The 2008 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented the
University of Cincinnati in the
2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team, coached by
Brian Kelly, played its homes game in
Nippert Stadium. Kelly was in his second full season with the Bearcats after coaching them to a 31–21 win against
Southern Miss in the
2007 PapaJohns.com Bowl. On Friday, November 28, 2008, the Bearcats clinched a share of the
Big East Conference title for the first time since joining the
Big East in 2005. With a victory over
Syracuse on November 29, 2008 the Bearcats became the outright football champions of the Big East and set a record with an average attendance of 31,964. After a disappointing loss to
Virginia Tech in the
2009 Orange Bowl, the Bearcats finished 17th in the
AP Poll for the second consecutive year. With West Virginia falling off Cincinnati became the front runner to win the big east.
The 2008 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented the
University of Cincinnati in the
2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team, coached by
Brian Kelly, played its homes game in
Nippert Stadium. Kelly was in his second full season with the Bearcats after coaching them to a 31–21 win against
Southern Miss in the
2007 PapaJohns.com Bowl. On Friday, November 28, 2008, the Bearcats clinched a share of the
Big East Conference title for the first time since joining the
Big East in 2005. With a victory over
Syracuse on November 29, 2008 the Bearcats became the outright football champions of the Big East and set a record with an average attendance of 31,964. After a disappointing loss to
Virginia Tech in the
2009 Orange Bowl, the Bearcats finished 17th in the
AP Poll for the second consecutive year. With West Virginia falling off Cincinnati became the front runner to win the big east.