2008 NCAA Division I FBS season Florida Gators celebrating after winning the 2009 BCS Championship Game
Number of teams 119 + 1 transitional[n 1] Duration August 28 – December 6 Preseason AP No. 1 Georgia Duration December 20, 2008 – January 31, 2009 Bowl games 34 Heisman Trophy Sam Bradford (quarterback , Oklahoma )2009 BCS Championship Game Site Dolphin Stadium ,Miami Gardens, Florida Champion(s) Florida ← 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 and No. 1 Oklahoma Sooners .[1] 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The 15 second play clock after a TV timeout (adopted in the 2007 season ) is repealed and returned to 25 seconds.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.
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
[5]
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
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 AP Poll
2008 Big 12 Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Northern 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
Southern 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 AP Poll
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 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 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 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
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 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. 19 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
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 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
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
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 #10 Ohio State
Mountain West No. 7 Utah
Pac-10 No. 5 USC
Sun Belt Troy
WAC No. 9 Boise State
Bowl games [ ] Winners are listed in boldface .
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 . 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. 8 Penn State [6] 38–24
ABC
FedEx Orange Bowl (Miami Gardens, FL )January 1[1]
No. 12 Cincinnati No. 19 Virginia Tech [7] 7–20
FOX
Allstate Sugar Bowl (New Orleans, LA )January 2[1]
No. 6 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 January 8[1]
No. 2 Florida No. 1 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. 16 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. 21 Missouri No. 23 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. 17 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
Oregon State No. 20 Pittsburgh [9] 3–0
CBS
Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl (Nashville, TN )December 31
No. 24 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. 15 Georgia No. 18 Michigan State 24–12
ABC
Cotton Bowl Classic (Dallas, TX )January 2
No. 25 Ole Miss No. 7 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. 22 Ball State 45–13
ESPN
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.
Winner: Sam Bradford , So., Oklahoma QB (1,726 pts) 2. Colt McCoy , Jr., Texas QB (1,604 pts)
3. Tim Tebow , Jr., Florida QB (1,575 pts)
4. Graham Harrell Sr., Texas Tech QB (213 pts)
5. Michael Crabtree , So., Texas Tech WR (116 pts) Other major award winners [ ] Top Player
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
Lineman
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 [ ] 2008 Consensus All-America Team
Offense
Position
Name
Height
Weight (lbs.)
Class
Hometown
Team
QB
Sam Bradford
6'4"
223
So.
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Oklahoma
RB
Shonn Greene
5'11"
235
Sr.
Atco, New Jersey
Iowa
RB
Javon Ringer
5'9"
202
Sr.
Dayton, Ohio
Michigan State
WR
Michael Crabtree
6'3"
214
So.
Dallas, Texas
Texas Tech
WR
Dez Bryant
6'2"
225
So.
Lufkin, Texas
Oklahoma State
TE
Chase Coffman
6'6"
244
Sr.
Peculiar, Missouri
Missouri
T
Andre Smith
6'4"
330
Jr.
Birmingham, Alabama
Alabama
T
Michael Oher
6'5"
322
Sr.
Memphis, Tennessee
Mississippi
G
Duke Robinson
6'5"
329
Sr.
Atlanta, Georgia
Oklahoma
G
Brandon Carter
6'7"
334
Jr.
Longview, Texas
Texas Tech
C
Antoine Caldwell
6'3"
305
Sr.
Montgomery, Alabama
Alabama
Defense
Position
Name
Height
Weight (lbs.)
Class
Hometown
Team
DE
Brian Orakpo
6'3"
263
Sr.
Greenwood, Mississippi
Texas
DE
Aaron Maybin
6'4"
249
Jr.
Baltimore, Maryland
Penn State
DT
Terrence Cody
6'5"
365
Jr.
Fort Myers, Florida
Alabama
DE
Jerry Hughes
6'3"
257
Jr.
Sugar Land, Texas
TCU
LB
Rey Maualuga
6'2"
260
Sr.
Eureka, California
USC
LB
James Laurinaitis
6'4"
244
Sr.
Wayzata, Minnesota
Ohio State
LB
Brandon Spikes
6'3"
249
Jr.
Shelby, North Carolina
Florida
CB
Malcolm Jenkins
6'0"
204
Sr.
Piscataway, New Jersey
Ohio State
CB
Alphonso Smith
5'9"
190
Sr.
Pahokee, Florida
Wake Forest
Safety
Eric Berry
6'0"
211
So.
Fairburn, Georgia
Tennessee
Safety
Taylor Mays
6'3"
230
Jr.
Irving, Texas
USC
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
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
Washington State
Paul Wulff Bill Doba
In-season [ ]
In-season
School
Interim Coach
Former Coach
Clemson
Dabo Swinney
Tommy Bowden
End of season [ ]
End of season
School
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 [ ]
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.
See also [ ] 2008 Big 12 Conference South Division 3-way tie controversy Notes [ ]
^ 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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