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2007 Hawai’i

12–⁠1 (8–⁠0 Western Athletic Conference), coached by June Jones, finished No. 19 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Hawai’i in 2007, game by game: won vs. Northern Colorado 63–6; won at Louisiana Tech 45–44; won at UNLV 49–14; won vs. Charleston Southern 66–10; won at Idaho 48–20; won vs. Utah State 52–37; won at San José State 42–35; won vs. New Mexico State 50–13; won vs. Fresno State 37–30; won at Nevada 28–26; won vs. No. 17 Boise State 39–27; won vs. Washington 35–28; lost vs. No. 4 Georgia 10–41+57−31Won 63–6 vs. Northern Colorado+57Northern Colora…Won 45–44 at Louisiana Tech+1Louisiana TechWon 49–14 at UNLV+35UNLVWon 66–10 vs. Charleston Southern+56Charleston Sout…Won 48–20 at Idaho+28IdahoWon 52–37 vs. Utah State+15Utah StateWon 42–35 at San José State+7San José StateWon 50–13 vs. New Mexico State+37New Mexico StateWon 37–30 vs. Fresno State+7Fresno StateWon 28–26 at Nevada+2NevadaWon 39–27 vs. No. 17 Boise State+12No. 17 Boise StateWon 35–28 vs. Washington+7WashingtonLost 10–41 vs. No. 4 Georgia-31No. 4 Georgia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsNorthern ColoradoW 63–⁠695%
Sep 8atLouisiana TechW 45–⁠4469%
Sep 15atUNLVW 49–⁠1474%
Sep 23vsCharleston SouthernW 66–⁠1090%
Sep 29atIdahoW 48–⁠2078%
Oct 7vsUtah StateW 52–⁠3793%
Oct 12atSan José StateW 42–⁠3569%
Oct 28vsNew Mexico StateW 50–⁠1386%
Nov 10vsFresno StateW 37–⁠3075%
Nov 16atNevadaW 28–⁠2664%
Nov 23vs17Boise StateW 39–⁠2752%
Dec 1vsWashingtonW 35–⁠2885%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs4GeorgiaSugar BowlL 10–⁠4147%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Georgia 41–⁠10 in the Sugar Bowl; No. 19 in the final AP poll; Western Athletic Conference champions.

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

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 23
  2. Wk 2: 20
  3. Wk 3: 24
  4. Wk 4: 19
  5. Wk 5: 19
  6. Wk 6: 16
  7. Wk 7: 16
  8. Wk 8: 17
  9. Wk 9: 16
  10. Wk 10: 12
  11. Wk 11: 14
  12. Wk 12: 13
  13. Wk 13: 14
  14. Wk 14: 11
  15. Final: 19

Western Athletic Conference champions8–⁠0 in the conference

Heisman voteColt Brennan, third

Record
12–⁠1
Conference
8–⁠0 first in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
No. 19 peak No. 11
Points
564–⁠331
Coach
June Jones
Elo
1682 +84 this season
SP+ rating
12.4 No. 34 of 120; offense No. 13, defense No. 59, special teams No. 51
SRS
6.0 No. 40 of 119 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 65
Defensive coordinator
Greg McMackin
Offense
Run and shoot
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense3rd of 119
  • Defense19th of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1549%0.973rd of 119
Defense-0.0241%0.8919th of 119
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense0.0own 314% allowed
Defense-0.1own 333% 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 2007 class

Vaughn Meatoga DT★★★No. 608
John Manu-Olevao OT★★★No. 1167
Gabe Tuata APB★★★No. 1167
Le’Marcus Gibson S★★No. 1362
Miah Ostrowski WR★★No. 1537

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

The 2007 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs13.00.811
Receivers22.00.750
Offensive line52.20.759
Defensive line22.50.800
Linebackers12.00.767
Defensive backs12.00.796
Whole class122.30.772

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 2008

The 2008 draft
Rd 6Colt Brennan QBWashington Redskins

2007 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Hawai’i8–⁠012–⁠119
Boise State7–⁠110–⁠3
Fresno State6–⁠29–⁠4
Nevada4–⁠46–⁠7
Louisiana Tech4–⁠45–⁠7
San José State4–⁠45–⁠7
Utah State2–⁠62–⁠10
New Mexico State1–⁠74–⁠9
Idaho0–⁠81–⁠11

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