2008 Southeastern Conference football season

August 2023 2008 Southeastern Conference football season #193980 white NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision Football Southeastern Conference logo.svg 150px September 4, 2008–January 8, 2009 12 CBS, CBSSN, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, ESPNU, ABC, Raycom 2009 NFL Draft 2009 NFL Draft Matthew Stafford (Georgia) Detroit Lions, 1st overall Regular season Champions East Division Florida Georgia West Division Alabama Ole Miss Championship Game 2008 SEC Championship Game Florida Alabama Football 2007 2009 The 2008 Southeastern Conference football season was the 76th season of Southeastern Conference (SEC) football, taking place during the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The season began on September 13, 2008 and ended with the 2008 SEC Championship Game on December 6, 2008. Rankings 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings   (Pre) Sept.3 Sept.10 Sept.17 Sept.24 Oct.1 Oct.8 Oct.15 Oct.22 Oct.29 Nov.5 Nov.12 Nov.19 Nov.26 Dec.3 FinalAlabama AP24C BCSNot releasedArkansas APC BCSNot releasedAuburn AP10C11 BCSNot releasedFlorida AP5C5 BCSNot releasedGeorgia AP1C1 BCSNot releasedKentucky APC BCSNot releasedLSU AP7C6 BCSNot releasedMississippi State APC BCSNot releasedOle Miss APC BCSNot releasedSouth Carolina AP C BCSNot releasedTennessee AP18 C18 BCSNot releasedVanderbilt AP C BCSNot released Head coaches School Coach YearAlabama Nick Saban 2ndArkansas Bobby Petrino 1stAuburn Tommy Tuberville 10thFlorida Urban Meyer 4thGeorgia Mark Richt 8thKentucky Rich Brooks 6thLSU Les Miles 4thMississippi State Sylvester Croom 5th Ole Miss Houston Nutt 1st South Carolina Steve Spurrier 4thTennessee Phillip Fulmer 16thVanderbilt Bobby Johnson 7th Championship Game 2008 SEC Championship Game December 6 4:00 p.m. 1 Alabama 2 Florida Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA CBS FLA 31–20 75,892 AP Poll Central Time Bowl games SEC Bowl GamesGameDateLocation/Time*TelevisionWinner+ScoreLoser+ScoreAttendancePayout Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl December 31, 2008 LP FieldNashville, Tennessee2:30 p.m. ESPN Vanderbilt 16 Boston College 14 54,250 $1,700,000 Chick-fil-A Bowl December 31, 2008 Georgia DomeAtlanta, Georgia6:30 p.m. ESPN LSU 38 Georgia Tech (#14) 3 71,423 $3,000,000 Outback Bowl January 1, 2009 Raymond James StadiumTampa, Florida10:00 a.m. ESPN Iowa 31 South Carolina 10 55,117 $3,200,000 Capital One Bowl January 1, 2009 Citrus BowlOrlando, Florida12:00 p.m. ABC Georgia (#16) 24 Michigan State (#19) 12 59,681 $4,250,000 AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic January 2, 2009 Cotton BowlDallas, Texas1:00 p.m. FOX Ole Miss (#20) 47 Texas Tech (#8) 34 88,175 $3,000,000 Autozone Liberty Bowl January 2, 2009 Liberty BowlMemphis, Tennessee4:00 p.m. ESPN Kentucky 25 East Carolina 1956,125 $1,800,000 Allstate Sugar Bowl January 2, 2009 Louisiana SuperdomeNew Orleans, Louisiana7:00 p.m. FOX Utah (#7) 31 Alabama (#4) 17 71,872 $17,500,000 FedEx BCS National Championship Game January 8, 2009 Dolphin StadiumMiami, Florida7:00 p.m. FOX Florida (#1) 24 Oklahoma (#2) 14 78,468 $17,500,000 Rankings are from AP Poll. All times Central Time Zone. References