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1982 Hawai’i

6–⁠5 (4–⁠4 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Dick Tomey.

Schedule and results

Hawai’i in 1982, game by game: won vs. Montana 40–0; won at Colorado State 23–13; won vs. UTEP 17–10; lost vs. Wyoming 10–28; won vs. Utah 10–7; lost at BYU 25–39; won vs. Cal State Fullerton 9–3; lost vs. San Diego State 28–31; lost at New Mexico 17–41; won vs. Air Force 45–21; lost vs. No. 3 Nebraska 16–37+40−24Won 40–0 vs. Montana+40MontanaWon 23–13 at Colorado State+10Colorado StateWon 17–10 vs. UTEP+7UTEPLost 10–28 vs. Wyoming-18WyomingWon 10–7 vs. Utah+3UtahLost 25–39 at BYU-14BYUWon 9–3 vs. Cal State Fullerton+6Cal State Fulle…Lost 28–31 vs. San Diego State-3San Diego StateLost 17–41 at New Mexico-24New MexicoWon 45–21 vs. Air Force+24Air ForceLost 16–37 vs. No. 3 Nebraska-21No. 3 Nebraska
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 11vsMontanaW 40–⁠092%
Sep 18atColorado StateW 23–⁠1371%
Sep 25vsUTEPW 17–⁠1087%
Oct 2vsWyomingL 10–⁠2867%
Oct 9vsUtahW 10–⁠758%
Oct 16atBYUL 25–⁠3925%
Oct 30vsCal State FullertonW 9–⁠383%
Nov 6vsSan Diego StateL 28–⁠3168%
Nov 20atNew MexicoL 17–⁠4136%
Nov 27vsAir ForceW 45–⁠2156%
Dec 4vs3NebraskaL 16–⁠3725%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Nebraska 37–⁠16; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 16th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 97 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1982.

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
4–⁠4 5th in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
240–⁠230
Coach
Dick Tomey
Elo
1524 −43 this season
SP+ rating
-0.4 No. 60 of 109; offense No. 59, defense No. 65
SRS
−3.3 No. 64 of 113 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1983

The 1983 draft
Rd 7Anthony Edgar RBPhiladelphia Eagles

1982 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
BYU7–⁠18–⁠4
New Mexico6–⁠110–⁠1
Air Force4–⁠38–⁠5
San Diego State4–⁠37–⁠5
Hawai’i4–⁠46–⁠5
Colorado State3–⁠54–⁠7
Utah2–⁠45–⁠6
Wyoming2–⁠65–⁠7
UTEP1–⁠62–⁠10

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