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1978 Hawai’i

6–⁠5, coached by Dick Tomey.

Schedule and results

Hawai’i in 1978, game by game: won vs. New Mexico 22–16; lost at No. 12 Nebraska 10–56; won vs. Cal State Fullerton 42–33; won vs. San José State 25–11; lost at UNLV 20–30; lost vs. Pacific 17–27; won vs. UTEP 35–13; won vs. New Mexico State 35–20; won vs. Wyoming 27–22; lost vs. BYU 13–31; lost vs. No. 3 USC 5–21+22−46Won 22–16 vs. New Mexico+6New MexicoLost 10–56 at No. 12 Nebraska-46No. 12 NebraskaWon 42–33 vs. Cal State Fullerton+9Cal State Fulle…Won 25–11 vs. San José State+14San José StateLost 20–30 at UNLV-10UNLVLost 17–27 vs. Pacific-10PacificWon 35–13 vs. UTEP+22UTEPWon 35–20 vs. New Mexico State+15New Mexico StateWon 27–22 vs. Wyoming+5WyomingLost 13–31 vs. BYU-18BYULost 5–21 vs. No. 3 USC-16No. 3 USC
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 9vsNew MexicoW 22–⁠1650%
Sep 16at12NebraskaL 10–⁠5619%
Sep 30vsCal State FullertonW 42–⁠3373%
Oct 7vsSan José StateW 25–⁠1155%
Oct 14atUNLVL 20–⁠3076%
Oct 28vsPacificL 17–⁠2754%
Nov 4vsUTEPW 35–⁠1374%
Nov 11vsNew Mexico StateW 35–⁠2058%
Nov 18vsWyomingW 27–⁠2255%
Nov 25vsBYUL 13–⁠3134%
Dec 2vs3USCL 5–⁠2116%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to USC 21–⁠5; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 33rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 97 on file).

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
251–⁠280
Coach
Dick Tomey
Elo
1417 +3 this season
SP+ rating
2.4 No. 64 of 133; offense No. 35, defense No. 95
SRS
−0.6 No. 67 of 138 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Bob Burt