2008 Hawaii Bowl

February 2020 May 2026 2008 Sheraton Hawaii Bowl 2008 Hawaii Warriors University of Hawaii at Manoa Notre Dame Fighting Irish University of Notre Dame 7–6 WAC 6–6 Independent Greg McMackin Charlie Weis 0 7 7 7 7 21 21 0 December 24 Aloha Stadium Honolulu, Hawaii QB Jimmy Clausen (Notre Dame)WR Golden Tate (Notre Dame)WR Aaron Bain (Hawai'i) Notre Dame by 1½http://www.locksmithsportspicks.com/hawaii-notre-dame-122208/ 2008 Hawaii Bowl Predictions – Hawaii v. Notre Dame Odds & Picks December 22, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081223174038/http://www.locksmithsportspicks.com/hawaii-notre-dame-122208/ December 23, 2008 dead Stan Evans (MAC) 45,718 (tickets sold); 43,487 (turnstile) 750,000 per teamhttp://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=494772 SportingNews.com - Your expert source for NCAA Football stats, scores, standings, and blogs from NCAA Football columnists 2011-09-01 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20081219075027/http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=494772 2008-12-19 ESPN List of announcers of major college bowl games Dave Pasch, Andre Ware 2.6 The 2008 Sheraton Hawaii Bowl game was a post-season college football bowl game played on Christmas Eve 2008, at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu between the Hawaii Warriors of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) against the independent Notre Dame Fighting Irish. The game was part of the 2008–2009 bowl game schedule and was the concluding game of the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season for both teams. This seventh edition of the Hawaii Bowl, sponsored by Sheraton Hotels and Resorts, was planned as a matchup between the WAC and Pac-10, however the Pac-10 was not able to supply a bowl-eligible team. Notre Dame's victory marked its first in the postseason since the Irish defeated Texas A&M in the 1994 Cotton Bowl Classic following the 1993 season, and ended an NCAA record nine-game bowl game losing streak. Notre Dame quarterback Jimmy Clausen broke school bowl game records after passing for 401 yards and five touchdowns, and his 84.6% completion rate was the second-best completion percentage for any player in any bowl game in NCAA history.http://www.wndu.com/localnews/headlines/36732204.html https://archive.today/20120918132547/http://www.wndu.com/localnews/headlines/36732204.html dead 2012-09-18 Jeff Jeffers' Hawaii Bowl postgame recap 2008-12-25 2008-12-27 WNDU.com Wide receiver Golden Tate also set Irish bowl records upon catching for 177 yards and three touchdowns.http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/12/25/sports/COLLEGE.php Notre Dame ends bowl drought 2008-12-25 2008-12-25 Associated Press International Herald Tribune The game set the record for the Hawaii Bowl's largest attendance, in both tickets sold and turnstile count, breaking the previous record set at the 2006 edition.http://www.starbulletin.com/sports/notebook/20081225_notebook_uh_vs_notre_dame.html Sheraton Hawaii Bowl Notebook 2008-12-25 2008-12-29 Honolulu Star-Bulletin Notre Dame wore player names on the backs of its jerseys for the first time since 1985 season finale at Miami in Gerry Faust's last game as Irish coach. Game summary The Irish scored first on a Robert Hughes 2-yard touchdown run, capping a 9 play 87-yard drive. After the Irish defense forced a Hawaii 3-and-out, Irish safety Sergio Brown blocked a Hawaii punt. Notre Dame could not capitalize on the block, in part due to an excessive celebration penalty incurred by Notre Dame after the play that pushed them out of field goal range. After forcing another Hawaii 3-and-out, Clausen connected with senior wide receiver David Grimes for a 14-yard touchdown. The Warriors answered right back, however, driving 56 yards in 6 plays and scoring on a 10-yard Aaron Bain touchdown from Hawaii quarterback Greg Alexander. With the score at 14–7, Notre Dame proceeded to score 28 unanswered points in the 2nd and 3rd quarters. In the 2nd quarter, Clausen connected with Golden Tate on 69-yard play action pass for a touchdown. After senior safety David Bruton intercepted Greg Alexander, Clausen again connected with Tate for an 18-yard touchdown in the corner of the endzone on a 3rd down and 18 play with :01 second left before the half. In the third quarter, Notre Dame continued to score, on Clausen touchdowns to running back Armando Allen on an 18-yard screen play and to Golden Tate on a 40-yard deep out pass. With the score at 42–7, Hawaii finally scored on another Alexander to Bain touchdown of 18 yards. On the ensuing kickoff, Armando Allen put any Hawaii rally to rest, scoring on a 96-yard touchdown return. Hawaii scored the final touchdown of the game with 2 minutes remaining against Notre Dame reserves.http://und.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/122508aac.html Irish Dominate All Phases En Route to Hawai'i Bowl Win 2008-12-24 2008-12-26 und.cstv.com https://web.archive.org/web/20090207040101/http://und.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/122508aac.html February 7, 2009 dead Scoring summary Scoring Play Score 1st QuarterND – Robert Hughes 2 yard TD run (Brandon Walker kick), 3:08ND 7–0 2nd QuarterND – David Grimes 14 yard TD pass from Jimmy Clausen (Walker kick), 10:25ND 14–0Hawaii – Aaron Bain 10 yard TD pass from Greg Alexander (Daniel Kelly kick), 8:12ND 14–7ND – Golden Tate 69 yard TD pass from Clausen (Walker kick), 6:49ND 21–7ND – Tate 18 yard TD pass from Clausen (Walker kick), :01ND 28–7 3rd QuarterND – Armando Allen 18 yard TD pass from Clausen (Walker kick), 10:50ND 35–7ND – Tate 40 yard TD pass from Clausen (Walker kick), 7:22ND 42–7Hawaii – Bain 21 yard TD pass from Alexander (Kelly kick), 4:25ND 42–14ND – Allen 96 yard kickoff return (Walker kick), 4:12ND 49–14 4th QuarterHawaii – Michael Washington 27 yard TD pass from Inoke Funaki (Kelly kick), 1:45ND 49–21 References Hawaii Bowl Category:Hawaii Bowl Category:Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football bowl games Category:Notre Dame Fighting Irish football bowl games Hawaii Bowl Category:December 2008 sports events in the United States