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2003 Hawai’i

9–⁠5 (5–⁠3 Western Athletic Conference), coached by June Jones.

Schedule and results

Hawai’i in 2003, game by game: won vs. App State 40–17; lost at No. 4 USC 32–61; lost at UNLV 22–33; won vs. Rice 41–21; lost at Tulsa 16–27; won vs. Fresno State 55–28; won at Louisiana Tech 44–41; won vs. UTEP 31–15; won at San José State 13–10; lost at Nevada 14–24; won vs. Army 59–28; won vs. Alabama 37–29; lost vs. No. 18 Boise State 28–45; won vs. Houston 54–48+31−29Won 40–17 vs. App State+23App StateLost 32–61 at No. 4 USC-29No. 4 USCLost 22–33 at UNLV-11UNLVWon 41–21 vs. Rice+20RiceLost 16–27 at Tulsa-11TulsaWon 55–28 vs. Fresno State+27Fresno StateWon 44–41 at Louisiana Tech+3Louisiana TechWon 31–15 vs. UTEP+16UTEPWon 13–10 at San José State+3San José StateLost 14–24 at Nevada-10NevadaWon 59–28 vs. Army+31ArmyWon 37–29 vs. Alabama+8AlabamaLost 28–45 vs. No. 18 Boise State-17No. 18 Boise StateWon 54–48 vs. Houston+6Houston
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsApp StateW 40–⁠1785%
Sep 13at4USCL 32–⁠6121%
Sep 19atUNLVL 22–⁠3349%
Sep 28vsRiceW 41–⁠2175%
Oct 4atTulsaL 16–⁠2766%
Oct 12vsFresno StateW 55–⁠2853%
Oct 18atLouisiana TechW 44–⁠4156%
Oct 26vsUTEPW 31–⁠1587%
Nov 1atSan José StateW 13–⁠1065%
Nov 15atNevadaL 14–⁠2462%
Nov 22vsArmyW 59–⁠2891%
Nov 29vsAlabamaW 37–⁠2956%
Dec 6vs18Boise StateL 28–⁠4532%
Dec 25Bowls & playoffvsHoustonHawai’i BowlW 54–⁠4862%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Houston 54–⁠48 in the Hawai’i Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 12th-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 2003.

Record
9–⁠5
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 4th in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
486–⁠427
Coach
June Jones
Elo
1547 −1 this season
SP+ rating
-0.7 No. 63 of 117; offense No. 19, defense No. 99
SRS
−1.6 No. 67 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 82
Defensive coordinator
George Lumpkin
Offense
Run and shoot
Defense
4–⁠3

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense0.0own 24— 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 2003 class

Ray Bass CB★★No. 1050
Jeremy Inferrera OG★★No. 1050
Tu Tui S★★No. 1050
Xavier Ho’olulu OT★★No. 1050
Larry Sauafea OT★★No. 1050

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

The 2003 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.767
Receivers12.00.767
Offensive line42.00.767
Defensive line22.00.767
Defensive backs62.00.767
Whole class142.00.767

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 2004

The 2004 draft
Rd 2Travis LaBoy DETennessee Titans
Rd 4Isaac Sopoaga DTSan Francisco 49ers

2003 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Boise State8–⁠013–⁠116
Fresno State6–⁠29–⁠5
Tulsa6–⁠28–⁠5
Hawai’i5–⁠39–⁠5
Rice5–⁠35–⁠7
Nevada4–⁠46–⁠6
Louisiana Tech3–⁠55–⁠7
San José State2–⁠63–⁠8
UTEP1–⁠72–⁠11
SMU0–⁠80–⁠12

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