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Hawai'i

WAC · 1979 Season · Final

Struggling
Record
6–5
0.545 Win %
Conference
4th
3–3 in WAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
54
1971–2026
All-Time Record
322–322–6
0.500 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#12
2007
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 0 · Top 25: 6
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 9 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Hawai'i head-to-head · History & Eras

1979 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 11Utah (UTAH)H2HIND WAC6–6L 23–27
5Week 5 · Sep 25New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)H2HIND WAC6–6W 20–3
6Week 6 · Oct 2UNLVH2HIND FBSI9–1–2L 31–48
7Week 7 · Oct 9BYUH2HIND WAC11–1L 15–38
8Week 8 · Oct 16SANTA CLARAUnranked—W 52–3
9Week 9 · Oct 23PRAIRIE VIEW A&MUnranked—W 65–0
10Week 10 · Oct 30UTEPH2HIND WAC2–9W 27–12
11Week 11 · Nov 6Temple (TEMPLE)H2HIND FBSI10–2L 31–34
13Week 13 · Nov 20Wyoming (WYOMING)H2HIND WAC4–8L 13–21
14Week 14 · Nov 27Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)H2HIND WAC4–7–1W 24–10
14Regular Season Final · Dec 4Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)H2HPAC6–6W 29–17

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
3.150
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
0
-18+18
  • New Mexico +6
  • Arizona State +6
  • Colorado State +4
  • UTEP +2
  • UNLV -1
  • BYU -1
  • Temple -2
  • Utah -6
  • Wyoming -8

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #64Better than 54%
Win % Place 57thBetter than 59%

0.545 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#65Regular Season Final#64Post-Season W2#65Post-Season W3#65Post-Season W4#64Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-4
+17
-17
-23
+49
+65
+15
-3
-8
+14
+12

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#731974#771975#1361976#961977#571978

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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