NCAA Football 08 (Xbox 360)

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Contents 1 Cheat Codes 1.1 Cheat Codes 2 Achievements 3 Unlockables 3.1 Trophies 3.2 Rivalry trophies 4 Hints 4.1 Hook and Lateral play 4.2 Statue of Liberty play 4.3 Getting into the "Wild Hog" formation 4.4 Best time to use hurdle 4.5 Dynasty mode: Easy wins 4.6 Dynasty mode: Better trophies 4.7 Dynasty mode: Faster trophies 4.8 Dynasty mode: Making a better team 4.9 Dynasty mode: Drafting prospects 4.10 Easy trophies for showcase 4.11 Hidden endzones 4.12 Jumping the field 4.13 Celebration while running 4.14 Campus Legend mode: Max stats 4.15 Campus Legend mode: Boost GPA 4.16 Campus legend: Exporting senior to Madden 08 5 More...

Cheat Codes

Cheat Codes

Achievements

Complete the following achievements to unlock Xbox Live Gamerscore points.

Throw 4 TD Passes in a Game (15 points): Throw 4 touchdown passes in a single Play Now or Dynasty mode game.

350 Total Passing Yards (15 points): Pass for 350 or more total yards in a Play Now or Dynasty mode game.

200 Total Rushing Yards (15 points): Rush for 200 or more total yards in a Play Now or Dynasty mode game.

Player Passing Record in a Game (25 points): Break the game record for passing yards with one player (716) in a Play Now or Dynasty mode game.

No Interceptions in a Game (15 points): Do not throw any interceptions in a Play Now or Dynasty mode game.

Win by 21 (10 points): Win a Play Now or Dynasty mode game by 21 points or more.

Pass to 5 Different Receivers (10 points): Complete a pass to 5 or more different receivers in a Play Now or Dynasty mode game.

100 Yard Receiver (10 points): Gain 100 or more receiving yards with a single player in a Play Now or Dynasty mode game.

100 Yard Rusher (10 points): Rush for 100 or more yards with a single player in a Play Now or Dynasty mode game.

Complete a 30 Yard Pass (10 points): Complete a pass for 30 or more yards in a Play Now or Dynasty mode game.

Complete a 60 Yard Pass (20 points): Complete a pass for 60 or more yards in a Play Now or Dynasty mode game.

Break a 30 Yard Run (10 points): Break a run for 30 or more yards in a Play Now or Dynasty mode game.

Break a 60 Yard Run (20 points): Break a run for 60 or more yards in a Play Now or Dynasty mode game.

Allow No Sacks (15 points): Do not give up any sacks in a Play Now or Dynasty mode game.

Score 35 Points (15 points): Score 35 points or more in a Play Now or Dynasty mode game.

Player Rushing Record in a Game (25 points): Break the game record for rushing yards with one player (406) in a Play Now or Dynasty mode game.

Intercept 2 Passes (15 points): Intercept 2 passes in a Play Now or Dynasty mode game.

Player Interception Record (25 points): Break the game record for interceptions with one player (5) in a Play Now or Dynasty mode game.

Return Interception for a TD (20 points): Return an interception for a touchdown on defense in a Play Now or Dynasty mode game.

Return Fumble for TD (20 points): Score a touchdown after recovering a fumble on defense in a Play Now or Dynasty mode game.

Make 4 Sacks (20 points): Sack the opposing quarterback 4 or more times in a Play Now or Dynasty mode game.

Held Under 200 Yards (10 points): Hold the opposition to under 200 total yards in a Play Now or Dynasty mode game.

Held Under 100 Yards (25 points): Hold the opposition to under 100 total yards in a Play Now or Dynasty mode game.

2 Sack Player (10 points): Make 2 sacks in a Play Now or Dynasty mode game with the same player.

Score a Safety (30 points): Score a safety on defense in a Play Now or Dynasty mode game.

Shutout (30 points): Prevent your opponent from scoring any points in a Play Now or Dynasty mode game.

Punt Return for TD (15 points): Return a punt for a touchdown in a Play Now or Dynasty mode game.

Kickoff Return for TD (20 points): Return a kickoff for a touchdown in a Play Now or Dynasty mode game.

50 Yard Field Goal (25 points): Kick a 50 or more yard field goal in a Play Now or Dynasty mode game.

50 Yard Punt (15 points): Punt the ball 50 or more net yards in a Play Now or Dynasty mode game.

Block a Punt (25 points): Block a punt in a Play Now or Dynasty mode game.

Block a Field Goal (25 points): Block a field goal in a Play Now or Dynasty mode game.

Ranked Game (10 points): Play a ranked game.

BCS Conference Invite (25 points): Get an invite to a BCS conference in single team Dynasty mode.

Make Promise to a Prospect (10 points): Make a promise to a prospect in single team Dynasty mode.

Conference Champs! (10 points): Win a conference championship game in single team Dynasty mode or Campus Legend mode.

Heisman Memorial Trophy (25 points): Win the Heisman Memorial Trophy in single team Dynasty mode or Campus Legend mode.

Bowl Win (10 points): Win a bowl game in single team Dynasty mode or Campus Legend mode.

National Champions! (30 points): Lead your team to a BCS championship in single team Dynasty mode or Campus Legend mode.

Develop New Pipeline State (25 points): Develop a new pipeline state in single team Dynasty mode.

Mr. February (30 points): Have the #1 ranked recruiting class in a season in single team Dynasty mode.

1-Star into 6-Star (50 points): Turn a 1-star prestige school into a 6-star prestige school in single team Dynasty mode.

Perfect Game (30 points): Bowl a 300 Game in a single player Bowling Mini-Game.

Win Tug-of-War (30 points): Win the Tug-of-War mini-game.

High Score - Option Dash (30 points): Score 15,000 or more points in Option Dash.

5-Star Legend Prospect (20 points): Create a 5-star legend prospect.

Fill Up Legend Meter (30 points): Completely fill up the legend meter.

Old Spice Red Zone Perfection (15 points): Complete a Play Now or Dynasty mode game with a Red Zone Efficiency rating of 100%.

Old Spice Red Zone Shutout (20 points): Complete a Play Now or Dynasty mode game without giving up a touchdown while in the Red Zone.

Pontiac 4th Quarter Comeback (30 points): Win a Play Now or Dynasty mode game when down by 14 to start the fourth quarter under the Varsity or higher difficulty.

Unlockables

Trophies

Complete the indicated task to unlock the corresponding

award.

BCS National Championship: Become the number one ranked college football team.

Big East Championship: Have the most Big East conference wins

Gator Bowl Trophy: Win the Gator Bowl.

Orange Bowl Trophy: Win the Orange Bowl.

Sugar Bowl Trophy: Win the Sugar Bowl.

Heisman Memorial Trophy: Become the most outstanding college player in the United States.

Maxwell Award: Become the college player of the year.

Davey O' Brien Award: Become the best quarter back.

Doak Walker Running Back Award: Become the nation's number one running back on the field, in the classroom, and in the community.

Receiver Of The Year: Become the number one wide receiver.

Tight End Of The Year: Become the number one tight end.

Back-To-Back National Champs: Win two consecutive national championships.

Three-In-A-Row National Champs: Win three consecutive national championships.

Rivalry trophies

Unlock the indicated trophy by winning with the corresponding

team.

Administaff Bayou Bucket: Houston vs. Rice

Anniversary Award: Bowling Green vs. Kent State

Apple Cup: Washington vs. Washington State

Backyard Bowl: West Virginia vs. Pittsburgh

Battle For Illibuck: Ohio State vs. Indiana

Battle For The Bell: Tulane vs. Southern Miss

Battle For The Land Grant: Michigan State vs. Penn State

Battle Of I-10: UTEP vs. New Mexico State

Battle Of I-25: New Mexico State vs. New Mexico

Battle Of I-75: Bowling Green vs. Toledo

Battle Of The Megaphone: Michigan State vs. Notre Dame

Bedlam Game: Oklahoma State vs. Oklahoma

Beehive Bell: Utah vs. Utah State

Beehive Boot: Utah State vs. BYU or Utah

Big Game: Cal vs. Stanford

Black And Blue Bowl: Southern Miss vs. Memphis

Black Diamond Trophy: West Virginia vs. Virginia Tech

Border War: Colorado State vs. Wyoming

Civil War: Oregon State vs. Oregon

Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate: Georgia vs. Georgia Tech

Commander In Chief Trophy: Air Force vs. Navy or Army

Common Wealth Cup: Virginia Tech vs. Virginia

Cy-Hawk Trophy: Iowa State vs. Iowa

Deep South's Oldest Rivalry: Auburn vs. Georgia

Egg Bowl: Ole Miss vs. Mississippi

Florida-Georgia Game: Florida vs. Georgia

Floyd Of Rose Dale: Minnesota vs. Iowa

Fremont Cannon: UNKV vs. Nevada

Golden Boot: Arkansas vs. LSU

Governer's Victory Bell: Penn State vs. Minnesota

Governors Cup: Florida vs. Florida State

Governor's Cup: Louisville vs. Kentucky

Holy War: BYU vs. Utah

Ireland Trophy: Boston College vs. Notre Dame

Iron Bowl: Alabama vs. Auburn

Iron Skillet: TCU vs. SMU

Jefferson-Eppes Trophy: Florida State vs. Virginia

Jeweles Shillelagh: USC vs. Notre Dame

Keg Of Nails: Cincinnati vs. Miami University

Legends Trophy: Stanford vs. Notre Dame

Lone Star Showdown: Texas A&M vs. Texas

Mayers Cup: SMV vs. Rice

Missouri-Nebraska Bell: Nebraska vs. Missouri

Old Oaken Bucket: Purdue vs. Indiana

Palmetto State: Clemson vs. South Carolina

Paul Bunyan Trophy: Michigan vs. Michigan State

Paul Bunyan's Axe: Wisconsin vs. Minnesota

Peace Pipe: Western Michigan vs. Miami University

Purdue Cannon: Purdue vs. Illinois

Ram-Falcon Trophy: Colorado State vs. Air Force

Red River Rivalry: Texas vs. Oklahoma

Rocky Mountain Showdown: Colorado vs. Colorado State

Seminole War Canoe: Florida vs. Miami

Shillelagh Trophy: Purdue vs. Notre Dame

Shwartzwaler Trophy: West Virginia vs. Syracuse

Sweet Sioux Tomahawk: Northwestern vs. Illinois

Telephone Trophy: Missouri vs. Iowa State

Textile Bowl: Clemson vs. NC State

The Big Game: Arizona vs. Arizona State

The Little Brown Jug: Michigan vs. Minnesota

Third Saturday In October: Alabama vs. Tennessee

Tigers Rag: Tulane vs. Lsu

Victory Bell: Cincinnati vs. Miami University

Victory Bell: Duke vs. North Carolina

Victory Bell: USC vs. UCLA

Wagon Wheel: Akron vs. Kent State

Williams Trophy: Tulsa vs. Rice

Hints

Hook and Lateral play

The Hook and Lateral Play is in Boise State's playbook under the "Hail Mary" section. It is labeled as "Circus".

Statue of Liberty play

The only way you can use this play is by using Boise State's offensive playbook. It is found in the "ACE Bunch" formation and is labeled as "Statue".

Getting into the "Wild Hog" formation

Choose Arkansas or the Arkansas playbook. Go to formation "Wildcat" and choose the "HB QB sub". This will be how Arkansas goes into the "Wild Hog" formation.

Best time to use hurdle

Typically when you go against your rival, a tackler will try and go for your legs. About 50% of the time you are running with the ball against a rival, hurdle.

Dynasty mode: Easy wins

Go to the settings and change the quarter lengths to overtime. During the game if you win the coin toss choose to play defense. When on offense, when you score a touchdown always go for a two point attempt (unless you only need to kick a field goal to win).

In any mode that is one player, set the quarter length to overtime. Choose the team you want to lose. If you win the coin toss, select offense then choose a running play. Any HB Toss works most of the time. Run backwards to the opposite endzone and collect a safety (2 points). Your team will win 2-0 every time without having to play defense. If you do not want to collect losses to your profile record, select none on the profile selection screen just before you start the game.

Go to "Game Features" and select FBS or FCS roster. Choose any team and edit the offense. Edit their QB, RB, FB, WR, and TE positions down to 40. This makes the team you select more likely to defeat the team you changed.

Use the following trick to win the national championship easily. When selecting your schedule in Dynasty mode, choose as many ranked teams as possible. Once you are in the top 25, make any team ranked higher than you lose until you reach # 1.

Dynasty mode: Better trophies

When creating your schedule, make sure to add as much ranked teams as possible. Try and go against the #1, #2, or #3 ranked team the most.

Dynasty mode: Faster trophies

Select a highly ranked team with good ratings (for example, USC or Michigan) and enter Dynasty mode. Simulate to the end of the season and simulate all bowl games. You should earn two to four trophies depending on how well your team did. Then, save your profile, but not your dynasty. Exit the Dynasty mode and repeat as many times as desired.

Dynasty mode: Making a better team

Take control of eight teams at one time. You can try doing this with the entire Ivy League, but it is more difficult. Mid-major conferences work best, such as teams like Akron, Toledo, Idaho, etc. During pre-season recruiting, scout only five- and four-star recruits. Have each of the eight teams scout the exact same fifteen players. Because a scout can only have a list of eight possible choices, he will have to choose one of your schools. You will soon have five-star prospects signing with teams like New Mexico State or Idaho rather than Virginia Tech, USC, or Texas. However, this trick only works during in-season recruiting, but if you do this for a few years your team will be considerably better.

Dynasty mode: Drafting prospects

When you first start the season, create a prospect and make sure to make his home state where your team is located. Then, talk to him on the phone about where he lives and the college being close. Most of the time, you will get a high ranking for that action.

During preseason in Dynasty mode, create a prospect that plays as a kicker or punter no matter what position you want to create. Make their hometown close to your campus. Customize the player to be as good at another position as desired, but set their kick power and kick accuracy to 0. They will be in the prospect database as a one star recruit and will not usually even be offered a scholarship by other schools. Offer them a scholarship and they will usually commit immediately. For example, if you make a one star kicker that no team wants he will be ranked 99 as a QB.

This trick takes a long time but it works. Begin a new dynasty. Before the first game of the season, pick your best 35 recruits whether they are the most interested or highest caliber. After you have added the recruits, but before you play the first game, make sure that you save your dynasty. Start at the top of your recruiting board with the first recruit and begin trying to unlock different pitches. Spend as much time as desired on any recruit. When you run out of time simply go back and reload the dynasty from the "Dynasty Setup" menu. Each time you unlock a pitch in the "Very High" or "Most" category, write it down. After you have worked the full list, which can take awhile, go back to your dynasty and load it from the beginning. You now have a full list of correct pitches to make to your recruits. Note: Each recruit will only have one "Most" pitch and two "Very High" pitches. Always try to sway any pitch that is "High" to the "Very High" setting.

Easy trophies for showcase

Go to the "Play Now" screen and select two teams that can play for a rivalry trophy (for example, Iowa State and Iowa). Then, go to the stadium and weather options and change the quarter length to one minute. Play the game but do not switch teams in the middle or you will not get the trophy added.

Hidden endzones

To make the endzones hidden, start a Play Now mode match. When you reach the field selection screen, set the game length to fifteen minutes, make the weather overcast cloudy, precipitation high, and temperature -20 degrees. If done correctly, in the upper corner should be a picture of a cloud with heavy snow. Start the game and by the second quarter there will be so much snow that the endzone lines and all other white lines will be gone.

Jumping the field

When you are about five yards from the opponent's end zone, select a HB Dive as a play. As soon as the HB gets the ball, tap X. You should now dive over the defenders and get a TD.

Celebration while running

While running out in front of a defender at least 10 yards, hold the Left Analog-stick Up and press B to celebrate.

Campus Legend mode: Max stats

Create a character with maximum stats. Then, start a new Campus Legend mode. Instead of starting from scratch in high school, load your created character.

Campus Legend mode: Boost GPA

A great way to boost your GPA is doing extra studying. Some events like this are finishing a project in the library (+.4 GPA), fixing your computer for homework (+.2 GPA), or just studying when you have free time (+.1 GPA)

Campus legend: Exporting senior to Madden 08

When you begin your senior season and already have legend status, you will get the option of staying for your senior year or exporting your legend to Madden 08. Stay for your senior year and at the end you will still be able to export you legend, even after your senior year.

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