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Revision as of 02:03, 4 May 2008
| 2008 NCAA Division I FBS season | |
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| Duration | August 28 - December 6 |
| Post-season | |
| Duration | December – |
| NCAA Division I FBS football seasons | |
← 2007 2009 → | |
The 2008 NCAA Division I FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision) football season, or the college football season, begins on August 28th, 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 to decide the National Champion.[2]
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♦ — Is currently a transitional member to the D-I FBS; will become fully eligible as a member of the Sun Belt Conference in 2009.
Conference championship games
- ACC — at Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida
- Big 12 — at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City Missouri
- Conference USA — at home of team with best record in conference play.
- Mid-American Conference — at Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan
- SEC — at Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia
Other conference champions
Bowl games
The big news is two new bowl games have been added for the 2008-09 post-season: The Congressional Bowl, which will be played at Nationals Park in Washington, DC and the St. Petersburg Bowl in the Florida titular city at Tropicana Field.
Bowl Championship Series
BCS bowls
| Bowl Game | Date | Playing as Visitor | Playing as Home | Score |
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| Rose Bowl | January 12009[2] | |||
| Orange Bowl | January 12009[2] | |||
| Sugar Bowl | January 22009[2] | |||
| Fiesta Bowl | January 52009[2] | |||
| BCS National Championship Game 2009 | January 82009[2] |
January bowl games
| Bowl Game | Date | Playing as Visitor | Playing as Home | Score |
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| Cotton Bowl (Dallas, TX) | January 2, 2009 |
December bowl games
| Bowl Game | Date | Playing as Visitor | Playing as Home | Score |
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| Alamo Bowl (San Antonio, TX) | December 29, 2008 | |||
| Holiday Bowl (San Diego, CA) | December 30, 2008 |
Bowl Challenge Cup standings
| Conference | Wins | Losses | Gms. Left | Pct. |
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Heisman Trophy voting
The Heisman Trophy is given to the year's most outstanding player
Other major award winners
- 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):
- 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):
Coaching changes
Pre-season
See also
Notes and references
- ^ "NCAA Football Schedules Week 1". CBS Sportsline. Retrieved 2007-08-20.
- ^ a b c d e f "Future BCS Schedules". BCSFootball.org. Fox Sports. Retrieved 2007-10-29.