The California Golden Bears were 8-4 in 2008. They emerged victorious over the Miami Hurricanes, 24 to 17, in the Emerald Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 8-1 | 12-1 | |
7-2 | 10-3 | ||
6-3 | 9-4 | ||
7-2 | 9-4 | ||
5-4 | 8-5 |
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 13 | 424 | 4,888 | 832 | 5.9 | 2,421 | 435 | 5.6 | 2,467 | 397 | 6.2 | 230 | 97 | 110 | 110 | 77 | 649 | ||
Team Rank | 24th | 42nd | 69th | 29th | 30th | 72nd | 6th | 75th | 61st | 87th | 72nd | 66th | 78th | 78th | 72nd | 71st | |||
Opponent | 13 | 259 | 4,098 | 4.4 | 1,589 | 495 | 3.2 | 2,509 | 432 | 5.8 | 229 | 95 | 115 | 115 | 75 | 647 | |||
Opponent Rank | 23rd | 36th | 9th | 28th | 99th | 15th | 43rd | 92nd | 13th | 46th | 46th | 50th | 50th | 57th | 58th | ||||
Net | +165 | +790 | +832 | +1.5 | +832 | -60 | +2.4 | -42 | -35 | +0.4 | +1 | +2 | -5 | -5 | +2 | +2 | |||
Net Rank | 20th | 34th | 67th | 13th | 27th | 89th | 6th | 70th | 83rd | 51st | 62nd | 58th | 71st | 71st | 66th | 61st |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | .455 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |