| 2008 Southeastern Conference football season | |
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| Color Text: | white |
| League: | NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision |
| Sport: | Football |
| Pixels: | 150px |
| Duration: | September 4, 2008 through January 2009 |
| No Of Teams: | 12 |
| Tv: | CBS, CBSSN, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, ESPNU, ABC, Raycom |
| Draft: | 2009 NFL Draft |
| Draft Link: | 2009 NFL Draft |
| Top Pick: | Matthew Stafford (Georgia) |
| Picked By: | Detroit Lions, 1st overall |
| Season: | Regular season |
| Season Champ Name: | Champions |
| Conf1: | East Division |
| Conf1 Champ: | Florida |
| Conf1 Runner-Up: | Georgia |
| Conf2: | West Division |
| Conf2 Champ: | Alabama |
| Conf2 Runner-Up: | Ole Miss |
| Finals: | Championship Game |
| Finals Link: | 2008 SEC Championship Game |
| Finals Champ: | Florida |
| Finals Runner-Up: | Alabama |
| Seasonslistnames: | Football |
| Prevseason Year: | 2007 |
| Nextseason Year: | 2009 |
The 2008 Southeastern Conference football season was the 76th season of Southeastern Conference (SEC) football, taking place during the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The season began on September 13, 2008 and ended with the 2008 SEC Championship Game on December 6, 2008.
See main article: 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings.
| (Pre) | Sept. 3 | Sept. 10 | Sept. 17 | Sept. 24 | Oct. 1 | Oct. 8 | Oct. 15 | Oct. 22 | Oct. 29 | Nov. 5 | Nov. 12 | Nov. 19 | Nov. 26 | Dec. 3 | Final | ||
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| Alabama | AP | 24 | |||||||||||||||
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| Auburn | AP | 10 | |||||||||||||||
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| Florida | AP | 5 | |||||||||||||||
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| Georgia | AP | 1 | |||||||||||||||
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| Kentucky | AP | ||||||||||||||||
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| LSU | AP | 7 | |||||||||||||||
| C | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Mississippi State | AP | ||||||||||||||||
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| South Carolina | AP | ||||||||||||||||
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| Tennessee | AP | 18 | |||||||||||||||
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| Vanderbilt | AP | ||||||||||||||||
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| School | Coach | Year | |
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| Alabama | 2nd | ||
| Arkansas | 1st | ||
| Auburn | 10th | ||
| Florida | 4th | ||
| Georgia | 8th | ||
| Kentucky | 6th | ||
| LSU | 4th | ||
| Mississippi State | 5th | ||
| Ole Miss | 1st | ||
| South Carolina | 4th | ||
| Tennessee | 16th | ||
| Vanderbilt | 7th |
See main article: 2008 SEC Championship Game.
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| Game | Date | Location/Time* | Television | Winner+ | Score | Loser+ | Score | Attendance | Payout | |
| Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl | December 31, 2008 | LP Field Nashville, Tennessee 2:30 p.m. | ESPN | Vanderbilt | 16 | Boston College | 14 | 54,250 | $1,700,000 | |
| Chick-fil-A Bowl | December 31, 2008 | Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia 6:30 p.m. | ESPN | LSU | 38 | Georgia Tech (#14) | 3 | 71,423 | $3,000,000 | |
| Outback Bowl | January 1, 2009 | Raymond James Stadium Tampa, Florida 10:00 a.m. | ESPN | Iowa | 31 | South Carolina | 10 | 55,117 | $3,200,000 | |
| Capital One Bowl | January 1, 2009 | Citrus Bowl Orlando, Florida 12:00 p.m. | ABC | Georgia (#16) | 24 | Michigan State (#19) | 12 | 59,681 | $4,250,000 | |
| AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic | January 2, 2009 | Cotton Bowl Dallas, Texas 1:00 p.m. | FOX | Ole Miss (#20) | 47 | Texas Tech (#8) | 34 | 88,175 | $3,000,000 | |
| Autozone Liberty Bowl | January 2, 2009 | Liberty Bowl Memphis, Tennessee 4:00 p.m. | ESPN | Kentucky | 25 | East Carolina | 19 | 56,125 | $1,800,000 | |
| Allstate Sugar Bowl | January 2, 2009 | Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana 7:00 p.m. | FOX | Utah (#7) | 31 | Alabama (#4) | 17 | 71,872 | $17,500,000 | |
| FedEx BCS National Championship Game | January 8, 2009 | Dolphin Stadium Miami, Florida 7:00 p.m. | FOX | Florida (#1) | 24 | Oklahoma (#2) | 14 | 78,468 | $17,500,000 | |
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