August 30th, 2008 Idaho State’s Russell Hill thinks going out of bounds is the easy way out and decides to take on Boise State’s Jeron Johnson instead. What follows could arguably be the stupidest decision Russell Hill has made in his life.
| Date | Opponent | Time | TV |
| Sep 3 | Oregon | 8:15pm |  |
| Sep 12 | Miami (OH) | 6:00pm |  |
| Sep 18 | @ Fresno State | 7:00pm | |
| Sep 26 | @ Bowling Green | 5:00pm | |
| Oct 3 | UC Davis | 6:00pm | |
| Oct 14 | @ Tulsa | 6:00pm | |
| Oct 24 | @ Hawai'i | 10:00pm | |
| Oct 31 | San Jose State | 2:00pm | |
| Nov 6 | @ La Tech | 6:00pm |  |
| Nov 14 | Idaho | 1:00pm | |
| Nov 20 | @ Utah State | 7:30pm | |
| Nov 28 | Nevada | TBA | |
| Dec 5 | New Mexico State | 1:00pm | |