2021 Hawai’i

• Biggest upsetBeat No. 18 Fresno State 27–⁠24Oct 2

  Fresno State was ranked No. 18 and favored to win.

• Most excitingLost to San José State 13–⁠17Sep 19

  The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.

Date	Opponent	Result	Elo
Aug 28	atUCLA	L 10–⁠44		45%
Sep 4	vsPortland State	W 49–⁠35		83%
Sep 11	atOregon State	L 27–⁠45		52%
Sep 19	vsSan José State	L 13–⁠17		49%
Sep 25	atNew Mexico State	W 41–⁠21		59%
Oct 2	vs18Fresno State	W 27–⁠24		50%
Oct 16	atNevada	L 17–⁠34		29%
Oct 23	vsNew Mexico State	W 48–⁠34		79%
Oct 30	atUtah State	L 31–⁠51		43%
Nov 6	vsSan Diego State	L 10–⁠17		37%
Nov 13	atUNLV	L 13–⁠27		59%
Nov 20	vsColorado State	W 50–⁠45		56%
Nov 27	atWyoming	W 38–⁠14		30%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

• Offense92nd of 130
• Defense46th of 130
• Offense, opponent-adjusted93rd of 130
• Defense, opponent-adjusted55th of 130

CORE rating -1.1, 73rd of 130 (offense -1.7, defense -0.6).

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. CORE is CollegeFootballData.com’s context- and opponent-adjusted rating (points better than an average team; lower is better on defense). From CollegeFootballData.com.

116 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2021 line; 63 have a stat line. See the roster

Team	Conf.	Overall	AP final
San Diego State	7–⁠1	12–⁠2	25
Utah State	6–⁠2	11–⁠3	24
Fresno State	6–⁠2	10–⁠3
Air Force	6–⁠2	10–⁠3
Nevada	5–⁠3	8–⁠5
Boise State	5–⁠3	7–⁠5
Hawai’i	3–⁠5	6–⁠7
San José State	3–⁠5	5–⁠7
Wyoming	2–⁠6	7–⁠6
Colorado State	2–⁠6	3–⁠9
UNLV	2–⁠6	2–⁠10
New Mexico	1–⁠7	3–⁠9

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