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Dick Tomey Legacy Game Greatest Games
The series' top 25 meetings, ranked without team allegiance by game-time AP strength, final-score closeness, and overtime.
- Games
- 25
- Top score
- 47/100
- Overtime
- 3
Series context
- Completed meetings
- 43
- Series record
- Hawai'i 21-21-1 San José State
- Tracked years
- 1936-2023
- Trophy
- Dick Tomey Legacy Trophy
Series ranking
The rivalry's top 25 games
2 of these games include at least one AP-ranked team at kickoff. Open a supported game for its box score and statistics.
- 1991Week 12
San José State at Hawai'i
San José State 35, Hawai'i 35
Result: Tie
Unranked San José State vs. Unranked Hawai'i · 0-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
35
Game score
- 1958Week 3
Hawai'i at San José State
Hawai'i 8, San José State 6
Winner: Hawai'i
Unranked Hawai'i vs. Unranked San José State · 2-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
33
Game score
- 2003Week 11
Hawai'i at San José State
Hawai'i 13, San José State 10
Winner: Hawai'i
Unranked Hawai'i vs. Unranked San José State · 3-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
32
Game score
- 1975Week 13
San José State at Hawai'i
San José State 20, Hawai'i 30
Winner: Hawai'i
No. 20 San José State vs. Unranked Hawai'i · 10-point margin
Ranking 6/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15
31
Game score
- 2002Week 11
San José State at Hawai'i
San José State 31, Hawai'i 40
Winner: Hawai'i
Unranked San José State vs. Unranked Hawai'i · 9-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 26/35 · Overtime 0/15
26
Game score
- 2000Week 10
San José State at Hawai'i
San José State 57, Hawai'i 48
Winner: San José State
Unranked San José State vs. Unranked Hawai'i · 9-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 26/35 · Overtime 0/15
26
Game score
- 1988Week 4
San José State at Hawai'i
San José State 27, Hawai'i 36
Winner: Hawai'i
Unranked San José State vs. Unranked Hawai'i · 9-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 26/35 · Overtime 0/15
26
Game score
- 1977Week 10
Hawai'i at San José State
Hawai'i 14, San José State 24
Winner: San José State
Unranked Hawai'i vs. Unranked San José State · 10-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15
25
Game score
- 1957Week 12
San José State at Hawai'i
San José State 12, Hawai'i 0
Winner: San José State
Unranked San José State vs. Unranked Hawai'i · 12-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 23/35 · Overtime 0/15
23
Game score
- 1978Week 6
San José State at Hawai'i
San José State 11, Hawai'i 25
Winner: Hawai'i
Unranked San José State vs. Unranked Hawai'i · 14-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 21/35 · Overtime 0/15
21
Game score
- 1972Week 12
San José State at Hawai'i
San José State 14, Hawai'i 28
Winner: Hawai'i
Unranked San José State vs. Unranked Hawai'i · 14-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 21/35 · Overtime 0/15
21
Game score
Methodology
How each game earns up to 100 points
AP ranking, 50 points: each team earns 26 minus its game-time AP rank. Unranked teams receive zero.
Closeness, 35 points: the final margin is subtracted from 35, with margins of 35 or more receiving zero.
Overtime, 15 points: overtime starts at nine points and rises by two per additional period, capped at 15.
Regular-season rankings use the AP Top 25 recorded for the game's week. Postseason meetings use the final regular-season AP poll before bowl and playoff results. Games before 2005 remain in the ranking but do not link to unsupported box-score pages. Videos are matched by canonical game ID or by a rematch-safe season matchup.