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The 2008 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University in the 2008 college football season. Prior to the 2008 season, BYU had won consecutive Mountain West Conference (MWC) championship titles without losing a conference game. It had also finished with an 11-2 overall record for consecutive seasons. The Cougars have won four MWC championships since the league began in 1999 (Co-Champions with CSU and Utah in 1999, and sole Champions in 2001, 2006 and 2007), and 23 conference titles overall. BYU ended last season ranked 14th in the nation in the major polls, one of its best finishes in the last two decades. BYU was selected to win the MWC according to the conference's annual media poll.〔(www.byucougars.com - Cougars Picked to Win MWC )〕 The Cougars made their fourth consecutive post-season appearance in the Las Vegas Bowl at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada, losing to the Arizona Wildcats Football 31-21. BYU beat the Oregon Ducks in 2006 and the UCLA Bruins in 2007. BYU lost to the California Golden Bears in the 2005 game. BYU played its home games at LaVell Edwards Stadium, named after its former coach, LaVell Edwards. ==Pre-season== Spring Practice started March 17 and ended April 12 with the annual Blue/White game.〔(www.byucougars.com - annual Blue-White spring game )〕 Fall camp began on August 1 with actual practices starting on August 4. Camp ended August 20 with a final scrimmage. Preparation for the first game began on August 22. BYU begins the season ranked #17 in the USA Today Coaches Poll and #16 in the AP Poll. David Nixon and Jan Jorgensen for the defense and Max Hall and Travis Bright for the offense were chosen by their teammates as captains for the 2008 season.〔(www.byucougars.com - David Nixon, Jan Jorgensen, Max Hall, and Travis Bright were chosen as team captains. )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「2008 BYU Cougars football team」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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