2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season

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The 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season was the top level of college football in the United States that year, culminating in the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) to determine the national champion.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf NCAA Division I FBS season
college football season
alsoKnownAs 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season
surface form: 2008 NCAA Division I-A football season
BCSBowl BCS National Championship Game
Fiesta Bowl
Orange Bowl
Rose Bowl
surface form: Rose Bowl Game

Sugar Bowl
BCSComputerRankingsUsed multiple computer ranking systems
BCSNationalChampionshipCity Miami Gardens, Florida
BCSNationalChampionshipDate 2009-01-08
BCSNationalChampionshipGame 2009 BCS National Championship Game
BCSNationalChampionshipMVP Tim Tebow
BCSNationalChampionshipVenue Dolphin Stadium
championshipDeterminedBy BCS National Championship Game
competitionFormat regular season and bowl games
country United States of America
surface form: United States
endTime 2009-01
followed 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season self-linksurface differs
surface form: 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season
followedBy 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season
governingBody National Collegiate Athletic Association
hasConference Atlantic Coast Conference
Big 12 Conference
Big East Conference
Big Ten Conference
Conference USA
Mid-American Conference
Mountain West Conference
Pacific-8 Conference
surface form: Pac-10 Conference

Southeastern Conference
Sun Belt Conference
Western Athletic Conference
independent teams
hasDivision Football Bowl Subdivision
surface form: Bowl Subdivision
HeismanTrophyPosition quarterback
HeismanTrophyWinner Sam Bradford
HeismanTrophyWinnerTeam Oklahoma Sooners
surface form: Oklahoma Sooners football team
league Football Bowl Subdivision
surface form: NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
level top level of college football in the United States
majorPoll Associated Press Poll
surface form: AP Poll

USA Today Coaches Poll
surface form: Coaches Poll

Harris Interactive Poll
nationalChampion Florida Gators football
surface form: Florida Gators football team
nationalChampionConference Southeastern Conference
nationalRunnerUp Oklahoma Sooners
surface form: Oklahoma Sooners football team
notableRuleChange 25-second play clock after administrative stoppages
40-second play clock implemented after previous play
out-of-bounds kickoff penalty moved ball to 40-yard line
play clock reset to 15 seconds after certain reviews
numberOfBCSBowls 5
numberOfTeams 120
partOf 2008 NCAA football season
postseason bowl games
preseasonAPNo1 Georgia Bulldogs football
surface form: Georgia Bulldogs football team
regularSeasonEndEvent conference championship games in early December 2008
regularSeasonStartEvent Kickoff games in late August 2008
seasonType amateur
sport American football
startTime 2008-08
temporalLocation 2008
usesSystem Bowl Championship Series

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2008 Oregon–Oregon State football game partOf 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season
2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season followed 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season
2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season alsoKnownAs 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season
this entity surface form: 2008 NCAA Division I-A football season
2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season precededBy 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season