2008 Senior Bowl

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2008 Senior Bowl
Bowl Game
Logo for the 2008 Under Armour Senior Bowl
North South
(n/a) (n/a)
16 17
Head coach: 

Lane Kiffin (Raiders)		 Head coach: 

Mike Nolan (49ers)
1 2 3 4 Total
North 7 0 2 7 16
South 0 7 0 10 17
Date January 26, 2008
Stadium Ladd Peebles Stadium
Location Mobile, Alabama
MVP Matt Forte
United States TV coverage
Network NFL Network

The 2008 Under Armour Senior Bowl was a college football exhibition game featuring players from the 2007 college football season and prospects in the 2008 NFL Draft.[1] It was played on January 26, 2008 at 3 p.m. EST at Ladd Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Alabama.[2] Coverage of the event was on high-definition on the NFL Network between January 21-26.[3]

Contents

[edit] Coaching staffs

[edit] North

With the worst record (1-15) during the 2007 NFL season, the Miami Dolphins were originally slated to coach the North squad.[4] However, after all but two members of the coaching staff were fired the Dolphins became ineligible for the duties.[4] They were replaced by head coach Lane Kiffin and the Oakland Raiders, who went 4-12 in 2007.[5]

[edit] South

San Francisco 49ers head coach Mike Nolan and his staff coached the South squad for the third consecutive year after going 5-11 in 2007.[6]

[edit] Rosters

[edit] North

Jersey # Name Position Height (ft/in) Weight (lb.) College
22 Adams, Jamar DB 6-2 210 Michigan
11 Adibi, Xavier LB 6-2 219 Virginia Tech
32 Avril, Cliff DL 6-3 249 Purdue
79 Baker, Sam OL 6-5 314 Southern California
90 Balmer, Kentwan DL 6-5 282 North Carolina
74 Barton, Kirk OL 6-4 308 Ohio State
52 Bell, Beau LB 6-2 250 Nevada-Las Vegas
1 Bowman, Adarius WR 6-3 225 Oklahoma State
10 Booty, John David QB 6-3 210 Southern California
9 Bryant, Dorien WR 5-10 172 Purdue
72 Rinehart, Chad OL 6-5 311 Northern Iowa
93 Mattison, Bryan DL 6-3 272 Iowa
13 Godfrey, Charles DB 5-11 207 Iowa
22 Savage, Dantrell RB 5-9 195 Oklahoma State
45 Crosslin, Julius RB 6-0 230 Oklahoma State
5 Flacco, Joe QB 6-6 237 Delaware
88 Dragosavich, Mike P 6-5 212 North Dakota State


[edit] South

Jersey # Name Position Height (ft/in) Weight (lb.) College
95 Rubin, Athyba DL 6-3 321 Iowa State
19 Jackson, Dexter WR 5-9 178 Appalachian State
78 Benedict, Heath OL 6-5 332 Newberry College
54 Langford, Kendall DL 6-6 294 Hampton
18 Hester, Jacob RB 6-0 228 Louisiana State

[edit] Sponsor

The clothing company Under Armour sponsored the event for the second consecutive year. The company also provided apparel for the game, including "newly-designed, state-of-the-art game jerseys."[7]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Under Armour Senior Bowl Week 2008 Underway. SeniorBowl.com. Retrieved on 21 January 2008.
  2. ^ 2008 Senior Bowl Game Week Schedule of Events. SeniorBowl.com. Retrieved on 21 January 2008.
  3. ^ NFL Network To Offer Unprecedented Exclusive HD Coverage Of The 2008 Under Armour Senior Bowl. SeniorBowl.com. Retrieved on 21 January 2008.
  4. ^ a b Dolphins Formally Introduce Ireland; Team Makes Coaching Change. MiamiDolphins.com. Retrieved on 21 January 2008.
  5. ^ Oakland Raiders Staff To Coach 2008 Under Armour Senior Bowl North Team. SeniorBowl.com. Retrieved on 21 January 2008.
  6. ^ 49ers Staff To Coach 2008 Under Armour Senior Bowl South Team. SeniorBowl.com. Retrieved on 21 January 2008.
  7. ^ [http://www.seniorbowl.com/2008/news/2008gamejerseys.htm Under Armour To Outfit Senior Bowl Players In New Look Game Jerseys]. SeniorBowl.com. Retrieved on 21 January 2008.

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