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2002 Hawai’i

10–⁠4 (7–⁠1 Western Athletic Conference), coached by June Jones.

Schedule and results

Hawai’i in 2002, game by game: won vs. Eastern Illinois 61–36; lost at BYU 32–35; won at UTEP 31–6; won vs. SMU 42–10; lost at Boise State 31–58; won vs. Nevada 59–34; won vs. Tulsa 37–14; won at Fresno State 31–21; won vs. San José State 40–31; won at Rice 33–28; won vs. Cincinnati 20–19; lost vs. No. 14 Alabama 16–21; won vs. San Diego State 41–40; lost vs. Tulane 28–36+32−27Won 61–36 vs. Eastern Illinois+25Eastern IllinoisLost 32–35 at BYU-3BYUWon 31–6 at UTEP+25UTEPWon 42–10 vs. SMU+32SMULost 31–58 at Boise State-27Boise StateWon 59–34 vs. Nevada+25NevadaWon 37–14 vs. Tulsa+23TulsaWon 31–21 at Fresno State+10Fresno StateWon 40–31 vs. San José State+9San José StateWon 33–28 at Rice+5RiceWon 20–19 vs. Cincinnati+1CincinnatiLost 16–21 vs. No. 14 Alabama-5No. 14 AlabamaWon 41–40 vs. San Diego State+1San Diego StateLost 28–36 vs. Tulane-8Tulane
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsEastern IllinoisW 61–⁠3686%
Sep 6atBYUL 32–⁠3534%
Sep 21atUTEPW 31–⁠670%
Sep 28vsSMUW 42–⁠1084%
Oct 5atBoise StateL 31–⁠5842%
Oct 12vsNevadaW 59–⁠3476%
Oct 19vsTulsaW 37–⁠1489%
Oct 25atFresno StateW 31–⁠2145%
Nov 3vsSan José StateW 40–⁠3181%
Nov 16atRiceW 33–⁠2865%
Nov 23vsCincinnatiW 20–⁠1969%
Nov 30vs14AlabamaL 16–⁠2146%
Dec 7vsSan Diego StateW 41–⁠4081%
Dec 25Bowls & playoffvsTulaneHawai’i BowlL 28–⁠3665%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Tulane 36–⁠28 in the Hawai’i Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 7th-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 2002.

Record
10–⁠4
Conference
7–⁠1 2nd in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
502–⁠389
Coach
June Jones
Elo
1572 +27 this season
SP+ rating
2.5 No. 61 of 117; offense No. 27, defense No. 82
SRS
−0.7 No. 66 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 64
Defensive coordinator
Kevin Lempa
Offense
Run and shoot
Defense
4–⁠3

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense0.0own 30— allowed
Defense0.0own 42— caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.

Top recruits in the 2002 class

John Siofele DT★★No. 898
Kenny Patton ATH★★No. 898
Albert Ma’afala DT★★No. 898
Tala Esera DT★★No. 898
Darrell Tautofi ILB★★No. 898

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2002 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs12.00.767
Receivers12.00.767
Offensive line22.00.767
Defensive line42.00.767
Linebackers12.00.767
Athletes and specialists12.00.767
Whole class102.00.767

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2003

The 2003 draft
Rd 2Pisa Tinoisamoa LBSt. Louis Rams
Rd 3Vince Manuwai OGJacksonville Jaguars
Rd 3Wayne Hunter OTSeattle Seahawks

2002 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Boise State8–⁠012–⁠115
Hawai’i7–⁠110–⁠4
Fresno State6–⁠29–⁠5
San José State4–⁠46–⁠7
Nevada4–⁠45–⁠7
Rice3–⁠54–⁠7
Louisiana Tech3–⁠54–⁠8
SMU3–⁠53–⁠9
UTEP1–⁠72–⁠10
Tulsa1–⁠71–⁠11

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