1990 Hawai’i
7–5 (4–4 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Bob Wagner. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 4 BYU 59–28Dec 1
BYU was ranked No. 4, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs 13Texas A&M | L 13–28 | 52% |
| Sep 8 | at Air Force | L 3–27 | 43% |
| Sep 22 | at Utah | W 19–7 | 48% |
| Oct 6 | vs Maine | W 44–3 | 86% |
| Oct 13 | at UTEP | L 10–12 | 68% |
| Oct 20 | vsCal State Fullerton | W 45–21 | 80% |
| Oct 27 | vsPacific | W 35–24 | 80% |
| Nov 3 | vs New Mexico | W 43–16 | 81% |
| Nov 10 | at San Diego State | L 38–44 | 49% |
| Nov 17 | vs Wyoming | W 38–17 | 52% |
| Nov 24 | vs Colorado State | L 27–30 | 59% |
| Dec 1 | vs 4BYU | W 59–28 | 31% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat BYU 59–28; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Western Athletic Conference.
In program history: The 5th-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 1990.
- Record
- 7–5
- Conference
- 4–4 5th in Western Athletic Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 374–257
- Coach
- Bob Wagner
- Elo
- 1595 +41 this season
- SP+ rating
- 4.8 No. 42 of 104; offense No. 27, defense No. 65
- SRS
- 1.4 No. 45 of 107 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Paul Johnson
- Defensive coordinator
- Rich Ellerson
- Offense
- Triple option
- Defense
- 4–3
1990 Western Athletic Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| BYU | 7–1 | 10–3 | 22 |
| Colorado State | 6–1 | 9–4 | |
| San Diego State | 5–2 | 6–5 | |
| Wyoming | 5–3 | 9–4 | |
 Hawai’i | 4–4 | 7–5 | |
| Air Force | 3–4 | 7–5 | |
| Utah | 2–6 | 4–7 | |
| New Mexico | 1–6 | 2–10 | |
| UTEP | 1–7 | 3–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.