Record: 10-3, .769 W-L% (14th of 120) ▪ Rank: 25th in Final AP Poll
Conference: MWC
(Schedule and Results)
Coach: Bronco Mendenhall (10-3)
PS/G: 34.2 (20th of 120) ▪ PA/G: 21.9 (39th of 120)
SRS: 4.96 (39th of 120) ▪ SOS: -3.58 (90th of 120)
Bowl Game: Lost Las Vegas Bowl 31-21 versus Arizona
| Passing | Rushing | Total Offense | First Downs | Penalties | Turnovers | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Plays | Yds | Avg | Pass | Rush | Pen | Tot | No. | Yds | Fum | Int | Tot | |
| 1 | 2008-08-30 | Northern Iowa | W (41-17) | 34 | 41 | 82.9 | 486 | 2 | 27 | 82 | 3.0 | 4 | 68 | 568 | 8.4 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 28 | 8 | 65 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2 | 2008-09-06 | @ | Washington | W (28-27) | 30 | 41 | 73.2 | 338 | 3 | 28 | 137 | 4.9 | 1 | 69 | 475 | 6.9 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 25 | 7 | 60 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 2008-09-13 | UCLA | W (59-0) | 31 | 40 | 77.5 | 337 | 7 | 45 | 184 | 4.1 | 1 | 85 | 521 | 6.1 | 19 | 11 | 0 | 30 | 8 | 71 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 4 | 2008-09-20 | Wyoming | W (44-0) | 20 | 37 | 54.1 | 201 | 3 | 34 | 163 | 4.8 | 1 | 71 | 364 | 5.1 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 23 | 9 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | 2008-10-03 | @ | Utah State | W (34-14) | 23 | 37 | 62.2 | 303 | 2 | 30 | 103 | 3.4 | 1 | 67 | 406 | 6.1 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 123 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | 2008-10-11 | New Mexico | W (21-3) | 22 | 34 | 64.7 | 258 | 3 | 28 | 124 | 4.4 | 0 | 62 | 382 | 6.2 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | 2008-10-16 | @ | Texas Christian | L (7-32) | 22 | 42 | 52.4 | 274 | 0 | 28 | 23 | 0.8 | 1 | 70 | 297 | 4.2 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 7 | 84 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | 2008-10-25 | Nevada-Las Vegas | W (42-35) | 24 | 32 | 75.0 | 245 | 4 | 34 | 209 | 6.1 | 1 | 66 | 454 | 6.9 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | 2008-11-01 | @ | Colorado State | W (45-42) | 28 | 35 | 80.0 | 389 | 5 | 35 | 162 | 4.6 | 1 | 70 | 551 | 7.9 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 32 | 6 | 67 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | 2008-11-08 | San Diego State | W (41-12) | 25 | 30 | 83.3 | 317 | 3 | 37 | 104 | 2.8 | 2 | 67 | 421 | 6.3 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 | 2008-11-15 | @ | Air Force | W (38-24) | 28 | 37 | 75.7 | 354 | 2 | 36 | 126 | 3.5 | 3 | 73 | 480 | 6.6 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 32 | 9 | 68 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | 2008-11-22 | @ | Utah | L (24-48) | 21 | 41 | 51.2 | 205 | 0 | 30 | 214 | 7.1 | 3 | 71 | 419 | 5.9 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 25 | 9 | 85 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 13 | 2008-12-20 | N | Arizona | L (21-31) | 30 | 46 | 65.2 | 328 | 1 | 32 | 116 | 3.6 | 2 | 78 | 444 | 5.7 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 76 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 Games | 338 | 493 | 68.6 | 4035 | 35 | 424 | 1747 | 4.1 | 21 | 917 | 5782 | 6.3 | 198 | 95 | 21 | 314 | 101 | 912 | 14 | 14 | 28 | ||||
| Passing | Rushing | Total Offense | First Downs | Penalties | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Plays | Yds | Avg | Pass | Rush | Pen | Tot | No. | Yds | Fum | Int | TO | |
| 1 | 2008-08-30 | Northern Iowa | W (41-17) | 17 | 25 | 68.0 | 213 | 1 | 40 | 149 | 3.7 | 0 | 65 | 362 | 5.6 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2 | 2008-09-06 | @ | Washington | W (28-27) | 17 | 32 | 53.1 | 204 | 1 | 35 | 133 | 3.8 | 3 | 67 | 337 | 5.0 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 22 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2008-09-13 | UCLA | W (59-0) | 23 | 39 | 59.0 | 230 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 0.6 | 0 | 55 | 239 | 4.3 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 35 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| 4 | 2008-09-20 | Wyoming | W (44-0) | 17 | 36 | 47.2 | 136 | 0 | 35 | 140 | 4.0 | 0 | 71 | 276 | 3.9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 9 | 100 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| 5 | 2008-10-03 | @ | Utah State | W (34-14) | 16 | 27 | 59.3 | 193 | 1 | 43 | 129 | 3.0 | 1 | 70 | 322 | 4.6 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 23 | 8 | 72 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | 2008-10-11 | New Mexico | W (21-3) | 13 | 22 | 59.1 | 146 | 0 | 51 | 139 | 2.7 | 0 | 73 | 285 | 3.9 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 7 | 2008-10-16 | @ | Texas Christian | L (7-32) | 12 | 19 | 63.2 | 170 | 2 | 51 | 240 | 4.7 | 2 | 70 | 410 | 5.9 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 29 | 10 | 87 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 2008-10-25 | Nevada-Las Vegas | W (42-35) | 28 | 44 | 63.6 | 351 | 1 | 31 | 112 | 3.6 | 4 | 75 | 463 | 6.2 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 9 | 2008-11-01 | @ | Colorado State | W (45-42) | 19 | 36 | 52.8 | 270 | 3 | 29 | 131 | 4.5 | 2 | 65 | 401 | 6.2 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | 2008-11-08 | San Diego State | W (41-12) | 21 | 37 | 56.8 | 160 | 1 | 28 | 120 | 4.3 | 0 | 65 | 280 | 4.3 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| 11 | 2008-11-15 | @ | Air Force | W (38-24) | 12 | 20 | 60.0 | 98 | 0 | 51 | 323 | 6.3 | 3 | 71 | 421 | 5.9 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 73 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | 2008-11-22 | @ | Utah | L (24-48) | 31 | 37 | 83.8 | 307 | 5 | 35 | 108 | 3.1 | 1 | 72 | 415 | 5.8 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 27 | 5 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2008-12-20 | N | Arizona | L (21-31) | 24 | 35 | 68.6 | 325 | 2 | 28 | 91 | 3.3 | 2 | 63 | 416 | 6.6 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 54 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 Games | 250 | 409 | 61.1 | 2803 | 17 | 473 | 1824 | 3.9 | 18 | 882 | 4627 | 5.6 | 138 | 104 | 27 | 269 | 77 | 704 | 21 | 9 | 30 | ||||