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1997 Hawai’i

3–⁠9 (1–⁠7 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Fred Vonappen.

Schedule and results

Hawai’i in 1997, game by game: won vs. Minnesota 17–3; won vs. Cal State Northridge 34–21; lost vs. Wyoming 6–35; lost at UNLV 15–25; lost at Colorado State 0–63; won vs. Fresno State 28–16; lost at BYU 3–17; lost vs. San Diego State 3–10; lost vs. Air Force 27–34; lost at San José State 14–38; lost vs. UL Monroe 20–23; lost vs. Notre Dame 22–23+14−63Won 17–3 vs. Minnesota+14MinnesotaWon 34–21 vs. Cal State Northridge+13Cal State North…Lost 6–35 vs. Wyoming-29WyomingLost 15–25 at UNLV-10UNLVLost 0–63 at Colorado State-63Colorado StateWon 28–16 vs. Fresno State+12Fresno StateLost 3–17 at BYU-14BYULost 3–10 vs. San Diego State-7San Diego StateLost 27–34 vs. Air Force-7Air ForceLost 14–38 at San José State-24San José StateLost 20–23 vs. UL Monroe-3UL MonroeLost 22–23 vs. Notre Dame-1Notre Dame
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsMinnesotaW 17–⁠345%
Sep 6vsCal State NorthridgeW 34–⁠2168%
Sep 13vsWyomingL 6–⁠3532%
Sep 20atUNLVL 15–⁠2550%
Oct 4atColorado StateL 0–⁠6317%
Oct 11vsFresno StateW 28–⁠1642%
Oct 18atBYUL 3–⁠1714%
Oct 25vsSan Diego StateL 3–⁠1039%
Nov 1vsAir ForceL 27–⁠3423%
Nov 15atSan José StateL 14–⁠3846%
Nov 22vsUL MonroeL 20–⁠2351%
Nov 29vsNotre DameL 22–⁠2316%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Notre Dame 23–⁠22; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 15th in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 52nd-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 1997.

Record
3–⁠9
Conference
1–⁠7 tied for 15th in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
189–⁠308
Coach
Fred Vonappen
Elo
1278 −56 this season
SP+ rating
-15.0 No. 94 of 112; offense No. 108, defense No. 61
SRS
−12.1 No. 90 of 112 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Wally English
Defensive coordinator
Don Lindsey
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

1997 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Colorado State7–⁠111–⁠217
Air Force6–⁠210–⁠3
New Mexico6–⁠29–⁠4
Rice5–⁠37–⁠4
Utah5–⁠36–⁠5
SMU5–⁠36–⁠5
Fresno State5–⁠36–⁠6
BYU4–⁠46–⁠5
Wyoming4–⁠47–⁠6
San Diego State4–⁠45–⁠7
San José State4–⁠44–⁠7
UTEP3–⁠54–⁠7
UNLV2–⁠63–⁠8
Tulsa2–⁠62–⁠9
Hawai’i1–⁠73–⁠9
TCU1–⁠71–⁠10

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