2008 Big 12 Conference football season

2008 Big 12 Conference football season
LeagueNCAA Division I FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision)
Sportfootball
Teams12
Regular season
North championsMissouri Tigers, Nebraska Cornhuskers
South championsOklahoma Sooners, Texas Longhorns, and Texas Tech Red Raiders
Big 12 Championship Game
ChampionsOklahoma Sooners
2008 Big 12 Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
North Division
No. 19 Missouri xy   5 3     10 4  
Nebraska x   5 3     9 4  
Kansas   4 4     8 5  
Colorado   2 6     5 7  
Kansas State   2 6     5 7  
Iowa State   0 8     2 10  
South Division
No. 5 Oklahoma xy$   7 1     12 2  
No. 4 Texas x%   7 1     12 1  
No. 12 Texas Tech x   7 1     11 2  
No. 16 Oklahoma State   5 3     9 4  
Baylor   2 6     4 8  
Texas A&M   2 6     4 8  
Championship: Oklahoma 62, Missouri 21
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008 college football season was the 13th Big 12 Conference football season. The season concluded with ties for both northern and southern divisions. Tiebreakers were used to select divisional the participants for the 2008 Big 12 Championship Game, in which Oklahoma won 62–21 against Missouri to qualify for the 2009 BCS National Championship Game.