Record: 55-59, .482 W-L% (8th of 12) (Schedule and Results)
SRS: -4.93 (10th of 12) ▪ SOS: -3.63 (10th of 12)
Conference Champion: Boise State
Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 0
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 1 (Boise State)
| Overall | Conference | Pts/G | SRS | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | W | L | Pct | W | L | Pct | Own | Opp | SRS | SOS | Notes |
| Boise State | 12 | 1 | .923 | 8 | 0 | 1.000 | 37.6 | 12.6 | 12.83 | -3.94 | |
| Louisiana Tech | 8 | 5 | .615 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 24.6 | 23.7 | -3.56 | -5.41 | |
| Nevada | 7 | 6 | .538 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 37.6 | 32.3 | 2.25 | -3.14 | |
| Hawaii | 7 | 7 | .500 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 24.6 | 28.9 | -4.06 | -1.99 | |
| Fresno State | 7 | 6 | .538 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 29.6 | 31.1 | -3.53 | -4.06 | |
| San Jose State | 6 | 6 | .500 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 18.7 | 21.6 | -7.22 | -4.97 | |
| Utah State | 3 | 9 | .250 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 24.0 | 34.7 | -9.20 | -0.95 | |
| New Mexico State | 3 | 9 | .250 | 1 | 7 | .125 | 22.2 | 34.1 | -11.99 | -4.08 | |
| Idaho | 2 | 10 | .167 | 1 | 7 | .125 | 19.6 | 42.8 | -19.87 | -4.12 | |
| School | Pre | 9/2 | 9/7 | 9/14 | 9/21 | 9/28 | 10/5 | 10/12 | 10/19 | 10/26 | 11/2 | 11/9 | 11/16 | 11/23 | 11/30 | 12/7 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise State | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | ||||
| Fresno State | 21 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 22 |
| Date | Bowl | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-12-30 | Humanitarian Bowl | Maryland | 42 | Nevada | 35 | Humanitarian Bowl (Boise, ID) |
| 2008-12-28 | Independence Bowl | Louisiana Tech | 17 | Northern Illinois | 10 | Independence Bowl (Shreveport, LA) |
| 2008-12-24 | Hawaii Bowl | Notre Dame | 49 | Hawaii | 21 | Hawaii Bowl (Honolulu, HI) |
| 2008-12-23 | Poinsettia Bowl | Texas Christian | 17 | Boise State | 16 | Poinsettia Bowl (San Diego, CA) |
| 2008-12-20 | New Mexico Bowl | Colorado State | 40 | Fresno State | 35 | New Mexico Bowl (Albuquerque, NM) |