FRESNO, Calif. — Fresno State coach Pat Hill reiterated during his Monday news conference that the work the Bulldogs will do in practice this week is mostly about themselves, not the opponent.

And if ever it needed to be so, this week is it.

The Bulldogs had six turnovers and several special teams miscues against Hawaii that caused their 32-29 upset loss Saturday.

Coming to town for Saturday's homecoming game is Idaho (1-5, 0-2 WAC), another team the Bulldogs (3-2, 0-1 WAC) should beat. But the result depends on whether the Bulldogs can clean up their errors.

"It's more about what we do when we have the football and what we do when we're on defense," Hill said. "I knew when Hawaii came here it would be a tough game. We made it very, very tough with turnovers and mishaps. But Hawaii came in with a mind-set to win. So will Idaho."

One could argue Idaho goes into most, if not all its games with a mind-set to win. But that doesn't mean it happens.

The Vandals have lost four straight games this season and 21 in a row to Football Bowl Subdivision (Division I-A) competition.

The Vandals have allowed at least 42 points in their five losses this season and have lost 15 consecutive conference games dating back to 2006.

The Vandals are awful.

But Hawaii, (now 2-3, 1-1 in the WAC) did not look like a good team coming into Saturday's game either. And this city saw what happened there.

Idaho is making strides, ever-positive coach Robb Akey said after their last game, a 49-14 loss to Nevada.

If a few plays go Idaho's way, it's closer. For instance, their punter fumbled close to their own goal line, which resulted in a one-yard Wolf Pack touchdown. Running back Deonte Jackson, who was solid last season as a freshman (240 carries, 1,175 yards and seven touchdowns), was denied from the 1 on fourth-and-goal in the second quarter and the Wolf Pack also blocked a field goal to deny the Vandals points in the first quarter.

"It's driving my tail crazy that we have plays that could be made that we didn't and players that have made those plays," Akey said. "That's the driving-you-crazy part right now and it happened to us in each of the phases of the game (Saturday). But I believe in where we're going and we'll get it through the hump."

Quarterback Tom Brandstater and the rest of the team will focus mainly on their issues, though.

Brandstater played at a high level against Toledo and UCLA (43-58, 467 yards, one interception and seven touchdowns), but went 12 for 24 with 204 yards and three interceptions against Hawaii. He knows what he needs to do this week to prepare for the rest of the Western Athletic Conference season.

Forget.

"What I think I need to focus on is I owe it to this team to bounce back, not dwell on it," he said. "That's what I was trying to get out of my head. I came (to practice Sunday) with a positive attitude, looking to get better. Everyone on this team came to try and do the same thing."

Both Brandstater and Hill said things don't change much with the loss, but things did shift. The Bulldogs' loss against Hawaii means they have to depend on Boise State, Nevada and other WAC contenders to lose twice for the Bulldogs to win their first outright WAC title under Hill. That can happen. But the Bulldogs need to continue to win, too.

Running back Ryan Mathews is still questionable for this week's game due to a knee injury. Hill said Mathews will not play unless he's 100 percent.

Receiver Marlon Moore and tight end Bear Pascoe are also questionable. Both have ankle sprains.