2008 Dr McKenna Cup

April 2022 Flag of Ulster.svg 2008 Dr McKenna Cup Ulster 2008 2007 2009 The 2008 Dr McKenna Cup was a Gaelic football competition played under the auspices of Ulster GAA. The tournament was won by Down. They defeated Derry in the final. Down won despite not winning any of their games in the 2007 edition of the competition, and also had not won any of their games in the 2007 National Football League.http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/football/2008/0126/227330-down_derry/ Down 1-12 Derry 1-06 RTÉ Sport 26 January 2008 26 January 2008 Summary In 2008, the competition was compacted entirely into the month of January. This led to several considerations for all participants, because the students in the university teams had exams in January, while the county teams, who would not have played together for up to six months, had to play three matches in a week. In spite of this, the university teams seemed to have a slight advantage, causing several upsets early in the competition. http://www.hoganstand.com/Tyrone/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=87488 Students give Harte's side an early season lesson 2008-01-12 Hogan Stand http://www.irishnews.com/page.asp?catid=597&subcatid=5776&sid=577323 Uncertain McKenna future for colleges The Irish News Kenny Archer 2008-01-12 2008-01-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304194723/http://www.irishnews.com/page.asp?catid=597&subcatid=5776&sid=577323 2016-03-04 dead Donegal knocked out holders Tyrone.http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/football/2008/0113/226803-donegal/ Donegal 0-12 Tyrone 0-11 RTÉ Sport 15 January 2008 15 January 2008 In the 2008 semi-finals Derry defeated Fermanagh and Down defeated Cavan.http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/football/2008/0124/227208-derry/ Derry 2-12 1-10 Fermanagh RTÉ Sport 24 January 2008 24 January 2008http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/football/2008/0123/227172-down/ Down 1-16 2-12 Cavan RTÉ Sport 23 January 2008 23 January 2008 Teams Counties Antrim Armagh Cavan Derry Donegal Down Fermanagh Monaghan Tyrone Universities Queen's University Belfast St Mary's University College University of Ulster, Jordanstown See also 2008 O'Byrne Cup References Dr McKenna Cup Dr McKenna Cup Category:Dr McKenna Cup seasons