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2008 Hawai’i

7–⁠7 (5–⁠3 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Greg McMackin.

Schedule and results

Hawai’i in 2008, game by game: lost at No. 5 Florida 10–56; won vs. Weber State 36–17; lost at Oregon State 7–45; lost vs. San José State 17–20; won at No. 22 Fresno State 32–29; won vs. Louisiana Tech 24–14; lost at No. 15 Boise State 7–27; won vs. Nevada 38–31; lost at Utah State 14–30; won at New Mexico State 42–30; won vs. Idaho 49–17; won vs. Washington State 24–10; lost vs. No. 13 Cincinnati 24–29; lost vs. Notre Dame 21–49+32−46Lost 10–56 at No. 5 Florida-46No. 5 FloridaWon 36–17 vs. Weber State+19Weber StateLost 7–45 at Oregon State-38Oregon StateLost 17–20 vs. San José State-3San José StateWon 32–29 at No. 22 Fresno State+3No. 22 Fresno StateWon 24–14 vs. Louisiana Tech+10Louisiana TechLost 7–27 at No. 15 Boise State-20No. 15 Boise StateWon 38–31 vs. Nevada+7NevadaLost 14–30 at Utah State-16Utah StateWon 42–30 at New Mexico State+12New Mexico StateWon 49–17 vs. Idaho+32IdahoWon 24–10 vs. Washington State+14Washington StateLost 24–29 vs. No. 13 Cincinnati-5No. 13 CincinnatiLost 21–49 vs. Notre Dame-28Notre Dame
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30at5FloridaL 10–⁠5638%
Sep 7vsWeber StateW 36–⁠1788%
Sep 13atOregon StateL 7–⁠4550%
Sep 28vsSan José StateL 17–⁠2073%
Oct 4at22Fresno StateW 32–⁠2935%
Oct 12vsLouisiana TechW 24–⁠1474%
Oct 17at15Boise StateL 7–⁠2727%
Oct 26vsNevadaW 38–⁠3165%
Nov 1atUtah StateL 14–⁠3078%
Nov 8atNew Mexico StateW 42–⁠3070%
Nov 22vsIdahoW 49–⁠1789%
Nov 29vsWashington StateW 24–⁠1083%
Dec 6vs13CincinnatiL 24–⁠2939%
Dec 24Bowls & playoffvsNotre DameHawai’i BowlL 21–⁠4952%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Notre Dame 49–⁠21 in the Hawai’i Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 20th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 97 on file).

Record
7–⁠7
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 2nd in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
345–⁠404
Coach
Greg McMackin
Elo
1502 −120 this season
SP+ rating
-7.6 No. 87 of 120; offense No. 74, defense No. 78, special teams No. 107
SRS
−5.7 No. 78 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 73
Offensive coordinator
Ron Lee
Defensive coordinator
Cal Lee
Offense
Run and shoot
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense65th of 120
  • Defense38th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted57th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted52nd of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0341%0.9165th of 120
Defense0.0039%0.8438th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.03 off
0.02 def		42% off
41% def		—57th off
52nd def
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense-0.1own 322% allowed
Defense-0.1own 323% caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.

Top recruits in the 2008 class

Geordon Hanohano DT★★★No. 473
Lewis Walker CB★★★No. 854
Steven Christian CB★★★No. 857
Tuiatua Tuiasosopo OG★★★No. 1005
Haku Correa DT★★★No. 1019

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2008 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers12.00.700
Offensive line13.00.834
Defensive line33.00.846
Linebackers22.00.752
Defensive backs42.50.796
Whole class112.50.796

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2009

The 2009 draft
Rd 2David Veikune DECleveland Browns
Rd 3Ryan Mouton CBTennessee Titans
Rd 6Jake Ingram LSNew England Patriots

2008 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Boise State8–⁠012–⁠111
Louisiana Tech5–⁠38–⁠5
Nevada5–⁠37–⁠6
Hawai’i5–⁠37–⁠7
Fresno State4–⁠47–⁠6
San José State4–⁠46–⁠6
Utah State3–⁠53–⁠9
New Mexico State1–⁠73–⁠9
Idaho1–⁠72–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.