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Hawai'i

WAC · 1981 Season · Final

Developing −
Record
9–2
0.818 Win %
Conference
2nd
5–1 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

1981 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 22CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)H2HIND PCAA3–8W 38–12
5Week 5 · Sep 29IDAHOUnranked—W 21–6
7Week 7 · Oct 13Wyoming (WYOMING)H2HIND WAC8–3W 14–9
8Week 8 · Oct 20New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)H2HIND WAC4–7–1W 23–13
9Week 9 · Oct 27San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)H2HIND WAC6–5W 28–10
10Week 10 · Nov 3UNLVH2HIND FBSI6–6W 57–21
11Week 11 · Nov 10UTEPH2HIND WAC1–10W 35–7
12Week 12 · Nov 17BYUH2HIND WAC11–2L 3–13
13Week 13 · Nov 24Pacific (PACIFIC)H2HIND PCAA5–6L 17–23
14Week 14 · Dec 1Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)H2HIND WAC0–12W 59–6
14Regular Season Final · Dec 8South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2HIND FBSI6–6W 33–10

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
1.772
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+26
-8+34
  • Wyoming +8
  • San Diego State +6
  • UNLV +6
  • South Carolina +6
  • New Mexico +4
  • CAL State Fullerton +3
  • UTEP +1
  • Colorado State 0
  • BYU -2
  • Pacific -6

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 #20Better than 86%
Win % Place 12thBetter than 92%

0.818 Win % · Change -1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#19Regular Season Final#19Post-Season W1#19Post-Season W2#19Post-Season W3#20Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+26
+15
+5
+10
+18
+36
+28
-10
-6
+53
+23

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

Final Rank by Season
#1361976#961977#571978#641979#381980

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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