0 . ▁After ▁defe ating ▁I - AA ▁oppon ent ▁Cal ▁Poly ▁by ▁a ▁score ▁of ▁ 2 0 – 1 3 , ▁the ▁V and als ▁lost ▁their ▁ten ▁games ▁of ▁the ▁season ; ▁falling ▁to ▁rival ▁Washington ▁State ▁by ▁a ▁score ▁of ▁ 4 5 – 2 8 , ▁Northern ▁Illinois ▁by ▁a ▁score ▁of ▁ 4 2 – 3 5 , ▁# 1 9 ▁Hawai i ▁by ▁a ▁score ▁of ▁ 4 8 – 2 0 ▁( des p ite ▁intercept ing ▁Hawai i ▁quarter back ▁Col t ▁B ren nan ▁five ▁times ), ▁San ▁Jose ▁State ▁by ▁a ▁score ▁of ▁ 2 8 – 2 0 , ▁F res no ▁State ▁by ▁a ▁score ▁of ▁ 3 7 – 2 4 , ▁New ▁Mexico ▁State ▁by ▁a ▁score ▁of ▁ 4 5 – 3 1 , ▁Nev ada ▁by ▁a ▁score ▁of ▁ 3 7 – 2 1 , ▁Louisiana ▁Te ch ▁by ▁a ▁score ▁of ▁ 2 8 – 1 6 , ▁arch rival ▁# 1 7 ▁Bo ise ▁State ▁by ▁a ▁score ▁of ▁ 5 8 – 1 4 ▁and ▁Ut ah ▁State ▁by ▁a ▁score ▁of ▁ 2 4 – 1 9 . ▁ ▁The ▁V and als ▁finished ▁ 2 – 1 0 ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁They ▁k icked ▁off ▁the ▁season ▁with ▁a ▁blow out ▁loss , ▁a ▁ 7 0 – 0 ▁shut out ▁at ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁Arizona ▁on ▁August ▁ 3 0 . ▁A key ' s