2008 Hawaii Warriors football team

2007 season recap

• For the first time in school history, the Warriors are ranked in pre-season polls, 23 in AP Poll and 24 in Coaches Poll.
• Undefeated Regular Season, The only major-college football team to be undefeated in the nation.
• Hawaii earned its first outright WAC title by defeating its arch rival Boise State for the first time since its membership in WAC, with the Warriors winning 39–27. The game also became the WAC's historical game.
• Colt Brennan finished 3rd for the Heisman Trophy, behind Tim Tebow of Florida and Darren McFadden of Arkansas.
• Brennan broke two major NCAA Division I FBS career records during the season in career touchdown passes and career TDs. Both records were previously held by Ty Detmer of BYU. Brennan and wide receiver Davone Bess also tied the Division I FBS record for career touchdown passes by a quarterback-receiver combination.
• The Warriors finished #10 in the final BCS standing which gave them the bid to play for one of the BCS games, highest ranking in Hawaii's school history.
• Hawaii made its first BCS bowl appearance and played against SEC's Georgia Bulldogs in 2008 Sugar Bowl on January 1, 2008, Georgia 41–10.
• June Jones resigns at the end of the season to become the head coach at Southern Methodist University. Defensive coordinator Greg McMackin is tabbed to become the head coach in the wake of Jones' departure.

  Schedule

Game summaries

Florida

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

  Weber State

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

  Oregon State

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

  San Jose State

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

Fresno State game

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

Louisiana Tech

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

  Boise State

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

  Nevada

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

  Utah State

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

  New Mexico State

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

  Idaho

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

  Washington State

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

Cincinnati

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