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| 2008 Capital One Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 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] | ||||||||||||||||||
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.