2008 Hawaii Warriors football team

The 2008 Hawaii Warriors football team represented the University of Hawaii at Manoa in the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Warriors started the season with a new coaching staff headed by Greg McMackin, who had previously been the team's defensive coordinator.

2008 Hawaii Warriors football
Hawaii Bowl, L 21–49 vs. Notre Dame
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	7–7 (5–3 WAC)
Head coach	Greg McMackin (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Ron Lee (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Run and shoot
Defensive coordinator	Cal Lee (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Aloha Stadium

2008 Western Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 11 Boise State $		8	–	0					12	–	1
Louisiana Tech		5	–	3					8	–	5
Nevada		5	–	3					7	–	6
Hawaii		5	–	3					7	–	7
Fresno State		4	–	4					7	–	6
San Jose State		4	–	4					6	–	6
Utah State		3	–	5					3	–	9
New Mexico State		1	–	7					3	–	9
Idaho		1	–	7					2	–	10
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	7:30 am	at No. 5 Florida*	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL	Raycom Sports, Oceanic PPV, KFVE (delayed)	L 10–56	90,575
September 6	6:05 pm	Weber State*	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	KJZZ, Oceanic PPV, KFVE (delayed)	W 36–17	39,446
September 13	1:00 pm	at Oregon State*	Reser Stadium Corvallis, OR	FSN NW, Oceanic PPV	L 7–45	45,059
September 27	6:05 pm	San José State	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI (rivalry)	Oceanic PPV, KFVE (delayed)	L 17–20	40,571
October 4	4:00 pm	at No. 22 Fresno State	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA (rivalry)	ESPN Gameplan, BSN, Oceanic PPV, KFVE (delayed)	W 32–29 OT	40,572
October 11	6:05 pm	Louisiana Tech	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	Oceanic PPV, KFVE (delayed)	W 24–14	40,246
October 18	2:00 pm	at No. 15 Boise State	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	ESPN	L 7–27	32,342
October 25	6:05 pm	Nevada	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	Oceanic PPV, KFVE (delayed)	W 38–31	40,225
November 1	9:00 am	at Utah State	Romney Stadium Logan, UT	ESPN Gameplan, Oceanic PPV, KFVE (delayed)	L 14–30	12,112
November 8	2:00 pm	at New Mexico State	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	ESPN Gameplan, AggieVision, Oceanic PPV, KFVE (delayed)	W 42–30	10,861
November 22	5:05 pm	Idaho	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	Oceanic PPV, KFVE (delayed)	W 49–17	39,014
November 29	6:05pm	Washington State*	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	Oceanic PPV, KFVE (delayed)	W 24–10	42,312
December 6	6:30pm	No. 13 Cincinnati*	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	ESPN2	L 24–29	40,549
December 24	3:00pm	Notre Dame*	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI (Hawaii Bowl)	ESPN	L 21–49	45,718
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Hawaii–Aleutian time

Game summaries

Florida

• Previous Meeting: First Meeting
• Player Of The Game:

	1	2	3	4	Total
Warriors	0	0	0	10	10
#5 Gators	0	28	28	0	56

Weber State

• Previous Meeting: First Meeting
• Player Of The Game:

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	3	14	0	0	17
Warriors	7	0	22	7	36

Oregon State

• Previous Meeting: Oregon State 35–32 (2006)
• Player Of The Game:

	1	2	3	4	Total
Warriors	7	0	0	0	7
Beavers	7	14	17	7	45

See also: 2008 Oregon State Beavers football team

San Jose State

• Previous Meeting: Hawaii 42–35 (2007)
• Player Of The Game:

see also 2008 San Jose State Spartans football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	7	0	7	6	20
Warriors	7	10	0	0	17

Fresno State game

• Previous Meeting: Hawaii 37–30 (2007)
• Player Of The Game:

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Warriors	9	10	10	0	3	32
#22 Bulldogs	3	6	13	7	0	29

The Warriors tied their series against the Bulldogs, 20–20–1.
The game was also the Warriors first win over national ranked team on the road.

Louisiana Tech

• Previous Meeting: Hawaii 45–44 (2007)
• Player Of The Game:

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	7	0	7	14
Warriors	7	14	3	0	24

Boise State

• Previous Meeting: Hawaii 39–27 (2007)
• Player Of The Game:

	1	2	3	4	Total
Warriors	0	7	0	0	7
#16 Broncos	3	7	14	3	27

Nevada

• Previous Meeting: Hawaii 28–26 (2007)
• Player Of The Game:

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolf Pack	7	3	7	14	31
Warriors	7	7	10	14	38

Utah State

• Previous Meeting: Hawaii 52–37 (2007)
• Player Of The Game:

	1	2	3	4	Total
Warriors	0	7	0	7	14
Aggies	3	10	7	10	30

New Mexico State

• Previous Meeting: Hawaii 50–13 (2007)
• Player Of The Game:

	1	2	3	4	Total
Warriors	14	21	7	0	42
Aggies	14	3	7	6	30

Idaho

• Previous Meeting: Hawaii 48–20 (2007)
• Player Of The Game:

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vandals	7	3	0	7	17
Warriors	14	14	14	7	49

Washington State

• Previous Meeting: Washington State 22–14 (1999)
• Player Of The Game:

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars	0	3	7	0	10
Warriors	14	3	7	0	24

Warriors clinch bowl eligibility with seventh win of the season. Will finish no worse than one game above .500

Cincinnati

• Previous Meeting: Hawaii 20–19 (2002)
• Player Of The Game:

	1	2	3	4	Total
#13 Bearcats	3	7	0	19	29
Warriors	0	3	14	7	24