The Notre Dame Fighting Irish were 6-6 in 2008. They emerged victorious over the Hawaii Warriors, 49 to 21, in the Hawai'i Bowl.
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 13 | 321 | 4,616 | 883 | 5.2 | 1,426 | 436 | 3.3 | 3,190 | 447 | 7.1 | 250 | 91 | 133 | 133 | 70 | 649 | ||
Team Rank | 63rd | 58th | 45th | 74th | 98th | 70th | 101st | 31st | 28th | 53rd | 50th | 81st | 43rd | 43rd | 55th | 71st | |||
Opponent | 13 | 288 | 4,288 | 5.0 | 1,744 | 430 | 4.1 | 2,544 | 422 | 6.0 | 232 | 93 | 122 | 122 | 95 | 834 | |||
Opponent Rank | 48th | 49th | 46th | 49th | 26th | 67th | 52nd | 82nd | 20th | 54th | 44th | 71st | 71st | 4th | 4th | ||||
Net | +33 | +328 | +883 | +0.2 | -318 | +6 | -0.8 | +646 | +25 | +1.1 | +18 | -2 | +11 | +11 | -25 | -185 | |||
Net Rank | 54th | 47th | 44th | 54th | 80th | 53rd | 91st | 23rd | 45th | 28th | 48th | 62nd | 51st | 51st | 7th | 15th |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 8 | 1 | .889 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 9 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 2 | .750 | |
| 2 | 6 | 3 | .667 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 3 | .667 | |
| 2 | 5 | 4 | .556 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 7 | .222 | |
| 2 | 4 | 5 | .444 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 1 | .875 | |
| 2 | 6 | 3 | .667 |
| Atlantic Coast | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 1 | .889 | |
| 2 | 8 | 1 | .889 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 1 | .875 | |
| 2 | 6 | 2 | .750 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 2 | .750 | |
| 2 | 5 | 3 | .625 |