Portal:American football/News/archive/November 2008

• November 22' - The Abilene Christian University Wildcats set a record for points in an NCAA playoff game (93) as they scored touchdowns on 13 of its 15 possessions in a 93-68 defeat of West Texas A&M in the 2008 NCAA Division II National Football Championship playoffs.
• November 15 - The opening round of the 2008 NCAA Division II National Football Championship playoffs was held. The playoffs will conclude on December 13, 2008 at Braly Municipal Stadium near the campus of the University of North Alabama in Florence, Alabama.
• May 1 — Headlined by Troy Aikman, Billy Cannon and Lou Holtz, the 2008 class of College Football Hall of Fame inductees is announced.
• April 26 - 27 — Offensive tackle Jake Long of the Michigan Wolverines was the first overall of 252 selections in the 2008 NFL Draft of eligible college players at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.
• March 6 - Brett Favre announces his retirement from the NFL after 17 seasons in the league.(NY Times)
• February 3 - The New York Giants upsets the favored New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLII. (AP)
• February 2 - The Pro Football Hall of Fame 2008 Class is announced: Fred Dean, Darrell Green, Art Monk, Emmitt Thomas, Andre Tippett, and Gary Zimmerman.