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1992 Hawai’i

11–⁠2 (6–⁠2 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Bob Wagner, finished No. 20 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Hawai’i in 1992, game by game: won at Oregon 24–21; won at Air Force 6–3; won vs. BYU 36–32; lost at Utah 17–38; won vs. Fresno State 47–45; won vs. UNLV 55–25; won at UTEP 41–21; won vs. Colorado State 24–13; lost at San Diego State 28–52; won vs. Wyoming 42–18; won vs. Tulsa 38–9; won vs. Pittsburgh 36–23; won vs. Illinois 27–17+30−24Won 24–21 at Oregon+3OregonWon 6–3 at Air Force+3Air ForceWon 36–32 vs. BYU+4BYULost 17–38 at Utah-21UtahWon 47–45 vs. Fresno State+2Fresno StateWon 55–25 vs. UNLV+30UNLVWon 41–21 at UTEP+20UTEPWon 24–13 vs. Colorado State+11Colorado StateLost 28–52 at San Diego State-24San Diego StateWon 42–18 vs. Wyoming+24WyomingWon 38–9 vs. Tulsa+29TulsaWon 36–23 vs. Pittsburgh+13PittsburghWon 27–17 vs. Illinois+10Illinois
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5atOregonW 24–⁠2145%
Sep 12atAir ForceW 6–⁠328%
Sep 26vsBYUW 36–⁠3248%
Oct 10atUtahL 17–⁠3840%
Oct 17vsFresno StateW 47–⁠4547%
Oct 24vsUNLVW 55–⁠2579%
Oct 31atUTEPW 41–⁠2162%
Nov 7vsColorado StateW 24–⁠1374%
Nov 14atSan Diego StateL 28–⁠5243%
Nov 21vsWyomingW 42–⁠1865%
Nov 28vsTulsaW 38–⁠970%
Dec 5vsPittsburghW 36–⁠2380%
Dec 30Bowls & playoffvsIllinoisHoliday BowlW 27–⁠1756%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Illinois 27–⁠17 in the Holiday Bowl; No. 20 in the final AP poll; Western Athletic Conference champions.

In program history: The 4th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 97 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 12: 24
  2. Final: 20

Western Athletic Conference champions6–⁠2 in the conference, shared with BYU and Fresno State

Record
11–⁠2
Conference
6–⁠2 shared first in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
No. 20 peak No. 20
Points
421–⁠317
Coach
Bob Wagner
Elo
1598 +133 this season
SP+ rating
7.9 No. 31 of 105; offense No. 12, defense No. 73
SRS
4.9 No. 36 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Paul Johnson
Offense
Triple option
Defense
4–⁠3

Drafted in 1993

The 1993 draft
Rd 3Jason Elam KDenver Broncos

All-WAC

4 first team, 2 second team

First team

  • Travis SimsRBCoaches-1
  • Doug VailoletiOLCoaches-1
  • Maa TanuvasaDLCoaches-1
  • Jason ElamKCoaches-1

Second team

  • Darrick BranchWRCoaches-2
  • Bryan AddisonDBCoaches-2

From Wikipedia’s 1992 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1992 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Hawai’i6–⁠211–⁠220
Fresno State6–⁠29–⁠424
BYU6–⁠28–⁠5
San Diego State5–⁠35–⁠5–⁠1
Air Force4–⁠47–⁠5
Utah4–⁠46–⁠6
Colorado State3–⁠55–⁠7
Wyoming3–⁠55–⁠7
New Mexico2–⁠63–⁠8
UTEP1–⁠71–⁠10

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