1971 Hawai’i

7–⁠4, coached by Dave Holmes.

Schedule and results

Hawai’i in 1971, game by game: won vs. Linfield 44–6; lost at Fresno State 8–19; won vs. Cal State Los Angeles 26–0; won vs. Santa Clara 32–14; won vs. New Mexico Highlands 28–9; won vs. California–Santa Barbara 23–14; lost at Pacific 17–40; won vs. Montana 25–11; lost vs. Long Beach State 21–46; won vs. New Mexico 28–21; lost vs. No. 1 Nebraska 3–45+38−42Won 44–6 vs. Linfield+38LinfieldLost 8–19 at Fresno State-11Fresno StateWon 26–0 vs. Cal State Los Angeles+26Cal State Los A…Won 32–14 vs. Santa Clara+18Santa ClaraWon 28–9 vs. New Mexico Highlands+19New Mexico High…Won 23–14 vs. California–Santa Barbara+9California–Sant…Lost 17–40 at Pacific-23PacificWon 25–11 vs. Montana+14MontanaLost 21–46 vs. Long Beach State-25Long Beach StateWon 28–21 vs. New Mexico+7New MexicoLost 3–45 vs. No. 1 Nebraska-42No. 1 Nebraska
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Nebraska 45–⁠3; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 47th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 97 on file).

Record
7–⁠4
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
255–⁠225
Coach
Dave Holmes
Elo
1317 +85 this season
SP+ rating
-10.8 No. 101 of 120; offense No. 79, defense No. 108
SRS
−9.7 No. 98 of 128 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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