1983 Hawai’i

5–⁠5–⁠1 (3–⁠3–⁠1 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Dick Tomey.

Schedule and results

Hawai’i in 1983, game by game: won vs. Colorado State 34–0; lost vs. Long Beach State 21–23; lost at Utah 25–28; tied vs. San Diego State 27–27; won at UNLV 23–0; won vs. New Mexico 25–16; won vs. UTEP 25–24; lost at Air Force 10–45; won vs. Pacific 31–21; lost vs. Wyoming 13–31; lost vs. Oklahoma 17–21+34−35Won 34–0 vs. Colorado State+34Colorado StateLost 21–23 vs. Long Beach State-2Long Beach StateLost 25–28 at Utah-3UtahTied 27–27 vs. San Diego State0San Diego StateWon 23–0 at UNLV+23UNLVWon 25–16 vs. New Mexico+9New MexicoWon 25–24 vs. UTEP+1UTEPLost 10–45 at Air Force-35Air ForceWon 31–21 vs. Pacific+10PacificLost 13–31 vs. Wyoming-18WyomingLost 17–21 vs. Oklahoma-4Oklahoma
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Oklahoma 21–⁠17; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 22nd-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 1983.

Record
5–⁠5–⁠1
Conference
3–⁠3–⁠1 tied for 5th in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
251–⁠236
Coach
Dick Tomey
Elo
1483 −32 this season
SP+ rating
-3.4 No. 68 of 108; offense No. 63, defense No. 69
SRS
−3.3 No. 66 of 112 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1984

The 1984 draft
Rd 7Bernard Carvalho OGMiami Dolphins

1983 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
BYU7–⁠011–⁠17
Air Force5–⁠210–⁠213
Wyoming5–⁠37–⁠5
New Mexico4–⁠36–⁠6
Utah4–⁠45–⁠6
Colorado State4–⁠45–⁠7
Hawai’i3–⁠3–⁠15–⁠5–⁠1
San Diego State1–⁠6–⁠12–⁠9–⁠1
UTEP0–⁠82–⁠10

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