2008 Senior Bowl

2008 Under Armour Senior Bowl
59th Senior Bowl
North Team South Team 16 17 Head coach:  Lane Kiffin (Oakland Raiders) Head coach:  Mike Nolan (San Francisco 49ers)
1 2 3 4 Total North 7 0 2 7 16 South 0 7 0 10 17
Date	January 26, 2008
Season	2007
Stadium	Ladd–Peebles Stadium
Location	Mobile, Alabama
MVP	Matt Forte
United States TV coverage
Network	NFL Network
Announcers	Rich Eisen, Brian Baldinger, Jeanne Zelasko, Krista Voda

The 2008 Senior Bowl was a college football exhibition game featuring players from the 2007 college football season and prospects in the 2008 NFL draft.[1] The 59th edition of the Senior Bowl 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 during January 21–26.[3] Clothing company Under Armour sponsored the event for the second consecutive year, and provided apparel for the game, including "newly-designed, state-of-the-art game jerseys."[4] The South team won, 17–16.

Coaching staffs

North

With the worst record (1–15) during the 2007 NFL season, the Miami Dolphins were originally slated to coach the North squad.[5] However, after all but two members of the coaching staff were fired the Dolphins became ineligible for the duties.[5] They were replaced by head coach Lane Kiffin and the Oakland Raiders, who went 4–12 in 2007.[6]

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.[7]

References

1. "Under Armour Senior Bowl Week 2008 Underway". SeniorBowl.com. Archived from the original on 22 January 2008. Retrieved 21 January 2008.
2. "2008 Senior Bowl Game Week Schedule of Events". SeniorBowl.com. Archived from the original on 22 January 2008. Retrieved 21 January 2008.
3. "NFL Network To Offer Unprecedented Exclusive HD Coverage Of The 2008 Under Armour Senior Bowl". SeniorBowl.com. Archived from the original on 22 January 2008. Retrieved 21 January 2008.
4. "Under Armour To Outfit Senior Bowl Players In New Look Game Jerseys". SeniorBowl.com. Archived from the original on 22 January 2008. Retrieved 21 January 2008.
5. "Dolphins Formally Introduce Ireland; Team Makes Coaching Change". MiamiDolphins.com. Archived from the original on January 23, 2008. Retrieved January 21, 2008.
6. "Oakland Raiders Staff To Coach 2008 Under Armour Senior Bowl North Team". SeniorBowl.com. Archived from the original on 22 January 2008. Retrieved 21 January 2008.
7. "49ers Staff To Coach 2008 Under Armour Senior Bowl South Team". SeniorBowl.com. Archived from the original on 22 January 2008. Retrieved 21 January 2008.