2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/2008_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:NCAA_Division_I
gptkbp:AP_Poll_preseason_number_1 gptkb:Georgia_Bulldogs_football
gptkbp:BCS_National_Championship_Game gptkb:2009_BCS_National_Championship_Game
gptkbp:BCS_National_Championship_Game_runner-up gptkb:Oklahoma_Sooners_football
gptkbp:BCS_National_Championship_Game_winner gptkb:Florida_Gators_football
gptkbp:championships gptkb:Florida_Gators_football
gptkbp:endDate 2009-01-08
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:2009_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season
gptkbp:HeismanTrophyWinners gptkb:Sam_Bradford
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season
gptkbp:notableEvent first season for Rich Rodriguez as Michigan head coach
Alabama Crimson Tide ranked #1 in regular season
Boise State finished regular season undefeated
Texas Tech Red Raiders reached #2 in BCS rankings
Utah Utes finished undefeated
first season for Western Kentucky as FBS independent
first season for Paul Johnson as Georgia Tech head coach
last season for the BCS formula before changes in 2009
gptkbp:numberOfTeams 120
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:2007_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season
gptkbp:startDate 2008-08-28
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Rose_Bowl,_Pasadena,_2009
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6