1980 Hawai’i
8–3 (3–3 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Dick Tomey. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Abilene Christian 41–0Sep 13
By 41 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13 | vs Abilene Christian | W 41–0 | 93% |
| Sep 20 | vsPacific | W 25–14 | 70% |
| Sep 27 | at Wyoming | L 20–45 | 46% |
| Oct 4 | vs UTEP | L 14–34 | 81% |
| Oct 11 | vs West Virginia | W 16–13 | 42% |
| Oct 18 | at New Mexico | W 31–14 | 36% |
| Oct 25 | vs 19BYU | L 7–34 | 26% |
| Nov 1 | vsCal State Fullerton | W 31–21 | 70% |
| Nov 8 | vs San Diego State | W 31–6 | 71% |
| Nov 15 | at UNLV | W 24–19 | 27% |
| Nov 29 | vs Air Force | W 20–12 | 80% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Air Force 20–12; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Western Athletic Conference.
In program history: The 18th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 97 on file).
- Record
- 8–3
- Conference
- 3–3 tied for 3rd in Western Athletic Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 260–212
- Coach
- Dick Tomey
- Elo
- 1520 +40 this season
- SP+ rating
- -4.2 No. 89 of 133; offense No. 77, defense No. 92
- SRS
- −3.4 No. 82 of 138 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
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1980 Western Athletic Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| BYU | 6–1 | 12–1 | 12 |
 Colorado State | 5–1–1 | 6–4–1 | |
| Wyoming | 4–4 | 6–5 | |
| San Diego State | 4–4 | 4–8 | |
 Hawai’i | 3–3 | 8–3 | |
| New Mexico | 3–4 | 4–7 | |
 Utah | 2–3–1 | 5–5–1 | |
| Air Force | 1–3 | 2–9–1 | |
| UTEP | 1–6 | 1–11 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.