2008 Orange Bowl
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The 2008 Orange Bowl was a major college football bowl game in which the Kansas Jayhawks, led by quarterback Todd Reesing, defeated the Virginia Tech Hokies to cap one of the best seasons in school history.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Orange Bowl
ⓘ
college football bowl game ⓘ |
| attendance | 74211 ⓘ |
| awayTeam | Kansas Jayhawks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| city | Miami Gardens, Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| date | January 3, 2008 ⓘ |
| finalScore | Kansas 24–Virginia Tech 21 ⓘ |
| homeTeam | Virginia Tech Hokies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isBCSBowlGame | true ⓘ |
| KansasAPRankEnteringGame | No. 8 ⓘ |
| KansasBCSRankingEnteringGame | No. 8 ⓘ |
| KansasBestSeasonInSchoolHistoryClaim | one of the best seasons in Kansas football history ⓘ |
| KansasConference | Big 12 Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| KansasFirstBCSBowlAppearance | true ⓘ |
| KansasHeadCoach | Mark Mangino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| KansasQuarterback | Todd Reesing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| KansasScore | 24 ⓘ |
| KansasSeasonRecordAfterBowl | 12–1 ⓘ |
| KansasSeasonRecordBeforeBowl | 11–1 ⓘ |
| loser | Virginia Tech Hokies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mostValuablePlayer |
Aqib Talib
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Joe Mortensen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextOrangeBowl | 2009 Orange Bowl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePlay | Aqib Talib 60-yard interception return for touchdown ⓘ |
| officialName | FedEx Orange Bowl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| payoutPerTeam | 17000000 ⓘ |
| previousOrangeBowl | 2007 Orange Bowl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| referee | Jack Childress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| refereeConference | Atlantic Coast Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seasonNumberForOrangeBowl | 74 ⓘ |
| seasonOf | 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season ⓘ |
| stadium | Dolphin Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Florida ⓘ |
| televisionAnnouncers |
Charles Davis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jared Lorenzen NERFINISHED ⓘ Jeanne Zelasko NERFINISHED ⓘ Matt Vasgersian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| televisionNetwork | FOX NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleSponsor | FedEx NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| VirginiaTechAPRankEnteringGame | No. 5 ⓘ |
| VirginiaTechBCSBowlAppearanceNumber | 2 ⓘ |
| VirginiaTechBCSRankingEnteringGame | No. 3 ⓘ |
| VirginiaTechConference | Atlantic Coast Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| VirginiaTechHeadCoach | Frank Beamer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| VirginiaTechScore | 21 ⓘ |
| VirginiaTechSeasonRecordAfterBowl | 11–3 ⓘ |
| VirginiaTechSeasonRecordBeforeBowl | 11–2 ⓘ |
| winner | Kansas Jayhawks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 2008 ⓘ |
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