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Hawai’i vs. Utah State

Hawai’i and Utah State have 20 meetings on file, the first in 1927; Utah State leads the series 13–⁠7 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Utah State 8–⁠2.

Hawai’i wins
7
Utah State wins
13
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1927
Longest streak
8 Utah State
Current streak
1 Hawai’i
Last 10 meetings
Utah State 8–⁠2
Most recent
2025

The series at a glance

’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1920s1–⁠0
1950s0–⁠2
1960s0–⁠2
2000s4–⁠1
2010s1–⁠5
2020s1–⁠3
Average margin
25.8 points; 3 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Hawai’i
5–⁠6 Hawai’i’s record at home
At Utah State
7–⁠2 Utah State’s record at home
Shutouts
2

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Hawai’i’s biggest win2006: Hawai’i 63, Utah State 10by 53 points
  2. Utah State’s biggest win1966: Utah State 48, Hawai’i 0by 48 points
  3. Upset1927: Hawai’i 21, Utah State 20Hawai’i had a 16% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset2008: Utah State 30, Hawai’i 14Utah State had a 23% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  5. Upset2011: Utah State 35, Hawai’i 31Utah State had a 24% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Coach against coach

YearsHawai’iSeriesUtah State
2005–⁠2007June Jones3–⁠0Brent Guy
2009–⁠2011Greg McMackin2–⁠1Gary Andersen

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Hawai’i’s side (Jones 3–⁠0 against Guy). 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 State, 1927 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.

Stars of the series

Biggest days

Colt Brennan Hawai’i18 of 29, 413 yards, 6 TD, 1 INT2006 Passing
Micah Alejado Hawai’i34 of 54, 413 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT2025 Passing
Ike Larsen Utah State6 tackles, 1 sack, 2 for loss, 2 INT, 1 TD2022 Defense

Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).

Every game

Oct 11, 2025Hawai’i 44, Utah State 26at Hawai’i
Nov 16, 2024Utah State 55, Hawai’i 10at Utah State
Nov 12, 2022Utah State 41, Hawai’i 34at Hawai’i
Oct 30, 2021Utah State 51, Hawai’i 31at Utah State
Nov 3, 201818Utah State 56, Hawai’i 17at Hawai’i
Nov 18, 2017Utah State 38, Hawai’i 0at Utah State
Nov 1, 2014Utah State 35, Hawai’i 14at Hawai’i
Nov 2, 2013Utah State 47, Hawai’i 10at Utah State
Nov 6, 2011Utah State 35, Hawai’i 31at Hawai’i
Oct 23, 2010Hawai’i 45, Utah State 7at Utah State
Nov 7, 2009Hawai’i 49, Utah State 36at Hawai’i
Nov 1, 2008Utah State 30, Hawai’i 14at Utah State
Oct 7, 200716Hawai’i 52, Utah State 37at Hawai’i
Nov 4, 2006Hawai’i 63, Utah State 10at Utah State
Nov 12, 2005Hawai’i 50, Utah State 23at Hawai’i
Nov 26, 1966Utah State 48, Hawai’i 0at Hawai’i
Sep 11, 1965Utah State 31, Hawai’i 12at Utah State
Dec 11, 1959Utah State 48, Hawai’i 6at Hawai’i
Sep 14, 1957Utah State 26, Hawai’i 12at Utah State
Dec 17, 1927Hawai’i 21, Utah State 20at Hawai’i

Every game is listed as played on the field.