From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base

2008 Baylor Bears football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	2008
team	Baylor Bears
image	Baylor_University_Athletics_(logo).svg
image_size	100
conference	Big 12 Conference
division	South Division
short_conf	Big 12
record	4–8
conf_record	2–6
head_coach	Art Briles
hc_year	1st
cooff_coach1	Randy Clements
cooc1_year	1st
cooff_coach2	Philip Montgomery
cooc2_year	1st
def_coach	Brian Norwood
dc_year	1st
captain	Game captains
off_scheme	Veer and shoot
def_scheme	[4–3](4-3-defense)
stadium	Floyd Casey Stadium
(Capacity: 50,000)

(Capacity: 50,000) The 2008 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University in the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by head coach Art Briles in his first year in the position. They played their home games at Floyd Casey Stadium in Waco, Texas.

Preseason

Two Baylor players, linebacker Joe Pawelek and defensive back Jordan Lake, made the preseason All-Big 12 team. Pawelek made at least 86 tackles in each of the previous two seasons, while Lake posted 120 tackles, two interceptions, forced two fumbles, and recovered two in 2007. Lake was Baylor's only all-Big 12 postseason selection in 2007.

The Bears returned 15 starters, including 9 on offense, and 6 on defense.

In their preseason countdown, Rivals.com ranked the Bears' 2008 squad 92nd out of all 120 Division I FBS teams.

Coaching staff

Art Briles — Head Coach
Randy Clements — Co-Offensive Coordinator (Line)
Philip Montgomery — Co-Offensive Coordinator (QBs & RBs)
Brian Norwood — Defensive Coordinator
Chris Achuff — Assistant Coach (Defensive tackles)
Dino Babers — Assistant Coach (WR)/Recruiting Coordinator
Kendal Briles — Assistant Coach (Receivers)
Larry Hoefer — Assistant Coach (Linebackers)
Kaz Kazadi — Head Strength Coach
Kim McCloud — Assistant Coach (Cornerbacks)
Theo Young — Assistant Coach (Defensive ends)

Schedule

|{{CFB schedule entry | w/l = l |{{CFB schedule entry | w/l = w |{{CFB schedule entry | w/l = w |{{CFB schedule entry | w/l = l |{{CFB schedule entry | w/l = l |{{CFB schedule entry | w/l = w |{{CFB schedule entry | w/l = l |{{CFB schedule entry | w/l = l |{{CFB schedule entry | w/l = l |{{CFB schedule entry | w/l = l |{{CFB schedule entry | w/l = w |{{CFB schedule entry | w/l = l

Game summaries

Washington State

Postseason

Three Baylor players—Jason Smith, Jordan Lake, and Joe Pawelek—made the All-Big 12 first team. Derek Epperson and Dan Gay received honorable mention, while Robert Griffin III was named Offensive Freshman of the Year. Griffin became Baylor's second Big 12 individual award winner, joining Daniel Sepulveda, who won Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Year in 2006.

References

"2008 Preseason All-Big 12 Football Team Announced".
"2008 Rivals Preseason Countdown".
Hawkins, Stephen. (August 19, 2008). "Briles' Bears Focus Only on Present". [[Amarillo Globe-News]].
"Big 12 Announces 2008 Media Preseason Football Poll".
(September 2016). "Big 12 Doormat Baylor Aims for Better Days". [[Chicago Tribune]]}}{{dead link.
"2008 Baylor Football Schedule". Baylor University Department of Athletics.
(September 12, 2008). "Griffin Makes Most of Carries in Whipping of Washington State". [[ESPN]].
(December 2, 2008). "2008 All-Big 12 Football Awards Announced". Big 12 Conference.

Info: Wikipedia Source

This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.

2008-big-12-conference-football-season baylor-bears-football-seasons 2008-in-sports-in-texas

Want to explore this topic further?

Ask Mako anything about 2008 Baylor Bears football team — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.

Research with Mako

Free with your Surf account

Content sourced from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

This content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.

Report