1981 Hawai’i
9–2 (5–1 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Dick Tomey. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Colorado State 59–6Nov 28
By 53 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | vsCal State Fullerton | W 38–12 | 78% |
| Sep 26 | vs Idaho | W 21–6 | 86% |
| Oct 10 | at Wyoming | W 14–9 | 43% |
| Oct 17 | vs New Mexico | W 23–13 | 76% |
| Oct 24 | at San Diego State | W 28–10 | 49% |
| Oct 31 | vs UNLV | W 57–21 | 70% |
| Nov 7 | at UTEP | W 35–7 | 87% |
| Nov 14 | vs BYU | L 3–13 | 46% |
| Nov 21 | vsPacific | L 17–23 | 82% |
| Nov 28 | vs Colorado State | W 59–6 | 88% |
| Dec 5 | vs South Carolina | W 33–10 | 57% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat South Carolina 33–10; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Western Athletic Conference.
In program history: The 3rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 97 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 11: 19
- Record
- 9–2
- Conference
- 5–1 2nd in Western Athletic Conference
- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 19
- Points
- 328–130
- Coach
- Dick Tomey
- Elo
- 1599 +86 this season
- SP+ rating
- 15.3 No. 22 of 132; offense No. 22, defense No. 43
- SRS
- 13.4 No. 25 of 137 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1982
The 1982 draft| Rd 6 | Gary Allen RB | Houston Oilers |
| Rd 7 | David Toloumu RB | Atlanta Falcons |
1981 Western Athletic Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| BYU | 7–1 | 11–2 | 13 |
 Hawai’i | 5–1 | 9–2 | |
| Wyoming | 6–2 | 8–3 | |
 Utah | 4–1–1 | 8–2–1 | |
| New Mexico | 3–4–1 | 4–7–1 | |
 Air Force | 2–3 | 4–7 | |
| San Diego State | 3–5 | 6–5 | |
| UTEP | 1–6 | 1–10 | |
| Colorado State | 0–8 | 0–12 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.