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1988 Hawai’i

9–⁠3 (5–⁠3 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Bob Wagner.

Schedule and results

Hawai’i in 1988, game by game: won vs. No. 9 Iowa 27–24; won at Colorado State 31–23; won vs. San José State 36–27; won at Utah 48–20; lost vs. UTEP 25–42; won at San Diego State 32–30; lost vs. BYU 23–24; won vs. Long Beach State 34–31; won vs. New Mexico 45–3; lost vs. No. 16 Wyoming 22–28; won vs. Air Force 19–14; won vs. Oregon 41–17+42−17Won 27–24 vs. No. 9 Iowa+3No. 9 IowaWon 31–23 at Colorado State+8Colorado StateWon 36–27 vs. San José State+9San José StateWon 48–20 at Utah+28UtahLost 25–42 vs. UTEP-17UTEPWon 32–30 at San Diego State+2San Diego StateLost 23–24 vs. BYU-1BYUWon 34–31 vs. Long Beach State+3Long Beach StateWon 45–3 vs. New Mexico+42New MexicoLost 22–28 vs. No. 16 Wyoming-6No. 16 WyomingWon 19–14 vs. Air Force+5Air ForceWon 41–17 vs. Oregon+24Oregon
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vs9IowaW 27–⁠2437%
Sep 10atColorado StateW 31–⁠2356%
Sep 17vsSan José StateW 36–⁠2749%
Sep 24atUtahW 48–⁠2058%
Oct 8vsUTEPL 25–⁠4263%
Oct 15atSan Diego StateW 32–⁠3054%
Oct 22vsBYUL 23–⁠2443%
Oct 29vsLong Beach StateW 34–⁠3184%
Nov 5vsNew MexicoW 45–⁠387%
Nov 19vs16WyomingL 22–⁠2838%
Nov 26vsAir ForceW 19–⁠1460%
Dec 3vsOregonW 41–⁠1759%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Oregon 41–⁠17; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 10th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 97 on file).

Record
9–⁠3
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
383–⁠283
Coach
Bob Wagner
Elo
1554 +93 this season
SP+ rating
6.8 No. 38 of 102; offense No. 20, defense No. 69
SRS
3.4 No. 42 of 105 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Paul Johnson
Defensive coordinator
Rich Ellerson
Offense
Triple option
Defense
4–⁠3

1988 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Wyoming8–⁠011–⁠2
UTEP6–⁠210–⁠3
Hawai’i5–⁠39–⁠3
BYU5–⁠39–⁠4
Utah4–⁠46–⁠5
Air Force3–⁠55–⁠7
San Diego State3–⁠53–⁠8
New Mexico1–⁠72–⁠10
Colorado State1–⁠71–⁠10

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