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1991 Hawai’i

4–⁠7–⁠1 (3–⁠5 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Bob Wagner.

Schedule and results

Hawai’i in 1991, game by game: won at Wyoming 32–17; lost at No. 15 Iowa 10–53; won vs. New Mexico 35–13; won vs. Pacific 30–21; lost at Colorado State 16–28; lost vs. San Diego State 21–47; lost at BYU 18–35; won vs. Utah 52–26; lost vs. UTEP 24–41; tied at San José State 35–35; lost vs. Air Force 20–24; lost vs. No. 18 Notre Dame 42–48+26−43Won 32–17 at Wyoming+15WyomingLost 10–53 at No. 15 Iowa-43No. 15 IowaWon 35–13 vs. New Mexico+22New MexicoWon 30–21 vs. Pacific+9PacificLost 16–28 at Colorado State-12Colorado StateLost 21–47 vs. San Diego State-26San Diego StateLost 18–35 at BYU-17BYUWon 52–26 vs. Utah+26UtahLost 24–41 vs. UTEP-17UTEPTied 35–35 at San José State0San José StateLost 20–24 vs. Air Force-4Air ForceLost 42–48 vs. No. 18 Notre Dame-6No. 18 Notre Dame
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31atWyomingW 32–⁠1748%
Sep 7at15IowaL 10–⁠5348%
Sep 14vsNew MexicoW 35–⁠1383%
Sep 21vsPacificW 30–⁠2184%
Sep 28atColorado StateL 16–⁠2854%
Oct 5vsSan Diego StateL 21–⁠4763%
Oct 19atBYUL 18–⁠3531%
Nov 2vsUtahW 52–⁠2655%
Nov 9vsUTEPL 24–⁠4175%
Nov 16atSan José StateT 35–⁠3526%
Nov 23vsAir ForceL 20–⁠2443%
Nov 30vs18Notre DameL 42–⁠4823%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Notre Dame 48–⁠42; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 30th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 97 on file).

Record
4–⁠7–⁠1
Conference
3–⁠5 5th in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
335–⁠388
Coach
Bob Wagner
Elo
1448 −115 this season
SP+ rating
-0.5 No. 59 of 104; offense No. 20, defense No. 94
SRS
−5.1 No. 68 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Paul Johnson
Defensive coordinator
Rich Ellerson
Offense
Triple option
Defense
4–⁠3

Drafted in 1992

The 1992 draft
Rd 6Jeff Sydner WRPhiladelphia Eagles

1991 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
BYU7–⁠0–⁠18–⁠3–⁠223
San Diego State6–⁠1–⁠18–⁠4–⁠1
Air Force6–⁠210–⁠325
Utah4–⁠47–⁠5
Hawai’i3–⁠54–⁠7–⁠1
Wyoming2–⁠5–⁠14–⁠6–⁠1
UTEP2–⁠5–⁠14–⁠7–⁠1
Colorado State2–⁠63–⁠8
New Mexico2–⁠63–⁠9

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