Vanderbilt dropped their second-to-last game on the road to the Volunteers by a score of 21-27.
Brown sustained a calf injury during the Bears' second-to-last game of the 2008 season, and was subsequently placed on the injury reserve.
Thus the team opened the season slowly, going 4-12-1 over its first 17 games, before struggling to qualify for the playoffs in their second-to-last game.
The Yankees, however, won the division, clinching it in the second-to-last game of the season against the Red Sox.
Morton, 29, injured his knee in the second-to-last game of the season and had surgery.
Martin missed the second-to-last game of the regular season, but it was not because he did not want to play.
In the second-to-last game, they scored a 2-1 victory over Pescara to keep from being relegated, and the miracle continued.
A fourth-quarter loss to the Oilers in their second-to-last game dashed their playoff hopes.
He hadn't been held without a touchdown pass since the second-to-last game of 1992 against Seattle.
Behind Roloson, the Oilers qualified for the playoffs in their second-to-last game of the regular season.