2008 Florida Gators football team
| 2008 Florida Gators football | |
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Consensus national champion
SEC champion SEC Eastern Division champion |
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SEC Championship Game, W 31–20 vs. Alabama
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BCS National Championship Game, W 24–14 vs. Oklahoma
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Eastern Division | |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 1 |
| AP | No. 1 |
| 2008 record | 13–1 (7–1 SEC) |
| Head coach | Urban Meyer |
| Offensive coordinator | Dan Mullen |
| Offensive scheme | Spread option |
| Defensive coordinator | Charlie Strong |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
| Captain |
Louis Murphy James Smith Brandon Spikes Ryan Stamper Tim Tebow Phil Trautwein |
| Home stadium | Ben Hill Griffin Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scoring summary | ||||
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11:39
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FLA | Brandon James, 1 yard run (Plays: 10 – Yards: 80 – Time: 5:09) (Jonathan Phillips kick) | FLA 7-0 |
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10:47
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FLA | Major Wright, 32 yard interception return (INT thrown by Inoke Funaki) (Jonathan Phillips kick) | FLA 14-0 |
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5:35
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FLA | Brandon James, 74 yard punt return (Plays: 0 – Yards: 74 – Time: 0:00) (Jonathan Phillips kick) | FLA 21-0 |
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3:00
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FLA | Chris Rainey, 38 yard run (Plays: 2 – Yards: 48 – Time: 0:22) (Jonathan Phillips kick) | FLA 28-0 |
| 3 |
12:16
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FLA | Jeffery Demps, 62 yard run (Plays: 8 – Yards: 80 – Time: 2:44) (Jonathan Phillips kick) | FLA 35-0 |
| 3 |
9:42
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FLA | Louis Murphy, 48 yard pass from Tim Tebow (Plays: 2 – Yards: 58 – Time: 0:38) (Jonathan Phillips kick) | FLA 42-0 |
| 3 |
2:52
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FLA | Cameron Newton, 1 yard run (Plays: 12 – Yards: 70 – Time: 5:20) (Jonathan Phillips kick) | FLA 49-0 |
| 3 |
0:40
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FLA | Ahmad Black, 80 yard interception return (INT thrown by Inoke Funaki) (Jonathan Phillips kick) | FLA 56-0 |
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9:38
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HAW | Daniel Kelly, 30 yard field goal (Plays: 10 – Yards: 55 – Time: 5:42) | FLA 56-3 |
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1:37
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HAW | Greg Salas, 13 yard pass from Inoke Funaki (Plays: 6 – Yards: 80 – Time: 5:47) (Daniel Kelly kick) | FLA 56-10 |
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11:39
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FLA | Aaron Hernandez, 14 yard pass from Tim Tebow (Plays: 5 – Yards: 35 – Time: 1:44) (Jonathan Phillips kick) | FLA 7-0 |
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12:51
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MIA | Matt Bosher, 50 yard field goal (Plays: 16 – Yards: 48 – Time: 8:42) | FLA 7-3 |
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0:47
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FLA | Safety, Brandon James, 74 yard punt return (Plays: 7 – Yards: 9 – Time: 3:30) | FLA 9-3 |
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12:16
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FLA | Percy Harvin, 2 yard run (Plays: 12 – Yards: 86 – Time: 5:50) (Jonathan Phillips kick) | FLA 16-3 |
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8:59
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FLA | Louis Murphy, 19 yard pass from Tim Tebow (Plays: 5 – Yards: 95 – Time: 1:34) (Jonathan Phillips kick) | FLA 23-3 |
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0:25
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FLA | Jonathan Phillips, 29 yd FG (Plays: 4 – Yards: 5 – Time: 1:31) | FLA 26-3 |
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10:15
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FLA | Aaron Hernandez, 2 yard pass from Tim Tebow (Plays: 8 – Yards: 44 – Time: 4:45) (Jonathan Phillips kick) | FLA 7-0 |
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7:35
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FLA | Jonathan Phillips, 39 yard field goal (Plays: 4 – Yards: 1 – Time: 1:20) | FLA 10-0 |
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4:42
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FLA | Brandon James, 78 yard punt return (Plays: 0 – Yards: 78 – Time: 0:00) (Jonathan Phillips kick) | FLA 17-0 |
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4:43
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FLA | Jonathan Phillips, 40 yard field goal (Plays: 12 – Yards: 74 – Time: 6:53) | FLA 20-0 |
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4:29
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FLA | Percy Harvin, 15 yard pass from Tim Tebow (Plays: 8 – Yards: 47 – Time: 4:42) (Jonathan Phillips kick) | FLA 27-0 |
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14:18
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TEN | Jonathan Crompton, 1 yard run (Plays: 11 – Yards: 63 – Time: 5:11) 2 pt failed | FLA 27-6 |
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10:15
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FLA | Jonathan Phillips, 27 yard field goal (Plays: 10 – Yards: 53 – Time: 4:49) | FLA 30-6 |
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3:12
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MISS | Jevan Snead, 1 yard run (Plays: 10 – Yards: 70 – Time: 4:24) (Joshua Shene kick) | MISS 7-0 |
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13:31
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FLA | Jonathan Phillips, 32 yard field goal (Plays: 12 – Yards: 46 – Time: 4:41) | MISS 7-3 |
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12:26
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FLA | Percy Harvin, 43 yard pass from Tim Tebow (Plays: 1 – Yards: 43 – Time: 0:12) (Jonathan Phillips kick) | FLA 10-7 |
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1:06
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FLA | Tim Tebow, 1 yard run (Plays: 5 – Yards: 81 – Time: 1:20) (Jonathan Phillips kick) | FLA 17-7 |
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11:00
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MISS | Joshua Shene, 33 yard field goal (Plays: 7 – Yards: 19 – Time: 2:44) | FLA 17-10 |
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10:30
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MISS | Cordera Eason, 18 yard pass from Jevan Snead (Plays: 3 – Yards: 18 – Time: 0:19) (Joshua Shene kick) | 17-17 |
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00:52
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MISS | Dexter Mccluster, 40 yard run (Plays: 7 – Yards: 72 – Time: 3:42) (Joshua Shene kick) | MISS 24-17 |
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11:26
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FLA | Tim Tebow, 1 yard run (Plays: 9 – Yards: 49 – Time: 4:26) (Jonathan Phillips kick) | 24-24 |
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5:26
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MISS | Shay Hodge, 86 yard pass from Jevan Snead (Plays: 3 – Yards: 89 – Time: 1:28) (Joshua Shene kick) | MISS 31-24 |
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3:28
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FLA | Percy Harvin, 15 yard run (Plays: 6 – Yards: 68 – Time: 1:58) Extra point blocked. | MISS 31-30 |
The 2008 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida in the sport of American football during the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Gators competed in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), and played their home games in Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus. They were led by fourth-year head coach Urban Meyer.
After clinching the SEC East, the Gators defeated then top-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide 31–20 in the SEC Championship Game to win their eighth conference title. They capped their season by defeating the Oklahoma Sooners in the BCS National Championship Game 24–14. The Gators finished the season ranked No. 1 in the AP Poll and the Coaches' Poll.
Entering the season as defending national champions, the Gators went 9–4 in the 2007 in spite of a prolific offense, primarily due to a defense depleted by graduation and departures to the NFL leading to the worst defense for a Florida team since 1971, closing out the year with a 41-35 loss to Michigan in the 2008 Capital One Bowl on January 1. Quarterback Tim Tebow became the first sophomore to win the Heisman trophy.
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