2008 College Football Season

NATIONAL CHAMPION

BCS TITLE
CHAMPIONFlorida13–1 overall
HEISMANSam BradfordOklahoma · QB
BEST QBSam BradfordOklahoma · Davey O’Brien Award
#1 PICKMatthew StaffordGeorgia · Detroit Lions, 2009 draft

MAJOR BOWL RESULTS

7 BOWL GAMES
DATEBOWLRESULT
Jan 8, 2009FEDEX BCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAMEFlorida 24, Oklahoma 14
Jan 6, 2009TOSTITOS FIESTA BOWLTexas 24, Ohio State 21
Jan 2, 2009ALLSTATE SUGAR BOWLUtah 31, Alabama 17
Jan 2, 2009COTTON BOWLOle Miss 47, Texas Tech 34
Jan 1, 2009FEDEX ORANGE BOWLVirginia Tech 20, Cincinnati 7
Jan 1, 2009THE ROSE BOWL GAME PRESENTED BY CITIUSC 38, Penn State 24
Dec 31, 2008Peach BowlLSU 38, Georgia Tech 3

2008 STANDINGS

18 CONFERENCES + INDEPENDENTS

ACC

Virginia Tech finished atop the 2008 ACC standings at 6–3 in conference play (10–4 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Virginia Tech6–310–4VT 20–7 CIN
Florida State5–39–4FSU 42–13 WIS
Georgia Tech5–39–4LSU 38–3 GT
Boston College5–49–5VAN 16–14 BC
Maryland4–48–5MD 42–35 NEV
Wake Forest4–48–5WAKE 29–19 NAVY
North Carolina4–48–5WVU 31–30 UNC
Miami4–47–6CAL 24–17 MIA
Clemson4–47–6NEB 26–21 CLEM
NC State4–46–7RUTG 29–23 NCSU
Virginia3–55–7–
Duke1–74–8–

BIG 12

Oklahoma finished atop the 2008 Big 12 standings at 8–1 in conference play (12–2 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Oklahoma8–112–2FLA 24–14 OU
Texas7–112–1TEX 24–21 OSU
Texas Tech7–111–2MISS 47–34 TTU
Missouri5–410–4MIZ 30–23 NU
Nebraska5–39–4NEB 26–21 CLEM
Oklahoma State5–39–4ORE 42–31 OKST
Kansas4–48–5KU 42–21 MINN
Kansas State2–65–7–
Colorado2–65–7–
Texas A&M2–64–8–
Baylor2–64–8–
Iowa State0–82–10–

BIG EAST

Cincinnati finished atop the 2008 Big East standings at 6–1 in conference play (11–3 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Cincinnati6–111–3VT 20–7 CIN
West Virginia5–29–4WVU 31–30 UNC
Pittsburgh5–29–4ORST 3–0 PITT
Rutgers5–28–5RUTG 29–23 NCSU
UConn3–47–5CONN 38–20 BUF
South Florida2–58–5USF 41–14 MEM
Louisville1–65–7–
Syracuse1–62–9–

BIG SKY

Sacramento State finished atop the 2008 Big Sky standings at 3–5 in conference play (4–6 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALL
Sacramento State3–54–6

BIG SOUTH

Liberty finished atop the 2008 Big South standings at 5–0 in conference play (9–2 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALL
Liberty5–09–2
Coastal Carolina1–46–6

BIG TEN

Penn State finished atop the 2008 Big Ten standings at 8–2 in conference play (11–2 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Penn State8–211–2USC 38–24 PSU
Ohio State7–210–3TEX 24–21 OSU
Michigan State6–39–4UGA 24–12 MSU
Iowa5–39–4IOWA 31–10 SC
Northwestern5–39–4MIZ 30–23 NU
Wisconsin3–57–6FSU 42–13 WIS
Minnesota3–57–6KU 42–21 MINN
Illinois3–55–7–
Purdue2–74–8–
Michigan2–73–9–
Indiana1–73–9–

CAA

James Madison finished atop the 2008 CAA standings at 8–0 in conference play (10–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALL
James Madison8–010–1
Massachusetts4–45–5
Delaware2–63–8

CUSA

Tulsa finished atop the 2008 CUSA standings at 7–2 in conference play (11–3 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Tulsa7–211–3TLSA 45–13 BALL
Rice7–110–3RICE 38–14 WMU
East Carolina7–29–5UK 25–19 ECU
Houston6–28–5HOU 34–28 AF
Southern Miss4–47–6USM 30–27 TROY
Memphis4–46–7USF 41–14 MEM
UTEP4–45–7–
Marshall3–54–8–
UCF3–54–8–
UAB3–54–8–
Tulane1–72–10–
SMU0–81–11–

MAC

Ball State finished atop the 2008 MAC standings at 8–1 in conference play (11–2 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Ball State8–111–2TLSA 45–13 BALL
Western Michigan6–29–4RICE 38–14 WMU
Buffalo6–38–6CONN 38–20 BUF
Central Michigan6–28–5FAU 24–21 CMU
Northern Illinois5–36–7LT 17–10 NIU
Bowling Green4–46–6–
Temple4–45–7–
Akron3–55–7–
Ohio3–54–8–
Kent State3–54–8–
Toledo2–63–9–
Eastern Michigan2–63–9–
Miami (OH)1–72–10–

MOUNTAIN WEST

Utah finished atop the 2008 Mountain West standings at 10–0 in conference play (13–0 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Utah10–013–0UTAH 31–17 ALA
TCU8–111–2TCU 17–16 BOIS
BYU8–310–3ARIZ 31–21 BYU
Air Force5–38–5HOU 34–28 AF
Colorado State4–57–6CSU 40–35 FRES
UNLV3–65–7–
New Mexico3–64–8–
Wyoming1–74–8–
San Diego State1–72–10–

MVFC

North Dakota State finished atop the 2008 MVFC standings at 4–4 in conference play (6–5 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALL
North Dakota State4–46–5
Missouri State3–54–7

OVC

Jacksonville State finished atop the 2008 OVC standings at 6–2 in conference play (8–3 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALL
Jacksonville State6–28–3

PACIFIC 10

USC finished atop the 2008 Pacific 10 standings at 10–1 in conference play (12–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
USC10–112–1USC 38–24 PSU
Oregon8–210–3ORE 42–31 OKST
California8–39–4CAL 24–17 MIA
Oregon State7–49–4ORST 3–0 PITT
Arizona6–58–5ARIZ 31–21 BYU
Arizona State4–65–7–
Stanford4–65–7–
UCLA3–74–8–
Washington State1–82–11–
Washington0–100–12–

SEC

Florida finished atop the 2008 SEC standings at 8–1 in conference play (13–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Florida8–113–1FLA 24–14 OU
Alabama8–112–2UTAH 31–17 ALA
Georgia6–210–3UGA 24–12 MSU
Ole Miss5–39–4MISS 47–34 TTU
Vanderbilt4–47–6VAN 16–14 BC
South Carolina4–47–6IOWA 31–10 SC
LSU3–59–5LSU 38–3 GT
Tennessee3–55–7–
Kentucky2–67–6UK 25–19 ECU
Auburn2–65–7–
Arkansas2–65–7–
Mississippi State2–64–8–

SOCON

App State finished atop the 2008 SoCon standings at 8–0 in conference play (10–3 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALL
App State8–010–3
Georgia Southern4–45–5

SOUTHLAND

Texas State finished atop the 2008 Southland standings at 3–2.

TEAMCONFOVERALL
Texas State0–03–2
Sam Houston0–02–1

SUN BELT

Troy finished atop the 2008 Sun Belt standings at 6–1 in conference play (8–5 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Troy6–18–5USM 30–27 TROY
Louisiana5–26–6–
Florida Atlantic4–37–6FAU 24–21 CMU
Arkansas State4–36–6–
Middle Tennessee3–45–7–
Florida International3–45–7–
UL Monroe3–44–8–
North Texas0–71–11–

WESTERN ATHLETIC

Boise State finished atop the 2008 Western Athletic standings at 8–0 in conference play (12–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Boise State8–012–1TCU 17–16 BOIS
Louisiana Tech5–38–5LT 17–10 NIU
Hawai'i5–37–7ND 49–21 HAW
Nevada5–37–6MD 42–35 NEV
Fresno State4–47–6CSU 40–35 FRES
San José State4–46–6–
Utah State3–53–9–
New Mexico State1–73–9–

INDEPENDENTS

Navy finished atop the 2008 independents at 8–5.

TEAMOVERALLBOWL
Navy8–5WAKE 29–19 NAVY
Notre Dame7–6ND 49–21 HAW
Army3–9–
Western Kentucky2–10–

OTHER POSTSEASON RESULTS

27 GAMES
DATEBOWLRESULT
Jan 6, 2009GMAC BOWLTulsa 45, Ball State 13
Jan 3, 2009INTERNATIONAL BOWLUConn 38, Buffalo 20
Jan 2, 2009AUTOZONE LIBERTY BOWLKentucky 25, East Carolina 19
Jan 1, 2009CAPITAL ONE BOWLGeorgia 24, Michigan State 12
Jan 1, 2009GATOR BOWLNebraska 26, Clemson 21
Jan 1, 2009OUTBACK BOWLIowa 31, South Carolina 10
Dec 31, 2008Postseason gameKansas 42, Minnesota 21
Dec 31, 2008Postseason gameVanderbilt 16, Boston College 14
Dec 31, 2008Postseason gameOregon State 3, Pittsburgh 0
Dec 31, 2008Postseason gameHouston 34, Air Force 28
Dec 31, 2008Postseason gameRice 38, Western Michigan 14
Dec 30, 2008Postseason gameOregon 42, Oklahoma State 31
Dec 30, 2008Postseason gameMaryland 42, Nevada 35
Dec 29, 2008Postseason gameMissouri 30, Northwestern 23 (OT)
Dec 29, 2008Postseason gameRutgers 29, NC State 23
Dec 29, 2008Postseason gameLouisiana Tech 17, Northern Illinois 10
Dec 28, 2008Postseason gameCalifornia 24, Miami 17
Dec 27, 2008Postseason gameFlorida State 42, Wisconsin 13
Dec 27, 2008Postseason gameWest Virginia 31, North Carolina 30
Dec 27, 2008Postseason gameFlorida Atlantic 24, Central Michigan 21
Dec 24, 2008Postseason gameNotre Dame 49, Hawai'i 21
Dec 23, 2008Postseason gameTCU 17, Boise State 16
Dec 21, 2008Postseason gameSouthern Miss 30, Troy 27 (OT)
Dec 20, 2008Postseason gameArizona 31, BYU 21
Dec 20, 2008Postseason gameSouth Florida 41, Memphis 14
Dec 20, 2008Postseason gameColorado State 40, Fresno State 35
Dec 20, 2008Postseason gameWake Forest 29, Navy 19