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Hawai’i vs. Santa Clara

Hawai’i and Santa Clara first met in 1933 and have played 5 times; Hawai’i leads the series 3–⁠2. Over the last 5 meetings it’s Hawai’i 3–⁠2, and Hawai’i has won the last 2.

Hawai’i wins
3
Santa Clara wins
2
Ties
0
First meeting
1933
Longest streak
2 Hawai’i
Current streak
2 Hawai’i
Last 10 meetings
Hawai’i 3–⁠2
Most recent
1979

The series at a glance

’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1930s0–⁠1
1970s3–⁠1
Average margin
20 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Hawai’i
3–⁠2 Hawai’i’s record at home

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Hawai’i’s biggest win1979: Hawai’i 52, Santa Clara 3by 49 points
  2. Santa Clara’s biggest win1933: Santa Clara 26, Hawai’i 7by 19 points
  3. Upset1974: Santa Clara 9, Hawai’i 3Santa Clara had a 33% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Hawai’i and Santa Clara, 1933 on13001500170019401960198020002020

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 13, 1979Hawai’i 52, Santa Clara 3at Hawai’i
Oct 25, 1975Hawai’i 48, Santa Clara 40at Hawai’i
Nov 16, 1974Santa Clara 9, Hawai’i 3at Hawai’i
Oct 16, 1971Hawai’i 32, Santa Clara 14at Hawai’i
Jan 1, 1934Santa Clara 26, Hawai’i 7at Hawai’i

Every game is listed as played on the field.