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1979 Hawai’i

6–⁠5 (3–⁠3 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Dick Tomey.

Schedule and results

Hawai’i in 1979, game by game: lost vs. Utah 23–27; won vs. New Mexico 20–3; lost vs. UNLV 31–48; lost at No. 20 BYU 15–38; won vs. Santa Clara 52–3; won vs. Prairie View A&M 65–0; won at UTEP 27–12; lost vs. Temple 31–34; lost vs. Wyoming 13–21; won vs. Colorado State 24–10; won vs. Arizona State 29–17+65−23Lost 23–27 vs. Utah-4UtahWon 20–3 vs. New Mexico+17New MexicoLost 31–48 vs. UNLV-17UNLVLost 15–38 at No. 20 BYU-23No. 20 BYUWon 52–3 vs. Santa Clara+49Santa ClaraWon 65–0 vs. Prairie View A&M+65Prairie View A&MWon 27–12 at UTEP+15UTEPLost 31–34 vs. Temple-3TempleLost 13–21 vs. Wyoming-8WyomingWon 24–10 vs. Colorado State+14Colorado StateWon 29–17 vs. Arizona State+12Arizona State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 8vsUtahL 23–⁠2750%
Sep 22vsNew MexicoW 20–⁠345%
Sep 29vsUNLVL 31–⁠4860%
Oct 5at20BYUL 15–⁠3821%
Oct 13vsSanta ClaraW 52–⁠384%
Oct 20vsPrairie View A&MW 65–⁠088%
Oct 27atUTEPW 27–⁠1264%
Nov 3vsTempleL 31–⁠3432%
Nov 17vsWyomingL 13–⁠2166%
Nov 24vsColorado StateW 24–⁠1053%
Dec 1vsArizona StateW 29–⁠1738%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Arizona State 29–⁠17; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 26th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 97 on file).

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
3–⁠3 4th in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
330–⁠213
Coach
Dick Tomey
Elo
1471 +26 this season
SP+ rating
4.8 No. 57 of 135; offense No. 36, defense No. 92
SRS
1.5 No. 61 of 140 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Bob Burt

1979 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
BYU7–⁠011–⁠113
Utah5–⁠26–⁠6
San Diego State4–⁠28–⁠3
Hawai’i3–⁠36–⁠5
New Mexico3–⁠46–⁠6
Colorado State3–⁠44–⁠7–⁠1
Wyoming2–⁠54–⁠8
UTEP0–⁠72–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.