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Cal State Fullerton vs. Hawai’i

Cal State Fullerton and Hawai’i first met in 1975 and have played 10 times; Hawai’i leads the series 9–⁠1. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Hawai’i 9–⁠1, and Hawai’i has won the last 3.

Cal State Fullerton wins
1
Hawai’i wins
9
Ties
0
First meeting
1975
Longest streak
6 Hawai’i
Current streak
3 Hawai’i
Last 10 meetings
Hawai’i 9–⁠1
Most recent
1990

The series at a glance

’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1970s0–⁠3
1980s1–⁠5
1990s0–⁠1
Average margin
16.7 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Hawai’i
9–⁠1 Hawai’i’s record at home
Shutouts
1

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Cal State Fullerton’s biggest win1984: Cal State Fullerton 21, Hawai’i 13by 8 points
  2. Hawai’i’s biggest win1987: Hawai’i 44, Cal State Fullerton 0by 44 points
  3. Upset1984: Cal State Fullerton 21, Hawai’i 13Cal State Fullerton had a 35% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Coach against coach

YearsCal State FullertonSeriesHawai’i
1980–⁠1986Gene Murphy1–⁠4Dick Tomey

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Cal State Fullerton’s side (Murphy 1–⁠4 against Tomey). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Cal State Fullerton and Hawai’i, 1975 on1300150017001975198019851990

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

Every game

Oct 20, 1990Hawai’i 45, Cal State Fullerton 21at Hawai’i
Sep 5, 1987Hawai’i 44, Cal State Fullerton 0at Hawai’i
Oct 25, 1986Hawai’i 26, Cal State Fullerton 15at Hawai’i
Sep 8, 1984Cal State Fullerton 21, Hawai’i 13at Hawai’i
Oct 30, 1982Hawai’i 9, Cal State Fullerton 3at Hawai’i
Sep 19, 1981Hawai’i 38, Cal State Fullerton 12at Hawai’i
Nov 1, 1980Hawai’i 31, Cal State Fullerton 21at Hawai’i
Sep 30, 1978Hawai’i 42, Cal State Fullerton 33at Hawai’i
Oct 30, 1976Hawai’i 27, Cal State Fullerton 7at Hawai’i
Nov 1, 1975Hawai’i 16, Cal State Fullerton 7at Hawai’i

Every game is listed as played on the field.