2016 The 2016 Season

Hawai'i's 2016 season (7-7) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.

Record 7-7
Final Result Bowl season
AP Final post-bowls
SP+ -4.0 last-week
Era
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
L @ Califo 31-51 L @ Michigan 3-63 W vs UT Mar 41-36 L @ Arizona 28-47 W vs Nevada 38-17 W @ San Sta 34-17 L vs UNLV 38-41 W @ Air For 34-27 L vs New Mex 21-28 L @ San Sta 0-55 L vs Bois Sta 16-52 W @ Fres Sta 14-13 W vs Massac 46-40 W @ Midd Ten 52-35 CFP

Who carried it

Season leaders, 2016.

Defining Moments
The Statement

The 2016 season's largest margin: Hawai'i 38, Nevada 17. A 21-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The Setback

The season's deepest loss: Hawai'i 3, Michigan 63. A 60-point margin the season is remembered by.

The Postseason

The season's last act: Hawai'i beat Middle Tennessee 52-35 in the postseason.

"Imua"
— Hawai'i fanbase voice · 2016· synthesized
What It Meant

2016 is a middle chapter for Hawai'i — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.