Record: 9-4, .692 W-L% (21st of 120) ▪ Rank: 21st in Final AP Poll
Conference: ACC (Atlantic Division)
(Schedule and Results)
Coach: Bobby Bowden (9-4)
PS/G: 33.4 (23rd of 120) ▪ PA/G: 20.2 (26th of 120)
SRS: 10.67 (19th of 120) ▪ SOS: 2.67 (38th of 120)
Bowl Game: Won Champs Sports Bowl 42-13 versus Wisconsin
| Passing | Rushing | Total Offense | First Downs | Penalties | Turnovers | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Plays | Yds | Avg | Pass | Rush | Pen | Tot | No. | Yds | Fum | Int | Tot | |
| 1 | 2008-09-06 | Western Carolina | W (69-0) | 17 | 25 | 68.0 | 271 | 4 | 32 | 290 | 9.1 | 5 | 57 | 561 | 9.8 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | 2008-09-13 | Chattanooga | W (46-7) | 22 | 36 | 61.1 | 297 | 4 | 32 | 197 | 6.2 | 2 | 68 | 494 | 7.3 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 23 | 5 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 | 2008-09-20 | Wake Forest | L (3-12) | 12 | 36 | 33.3 | 118 | 0 | 28 | 102 | 3.6 | 0 | 64 | 220 | 3.4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 139 | 2 | 5 | 7 | |
| 4 | 2008-09-27 | Colorado | W (39-21) | 10 | 22 | 45.5 | 119 | 0 | 46 | 259 | 5.6 | 3 | 68 | 378 | 5.6 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 110 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 5 | 2008-10-04 | @ | Miami (FL) | W (41-39) | 14 | 31 | 45.2 | 159 | 1 | 53 | 310 | 5.8 | 4 | 84 | 469 | 5.6 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 27 | 12 | 98 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | 2008-10-16 | @ | North Carolina State | W (26-17) | 23 | 35 | 65.7 | 254 | 1 | 45 | 138 | 3.1 | 1 | 80 | 392 | 4.9 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 28 | 6 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2008-10-25 | Virginia Tech | W (30-20) | 11 | 19 | 57.9 | 159 | 1 | 38 | 89 | 2.3 | 2 | 57 | 248 | 4.4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | 2008-11-01 | @ | Georgia Tech | L (28-31) | 17 | 29 | 58.6 | 188 | 2 | 36 | 196 | 5.4 | 1 | 65 | 384 | 5.9 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | 2008-11-08 | Clemson | W (41-27) | 16 | 27 | 59.3 | 153 | 1 | 36 | 266 | 7.4 | 3 | 63 | 419 | 6.7 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 22 | 9 | 96 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 10 | 2008-11-15 | Boston College | L (17-27) | 16 | 32 | 50.0 | 212 | 1 | 24 | 73 | 3.0 | 1 | 56 | 285 | 5.1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 7 | 61 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 11 | 2008-11-22 | @ | Maryland | W (37-3) | 20 | 26 | 76.9 | 160 | 1 | 42 | 172 | 4.1 | 2 | 68 | 332 | 4.9 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2008-11-29 | Florida | L (15-45) | 10 | 32 | 31.3 | 140 | 0 | 33 | 102 | 3.1 | 1 | 65 | 242 | 3.7 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 55 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 13 | 2008-12-27 | N | Wisconsin | W (42-13) | 23 | 37 | 62.2 | 276 | 2 | 38 | 134 | 3.5 | 2 | 75 | 410 | 5.5 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 23 | 7 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 Games | 211 | 387 | 54.5 | 2506 | 18 | 483 | 2328 | 4.8 | 27 | 870 | 4834 | 5.6 | 113 | 131 | 21 | 265 | 102 | 937 | 10 | 16 | 26 | ||||
| Passing | Rushing | Total Offense | First Downs | Penalties | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Plays | Yds | Avg | Pass | Rush | Pen | Tot | No. | Yds | Fum | Int | TO | |
| 1 | 2008-09-06 | Western Carolina | W (69-0) | 10 | 25 | 40.0 | 119 | 0 | 33 | 57 | 1.7 | 0 | 58 | 176 | 3.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2 | 2008-09-13 | Chattanooga | W (46-7) | 10 | 18 | 55.6 | 135 | 1 | 31 | 29 | 0.9 | 0 | 49 | 164 | 3.3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 55 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 | 2008-09-20 | Wake Forest | L (3-12) | 17 | 30 | 56.7 | 217 | 0 | 38 | 59 | 1.6 | 0 | 68 | 276 | 4.1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 8 | 70 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 4 | 2008-09-27 | Colorado | W (39-21) | 17 | 36 | 47.2 | 154 | 3 | 37 | 124 | 3.4 | 0 | 73 | 278 | 3.8 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 22 | 5 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 5 | 2008-10-04 | @ | Miami (FL) | W (41-39) | 21 | 49 | 42.9 | 205 | 1 | 14 | 51 | 3.6 | 2 | 63 | 256 | 4.1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 85 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | 2008-10-16 | @ | North Carolina State | W (26-17) | 13 | 25 | 52.0 | 181 | 2 | 22 | 157 | 7.1 | 0 | 47 | 338 | 7.2 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2008-10-25 | Virginia Tech | W (30-20) | 12 | 22 | 54.5 | 161 | 1 | 34 | 82 | 2.4 | 1 | 56 | 243 | 4.3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 49 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 8 | 2008-11-01 | @ | Georgia Tech | L (28-31) | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 55 | 0 | 45 | 288 | 6.4 | 4 | 51 | 343 | 6.7 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | 2008-11-08 | Clemson | W (41-27) | 20 | 35 | 57.1 | 237 | 2 | 36 | 79 | 2.2 | 1 | 71 | 316 | 4.5 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 5 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 10 | 2008-11-15 | Boston College | L (17-27) | 14 | 27 | 51.9 | 181 | 1 | 47 | 176 | 3.7 | 1 | 74 | 357 | 4.8 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 23 | 7 | 51 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 11 | 2008-11-22 | @ | Maryland | W (37-3) | 16 | 31 | 51.6 | 149 | 0 | 29 | 103 | 3.6 | 0 | 60 | 252 | 4.2 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 12 | 2008-11-29 | Florida | L (15-45) | 12 | 22 | 54.5 | 185 | 3 | 46 | 317 | 6.9 | 3 | 68 | 502 | 7.4 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 71 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 13 | 2008-12-27 | N | Wisconsin | W (42-13) | 9 | 16 | 56.3 | 132 | 1 | 38 | 201 | 5.3 | 0 | 54 | 333 | 6.2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 Games | 175 | 342 | 51.2 | 2111 | 15 | 450 | 1723 | 3.8 | 12 | 792 | 3834 | 3.0 | 90 | 89 | 35 | 214 | 76 | 593 | 17 | 9 | 26 | ||||