The 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season, or the college football season, began on August 28, 2008, progressing through the regular season and bowl season, and (aside from all-star exhibition games that followed) concluded with the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) National Championship Game in Miami Gardens, Florida on January 8, 2009, where the #2 Florida Gators, defeated the #1 Oklahoma Sooners, 24–14, of which the teams were determined by the BCS Ranking. The Gators were declared national champions by the BCS and most major polls.
Western Kentucky University moves up from Division I-AA and becomes a I-A Independent.
Read more about 2008 NCAA Division I FBS Football Season: Rule Changes For 2008, Key Matchups and Upsets, Conference Standings, Bowl Games, All-America Selections, Final Rankings
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