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Hawai’i vs. Utah

Hawai’i and Utah have 27 meetings on file, the first in 1926; Utah leads the series 15–⁠12 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Hawai’i 7–⁠3, and Utah has won the last 2.

Hawai’i wins
12
Utah wins
15
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1926
Longest streak
6 Utah
Current streak
2 Utah
Last 10 meetings
Hawai’i 7–⁠3
Most recent
1998

The series at a glance

’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1920s0–⁠1
1930s1–⁠2
1940s1–⁠1
1950s0–⁠3
1960s0–⁠2
1970s1–⁠1
1980s6–⁠2
1990s3–⁠3
Average margin
13.7 points; 10 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Hawai’i
9–⁠7 Hawai’i’s record at home
At Utah
8–⁠3 Utah’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. Hawai’i’s biggest win1989: Hawai’i 67, Utah 20by 47 points
  2. Utah’s biggest win1947: Utah 35, Hawai’i 0by 35 points
  3. Upset1946: Hawai’i 19, Utah 16Hawai’i had a 9% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset1935: Hawai’i 21, Utah 20Hawai’i had a 11% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  5. Upset1973: Hawai’i 7, Utah 6Hawai’i had a 30% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Coach against coach

YearsHawai’iSeriesUtah
1982–⁠1984Dick Tomey2–⁠1Chuck Stobart
1987–⁠1989Bob Wagner3–⁠0Jim Fassel
1990–⁠1994Bob Wagner3–⁠2Ron McBride

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Hawai’i’s side (Tomey 2–⁠1 against Stobart). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Hawai’i and Utah, 1926 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

Sep 19, 1998Utah 30, Hawai’i 21at Utah
Oct 15, 199421Utah 14, Hawai’i 3at Utah
Nov 6, 1993Hawai’i 41, Utah 30at Hawai’i
Oct 10, 1992Utah 38, Hawai’i 17at Utah
Nov 2, 1991Hawai’i 52, Utah 26at Hawai’i
Sep 22, 1990Hawai’i 19, Utah 7at Utah
Sep 23, 1989Hawai’i 67, Utah 20at Hawai’i
Sep 24, 1988Hawai’i 48, Utah 20at Utah
Oct 17, 1987Hawai’i 25, Utah 14at Hawai’i
Nov 1, 1986Hawai’i 33, Utah 13at Utah
Sep 14, 1985Utah 29, Hawai’i 27at Hawai’i
Oct 20, 1984Hawai’i 20, Utah 17at Hawai’i
Sep 24, 1983Utah 28, Hawai’i 25at Utah
Oct 9, 1982Hawai’i 10, Utah 7at Hawai’i
Sep 8, 1979Utah 27, Hawai’i 23at Hawai’i
Dec 1, 1973Hawai’i 7, Utah 6at Hawai’i
Dec 2, 1967Utah 25, Hawai’i 20at Hawai’i
Sep 17, 1960Utah 33, Hawai’i 6at Utah
Dec 6, 1958Utah 47, Hawai’i 20at Hawai’i
Oct 3, 1953Utah 47, Hawai’i 24at Utah
Dec 16, 1950Utah 40, Hawai’i 28at Hawai’i
Oct 4, 1947Utah 35, Hawai’i 0at Utah
Jan 1, 1947Hawai’i 19, Utah 16at Hawai’i
Nov 11, 1939Utah 34, Hawai’i 19at Utah
Dec 17, 1938Utah 14, Hawai’i 13at Hawai’i
Dec 14, 1935Hawai’i 21, Utah 20at Hawai’i
Dec 18, 1926Utah 17, Hawai’i 7at Hawai’i

Every game is listed as played on the field.