Hawai’i vs. Wisconsin

Hawai’i and Wisconsin have 7 meetings on file, the first in 1986; Wisconsin leads the series 6–⁠1 in the games on file. Over the last 7 meetings it’s Wisconsin 6–⁠1, and Wisconsin has won the last 6.

Hawai’i wins
1
Wisconsin wins
6
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1986
Longest streak
6 Wisconsin
Current streak
6 Wisconsin
Last 10 meetings
Wisconsin 6–⁠1
Most recent
2015

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1980s1–⁠1
1990s0–⁠1
2000s0–⁠3
2010s0–⁠1
Average margin
25 points; 1 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Hawai’i
1–⁠4 Hawai’i’s record at home
At Wisconsin
2–⁠0 Wisconsin’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 win1986: Hawai’i 20, Wisconsin 17by 3 points
  2. Wisconsin’s biggest win1996: Wisconsin 59, Hawai’i 10by 49 points

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Hawai’i and Wisconsin, 1986 on13001500170019901995200020052010201520202025

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’i33 of 53, 403 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT2005 Passing

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

Every game

Sep 26, 201522Wisconsin 28, Hawai’i 0at Wisconsin
Dec 5, 2009Wisconsin 51, Hawai’i 10at Hawai’i
Nov 25, 200524Wisconsin 41, Hawai’i 24at Hawai’i
Nov 25, 2000Wisconsin 34, Hawai’i 18at Hawai’i
Nov 30, 1996Wisconsin 59, Hawai’i 10at Hawai’i
Sep 12, 1987Wisconsin 28, Hawai’i 7at Wisconsin
Sep 6, 1986Hawai’i 20, Wisconsin 17at Hawai’i

Every game is listed as played on the field.