], and #8 West Virginia.)
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			\| 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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			\| 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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	\| ESPN<ref>http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=282710057</ref>; USA Today<ref></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></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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			\| 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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			\| 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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	\| 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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			\| ] 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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	\| ] loses for the first time in 2008.		\| ] loses for the first time in 2008.
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			\|The Nittany Lions win their 800th game in school history, the Big Ten championship, and a trip to the ].
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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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			\| 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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			\| 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 ]'s record eight game win streak in the series that ran from 1949-1956.
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2008 NCAA Division I FBS season
Duration	August 28 – December 6
Postseason
Duration	December 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, 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.

Key matchups and upsets

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Date	Visitor	Home	Source	Significance
September 1	Appalachian State 13	LSU 41	ESPN.com	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	This was the first meeting where both teams were ranked.
September 6	#8 West Virginia 3	East Carolina 24	ESPN.com	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	Maryland upsets and wins its first game against a Pac-10 opponent since 1955.
September 13	Ohio State 3	USC 35	ESPN	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	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; USA Today; OleMissSports.com	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	Navy tops a ranked team for the first time since 1985.
October 4	Auburn 13	Vanderbilt 14	ESPN	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	Texas defeats the #1 team in the nation and wins the highest scoring Red River Shootout ever.
October 16	BYU 7	TCU 32	ESPN	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	Penn State upends Ohio State on a game ending interception by Lydell Sargeant.
November 1	#1 Texas 33	#7 Texas Tech 39	ESPN	Texas Tech upsets #1 Texas and takes the top spot in the Big 12 South.
November 6	#12 TCU 10	#8 Utah 13	ESPN	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
November 8	Alabama 27	LSU 21 (OT)		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		Joe Paterno loses for the first time in 2008.
November 22	#15 Michigan State 18	#8 Penn State 49		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	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	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	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	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

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

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Lott Trophy (defensive impact):
Lou Groza Award (placekicker):
Manning Award (quarterback):
Mosi Tatupu Award (special teams):
Outland Trophy (interior lineman):
Ray Guy Award (punter):
Ted Hendricks Award (defensive end):
Wuerffel Trophy (humanitarian-athlete):
The Home Depot Coach of the Year Award:
Associated Press Coach of the Year:
Paul "Bear" Bryant Award (head coach):
Walter Camp Coach of the Year (head coach):
Broyles Award (assistant coach):

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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	Bill Snyder
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	Danny Hope
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

Notes and references

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^ "Future BCS Schedules". BCSFootball.org. Fox Sports. Retrieved 2007-10-29.
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"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)
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"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)
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)
"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)
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"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)
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"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)
"Georgia Tech-Georgia Preview". ESPN.com. 2008-11-27. Retrieved 2008-11-27. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
"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)
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"Ron Prince Will Not Return for 2009" (Press release). Kansas State University Athletic Department. 2008-11-05. Retrieved 2008-11-27.
"Bill Snyder Named Head Football Coach" (Press release). Kansas State University Athletic Department. 2008-11-24. Retrieved 2008-11-27.
^ "Plenty Of Reasons For Hope" (Press release). Purdue University Athletics Department. 2008-01-11. Retrieved 2008-11-27.
MU’s Christensen accepts Wyoming job

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