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.

Schedule

Rankings

Game summaries

Eastern Kentucky

Oklahoma

Miami

Akron

Marshall

Rutgers

Connecticut

South Florida

West Virginia

Louisville

Pittsburgh

Syracuse

Hawaii

Virginia Tech

Awards and milestones

All-Americans

Post-season finalists and winners

Big East Conference honors

Offensive player of the week

Defensive player of the week

Special teams player of the week

Big East Conference All-Conference First Team

Big East Conference All-Conference Second Team

Players in the 2009 NFL Draft