Bowls and playoffs
The 2008 football postseason, including games played in 2009.
National championship games
Playoffs
FCS playoffs
Division I FCS · National playoff
Final: Richmond 24 · Montana 7
15 recorded games · View rounds and results
Final: December 19, 2008
Final site: Chattanooga, TN
Division II playoffs
Division II · National playoff
Final: Minn. Duluth 21 · Northwest Mo. St. 14
23 recorded games · View rounds and results
Final: Date not documented
Final site: Florence, Alabama
Division III playoffs
Division III · National playoff
Final: Mount Union 31 · Wis.-Whitewater 26
31 recorded games · View rounds and results
Final: Date not documented
Final site: Salem, VA
Bowls
Allstate Sugar Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Utah 31 · Alabama 17
January 2, 2009
Location not documented
AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Ole Miss 47 · Texas Tech 34
January 2, 2009
Location not documented
AutoZone Liberty Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Kentucky 25 · East Carolina 19
January 2, 2009
Location not documented
Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Houston 34 · Air Force 28
December 31, 2008
Location not documented
Brut Sun Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Oregon St. 3 · Pittsburgh 0
December 31, 2008
Location not documented
Capital One Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Georgia 24 · Michigan St. 12
January 1, 2009
Location not documented
Champs Sports Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Florida St. 42 · Wisconsin 13
December 27, 2008
Location not documented
Chick-fil-A Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
LSU 38 · Georgia Tech 3
December 31, 2008
Location not documented
EagleBank Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Wake Forest 29 · Navy 19
December 20, 2008
Location not documented
Federal Express Orange Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Virginia Tech 20 · Cincinnati 7
January 1, 2009
Location not documented
Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl Presented By Bridgestone
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Vanderbilt 16 · Boston College 14
December 31, 2008
Location not documented
GMAC Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Tulsa 45 · Ball St. 13
January 6, 2009
Location not documented
Insight Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Kansas 42 · Minnesota 21
December 31, 2008
Location not documented
International Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
UConn 38 · Buffalo 20
January 3, 2009
Toronto
Konica Minolta Gator Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Nebraska 26 · Clemson 21
January 1, 2009
Location not documented
Little Caesars Pizza Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Fla.Atlantic 24 · Central Mich. 21
December 26, 2008
Detroit
MagicJack St. Petersburg Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
South Fla. 41 · Memphis 14
December 20, 2008
Location not documented
Meineke Car Care Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
West Virginia 31 · North Carolina 30
December 27, 2008
Location not documented
New Mexico Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Colorado St. 40 · Fresno St. 35
December 20, 2008
Location not documented
Outback Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Iowa 31 · South Carolina 10
January 1, 2009
Location not documented
Pacific Life Holiday Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Oregon 42 · Oklahoma St. 31
December 29, 2008
Location not documented
Papajohns.com Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Rutgers 29 · North Carolina St. 23
December 29, 2008
Location not documented
PetroSun Indepen-dence Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Louisiana Tech 17 · Northern Ill. 10
December 28, 2008
Location not documented
Pioneer Las Vegas Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Arizona 31 · BYU 21
December 20, 2008
Location not documented
Poinsettia Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
TCU 17 · Boise St. 16
December 23, 2008
San Diego, CA
R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Southern Miss. 30 · Troy 27
December 21, 2008
Location not documented
Roady’s Humanitarian Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Maryland 42 · Nevada 35
December 30, 2008
Location not documented
Rose Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Southern California 38 · Penn St. 24
January 1, 2009
Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California
San Francisco Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
California 24 · Miami (FL) 17
December 27, 2008
San Francisco
Sheraton Hawaii Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Notre Dame 49 · Hawaii 21
December 24, 2008
Location not documented
Texas Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Rice 38 · Western Mich. 14
December 30, 2008
Location not documented
Tostitos Fiesta Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Texas 24 · Ohio St. 21
January 5, 2009
Location not documented
Valero Alamo Bowl
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl
Missouri 30 · Northwestern 23
December 29, 2008
Location not documented
Mineral Water Bowl
Division II · Postseason bowl
Augustana (SD) 37 · Mo. Western St. 16
December 6, 2008
Location not documented
All-star games
East-West Shrine Classic
Collegiate all-star · All-star showcase
East 24 · West 19
January 17, 2009
Location not documented
Senior Bowl
Collegiate all-star · All-star showcase
South 35 · North 18
January 24, 2009
Location not documented
Texas vs. The Nation
Collegiate all-star · All-star showcase
The Nation 27 · Texas 24
January 31, 2009
Location not documented
This directory follows documented editions. Dates, results, and selection rules that have not been documented are marked on each event’s page.