2008 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

2008 Alabama Crimson Tide football

SEC Western Division champion
SEC Championship Game, L 20–31 vs. Florida
Sugar Bowl, L 17–31 vs. Utah
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Western Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 6
AP	No. 6
2008 record	12–2 (8–0 SEC)
Head coach	Nick Saban (2nd year)
Offensive coordinator	Jim McElwain (1st year)
Offensive scheme	Multiple, Pro Style
Defensive coordinator	Kirby Smart (1st as coordinator, 2nd overall year)
Co-defensive coordinator	Kevin Steele (Head Defensive Coach)
Base defense	3–4
Captain	John Parker Wilson Rashad Johnson Antoine Caldwell
Home stadium	Bryant–Denny Stadium (Capacity: 92,138)
Seasons ← 2007 2009 →

2008 SEC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Eastern Division
#1 Florida x$#		7	–	1		13	–	1
#13 Georgia		6	–	2		10	–	3
Vanderbilt		4	–	4		7	–	6
South Carolina		4	–	4		7	–	6
Tennessee		3	–	5		5	–	7
Kentucky		2	–	6		7	–	6
Western Division
#6 Alabama x%		8	–	0		12	–	2
#14 Ole Miss		5	–	3		9	–	4
LSU		3	–	5		8	–	5
Arkansas		2	–	6		5	–	7
Auburn		2	–	6		5	–	7
Mississippi State		2	–	6		4	–	8
Championship: Florida 31, Alabama 20
# – BCS National Champion $ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Chick-fil-A College Kickoff

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #24 Alabama	13	10	8	3	34
#9 Clemson	0	3	7	0	10

Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Game start: 8:12 p.m.
Elapsed time: 3:23
Game attendance: 70,097
Game weather: Indoors
Referee: Thomas Ritter
TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (color), Erin Andrews (sideline), Lisa Salters (sideline)

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	1	2	3	4	Total
Tulane	0	3	0	3	6
• #13 Alabama	13	0	7	0	20

Location: Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Game start: 6:07 p.m.
Elapsed time: 3:04
Game attendance: 92,138
Game weather: 82 °F, Mostly cloudy
Referee: Matt Austin
TV announcers (CTSN PPV): Chris Stewart (play-by-play), Tyler Watts (color), Barry Krauss (sideline)

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	1	2	3	4	Total
WKU	0	7	0	0	7
• #11 Alabama	17	14	10	0	41

Location: Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Game start: 6:07 p.m.
Elapsed time: 2:51
Game attendance: 92,138
Game weather: Fair, 88, Wind: 13mph from SSE
Referee: Penn Wagers
TV announcers (CTSN PPV): Chris Stewart (play-by-play), Tyler Watts (color), Barry Krauss (sideline)

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	1	2	3	4	Total
• #9 Alabama	21	14	7	7	49
Arkansas	0	7	0	7	14

Location: Fayetteville, Arkansas
Game start: 11:34 a.m.
Elapsed time: 2:57
Game attendance: 72,315
Game weather: Partly cloudy, 65, Wind: 3mph from NNE
Referee: Matt Austin
TV announcers (Raycom): Dave Neal (play-by-play), David Archer (color), Dave Baker (sideline)

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	1	2	3	4	Total
• #8 Alabama	10	21	0	10	41
#3 Georgia	0	0	10	20	30

Location: Athens, Georgia
Game start: 7:48 p.m.
Elapsed time: 3:10
Game attendance: 92,746
Game weather: Cloudy, 72, Wind: 1mph from WNW
Referee: Marc Curles
TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Patrick (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (color), Holly Rowe (sideline)

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	1	2	3	4	Total
Kentucky	0	0	7	7	14
• #2 Alabama	14	0	0	3	17

Location: Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Game start: 3:35 p.m.
Elapsed time: 3:10
Game attendance: 92,138
Game weather: Sunny, 86, Wind: 4mph from SW
Referee: Hubert Owens
TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (color), Tracy Wolfson (sideline)

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Alabama – Ole Miss football rivalry

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ole Miss	3	0	7	10	20
• #2 Alabama	7	17	0	0	24

Location: Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Game start: 2:35 p.m.
Elapsed time: 3:10
Game attendance: 92,138
Game weather: Sunny, 72, Wind: 13mph from N
Referee: Matt Moore
TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (color), Tracy Wolfson (sideline)

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Third Saturday in October

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #2 Alabama	6	7	9	7	29
Tennessee	3	0	0	6	9

Location: Knoxville, Tennessee
Game start: 7:46 p.m.
Elapsed time: 3:09
Game attendance: 106,138
Game weather: Partly Cloudy, 54, Wind: 5mph from W
Referee: Thomas Ritter
TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Patrick (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (color), Holly Rowe (sideline)

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The 2008 Alabama Crimson Tide football team (variously "Alabama", "UA", "Bama" or "The Tide") represented the University of Alabama in the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It was the Crimson Tide's 114th overall season, 75th season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and its 17th within the SEC Western Division. The team was led by head coach Nick Saban, in his second year, and played their home games at Bryant–Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. They finished with an undefeated 12–0 regular season, their first since 1994, and won their first SEC Western Division Championship since 1999. They finished the season with a record of 12–2 (8–0 in the SEC) after losses to Florida in the SEC Championship Game and to Utah in the Sugar Bowl.

The Crimson Tide opened the season with an upset victory over No. 9 Clemson in the inaugural Chick-fil-A College Kickoff. After the win, Alabama returned home where they defeated non-conference opponents Tulane and WKU before they traveled to Fayetteville and defeated Arkansas for their first conference win of the season. The next week, The Crimson Tide upset No. 3 Georgia at Athens and moved into the No. 2 ranking. Alabama then defeated Kentucky, Ole Miss, Tennessee and Arkansas State prior to Saban's return to Baton Rouge as an opposing head coach.

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