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College football game
2008 Capital One Bowl
Michigan Wolverines
Florida Gators
(8–4)
(9–3)
Big Ten
SEC
41
35
Head coach: Lloyd Carr
Head coach: Urban Meyer
AP
Coaches
BCS
9
12
12
1
2
3
4
Total
Michigan
7
14
7
13
41
Florida
7
7
14
7
35
Date
January 1, 2008
Season
2007
Stadium
Florida Citrus Bowl
Location
Orlando, Florida
MVP
Chad Henne (Michigan QB)
Favorite
Florida by 10½[1]
Referee
Jeff Flanagan (ACC)
Halftime show
Both school bands
Attendance
69,748
Payout
US$4.25 million per team[2]
United States TV coverage
Network
ABC
Announcers
Mike Patrick (play-by-play) Todd Blackledge (analyst) Holly Rowe (sideline)
Nielsen ratings
9.13[3]
Capital One Bowl
< 2007
2009 >
The 2008 Capital One Bowl was held on January 1, 2008, at the Florida Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida. The game featured the University of Michigan Wolverines—who finished the 2007 season tied for second in the Big Ten Conference with an overall record of 8–4 (6–2 in the Big Ten)—and the #12 University of Florida Gators—who finished the 2007 season third in the Southeastern Conference's East Division with an overall record of 9–3 (5–3 in the SEC).
^World Features Syndicate via Long Beach Press-Telegram, Dec. 28, 2007
^"Bowl Schedules/Results – 2007-08 Bowl Schedule". www.ncaa.com. Archived from the original on August 3, 2007.
^Heuser, John (January 15, 2008). "Capital One Bowl a hit on TV". mlive.com. Archived from the original on January 18, 2008. Retrieved January 15, 2008.
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