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WARRIOR FOOTBALL 1 GAME 13: UAB (12/24/04)

2004 SCHEDULE

Date Opponent TimeSept. 4 FLORIDA ATLANTIC L, 28-35Sept. 18 at Rice * (Sportswest) L, 29-41Oct. 2 TULSA * W, 44-16Oct. 9 NEVADA * W, 48-26Oct. 16 at UTEP * (ERT) L, 20-51Oct. 23 SAN JOSE STATE * W, 46-28Oct. 29 at Boise State * (ESPN2) L, 3-69Nov. 6 LOUISIANA TECH * W, 34-23Nov. 12 at Fresno State * (ESPN) L, 14-70Nov. 20 IDAHO W, 52-21Nov. 27 NORTHWESTERN W, 49-41Dec. 4 MICHIGAN STATE (ESPN2) W, 41-38

* denotes WAC game

TICKETS

Tickets for the Sheraton Hawai‘i Bowl are on sale on-lineat eTicketHawaii.com.

Fans may also purchase tickets by calling 944-BOWS(2697), between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday throughFriday.

Additional ticket outlets include: the Stan Sheriff CenterBox Office, Aloha Stadium Box Office, UH CampusCenter Box Office, RainBowtique at Ward Centre, andWindward Community College’s OCET Office duringeach respective locations normal business hours.Convenience fees may apply.

PricesSideline ______________________________$25 - $40South Endzone ________________________$25 - $40North Endzone (Adult) __________________$15 - $40

Track Chang’s NCAA career passing record atHawaiiAthletics.com

GAME 13HAWAI‘I (7-5, 4-4 WESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE) VS.UAB (7-4, 5-3 CONFERENCE USA)

GAME INFORMATION

Friday, Dec. 24, 2004

2:05 p.m.

Aloha Stadium - Honolulu (50,000)

TELEVISION: Live nationwide on ESPN with Dave Pasch calling the action, RodGilmore and Trevor Matich providing color, and Rob Stone reporting from the sidelines. NATIONAL RADIO: Live on CBS Sports Westwood One Radio with Tony Robertscalling the action.LOCAL RADIO: Live on KKEA Sportsradio 1420 AM with Bobby Curran calling theaction Robert Kekaula providing color and John Veneri reporting from the sidelines.Don Robbs will host the pregame show “Warrior Tailgate” beginning at 1 pm., and alsothe halftime show. Live to the Neighbor Islands on KAOI on Maui/Kona, KPUA Hilo,and KQNG Kauai.WEBCAST: Listen live on the internet at KKEA1420AM.comPARKING GATES: Parking lot gates at Aloha Stadium will open at 10 a.m. Parking is$5. Alternate parking is available at Leeward Community College (free with a $2 chargeof shuttle service, and at Kam Drive-In for $5 and free shuttle service. All shuttle serviceoperation runs from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. (or approxi-mately one hour after the game ends). Parking is also available at Radford High Schoolfor $3 with no available shuttle service. No tailgating is allowed at alternate parking sites.STADIUM GATES: Stadium gates will open at 11 a.m.STADIUM SECURITY: Security measures are in effect. Only fanny packs and smallpurses will be allowed into the stadium. There will be no backpacks, weapons, handbags,coolers, umbrellas, megaphones or purses allowed inside the stadium gates.TRAFFIC ADVISORY: KKEA Sportsradio 1420 AM will provide traffic advisories andupdates before the game.

Released: December 10, 2004

SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT

BOWL WEEK PRACTICE SCHEDULE

19 20 21 22 23 2524Practice7am-9am(last day for player inter-views)

Practice7am-9am(coaches interviewsonly)

Practice4-5:30 pm(closed)

Hawai‘i vs.UABAloha Stadium2:05 p.m.

MerryChristmas

Practice8am-10amat St. LouisSchool Field

Practice7am-9am

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CHANG - NCAA CAREER PASSING LEADER- CATCHES FIRE IN LAST THREE GAMESWarrior quarterback Timmy Chang, who celebratedhis 23rd birthday on Oct. 9, broke the NCAA careerpassing record on Nov. 6, 2004, in the first quarteragainst Louisiana Tech. The record-breaking toss wasa 7-yard touchdown pass to Jason Rivers. Chang, whoearned WAC Player of the Week honors (Nov. 8) for his 285-yard and four-touchdown per-formance against Louisiana Tech, currently leads the WAC in both passing (321.1) and totaloffense (322.6, 3rd nationally). On. Oct. 29, 2004, at Boise State, Chang broke the NCAAcareer record for total offense, surpassing Detmer’s mark of 14,665 and currently has 16,508yards. The native of Waipahu, Oahu broke the school record for most pass attempts withoutan interception earlier this season throwing 178 times without a pick in four games. Prior to2004, his last interception was in the third quarter of the Sheraton Hawai‘i Bowl againstHouston on Dec. 25, 2003. He tossed the pigskin a total of 200 times without an intercep-tion dating back to the 2003 season. On. Nov. 20 against Idaho, Chang tied the schoolrecord for most touchdown passes in a quarter with four in the second. He finished with acareer-high six in the game. In his last three games, Chang has completed 83-of-136 passesfor 1,197 yards and 14 TDs, opposed to 1,043 yards and eight TDs in his first three gamesof the 2004 season. Chang has already accepted an invitation to play in the East/West ShrineGame on Jan. 15, 2005, at SBC Park in San Francisco, Calif., and received an invitation toplay in the Hula Bowl Maui on Jan. 22, 2005. In 2004, Chang owns two of the 2004 top 20single-game performances in total offense with 448 yards against Michigan State on Dec. 4(tied for 9th), and 434 yards against Northwestern on Nov. 27 (18th). He also ranks amongthe top 25 single-game performances in 2004 in pass completions with 38 against FloridaAtlantic on Sept. 4 (6th), 34 against Rice on Sept. 18 (tied for 16th), and 31 againstNorthwestern on Nov. 27 (tied for 23rd). Chang finished his junior season by coming off thebench to throw for 475 yards and five touchdowns to lead the Warriors to a come-from-behind victory (54-48 in 3OT) against Houston in the Sheraton Hawai‘i Bowl on Dec. 25.(For more information on Timmy Chang, see page 8)

BOWLING WARRIORSHawai‘i has participated in six bowl games since becoming a member of the NCAA in 1976.The first bowl game was Dec. 25, 1989 when the Warriors fell to Michigan State (33-13) inthe Jeep Eagle Aloha Bowl. In 1992, Hawai‘i enjoyed a 27-17 win over Illinois in the ThriftyCar Rental Holiday Bowl at Jack Murphy Stadium in San Dingo, Calif. Head coach JuneJones has led the Warriors to four bowl games in his six seasons at the helm. In his first sea-son, the Warriors upset Oregon State, 23-17, in the Jeep Oahu Bowl on Dec. 25, 1999. OnDec. 25, 2002, Hawai‘i fell to Tulane, 36-28, in the first-ever ConAgra Foods Hawai‘i Bowl.Last season, the Warriors outlasted Houston, 54-48, in triple overtime, in the SheratonHawai‘i Bowl. This is the first time in school history the Warriors have played in three con-secutive bowl games. Warrior head coach Bob Wagner is the only other UH coach to lead theWarriors to a post-season bowl game.

WILLING AND ABE-LSenior cornerback Abraham Elimimian, a first team all-WAC pick, has proven he is one theWAC’s best cornerbacks in 2004. The Los Angeles, Calif. native, is tied for the WAC leadand ninth nationally, averaging 0.45 interceptions per game. He has five picks in 12 gamesthis season and 12 career interceptions, one shy of the school record of 13 set by KeoneJardine (1977-79) and Kevin Millhouse (2001-03). He needs four more to tie the seasonrecord of nine set by Walter Briggs in 1989. The veteran is also third in the WAC averaging1.27 PBUs per game, and is fifth on the team with 58 tackles (41 solo) and leads all Warriorswith seven PBUs this season. Elimimian’s 12 career interceptions ranks 10th among activeplayers and he is one of six players to post three interceptions in a game this season.Elimimian was an honorable mention all-WAC pick in 2003 after co-leading the team withfour interceptions, 10 pass break ups and added 58 tackles as a junior. The seasoned veteranstarted 32 straight games (and 35 of the last 37) before missing his first game against Idaho(hamstring) on Nov. 20. He returned to the starting line up against Northwestern on Nov.27. Elimimian picked up a fumble and dashed 21 yards into the endzone against LouisianaTech on Nov. 6, his second touchdown of the season. Elimimian has recorded 237 tackles,including 10.5 for-a-loss (-37), 42 pass break ups, and 12 interceptions. Last season,Elimimian was the only Warrior starter in the defensive secondary who did not allow areceiving touchdown in 14 games at left corner. Elimimian also plays a role on special teamsand blocked a potential game-tying field goal attempt against Rice in 2003 and an extrapoint attempt against Nevada on Oct. 9, 2004.

ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25 POLL Week 16 (Dec. 7 - 13)

Rk School (1st Place Votes) Record Points Last Week1. USC (44) 12-0 1,599 12. Oklahoma (14) 12-0 1,556 23. Auburn (7) 12-0 1,525 34. California 10-1 1,399 45. Utah 11-0 1,345 56. Texas 10-1 1,337 67. Louisville 10-1 1,183 78. Georgia 9-2 1,117 89. Virginia Tech 10-2 1,111 10

10. Boise State 11-0 960 1111. Iowa 9-2 948 1212. LSU 9-2 929 1313. Michigan 9-2 917 1414. Miami 8-3 776 915. Tennessee 9-3 651 1516. Wisconsin 9-2 648 1717. Florida State 8-3 647 1618. Virginia 8-3 482 1819. Pittsburgh 8-3 415 1920. Florida 7-4 325 2021. Arizona State 8-3 222 2122. Texas A&M 7-4 213 2223. Texas Tech 7-4 168 2424. Ohio State 7-4 155 2525. Boston College 8-3 150 23

OOTTHHEERRSS RREECCEEIIVVIINNGG VVOOTTEESSWest Virginia 97, Toledo 86, Purdue 49, Navy 28, Memphis 26,Fresno State 24, Oklahoma State 16, UTEP 6, Syracuse 5, NorthernIllinois 4, Bowling Green 3, New Mexico 3.

ESPN/USA TODAY COACHES POLL Week 16 (Dec. 7 - 13)

Rk School (1st Place Votes) Record Points Last Week1. USC (35 1/3) 12-0 1,490 12. Oklahoma (16 1/3) 12-0 1,459 23. Auburn (9 1/3) 12-0 1,435 34. California 10-1 1,286 45. Texas 10-1 1,281 56. Utah 11-0 1,215 67. Georgia 9-2 1,117 78. Louisville 10-1 1,066 89. Virginia Tech 10-2 1,037 11

10. Boise State 11-0 943 1011. LSU 9-2 932 1212. Michigan 9-2 874 1313. Iowa 9-2 812 1414. Miami 8-3 738 915. Florida State 8-3 643 1616. Wisconsin 9-2 599 1717. Tennessee 9-3 559 1518. Virginia 8-3 455 1819. Florida 7-4 324 1920. Pittsburgh 8-3 318 2121. Texas Tech 7-4 234 2022. Ohio State 7-4 181 2223. West Virginia 8-3 177 2424. Arizona State 8-3 173 2325. Texas A&M 7-4 147 25

OOTTHHEERRSS RREECCEEIIVVIINNGG VVOOTTEESSBoston College 77, Fresno State 47, Oklahoma State 35, Memphis 30,Navy 28, Purdue 28, Northern Illinois 27, Toledo 20, UTEP 17,Bowling Green 15, Colorado 2, Iowa State 1, Alabama 1, North Texas1, Syracuse 1.

NCAA PASSING LEADERS

Player (School) Yards11.. TTiimmmmyy CChhaanngg ((UUHH)) 1166,,6666772. Ty Detmer (BYU) 15,0313. Phillip Rivers (NC State) 13,484

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WAC STANDINGS(Dec. 5, 2004)

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Boise State 8 0 1.000 11 0 1.000 7-0 4-0 0-0 W22UTEP 6 2 .750 8 3 .727 5-1 3-2 0-0 L1Fresno State 5 3 .625 8 3 .727 4-1 4-2 0-0 W5Louisiana Tech 5 3 .625 6 6 .500 4-1 2-5 0-0 W1HHaawwaaii‘‘ii 44 44 .500 77 55 ..558833 77--11 00--44 00--00 WW33Nevada 3 5 .375 5 7 .417 5-1 0-6 0-0 L3Tulsa 3 5 .375 4 8 .333 4-2 0-6 0-0 W2SMU 3 5 .375 3 8 .273 3-2 0-6 0-0 L1Rice 2 6 .250 3 8 .273 3-2 0-6 0-0 L6San Jose State 1 7 .125 2 9 .182 2-3 0-6 0-0 L7

WAC BOWL SCHEDULE

Friday, Dec. 24Sheraton Hawai‘i Bowl (Honolulu)UAB at Hawai‘i, 2:05 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 27MPC Computers Bowl (Boise, ID)Fresno State vs. Virginia, 12 p.m. (MT)

Wednesday, Dec. 29EV1.net Houston Bowl (Houston, TX)UTEP vs. Colorado, 3:30 p.m. (CT)

Friday, Dec. 31AutoZone Liberty Bowl (Memphis, TN)Boise State vs. Louisville, 2:30 p.m. (CT)

2004 WAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Oct. 4, 2004 Special Teams: Justin Ayat (PK)Oct. 11, 2004 Special Teams: Chad Owens (RS)Nov. 7, 2004 Offense: Timmy Chang (QB)Nov. 22, 2004 Offense: Jason Rivers (WR)Nov. 29, 2004 Offense: Chad Owens (WR)

Special Teams: Chad Owens (RS)

2004 WAC PRESEASON MEDIA POLL

Rank Team (1st Place Votes) Points1. Boise State (23) ____________________4342. Fresno State (20)____________________4273. Hawai‘i (3) ________________________3844. Tulsa (1) __________________________3125. Nevada __________________________2566. Rice ____________________________2127. Louisiana Tech ____________________1998. UTEP ____________________________1799. SMU______________________________95

10. San Jose State ______________________87

PPrreesseeaassoonn WWAACC OOffffeennssiivvee PPllaayyeerr ooff tthhee YYeeaarr::QB Timmy Chang (Hawai‘i)

PPrreesseeaassoonn WWAACC DDeeffeennssiivvee PPllaayyeerr ooff tthhee YYeeaarr::LB Andy Avalos (Boise State)

MR. ALL-AMERICANSlot receiver Chad Owens was named secondteam All-American by Sports Illustrated on Dec.8, 2004 and also the recipient of the MosiTatupu Award, which goes to the nation’s bestplayer on special teams. Owens tied the schoolrecord with five touchdowns (4 receiving, 1 pr)to help the Warriors defeat Northwestern onNov. 27 and earned WAC Offensive and SpecialTeams Player of the Week for his efforts. He isseventh player this season to score five TD in agame. In the final regular season game againstMichigan State, Owens posted the second-bestsingle game performance in the nation this sea-son with 283 yards and four TDs on 13 catches.Owens led the nation in receptions per game forsix straight weeks (Sept. 5 through Oct. 10), andleads the WAC and fourth nationally averaging7.83 catches per game. Owens also leads theWAC and ninth nationally, in receiving yards pergame (98.0), and averages 14.2 yards on puntreturns (2nd in the WAC and 14th nationally).Owens ranks among the nation’s active careerleaders in 15 categories, including: touchdownswith 35 (13th), all-purpose yards with 5,257(5th), all-purpose yards per game averaging 119.5(11th), receptions with 231 (6th), receptions pergame averaging 5.2 (9th), receiving yards with2,917 (7th), receiving yards per game averaging 66.3 (18th), receiving touchdowns with 27(5th), punt returns with 80 (7th), punt returns per game averaging 1.8 (15th), punt returnyards with 924 (7th), punt return yards per game averaging 21.0 (13th), punt return aver-age with 11.55 (11th), punt returns for touchdowns with five (3rd), and kickoff returnyards with 1,354 (19th). Owens became the school’s all-time leader in all-purpose yards(5,257) on Nov. 12, 2004 on an 11-yard reception from Timmy Chang, breaking the oldmark set by former Warrior running back and return specialist, Gary Allen (4,558 yards) in1981. Owens is also tied for second in the league in scoring (tied for ninth nationally), aver-aging 9.5 points per game. In the season opener against Florida Atlantic, Owens hauled in13 catches, second-best in school history, for 89 yards and one TD. He posted 182 receiv-ing yards against Tulsa and scored three touchdowns, including a 66-yard punt return for atouchdown, compiling 253 all-purpose yards to help the Warriors win their first game ofthe season. Owens played a key role on Hawai‘i’s 48-26 win over Nevada, scoring threetouchdowns, two receiving, and another on a 75-yard punt return to tie the school recordfor most punt returns for a touchdown in a career set by Bobby Ahu in 1969, and brokethat record against San Jose State (Oct. 23) with a 71-yard punt return for a touchdown.Owens now has five career punt returns for touchdowns and two career kickoff returns fortouchdowns. He was named WAC Special Teams Player of the Week (Oct. 11) for hisefforts against Nevada. Owens led the WAC in both receptions per game (7.73, 2nd nation-ally) and receiving yards per game (103.1, 8th nationally) last season. The 2003 first-teamall-WAC selection posted a team- and conference-high 85 catches and was second in theleague with 1,134 receiving yards and also co-led the team with nine touchdown catches.The walk-on out of Roosevelt High School earned a scholarship and has established himselfas one of the best all-around players in the WAC after leading the team and finishing sixthin the WAC in all-purpose yards, averaging 118.3 yards per game a year ago. Owens rankson the UH career list in four categories, including receiving yards (2nd, 2,917), kickoffreturn yards (3rd, 1,354), all-purpose yards (1st, 5,257), and punt return yards (1st, 924).He has caught a pass in 33 straight games played and holds the school-record with 14receptions vs. Army (Nov. 22, 2003).

CAPTAINSFour Warriors have been chosen as team captains for the 2004 season. Quarterback TimmyChang and slot receiver Chad Owens represent the offense, while defensive tackle Lui Fugaand cornerback Abraham Elimimian represent the defense. All four will serve for the entireseason, along with game captains chosen after each game.

OWENS’ CAREER-HIGHSReceptions: 14 vs Army, 11/22/03*Rec. Yards: 283 vs. Michigan State, 12/4/04PR Yards: 104 vs. Northwestern, 11/27/04KOR Yards: 249 vs. BYU, 12/8/01All-Pur. Yards: 342 vs. BYU, 12/8/01*

OWENS’ NCAA RECORDSKOR Yds/G: 249 vs. BYU, 12/8/01*Comb. KR Yds/G: 342 vs. BYU, 12/8/01*

OWENS’ UH RECORDSPR/TD (season): 4, 2004PR/TD (career): 5, 2001-04PR Yds (career): 924, 2001-04KOR/Att (game): 9 vs. Miami-Ohio, 2001KOR/Avg (game): 50.3 vs. AFA, 2001KOR Avg (season): 33.6, 2001KOR Avg (career): 29.4, 2001-04Rec (season): 94, 2004Rec (career): 231, 2001-04 Rec/G (season): 7.8, 2004Rec TD/G: 4 vs. Northwestern, 11/27/04# &

Michigan State, 12/4/04#TDs (game): 5 vs. Northwestern, 11/27/04#Points (game): 30 vs. Northwestern, 11/27/04#

* denotes also UH record# denotes record tied

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THE WARRIORS WHEN…

At Home ____________________________________7-1On The Road__________________________________0-4When Scoring First ____________________________3-3When Opponents Score First______________________4-2When Scoring 20+ Points ________________________7-3When Opponent Scores 20+ Points ________________6-4When Leading at Halftime ______________________5-1When Tied at Halftime __________________________1-0When Trailing at Halftime________________________1-4When Leading After Three Quarters ________________6-1When Trailing After Three Quarters ________________1-4When Tied After Three Quarters __________________0-0When Rushing for 100+ Yards ____________________4-1When Opponent Rushes for 100+ Yards ____________5-5When Passing for 300+ Yards______________________6-3When Opponent Passes for 300+ Yards ______________1-1With More Turnovers Than Opponent ______________3-2With Less Turnovers Than Opponent ______________2-2When Turnover Margin is Even ____________________2-1In Day Games ________________________________0-0In Night Games ________________________________7-5On Artificial Turf ______________________________7-4On Natural Grass ______________________________0-1With Fewer Penalties (Yards) ______________________3-4With More Penalties (Yards) ______________________4-1With Even Penalties (Yards) ______________________0-0In Games Played in September ____________________0-2In Games Played in October ______________________3-2In Games Played in November ____________________3-1In Games Played in December ____________________1-0Against Ranked Opponents ______________________0-0

IN THE RED ZONE

WARRIORSPossessions Inside the 20 __________________________48Total Touchdowns ______________________________36Touchdowns Rushing ____________________________14Touchdowns Passing ____________________________22Field Goals ____________________________________5Field Goals Attempted ____________________________8Total Scores ____________________________________41Total Points __________________________________261Scoring % __________________________________85.4%

OpponentsPossessions Inside the 20 __________________________64Total Touchdowns ______________________________46Touchdowns Rushing ____________________________32Touchdowns Passing ____________________________14Field Goals ____________________________________8Field Goals Attempted____________________________11Total Scores ____________________________________54Total Points __________________________________340Scoring % __________________________________84.4%

GAME-BY-GAME (UH/Opp) POSS SCORES TD FGFlorida Atlantic 5/5 4/5 4/3 0/2at Rice 4/6 4/5 3/5 1/0Tulsa 2/2 2/2 1/1 1/1Nevada 6/6 5/4 4/2 1/2at UTEP 3/7 1/7 1/7 0/0San Jose State 5/3 5/3 4/3 1/0at Boise State 1/7 0/7 0/5 0/2Louisiana Tech 4/6 4/4 4/3 0/1at Fresno State 3/8 2/8 2/8 0/0Idaho 6/4 6/2 5/2 1/0Northwestern 5/4 4/2 4/2 0/0Michigan State 4/6 4/5 4/5 0/0UAB

SECOND GENERATIONSafety Landon Kafentzis, who started his first game as a Warrior on Nov. 6, 2004 againstLouisiana Tech, is the son of former Warrior Mark Kafentzis, who enjoyed a successful careerfrom 1980-81. Landon, who transferred to UH after signing a letter of intent to play for for-mer Warrior head coach Dick Tomey at Arizona, is in his first year with the team and hascompiled 33 tackles (18 solo), including 2.5 for-a-loss (-11), and a sack (-6). The 6-foot, 194-pound, junior from Richland, Wash., recorded six tackles in his staring debut, and has startedthree games in his career at UH. His brother, Tyson, a 6-foot-201-pound, freshman, is a scoutteam linebacker for the Warriors. Landon and Tyson are the second generation of Kefentzis’ toplay for Hawai‘i. Besides father, Mark, uncles Kent (1981-82, 1984-85), Kurt (1981-84), Kyle(1983-86), and Sean (1987), all played for the Warriors.

LIKE NIGHT AND DAY ... HOME AND AWAYThe Warriors have won their last six straight home games and seem to perform better in theirown house, posting a 7-1 record in home games opposed to an 0-4 mark on the road this sea-son. Hawai‘i scores an average of 23.8 more points and the offense gains an an average of127.8 more yards in home games vs. away games in 2004.

Category Home Away DifferenceAverage Points 42.8 19.0 +23.8Average Points Allowed 28.5 57.8 -29.3Total Offense Average 472.6 344.8 +127.8Total Offense Allowed Average 433.8 570.3 -136.5

WARRIORS INK EIGHT ON ALL-WAC TEAMSEight University of Hawai‘i football players were named to the All-Western AthleticConference teams in 2004. Quarterback Timmy Chang, receiver Chad Owens, and corner-back Abraham Elimimian, all earned first team all-WAC honors, while offensive linemanSamson Satele, and Owens, as a return specialist, earned second team honors. Chang, whobecame the NCAA career passing leader on Nov. 6, 2004, enjoyed his fourth season on theall-WAC teams. He was the WAC Freshman of the Year in 2000, earned honorable mentionhonors in 2000 and 2003, and second team honors in 2002. Owens is the first UH player toearn all-WAC honors in two different positions since 1992 when Jason Elam earned first teamhonors as a place-kicker and second team honors as a punter. The walk-on out of RooseveltHigh School in Honolulu, was also on the all-WAC first team in 2003. Elimimian earnedhonorable mention accolades in 2003, while Satele enjoyed his second straight season on theall-WAC second team. Wide receiver Jason Rivers, offensive linemen Uriah Moenoa and TalaEsera, and defensive end Melila Purcell, all earned honorable mention honors.

NATIONAL TELEVISIONThis will be the Warriors’ sixth appearance on national/regional television in 2004:

Sept. 18 ____________at Rice (L, 29-41) __SportswestOct. 16 ____________at UTEP (L, 20-51) __ESPN PlusOct. 29 ________at Boise State (L, 3-69) __ESPN2Nov. 12 ______at Fresno State (L, 14-70) __ESPNDec. 4 ______Michigan State (W, 41-38) __ESPN2Dec. 24____UAB (Sheraton Hawai‘i Bowl) __ESPN

The Warriors are 1-4 on national/regional TV in 2004 (1-2 in on national ESPN, and 0-1 onRegional ESPN) and are 6-21-1 all-time in nationally broadcast games dating back to 1981.Under Jones, Hawai‘i is 5-5 in nationally televised games.

FREAKY FRIDAYThe 2004 Sheraton Hawai‘i Bowl will be played on Friday, Dec. 24. Hawai‘i is 0-2 and havebeen out-scored 139-21 in Friday games in 2004. Both games this season were played on theroad, at Boise State (Oct. 29) and Fresno State (Nov. 12). Both contests were also broadcastnationally on ESPN (Boise State) and ESPN2 (Fresno State).

RUNNING GAME COMES ALIVE AGAINST NEVADAThe Warrior running game produced 251 yards against Nevada on Oct. 9, the highest rushingoutput under June Jones. Running back Michael Brewster rushed for a career-high 150 yardson nine carries in the, 48-26, win. The Warriors have rushed for more than 100 yards in 29games since Jones’ arrival in 1999. The previous high was 198 yards against Army, on Nov.22, 2003. Hawai‘i is 4-1 when rushing for more than 100 yards in 2004.

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WOUNDED WARRIORSThe injury bug plagued the Warriors in 2004. A total of seven startersmissed games due to injuries, including five on defense. Starting middlelinebacker Ikaika Curnan missed two games (at UTEP, vs. SJSU) with asprained ankle, and returned to the field in a limited role at Boise State onOct. 29. Starting cornerback Kenny Patton also missed two games with astrained hamstring (at UTEP, vs. SJSU), but returned to the starting lineup on Oct. 29 at Boise State. Starting free safety Lono Manners is out forthe season with a fractured foot suffered on Oct. 16 at UTEP. Starting out-side linebacker Tanuvasa Moe suffered a strained hamstring against SanJose State and returned to the starting line up against Northwestern onNov. 27 after missing four games. Starting defensive end KilaKamakawiwo‘ole had an appendectomy and missed two games (at BoiseState and vs. Louisiana Tech), but returned to action at Fresno State onNov. 12, and to the starting line up against Idaho on Nov. 20. Also, start-ing defensive end Melila Purcell left the San Jose State game with a bruisedsternum (chest), but played at Boise State, and has since returned to thestarting line up. Defensive end Tony Akpan has battled through a naggingshoulder injury, while starting cornerback Abraham Elimimian reaggravat-ed his hamstring against Louisiana Tech and has played a limited rolebefore returning to the starting line up against Northwestern on Nov. 27.Several key reserves are also wounded, including defensive tackles KahaiLaCount (knee-will play) and Keala Watson (ill-out). On offense, theWarriors lost starting slot receiver Se‘e Poumele for the rest of the seasonafter he suffered a fractured arm in the San Jose State game. Reserve wide-out Ian Sample is out for the season with with a shoulder injury. Startingcenter Derek Faavi missed one game this season (vs. Tulsa on Oct. 2) witha foot injury, returned to the line up at UTEP on Oct. 16, but went downwith a knee injury against Louisiana Tech and returned to the starting lineup on Dec. 4 against Michigan State. Starting right guard Uriah Moenoasuffered a strained hamstring at Boise State on Oct. 29, and sat out againstLouisiana Tech, but returned to the starting line up at Fresno State.Moenoa sat out against Northwestern, but returned to his starting role onDec. 4 against Michigan State.

Player (Pos) Starter Injury StatusIkaika Curnan (LB) Yes ankle not at 100%Kenny Patton (CB) Yes hamstring ret. to starting line upLono Manners (S) Yes foot out for seasonTanuvasa Moe (LB) Yes hamstring ret. to starting line upMelila Purcell (DE) Yes chest ret. to starting line upTony Akpan (DE) Yes shoulder not playing at 100%Abraham Elimimian (CB) Yes hamstring ret. to starting line upSe‘e Poumele (WR) Yes arm outDerek Faavi (C) Yes knee missed 4 gamesUriah Moenoa (OL) Yes hamstring missed 3 gamesKila Kamakawiwo‘ole (DE) Yes appendectomy back in starting line upKahai LaCount (DT) No knee missed 4 gamesKeala Watson (DT) No illness outIan Sample (WR) No shoulder outDaniel Tautofi (DT) No concussion outPaul Lutu-Carroll (LB) No knee out

UNCLE LUISenior defensive tackle Lui Fuga is the only player on the Warrior rosterwho has been on the team for all four bowl games in the June Jones era.Fuga joined the team in 1999 after attending UNLV in 1998. He receivedtwo medical hardships, one for two shoulder surgeries in 2001, and a sec-ond after a season-ending knee injury in the 2002 season-opening gameagainst Eastern Illinois. He earned the nickname “Uncle Lui” by his team-mates, representing his older and wiser knowledge of the Warrior footballteam. Fuga, who graduated with a degree in communications in May2003, is working towards his Master’s degree in educational administra-

tion.

AYAT TIES ELAM’SRECORD WITH 56-YARDERFor the fist time since the middleof the 2003 season, Warrior headcoach June Jones called on place-kicker Justin Ayat against Tulsaon Oct. 2, and the senior whohas been injured with a groinpull earlier this season and strug-gling through a mild slump,answered with three field goals,including a school-tying best 56-yarder, the longest by any WACplayer in nearly two seasons, andthe second longest in the nation this season. Ayat, a graduate ofKamehameha Schools in Honolulu, scored a career-high 14 points againstthe Golden Hurricane and earned UH’s first WAC Player of the Weekhonor for the 2004 season (Oct. 4) for his efforts. Against Nevada, Ayatwas 2-for-3 on field goal attempts, converting from 40 and 43 yards. Heranks second on the school’s career scoring list with 359 points behindJason Elam (395). He ranks among NCAA career active leaders in five cat-egories, including: field goals made with 58 (5th), field goals attemptedwith 88 (4th), total points with 359 (4th), PATs made with 185 (3rd), andPATs attempted with 203 (3rd). He ranks sixth in WAC kick-scoring(6.3), fifth in field goals averaging 0.85 per game and field goal percentage(71.4%), and 10th in PAT kicking percentage posting a (88.5%). AgainstSan Jose State, Ayat was 2-for-3 on field goal attempts, hitting from 49-and 20-yards, but missing from 52 yards, and scored UH’s only pointsagainst Boise State on Oct. 29 (38-yard field goal.)

WARRIOR OFFENSE ON THE NATIONAL SCENEWarrior head coach June Jones’ run-and-shoot offense has been extremelysuccessful at the collegiate level. The Warrior passing offense has led theWAC and finished in the Top 5 nationally each of the five years underJones. In 1999, Jones and the Warriors led the WAC in both passingoffense (328.7) and total offense (417.7). In 2002, the Warrior offense ledin the WAC and finished second in the nation in pass offense (386.1), andwere second in the WAC and nation in total offense (495.6), and secondin the league and eighth nationally in scoring offense (35.9). In 2003,Hawai‘i ranked first in the WAC and second nationally in pass offense(384.4), were also first in the WAC and ranked sixth nationally in totaloffense (488.1), and second in the league and 14th nationally in scoringoffense (34.7). Against Army in 2003, the Warrior offense amassed aschool-record 741 yards and tied the school record for passing yards in agame with 543. At the end of the 2004 regular season, the Warrior offenseis ranked second in the WAC and 20th nationally.

Year Pass Offense WAC/National Total Offense WAC/National2004 333.1 1st/3rd 430.0 2nd/20th2003 384.4 1st/2nd 488.1 1st/6th2002 387.9 1st/1st 500.8 2nd/3rd2001 381.3 1st/2nd 462.7 2nd/7th2000 322.9 1st/4th 396.7 4th/40th1999 328.7 1st/3rd 417.7 1st/20th

DEFENSE TIES SACK RECORDThe Warrior defense tied the school record for most sacks with 10 (-59)against Idaho on Nov. 20. A total of nine different players recorded sacksfor the Warriors, led by linebacker Lincoln Manutai (2-14). Defensive endMelila Purcell leads the Warriors with six sacks (-49) this season. He is tiedfor sixth in the WAC averaging 0.50 sacks per game.

AYAT’S CAREER-HIGHSFG Att: 4 vs. UTEP, 10/25/03FG Made: 4 vs. UTEP, 10/25/03PAT Att: 10 vs. BYU, 12/8/01PAT Made: 9 vs. BYU, 12/8/01Points: 14 vs. Tulsa, 10/2/04

AYAT’S UH RECORDSPts Kicking (Season): 111, 2001 Pts Kicking/Game (Season): 9.25, 2001PATs Att (Game): 10 vs. BYU, 12/8/01PATs Att (Season): 57, 2001 (made 54)PATs Made (Game): 9 vs. BYU, 12/8/01PATs Made (Season): 55, 2001 (att 57)Longest FG (tied): 56 vs. Tulsa, 10/2/04

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WARRIOR O-LINE GRADING IN THE 80’SThe Warrior offensive line has allowed 9.5 sacks this season, 3.5 coming against Rice. The unit is allowing one sack every 59 attempts. Sophomore offen-sive guard Samson Satele, one of five returning starters on the offensive line, looks to build on his rookie season after earning first-team Freshman All-America (Scripps/FWAA) and second-team all-WAC honors a year ago. The graduate of Kailua High on Oahu, leads the Warriors with 38 knockdownsand has started all 25 games of his career (including a start at center twice this season) after redshirting in 2002. He also earned Warrior Club honorsafter surrendering just one sack in 754 pass attempts and leading all linemen with 48 knockdowns as a freshman. That one sack came against Houston inthe final game of the season to help the Warriors prevail, 54-48, in triple overtime.

FAU at Rice Tulsa Nevada at UTEP SJSU at BSU La Tech at Fresno St. Idaho Nwestern MSU Totals

Esera 89% (4/0) 79% (3/0.5) 83% (3/0) 82% (2/0) 82% (1/0) 79% (1/0) 84% (0/0) 80% (0/0) 81% (0/0) 81% (0/0) 80% (1/0) 88% (2/0) 82% (17/0.5)

S. Satele 84% (8/0) 79% (5/2) 90% (7/1) 86% (3/0) 77% (0/0) 81% (3/0) 83% (4/0) 77% (2/0) 75% (3/0) 83% (3/0) 80 (0/0) 80% (0/0) 81% (38/3)

Faavi 88% (2/0) 83% (2/0) DNP 88% (5/1) 78% (1/0) 82% (1/0) 83% (0/0) 80% (1/0) DNP DNP DNP 79% (0/0) 83% (12/1)

Moenoa 89% (2/0) 81% (7/0) 83% (2/0) 89% (4/0) 76% (0/0) 85% (3/0) 75% (0/0) DNP 72% (2/0) DNP DNP 82% (4/0) 81% (24/0)

Eaton 88% (4/0) 80% (7/1) 84% (6/0) 86% (1/0) 77% (1/1) 83% (0/0) 73% (2/0) 81% (0/0) 73% (4/1) 82% (2/1) 80% (2/0) 83% (1/0) 81% (30/4)

Inferrera 94% (3/0) 79% (0/0) 80% (0/0) 75% (0/0) 72% (0/0) 72% (0/0) 78% (3/0) 81% (0/0) 77% (0/0) 82% (1/1) 79% (0/0) 71% (0/0) 78% (7/1)

Kauffman DNP 84% (1/0) 80% (1/0) 87% (0/0) 72% (0/0) 72% (0/0) 78% (0/0) 77% (0/0) 75% (0/0) 85% (1/0) 83% (0/0) 84% (1/0) 80% (4/0)

Uperesa DNP DNP 78% (0/0) 78% (0/0) 75% (0/0) 78% (0/0) 92% (0/0) DNP 92% (0/0) 85% (0/0) 79% (0/0) 87% (0/0) 83% (0/0)

H. Satele DNP DNP 78% (0/0) DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 100% (0/0) 84% (0/0) 73% (0/0) 83% (0/0) 84% (0/0)

Lafaele DNP DNP 92% (0/0) 78% (0/0) DNP* DNP* DNP* DNP DNP 91% (0/0) DNP DNP 87% (0/0)

Kaonohi DNP DNP 78% (2/0) 71% (0/0) 80% (0/0) 80% (0/0) 83% (0/0) DNP 92% (0/0) 77% (0/0) DNP DNP 80% (2/0)

Ekno DNP DNP 86% (1/0) 80% (0/0) DNP 85% (0/0) DNP DNP DNP 75% (0/0) DNP DNP 82% (1/0)

Kahale DNP DNP DNP 75% (0/0) DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 82% (0/0) DNP DNP 79% (0/0)

Totals 87% (23/0) 81% (25/3.5) 83% (22/1) 87% (15/1) 77% (3/1) 80% (8/0) 81% (9/0) 79% (3/0) 82% (9/1) 82% (7/2) 79% (3/0) 82% (8/0) 82% (115/9.5)

* denotes player moved to defensive line

() denotes knockdowns/sacks

WALKING TALLHawai‘i football has always had a strong tradition of walk-ons. Warriorassistant coach Rich Miano, a walk-on to the Warrior squad in 1982 whowent on to a 12-year career in the NFL, is responsible for carrying-on thattradition today. Some of the most notable players who have made theclimb from walk-on to scholarship players include running back MichaelBrewster, center Derek Faavi, running back West Keliikipi, receiver BrittonKomine, punter Kurt Milne, long snapper/linebacker Tanuvasa Moe, andslot receiver Chad Owens. Several other players who have made smallimpacts as walk-ons and earned a scholarship include: defensive endNkeruwem “Tony” Akpan, defensive end Ikaika Alama-Francis, defensivetackle Matt Faga, linebacker Paul Lutu-Carroll, safety Lono Manners,defensive end/tackle Karl Noa, and linebacker Kilinahe Noa. RyanKeomaka has also become a staple on special teams and has 12 tackles thisseason. In all, there are 14 players on the current roster who walked-on tothe Warrior team and made contributions.

WALKING TALLEight players were named to the All-Western Athletic Conference teams in2004. Quarterback Timmy Chang, receiver Chad Owens, and cornerbackAbraham Elimimian, all earned first team all-WAC honors, while offensivelineman Samson Satele and Owens, as a return specialist, earned secondteam honors. Owens is the first UH player to earn all-WAC honors in twodifferent positions since 1992 when Jason Elam earned first team honors asa place-kicker and second team honors as a punter. Wide receiver JasonRivers, offensive linemen Uriah Moenoa, Tala Esera, and defensive endMelila Purcell, all earned honorable mention honors.

WAC PRESEASON MEDIA POLLThe Warrior football team was picked to finish third with 384 points andthree first-place votes, in the Western Athletic Conference, according tothe poll announced at the league’s annual media preview in July. Two-timedefending champion Boise State was picked to finish first with 434 pointsand 23 first-place votes. Hawai‘i rival Fresno State was slated to take sec-ond with 427 points and 20 first-place votes. Tulsa and Nevada roundedout the top five. Tulsa managed eight wins and went to their first bowlgame in 12 seasons under first-year head coach Steve Kragthorpe in 2003.Since the arrival of Warrior skipper June Jones, the Warriors have beenpicked to finish as high as first (2003) and as low as eighth (in 1999).Jones and the Warrior were tri-champions in 1999, after posting a 5-2record with TCU and Fresno State.

Season Picked to Finish Actual Finish Champion2004 3rd 5th Boise State2003 1st tied 4th Boise State2002 4th tied 2nd Boise State2001 4th tied 4th Louisiana Tech2000 3rd tied 6th TCU & UTEP1999 8th tied 1st Hawai‘i, TCU, Fresno State

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THE STATSINDIVIDUAL

Category Player Avg. WAC NCAARushing NonePassing Timmy Chang (QB) 321.1 1 2Total Offense Timmy Chang (QB) 322.6 1 3Pass Efficiency Timmy Chang (QB) 132.5 3 39Receptions/G Chad Owens (WR) 7.83 1 4

Jason Rivers (WR) 5.75 3 25Britton Komine (WR) 4.08 7 88

Rec. Yards/G Chad Owens (WR) 98.0 1 9Jason Rivers (WR) 68.8 4 56Britton Komine (WR) 62.0 6 70

All-Purp. Yards Chad Owens (WR) 138.5 3 26Interceptions A. Elimimian (CB) 0.45 T1 T9PR Avg. Chad Owens (WR) 14.2 2 14KOR Avg. Jason Ferguson (WR) 21.2 7 60Punting Kurt Milne (P) 39.7 3 73Scoring Chad Owens (WR) 9.5 T2 T9Scoring (Kick) Justin Ayat (PK) 6.3 6 NAField Goals Justin Ayat (PK) 0.85 5 74Field Goal % Justin Ayat (PK) 71.4 5 NAPAT Kicking % Justin Ayat (PK) 88.5 10 NATackles Leonard Peters (S) 9.2 T2 NASacks Melila Purcell (DE) 0.50 T6 NATFL Melila Purcell (DE) 1.33 5 NAFumbles Forced Leonard Peters (S) 0.25 4 NAFumbles Rec. A. Elimimian (CB) 0.18 T3 NAPasses Def. A. Elimimian (CB) 1.27 3 NA

TEAM

Category (Avg.) WAC NCAA

Scoring Offense (34.0) 4 16

Total Offense (430.0) 2 20

Rushing Offense (96.9) 10 108

Pass Offense (333.1) 1 3

Pass Efficiency (127.5) 4 51

Kickoff Returns (19.6) 8 68

Net Punting (30.3) 8 113

Scoring Defense (38.2) 9 112

Total Defense (479.2) 10 115

Rushing Defense (259.2) 10 117

Pass Defense (220.0) 7 67

Pass Eff. Defense (125.6) 5 65

Punt Returns (13.4) 3 20

Turnover Margin (-0.25) 7 78

Red Zone Offense (85.4%) 4 NA

Red Zone Defense (84.4%) 7 NA

CAREER WATCH

Punt Return Rk Player ____________________GP No Yards TD1. CChhaadd OOwweennss (2001-present) ____43 80 924 52. Jeff Sydner (1989-91) __________35 77 920 23. Dana McLemore (1978-81) ____41 96 847 2

KO Return Rk Player ______________________GP No YardsTD1. Matt Harding (1992-95) ________48 86 1,911 12. Larry Khan-Smith (1987-90) ______41 70 1,658 13. CChhaadd OOwweennss (2001-present) ______43 46 1,354 2

10. Koldene Walsh (1984-87) ________45 35 717 011. Ross Dickerson (2003-present) ____21 30 692 113. Jason Ferguson (2004-present) ____11 32 679 019. MMiicchhaaeell BBrreewwsstteerr (2001-present) __35 24 532 0

All-Pur. Yds Rk Player __________________GP Yards1. CChhaadd OOwweennss (2001-present)__43 5,2572. Gary Allen (1978-81) ______43 4,558

Scoring Rk Player __________________GP Points1. Jason Elam (1988-92) ______51 3952. JJuussttiinn AAyyaatt (2001-present) __51 359

Passing Rk Player ____________________GP Att Comp Yards TD1. TTiimmmmyy CChhaanngg (2000-present) __52 2,390 1,357 16,667 1132. Dan Robinson (1997-99) ______25 914 453 6,038 393. Garrett Gabriel (1987-90) ______34 661 356 5,631 47

Total Offense Rk Player ____________________GP Plays Rush Pass Net1. TTiimmmmyy CChhaanngg (2000-present) 52 2,482 -159 16,667 16,5082. Garrett Gabriel (1987-90) ____34 902 550 5,631 6,1813. Michael Carter (1990-93) ____45 1,095 2,528 3,504 6,032

Rec. Yards Rk Player __________________________GP Rec Yards TD1. Ashley Lelie (1999-2001) ____________36 194 3,341 322. CChhaadd OOwweennss (2001-present) ________43 231 2,917 273. Justin Colbert (1999-2002) __________45 212 2,905 144. Walter Murray (1982-85)____________45 178 2,865 205. Chris Roscoe (1987-89) ____________34 108 2,265 226. BBrriittttoonn KKoommiinnee (2001-present) ______40 160 2,232 19

15. Jason Rivers (2003-present) ________23 110 1,276 1122. Gerald Welch (2000-present) ________35 95 1,006 8

Rushing Rk Player __________________________GP Att Yards TD1. Gary Allen (1978-81) ______________43 647 3,451 19

10. George Bell (1977-79) ______________42 380 1,641 1415. Tupu Alualu (1993-95) ____________35 282 1,466 1018. MMiicchhaaeell BBrreewwsstteerr (2001-present) ______35 176 1,157 11

ALOHA SENIORS

A total of 25 seniors on this year’s squad were hon-ored at the end of the Michigan State game on Dec.4, in the traditional “Senior Walk” presented by theUH Federal Credit Union. Head coach June Jonescongratulated each senior and presented him with aplaque with a team photo and action shot of them-selves sponsored by the UH Federal Credit Union.

The 2004 senior class...47 PK Justin Ayat (Waipahu, Oahu)11 LB Ikaika Blackburn (Wailuku, Maui)6 RB Michael Brewster (Houston, TX)

14 QB Timmy Chang (Waipahu, Oahu)76 OL Jonathan Ekno (Chino Hills, CA)37 CB Abraham Elimimian (Los Angeles, CA)91 DT Matt Faga (Honolulu)92 DL Thomas Frazier (Brockton, MA)99 DT Lui Fuga (Waipahu, Oahu)55 LB Watson Ho‘ohuli (Nanakuli, Oahu)75 OL Chad Kahale (Honolulu)5 LB Chad Kapanui (Honolulu)

67 OL Phil Kauffman (Honolulu)16 RB West Keliikipi (Waianae, Oahu)9 WR Britton Komine (Honolulu)

13 LB Paul Lutu-Carroll (Waianae, Oahu)9 DB Matt Manuma (Honolulu)

50 LB Lincoln Manutai (Laie, Oahu)69 OL Uriah Moenoa (Honolulu)6 LB Daniel Murray (Hilo, Hawai‘i)

29 LB Kilinahe Noa (Honolulu)2 WR Chad Owens (Honolulu)7 WR Se‘e Poumele (Oceanside, CA)

95 DT Darrell Tautofi (Honolulu)38 WR Gerald Welch (Kahuku, Oahu)

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University of Hawai‘i senior quarterback Timmy Changbecame the NCAA career passing leader on Nov. 6, 2004 inthe first quarter against Louisiana Tech at Aloha Stadium inHonolulu. Chang, a native of Waipahu, Oahu, surpassed therecord held by BYU’s Ty Detmer of 15,031 set in 1991.Chang, who has one more game to add to the record, hascompiled 16,667 career passing yards (1,357-of-2,390) andhas also thrown 113 touchdown passes, making him fourthall-time in the college football record book. Detmer holds theNCAA record with 121. On Oct. 29, 2004, at Boise State,Chang became the NCAA career leader in total offense, againsurpassing the mark set by Detmer (14,665), and is the onlycollegiate football player to surpass the 16,000-yard mark inboth passing and total offense (16,508 career yards of totaloffense). He is also the NCAA active career leader in 13 cate-gories including passing yards (16,667), passing yards pergame (320.5), pass completions (1,357), pass attempts(2,390), pass attempts per game (46.0), pass completions pergame (26.1), passing touchdowns (113), interceptions (80), plays (2,538), plays per game (48.8),total offense-yards (2,538), total offense yards per game (317.5), and touchdowns responsible for(118).

Yardage 35 career games with 300 or more yards 10 career games with 400 or more yards 1 career game with 500 or more yards

Touchdown Passes Has thrown a TD pass in 45 of 52 games 36 career games with multiple TD passes 8 career games with four or more TD passes 4 career games with five TD passes

Streaks 14 consecutive 200-yard games (Sept. 30, 2001 vs. Tulsa through Sept. 6, 2002 at BYU) 11 consecutive games with a TD pass (Sept. 30, 2000 vs. Tulsa - Aug. 31, 2002 vs. E. Illinois) 8 consecutive games with multiple TD passes (Oct. 28, 2000 vs. SJSU - Aug. 31, 2002 vs. Montana) 7 consecutive games with 300 or more yards (Nov. 18, 2000 vs. La Tech - Aug. 31, 2002 vs. E. Illinois)

Weekly updates of Chang’s NCAA career passing record are

available on-lline at HHaawwaaiiiiAAtthhlleettiiccss..ccoomm

AWARDS & HONORS

2004 First Team all-WAC 2003 All-WAC Honorable Mention

2003 Sheraton Hawai‘i Bowl Team MVP 2000 WAC Freshman of the Year

2000 All-WAC Honorable Mention Three-time WAC Player of the Week

2000 C. David Baker National Prep Player of theYear by the Dick Butkus Football Network

CAREER HIGHSPPaassssiinngg YYaarrddss iinn GGaammee:: 534 at La Tech 10/18/03PPaassssiinngg AAtttteemmppttss iinn GGaammee:: 70 vs. Rice 9/27/03PPaassssiinngg CCoommpplleettiioonnss iinn GGaammee:: 42 vs. Rice 9/27/03PPaassssiinngg TToouucchhddoowwnnss iinn GGaammee:: 6 vs. Idaho 11/20/04PPaassssiinngg CCoommpplleettiioonnss PPeerrcceennttaaggee:: 74.19% (23 of 31) vs. Idaho 11/20/04PPaassssiinngg EEffffiicciieennccyy:: 227.05 vs. Idaho 11/20/04

NCAA TD PASSES

Player (School) TD1. Ty Detmer (BYU) 1212. Tim Rattay (La Tech) 1153. Danny Wuerffel (Florida) 11444.. TTiimmmmyy CChhaanngg ((UUHH)) 111133

NCAA PASS COMPLETIONS

Player (School) TD11.. TTiimmmmyy CChhaanngg ((UUHH)) 11,,3322882. Kliff Kingsbury (Tx Tech) 1,231

NCAA PASS ATTEMPTS

Player (School) TD11.. TTiimmmmyy CChhaanngg ((UUHH)) 22,,3344112. Kliff Kingsbury (Tx Tech) 1,883

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WARRIOR HEAD COACH JUNE JONES

YYeeaarr SScchhooooll WW LL TT PPcctt1999 Hawai‘i 9 4 0 .6922000 Hawai‘i 3 9 0 .2502001 Hawai‘i 9 3 0 .7272002 Hawai‘i 10 4 0 .7692003 Hawai‘i 9 4 0 .6672004 Hawai‘i 7 5 0 .5836th season at Hawai‘i 47 30 0 .610

WAC Record ________________________________28-19WAC Road Record __________________________10-12Overall Road Record __________________________10-15Record at Aloha Stadium ______________________36-15

RESUMEDate of Birth __________________________Feb. 19, 1953Hometown ____________________________Portland, ORAlma Mater ____________New York State Regents CollegeCareer Record ____________________47-30 (sixth season)WAC Record______________________28-19 (sixth season)Home Record ________________________________36-15Away Record ________________________________10-15Record at Neutral Sites __________________________0-0Playing Experience__________QB, Atlanta Falcons, 1977-81

QB, Toronto Argonauts, 1982

COACHING EXPERIENCE1983__________________________Hawai‘i (Quarterbacks)1984 ______________Houston Gamblers (Wide Receivers)1985 ______________Denver Gold (Offensive Coordinator)1986 __________Ottawa Roughriders (Offensive Assistant)1987-88 ________________Houston Oilers (Quarterbacks)1989-90 ______Detroit Lions (Quarterbacks/Wide Receivers)1991-93 __________Atlanta Falcons (Assistant Head Coach)1994-96__________________Atlanta Falcons (Head Coach)1998 ________________San Diego Chargers (Quarterbacks)1998 ________________San Diego Chargers (Head Coach)1999-present ____________________Hawai‘i (Head Coach)

CALL THE COACHWarrior head coach June Jones is scheduled for “Call theCoach” on Tuesday, Dec. 21 (6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.) onKKEA Sportsradio 1420AM with host Bobby Curran. Theshow is broadcast live from Murphy’s Bar & Grill, 2 MerchantStreet, in downtown Honolulu. Call (808) 531-0422 for moreinformation.

June Jones, who last year signed a five-year contract that keeps him atUH through the 2008 season, has been the most successful head coachin the history of Warrior football. In the last five seasons, Jones, 51, haswon 47 games, a Western Athletic Conference (WAC) co-champi-onship, received invites to three bowl games and enjoyed three nine-win seasons and a personal-best 10 wins in 2002.

One of Jones’ goals when he took the job in December 1998 wasto get the Warrior program into the Top 25 national rankings on a con-sistent basis. The Warriors have been ranked in the Top 40 four of the

last five years, including a high of 28th (Associated Press) in the final 2001 poll. Aside from team success, Jones has helped produce six All-Americans, 62 all-conference

selections, and 10 NFL draft picks. The Warriors produced 12 wins and zero NFL draftpicks in five combined years before Jones’ arrival.

In December 1998, Jones took the reins of a dwindling football program and turned itaround in just one year. In 1999, Jones and the Warriors enjoyed a 9-4 season, the biggestturnaround in NCAA history.

That year, the Warriors also won a share of the WAC championship and were invited tothe Jeep Oahu Bowl where they defeated Oregon State, 23-17. It was the program’s firstbowl game since 1992. For his accomplishments, Jones was named WAC Coach of the Yearand National Coach of the Year by three different publications.

The 2000 season was Jones’ only shortfall as the Warriors struggled through a yearplagued with injuries to finish 3-9.

On Feb. 22, 2001, Jones was involved in a car accident that nearly claimed his life. Theaccident kept Jones out of the entire spring session. However, Jones’ tireless effort to recoverallowed him to return to the gridiron just in time for fall camp.

Under Jones’ tutelage, the Warriors have broken 235 school records and three NCAArecords. In 2001, receiver Chad Owens led the nation in kickoff-return average (33.6 yards)and quarterback Timmy Chang led the nation in total offense (349.7 yards) before bowingout to a wrist injury.

In addition, in the last five years, Jones’ passing offense has led the WAC and beenranked in the top five nationally each season.

The 2003 season marked the first with a roster comprised of all Jones’ recruits. Jonesled the team to a successful, 9-5, campaign and the Warriors won the Sheraton Hawai‘i Bowlwith a thrilling, 54-48, triple-overtime victory over Houston. That gave Jones his secondbowl win and third bowl appearance at Hawai‘i, both the most of any UH coach in the 95years of the program.

Jones has also boasted 16 Academic all-WAC honorees in the past five years. Defensiveback David Gilmore earned national recognition as a CoSIDA District VIII All-Academicteam member in 2003.

Prior to joining the Warriors in 1999, Jones enjoyed a 12-year coaching career in theNFL, including two head coaching jobs at Atlanta (1994-96) and San Diego (1998).

With the Falcons, Jones guided the team that he once played for to a playoff wild- cardbid in 1995.

Although Jones is originally from Portland, Ore., his heart has been in Hawai‘i since heleft as a player in 1974.

SIX SEASONS UNDER JUNE JONES

Fuor bowl games: 1999 Jeep Oahu Bowl champions, 2002 ConAgra Foods Hawai‘i Bowl, 2003 Sheraton Hawai‘i Bowl champions, 2004 Sheraton Hawai‘i Bowl

1999 Western Athletic Conference co-champions

1999 National Football Coach of the Year by CNN/Sports Illustrated, American Football Coach/Schutt Sports, and The Sporting News

1999 Western Athletic Conference Coach of the Year

10 NFL draft picks, including the highest in school history (WR Ashley Lelie, 19th overall in 2002), and a record three in both 2000 and 2003

Led the Western Athletic Conference and finished in the Top 5 nationally in passing for five straight seasons

Teams broke more than 235 school records and hold four NCAA records

70 all-WAC selections and eight All-America selections

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QUICK FACTSHAWAI‘I UABHonolulu ____________________________________________LOCATION ________________________________________Birmingham, AL1907________________________________________________FOUNDED__________________________________________________196920,463 ____________________________________________ENROLLMENT ______________________________________________15.921Green, Black, White & Silver Accent ________________________COLORS __________________________________Forest Green & Old GoldWarriors ____________________________________________NICKNAME ________________________________________________BlazersWestern Athletic ____________________________________CONFERENCE ______________________________________Conference USAAloha Stadium (50,000) __________________________STADIUM (CAPACITY) ______________________________Legion Field (83,091)FieldTurf ____________________________________________SURFACE __________________________________________Natural Grass9-5__________________________________________2003 OVERALL RECORD____________________________________________5-75-3 (4th) ______________________________2003 CONFERENCE RECORD (PLACE) ________________________________________________________4-4 (tied-6th)55 __________________________________________LETTERMEN RETURNING ____________________________________________5317 __________________________________________STARTERS RETURNING ____________________________________________21

TEAM COMPARISON

COMPARING THE NUMBERS

OFFENSEHAWAI‘I CATEGORY UAB34.0 __________________Scoring Average__________________30.296.9 __________________Rushing Average ________________144.5333.1 ________________Passing Average ________________241.5430.0 ______________Total Offense Average ______________386.0265 ____________________First Downs____________________22362 ________________First Downs Rushing ________________91189 ________________First Downs Passing ________________10914 __________________First Downs Penalty ________________23

DEFENSEHAWAI‘I CATEGORY UAB38.2 ______________Average Points Allowed ______________26.5259.2 __________Average Rushing Yards Allowed __________146.8220.0 __________Average Passing Yards Allowed __________257.7479.2 ________Average Total Offense Yards Allowed ________404.513-65 ______________Interceptions - Yards ______________9-147

MISCELLANEOUSHAWAI‘I CATEGORY UAB52-1983-38.1 ________Punts - Yards - Average________56-2215-39.672-604 ________________Penalties - Yards ______________67-51518-7 __________________Fumbles - Lost __________________20-827:49 ____________Average Time of Possession ____________28:2170-161 (43%) ____3rd Down Conversions (Pct.) ____46-135 (34%)5-15 (33%) ______4th Down Conversions (Pct.) ______5-10 (50%)

HAWAI‘IRushing G Att Yds YPG YPA TD LgMichael Brewster 12 106 662 55.2 6.2 6 42West Keliikipi 11 66 309 28.1 4.7 6 21

Passing G Att Cmp Int Yds TD LgTimmy Chang 12 556 327 13 3,853 34 75Kainoa Akina 7 19 7 4 84 0 19

Receiving G No Yds YPG YPR TD LgChad Owens 12 94 1,176 98.0 12.5 15 75Jason Rivers 12 69 825 68.8 12.0 6 39

Defense G UT AT TT TFL Sck IntLeonard Peters 12 69 42 111 6-27 1-7 4-20Watson Ho‘ohuli 11 41 33 74 9-21 0.5-7 0-0

UABRushing G Att Yds YPG YPA TD LgDan Burks 11 150 825 75.0 5.5 3 69Corey White 11 98 536 48.7 5.5 8 40

Passing G Att Cmp Int Yds TD LgDarrell Hackney 11 304 166 7 2653 24 71Curtis Falany 2 3 2 0 3 0 5

Receiving G No Yds YPG YPR TD LgRoddy White 11 65 1,339 121.7 20.6 13 67Bradly Chavez 11 19 416 37.8 21.9 2 55

Defense G UT AT TT TFL Sck IntDominique Cosper 11 62 30 92 2-12 1-9 1-41Zac Woodfin 11 51 41 92 11-34 5-26 0-0

STATISTICAL LEADERS

THE SERIES

This will be the first meeting between the Blazers and Warriors.

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No Name Pos Ht Wt Cl Exp Hometown/Last School62 Ah Soon, Keith OL 6-1 297 Fr HS Pago Pago, American Samoa/Tafuna HS8 Akina, Kainoa QB 5-11 186 Jr 2L Tucson, AZ/Eastern Michigan University

90 Akpan, Nkeruwem “Tony” DL 6-6 274 Jr 1L Akwa-Ibom, Nigeria/Central Park Christian HS91 Alama-Francis, Ikaika DL 6-6 215 So 1L Kaneohe, Oahu/Kalaheo HS58 Allen-Jones, C.J. LB 6-2 204 Fr HS Aberdeen, MD/Aberdeen HS47 Ayat, Justin KS 6-0 201 Sr 3L Waipahu, Oahu/Kamehameha Schools1 Bass, Mike RB 5-6 183 Sr 3L Corona, CA/Centennial HS

12 Bass, Ray DB 5-11 175 Fr RS Corona, CA/Centennial HS11 Blackburn, Ikaika LB 5-10 221 Sr 3L Wailuku, Maui/Baldwin HS6 Brewster, Michael RB 5-5 185 Sr 2L Houston, TX/University of Tennessee

22 Broadway, Lamar DB 5-11 175 Jr 2L Corona, CA/Centennial HS14 Chang, Timmy QB 6-1 196 Sr 3L Waipahu, Oahu/St. Louis School31 Cole, Chris RB 5-9 203 Fr HS Mission Viejo, CA/Mission Viejo HS31 Coleman, Anapuni DB 6-1 195 Fr HS Honolulu/McKinley HS51 Curnan, Ikaika LB 5-10 221 Jr 2L Kealia, Kauai/St. Louis School56 DeFries, Dallas LB 5-11 225 Jr JC Honolulu/Orange Coast College82 Dickerson, Ross WR 5-11 190 So 1L Waipahu, Oahu/St. Louis School66 Eaton, Brandon OL 6-2 291 Jr 2L Houston, TX/Worthing HS76 Ekno, Jonathan OL 6-5 301 Sr 2L Chino Hills, CA/Servite HS37 Elimimian, Abraham DB 5-10 185 Sr 3L Los Angeles, CA/Crenshaw HS70 Esera, Tala OL 6-3 291 So 1L Hauula, Oahu/Kahuku HS59 Faavi, Derek OL 6-0 271 Jr 2L Ewa Beach, Oahu/Campbell HS96 Faga, Matt DL 6-2 324 Sr 1L Honolulu/Fresno City College40 Faimealelei, Justin DL 6-1 244 Jr SQ Honolulu/Hawai'i Pacific University48 Farmer, David RB 6-0 248 Fr HS Santa Cruz, CA/Aptos HS46 Fergerstrom, Victor LB 5-9 206 So HS Kamuela, Hawai'i/Hawai'i Preparatory Academy21 Ferguson, Jason WR 5-5 157 Fr HS Los Angeles, CA/Fairfax HS92 Frazier, Thomas DL 6-0 259 Sr JC Brockton, MA/Dean College99 Fuga, Lui DL 6-1 294 Sr 3L Waipahu, Oahu/Waipahu HS25 Galdeira, Guyton DB 5-7 155 Fr HS Wahiawa, Oahu/Kamehameha Schools83 Gouveia, Landon WR 5-5 162 Fr HS Ashburn, VA/Stone Bridge HS13 Graunke, Tyler QB 5-11 179 Fr HS Tucson, AZ/Salpoint Catholic HS19 Grice-Mullen, Ryan RB 5-11 167 Fr HS Rialto, CA/Rialto HS41 Harmon, Paul DL 6-2 266 Fr HS Oakland, CA/Skyline HS87 Hew Len, Joey WR 6-2 221 Jr JC Sacramento, CA/Sierra College55 Ho‘ohuli, Watson LB 5-11 222 Sr 2L Nanakuli, Oahu/Kamehameha Schools11 Humphrey, Taylor QB 5-11 207 Fr HS Orinda, CA/Miramonte HS4 Ilaoa, Nate WR 5-9 240 So 1L Stafford, VA/North Stafford HS

57 Iloilo, Adam LB 5-11 230 Jr JC Blomington, CA/Chaffey CC74 Inferrera, Jeremy OL 6-2 284 So 1L Honolulu/St. Louis School8 Kafentzis, Landon DB 6-0 194 Jr SQ Richland, WA/University of Arizona

54 Kafentzis, Tyson LB 6-1 201 Fr HS Richland, WA/Richland HS75 Kahale, Chad OL 6-2 328 Sr 3L Honolulu/St. Louis School43 Kalilimoku, Brad LB 5-11 201 Fr HS Honolulu/Roosevelt HS30 Kamakawiwo‘ole, Kila DL 6-3 241 Jr 2L Honolulu/Kaimuki HS60 Kaonohi, Marques OL 6-0 269 So 1L Waimanalo, Oahu/Kailua HS5 Kapanui, Chad LB 6-0 226 Sr 3L Honolulu/Roosevelt HS

67 Kauffman, Phil OL 6-1 286 Sr 3L Honolulu/St. Louis School16 Keliikipi, West RB 6-0 280 Sr 1L Waianae, Oahu/Waianae HS39 Keomaka, Ryan DB 5-10 157 Fr HS Honolulu/Roosevelt HS9 Komine, Britton WR 5-10 188 Sr 3L Honolulu/Maryknoll School

68 LaCount, Kahai DL 6-2 297 So 1L Kailua, Oahu/Kailua HS79 Laeli, Fale DL 6-1 296 Fr HS Honolulu/St. Louis School63 Lafaele, Michael OL 6-1 297 Fr RS Honolulu/Farrington HS34 Latuselu, Kala RB 5-11 223 So 1L Laie, Oahu/Kahuku HS26 Lau, Micah LB 5-9 200 Fr RS Honolulu/Kamehameha Schools86 Lee, Nolan WR 6-4 174 Fr HS Niwot, CO/Niwot HS27 Linkner, Dylan WR 5-11 188 Fr HS Kailua, Oahu/Kailua HS13 Lutu-Carroll, Paul LB 6-0 215 Sr SQ Waianae, Oahu/Dakota State University27 Malala, Michael DB 6-2 195 So HS Honolulu/UH Hilo15 Manners, Lono DB 5-10 204 Jr 2L Waianae, Oahu/Waianae HS

No Name Pos1 Bass, Mike RB2 Owens, Chad WR4 Ilaoa, Nate WR5 Kapanui, Chad LB6 Brewster, Michael RB6 Murray, Daniel LB7 Poumele, Se‘e WR8 Akina, Kainoa QB8 Kafentzis, Landon DB9 Komine, Britton WR9 Manuma, Matt DB

10 Rhode, Jeffrey QB10 Moreland, Turmarian DB11 Humphrey, Taylor QB11 Blackburn, Ikaika LB12 Bass, Ray DB13 Graunke, Tyler QB13 Lutu-Carroll, Paul LB14 Chang, Timmy QB15 Satcher, Brandon QB15 Manners, Lono DB16 Keliikipi, West RB17 Rolovich, Jack QB19 Grice-Mullen, Ryan RB19 Shiramizu, Chris DB20 Wong, Orlando WR21 Ferguson, Jason WR21 Perry, George DB22 Broadway, Lamar DB24 Patton, Kenny DB25 Milne, Kurt P25 Galdeira, Guyton DB26 Miranda, Nolan PK26 Lau, Micah LB27 Linkner, Dylan WR27 Malala, Michael DB29 Noa, Kilinahe LB30 Kamakawiwo‘ole, Kila DL31 Cole, Chris RB31 Coleman, Anapuni DB33 Melson, Rene WR33 Porlas, Dane DB34 Latuselu, Kala RB35 Monteilh, Keao DB37 Elimimian, Abraham DB38 Welch, Gerald WR39 Keomaka, Ryan DB39 Stickler, Ryan RB40 Faimealelei, Justin DL41 Wright, Tim P41 Harmon, Paul DL42 Peters, Leonard DB43 Kalilimoku, Brad LB44 Quinabo, Kona RB44 Peoples, Khevin DB45 Moe, Tanuvasa LB46 Fergerstrom, Victor LB47 Ayat, Justin KS48 Farmer, David RB49 Paepule, Timo LB50 Manutai, Lincoln LB

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No Name Pos Ht Wt Cl Exp Hometown/Last School9 Manuma, Matt DB 6-1 205 Sr 3L Honolulu/Radford HS

50 Manutai, Lincoln LB 6-0 228 Sr 1L Laie, Oahu/San Bernardino Valley College55 Martin, Riley OL 6-2 265 Fr HS Honolulu/Iolani School33 Melson, Rene WR 6-1 183 Sr JC Honolulu/San Jose CC25 Milne, Kurt P 6-0 196 So 1L Roswell, GA/Centennial HS26 Miranda, Nolan KS 5-8 163 So 1L Kahaluu, Oahu/Castle HS45 Moe, Tanuvasa LB 5-11 210 Jr 2L Honolulu/St. Louis School69 Moenoa, Uriah OL 6-2 336 Sr 3L Honolulu/Iolani School35 Monteilh, Keao DB 5-10 171 Fr HS Honolulu/St. Louis School10 Moreland, Turmarian DB 6-0 194 Jr JC West Palm Beach, FL/Los Angeles Valley JC6 Murray, Daniel LB 5-10 212 Sr SQ Hilo, Hawai'i/Foothill College

52 Noa, Karl DL 6-4 225 Fr RS Waianae, Oahu/Kamehameha Schools29 Noa, Kilinahe LB 6-0 218 Sr 3L Honolulu/Kaiser HS85 Olchovy, Patrick WR 5-8 169 Fr HS Islip, NY/Islip HS2 Owens, Chad WR 5-9 177 Sr 3L Honolulu/Roosevelt HS

49 Paepule, Timo LB 6-0 241 Fr RS Kaneohe, Oahu/St. Louis School24 Patton, Kenny DB 6-0 187 So 1L Altadena, CA/St. Francis HS44 Peoples, Khevin DB 5-11 200 Fr HS Tampa, FL/Blake HS21 Perry, George DB 5-11 177 Fr HS Hauula, Oahu/Kahuku HS42 Peters, Leonard DB 6-1 184 Jr 2L Laie, Oahu/Kahuku HS33 Porlas, Dane DB 5-10 172 Fr HS San Diego, CA/University of San Diego HS7 Poumele, Se‘e WR 5-9 171 Sr 1L Oceanside, CA/Southwestern College

98 Purcell, Melila DL 6-4 266 Jr 1L Pago Pago, American Samoa/Leone HS44 Quinabo, Kona RB 5-10 209 Fr HS Kula, Maui/King Kekaulike HS10 Rhode, Jeffrey QB 6-5 224 Jr 2L Eugene, OR/Churchill HS84 Rivers, Jason WR 6-1 189 So 1L Waipahu, Oahu/St. Louis School17 Rolovich, Jack QB 6-3 221 Fr RS Novato, CA/San Marin HS61 Runge, Bryce OL 5-11 236 Jr JC Anaheim, CA/Fullerton College81 Sample, Ian WR 5-10 195 Jr SQ Washington Township, NJ/Bergen CC99 Santiago, CJ PK 6-1 203 Fr HS Honolulu/St. Louis School59 Saole, Rustin LB 5-11 243 Fr RS Waipahu, Oahu/Waipahu HS15 Satcher, Brandon QB 6-0 186 Fr HS North Augusta, SC/North Augusta HS65 Satele, Hercules OL 6-2 279 Fr RS Long Beach, CA/Long Beach Poly HS64 Satele, Samson OL 6-2 278 So 1L Kaneohe, Oahu/Kailua HS73 Sauafea, Larry DL 6-2 289 Fr RS Pago Pago, American Samoa/Samoana HS19 Shiramizu, Chris DB 5-11 180 Fr HS Honolulu/Punahou School78 Steinhoff, Keoni OL 6-2 259 Fr HS Ewa Beach, Oahu/Damien HS39 Stickler, Ryan RB 6-2 233 So SQ Alta Loma, CA/Alta Loma HS53 Tautofi, Daniel DL 6-1 244 Fr RS Honolulu/Kaimuki HS95 Tautofi, Darrell DL 6-2 296 Sr SQ Honolulu/Dixie College80 Thomas, Desmond WR 6-2 166 Fr HS Vallejo, CA/Vallejo HS86 Tong, Ammon DL 6-0 254 Fr HS Kaneohe, Oahu/Kaiser HS94 Tuioti-Mariner, Clarence DL 5-11 261 Fr HS Corona, CA/Corona HS72 Uperesa, Dane OL 6-5 328 So 1L Hauula, Oahu/Punahou School93 Watson, Keala DL 6-2 299 Fr HS Nanakuli, Oahu/Nanakuli HS89 Weems, Marcus WR 6-3 192 Jr SQ Kailua-Kona, Hawai'i/Kealakehe HS38 Welch, Gerald WR 5-7 216 Sr 3L Kahuku, Oahu/St. Louis School20 Wong, Orlando WR 6-0 187 Fr RS Laie, Oahu/Kahuku HS41 Wright, Tim P 6-4 210 So JC Bay St. Louis, MS/Southwest Miss.College

No Name Pos51 Curnan, Ikaika LB52 Noa, Karl DL53 Tautofi, Daniel DL54 Kafentzis, Tyson LB55 Martin, Riley OL55 Ho‘ohuli, Watson LB56 DeFries, Dallas LB57 Iloilo, Adam LB58 Allen-Jones, C.J. LB 59 Faavi, Derek OL59 Saole, Rustin LB60 Kaonohi, Marques OL61 Runge, Bryce OL62 Ah Soon, Keith OL 63 Lafaele, Michael OL64 Satele, Samson OL65 Satele, Hercules OL66 Eaton, Brandon OL67 Kauffman, Phil OL68 LaCount, Kahai DL69 Moenoa, Uriah OL70 Esera, Tala OL72 Uperesa, Dane OL73 Sauafea, Larry DL74 Inferrera, Jeremy OL75 Kahale, Chad OL76 Ekno, Jonathan OL78 Steinhoff, Keoni OL79 Laeli, Fale DL80 Thomas, Desmond WR81 Sample, Ian WR82 Dickerson, Ross WR83 Gouveia, Landon WR84 Rivers, Jason WR85 Olchovy, Patrick WR86 Lee, Nolan WR86 Tong, Ammon DL87 Hew Len, Joey WR89 Weems, Marcus WR90 Akpan, Nkeruwem “Tony”DL91 Alama-Francis, Ikaika DL92 Frazier, Thomas DL93 Watson, Keala DL94 Tuioti-Mariner, Clarence DL95 Tautofi, Darrell DL96 Faga, Matt DL98 Purcell, Melila DL99 Santiago, CJ PK99 Fuga, Lui DL

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No Name Pos1 Bass, Mike RB2 Owens, Chad WR4 Ilaoa, Nate (ee-LAH-wuh) WR5 Kapanui, Chad (kah-pah-NEW-ee) LB6 Brewster, Michael RB6 Murray, Daniel LB7 Poumele, Se‘e (SAY-ay PO-may-lay) WR8 Akina, Kainoa (ah-KEY-nuh kuy-NO-uh) QB8 Kafentzis, Landon DB9 Komine, Britton (ko-MEE-nay) WR9 Manuma, Matt (mah-NEW-mah) DB

10 Rhode, Jeffrey (ROW-dee) QB10 Moreland, Turmarian (tur-MAH-ree-an) DB11 Humphrey, Taylor QB11 Blackburn, Ikaika (ee-KIGH-kah) LB12 Bass, Ray DB13 Graunke, Tyler (grawn-kee) QB13 Lutu-Carroll, Paul LB14 Chang, Timmy QB15 Satcher, Brandon QB15 Manners, Lono (LOW-no) DB16 Keliikipi, West (keh-LEE-ee-KEY-pee) RB17 Rolovich, Jack QB19 Grice-Mullen, Ryan RB19 Shiramizu, Chris (she-rah-MEE-zoo) DB20 Wong, Orlando WR21 Ferguson, Jason WR21 Perry, George DB22 Broadway, Lamar DB24 Patton, Kenny DB25 Milne, Kurt (miln) P26 Miranda, Nolan KS26 Lau, Micah LB27 Linkner, Dylan WR27 Malala, Michael DB29 Noa, Kilinahe (key-lee-NAH-hay) LB30 Kamakawiwo‘ole, Kila (kah-mah-kah-VEE-vo-OH-lay) DL31 Cole, Chris RB31 Coleman, Anapuni (ah-nah-POO-knee) DB33 Melson, Rene WR33 Porlas, Dane DB34 Latuselu, Kala (lah-two-SAY-loo) RB34 Fergerstrom, Victor DB35 Monteilh, Keao (mon-tay kay-ow) DB37 Elimimian, Abraham (el-li-MIM-me-an) DB38 Welch, Gerald WR38 Keomaka, Ryan (kay-oh-MAH-kah) DB39 Stickler, Ryan RB40 Feimealelei, Justin (fye-may-ah-lay-LAY) LB41 Wright, Tim P41 Harmon, Paul DL42 Peters, Leonard DB43 Kalilimoku, Brad (kah-lee-lee-MOW-koo) LB44 Quinabo, Kona (Quinn-AH-beau) RB44 Peoples, Khevin (kevin) DB45 Moe, Tanuvasa (MOY tah-new-VAH-sah) LB46 Fergerstrom, Victor LB47 Ayat, Justin (ah-YACHT) KS48 Farmer, David RB

No Name Pos49 Paepule, Timo (pah-ay-POO-lay TEE-mow) LB50 Manutai, Lincoln (MAH-new-tye) LB51 Curnan, Ikaika (cur-NAN ee-KIGH-kah) LB52 Noa, Karl DL53 Tautofi, Daniel (taw-TOW-fee) DL54 Kafentzis, Tyson LB55 Martin, Riley OL55 Ho‘ohuli, Watson (hoe-oh-WHO-lee) LB56 DeFries, Dallas LB57 Iloilo, Adam (EE-low-EE-low) LB58 Allen-Jones, C.J. LB 59 Faavi, Derek (fah-AH-vee) OL59 Saole, Rustin (saw-OW-lay) LB60 Kaonohi, Marques (kah-oh-NO-hee) OL61 Runge, Bryce (run-gee) OL62 Ah Soon, Keith OL 63 Lafaele, Michael (lah-fah-EL-lay) OL64 Satele, Samson (sah-TELL-ay) OL65 Satele, Hercules (sah-TELL-ay) OL66 Eaton, Brandon OL67 Kauffman, Phil OL68 LaCount, Kahai DL69 Moenoa, Uriah (mow-ay-NO-uh you-RYE-uh) OL70 Esera, Tala (es-SEH-rah) OL72 Uperesa, Dane (OOH-per-res-uh) OL73 Sauafea, Larry (saw-ah-FAY-uh) DL74 Inferrera, Jeremy (in-fer-RARE-uh) OL75 Kahale, Chad (kah-HA-lay) OL76 Ekno, Jonathan OL78 Steinhoff, Keoni (KAY-ow-knee) OL79 Laeli, Fale (lah-EL-lee FAH-lay) DL80 Thomas, Desmond WR81 Sample, Ian WR82 Dickerson, Ross WR83 Gouveia, Landon (go-VAY-uh) WR84 Rivers, Jason WR85 Olchovy, Patrick WR86 Lee, Nolan WR86 Tong, Ammon (AY-men) DL87 Hew Len, Joey (hugh-LEN) WR89 Weems, Marcus WR90 Akpan, Nkeruwem “Tony” DL91 Alama-Francis, Ikaika (ee-KIGH-kah) DL92 Frazier, Thomas DL93 Watson, Keala (kay-ALL-uh) DL94 Tuioti-Mariner, Clarence (TWO-ee-ow-tee) DL95 Tautofi, Darrell (taw-TOW-fee) DL96 Faga, Matt (FAAN-gah) DL98 Purcell, Melila (meh-LEE-lah) DL99 Santiago, CJ PK99 Fuga, Lui (FOON-gah) DL

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DEPTH CHART VS. UAB (SUBJECT TO CHANGE)

X RECEIVER84 Jason Rivers

(6-1, 189, So., Waipahu)89 Marcus Weems

(6-3, 192, Jr., Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i)

OFFENSE

H RECEIVER2 Chad Owens

(5-9, 177, Sr., Honolulu)21 Jason Ferguson

(5-5, 157, Fr., Los Angeles, CA)

Y RECEIVER38 Gerald Welch

(5-7, 216, Sr., Kahuku, Oahu)85 Patrick Olchovy

(5-8, 169, Fr., Islip, NY)

Z RECEIVER9 Britton Komine

(5-10, 188, Sr., Honolulu)82 Ross Dickerson

(5-11, 190, So., Waipahu, Oahu)33 Rene Melson

(6-1, 183 Sr., Honolulu)

QUARTERBACK14 Timmy Chang

(6-1, 196, Sr., Waipahu, Oahu)8 Kainoa Akina

(5-11, 186, Jr., Tucson, AZ)17 Jack Rolovich

(6-3, 221, Fr., Novato, CA)

RUNNING BACK6 Michael Brewster

(5-5, 185, Sr., Houston, TX)16 West Keliikipi

(6-0, 280, Sr., Waianae, Oahu)

RIGHT TACKLE66 Brandon Eaton

(6-2, 291, Jr., Houston, TX)74 Jeremy Inferrera

(6-2, 284, So., Honolulu)

RIGHT GUARD69 Uriah Moenoa

(6-2, 336, Sr., Honolulu)67 Phil Kauffman

(6-1, 286, Sr., Honolulu)

CENTER59 Derek Faavi

(6-0, 271, Jr., Ewa Beach, Oahu)63 Michael Lefaele

(6-1, 297, Fr., Honolulu)

LEFT GUARD64 Samson Satele

(6-2, 278, So., Kaneohe, Oahu)65 Hercules Satele

(6-2, 279, Fr., Long Beach, CA)

LEFT TACKLE70 Tala Esera

(6-3, 291, So., Hauula, Oahu)72 Dane Uperesa

(6-5, 328, So., Hauula, Oahu)

LEFT END98 Melila Purcell

(6-4, 266, Jr., Pago Pago, American Samoa)91 Ikaika Alama-Francis

(6-6, 215, So., Kaneoha, Oahu)

LEFT TACKLE99 Lui Fuga

(6-1, 294, Sr., Waipahu, Oahu)95 Darrell Tautofi

(6-2, 296, Sr., Honolulu)

RIGHT TACKLE96 Matt Faga

(6-2, 324, Sr., Honolulu)63 Michael Lefaele

(6-1, 297, Fr., Honolulu)

RIGHT END30 Kila Kamakawiwo‘ole(6-3, 241, Jr., Honolulu)

90 Tony Akpan(6-6, 274, Jr., Akwa-Ibom, Nigeria)

LINEBACKER50 Lincoln Manutai

(6-0, 228, Sr., Laie, Oahu)58 CJ Allen-Jones

(6-2, 204, Fr., Aberdeen, MD)5 Chad Kapanui

(6-0, 226, Sr., Honolulu)

LINEBACKER55 Watson Ho‘ohuli

(5-11, 222, Sr., Nanakuli, Oahu)49 Timo Paepule

(6-0, 241, Fr., Kaneohe, Oahu)51 Ikaika Curnan

(5-10, 221, Jr., Kealia, Kauai)

LINEBACKER45 Tanuvasa Moe

(5-11, 210, Jr., Honolulu)43 Brad Kalilimoku

(5-11, 201, Fr., Honolulu)

LEFT CORNERBACK37 Abraham Elimimian

(5-10, 185, Sr., Los Angeles, CA)10 Turmarian Moreland

(6-0, 194, Jr., West Palm Beach, FL)

RIGHT CORNERBACK24 Kenny Patton

(6-0, 187, So., Altadena, CA)35 Keao Monteilh

(5-10, 171, Fr., Honolulu)

STRONG SAFETY (SAM)42 Leonard Peters

(6-1, 184, Jr., Laie, Oahu)9 Matt Manuma

(6-1, 205, Sr., Honolulu)

FREE SAFETY (JILL)8 Landon Kafentzis

(6-0, 194, Jr., Richlamd, WA)22 Lamar Broadway

(5-11, 175, Jr., Corona, CA)DEFENSE

SPECIALISTSPUNT 25 Kurt Milne (6-0, 196, So., Roswell, GA)

41 Tim Wright (6-4, 210, So., Bay St. Louis, MS)PK 47 Justin Ayat (6-0, 201, Sr., Waipahu, Oahu)

26 Nolan Miranda (5-8, 163, So., Kahaluu, Oahu)KOR 21 Jason Ferguson (5-5, 157, Fr., Los Angeles, CA)

2 Chad Owens (5-9, 177, Sr., Honolulu)PR 2 Chad Owens (5-9, 177, Sr., Honolulu)

21 Jason Ferguson (5-5, 157, Fr., Los Angeles, CA) SNAP 61 Bryce Runge (5-11, 236, Jr., Anaheim, CA)

5 Chad Kapanui (6-0, 226, Sr., Honolulu)HOLD 25 Kurt Milne (6-0, 196, So., Roswell, GA)

8 Kainoa Akina (5-11, 186, Jr., Tucson, AZ)

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OFFENSEOPPONENT WR (X) WR (H) LT LG C RG RT WR (Y) WR (Z) QB RB

Florida Atlantic Rivers Owens Esera S. Satele Faavi Moenoa Eaton Poumele Komine Chang Brewster

at Rice * Rivers Owens Esera S. Satele Faavi Moenoa Eaton Welch Komine Chang Brewster

Tulsa * Rivers Owens Esera S. Satele Moenoa Eaton Inferrera Poumele Komine Chang Brewster

Nevada * Rivers Owens Esera S. Satele Faavi Moenoa Eaton Poumele Komine Chang Brewster

at UTEP * Rivers Owens Esera S. Satele Faavi Moenoa Eaton Poumele Komine Chang Keliikikpi

San Jose State * Rivers Owens Esera S. Satele Faavi Moenoa Eaton Poumele Komine Chang Welch (WR)

at Boise State * Rivers Owens Esera S. Satele Faavi Moenoa Eaton Welch Komine Chang Brewster

Louisiana Tech * Rivers Owens Esera S. Satele Faavi Eaton Inferrera Welch Komine Chang Brewster

at Fresno State * Rivers Owens Esera S. Satele Moenoa Eaton Inferrera Welch Komine Chang Keliikikpi

Idaho Rivers Owens Esera H. Satele S. Satele Eaton Inferrera Welch Komine Chang Brewster

Northwestern Rivers Owens Esera H. Satele S. Satele Eaton Inferrera Welch Dickerson Chang Brewster

Michigan State Rivers Owens Esera S. Satele Faavi Moenoa Eaton Welch Dickerson Chang Keliikikpi

DEFENSEOPPONENT DE DT DT DE STUB MACK WILL LC SAM JILL RC

Florida Atlantic Purcell Fuga Faga Kamakawiwo‘ole Kapanui Curnan Moe Elimimian Peters Broadway Patton

at Rice * Purcell Fuga Faga Kamakawiwo‘ole Manners Curnan Moe Elimimian Peters Broadway Patton

Tulsa * Purcell Fuga Faga Kamakawiwo‘ole Kapanui Curnan Moe Elimimian Peters Manners Patton

Nevada * Purcell Fuga Faga Kamakawiwo‘ole Kapanui Curnan Moe Elimimian Peters Manners Patton

at UTEP * Purcell Fuga Faga Kamakawiwo‘ole Kapanui Ho‘ohuli Moe Elimimian Peters Manners Hollingsworth

San Jose State * Purcell Fuga Faga Kamakawiwo‘ole Kapanui Paepule Moe Elimimian Peters Manuma R. Bass

at Boise State * A.-Francis Fuga Faga Akpan Kapanui Ho‘ohuli Kalilimoku Elimimian Peters Broadway R. Bass

Louisiana Tech * Purcell Fuga Faga Akpan Allen-Jones Ho‘ohuli Kalilimoku Elimimian Peters Kafentzis Patton

at Fresno State * Purcell Fuga Faga Kamakawiwo‘ole Allen-Jones Ho‘ohuli Kalilimoku Elimimian Peters Broadway Patton

Idaho Purcell Fuga Faga Kamakawiwo‘ole Manutai Ho‘ohuli Kalilimoku R. Bass Peters Kafentzis Patton

Northwestern Purcell Fuga Faga Kamakawiwo‘ole Elimimian (DB) Ho‘ohuli Kalilimoku R. Bass Peters Kafentzis Patton

Michigan State Purcell Fuga Dar.Tautofi Kamakawiwo‘ole Moreland (DB) Ho‘ohuli Moe Elimimian Peters Kafentzis Patton

SPECIALISTSOPPONENT FG KO LS PUNT HOLD PR KOR

Florida Atlantic Ayat Miranda Runge Milne Milne Owens Owens

at Rice * Ayat Ayat Runge Milne Milne Owens Dickerson

Tulsa * Ayat Ayat Runge Milne Milne Owens Dickerson

Nevada * Ayat Ayat Runge Milne Milne Owens Maneafaiga

at UTEP * Ayat Ayat Runge Milne Milne Owens Ferguson

San Jose State * Ayat Ayat Runge Milne Milne Owens Ferguson

at Boise State * Ayat Ayat Runge Milne Milne Owens Ferguson

Louisiana Tech * Ayat Ayat Runge Milne Milne Owens Ferguson

at Fresno State * Ayat Ayat Runge Milne Milne Owens Ferguson

Idaho Ayat Ayat Runge Milne Milne Owens Ferguson

Northwestern Ayat Ayat Runge Milne Milne Owens Ferguson & Dickerson

Michigan State Ayat Ayat Runge Milne Milne Owens Ferguson

* denotes Western Athletic Conference game

2004 GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS

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THE LAST TIME ...

A game ended in a tie…Nov. 26, 1994, 32-32 (Missouri)

UH won at home…Dec. 4, 2004, 41-38 (MichiganState)

UH won a WAC game at home…Nov. 6, 2004, 34-23 (La Tech)

UH won a non-conference gameat home…Dec. 4, 2004, 41-38 (MichiganState)

UH won a Division I-A non-con-ference game at home…Dec. 4, 2004, 41-38 (MichiganState)

UH won on the road…Nov. 1, 2003, 13-10 (SJSU)

UH won a WAC game on theroad…Nov. 1, 2003, 13-10 (SJSU)

UH won a non-conference gameon the road…Sept. 30, 1995, 58-30 (UNLV)

UH did not score a touchdown…Oct. 29, 2004 at Boise State (3-69)

UH did not score a touchdownin a half…Nov. 12, 2004 at Fresno State (1st)

UH beat a ranked team…Dec. 8, 2001, 72-45 (BYU, 10th)

A shutout was recorded…UH: at SMU (20-0), Sept. 25, 1999OPP: SMU (0-28), Oct. 3, 1998

UH won an overtime game…Dec. 25, 2003, 54-48, vs. Houston(3 OT)

UH lost an overtime game…Sept. 4, 2004, 28-35, vs. FloridaAtlantic (1 OT)

A player scored three or moreTDs in a game…UH: Chad Owens, 4, vs. MichiganState, Dec. 4, 2004OPP: Jason Teague, 3, (MichiganState), Dec. 4, 2004

A player scored four or more TDsin a game…UH: Chad Owens, 4, vs. MichiganState, Dec. 4, 2004OPP: Jared Zabransky, 4, (BoiseState), Oct. 29, 2004

A player scored five or more TDsin a game…UH: Chad Owens, 5, vs.Northwestern, Nov. 27, 2004’OPP: Marshall Faulk (San DiegoState), Oct. 5, 1991

A kickoff was returned for aTD…UH: Ross Dickerson vs.Appalachian State, 100 yards, Aug.30, 2003OPP: David Mikell (Boise State),98 yards, Nov. 10, 2001

A punt was returned for a TD…UH: Chad Owens vs. N orthwest-ern, 76 yards, Nov. 27, 2004OPP: Lynaris Elpheage (Tulane), 60 yards, Dec. 25, 2002

A player returned two kicks for aTD…UH: Chad Owens vs. BYU (PR-74, KOR 100), Dec. 8, 2001OPP: Never

A punt was blocked…UH: Chad Kapanui (vs. San DiegoState), Dec. 7, 2002OPP: T.J. Jones (Northwestern),Nov. 27, 2004

A blocked punt was returned fora TD…UH: Keith Bhonapha (at SMU),Oct. 6, 2001OPP: T.J. Jones (Northwestern),Nov. 27, 2004

A field goal was blocked…UH: Leonard Peters at La. Tech,Oct. 18, 2003OPP: Anthony Madison,(Alabama), Nov. 29, 2003

A PAT was blocked…UH: Melila Purcell vs. La Tech,Nov. 6, 2004OPP: Kevin Vickerson (MichiganState), Dec. 4, 2004

An interception was returned fora TD…UH: Abraham Elimimian at UTEP,20 yards, Oct. 16, 2004OPP: Chris Barrios (Boise State),50 yards, Oct. 29, 2004

A fumble was returned for atouchdown…UH: Abraham Elimimian vs. LaTech, 21 yards, Nov. 6, 2004OPP: Terry Holley (Rice), 0 yards, Sept. 27, 2003

A safety was recorded…UH: Alabama, Nov. 9, 2003OPP: at USC, Sept. 13, 2003

A player scored on a 2-point con-version…UH: Gerald Welch (pass fromTimmy Chang) vs. La Tech, Nov.6, 2004OPP: Brandon Horn (pass fromBrett Basanez), Northwestern, Nov.27, 2004

A team rushed for less than 100yards in a game…UH: 93 vs. Northwestern, Nov. 27, 2004OPP: 92 by Idaho, Nov. 20, 2004

Two teams rushed for less than100 yards in a game…UH: 87 vs. Idaho, Nov. 20, 2004OPP: 92 by Idaho, Nov. 20, 2004

A team rushed for 300 or moreyards in a game…UH: 350 vs. UNLV, Oct. 19, 1996OPP: 503 at Fresno State, Nov. 12,2004

A team rushed for 400 or moreyards in a game…UH: 436 at UNLV, Sept. 30, 1995OPP: 503 at Fresno State, Nov. 12,2004

A team rushed for 500 or moreyards in a game…UH: NeverOPP: 503 at Fresno State, Nov. 12,2004

A player rushed for more than 50yards on a carry…UH: John West (81) at FresnoState, Oct. 25, 2002OPP: Bryson Sumlin (FresnoState), 89 yards, Nov. 12, 2004

A player rushed for 100 yards ormore in a game…UH: Michael Brewster (150) vs.Nevada, Oct. 9, 2004OPP: DeAndrea Cobb (MichiganState), 128 yards, Dec. 4, 2004

Two players rushed for 100 yardsor more in a game…UH: Johnny Macon (141) andBrett Washington (106) vs. FresnoState, Nov. 4, 1995OPP: Bryson Sumlin (FresnoState), 220 yards; Wendell Mathis(Fresno State), 176 yards, Nov. 12,2004

A player rushed for 200 yards ormore in a game…UH: Michael Carter at Wyoming,214 yards, Aug. 31, 1991OPP: Bryson Sumlin (FresnoState), 220 yards, Nov. 12, 2004

A player rushed for 300 yards ormore in a game…UH: NeverOPP: Ron Dayne (Wisconsin), 339yards, Nov. 30, 1996

A team passed for less than 100yards in a game…UH: 33 at UTEP, Oct. 31, 1998OPP: 82 by SJSU, Oct. 23, 2004

A team passed for 400 or moreyards in a game…UH: 416 vs. Michigan State, Dec. 4, 2004OPP: 405 by La. Tech, Oct. 18,2003

A team passed for 500 or moreyards in a game…UH: 527 vs. Houston, Dec. 25,2003OPP: 507 by San Diego State, Dec.7, 2002

A pass was completed for 50yards or more…UH: Timmy Chang to ChadOwens (51 yards), vs. MichiganState, Dec. 4, 2004OPP: Brett Basanez to ShaunHerbert (Northwestern), 62 yards,Nov. 27, 2004

A player passed for 300 or moreyards in a game…UH: Timmy Chang vs. MichiganState, 416 yards, Dec. 4, 2004OPP: Brett Basanez(Northwestern), 319 yards, Nov.27, 2004

A player passed for 400 or moreyards in a game…UH: Timmy Chang vs. MichiganState, 416 yards, Dec. 4, 2004OPP: Luke McCown (La. Tech),405 yards, Oct. 18, 2003

A player passed for 500 or moreyards in a game…Timmy Chang at La. Tech, 534yards, Oct. 18, 2003OPP: Jeff Graham (Long BeachState), 519 yards, Oct. 29, 1988

A team had 500 or more yards oftotal offense…UH: 536 vs. Michigan State, Dec.4, 2004OPP: 598 by Michigan State, Dec.4, 2004

A team had 600 or more yards oftotal offense…UH: 641 vs. Houston, Dec. 25,2003OPP: 679 by Fresno State, Nov. 12, 2004

Two teams combined for 1,000or more yards of total offense…UH (536) vs. Michigan State (598) (1,134 yards), Dec. 4, 2004

Two teams combined for 1,200or more yards of total offense…UH (638) at La. Tech (623) (1,261 yards), Oct. 18, 2003

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GAME 1 • SEPT. 4, 2004ALOHA STADIUM (39,390)

11 22 33 44 OOTT FFiinnaallFlorida Atlantic 0 10 9 9 7 35Hawai‘i 7 7 14 0 0 28

HONOLULU – There may have been a hurricane headed to Florida, but theFlorida Atlantic University football team dropped a bomb on Hawai‘i with a35-28 overtime victory before 39,390 Sept. 4 at Aloha Stadium.

FAU, in its first season at the Division IA level, never led in the ball gameuntil it counted most when running back Doug Parker scored the game-winneron a 7-yard sweep to the left side on the Owls' first possession in overtime.

Hawai‘i tried to answer, but a failed toss on 4th-and-3, ended any hopesof an opening day win for the Warriors.

Warrior quarterback Timmy Chang completed 38-of-66 passes for 302yards and two touchdowns, while running back Michael Brewster added tworushing scores. Warrior receiver Chad Owens caught 13 catches for 89 yardsand a touchdown, second-best in school history.

But Florida Atlantic tight end Anthony Crissinger-Hill stole the showwith 15 catches for 183 yards and two touchdowns, including one that sent thegame into overtime, a 31-yarder with 23 seconds left in the game.

The Warriors managed two touchdowns in the first half with the help oftwo interceptions by cornerback Abraham Elimimian. After the break, Hawai‘itook a 21-10 lead on a 12-yard touchdown run by Brewster. Chang continuedto throw strikes, hitting 5-of-7 on the 8-play, 75-yard drive.

FAU answered with a 33-yard field goal by Mark Myers, and addedanother seven when Allen found Crissinger-Hill for a three-yard touchdown tomake the score, 21-19, after the failed two-point conversion.

Myers hit a 49-yard field goal to bring the Owls to within six early in thefourth quarter, and the Owl defense managed to keep the Warriors off theboard to stay within striking distance.

Scoring SummaryUH 1 0:00 Se‘e Poumele 6 pass from Timmy Chang (Justin Ayat kick)FAU 2 11:14 Jared Allen 1 run (Mark Myers kick)UH 2 6:33 Chad Owens 11 pass from Timmy Chang (Justin Ayat kick)FAU 2 0:00 Mark Myers 43 FGUH 3 10:08 Michael Brewster 12 run (Justin Ayat kick)FAU 3 7:44 Mark Myers 33 FGFAU 3 4:21 Anthony Crissinger-Hill 3 pass from Jared Allen

(Mark Myers kick)UH 3 1:57 Michael Brewster 10 run (Justin Ayat kick)FAU 4 11:39 Mark Myers 49 FGFAU 4 0:23 Anthony Crissinger-Hill 31 pass from Jared Allen

(Mark Myers kick)FAUOT 0:00 Doug Parker 7 run (Mark Myers kick)

Team Statistics Owls WarriorsFirst Downs____________________________12____________________18Total Net Yards ________________________259 __________________450Rushing (Att-Yards) __________________36-122 ________________27-91Passing (C-A-I-Yards) ____________13-23-1-137____________22-38-3-359Sacks Against-Yards ____________________4-16 __________________3-17Punting ______________________12-528-44.0 ____________5-206-41.2Fumbles-Lost __________________________2-0 __________________1-0Penalties-Yards ________________________5-35 __________________6-55Time of Possession ____________________31:13 ________________28:47

Individual LeadersRushing (Att-Yards-TD) – FAU: Doug Parker (19-86-1). Hawai‘i: MichaelBrewster (6-26-2).Passing (Cmp-Yards-TD) – FAU: Jared Allen (28-291-2). Hawai‘i: TimmyChang (38-302-2).Receiving (Rec-Yards-TD) – FAU: Anthony Crissinger-Hill (15-183-2).Hawai‘i: Chad Owens (13-89-1).Punting (Att-Yards-Avg) – FAU: Mike Brown (4-173-43.2). Hawai‘i: KurtMilne (7-274-39.1).Sacks By (No-Yards) – FAU: Shomari Earls (1-6). Hawai‘i: Melila Purcell(2-8), Kila Kamakawiwo‘ole (1-5).Leading Tacklers – FAU: Chris Laskowski (5-3-8). Hawai‘i: Kenny Patton(8-1-9), Ikaika Curnan (6-3-9).

GAME 2 • SEPT. 18, 2004RICE STADIUM (8,109)

11 22 33 44 OOTT FFiinnaallHawai‘i 7 6 13 3 - 29Rice 14 7 7 13 - 41

HOUSTON, TEXAS – Rice fullback Ed Bailey rushed for 234 yards and atouchdown and quarterback Greg Henderson added 135 yards and threetouchdowns to lead the Owls to a 41-29 win over Hawai‘i Sept. 18 at RiceStadium.

Hawai‘i had chances to come away with a victory, taking a 29-28 leadwith 10:12 left to play, but couldn't hold on as Henderson scored two touch-downs in the final 5:16 to seal the game for Rice.

The Warrior defense stepped-up before the half, halting the Rice driveand forcing a field goal attempt that sailed wide right to keep the score at 21-13 at the break.

The Owls were forced to punt for the first and only time in the game onthe opening drive of the second half, giving the Warriors the ball at the Owl41-yard-line. Six plays later, Chang fired a touchdown pass to Chad Owens tocut the Owl lead to two at 21-19.

After the Warrior defense forced a Rice fumble, Chang drove the Warriors75 yards and tossed a screen to Brewster who dashed 31-yards to the endzoneto bring the Warriors back to within two (28-26) at the end of the third quar-ter. Another Rice fumble allowed the Warriors to take a 29-28 lead on a 25-yard field goal by Justin Ayat with 10:12 left to play.

But the Owls marched 80 yards on 10 plays and ate 4:56 off the clock toreclaim the lead on an 8-yard run by Henderson which made the score 34-29with 5:18 remaining in the game.

The Warriors got the ball back at their own 10-yard line on the ensuingkickoff, but failed to convert on 3rd-and-3. Henderson and the Owls tookadvantage of a 29-yard punt and scurried 43-yards on five plays, capped byHenderson's third rushing touchdown on the night, a 4-yard jaunt into theendzone with 1:27 left on the clock to seal the win.

Scoring SummaryUH 1 11:42 Michael Brewster 6 run (Justin Ayat kick)RU 1 8:54 Joe Don Wood 30 pass from Greg Henderson

(Brennan Landry kick)RU 1 4:32 Ed Bailey 17 run (Brennan Landry kick)RU 2 14:04 Joe Moore 18 pass from Greg Henderson (Brennan Landry kick)UH 2 11:00 Ross Dickerson 6 pass from Timmy Chang

(Justin Ayat kick failed)UH 3 10:06 Chad Owens 5 pass from Timmy Chang (pass failed)RU 3 6:22 Greg Henderson 5 run (Brennan Landry kick)UH 3 0:00 Michael Brewster 31 pass from Timmy Chang (Justin Ayat kick)UH 4 10:12 Justin Ayat 25 FGRU 4 5:16 Greg Henderson 8 run (pass failed)RU 4 1:27 Greg Henderson 4 run (Brennan Landry kick)

Team Statistics Warriors OwlsFirst Downs____________________________21____________________29Total Net Yards ________________________370 __________________523Rushing (Att-Yards) ____________________13-7 ________________64-405Passing (C-A-I-Yards) ____________34-51-0-363 ____________5-12-0-118Sacks Against-Yards ____________________5-37 __________________0-0Punting ______________________5-183-36.6______________1-23-23.0Fumbles-Lost __________________________0-0 __________________6-2Penalties-Yards ________________________3-30 __________________9-74Time of Possession ____________________25:30 ________________34:30

Individual LeadersRushing (Att-Yards-TD) – Hawai‘i: Michael Brewster (6-31-1). RU: EdBailey (37-234-1), Greg Henderson (19-135-3).Passing (Cmp-Yards-TD) – Hawai‘i: Timmy Chang (34-363-3). RU: GregHenderson (5-118-2).Receiving (Rec-Yards-TD) – Hawai‘i: Chad Owens (10-91-1). RU: MarcusBattle (3-70-0).Punting (Att-Yards-Avg) – Hawai‘i: Kurt Milne (5-183.36.6). RU: JaredScruggs (1-23-23.0).Sacks By (No-Yards) – Hawai‘i: None. RU: Thadis Pegues (2-16), JohnSyptak (2-12).Leading Tacklers – Hawai‘i: Chad Kapanui (9-2-11), Lono Manners (8-2-10), Tanuvasa Moe (5-5-10). RU: Chad Price (12-1-13).

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GAME 3 • OCT. 2, 2004ALOHA STADIUM (41,295)

11 22 33 44 OOTT FFiinnaallTulsa 0 13 3 0 - 16Hawai‘i 6 7 14 17 - 44

HONOLULU – Chad Owens caught for 182 yards and two touchdowns andadded a 66-yard punt return for a touchdown to spark Hawai‘i over Tulsa, 44-16, Saturday night at Aloha Stadium.

In the win, quarterback Timmy Chang moved into second place on theNCAA career passing list with 13,857 yards.

After playing to a 13-all tie in the first half, Hawai‘i picked up the pace inthe second.

Owens took Tulsa’s first punt of the half and danced around before break-ing free for a 66-yard touchdown to put Hawai‘i ahead, by seven. Then Changfound Owens down the left sideline for a 29-yard catch and run to help theWarriors take a 14-point lead with 2:17 remaining in the third quarter.

DeVault added a 45-yard field goal to cut the UH lead to 11 at the endof the third quarter.

Warrior place-kicker Justin Ayat kicked his third field goal of the night, a39-yarder, at the beginning of the fourth quarter. Ayat’s 56-yarder in the firsthalf tied the school record set by Jason Elam in 1992.

Owens caught his third TD pass, a 7-yard toss from Chang at the 5:59mark, while running back Michael Brewster closed out the UH scoring with a27-yard scamper with 2:33 remaining in the game. Brewster led all rusherswith 81 yards and one TD on eight carries.

Chang also broke UH’s season and career record for most pass attemptswithout an interception with 159. The old record was set by Raphel Cherry in1984.

Scoring SummaryUH 1 11:29 Justin Ayat 28 FGUH 1 4:20 Justin Ayat 56 FGTU 2 10:10 Brad DeVault 32 FGUH 2 9:12 Chad Owens 75 pass from Timmy Chang (Justin Ayat kick)TU 2 5:52 James Kilian 1 run (Brad DeVault kick)TU 2 0:06 Brad DeVault 42 FGUH 3 12:06 Chad Owens 66 punt return (Justin Ayat kick)UH 3 2:17 Se‘e Poumele 29 pass from Timmy Chang (Justin Ayat kick)TU 3 0:23 Brad DeVault 45 FGUH 4 13:56 Justin Ayat 39 FGUH 4 5:59 Chad Owens 7 pass from Timmy Chang (Justin Ayat kick)UH 4 2:33 Michael Brewster 27 run (Justin Ayat kick)

Team Statistics Golden Hurricane WarriorsFirst Downs____________________________18____________________20Total Net Yards ________________________248 __________________525Rushing (Att-Yards) __________________33-59 ________________23-128Passing (C-A-I-Yards) ____________21-44-1-189____________23-45-0-397Sacks Against-Yards ____________________5-45 __________________1-7Punting ______________________10-421-42.1 ____________6-253-42.2Fumbles-Lost __________________________0-0 __________________2-0Penalties-Yards ______________________11-51 ________________15-142Time of Possession ____________________33:49 ________________26:11

Individual LeadersRushing (Att-Yards-TD) – TU: Uril Parrish (14-54-0). Hawai‘i: MichaelBrewster (8-81-1).Passing (Cmp-Yards-TD) – TU: James Kilian (21-189-0). Hawai‘i: TimmyChang (22-378-3).Receiving (Rec-Yards-TD) – TU: Caleb Blankenship (6-55-0). Hawai‘i:Chad Owens (8-182-2).Punting (Att-Yards-Avg) – TU: Chris Kindred (10-421-42.1). Hawai‘i:Kurt Milne (6-253-42.2).Sacks By (No-Yards) – TU: Clint Roundtree (1-7). Hawai‘i: Tanuvasa Moe(1-10), Ikaika Curnan (1-9), Lincoln Manutai (1-7), Lui Fuga (1-5).Leading Tacklers – TU: Brandon Lohr (6-0-6). Hawai‘i: Lono Manners (6-2-8).

GAME 4 • OCT. 9, 2004ALOHA STADIUM (35,078)

11 22 33 44 OOTT FFiinnaallNevada 10 3 0 13 - 26Hawai‘i 14 10 17 7 - 48

HONOLULU – Chad Owens scored three touchdowns, one on a 75-yardpunt return, and Michael Brewster gained 150 yards on nine carries to helpHawai‘i to a convincing 48-26 win over Nevada Oct. 9 at Aloha Stadium.

Hawai‘i outscored Nevada 17-0 in the third quarter to decide the game.The Warrior defense could not find answer for Nevada running back ChanceKretschmer who gained 178 yards on 34 carries and scored the Wolf Pack’s firsttouchdown, but managed to stifle the Nevada offense forcing three turnoversand four sacks.

And they got help from offense which gained a season-high 578 yardsand scored a season-high 48 points. Quarterback Timmy Chang and Owensgot the Warriors on the board first, connecting on 12- and 13-yard touch-downs on Hawai‘i’s first two possessions of the game. A second quarter touch-down by West Keliikipi and 40-yard field goal by Justin Ayat gave Hawai‘i a24-13 lead at the break.

Chang eclipsed the 14,000 mark in the first quarter and finished 21-of-35 for 322 yards and three touchdowns. He also threw his first interception ofthe season.

Ayat kicked a 43-yard field goal early in the third quarter. Later, in thesame period, Owens juked his way to a 75-yard punt return for a touchdown,his second in as many weeks, and offensive guard Uriah Moenoa scored his firstcareer touchdown after recovering a fumble at the goal line by MichaelBrewster, to help the Warriors a 41-13 lead into the fourth quarter.

Chad Owens needs moved into second on the career list for all-purposeyards with 4,323 yards and needs 327 yards to surpass former Warrior greatGary Allen. He also tied the school record for most career touchdowns scoredon punt returns with three, set by Bobby Ahu in 1969.

Scoring SummaryUH 1 13:07 Chad Owens 12 pass from Timmy Chang (Justin Ayat kick)UN 1 7:45 Chance Kretschmer 1 run (Damon Fine kick)UH 1 6:33 Chad Owens 13 pass from Timmy Chang (Justin Ayat kick)UN 1 1:47 Damon Fine 26 FGUH 2 11:38 West Keliikipi 2 run (Justin Ayat kick)UH 2 9:40 Justin Ayat 40 FGUN 2 5:22 Damon Fine 23 FGUH 3 10:49 Justin Ayat 43 FGUH 3 2:43 Chad Owens 75 punt return (Justin Ayat kick)UH 3 1:16 Uriah Moenoa 1 run (Justin Ayat kick)UN 4 11:30 Talib Wise 1 run (Damon Fine kick)UN 4 4:49 Talib Wise 24 pass from Travis Moore (Damon Fine kick)UH 4 2:17 Bryan Maneafaiga 6 run (Justin Ayat kick)

Team Statistics Wolf Pack WarriorsFirst Downs____________________________28____________________23Total Net Yards ________________________491 __________________573Rushing (Att-Yards) __________________55-233 ________________24-251Passing (C-A-I-Yards) ____________21-39-2-258____________21-35-1-322Sacks Against-Yards ____________________4-32 __________________1-7Punting ______________________4-154-38.5______________2-69-34.5Fumbles-Lost __________________________3-1 __________________2-1Penalties-Yards ________________________6-24 __________________6-55Time of Possession ____________________33:47 ________________21:13

Individual LeadersRushing (Att-Yards-TD) – UN: Chance Kretschmer (34-178-1). Hawai‘i:Michael Brewster (9-150-0).Passing (Cmp-Yards-TD) – UN: Travis Moore (11-130-1). Hawai‘i: TimmyChang (21-322-3).Receiving (Rec-Yards-TD) – UN: Talib Wise (10-104-1). Hawai‘i: BrittonKomine (6-147-0), Chad Owens (7-80-2).Punting (Att-Yards-Avg) – UN: Justin Bergendahl (4-154-38.5). Hawai‘i:Kurt Milne (2-69-34.5).Sacks By (No-Yards) – UN: Matthew Swan (1-7). Hawai‘i: Tanuvasa Moe(1-13), Melila Purcell (1-12), Matt Faga (1-5), Kila Kamakawiwo‘ole (1-2).Leading Tacklers – UN: Keone Kauo (5-3-8). Hawai‘i: Leonard Peters (5-8-13), Tanuvasa Moe (3-8-11), Melila Purcell (4-6-10).

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GAME 5 • OCT. 16, 2004SUN BOWL (44,381)

11 22 33 44 OOTT FFiinnaallHawai‘i 13 0 7 0 - 20UTEP 14 10 20 7 - 51

EL PASO, TEXAS – UTEP scored 20 points in the third quarter and HowardJackson rushed for 138 yards and a touchdown, while Jordan Palmer had acareer night, completing 28-of-44 passes for 317 yards and five touchdowns tohelp the Miners defeat Hawai‘i, 51-20, Oct. 16 at the Sun Bowl.

Warrior cornerback Abraham Elimimian tied a school record with threeinterceptions, but the performance went unnoticed. Chang, who did not playin the fourth quarter, finished the game 26-of-49 for 294 yards and two touch-downs.

UTEP scored two early touchdowns, taking advantage of a failed fakepunt attempt and a 46-yard punt return by Jahmal Fenner. Both drives beganat the UH 18-yard line.

Hawai‘i struck back when Chang orchestrated an 80-yard drive capped bya 30-yard strike to Gerald Welch to cut the lead to seven. Two plays later,Elimimian intercepted Palmer and returned it 20 yards for a touchdown, but amissed PAT allowed UTEP to keep the lead, 14-13.

Hawai‘i had a chance at its first lead of the game, but a missed field goalby Justin Ayat from 29-yards out late in the first quarter stalled the effort. Then Palmer got the Miners back on track with a 12-play, 75-yard drive andfound Johnnie Lee Higgins from 16-yards out to put the Miners ahead, 21-13,early in the second quarter. Reagan Schneider added a 48-yard field goal tohelp the Miners take a 24-13 lead into the locker room.

UTEP took its first possession after the break, and marched 80 yards in11 plays to take a 31-13, and the Miners never looked back.

Chang returned to throw a 30-yard touchdown pass to Welch, his secondof the game, to make it 44-20 entering the fourth quarter, but more miscueson offense and special teams made it impossible for the Warriors to mount acome back.

Scoring SummaryUTEP 1 11:41 Jonas Crafts 3 pass from Jordan Palmer (Reagan Schneider kick)UTEP 1 9:29 Chris Francies 15 pass from Jordan Palmer (Reagan Schneider kick)UH 1 5:36 Gerald Welch 13 pass from Timmy Chang (Justin Ayat kick)UH 1 5:24 Abraham Elimimian 20 interception return

(Justin Ayat kick blocked)UTEP 2 10:41 Johnnie Lee Higgins 16 pass from Jordan Palmer

(Reagan Schneider kick)UTEP 2 0:00 Reagan Schneider 48 FGUTEP 3 11:58 Chris Francies 9 pass from Jordan Palmer (Reagan Schneider kick)UTEP 3 7:05 Josh Chamois 1 run (Reagan Schneider kick)UTEP 3 4:57 Howard Jackson 5 run (Reagan Schneider kick)UH 3 3:26 Gerald Welch 30 pass from Timmy Chang (Justin Ayat kick)UTEP 4 9:52 Chris Francies 13 pass from Jordan Palmer (Reagan Schneider kick)

Team Statistics Warriors MinersFirst Downs____________________________27____________________28Total Net Yards ________________________436 __________________490Rushing (Att-Yards) __________________14-77 ________________42-173Passing (C-A-I-Yards) ____________32-65-2-359____________28-45-4-317Sacks Against-Yards ____________________1-6 __________________1-9Punting ______________________5-210-42.0 ____________5-215-43.0Fumbles-Lost __________________________4-2 __________________1-0Penalties-Yards ________________________1-5 __________________6-56Time of Possession ____________________27:36 ________________32:24

Individual LeadersRushing (Att-Yards-TD) – Hawai‘i: Kainoa Akina (6-58-0). UTEP: HowardJackson (28-138-1).Passing (Cmp-Yards-TD) – Hawai‘i: Timmy Chang (26-294-2). UTEP:Jordan Palmer (28-317-5).Receiving (Rec-Yards-TD) – Hawai‘i: Gerald Welch (5-83-2). UTEP:Johnnie Lee Higgins (6-104-1).Punting (Att-Yards-Avg) – Hawai‘i: Kurt Milne (5-210-42.0). UTEP: BryceBenekos (15-215-43.0).Sacks By (No-Yards) – Hawai‘i: Melila Purcell (1-9). UTEP: ThomasHoward (1-6).Leading Tacklers – Hawai‘i: Leonard Peters (8-1-9). UTEP: RobertRodriguez (7-1-8).

GAME 6 • OCT. 23, 2004ALOHA STADIUM (36,264)

11 22 33 44 OOTT FFiinnaallSan Jose State 7 7 0 14 - 28Hawai‘i 0 24 10 12 - 46

HONOLULU – Hawai‘i scored 27 unanswered points in the second and thirdquarters and Britton Komine caught nine passes for 159 yards and two touch-downs to lead the Warriors to a 46-28 win over San Jose State to celebrateHomecoming on Oct. 23 at Aloha Stadium.

A battered Warrior defense managed to hold San Jose State to 397 yardsof total offense, while the Hawai‘i offense gained 449. Quarterback TimmyChang finished the game with 318 yards on 25-of-39 passing. He tossed twotouchdown passes and as many interceptions.

Warrior slot receiver/return specialist Chad Owens entertained the crowdwith a 71-yard punt return for a touchdown return which to give Hawai‘i acommanding 31-14 lead midway through the third quarter. Owens broke theUH career record for most punt returns for touchdowns with four in his career.He also tied the season record with three. Both records were set by Bobby Ahuin 1969.

San Jose State took an early lead when Dale Rogers hit Rufus Skillern fora 3-yard tuchdown in the first quarter. Hawai‘i tied the game in the secondquarter. Chang orchestrated a 14-play drive that consumed 7;24 on the clock,capped by a 7-yard touchdown run by Michael Brewster.

The Spartans regained the lead on a fake field goal attempt when place-kicker Jeff Carr took the pitch and ran six yards into the endzone, but theWarriors scored 17 straight points to take a 24-14 lead at the break.

Hawai‘i owned the second half, adding three touchdowns and a field goal.San Jose Sate scored a late touchdown to cap the scoring.

Scoring SummarySJSU 1 7:19 Rufus Skillern 3 pass from Dale Rogers (Jeff Carr kick)UH 2 14:55 Michael Brewster 7 run (Justin Ayat kick)SJSU 2 8:36 Jeff Carr 6 run (Jeff Carr kick)UH 2 5:04 West Keliikipi 1 run (Justin Ayat kick)UH 2 1:07 Britton Komine 46 pass from Timmy Chang (Justin Ayat kick)UH 2 0:00 Justin Ayat 49 FGUH 3 8:29 Chad Owens 71 punt return (Justin Ayat kick)UH 3 1:52 Justin Ayat 20 FGSJSU 4 14:27 Brian Watje 20 pass from Dale Rogers (Jeff Carr kick)UH 4 10:24 West Keliikipi 1 run (Justin Ayat kick failed)UH 4 6:24 Britton Komine 46 pass from Timmy Chang

(Justin Ayat kick failed)SJSU 4 6:12 Tyson Thompson 85 run (Jeff Carr kick)

Team Statistics Spartans WarriorsFirst Downs____________________________20____________________23Total Net Yards ________________________397 __________________449Rushing (Att-Yards) __________________47-315 ________________30-108Passing (C-A-I-Yards) ____________10-24-1-82____________26-40-2-341Sacks Against-Yards ____________________1-6 __________________0-0Punting ______________________4-140-35.0 ________________0-0-0Fumbles-Lost __________________________2-1 __________________2-0Penalties-Yards ________________________7-65 __________________7-46Time of Possession ____________________27:44 ________________32:16

Individual LeadersRushing (Att-Yards-TD) – SJSU: Tyson Thompson (23-203-1). Hawai‘i:Michael Brewster (15-49-1).Passing (Cmp-Yards-TD) – SJSU: Dale Rogers (10-82-2). Hawai‘i: TimmyChang (25-318-2).Receiving (Rec-Yards-TD) – SJSU: John Broussard (4-34-0). Hawai‘i:Britton Komine (9-159-2).Punting (Att-Yards-Avg) – SJSU: Waylon Prather (4-140-35.0). Hawai‘i:None.Sacks By (No-Yards) – SJSU: None. Hawai‘i: Chad Kapanui (1-6).Leading Tacklers – SJSU: Josh Powell (6-4-10). Hawai‘i: Leonard Peters (8-1-9), Watson Ho‘ohuli (6-2-8).

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GAME 7 • OCT. 29, 2004BRONCO STADIUM (29,591)

11 22 33 44 OOTT FFiinnaallHawai‘i 3 0 0 0 - 3Boise State 7 17 38 7 - 69

BOISE, IDAHO – On a night of anticipated celebration, when Hawai‘i quar-terback Timmy Chang was scheduled to break the NCAA career passingrecord, the Warriors suffered one of the worst losses in school history, 69-3, to18th-ranked Boise State, Oct. 29 before a national television audience onESPN2 at Bronco Stadium.

Boise State won its 23rd straight Western Athletic Conference game andextended the nation’s longest current win streak to 19 games to remain unde-feated on the season.

Chang, who finished 14 yards short of the record, did manage to becomethe NCAA career leader in total offense in the first half and finished the gamewith 227 passing yards (26-of-53) and four interceptions, and did not throw atouchdown pass for the first time since Nov. 29, 2003, against Alabama.

Hawai‘i scored on its first possession of the game to take an early, 3-0,lead on a 38-yard field goal by Justin Ayat. But Boise State answered with 24points in the half, and 38 points in the third quarter, on five rushing touch-downs and a field goal. They added another touchdown in the fourth quarteron a 50-yard interception for a touchdown by Chris Barrios, making the finalscore 69-3.

The Broncos ended up with 589 yards of total offense, the most by a UHopponent all season, while holding Hawai‘i to a season-low 300 yards of totaloffense. They also forced six Hawai‘i turnovers on five interceptions and onefumble lost.

Scoring SummaryUH 1 10:32 Justin Ayat 38 FGBSU 1 1:38 Jared Zabransky 9 run (Tyler Jones kick)BSU 2 10:06 Jon Helmandollar 3 run (Tyler Jones kick)BSU 2 8:33 Jared Zabransky 1 run (Tyler Jones kick)BSU 2 0:00 Tyler Jones 34 FGBSU 3 10:58 Tyler Jones 24 FGBSU 3 9:25 Jon Helmandollar 4 run (Tyler Jones kick)BSU 3 7:47 Quinton Jones 38 run (Tyler Jones kick)BSU 3 4:01 Jared Zabransky 1 run (Tyler Jones kick)BSU 3 2:44 Jared Zabransky 85 run (Tyler Jones kick)BSU 3 0:03 Jeff Carpenter 26 run (Tyler Jones kick)BSU 4 12:04 Chris Barrios 50 INT (Tyler Jones kick)

Team Statistics Warriors BroncosFirst Downs____________________________16____________________25Total Net Yards ________________________300 __________________589Rushing (Att-Yards) __________________21-73 ________________50-425Passing (C-A-I-Yards) ____________26-55-5-227____________11-19-0-164Sacks Against-Yards ____________________1-10 __________________0-0Punting ______________________6-230-38.3 ____________3-135-45.0Fumbles-Lost __________________________2-1 __________________0-0Penalties-Yards ________________________5-40 __________________3-35Time of Possession ____________________31:05 ________________28:55

Individual LeadersRushing (Att-Yards-TD) – Hawai‘i: Michael Brewster (10-39-0). BSU: JaredZabransky (10-123-4).Passing (Cmp-Yards-TD) – Hawai‘i: Timmy Chang (26-227-0). BSU: JaredZabransky (11-164-0).Receiving (Rec-Yards-TD) – Hawai‘i: Jason Rivers (9-80-0). BSU: T.J. Acree(5-69-0).Punting (Att-Yards-Avg) – Hawai‘i: Kurt Milne (6-230-38.3). BSU: KyleStringer (3-135-45.0).Sacks By (No-Yards) – Hawai‘i: None. BSU: Mark Onibokun (1-10).Leading Tacklers – Hawai‘i: Leonard Peters (7-9-16). BSU: Andy Avalos (5-3-8).

GAME 8 • NOV. 6, 2004ALOHA STADIUM (32,879)

11 22 33 44 OOTT FFiinnaallLouisiana Tech 7 6 7 3 - 23Hawai‘i 13 14 0 7 - 34

HONOLULU – Timmy Chang made history by becoming the most prolificpasser in college football, accumulating 15,303 yards to surpass Ty Detmer’srecord of 15,031 set in 1991, as Hawai‘i defeated Louisiana Tech, 34-23, in aWestern Athletic Conference game Nov. 6 at Aloha Stadium.

A crowd of 32,879 witnessed one of the greatest moments in UH footballhistory when Chang completed a 7-yard touchdown pass to Jason Rivers, five-and-a-half minutes into the first quarter.

The feat seemed to have sparked the Warrior Defense which stoppedLouisiana Tech running back Ryan Moats on 3rd-and-3 on the next possession,and then forced a fumble that landed in the hands of cornerback AbrahamElimimian, who took it 21 yards for a touchdown to put Hawai‘i ahead 13-7.

Tech blocked a Warrior punt and got the ball back on the Hawai‘i 25-yard line, but the Warrior defense again, stopped Moats and a 29-yard fieldgoal try by Danny Horwedel sailed wide right.

And then Chang got going, completing five of his next six attempts andfinding Gerald Welch for a 17-yard touchdown to put the Warriors up, 19-7,midway though the second quarter.

Chang’s first miscue came in the third quarter, tossing a pick to Bulldogcornerback Tramon Williams. The turnover led to a 22-yard field goal byHorwedel, which cut the Warrior lead to four at 27-23 at the beginning of thefourth quarter.

But Chang kept firing away, orchestrating a 9-play, 82-yard drive, cappedby a 14-yard touchdown toss to Chad Owens, to put Hawai‘i up, 34-23 with11:58 to play. The Warrior defense kept Moats and the Bulldogs out of theendzone on two on more possessions to seal the deal.

Scoring SummaryLTU 1 13:20 Ryan Moats 2 run (Danny Horwedel kick)UH 1 9:27 Jason Rivers 7 pass from Timmy Chang (Justin Ayat kick failed)UH 1 2:34 Abraham Elimimian 21 fumble return (Justin Ayat kick)UH 2 7:49 Gerald Welch 17 pass from Timmy Chang

(Timmy Chang pass failed)LTU 2 5:41 Ryan Moats 15 run (Danny Horwedel kick blocked)UH 2 4:40 Britton Komine 19 pass from Timmy Chang

(Gerald Welch pass)LTU 3 10:47 Tramissian Davis 8 pass from Matt Kubik

(Danny Horwedel kick)LTU 4 14:56 Danny Horwedel 22 FGUH 4 11:58 Chad Owens 14 pass from Timmy Chang (Justin Ayat kick)

Team Statistics Bulldogs WarriorsFirst Downs____________________________23____________________20Total Net Yards ________________________422 __________________371Rushing (Att-Yards) __________________48-275 ________________20-86Passing (C-A-I-Yards) ____________12-26-0-147____________26-42-1-285Sacks Against-Yards ____________________2-17 __________________0-0Punting ______________________6-259-43.2 ____________5-155-31.0Fumbles-Lost __________________________1-1 __________________1-1Penalties-Yards ________________________8-54 __________________6-58Time of Possession ____________________33:39 ________________26:21

Individual LeadersRushing (Att-Yards-TD) – LTU: Ryan Moats (38-228-2). Hawai‘i: MichaelBrewster (11-52-0).Passing (Cmp-Yards-TD) – LTU: Matt Kubik (12-26-0). Hawai‘i: TimmyChang (26-42-4).Receiving (Rec-Yards-TD) – LTU: Tramisssion Davis (3-70-1). Hawai‘i:Jason Rivers (8-137-1), Chad Owens (10-75-1).Punting (Att-Yards-Avg) – LTU: Matt Butler (6-259-43.2). Hawai‘i: KurtMilne (4-155-38.8).Sacks By (No-Yards) – LTU: None. Hawai‘i: Matt Faga (1-10), MelilaPurcell (1-7).Leading Tacklers – LTU: Jeremy Hamilton (4-2-6). Hawai‘i: Leonard Peters(11-1-12).

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GAME 9 • NOV. 12, 2004BULLDOG STADIUM (38,956)

11 22 33 44 OOTT FFiinnaallHawai‘i 3 0 0 0 - 3Fresno State 7 17 38 7 - 69

FRESNO, CA – Fresno State took the home field advantage in what hasbecome a traditional Western Athletic Conference rivalry and ran with it tobeat Hawai‘i, 70-14, Nov. 12 at Bulldog Stadium.

Hawai‘i suffered its fifth-straight road loss and were winless on the roadfor the first time since the 2000 season.

The lone bright spot of the evening came in the second quarter when slotreceiver Chad Owens became the school’s career all-purpose yards leader on an11-yard reception. Owens, who broke running back Gary Allen’s record of4,558 yards set from 1978-81, has 4,586 all-purpose yards in 39 career games.

Warrior quarterback Timmy Chang finished the game with completing26-of-43 passes for 167 yards. Fresno State took command from the start, scor-ing touchdowns on seven of its first eight possessions of the game, three by tail-back Bryson Sumlin, to take a 49-0 lead in the first half. It was the worst first-half deficit in the modern era of UH football.

Sumlin gained a career-high 210 yards in the first half, while the Bulldogsout-gained the Warriors 512 to 134 before the break.

The Bulldogs boasted two 100-yard rushers in the first half alone asWendell Mathis gained 119 yards and scored twice. The Sumlin-Mathis tan-dem was averaging 120.1 yards per game entering the contest.

Sumlin finished the game with 220 yards and three touchdowns on 18carries, while Mathis had 176 yards on 26 carries and three scores. Hawai‘iscored its first touchdown of the game on a 18-yard run by running backMichael Brewster in the third quarter. The score was set-up by an interceptionby defensive end Kila Kamakawiwo‘ole, the first of his career, which gave theWarriors the ball in Bulldog territory for the first time in the game.

Scoring SummaryFSU 1 11:20 Bryson Sumlin 1 run (Brett Visintainer kick)FSU 1 5:34 Bryson Sumlin 22 run (Brett Visintainer kick)FSU 1 1:54 Paul Pinegar 1 run (Brett Visintainer kick)FSU 2 14:55 Wendell Mathis 14 run (Brett Visintainer kick)FSU 2 11:51 Wendell Mathis 4 run (Brett Visintainer kick)FSU 2 2:24 Bryson Sumlin 12 run (Brett Visintainer kick)FSU 2 0:41 Adam Jennings 3 pass from Paul Pinegar (Brett Visintainer kick)UH 3 10:08 Michael Brewster 18 run (Justin Ayat kick)FSU 3 2:13 Wendell Mathis 1 run (Clint Stitser kick)FSU 4 14:29 Robbie Dubois 1 run (Clint Stitser kick)UH 4 9:01 Jason Rivers 6 pass from Timmy Chang (Justin Ayat kick)FSU 4 2:50 Matt Rivera 21 run (Clint Stitser kick)

Team Statistics Warriors BulldogsFirst Downs____________________________18____________________29Total Net Yards ________________________273 __________________679Rushing (Att-Yards) __________________22-106 ________________64-503Passing (C-A-I-Yards) ____________26-45-2-167 ____________8-11-1-176Sacks Against-Yards ____________________1-5 __________________0-0Punting ______________________6-235-39.2______________1-18-18.0Fumbles-Lost __________________________3-2 __________________3-2Penalties-Yards ________________________4-28 __________________7-85Time of Possession ____________________27:40 ________________32:20

Individual LeadersRushing (Att-Yards-TD) – Hawai‘i: Michael Brewster (14-101-1). FSU:Bryson Sumlin (18-220-3), Wendell Mathis (23-176-3).Passing (Cmp-Yards-TD) – Hawai‘i: Timmy Chang (226-167-1). FSU: PaulPinegar (8-176-1).Receiving (Rec-Yards-TD) – Hawai‘i: Jason Rivers (8-54-1). FSU: MattRivera (2-60-0).Punting (Att-Yards-Avg) – Hawai‘i: Kurt Milne (6-235-39.2). FSU: MikeLingua (1-18-18.0).Sacks By (No-Yards) – Hawai‘i: None. FSU: Tyler Clutts (1-5).Leading Tacklers – Hawai‘i: Watson Ho‘ohuli (13-2-15). FSU: JamesSanders (3-6-9).

GAME 10 • NOV. 20, 2004ALOHA STADIUM (30,864)

11 22 33 44 OOTT FFiinnaallIdaho 14 7 0 0 - 21Hawai‘i 10 28 7 7 - 52

HONOLULU – Behind a revived air attack and an inspired defensive effort,the University of Hawai‘i football team got back on track with a 52-21 winover Idaho Nov. 20 at Aloha Stadium. With the win the Warriors evened theirrecord at 5-5 and kept their postseason hopes alive.

Jason Rivers proved to be the X-factor for UH with a school record fourtouchdown receptions, all of them coming in the first half. The sophomorewide receiver scored three of his touchdowns during a second quarter surgethat put Hawai‘i up for good and gave Warriors its fifth straight home win thisseason. The Vandals, meanwhile, ended its season at 3-9.

After falling behind 14-10 after one quarter, UH responded with 21unanswered points and didn't look back. Rivers scored two of his touchdownsduring a four-minute span early in the second quarter as Hawai'i turned afour-point deficit into a 24-14 lead.Britton Komine's 13-yard touchdown with 7:44 left in the second quartercapped the run and eventually took a 38-17 lead at the break behind 28 sec-ond-quarter points.

The Warrior defense gave perhaps its best performance of the year. UHrecorded a season-high 10 sacks, tying the school record set in 1989, and shutout the Idaho offense second-half. Despite giving up 21 first-half points, UHforced two first-half fumbles with a key defensive stop coming in the finalminute of the first half. With Idaho driving deep into Warrior territory BradKalilimoku forced Vandal running back Willie Sipoloa to cough up the balland Leonard Peters recovered the fumble to help preserve UH's 17-point leadand halt any momentum the Vandals looked to take into the locker room.

Scoring SummaryUH 1 10:57 Justin Ayat 44 FGUI 1 6:40 Bobby Bernal-Wood 8 pass from Michael Harrington

(Mike Barrow kick)UH 1 5:50 Jason Rivers 27 pass from Timmy Chang (Justin Ayat kick)UI 1 5:08 Desmond Belton 26 pass from Christan Populis

(Mike Barrow kick)UH 2 14:04 Jason Rivers 22 pass from Timmy Chang (Justin Ayat kick)UH 2 10:23 Jason Rivers 16 pass from Timmy Chang (Justin Ayat kick)UH 2 7:44 Britton Komine 13 pass from Timmy Chang (Justin Ayat kick)UI 2 4:02 Bobby Bernal-Wood 14 pass from Michael Harrington

(Mike Barrow kick)UH 2 3:19 Jason Rivers 15 pass from Timmy Chang (Justin Ayat kick)UH 3 6:59 Gerald Welch 11 pass from Timmy Chang (Justin Ayat kick)UH 4 0:23 Kala Latuselu 4 run (Justin Ayat kick)

Team Statistics Vandals WarriorsFirst Downs____________________________20____________________27Total Net Yards ________________________334 __________________500Rushing (Att-Yards) __________________36-92 ________________25-87Passing (C-A-I-Yards) ____________19-29-0-242____________27-38-3-413Sacks Against-Yards __________________10-59 __________________3-15Punting ______________________7-254-36.3______________2-80-40.0Fumbles-Lost __________________________4-2 __________________0-0Penalties-Yards ________________________2-20 __________________7-64Time of Possession ____________________29:14 ________________30:46

Individual LeadersRushing (Att-Yards-TD) – UI: Rolly Lumbala (12-90-0). Hawai‘i: MichaelBrewster (8-50-0).Passing (Cmp-Yards-TD) – UI: Michael Harrrington (14-196-2). Hawai‘i:Timmy Chang (23-31-6).Receiving (Rec-Yards-TD) – UI: Bobby Bernal-Wood (9-139-2). Hawai‘i:Jason Rivers (9-167-4).Punting (Att-Yards-Avg) – UI: Mike Barrow (7-254-36.3). Hawai‘i: KurtMilne (2-80-40.0).Sacks By (No-Yards) – UI: Curtis Bibolet (2-8). Hawai‘i: Lincoln Manutai(2-14).Leading Tacklers – UI: Cole Snyder (8-3-11). Hawai‘i: Brad Kalilimoku (5-2-7), Leonard Peters (5-2-7).

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GAME 11 • NOV. 27, 2004ALOHA STADIUM (33,846)

11 22 33 44 OOTT FFiinnaallNorthwestern 13 7 13 8 - 41Hawai‘i 0 28 21 0 - 49

HONOLULU – Hawai‘i Chad Owens scored five touchdowns, while TimmyChang threw for a season-high 405 yards and four scores, to lead Hawai‘i overNorthwestern, 49-41, in a thriller Nov. 27 at Aloha Stadium.

On paper, this game looked to be all offense, but the Warrior defense alsomade big plays, including a goal line stand to retain a 49-33 lead in the fourthquarter. The defense also limited the Wildcat offense to 5-of-14 on 3rd-downconversions.

On offense, Chang got off to a slow start, throwing two interceptions inhis first six pass attempts. The second pick led to a 24-yard touchdown passfrom Brett Basanez to wide receiver Kim Thompson to give the Wildcats anearly 7-0 lead.

Chang found his groove in the second quarter, completing 10-of-15 pass-es for 210 yards and three touchdowns, all to Owens. The Warriors took a 21-20 lead when West Keliikipi bullied his way into the end zone from six yardsout with 2:20 remaining in the half.

Hawai‘i got the ball back with 26 second left in the first half after theWarrior defense forced a Northwestern punt. Three plays later, Chang hitOwens on the far sideline for a 35-yard touchdown to put the Warriors ahead28-21 going into the locker room.

Owens greeted the third quarter with a career-long 76-yard punt returnfor a touchdown to put the Warriors ahead 35-20.

The Wildcats blocked a punt and T.J. Jones returned it 18 yards for atouchdown to bring Northwestern to within eight with 6:55 to play. Warriorsafety Leonard Peters intercepted Basanez at the 11-yard line with 1:06 left,allowing Hawai‘i to run out the clock.

Scoring SummaryNU 1 11:47 Kim Thompson 24 pass from Brett Basanez (Joel Howells kick)NU 1 3:56 Joel Howells 43 FGNU 1 2:16 Joel Howells 46 FGUH 2 10:54 Chad Owens 11 pass from Timmy Chang (Justin Ayat kick)NU 2 7:41 Brett Basanez 1 run (Joel Howells kick)UH 2 6:26 Chad Owens 40 pass from Timmy Chang (Justin Ayat kick)UH 2 2:20 west Keliikipi 6 run (Justin Ayat kick)UH 2 0:07 Chad Owens 35 pass from Timmy Chang (Justin Ayat kick)UH 3 12:43 Chad Owens 76 punt return (Justin Ayat kick)NU 3 10:29 Brett Basanez 6 run (Joel Howells kick)UH 3 6:29 Chad Owens 6 pass from Timmy Chang (Justin Ayat kick)NU 3 3:48 Brett Basanez 6 run (Joel Howells kick blocked)UH 3 0:29 Chad Owens 16 pass from Timmy Chang (Justin Ayat kick)NU 4 6:55 T.J. Jones 18 blocked punt return (Brandon Horn pass)

Team Statistics Wildcats WarriorsFirst Downs____________________________24____________________27Total Net Yards ________________________535 __________________498Rushing (Att-Yards) __________________46-216 ________________23-93Passing (C-A-I-Yards) ____________19-41-1-319____________31-58-2-405Sacks Against-Yards ____________________0-0 __________________1-2Punting ______________________6-237-39.5 ____________4-133-32.2Fumbles-Lost __________________________3-0 __________________1-0Penalties-Yards ______________________13-116 __________________6-41Time of Possession ____________________30:32 ________________29:28

Individual LeadersRushing (Att-Yards-TD) – NU: Noah Herron (27-90-0). Hawai‘i: WestKeliikipi (9-43-2).Passing (Cmp-Yards-TD) – NU: Brett Basanez (19-319-1). Hawai‘i: TimmyChang (31-405-4).Receiving (Rec-Yards-TD) – NU: Shaun Herbert (5-110-0). Hawai‘i: ChadOwens (9-155-4).Punting (Att-Yards-Avg) – NU: Brian Huffman (6-237-39.5). Hawai‘i:Kurt Milne (3-133-44.3).Sacks By (No-Yards) – NU: John Pickens (1-2). Hawai‘i: None.Leading Tacklers – NU: John Pickens (7-3-10), Tim McGarigle (5-5-10).Hawai‘i: Leonard Peters (8-3-11), Watson Ho‘ohuli (4-7-11).

GAME 12 • DEC. 4, 2004ALOHA STADIUM (41,654)

11 22 33 44 OOTT FFiinnaallMichigan State 14 14 0 10 - 38Hawai‘i 0 14 13 14 - 41

HONOLULU – Slot receiver Chad Owens caught for a career-high 283 yardsand four touchdowns and quarterback Timmy Chang threw for a season-high416 yards and as many touchdowns to help Hawai‘i come from behind todefeat Michigan State, 41-38, and earn an invitation to the Sheraton Hawai‘iBowl, Dec. 4 at Aloha Stadium.

With it back against the wall, Hawai‘i erased a 21-point deficit on a nightWarrior fans bid farewell to 25 seniors in the post-game celebration.

Michigan State scored the first 21 points of the game on a 15-yard touch-down pass from Drew Stanton to Eric Knott, and 2-and 1-yard runs by JehuuCaulcrick and Jason Teague respectively.

Hawai‘i finally got on the board on an 80-yard drive, highlighted by a 50-yard pass from Chang to Owens. Running back West Keliikipi, who led allWarriors with 14 carries for 48 yards, scored from 1-yard out to cap the drive.

But Teague scored his second touchdown to put the Spartans up, 28-14,heading into the locker room.

The Warriors came out fired up in the second half. After the defenseforced a three-and-out, Chang hit Owens on the first play from scrimmage fora 51-yard touchdown to make it a seven-point game (28-21).

Chang and the Warriors scored at the 3:35 mark in the third quarter.Owens caught a 9-yard pass from Chang, but game-tying PAT attempt, from35-yards out due to penalties, was blocked.

Michigan State took a four-point lead when Dave Rayner hit a 49-yardfield goal at the beginning of the fourth quarter.

But Hawai‘i refused to lose. Chang orchestrated a 12-play, 80-yard drive,and capped it with a 1-yard touchdown run on 4th-and goal, to take the leadfor good, 31-34, with 9:22 left to play in the game.

Scoring SummaryMSU 1 8:21 Eric Knott 15 pass from Drew Stanton (Dave Rayner kick)MSU 1 1:31 Jehuu Caulcrick 2 run (Dave Rayner kick)MSU 2 9:32 Jason Teague 1 run (Dave Rayner kick)UH 2 7:53 West Keliikipi 1 run (Justin Ayat kick)UH 2 0:56 Chad Owens 36 pass from Timmy Chang (Justin Ayat kick)MSU 2 0:24 Jason Teague 8 run (Dave Rayner kick)UH 3 13:56 Chad Owens 51 pass from Timmy Chang (Justin Ayat kick)UH 3 3:36 Chad Owens 9 pass from Timmy Chang

(Justin Ayat kick blocked)MSU 4 14:05 Dave Rayner 49 FGUH 4 9:22 Timmy Chang 1 run (Justin Ayat kick)UH 4 3:43 Chad Owens 16 pass from Timmy Chang (Justin Ayat kick)MSU 4 1:31 Jason Teague 1 run (Dave Rayner kick)

Team Statistics Spartans WarriorsFirst Downs____________________________26____________________23Total Net Yards ________________________598 __________________536Rushing (Att-Yards) __________________49-268 ________________23-120Passing (C-A-I-Yards) ____________22-33-0-330____________29-49-0-416Sacks Against-Yards ____________________1-5 __________________0-0Punting ______________________4-172-43.0 ____________4-161-40.2Fumbles-Lost __________________________0-0 __________________0-0Penalties-Yards ______________________16-119 __________________5-35Time of Possession ____________________33:09 ________________26:51

Individual LeadersRushing (Att-Yards-TD) – MSU: DeAndrea Cobb (16-128-0). Hawai‘i:West Keliikipi (14-48-1).Passing (Cmp-Yards-TD) – MSU: Drew Stanton (22-330-1). Hawai‘i:Timmy Chang (29-416-4).Receiving (Rec-Yards-TD) – MSU: Jerramy Scott (5-107-0). Hawai‘i: ChadOwens (13-283-4).Punting (Att-Yards-Avg) – MSU: Brandon Fields (4-172-43.0). Hawai‘i:Kurt Milne (4-161-40.2).Sacks By (No-Yards) – MSU: None. Hawai‘i: Darrell Tautofi (1-5).Leading Tacklers – MSU: Greg Cooper (2-6-8). Hawai‘i: Watson Ho‘ohuli(5-7-12), Abraham Elimimian (5-6-11), Leonard Peters (5-6-11).

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RECORD OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRALALL GAMES 7-5-0 7-1-0 0-4-0 0-0-0CONFERENCE 4-4-0 4-0-0 0-4-0 0-0-0NON-CONFERENCE 3-1-0 3-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTENDSept. 4, 2004 Florida Atlantic L 28-35 35,624Sept. 18, 2004 at Rice * L 29-41 8,109Oct. 2, 2004 Tulsa * W 44-16 44,429Oct. 9, 2004 Nevada * W 48-26 35,078Oct. 16, 2004 at UTEP * L 20-51 44,381Oct. 23, 2004 San Jose State * W 46-28 36,264Oct. 29, 2004 at Boise State * L 3-69 29,591Nov. 6, 2004 Louisiana Tech * W 34-23 32,987Nov. 12, 2004 at Fresno State * L 14-70 38,956Nov. 20, 2004 Idaho W 52-21 30,864Nov. 27, 2004 Northwestern W 49-41 33,846Dec. 4, 2004 Michigan State W 41-38 41,654

TEAM STATISTICS HAWAI‘I OPPSCORING ____________________________408 __________________459

Points Per Game ______________________34.0 __________________38.2FIRST DOWNS ______________________265 __________________295

Rushing ______________________________62 __________________164Passing ______________________________189 __________________119Penalty ______________________________14 __________________12

RUSHING YARDAGE__________________1163 ________________3111Yards gained rushing __________________1337 ________________3444Yards lost rushing ______________________174 __________________333Rushing Attempts______________________248 __________________573Average Per Rush ______________________4.7 __________________5.4Average Per Game ____________________96.9 ________________259.2TDs Rushing __________________________15 __________________39

PASSING YARDAGE __________________3997 ________________2640Att-Comp-Int______________________589-339-18 ____________369-205-13Average Per Pass ______________________6.8 __________________7.2Average Per Catch ____________________11.8 __________________12.9Average Per Game ____________________333.1 ________________220.0TDs Passing __________________________34 __________________19

TOTAL OFFENSE ____________________5160 ________________5751Total Plays __________________________837 __________________942Average Per Play ______________________6.2 __________________6.1Average Per Game ____________________430.0 ________________479.2

KICK RETURNS: #-YARDS____________55-1078 ______________41-1050PUNT RETURNS: #-YARDS __________33-442 ________________37-405INT RETURNS: #-YARDS ______________13-65 ________________18-195KICK RETURN AVERAGE ______________19.6 __________________25.6PUNT RETURN AVERAGE ____________13.4 __________________10.9INT RETURN AVERAGE________________5.0 __________________10.8FUMBLES-LOST ______________________18-7 __________________23-9PENALTIES-YARDS __________________72-604 ________________99-807

Average Per Game ____________________50.3 __________________67.2PUNTS-YARDS______________________52-1983 ______________55-2201

Average Per Punt ______________________38.1 __________________40.0Net punt average ______________________30.3 __________________32.0

TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME ________ 27:49 ________________ 32:113RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS __________70/161 ________________83/178

3rd-Down Pct ________________________43%__________________47%4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONS __________5/15 ________________13/20

4th-Down Pct ________________________33%__________________65%SACKS BY-YARDS ____________________27-186 ________________16-96MISC YARDS__________________________40 ____________________0TOUCHDOWNS SCORED ______________55 __________________60FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS ____________10-14 ________________15-18PAT-ATTEMPTS ______________________46-52 ________________52-57ATTENDANCE ______________________294404 ______________121037

Games/Avg Per Game ________________8/36800 ______________4/30259Neutral Site Games __________________________________________0/0

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT TotalHawai‘i 73 138 123 74 0 408Opponents 121 129 104 98 7 459

PASSING G Effic Att-Cmp-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/GChang, T. 12 132.53 556-327-13 58.8 3853 34 75 321.1Akina, K. 7 31.87 19-7-4 36.8 84 0 19 12.0Rolovich, J. 2 63.85 8-4-1 50.0 37 0 16 18.5Kapanui, C. 11 0.00 2-0-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0Team 10 0.00 2-0-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0Milne, K. 12 0.00 1-0-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0Satcher, B. 1 293.20 1-1-0 100.0 23 0 23 23.0Total 12 127.50 589-339-18 57.6 3997 34 75 333.1Opponents 12 125.60 369-205-13 55.6 2640 19 62 220.0

RUSHING GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/GBrewster, M. 12 106 694 32 662 6.2 6 42 55.2Keliikipi, W. 11 66 317 8 309 4.7 6 21 28.1Akina, K. 7 12 110 8 102 8.5 0 28 14.6Satcher, B. 1 6 36 2 34 5.7 0 15 34.0Latuselu, K. 7 7 31 2 29 4.1 1 12 4.1Maneafaiga, B. 1 4 21 2 19 4.8 1 13 19.0Chang, T. 12 34 118 100 18 0.5 1 22 1.5Bass, M. 1 2 5 0 5 2.5 0 3 5.0Rolovich, J. 2 1 5 0 5 5.0 0 5 2.5Owens, C. 12 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0Team 10 9 0 20 -20 -2.2 0 0 -2.0Total 12 248 1337 174 1163 4.7 15 42 96.9Opponents 12 573 3444 333 3111 5.4 39 89 259.2

RECEIVING G No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/GOwens, C. 12 94 1176 12.5 15 75 98.0Rivers, J. 12 69 825 12.0 6 39 68.8Komine, B. 12 49 744 15.2 4 62 62.0Welch, G. 12 39 430 11.0 4 30 35.8Brewster, M. 12 34 273 8.0 1 31 22.8Dickerson, R. 12 15 143 9.5 1 31 11.9Keliikipi, W. 11 15 117 7.8 0 26 10.6Poumele, S. 6 13 151 11.6 2 29 25.2Sample, I. 4 7 71 10.1 0 24 17.8Ferguson, J. 10 2 60 30.0 0 44 6.0Weems, M. 3 1 6 6.0 0 6 2.0Melson, R. 6 1 1 1.0 0 1 0.2Moenoa, U. 8 0 0 0.0 1 0 0.0Total 12 339 3997 11.8 34 75 333.1Opponents 12 205 2640 12.9 19 62 220.0

PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD LongOwens, C. 31 441 14.2 4 76Ferguson, J. 2 -2 -1.0 0 0Hogan, O. 0 3 0.0 0 3Total 33 442 13.4 4 76Opponents 37 405 10.9 1 62

INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TD LongElimimian, A. 5 30 6.0 1 20Peters, L. 4 20 5.0 0 15Hollingsworth 1 0 0.0 0 0Kamakawiwoole K 1 15 15.0 0 15Patton, K. 1 0 0.0 0 0Moe, T. 1 0 0.0 0 0Total 13 65 5.0 1 20Opponents 18 195 10.8 1 50

KICK RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD LongFerguson, J. 32 679 21.2 0 66Dickerson, R. 13 284 21.8 0 40Maneafaiga, B. 2 34 17.0 0 19Latuselu, K. 2 14 7.0 0 8Owens, C. 2 45 22.5 0 28Faimealelei, J. 1 15 15.0 0 15Kafentzis, L. 1 -5 -5.0 0 0Kapanui, C. 1 5 5.0 0 5Cole, C. 1 7 7.0 0 7Total 55 1078 19.6 0 66Opponents 41 1050 25.6 0 59

2004 STATISTICS

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SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf PointsOwens, C. 19 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 114Ayat, J. 0 10-14 46-52 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 76Brewster, M. 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 42Keliikipi, W. 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 36Rivers, J. 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 36Welch, G. 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 0 0 26Komine, B. 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24Elimimian, A. 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12Poumele, S. 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12Moenoa, U. 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Latuselu, K. 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Dickerson, R. 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Maneafaiga, B. 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Chang, T. 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1-3 0 0 6Total 55 10-14 46-52 0-0 1 1-3 0 0 408Opponents 60 15-18 52-57 0-0 1 1-3 0 0 459

TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/GChang, T. 12 590 18 3853 3871 322.6Brewster, M. 12 106 662 0 662 55.2Keliikipi, W. 11 66 309 0 309 28.1Akina, K. 7 31 102 84 186 26.6Satcher, B. 1 7 34 23 57 57.0Rolovich, J. 2 9 5 37 42 21.0Latuselu, K. 7 7 29 0 29 4.1Maneafaiga, B. 1 4 19 0 19 19.0Bass, M. 1 2 5 0 5 5.0Team 10 11 -20 0 -20 -2.0Total 12 837 1163 3997 5160 430.0Opponents 12 942 3111 2640 5751 479.2

FUMBLE RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD LongPeters, L. 1 19 19.0 0 19Elimimian, A. 1 21 21.0 1 21Broadway, L. 1 0 0.0 0 0Total 3 40 13.3 1 21Opponents 3 0 0.0 0 0

PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 BlkdMilne, K. 50 1983 39.7 55 4 3 13 0Team 2 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 2Total 52 1983 38.1 55 4 3 13 2Opponents 55 2201 40.0 64 6 0 10 0

FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg BlkAyat, J. 10-14 71.4 0-0 3-4 2-4 4-4 1-2 56 0

FG SEQUENCE Hawai‘i OPPONENTSFlorida Atlantic - (43),(33),(49)Rice (25) 29Tulsa (28),(56),(39) (32),(42),(45)Nevada (40),36,(43) (26),(23),46UTEP 29 (48)San Jose State (49),52,(20) -Boise State (38) (34),(24)Louisiana Tech - 29,(22)Fresno State - -Idaho (44) -Northwestern 32 (43),(46)Michigan State - (49)

Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made

ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot AvgOwens, C. 12 0 1176 441 45 0 1662 138.5Brewster, M. 12 662 273 0 0 0 935 77.9Rivers, J. 12 0 825 0 0 0 825 68.8Komine, B. 12 0 744 0 0 0 744 62.0Ferguson, J. 10 0 60 -2 679 0 737 73.7Welch, G. 12 0 430 0 0 0 430 35.8Dickerson, R. 12 0 143 0 284 0 427 35.6Keliikipi, W. 11 309 117 0 0 0 426 38.7Poumele, S. 6 0 151 0 0 0 151 25.2Akina, K. 7 102 0 0 0 0 102 14.6Sample, I. 4 0 71 0 0 0 71 17.8Maneafaiga, B. 1 19 0 0 34 0 53 53.0Latuselu, K. 7 29 0 0 14 0 43 6.1Satcher, B. 1 34 0 0 0 0 34 34.0Elimimian, A. 11 0 0 0 0 30 30 2.7Peters, L. 12 0 0 0 0 20 20 1.7Chang, T. 12 18 0 0 0 0 18 1.5Kamakawiwoole K 10 0 0 0 0 15 15 1.5Faimealelei, J. 9 0 0 0 15 0 15 1.7Cole, C. 6 0 0 0 7 0 7 1.2Weems, M. 3 0 6 0 0 0 6 2.0Rolovich, J. 2 5 0 0 0 0 5 2.5Bass, M. 1 5 0 0 0 0 5 5.0Kapanui, C. 11 0 0 0 5 0 5 0.5Hogan, O. 7 0 0 3 0 0 3 0.4Melson, R. 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 0.2Kafentzis, L. 11 0 0 0 -5 0 -5 -0.5Team 10 -20 0 0 0 0 -20 -2.0Total 12 1163 3997 442 1078 65 6745 562.1Opponents 12 3111 2640 405 1050 195 7401 616.8

2004 STATISTICS

UH INDIVIDUAL GAME-BY-GAME PASSING

CHANGPASSING Att Comp Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack Yds EfficFlorida Atlantic 66 38 0 57.6 302 2 30 1 6 106.0Rice 50 34 0 68.0 363 3 31 5 37 148.8Tulsa 43 22 0 51.2 378 3 75 1 7 148.0Nevada 35 21 1 60.0 322 3 62 1 7 159.9UTEP 49 26 0 53.1 294 2 44 1 6 116.9San Jose State 39 25 2 64.1 318 2 46 0 0 139.3Boise State 53 26 4 49.1 227 0 26 1 10 69.9Louisiana Tech 42 26 1 61.9 285 4 37 0 0 145.6Fresno State 43 26 1 60.5 167 1 14 0 0 96.1Idaho 31 23 2 74.2 376 6 38 3 15 227.0Northwestern 56 31 2 55.4 405 4 45 1 2 132.5Michigan State 49 29 0 59.2 416 4 51 0 0 157.4TOTALS 556 327 13 58.8 3853 34 75 14 90 132.5

AKINAPASSING. Att Comp Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack Yds EfficTulsa 2 1 0 50.0 19 0 19 0 0 129.8UTEP 14 6 2 42.9 65 0 16 1 1 53.3Boise State 2 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 -100.0Fresno State 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 1 5 -200.0TOTALS 19 7 4 36.8 84 0 19 2 6 31.9

SATCHERPASSING. Att Comp Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack Yds EfficSan Jose State 1 1 0 100.0 23 0 23 0 0 293.2TOTALS 1 1 0 100.0 23 0 23 0 0 293.2

ROLOVICHPASSING. Att Comp Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack Yds EfficIdaho 7 4 1 57.1 37 0 16 0 0 73.0Northwestern 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0TOTALS 8 4 1 50.0 37 0 16 0 0 63.8

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DEFENSE

|-------Tackles-------| |-Sacks-| |----Pass Def----| |----Fumbles----| Blkd

DEFENSIVE LEADERS GP Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds No-Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf

42 Peters, L. 12 69 42 111 6.0-27 1.0-7 4-20 5 4 1-19 3 . .55 Ho`ohuli, W. 11 41 33 74 9.0-21 0.5-7 . 2 . . 1 . .98 Purcell, M. 12 42 27 69 15.5-71 6.0-49 . 4 7 . 1 1 .45 Moe, T. 8 26 32 58 5.5-28 2.0-23 1-0 . 5 . 1 . .37 Elimimian, A. 11 41 17 58 3.5-10 0.5-7 5-30 7 1 2-21 . 1 .24 Patton, K. 10 34 17 51 0.5-0 . 1-0 2 . 1-0 . . .5 Kapanui, C. 11 23 27 50 3.0-10 1.0-6 . . 4 . 1 . .

30 Kamakawiwoole K 10 24 22 46 8.5-22 3.0-11 1-15 . 2 1-0 . . .22 Broadway, L. 12 27 18 45 . . . 4 . 1-0 . . .99 Fuga, L. 12 21 13 34 7.5-16 2.0-11 . . 3 1-0 1 . .8A Kafentzis, L. 11 18 15 33 2.5-11 1.0-6 . 2 1 . . . .96 Faga, M. 12 13 19 32 5.5-24 3.0-17 . . 6 . . . .15 Manners, L. 6 16 14 30 0.5-1 . . 1 . . . . .51 Curnan, I. 9 17 11 28 2.5-12 1.0-9 . . 2 1-0 . . .43 Kalilimoku, B. 11 11 13 24 1.0-3 . . 1 1 . 1 . .91 Alama-Francis 10 15 7 22 2.0-6 . . . 1 . . 1 .50 Manutai, L. 11 10 10 20 3.0-21 3.0-21 . 1 . . . . .36 Hogan, O. 7 14 2 16 1.0-1 . . 1 . . . . .90 Akpan, N. 10 7 9 16 2.0-7 . . 2 1 . . 1 .95 Tautofi, Dar. 11 8 6 14 2.0-8 1.0-5 . . . . 1 . .49 Paepule, T. 8 7 6 13 1.0-3 . . . . . 1 . .13 Lutu-Carroll, P 8 7 6 13 2.0-4 1.0-3 . . . . 1 . .3C Keomaka, R. 8 6 6 12 . . . . . . . . .58 Allen-Jones, CJ 10 6 5 11 1.0-4 1.0-4 . . . . . . .28 Hollingsworth 6 6 4 10 . . 1-0 1 . . . . .10 Moreland, T. 8 7 3 10 1.0-1 . . 1 . . . . .12 Bass, R. 6 4 4 8 . . . 1 . . 1 . .68 LaCount, K. 6 1 3 4 . . . . . . . . .44 Quinabo, K. 5 3 1 4 . . . . . . . . .9A Manuma, M. 8 . 4 4 0.5-1 . . 3 . . . . .73 Sauafea, L. 5 2 2 4 . . . . . . . . .29 Noa, Ki. 9 4 . 4 . . . . 3 . . . .31 Cole, C. 6 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .84 Rivers, J. 12 3 . 3 . . . . . . 1 . .25 Milne, K. 12 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .2B Lau, M. 6 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . .59 Faavi, D. 8 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .61 Runge, B. 10 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . .11 Blackburn, I. 3 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .38 Welch, G. 12 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . .47 Ayat, J. 12 3 . 3 . . . . . . . . .48 Harley, P. 2 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .52 Noa, Ka. 6 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .82 Dickerson, R. 12 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .40 Faimealelei, J. 9 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .33 Melson, R. 6 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .93 Watson, K. 2 1 1 2 0.5-1 . . . . . . . .46 Fergerstrom, V. 8 . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .9 Komine, B. 12 1 1 2 0.5-3 . . . . . . . .

6A Murray, D. 2 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .53 Tautofi, Dan. 7 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .94 Tuioti-Mariner 3 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .26 Miranda, N. 4 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .8 Akina, K. 7 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .

16 Keliikipi, W. 11 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .6 Brewster, M. 12 . 1 1 0.5-2 . . . . . . . .2 Owens, C. 12 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .

70 Esera, T. 10 . . . . . . . . 1-0 . . .Total 12 560 419 979 88-318 27-186 13-65 38 41 9-40 14 4 .Opponents 12 428 311 739 44.0-174 16-96 18-195 46 29 7-0 9 4 .

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RUSHING No-Yds/TD FAU at Rice Tulsa Nevada at UTEP SJSU at BSU La Tech at FSU Idaho NW MSUBrewster, M. 106-662/6 6-26/2 6-31/1 8-81/1 9-150/0 5-20/0 15-49/1 10-39/0 11-52/0 14-101/1 8-50/0 8-23/0 6-40/0Keliikipi, W. 66-309/6 DNP - 10-64/0 3-31/1 2-5/0 6-21/2 9-38/0 6-38/0 2-3/0 5-18/0 9-43/2 14-48/1Akina, K. 12-102/0 DNP DNP - 4-44/0 6-58/0 DNP - - 2-0/0 - DNP DNPSatcher, B. 6-34/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 6-34/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNPLatuselu, K. 7-29/1 DNP DNP - - DNP 1-2/0 DNP DNP 1-3/0 5-24/1 - -Maneafaiga, B. 4-19/1 DNP DNP DNP 4-19/1 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNPChang, T. 34-18/1 2--4/0 7--24/0 3--5/0 3-8/0 1--6/0 1-3/0 2--4/0 - 3--1/0 5--10/0 4-29/0 3-32/1Rolovich, J. 1-5/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 1-5/0 - DNPBass, M. 2-5/0 2-5/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNPOwens, C. 1-0/0 - - - - - - - - - 1-0/0 - -Team 9--20/0 DNP - 2--12/0 1--1/0 - 1--1/0 DNP 3--4/0 - - 2--2/0 -

RECEIVING No-Yds/TD FAU at Rice Tulsa Nevada at UTEP SJSU at BSU La Tech at FSU Idaho NW MSUOwens, C. 94-1176/15 13-89/1 10-91/1 8-182/2 7-80/2 5-33/0 4-41/0 6-54/0 10-75/1 6-30/0 3-63/0 9-155/4 13-283/4Rivers, J. 69-825/6 6-56/0 3-36/0 6-82/0 2-17/0 5-51/0 3-31/0 9-80/0 8-137/1 8-54/1 9-167/4 5-68/0 5-46/0Komine, B. 49-744/4 2-44/0 3-58/0 3-33/0 6-147/0 6-49/0 9-159/2 3-30/0 3-36/1 3-23/0 4-56/1 5-88/0 2-21/0Welch, G. 39-430/4 5-47/0 1-5/0 1-19/0 - 5-83/2 4-51/0 4-37/0 3-34/1 1-5/0 4-47/1 7-61/0 4-41/0Brewster, M. 34-273/1 6-26/0 7-59/1 - 2-22/0 3-32/0 3-40/0 1-1/0 2-3/0 3-29/0 1-26/0 4-22/0 2-13/0Poumele, S. 13-151/2 4-26/1 DNP 4-64/1 3-36/0 1-20/0 1-5/0 DNP DNP DNP - DNP DNPDickerson, R. 15-143/1 2-14/0 6-64/1 - 1-20/0 1-9/0 - 1-4/0 - 3-21/0 - 1-11/0 -Keliikipi, W. 15-117/0 DNP - 1-17/0 - 2-17/0 2-14/0 2-21/0 - 2-5/0 3-31/0 - 3-12/0Sample, I. 7-71/0 DNP 4-50/0 - - 3-21/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNPFerguson, J. 2-60/0 DNP DNP - - 1-44/0 - - - - 1-16/0 - -Weems, M. 1-6/0 DNP DNP - DNP DNP - DNP DNP DNP 1-6/0 DNP DNPMelson, R. 1-1/0 DNP DNP DNP - DNP - DNP - - 1-1/0 DNP -

TOTAL TACKLES UA-A TOT FAU at Rice Tulsa Nevada at UTEP SJSU at BSU La Tech at FSU Idaho NW MSUPeters, L. 69-42 111 3-4 2-5 4-0 5-8 7-2 8-1 7-9 11-1 4-1 5-2 8-3 5-6Ho`ohuli, W. 41-33 74 DNP - 2-1 1-6 2-1 6-2 2-3 4-1 13-2 2-3 4-7 5-7Purcell, M. 42-27 69 5-2 3-0 4-1 4-6 5-3 2-0 2-2 5-1 4-1 4-1 4-5 0-5Moe, T. 26-32 58 8-0 2-8 5-1 3-8 2-4 3-0 DNP DNP DNP DNP 3-5 0-6Elimimian, A. 41-17 58 5-0 6-2 2-2 6-1 4-2 4-0 1-2 2-1 1-0 DNP 5-1 5-6Patton, K. 34-17 51 8-1 1-3 4-0 3-1 DNP DNP 3-4 6-1 2-1 3-2 2-2 2-2Kapanui, C. 23-27 50 1-1 5-6 3-0 1-6 1-1 6-0 1-7 1-0 2-3 DNP 0-1 2-2Kamakawiwoole K 24-22 46 3-1 7-1 - 2-5 2-1 2-1 DNP DNP 3-3 1-2 3-4 1-4Broadway, L. 27-18 45 7-1 1-6 - 0-2 5-3 2-0 1-2 2-1 2-1 3-2 1-0 3-0Fuga, L. 21-13 34 1-0 2-2 4-0 2-1 1-0 2-0 1-3 1-1 1-1 2-0 1-2 3-3Kafentzis, L. 18-15 33 DNP - - 0-1 - - 1-0 3-3 3-1 4-0 3-4 4-6Faga, M. 13-19 32 2-1 2-6 1-0 2-4 - 3-1 0-1 1-1 0-2 1-0 0-1 1-2Manners, L. 16-14 30 1-1 4-6 6-2 5-4 0-1 DNP DNP DNP DNP - DNP DNPCurnan, I. 17-11 28 6-3 0-5 3-0 1-1 DNP DNP 2-0 1-1 1-0 DNP - 3-1Kalilimoku, B. 11-13 24 DNP - 1-0 - 1-0 - 0-2 3-2 1-2 5-2 0-3 0-2Alama-Francis 15-7 22 DNP DNP 1-0 3-1 - 1-0 4-2 1-1 2-0 1-0 0-2 2-1Manutai, L. 10-10 20 DNP 0-3 3-0 - - - 0-2 2-0 0-1 3-1 2-0 0-3Hogan, O. 14-2 16 1-0 1-0 3-0 3-0 4-1 1-0 1-1 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNPAkpan, N. 7-9 16 - DNP 2-0 0-3 1-0 2-1 0-3 2-0 DNP 0-1 0-1 -Tautofi, Dar. 8-6 14 DNP 0-1 1-0 - 1-1 2-0 0-1 1-1 1-0 0-1 1-1 1-0Paepule, T. 7-6 13 DNP DNP - 2-5 2-1 1-0 DNP - 2-0 - - DNPLutu-Carroll, P 7-6 13 DNP DNP - 0-1 1-2 1-2 DNP - 2-1 3-0 - DNPKeomaka, R. 6-6 12 DNP DNP DNP - DNP 1-0 0-1 - 1-0 3-0 0-4 1-1Allen-Jones, CJ 6-5 11 DNP - 1-0 - 0-1 - DNP 3-1 1-1 1-1 0-1 -Moreland, T. 7-3 10 1-0 - - DNP DNP - DNP 1-1 DNP 2-2 2-0 1-0Hollingsworth 6-4 10 DNP DNP 1-1 2-0 3-3 - DNP DNP DNP - - DNPBass, R. 4-4 8 DNP - DNP DNP DNP - 1-1 0-1 3-0 0-2 DNP DNPLaCount, K. 1-3 4 DNP 1-2 - - DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 0-1 - -Quinabo, K. 3-1 4 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP - 2-0 - 1-0 0-1Noa, Ki. 4-0 4 DNP - 1-0 - 1-0 - DNP - DNP - 1-0 1-0Sauafea, L. 2-2 4 DNP DNP DNP - 2-1 - DNP - DNP 0-1 DNP DNPManuma, M. 0-4 4 DNP - - - - 0-1 0-1 DNP DNP DNP 0-2 -Runge, B. 1-2 3 DNP - - - - - 0-1 1-0 DNP 0-1 - -Blackburn, I. LB 2-1 3 DNP DNP 2-0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 0-1 DNP -Cole, C. 2-1 3 DNP DNP 2-0 - - - DNP - DNP DNP 0-1 DNPAyat, J. 3-0 3 - - - 1-0 1-0 - - 1-0 - - - -Milne, K. 2-1 3 - - - - 1-0 - 0-1 - 1-0 - - -Lau, M. 1-2 3 DNP DNP - - DNP DNP DNP - DNP 1-1 - 0-1Noa, Ka. 1-1 2 DNP - DNP - 1-0 - DNP 0-1 DNP - DNP DNPFaimealelei, J. 2-0 2 DNP - - DNP - - DNP - 2-0 - - -Fergerstrom, V. 0-2 2 DNP DNP - DNP - - 0-2 - DNP - - -Murray, D. 1-0 1 DNP - DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 1-0 DNP DNP DNP DNPTautofi, Dan. 0-1 1 DNP - - - - - 0-1 DNP DNP - DNP DNPTuioti-Mariner 1-0 1 1-0 - - DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP

SACKS UA-A TOT FAU at Rice Tulsa Nevada at UTEP SJSU at BSU La Tech at FSU Idaho NW MSUPurcell, M. 6-0 6.0 2.0-8 - - 1.0-12 1.0-9 - - 1.0-7 - 1.0-13 - -Manutai, L. 3-0 3.0 DNP - 1.0-7 - - - - - - 2.0-14 - -Kamakawiwoole K 3-0 3.0 1.0-5 - - 1.0-2 - - DNP DNP - 1.0-4 - -Faga, M. 3-0 3.0 - - - 1.0-5 - - - 1.0-10 - 1.0-2 - -Fuga, L. 2-0 2.0 - - 1.0-5 - - - - - - 1.0-6 - -Moe, T. 2-0 2.0 - - 1.0-10 1.0-13 - - DNP DNP DNP DNP - -Curnan, I. 1-0 1.0 - - 1.0-9 - DNP DNP - - - DNP - -Kafentzis, L. 1-0 1.0 DNP - - - - - - - - 1.0-6 - -Lutu-Carroll, P 1-0 1.0 DNP DNP - - - - DNP - - 1.0-3 - DNPTautofi, Dar. 1-0 1.0 DNP - - - - - - - - - - 1.0-5Allen-Jones, CJ 1-0 1.0 DNP - - - - - DNP - - 1.0-4 - -Kapanui, C. 1-0 1.0 - - - - - 1.0-6 - - - DNP - -Peters, L. 1-0 1.0 - - - - - - - - - 1.0-7 - -Elimimian, A. 0-1 0.5 - - 0.5-7 - - - - - - DNP - -Ho`ohuli, W. 0-1 0.5 DNP - 0.5-7 - - - - - - - - -

HAWAI‘I INDIVIDUAL GAME-BY-GAME

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WARRIOR FOOTBALL 27 GAME 13: UAB (12/24/04)

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Date Opponent No. Yds TD Lg No. Yds TD Lg Att-Cmp-Int Yds TD Lg No Yds TD Lg No Yds TD Lg PurpSep 4 FAU 10 27 2 12 38 302 2 30 66-38-0 302 2 30 5 166 0 40 2 21 0 12 516Sep 18 at Rice 13 7 1 11 34 363 3 31 51-34-0 363 3 31 6 83 0 22 0 0 0 0 453Oct 2 TULSA 23 128 1 27 23 397 3 75 45-23-0 397 3 75 5 75 0 19 7 72 1 66 672Oct 9 NEVADA 24 251 2 42 21 322 3 62 35-21-1 322 3 62 3 49 0 19 3 80 1 75 707Oct 16 at UTEP 14 77 0 28 32 359 2 44 65-32-2 359 2 44 2 38 0 23 2 -14 0 0 490Oct 23 SJSU 30 108 3 15 26 341 2 46 40-26-2 341 2 46 4 126 0 66 3 95 1 71 685Oct 29 at Boise State 21 73 0 11 26 227 0 26 55-26-5 227 0 26 4 88 0 26 2 2 0 2 390Nov 6 LA TECH 20 86 0 21 26 285 4 37 42-26-1 285 4 37 5 120 0 39 4 33 0 17 524Nov 12 at Fresno State 22 106 1 18 26 167 1 14 45-26-2 167 1 14 10 165 0 23 0 0 0 0 453Nov 20 IDAHO 25 87 1 21 27 413 6 38 38-27-3 413 6 38 4 103 0 39 4 31 0 16 634Nov 27 NWESTERN 23 93 2 19 31 405 4 45 58-31-2 405 4 45 5 36 0 17 4 104 1 76 638Dec 4 MICH. ST. 23 120 2 22 29 416 4 51 49-29-0 416 4 51 2 29 0 22 2 18 0 12 583

Totals 248 1163 15 42 3393997 34 75 589-339-183997 34 75 55 1078 0 66 33 442 4 76 6745Opponent 573 3111 39 89 2052640 19 62 369-205-132640 19 62 41 1050 0 59 37 405 1 62 7401

Games played: 12Avg per rush: 4.7Avg per catch: 11.8Pass efficiency: 127.50Kick ret avg: 19.6Punt ret avg: 13.4All purpose avg/game: 562.1Total offense avg/gm: 430.0

|---------TACKLES---------||-SACKS-| |-FUMBLE-| Pass Blkd |-Kicks--XPTS-|Date Opponent Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds No-Yds FF FR-Yds Int-Yds QBH Brk Kick Att-Mad Run Rcv Saf PtsSep 4 FAU 55 16 71 8.0-30 3.0-13 0 0-0 3-0 9 3 1 4-4 0 0 0 28Sep 18 at Rice 40 56 96 8.0-16 0.0-0 3 2-0 0-0 0 4 0 3-2 0 0 0 29Oct 2 TULSA 56 8 64 9.0-59 5.0-45 0 0-0 1-0 10 2 0 5-5 0 0 0 44Oct 9 NEVADA 47 64 111 7.0-38 4.0-32 2 1-0 2-5 2 6 1 6-6 0 0 0 48Oct 16 at UTEP 49 30 79 7.0-24 1.0-9 0 0-0 4-30 2 1 0 3-2 0 0 0 20Oct 23 SJSU 47 10 57 6.0-18 1.0-6 0 1-0 1-15 3 4 0 6-4 0 0 0 46Oct 29 at Boise State 28 54 82 2.0-3 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0-0 0 0 0 3Nov 6 LA TECH 53 20 73 8.0-34 2.0-17 1 1-21 0-0 3 4 1 3-2 0 1 0 34Nov 12 at Fresno State 55 24 79 4.0-5 0.0-0 3 2-0 1-15 0 0 0 2-2 0 0 0 14Nov 20 IDAHO 47 28 75 13.0-64 10.0-59 5 2-19 0-0 7 4 0 7-7 0 0 0 52Nov 27 NWESTERN 43 50 93 6.0-9 0.0-0 0 0-0 1-0 5 4 1 7-7 0 0 0 49Dec 4 MICH. ST. 40 59 99 10.0-18 1.0-5 0 0-0 0-0 0 4 0 6-5 0 0 0 41

Totals 560 419 979 88.0-318 27.0-186 14 9-40 13-65 41 38 4 52-46 0 1 0 408Opponent 428 311 739 44.0-174 16.0-96 9 7-0 18-195 29 46 4 57-52 0 1 0 459

|------------------------PUNTING------------------------| |-----FIELD GOALS-----|Date Opponent No Yds Avg Long Blkd TB FC 50+ I20 Att-Made Lg BlkdSep 4 FAU 7 274 39.1 49 0 1 0 0 3 0-0 0 0Sep 18 at Rice 5 183 36.6 43 0 0 0 0 0 1-1 25 0Oct 2 TULSA 6 253 42.2 46 0 2 0 0 1 3-3 56 0Oct 9 NEVADA 2 69 34.5 37 0 0 0 0 1 3-2 43 0Oct 16 at UTEP 5 210 42.0 55 0 1 1 1 1 1-0 0 0Oct 23 SJSU 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3-2 49 0Oct 29 at Boise State 6 230 38.3 46 0 0 1 0 1 1-1 38 0Nov 6 LA TECH 5 155 31.0 48 1 0 0 0 2 0-0 0 0Nov 12 at Fresno State 6 235 39.2 45 0 0 0 0 2 0-0 0 0Nov 20 IDAHO 2 80 40.0 48 0 0 0 0 0 1-1 44 0Nov 27 N.WESTERN 4 133 33.2 47 1 0 0 0 1 1-0 0 0Dec 4 MICH. ST. 4 161 40.2 44 0 0 1 0 1 0-0 0 0

Totals 52 1983 38.1 55 2 4 3 1 13 14-10 56 0Opponent 55 2201 40.0 64 0 6 0 4 10 18-15 49 0

HAWAI‘I TEAM GAME-BY-GAME

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WARRIOR FOOTBALL 28 GAME 13: UAB (12/24/04)

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Date Opponent No. Yds TD Lg No. Yds TD Lg Att-Cmp-Int Yds TD Lg No Yds TD Lg No Yds TD Lg PurpSep 4 FAU 39 147 2 15 29 298 2 41 46-29-3 298 2 41 4 141 0 43 3 38 0 19 624Sep 18 at Rice 64 405 4 33 5 118 2 55 12-5-0 118 2 55 3 55 0 20 4 54 0 24 632Oct 2 TULSA 33 59 1 20 21 189 0 32 44-21-1 189 0 32 6 149 0 51 3 12 0 11 409Oct 9 NEVADA 55 233 2 25 21 258 1 43 39-21-2 258 1 43 2 54 0 44 2 39 0 34 598Oct 16 at UTEP 42 173 2 17 28 317 5 44 45-28-4 317 5 44 1 27 0 27 3 49 0 46 566Oct 23 SJSU 47 315 2 85 10 82 2 20 24-10-1 82 2 20 3 61 0 33 0 0 0 0 462Oct 29 at Boise State 50 425 8 85 11 164 0 30 19-11-0 164 0 30 2 39 0 21 4 77 0 41 803Nov 6 LA TECH 48 275 2 28 12 147 1 44 26-12-0 147 1 44 2 64 0 41 4 18 0 12 504Nov 12 at Fresno State 64 503 9 89 8 176 1 44 11-8-1 176 1 44 3 70 0 32 6 49 0 62 830Nov 20 IDAHO 36 92 0 30 19 242 3 43 29-19-0 242 3 43 5 131 0 59 2 20 0 17 526Nov 27 NWESTERN 46 216 3 23 19 319 1 62 41-19-1 319 1 62 6 123 0 35 3 22 1 18 686Dec 4 MICH. ST. 49 268 4 50 22 330 1 44 33-22-0 330 1 44 4 136 0 59 3 27 0 20 761

Opponent totals 573 3111 39 89 2052640 19 62 369-205-132640 19 62 41 1050 0 59 37 405 1 62 7401Hawai`i 248 1163 15 42 3393997 34 75 589-339-183997 34 75 55 1078 0 66 33 442 4 76 6745

Games played: 12Avg per rush: 5.4Avg per catch: 12.9Pass efficiency: 125.60Kick ret avg: 25.6Punt ret avg: 10.9All purpose avg/game: 616.8Total offense avg/gm: 479.2

|---------TACKLES---------||-SACKS-| |-FUMBLE-| Pass Blkd |-Kicks--XPTS-|Date Opponent Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds No-Yds FF FR-Yds Int-Yds QBH Brk Kick Att-Mad Run Rcv Saf PtsSep 4 FAU 44 12 56 7.0-27 1.0-6 1 0-0 0-0 5 10 0 3-2 0 0 0 35Sep 18 at Rice 32 33 65 7.0-41 5.0-37 0 0-0 0-0 0 3 0 5-5 0 0 0 41Oct 2 TULSA 48 0 48 1.0-7 1.0-7 0 0-0 0-0 3 3 0 1-1 0 0 0 16Oct 9 NEVADA 27 31 58 4.0-12 1.0-7 1 1-0 1-14 2 0 0 3-2 0 0 0 26Oct 16 at UTEP 33 26 59 3.0-9 2.0-7 2 2-0 2-0 12 5 1 7-6 0 0 0 51Oct 23 SJSU 42 24 66 3.0-13 0.0-0 0 0-0 2-4 0 1 0 4-4 0 0 0 28Oct 29 at Boise State 30 38 68 2.0-15 1.0-10 2 1-0 5-98 0 7 0 9-9 0 0 0 69Nov 6 LA TECH 27 24 51 5.0-16 0.0-0 1 1-0 1-0 0 5 1 3-2 0 0 0 23Nov 12 at Fresno State 43 20 63 2.0-7 1.0-5 2 2-0 2-32 0 5 0 10-10 0 0 0 70Nov 20 IDAHO 42 21 63 4.0-17 3.0-15 0 0-0 3-41 0 0 0 3-3 0 0 0 21Nov 27 NWESTERN 26 50 76 2.0-3 1.0-2 0 0-0 2-6 3 3 1 4-3 0 1 0 41Dec 4 MICH. ST. 34 32 66 4.0-7 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 4 4 1 5-5 0 0 0 38

Opponent totals 428 311 739 44.0-174 16.0-96 9 7-0 18-195 29 46 4 57-52 0 1 0 459Hawai`i 560 419 979 88.0-318 27.0-186 14 9-40 13-65 41 38 4 52-46 0 1 0 408

|------------------------PUNTING------------------------| |-----FIELD GOALS-----|Date Opponent No Yds Avg Long Blkd TB FC 50+ I20 Att-Made Lg BlkdSep 4, FAU 4 173 43.2 50 0 1 0 1 0 3-3 49 0Sep 18 at Rice 1 23 23.0 23 0 0 0 0 0 1-0 0 0Oct 2 TULSA 10 421 42.1 49 0 0 0 0 1 3-3 45 0Oct 9 NEVADA 4 154 38.5 40 0 0 0 0 1 3-2 26 0Oct 16 at UTEP 5 215 43.0 64 0 1 0 1 2 1-1 48 0Oct 23 SJSU 4 140 35.0 47 0 0 0 0 1 0-0 0 0Oct 29, at Boise State 3 135 45.0 49 0 1 0 0 1 2-2 34 0Nov 6 LA TECH 6 259 43.2 52 0 0 0 1 2 2-1 22 0Nov 12 at Fresno State 1 18 18.0 18 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0Nov 20, IDAHO 7 254 36.3 48 0 2 0 0 1 0-0 0 0Nov 27 NWESTERN 6 237 39.5 45 0 0 0 0 1 2-2 46 0Dec 4, MICH. ST. 4 172 43.0 50 0 1 0 1 0 1-1 49 0

Opponent totals 55 2201 40.0 64 0 6 0 4 10 18-15 49 0Hawai`i 52 1983 38.1 55 2 4 3 1 13 14-10 56 0

OPPONENT TEAM GAME-BY-GAME

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WARRIOR FOOTBALL 29 GAME 13: UAB (12/24/04)

INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

Rushes 15 Brewster, M. vs San Jose State (Oct 23, 2004)Yards Rushing 150 Brewster, M. vs Nevada (Oct 9, 2004)TD Rushes 2 Brewster, M. vs Florida Atlantic (Sep 4, 2004)

Keliikipi, W. vs San Jose State (Oct 23, 2004)Keliikipi, W. vs Northwestern (Nov 27, 2004)

Long Rush 42 Brewster, M. vs Nevada (Oct 9, 2004)Pass attempts 66 Chang, T. vs Florida Atlantic (Sep 4, 2004)Pass completions 38 Chang, T. vs Florida Atlantic (Sep 4, 2004)Yards Passing 416 Chang, T. vs Michigan State (Dec 4, 2004)TD Passes 6 Chang, T. vs Idaho (Nov 20, 2004)Long Pass 75 Chang, T. vs Tulsa (Oct 2, 2004)Receptions 13 Owens, C. vs Florida Atlantic (Sep 4, 2004)

Owens, C. vs Michigan State (Dec 4, 2004)Yards Receiving 283 Owens, C. vs Michigan State (Dec 4, 2004)TD Receptions 4 Rivers, J. vs Idaho (Nov 20, 2004)

Owens, C. vs Northwestern (Nov 27, 2004)Owens, C. vs Michigan State (Dec 4, 2004)

Long Reception 75 Owens, C. vs Tulsa (Oct 2, 2004)Field Goals 3 Ayat, J. vs Tulsa (Oct 2, 2004)Long Field Goal 56 Ayat, J. vs Tulsa (Oct 2, 2004)Punts 7 Milne, K. vs Florida Atlantic (Sep 4, 2004)Punting Avg 44.3 Milne, K. vs Northwestern (Nov 27, 2004)Long Punt 55 Milne, K. at UTEP (Oct 16, 2004)Long Punt Return 76 Owens, C. vs Northwestern (Nov 27, 2004)Long Kickoff Return 66 Ferguson, J. vs San Jose State (Oct 23, 2004)Tackles 16 Peters, L. at Boise State (Oct 29, 2004)Sacks 2.0 Purcell, M. vs Florida Atlantic (Sep 4, 2004)

Manutai, L. vs Idaho (Nov 20, 2004)Tackles For Loss 4.5 Purcell, M. vs Florida Atlantic (Sep 4, 2004)Interceptions 3 Elimimian, A. at UTEP (Oct 16, 2004)

TEAM GAME HIGHS

Rushes 30 vs San Jose State (Oct 23, 2004)Yards Rushing 251 vs Nevada (Oct 9, 2004)Yards Per Rush 10.5 vs Nevada (Oct 9, 2004)TD Rushes 3 vs San Jose State (Oct 23, 2004)Pass attempts 66 vs Florida Atlantic (Sep 4, 2004)Pass completions 38 vs Florida Atlantic (Sep 4, 2004)Yards Passing 416 vs Michigan State (Dec 4, 2004)Yards Per Pass 10.9 vs Idaho (Nov 20, 2004)TD Passes 6 vs Idaho (Nov 20, 2004)Total Plays 81 vs Northwestern (Nov 27, 2004)Total Offense 573 vs Nevada (Oct 9, 2004)Yards Per Play 9.7 vs Nevada (Oct 9, 2004)Points 52 vs Idaho (Nov 20, 2004)Sacks By 10 vs Idaho (Nov 20, 2004)First Downs 27 at UTEP (Oct 16, 2004)

vs Idaho (Nov 20, 2004)vs Northwestern (Nov 27, 2004)

Penalties 15 vs Tulsa (Oct 2, 2004)Penalty Yards 142 vs Tulsa (Oct 2, 2004)Turnovers 6 at Boise State (Oct 29, 2004)Interceptions By 4 at UTEP (Oct 16, 2004)

OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

Rushes 38 Moats, Ryan, vs Louisiana Tech (Nov 6, 2004)Yards Rushing 234 Bailey, at Rice (Sep 18, 2004)TD Rushes 4 Jared Zabransky, at Boise State (Oct 29, 2004)Long Rush 89 Sumlin, Bryson, at Fresno State (Nov 12, 2004)Pass attempts 44 Allen, J, vs Florida Atlantic (Sep 4, 2004)

Kilian, J., vs Tulsa (Oct 2, 2004)Palmer, Jordan, at UTEP (Oct 16, 2004)

Pass completions 28 Allen, J, vs Florida Atlantic (Sep 4, 2004)Palmer, Jordan, at UTEP (Oct 16, 2004)

Yards Passing 330 Stanton, Drew, vs Michigan State (Dec 4, 2004)TD Passes 5 Palmer, Jordan, at UTEP (Oct 16, 2004)Long Pass 62 Basanez, Brett, vs Northwestern (Nov 27, 2004)Receptions 15 Crissinger-Hill, vs Florida Atlantic (Sep 4, 2004)Yards Receiving 183 Crissinger-Hill, vs Florida Atlantic (Sep 4, 2004)TD Receptions 3 Francies,Chris, at UTEP (Oct 16, 2004)Long Reception 62 Herbert, Shaun, vs Northwestern (Nov 27, 2004)Field Goals 3 Myers, M, vs Florida Atlantic (Sep 4, 2004)

DeVault, B., vs Tulsa (Oct 2, 2004)Long Field Goal 49 Myers, M, vs Florida Atlantic (Sep 4, 2004)

Rayner, Dave, vs Michigan State (Dec 4, 2004)Punts 10 Kindred,C., vs Tulsa (Oct 2, 2004)Punting Avg 45.0 Kyle Stringer, at Boise State (Oct 29, 2004)Long Punt 64 Benekos,Bryce, at UTEP (Oct 16, 2004)Long Punt Return 62 Smith, Clifton, at Fresno State (Nov 12, 2004)Long Kickoff Return 59 Ruffin, J.R., vs Idaho (Nov 20, 2004)

Cobb, DeAndra, vs Michigan State (Dec 4, 2004)Tackles 13 Price, at Rice (Sep 18, 2004)Sacks 2.0 Syptak, at Rice (Sep 18, 2004)

Pegues, at Rice (Sep 18, 2004)Bibolet, Curtis, vs Idaho (Nov 20, 2004)

Tackles For Loss 3.0 Earls, S, vs Florida Atlantic (Sep 4, 2004)Interceptions 2 Fenner, Jahmal, at UTEP (Oct 16, 2004)

OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHS

Rushes 64 at Rice (Sep 18, 2004)at Fresno State (Nov 12, 2004)

Yards Rushing 503 at Fresno State (Nov 12, 2004)Yards Per Rush 8.5 at Boise State (Oct 29, 2004)TD Rushes 9 at Fresno State (Nov 12, 2004)Pass attempts 46 vs Florida Atlantic (Sep 4, 2004)Pass completions 29 vs Florida Atlantic (Sep 4, 2004)Yards Passing 330 vs Michigan State (Dec 4, 2004)Yards Per Pass 16.0 at Fresno State (Nov 12, 2004)TD Passes 5 at UTEP (Oct 16, 2004)Total Plays 94 vs Nevada (Oct 9, 2004)Total Offense 679 at Fresno State (Nov 12, 2004)Yards Per Play 9.1 at Fresno State (Nov 12, 2004)Points 70 at Fresno State (Nov 12, 2004)Sacks By 5 at Rice (Sep 18, 2004)First Downs 29 at Rice (Sep 18, 2004)

at Fresno State (Nov 12, 2004)Penalties 16 vs Michigan State (Dec 4, 2004)Penalty Yards 119 vs Michigan State (Dec 4, 2004)Turnovers 4 at UTEP (Oct 16, 2004)Interceptions By 5 at Boise State (Oct 29, 2004)

2004 GAME HIGHS

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PASSING

AAtttteemmppttssCareer: 2,390, Timmy Chang, 2000-03 (completed 1,357)

CCoommpplleettiioonnssCareer: 1,357, Timmy Chang, 2000-03 (attempted 1,834)

CCoommpplleettiioonnss PPeerr GGaammeeSeason: 27.25, Timmy Chang, 2004 (327 in 12)Career: 26.10, Timmy Chang, 2000-04 (1,357 in 52)

CCoommpplleettiioonnss PPeerrcceennttaaggeeSeason: (min. 150) 58.8%, Timmy Chang, 2004 (327 of 556)(min. 200) 58.8%, Timmy Chang, 2004 (327 of 556)Career: (min. 300) 56.8%, Timmy Chang, 2000-04 (1,357 of 2,390)

IInntteerrcceeppttiioonnssCareer: 80, Timmy Chang, 2000-03 (attempted 2,390)

CCoonnsseeccuuttiivvee AAtttteemmppttss WWiitthhoouutt AAnn IInntteerrcceeppttiioonnSeason: 178, Timmy Chang, 2004 (during five games from Sept. 4 to Oct.9)Career: 200, Timmy Chang, 2003-04 (during five games from Dec. 25,2003 to Oct. 9, 2004)

YYaarrddssCareer: 16,667, Timmy Chang, 2000-04

YYaarrddss PPeerr GGaammeeCareer: 320.5, Timmy Chang, 2000-04 (16,667 in 52)

TToouucchhddoowwnnssQuarter: 4, Timmy Chang vs. Idaho, Nov. 20, 2004 (2nd); Nick Rolovichvs. Brigham Young, Dec. 8, 2001 (3rd)Season: 34, Timmy Chang, 2004; Nick Rolovich, 2001Career: 113, Timmy Chang, 2000-04

TToouucchhddoowwnnss WWiitthh SSaammee PPaasssseerr AAnndd RReecceeiivveerrSeason: 15, Timmy Chang to Chad Owens, 2004; Nick Rolovich toAshley Lelie, 2001Career: 26, Timmy Chang to Chad Owens, 2001-04

TOTAL OFFENSE

PPllaayyssCareer: 2,538, Timmy Chang, 2000-04 (16,508 yards)

YYaarrddss GGaaiinneeddCareer: 16,508, Timmy Chang, 2000-04 (-159 rushing, 16,667 passing)

YYaarrddss GGaaiinneedd PPeerr GGaammeeCareer: 317.5, Timmy Chang, 2000-04 (16,508 in 52)

TToouucchhddoowwnnss RReessppoonnssiibbllee FFoorrSeason: 35, Timmy Chang, 2004 (passed 34, rushed 1)Career: 118, Timmy Chang, 2000-04

PPooiinnttss RReessppoonnssiibbllee FFoorrSeason: 212, Timmy Chang (passed 34, rushed 1, 1 2-pt. conversion)

RECEIVING

RReecceeppttiioonnssGame: 14, Chad Owens vs. Army, Nov. 22, 2003Season: 94, Chad Owens, 2004 (1,167 yards)Career: 231, Chad Owens, 2001-04 (2,917 yards)

RReecceeppttiioonnss PPeerr GGaammeeSeason: 7.8, Chad Owens, 2003 (94 in 12)

TToouucchhddoowwnnssGame: 4, Chad Owens vs. Michigan State, Dec. 4, 2004 and vs.Northwestern, Nov. 27, 2004; Jason Rivers vs. Idaho, Nov. 20, 2004

ALL-PURPOSEYARDS

YYaarrddssCareer: 5,257, Chad Owens, 2001-04 (62 rush, 2,917 rec, 924 pr, 1,354kor)

YYaarrddss PPeerr GGaammeeCareer (min 20 games): 122.3, Chad Owens, 2001-04 (5,257 in 42)

SCORING

PPooiinnttssGame: 30, Heikoti Fakava vs. Yale, Oct. 3, 1987 (5 TDs); Chad Owens vs.Northwestern, Nov. 27, 2004 (5 TDs)

TToouucchhddoowwnnssGame: 5, Heikoti Fakava vs. Yale, Oct. 3, 1987; Chad Owens vs.Northwestern, Nov. 27, 2004Season: 19, Jamal Farmer, 1989; Ashley Lelie, 2001; Chad Owens, 2004

PPAATTss AAtttteemmpptteeddCareer: 203, Justin Ayat, 2001-04 (made 185)

PPAATTssCareer: 185, Justin Ayat, 2001-04 (att. 203)

UH RECORDS BROKEN (INDIVIDUAL)

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KICKOFF RETURN

RReettuurrnnssGame: 10, Jason Ferguson at Fresno State, Nov. 12, 2004 (165 yards)

RReettuurrnn AAvveerraaggeeCareer (min. 30 returns) 29.4, Chad Owens, 2001-04 (46 for 1,354)

PUNT RETURN

RReettuurrnn YYaarrddssCareer: 924, Chad Owens, 2001-04 (80 returns)

TToouucchhddoowwnn RReettuurrnnssSeason: 4, Chad Owens, 2004Career: 5, Chad Owens, 2001-04

DEFENSE

TTaacckklleess--FFoorr--LLoossssGame: 5, Falaniko Noga vs. New Mexico, Oct. 18, 1980 (47 yards); MarkOdom at Colorado State, Sept. 10, 1988 (9 yards) Pisa Tinoisamoa vs.Montana, Sept. 8, 2001; Houston Ala vs. Alabama, Nov. 30, 2002; TravisLaBoy vs. San Diego State, Dec. 7, 2002; Lui Fuga vs. Michigan State,Dec. 4, 2004 (2 yards)

IInntteerrcceeppttiioonnssGame: 3, Joe Kaulukukui vs. San Jose State, Dec. 3, 1938 (107 yards);Gene Tokuhama vs. Fresno State, Sept. 17, 1966; Hal Stringert vs.Washington, Sept. 15, 1973 (29 yards); Tony Pang-Kee vs. Cal StateFullerton, Oct. 20, 1990 (45 yards); Kenny Harper vs. Brigham Young, Dec. 1, 1990 (20 yards); Abraham Elimimian at UTEP, Oct. 15, 2004 (30yards)

TEAM SEASON: PUNT RETURN

AAvveerraaggee GGaaiinn PPeerr RReettuurrnn13.4, 2004 (33 for 442)

UH RECORDS BROKEN (INDIVIDUAL & TEAM)

2003 SHERATON HAWAI‘I BOWL RECAP

Houston 48Hawai‘i 54

December 25, 2003Aloha Stadium

Attendance: 29,005

An all-world performance by quarterback Timmy Chang, a defense thatcame up with timely big plays and three overtimes amounted to a 54-48Hawai‘i win over Houston in front of 29,005 in the Sheraton Hawai‘iBowl Dec. 25, 2003, at Aloha Stadium.

Chang came off the bench to throw for 475 yards and five touch-downs on 26-of-42 passing, and Kelvin Millhouse Jr. snagged two inter-ceptions, one that led to the go-ahead touchdown, to help Hawai‘i win itssecond bowl game in three tries under head coach June Jones.

Chang completed passes to eight different receivers, most notably tosenior Jeremiah Cockheran, who finished with five catches for a game-high162 yards, and true freshman Jason Rivers, who had a career night withseven catches for 143 yards and three TDs.

Houston jumped out to a quick 10-0 lead when quarterback KevinKolb drove the Cougars 73 yards on eight plays, capped by a 34-yardtouchdown pass to Chad McCullar. Less than three minutes later, a 60-yard punt return by McCullar led to a 21-yard field goal by Dustin Bell.Kolb finished 19-of-34 for 332 yards and two TDs.

Hawai‘i managed a 19-yard field goal by Nolan Miranda and Changneeded one play to tie it up. Chang, who came off the bench for starterJason Whieldon on UH’s third possession, found Clifton Herbert wideopen across the middle for a 48-yard touchdown strike to tie the game at10.

Houston took a 20-13 lead at the break, but the Warrior defense andChang came out of the locker room ready to play. The defense forced twopunts and two interceptions, while Chang connected on 8-of-12 for 191yards and two scores to take the lead, 27-20, at the end of the third.

Houston scored 14 points in the fourth, the tying TD on an 81-yardpass from Kolb to Vincent Marshall with 22 seconds left in regulation tosend the game into overtime.

The teams matched touchdowns in two overtimes and MichaelBrewster scored the game-winner on an 8-yard run to leave it up to theWarrior defense, which held Houston to four-and-out on the final stand.

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LONGEST PASS PLAYS95 Don Botelho to Colin Chock vs. Willamette,

1957*88 Larry Arnold to Rich Leon vs. UCSB, 1968*88 Jimmy Olmos to Susumu Tanaka vs. Pacific,

1939*83 Richard Furtado to George Aki vs. Utah, 1935*83 Gregg Tipton to Walter Murray vs. Wyoming,

198583 Garrett Gabriel to Jamal Farmer vs. BYU, 1989*81 Garrett Gabriel to Chris Roscoe vs. UTEP,

1989*80 Nick Rolovich to Ashley Lelie vs. BYU, 2001*80 Dan Robinson to Attrice Brooks vs. Eastern

Illinois, 1999*80 Rodney Glover to Matthew Harding vs. UNLV,

1992*80 Garrett Gabriel to Dane McArthur vs. Colorado

State, 1987

LONGEST KICKOFF RETURNS103 Tommy Kaulukukui vs. UCLA, 1935*110000 RRoossss DDiicckkeerrssoonn vvss.. AAppppaallaacchhiiaann SSttaattee,, 22000033**110000 CChhaadd OOwweennss vvss.. BBYYUU,, 22000011**110000 CChhaadd OOwweennss vvss.. AAiirr FFoorrccee,, 22000011**98 Darrick Branch vs. New Mexico, 1991*97 Matthew Harding vs. Fresno State, 1992*96 Sherwin Felleze vs. Arizona, 1951*95 Skippy Dyer vs. Southern Oregon, 1956*90 Larry Khan-Smith vs. Colorado State, 1988*85 Skippy Dyer vs. Lewis & Clark, 1956*85 Bobby Ahu vs. Santa Clara, 1969*

LONGEST PUNT RETURNS85 Gerald Green vs. Arizona, 1977*82 Jeff Sydner vs. Maine, 1990*80 Jerry Strothers vs. Lewis & Clark, 1956*79 Jeff Sydner vs. Long Beach State, 1989*7766 CChhaadd OOwweennss vvss.. NNoorrtthhwweesstteerrnn,, 22000044**7755 CChhaadd OOwweennss vvss.. NNeevvaaddaa,, 22000044**7744 CChhaadd OOwweennss vvss.. BBYYUU,, 22000011**7711 CChhaadd OOwweennss vvss.. SSaann JJoossee SSttaattee,, 22000044**69 Dana McLemore vs. New Mexico, 1979*66 Bobby Ahu vs. Linfield, 1968*6666 CChhaadd OOwweennss vvss.. TTuullssaa,, 22000044**

LONGEST FIELD GOALS56 Jason Elam vs. BYU, 19925566 JJuussttiinn AAyyaatt vvss.. TTuullssaa,, 220000445555 JJuussttiinn AAyyaatt aatt TTuullssaa,, 2200001155 Jason Elam vs. Wyoming, 199153 Jason Elam vs. Colorado State, 198953 Jason Elam vs. UTEP, 198952 Richard Spelman vs. Wyoming, 198352 Richard Spelman vs. Utah, 198451 Lee Larsen vs. UTEP, 198251 Bach Stabile vs. Air Force, 1994

LONGEST PUNTS80 John Morse vs. Colorado State, 192578 Chad Shrout at Wyoming, 199578 Jason Elam at Air Force, 199274 Tom McCarthy vs. New Mexico, 198373 Greg Cummins vs. Colorado State, 197773 Mat McBriar vs. Tulane, 200271 John Masters vs. Western Illinois, 197471 Chad Shrout at Colorado State, 199770 Rusty Holt vs. Santa Clara, 192870 Eric Hannum vs. Wisconsin, 1996

LONGEST INTERCEPTION RETURNS99 Paul David vs. UNLV, 1969*92 Jeris White vs. UCSB, 1971*91 Robert Lan vs. Air Force, 1988* (intercepted

fumble)90 Matt Wright vs. UTEP, 2001*90 Joe Kaulukukui vs. San Jose State, 1938*79 Stephen Gonzales vs. BYU, 1996*75 Bill Wise vs. Occidental, 1925*74 Nolan George vs. Lewis & Clark, 1957*73 Gary Ellison at UNLV, 1995*68 Kelvin Millhouse Jr. vs. Air Force, 200168 Albert Lee vs. San Jose State, 193867 Eddie Klaneski vs. Wisconsin, 1996*

MOST YARDS GAINED RUSHING (GAME)270 Pete Wilson vs. BYU, 1950242 Anthony Edgar vs. Air Force, 1982 (22 att.)242 Jamal Farmer vs. Air Force, 1989 (35 att.)221 Wilbert Haslip vs. Idaho, 1977 (22 att.)214 Michael Carter at Wyoming, 1991 (33 att.)202 Travis Sims at UTEP, 1992 (28 att.)202 Gary Allen vs. UTEP, 1979 (24 att.)196 Larry Sherrer vs. Santa Clara, 1981 (22 att.)194 Walter Briggs vs. New Mexico, 1987 (33 att.)189 Gary Allen vs. San Diego State, 1981 (32 att.)

MOST YARDS PASSING (GAME)543 Nick Rolovich vs. BYU, 2001 (29 of 52)553344 TTiimmmmyy CChhaanngg vvss.. LLoouuiissiiaannaa TTeecchh,, 22000033 ((3333 ooff 4466))530 Dan Robinson vs. Navy, 1999 (37 of 63)505 Nick Rolovich vs. Air Force, 2001 (30 of 46)500 Nick Rolovich vs. Miami-Ohio, 2001 (30 of 53)447755 TTiimmmmyy CChhaanngg aatt HHoouussttoonn,, 22000033 ((2266 ooff 4422))446622 TTiimmmmyy CChhaanngg aatt FFrreessnnoo SSttaattee,, 22000022 ((3366 ooff 6611))452 Dan Robinson vs. Eastern Illinois, 1999 (24 of 40)440 Garrett Gabriel vs. BYU, 1989 (22 of 29)443355 TTiimmmmyy CChhaanngg vvss.. MMoonnttaannaa,, 22000011 ((3311 ooff 5544))442266 TTiimmmmyy CChhaanngg vvss.. UUTTEEPP,, 22000033 ((2277 ooff 5544))

LONGEST RUNS87 Skippy Dyer vs. Fresno State, 1955*86 Emory Holmes vs. Cal State-LA, 1968*85 Michael Carter vs. Air Force, 1991*84 James Asato vs. Denver, 1949*84 Gary Allen vs. Colorado State, 1981*82 Larry Sherrer vs. Santa Clara, 1971*82 Anthony Edgar vs. UTEP, 1981*81 Ben Holokai vs. Humboldt State, 1957*81 John West at Fresno State, 2002*79 Emory Holmes vs. Cal Western, 1967*

MOST RECEPTIONS (GAME)1144 CChhaadd OOwweennss vvss.. AArrmmyy,, 22000033 ((116688 yyaarrddss))13 CChhaadd OOwweennss vvss.. FFlloorriiddaa AAttllaannttiicc,, 22000044

((8899 yyaarrddss))13 CChhaadd OOwweennss vvss..MMiicchhiiggaann SSttaattee,, 22000044

((228833 yyaarrddss))12 Walter Murray vs. Colorado State, 1985

(153 yards)12 Craig Stutzmann vs. San Jose State, 2000

(160 yards)1122 CChhaadd OOwweennss aatt NNeevvaaddaa,, 22000033 ((116644 yyaarrddss))1122 CChhaadd OOwweennss aatt BBooiissee SSttaattee,, 22000022 ((9933 yyaarrddss))

MOST YARDS RECEIVING (GAME)285 Ashley Lelie vs. Air Force, 2001 (9 rec)228833 CChhaadd OOwweennss vvss.. MMiicchhiiggaann SSttaattee,, 22000044

((1133 rreecc))262 Ashley Lelie vs. BYU, 2001 (8 rec)223388 BBrriittttoonn KKoommiinnee vvss.. NNeevvaaddaa,, 22000022 ((88 rreecc))220 Dwight Carter vs. Eastern Illinois, 1999 (6 rec)208 Dwight Carter vs. Navy, 1999 (10 rec)207 Jeremiah Cockheran vs. Alabama, 2002 (9 rec)206 Allen Brown vs. Puget Sound, 1973 (9 rec)201 Walter Murray vs. Oklahoma, 1983 (10 rec)188 Justin Colbert at Fresno State, 2002 (11 rec)118822 CChhaadd OOwweennss vvss.. SSMMUU,, 22000022 ((1111 rreecc))118822 CChhaadd OOwweennss vvss.. TTuullssaa,, 22000044 ((88 rreecc))181 Ashley Lelie vs. Rice, 2001 (11 rec)170 Ashley Lelie vs. Nevada, 2000 (9 rec)

MOST ALL-PURPOSE YARDS (GAME)334422 CChhaadd OOwweennss vvss.. BBYYUU,, 22000011

((9933 pprr,, 224499 kkoorr))330011 CChhaadd OOwweennss vvss.. MMiicchhiiggaann SSttaattee,, 22000044

((228833 rreecc,, 1188 pprr))299 Jeff Sydner at San Diego State, 1990

(53 rush, 124 rec, 8 pr, 114 kor)285 Ashley Lelie vs. Air Force, 2001

(285 rec)283 Jeff Sydner vs. BYU, 1990

(34 rush, 143 rec, 5 pr, 101 kor)227766 CChhaadd OOwweennss vvss.. NNoorrtthhwweesstteerrnn,, 22000044

((115555 rreecc,, 110044 pprr,, 1177 kkoorr))272 Jeff Sydner vs. Maine, 1990

(62 rush, 87 rec, 111 pr, 12 kor)270 Rusty Holt vs. Occidental, 1927

(90 rush, 25 kor, 120 pr, 35 int)270 Pete Wilson vs. BYU, 1950

(270 rush)262 Ashley Lelie vs. BYU, 2001

(262 rec)225533 CChhaadd OOwweennss vvss.. TTuullssaa,, 22000044 ((118822 rreecc,, 7711 pprr))

* indicates play resulted in touchdownbold indicates active player

ALL-TIME BEST PERFORMANCES

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22000044:: Starting place-kicker for all 12 games...converted 10-of-14 field goalsattempts (71 percent), including a 56-yarder against Tulsa (Oct. 2) whichtied the longest in school history...made 46-of-52 PAT attempts (88 per-cent)...broke the school record for career PATs (185) and PATs attempted(203)...second on the school’s career list in scoring (359 points)...second onthe team on scoring (76 points)...made a string of five straight field goalsto begin the season...made a season-high three field goals against Tulsa(Oct. 2).22000033:: Starting place-kicker through the first 10 games...converted 14-of-22field goal attempts (64 percent)...made 30-of-38 PAT attempts...hit a sea-son-long 48-yarder in season-opening win vs. Appalachian State (Aug.30)...nailed all four attempts, a career- high, in homecoming win overUTEP (Oct. 25)...a perfect 7-of-7 in the 20-29 yard range...13-of-16 inattempts under 40 yards...1-of-6 in attempts 40 yards or longer...led theteam in scoring with 72 points...became second all-time leading scorer atUH with 284 points.22000022:: Handled all place-kicking duties...was 15-of-23 on field goalattempts (65%)...converted on 55-of-56 PAT attempts...made 3-of-4 fieldgoals, including a season-long 50-yarder at Fresno State on Oct. 25...was 8-of-8 in PAT attempts against Nevada on Oct. 12. 22000011:: Started all 12 games at place-kicker...named first team freshman All-American by Football News...kicked the winning field goal, a 24-yarder,with no time left on the clock to help the Warriors beat Miami-Ohio, 52-51, Nov. 17...kicked a career-long 55-yard field goal, tied for second-longest in school history, Oct. 20 at Tulsa...earned WAC Special TeamsPlayer of the Week honors for the first time in his career, Oct. 22...becameone of only eight kickers in school history to make a field goal of 50-or-more yards...finished the season third in the WAC and 10th in the nationin field goals (1.58) and third in the WAC and 14th nationally in scoring(9.2)...kicked three field goals to help the Warriors upset 18th-rankedFresno State on Oct. 26...also had a string of eight-straight field goals.22000000:: Redshirted.PPrreepp:: A 2000 graduate of Kamehameha Schools in Honolulu...earned threeletters in football...named first team all-state as a senior...a first-team all-league pick as a junior...also earned second-team all-league honors as apunter in 1998...coached by former UH assistant coach Kanani Souza. PPeerrssoonnaall:: Born Jan. 12, 1982, in Honolulu...has three brothers, Patrick,David and J. Donovan...also recruited by UNLV...parents are Lynnette andJohn Ayat of Waipahu, Oahu.

Place-Kicking G FGM FGA Pct. Long PAT PATA2001 12 19 29 65.5 55 54 572002 14 15 23 65.2 50 55 562003 14 14 22 63.6 48 30 382004 12 10 14 71.4 56 46 52Totals 52 58 88 65.9 56 185 203

22000044:: Played in all 12 games, started eight...led the team with 106 carriesfor 662 yards, the most in a single season in the June Jones era, and sixtouchdowns...also caught 34 passes for 273 yards and a score...eclipsed the100-yard mark twice, including a career-high 150 yards against Nevada(Oct. 9)...gained 101 yards on 14 carries at Fresno State (Nov. 12)...ranks17th on the UH career rushing list with 1,157 yards...earned the team’sWarrior Club Award on offense.22000033:: Played in all 14 games...had six starts on the year, including three ofthe last four games...finished second on the team in rushing with 405yards on 54 carries...led all running backs with a 7.5 ypc average...also ledall backs with 33 catches for 363 yards and two TDs...returned six kickoffsfor 88 yards and two punts for nine yards...compiled 865 all-purpose yardsfor the season, fourth on the team...first touchdown of the season came ona 1-yard reception vs. Fresno State (Oct. 11)...the next week at LouisianaTech (Oct. 18), scored the game-winning touchdown on a 17-yard catch-and-run with less than four minutes left...totaled 179 all-purpose yards,including a career-high 138 yards receiving on eight receptions in win overUTEP (Oct. 25)...rushed for career-high 60 yards, including a 36-yarddash in win over Army (Nov. 22)...carried the ball a season-high seventimes and had 56 yards, while adding three catches for 43 yards in winover Alabama (Nov. 29)...also gained 119 all-purpose yards and scored thegame-winning touchdown on an eight-yard run (in third overtime period)against Houston in Sheraton Hawai‘i Bowl (Dec. 25).22000022:: Played in eight games as a return specialist and part-time runningback...second on the team with 18 kickoff returns for 444 yards...amassed90 yards and three touchdowns on 16 carries rushing and 36 yards on twocatches receiving...rushed for a season-high 49 yards and two touchdownsat Boise State on Oct. 5...also had a career-high 125 yards and averaged41.7 yards on kickoff returns against Eastern Illinois on Aug. 31.22000011:: A member of the scout team. 22000000:: A walk-on at the University of Tennessee where he gained 48 yardson five carries (long of 26) in four games played. PPrreepp:: A 2000 graduate of Nimitz High School in Houston, Texas...letteredin football, track and powerlifting...helped football team to district cham-pionship as a junior. PPeerrssoonnaall:: Born May 10, 1982, in Dallas, Texas...has two sisters, Crystaland Chainti...parents are Michael and Carolyn Brewster of Houston,Texas.

Rushing G Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long2001 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 02002 8 16 99 9 90 5.6 3 342003 14 54 421 16 405 7.5 2 362004 12 106 694 32 662 6.2 6 42Totals 35 176 1,214 57 1,157 6.6 11 42

Receiving G Rec Yards Avg TD Long2001 1 0 0 0 0 02002 8 2 36 18.0 0 292003 14 33 363 11.0 2 442004 12 34 273 8.0 1 31Totals 35 69 672 9.7 3 44

Kickoff Returns No Yards Avg TD Long2002 18 444 24.7 0 602003 6 88 14.7 0 24Totals 24 532 22.2 0 60

Punt Returns No Yards Avg TD Long2003 2 9 4.5 0 7

justinAYATPLACE-KICKER 6-0 201 SENIORW AIPAHU, OAHU KAMEHAMEHA SCHOOLS

michaelBREWSTERRUNNING BACK 5-5 185 SENIORHOUSTON, TX UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE

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22000044:: Played in all 12 games, started four at free safety...amassed 45 totaltackles (27 solo)...posted a career-high eight tackles twice, against FloridaAtlantic (Sept. 4), and at UTEP (Oct. 16)...recovered a fumble against SanJose State (Oct. 23)...also had four PBUs.22000033:: Played in 11 games, primarily on special teams...amassed 10 tackles(7 solo)...recorded three tackles against Army (Nov. 22), including a sack (-9).22000022:: Saw limited action in nine games on special teams.22000011:: Redshirted.PPrreepp:: A 2001 graduate of Centennial High School in Corona, Calif...earned three letters in football...in his senior year, earned all-CIF SouthernSection and first-team all-Mountain View League honors... also named tothe all-county team and was the team’s MVP...as a junior, received second-team all-league and honorable-mention all-county honors and was namedthe team’s offensive player of the year...in his sophomore year, garneredteam MVP honors...member of the CIF Division 5 championshipteam...teammate of fellow Warrior Mike Bass...named a scholar-athlete forthree years...member of the African-American Student Union and theAssociate Student Body.PPeerrssoonnaall:: Born Jan. 25, 1983, in Bakersfield, Calif...also recruited byFresno State, San Jose State, Northern Arizona, and Idaho State...has twobrothers, Dan and Michael, and three sisters, Daysha, Terae, andTeajana...step-uncle is former UH quarterback Michael Carter...parents areTerri Newton of Compton, Calif., and Richard Broadway, Jr., of Corona,Calif.

Defense G UT AT Total TFL Sacks FC FR Int PBU2002 9 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 02003 11 7 3 10 1-9 1-9 0 0-0 0-0 02004 12 27 18 45 0-0 0-0 0 1-0 0-0 4Totals 32 35 21 56 1-9 1-9 0 1-0 0-0 4

22000044:: Started four games before sustaining an ankle injury that has ham-pered him the rest of the season...missed two games and has played limitedroles in the last six games...has 28 tackles (17 solo), including 2.5 for-a-loss(-12) and a sack (-9)...recovered a fumble that led to the go-ahead field goalat Rice (Sept. 18)...also has two quarterback hurries.22000033:: Started all 14 games at “WILL” linebacker...named honorable men-tion all-WAC...led the team in tackles with 121 (71 solo)...tied for secondon the squad in tackles-for-loss with 12 (-45) and sacks with 4.0 (-24)...reg-istered one PBU, seven quarterback hurries and one forced fumble...fin-ished seventh in the WAC in tackles per game (8.6)....recorded double-digittackles in six games, including five straight (Sept. 27-Oct. 25)...posted acareer-high 15 tackles, including one sack (-4) in win over Alabama (Nov.29)...had 14 tackles and one quarterback hurry at Tulsa (Oct. 4) and 10tackles, 2 tackles-for-loss (-13) and one sack (-7) against Rice (Sept.27)...also recorded sacks at Louisiana Tech (Oct. 18) and vs. Boise State(Dec. 6)...a Warrior Club award-winner.22000022:: Played in 11 games, primarily on special teams...amassed 15 tackles,including nine solo...hampered by a knee injury for most of the season. 22000011:: Redshirted.PPrreepp:: A 2001 graduate of St. Louis School in Honolulu...earned three let-ters in football and two in soccer...as a senior, was named a USA Today All-American after leading the team with 97 total tackles and seven sacks...alsonamed to the all-state and all-ILH first teams...in his junior year, earnedThe Honolulu Advertiser and the Honolulu Star-Bulletin State and ILHDefensive Player of the Year honors while guiding team to state champi-onship...recorded 146 tackles and six sacks, earning him All-America, all-state and all-league accolades...as a sophomore, completed season with 89tackles and five sacks... received all-ILH recognition...finished career with332 tackles and 18 sacks...coached by Cal Lee...member of the Pacific Club. PPeerrssoonnaall:: Born Jan. 14, 1983, in Lihue, Kauai...has two brothers, Keolaand Kawai, and one sister, Pilialoha...parents are Corinne and MartinCurnan of Kealia, Kauai.

Defense G UT AT Total TFL Sacks FC FR Int PBU2002 11 9 6 15 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 02003 14 71 50 121 12-45 4-24 1 0 0 12004 12 17 11 28 2.5-12 1-9 0 1 0 0Totals 37 97 67 164 14.5-57 5-33 1 1 0 1

lamarBROADWAYDEFENSIVE BACK 5-11 175 JUNIORCORONA, CA CENTENNIAL H S

ikaikaCURNANLINEBACKER 5-10 221 JUNIORKEALIA, KAUAI KAMEHAMEHA SCHOOLS

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the nation in total offense (349.7) before bowing out to injury.22000000:: Played in 10 games and started nine at quarterback... named WACFreshman of the Year...also an honorable-mention all-WAC pick...startedhis first collegiate game against Tulsa on Sept. 30...guided team to a 3-6record as starting quarterback...broke eight school passing records and tiedone...finished his freshman season ranked eighth in all-time passing andbecame the eighth player in school history to pass for more than 3,000yards in his career...also finished rookie season ranked 10th in total offensewith 2,992 yards...led the team in all passing categories, including attempts(469), completions (245), yards (3,041) and touchdowns (19)...led theWAC in passing yards (3,041) and total offense (299.8)... finished fifth inthe WAC in passing efficiency (112.0)...finished six games with more than300 yards passing...threw for a season-high 403 yards against San Jose Stateon Oct. 28, fourth-best passing performance in school history...threw aschool-record and career-high 64 times against San Jose State on Oct.28...also recorded a season-high 34 completions against the Spartans...fin-ished seven games with multiple passing touchdowns, the last againstUNLV (3) on Dec. 2... threw a career-high three touchdowns twice, the lastagainst UNLV on Dec. 2...responsible for four touchdowns against San JoseState on Oct. 28 (3 passing, 1 rushing).PPrreepp:: A 2000 graduate of St. Louis School in Honolulu...earned three let-ters each in football and basketball...selected a prep All-American by eightmajor organizations and publications...completed 491 passes for 8,115yards and 114 touchdowns in his three-year career...finished career rankedsixth nationally all-time in touchdown passes and 21st all-time in passingyards...a four-year honor student with a 4.3 grade point average as a sen-ior...passed for 64 touchdowns as a senior, one short of the nationalrecord...named C. David Baker National Prep Football Player of the Year bythe Dick Butkus Football Network. PPeerrssoonnaall:: Born Oct. 9, 1981, in Honolulu...has two sisters, Leigh Ann andKalei...also recruited by Washington, Utah, and California ...parents areMary Ann and Levi Chang of Mililani, Oahu.

Passing G Comp Att Int Pct Yards Avg Rtg TD Long2000 10 245 469 19 52.2 3,041 304.1 111.97 19 742001 3 83 140 6 59.3 1,100 366.7 130.86 6 522002 14 349 624 22 55.9 4,474 319.6 122.33 25 722003 13 353 601 20 58.7 4,199 323.0 126.70 29 722004 12 327 556 13 58.8 3,853 321.1 132.53 34 75Totals 52 2,390 1,357 80 56.8 16,667 320.5 124.26 113 75

Rushing G Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long2000 10 23 25 74 -49 -2.1 2 62001 3 9 0 51 -51 -5.7 0 02002 14 39 120 137 -17 -0.4 1 272003 13 43 114 174 -60 -1.4 1 122004 12 34 118 100 18 -1.4 1 22Totals 52 148 377 536 -159 -1.1 5 27

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22000044:: Started all 12 games...a first team all-WAC pick...broke the NCAAcareer passing record on Nov. 6, 2004, in the first quarter againstLouisiana Tech (Nov. 6)...earned WAC Player of the Week honors (Nov.8)... leads the WAC in both passing (321.1) and total offense (322.6, 3rdnationally)...broke the NCAA career record for total offense at Boise State(Oct. 29)...broke the school record for most pass attempts without aninterception earlier this season having thrown 178 times without a pick infour games...tied the school record for most touchdown passes in a quarterwith four in the second against Idaho (Nov. 20)...posted a career-high sixtouchdowns against Idaho (Nov. 20)...is second in the NCAA with 113career touchdown passes...completed 23-of-31 passes for a career-high74.19 percentage against Idaho (Nov. 20)...also recorded a career-high227.05 pass efficiency rating against the Vandals...threw for more than 300yards in eight games and more than 400 in his last two games...threw threeor more touchdowns seven times, four or more three times and sixonce...named team’s Most Valuable Player.22000033:: Played in 13 games, started 11...named honorable mention all-WAC...school’s all-time leader in total offense and passing yards(12,814)...finished second among active leaders in NCAA all-time passingbehind Philip Rivers of NC State (13,009)...is third on the WAC all-timepassing list and needs just 2,218 yards to surpass leader Ty Detmer, alsothe NCAA record holder...led in the WAC and finished sixth in the coun-try in total offense (318.4)...had nine games with 300 yards passing,including 400- and 500-yard performances...set 20 school records... threwfor 353 yards and five touchdowns on 40-of-60 passing to lead UH to winover Fresno State (Oct. 11)...named WAC Offensive Player of the Week onOct. 13...threw for a career-high 534 yards at Louisiana Tech...completed33-of-46 attempts and finished with five touchdowns, including the game-winner to Michael Brewster with less than four minutes left in thegame...finished his junior season by coming off the bench to throw for 475yards and five touchdowns and lead the Warriors to a come-from-behindvictory (54-48 in 3OT) against Houston in the Sheraton Hawai‘i Bowl onDec. 25. 22000022:: Started all 14 games...named second team all-WAC... playedthrough injuries, including a fractured pinky and sprained knee...becameUH’s all-time passing leader in just his 20th career game against Tulsa onOct. 19...also became the school’s all-time leader in total offense in thesame game...passed for a season-high 462 yards at Fresno State on Oct.25...named WAC offensive player of the week (Oct. 28)...broke 16 schoolpassing records and tied two...also broke five school records for totaloffense...led the WAC and finished fourth in the country in total offense(318.4)...led the Warriors to two come-from-behind victories, one atFresno State when he tossed a 13-yard strike to Britton Komine on 4th-and-4 to give the Warriors a 24-21 lead with 2:25 left to play, and the sec-ond against Cincinnati when he left the game with a knee injury and cameback in the fourth quarter to toss a 33-yard touchdown pass to JeremiahCockheran to give the Warriors a 20-19 victory.22000011:: Started the first three games before sustaining a wrist injury (right)in the fourth quarter against Rice on Sept. 29...granted a medical hardshipby the WAC... posted a 1-2 record as the Warrior starter (unable to finishthird game)...completed 83 passes for 1,100 yards and six touchdowns...led

timmyCHANGQUARTERBACK 6-1 196 SENIORW AIPAHU, OAHU ST. LOUIS SCHOOL

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brandonEATONOFFENSIVE LINE 6-2 291 JUNIORHOUSTON, TX W O RTHING HS

22000044:: Started all 12 games...six at right tackle and six at right guard...sec-ond on the team with 30 knockdowns...recorded a career-high sevenknockdowns at Rice (Sept. 18)...has allowed four sacks this season...averag-ing one sack every 147 pass attempts...graded a season-high 88 percentagainst Florida Atlantic (Sept. 4)...averaging 81 percent on the season.22000033:: Played in 12 games, started nine at right tackle...recorded threeknockdowns.22000022:: Played sparingly in five games at left tackle.22000011:: Redshirted.PPrreepp:: A 2001 graduate of Evan E. Worthing High School in Houston,Texas...earned three letters each in football, basketball and baseball...as asenior, earned first-team all-District 17-5A honors and was named theteam’s offensive lineman of the year...in his junior year, received second-team all-district honors...was an honorable-mention all-district pick as asophomore...played in the Texas Blue Chip All-Star game...earned second-team all-district honors in both basketball and baseball...coached in footballby Calvin Burlesson...member of the honor roll during his senior year.PPeerrssoonnaall:: Born Jan. 18, 1983, in Los Angeles, Calif...chose UH overOklahoma, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Kentucky, Kansas State, and LSU...hastwo brothers, Kenneth and Mark...parents are Felicia and Kin Eaton ofHouston, Texas.

22000044:: Played and started 11 games...a first team all-WAC pick...tied for theWAC lead and ninth nationally, averaging 0.45 interceptions pergame...has five interceptions and 12 career interceptions, one shy of theschool record...third in the WAC averaging 1.27 PBUs per game...fifth onthe team with 58 tackles (41 solo)...leads all Warriors with seven PBUs.ended a string of 32 straight starts before missing his first game againstIdaho (Nov. 20) with a hamstring injury...had two interceptions againstFlorida Atlantic (Sept. 4), one that led to the game-tying touchdown...tiedthe school record with three interceptions at UTEP (Oct. 16), one ofwhich he returned 20 yards for a touchdown...recovered a fumble andreturned it for a 21-yard touchdown against Louisiana Tech (Nov. 6)...alsoblocked an extra point attempt against Nevada (Oct. 9)...earned the team’sCaptain’s Award on defense.22000033:: Started all 14 games at left cornerback...named honorable mentionall-WAC...co-led the team with four interceptions and 10 PBUs...finishedtied for fifth in the WAC, averaging 0.29 interceptions per game...finishedfifth on the team in tackles with 78 (59 solo)...had two tackles-for-loss (-5)...nabbed first interception of the year vs. Rice (Sept. 27)...also blocked apotential game-tying field goal attempt by the Owls in the secondhalf...picked-off passes in three straight games, at Nevada (Nov. 15), vs.Army (Nov. 22) and vs. Alabama (Nov. 29)...also recovered a fumble inwin over Crimson Tide (Nov. 29)...recorded a season-high nine tackles vs.Fresno State (Oct. 11)...did not give up a receiving touchdown all season.22000022:: Started 12 games at left cornerback...amassed 68 tackles, sixth on theteam, including 54 solo, five for-a-loss (-18)...had two interceptions thatled to touchdowns, one against Nevada on Oct. 12 and a second againstTulsa on Oct. 19...forced two fumbles, one against Alabama on Nov. 30and a second against Tulane in the ConAgra Foods Hawai‘i Bowl on Dec.25... two blocked field goals, both against Tulane in the ConAgra FoodsHawai‘i Bowl, tied the school record...also had eight PBUs. 22000011:: Played in 11 of 12 games and started six at left cornerback...finishedwith 33 tackles...recovered two fumbles, one against Air Force on Nov. 24and the other against Brigham Young on Dec. 8... recorded his first careerinterception at SMU on Oct. 6.22000000:: Redshirted.PPrreepp:: A 2000 graduate of Crenshaw High School in Los Angeles, Calif...earned two letters each in football and basketball...a two-time all-leagueselection in football...named team MVP in basketball...made the honorroll. PPeerrssoonnaall:: Born March 2, 1982, in Calabar, Nigeria...has four brothers,Oses, Jacob, Solomon, and Isaac Jr., and a sister, Elizabeth...parents areTheresa and Isaac Elimimian of Los Angeles, Calif.

Defense G UT AT Total TFL Sacks FC FR Int PBU2001 11 28 5 33 1-4 0-0 0 2 1 62002 12 54 14 68 4.5-18 0-0 2 0 2 102003 14 59 19 78 1.5-5 0-0 0 1 4 142004 11 41 17 58 3.5-10 0.5-7 0 2 5 12Totals 48 182 55 237 10.5-37 0.5-7 2 5 12 42

abrahamELIMIMIANDEFENSIVE BACK 5-10 185 SENIORLOS ANGELES, CA CRENSHAW HS

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22000044:: Started all 12 games at left tackle...recorded 17 knockdowns...record-ed a career-high four knockdowns against Florida Atlantic (Sept. 4)...hasallowed one-half sacks this season...graded a season-high 89 percent againstFlorida Atlantic (Sept. 4)...averaging 82 percent on the season.22000033:: A converted defensive lineman...played in nine games on the offen-sive line..started eight of the last nine games at left tackle...started onegame at right tackle...recorded eight knockdowns.22000022:: Redshirted.PPrreepp:: A 2002 graduate of Kahuku High School on Oahu...earned two var-sity letters in football...member of back-to-back state championshipteams...named second-team all-state by The Honolulu Advertiser and theHonolulu Star-Bulletin as a senior...an Oahu Interscholastic Association RedDivision honorable-mention selection...also an honorable-mention all-region pick by Prep Star magazine...also earned two letters each in basket-ball and track and field...participated in shot put and discus. PPeerrssoonnaall:: Born June 15, 1984, in Honolulu...married (Nadia)......alsorecruited by Colorado...majoring in business administration...has a brother,Alesana, and three sisters, Sina, Tusiata, and Ceres...parents are Mary Janeand Naturu Esera of Hauula, Oahu.

talaESERAOFFENSIVE LINE 6-3 291 SOPHOMOREHAUULA, OAHU KAHUKU HS

22000044:: Started eight games at center...sat out against Tulsa (Oct. 2) with afoot injury, and three of the last four games with a knee injury...has 12knockdowns...recorded a career-high five knockdowns against Nevada (Oct.9)...has allowed one sack in 589 pass attempts this season...graded a season-high 88 percent twice this season, against Florida Atlantic (Sept. 4) and atRice (Sept. 18)...averaging 83 percent on the season.22000033:: Started 17 straight games at center...recorded 18 knockdowns.22000022:: Played in nine games, started the last three at center. 22000011:: Redshirted.PPrreepp:: A 2001 graduate of Campbell High School on Oahu...lettered oneyear in football...earned all-OIA honors...graduated cum laude. PPeerrssoonnaall:: Born Sept. 9, 1983, in Honolulu...has seven brothers, Victor,Donny, Tui, Harry, Douglas, Vincent, and Terrance, and three sisters,Diane, Lomia, and Desiree...parents are Paiau Lemau and Taulia Faavi ofEwa Beach, Oahu.

derekFAAVIOFFENSIVE LINE 6-0 271 JUNIOR E WA BEACH, OAHU CAMPBELL H S

22000044:: Started 11 games...played in all 12...recorded 32 tackles (13 solo),including 5.5 for-a-loss (-24) and three sacks (-17)...second on the teamwith six quarterback hurries...recorded a career-high eight tackles (2 solo) atRice (Sept. 18).22000033:: Saw limited action in four games...recorded two tackles (both solo).JJuunniioorr CCoolllleeggee:: Attended Fresno City College in California for twoyears...strong and explosive, started two years at defensive tackle...earnedall-conference honors both years...helped FCC to back-to-back 10-1records and Central Valley Conference championships...amassed 33 totaltackles, 12 tackles-for-loss, seven sacks, six pass break-ups, six forced fum-bles and three fumbles recovered in two-year career.PPrreepp:: A 2000 graduate of Kaimuki High School in Honolulu ...earned fourvarsity letters in football....played nose guard as well as offensive guard andtackle...was a second-team all-league selection as a freshman...earned firstteam all-league honors his remaining three seasons...a second-team all-stateselection his junior and senior seasons, while leading Kaimuki to two divi-sion titles...also earned two varsity letters in basketball. PPeerrssoonnaall:: Born Aug 18, 1981...also recruited by Oregon, Oregon State, SanDiego State, Florida State and Brigham Young...has three brothers, Peter,Damien and Joshua, and a sister, Sammy...raised by his grandmother,Solepu Moi, of Honolulu.

Defense G UT AT Total TFL Sacks FC FR Int PBU2003 4 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 02004 12 31 19 32 5.5-24 3-17 0 0 0 0Totals 16 15 19 34 5.5-24 3-17 0 0 0 0

mattFAGADEFENSIVE LINE 6-2 324 SENIOR HONOLULU FRESNO CITY COLLEGE

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22000044:: Started all 12 games...recorded 34 tackles (21 solo), including 7.5for-a-loss (-16) and to sacks (-11)...matched his career-high six tackles (3solo) against Michigan State (Dec. 4)...recovered a fumble that led to thego-ahead touchdown against Idaho (Nov. 20)...also forced a fumble againstthe Vandals and posted three quarterback hurries...named team’s MostInspirational Player.22000033:: Played in 12 games...recorded a season-high four tackles threetimes...had two sacks, one against Fresno State (Oct. 11) and the second atSan Jose State (Nov. 1)...recovered three fumbles, two that led to field goalsagainst Fresno State (Oct. 11) and UTEP (Oct. 25)...also had a PBU andquarterback hurry.22000022:: Sustained a knee injury in the season-opener against Eastern Illinoison Aug. 31 and received a medical hardship.22000011:: Redshirted the season after undergoing two shoulder surgeries andreceived a medical hardship.22000000:: Played in 11 games, started eight at defensive tackle...finished sec-ond among defensive linemen in total tackles (42)...played injured for theentire season and named the team’s co-Most Inspirational Player...recordeda career-high six tackles three times during the season, the last againstWisconsin on Nov. 25...also had three quarterback hurries.11999999:: Played in 11 games, started two at tackle...finished with 22 tackles,including two for-a-loss (-4)...also had two quarterback hurries and twofumble recoveries... amassed a season-high five tackles against Rice...hadtwo tackles (both solo), including a sack (-7) in the Jeep Oahu Bowlagainst Oregon State.PPrreepp:: A 1998 graduate of Waipahu High School on Oahu...earned four let-ters in track and three in football...football coach was Sam DelosReyes...was an all-star, all-district, and all-state selection in football.PPeerrssoonnaall:: Born Jan. 25, 1980, in Waipahu, Oahu...also recruited byArizona, UNLV, San Diego State, and Utah...has two children...has twobrothers, Iava and Chris, and four sisters, Melania, Alofania, Kuterina, andRosalia...parents are Victoria and Lui Fuga, Sr., of Waipahu, Oahu.

Defense G UT AT Total TFL Sacks FC FR Int PBU1999 11 2 20 22 2-4 0-0 0 2-0 0-0 02000 11 32 10 42 3-8 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 02002 1 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 02003 12 12 9 21 4-15 2-11 0 3-0 0-0 12004 12 21 13 34 7.5-16 2-11 1 1-0 0-0 0Totals 47 67 53 12016.5-43 4-22 1 6-0 0-0 1

22000044:: Played in 11 games...started the last six at middle linebacker...secondon the team in tackles (74), including nine for-a-loss (-21) and 0.5 sacks (-7)...recorded a career-high 15 tackles (13 solo) at Fresno State (Nov.12)...posted double-digits in three games, including the last two...also hadtwo PBUs...forced a fumble that led the the go-ahead touchdown againstLouisiana Tech (Nov. 6).22000033:: Played in one game before sustaining a season-ending knee injury.22000022:: Sat out the season for personal reasons.22000011:: Played in 12 games...amassed 33 tackles, including 22 solo...had asack (-7) against Montana on Sept. 8...forced a fumble against Air Force onNov. 23...also had two quarterback hurries.22000000:: Redshirted.PPrreepp:: A 2000 graduate of Kamehameha Schools in Honolulu…earnedthree letters in football…a two-time all-state and all-league selection.PPeerrssoonnaall:: Born Sept. 3, 1982, in Honolulu…has three sisters…is marriedto the former Kristi Lewis...also recruited by UNLV…has a son,Wynden...parents are Hoku and Wayne Ho‘ohuli of Nanakuli, Oahu.

Defense G UT AT Total TFL Sacks FC FR Int PBU2001 12 22 11 33 1-7 1-7 1 0-0 0-0 02003 1 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 02004 11 41 33 74 9-21 0.5-7 1 0-0 0-0 2Totals 24 64 44 108 10-28 1.5-14 2 0-0 0-0 2

22000044:: Started 10 games...sidelined with an appendectomy for twogames...second among defensive linemen with 46 tackles (24 solo), includ-ing 8.5 for-a-loss (-22) and three sacks (-11)...had his first career intercep-tion at Fresno State (Nov. 12) that led to a touchdown...also had a fumblerecovery against Nevada (Oct. 9) and two quarterback hurries.22000033:: Played in 11 games, primarily on special teams...recorded four tack-les (3 solo), including one for-a-loss at Tulsa (Oct. 4).22000022:: Saw limited action in two games on special teams...recorded onetackle in the season-opener against Eastern Illinois on Aug. 31.22000011:: Redshirted.PPrreepp:: A 2001 graduate of Kaimuki High School in Honolulu...transferredto Kaimuki after attending Kalani High School for two years...earned fourletters in football and basketball...in his senior year, named to the all-statesecond team...as a junior, earned first-team all-OIA White Division hon-ors...received all-OIA Blue Division accolades...coached by RonaldOyama...an honor-roll student.PPeerrssoonnaall:: Born Sept. 7, 1983, in Honolulu...related to the late singer IsraelKamakawiwo‘ole...cousins are former UH players Jay Amina and HoustonAla...has twin sons, Kila Jr. and Kalanikau...mother is Lin Paia ofHonolulu.

Defense G UT AT Total TFL Sacks FC FR Int PBU2002 2 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 02003 11 3 1 4 1-1 0-0 0 0 0-0 02004 10 24 22 468.5-22 3-11 0 1 1-15 1Totals 23 27 25 519.5-23 3-11 0 1 1-15 1

kilaKAMAKAWIWO‘OLEDEFENSIVE LINE 6-3 241 JUNIORHONOLULU KAIMUKI HS

luiFUGADEFENSIVE TACKLE 6-1 294 SENIORW AIPAHU, OAHU W AIPAHU HS

watsonHO‘OHULILINEBACKER 5-11 222 SENIORNANAKULI, OAHU KAMEHAMEHA SCHOOLS

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22000044:: Played in all 12 games...started six at “STUB” linebacker...recorded50 tackles (23 solo), including three for-a-loss (-10) and a sack (-6)...posteda career-high 11 tackles (5 solo) at Rice (Sept. 18)...forced a fumble at Rice(Sept. 18)...also had four quarterback hurries...earned team’s Captain’sAward on special teams.22000033:: Played in 12 games as a full-timer on special teams...saw limitedaction at linebacker...recorded a career-high five tackles at Tulsa (Oct.4)...finished with 17 tackles (14 solo) and two PBUs...threw a 43-yardtouchdown pass to David Gilmore against Fresno State (Oct. 11).22000022:: Played in all 14 games...started one at linebacker...earned theCaptain’s Award on special teams...amassed 26 tackles, including 20 solo,one for-a-loss (-2)...also had a blocked punt that led to a touchdownagainst San Diego State on Dec. 7.22000011:: Played in nine games, primarily on special teams...had eight tack-les...threw his first collegiate touchdown pass to Ashley Lelie (3 yards)against Fresno State on Oct. 26.22000000:: Redshirted.PPrreepp:: A 2000 graduate of Roosevelt High School in Honolulu… earnedfour letters in football and three each in basketball and baseball…namedall-state in football…also a three-time all-league selection in football…athree-time all-league pick in baseball and twice named all-league in basket-ball…helped basketball team to league championship as a senior…memberof the Hawaiian Club.PPeerrssoonnaall:: Born Jan. 27, 1982, in Honolulu…also recruited by San DiegoState and Utah...has a son, Chad Jr., and a daughter, Hina, with wife,Brandie...has an older sister, Shawna…mother is Margurite Kapanui ofHonolulu.

Defense G UT AT Total TFL Sacks FC FR Int PBU2001 9 8 0 8 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 02002 14 20 6 26 1-2 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 02003 12 14 3 17 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 22004 11 23 27 50 3-10 1-6 1 0-0 0-0 0Total 46 65 36 101 4-12 1-6 1 0-0 0-0 2

Passing G Comp Att Int Pct Yards Avg Rtg TD Long2001 9 1 1 0 100.0 3 3.0 455.2 1 32002 14 1 3 0 33.3 70 23.3 229.3 0 702003 12 1 2 0 50.0 43 21.5 395.6 1 432004 11 0 2 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 -Totals 46 3 8 0 37.5 116 14.5 241.8 2 70

22000044:: Played in 11 games...started three...second on the team with 66 car-ries for 309 yards and six touchdowns...also had 15 catches for 117yards...rushed for a season-high 64 yards on 10 carries against Tulsa (Oct.2)...scored multiple touchdowns twice, against San Jose State (Oct. 23) andNorthwestern (Nov. 27).22000033:: Played in first 10 games of the season before missing the last fourwith a knee injury...started six games, including a string of fivestraight...carried the ball 37 times for 247 yards and posted a team-high sixrushing touchdowns...averaged 6.7 yards per carry....also had 20 receptionsfor 154 yards and one touchdown...made first career start at USC (Sept.13) and responded with eight carries for 57 yards and two receptions for 18yards...scored a touchdown in four straight games (vs. Rice, at Tulsa, vs.Fresno State, at La. Tech)...scored first career touchdown on 1-yard plungevs. Rice (Sept. 27)...had 37 yards rushing and two touchdowns in loss atTulsa (Oct. 4)...recorded a career-high 67 yards rushing on seven carries inwin over Fresno State (Oct. 11)...had a 9-yard scoring run as well as a sea-son-long 28-yard gain vs. the Bulldogs... also added a season-high fivereceptions for 34 yards in the game...accounted for both touchdowns inUH’s 13-10 win at San Jose State (Nov. 1)...scored on a 1-yard run late inthe first half, then got his first career receiving touchdown, a 15-yarder, forwhat proved the winning score late in the third quarter against theSpartans...caught two passes for 34 yards before suffering a season-endingknee injury in the first half at Nevada (Nov. 15).CCoolllleeggee:: Attended Dixie College in St. George, Utah, for two years (1998-2000)...did not play football. PPrreepp:: A 1998 graduate of Waianae High School on Oahu...earned two var-sity letters in football...garnered all-league and all-state honors his seniorseason...rushed for 376 yards in one game... helped lead Waianae to OahuInterscholastic Association titles his junior and senior seasons...an honor-roll student. PPeerrssoonnaall:: Born Sept. 4, 1980, in Honolulu...has two brothers, Winston andWade...parents are Gloria and West Keliikipi of Waianae, Oahu.

Rushing G Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long2003 10 37 254 7 247 6.7 6 282004 11 66 317 8 309 4.7 6 21Totals 21 103 571 15 556 5.4 12 28

Receiving G Rec Yards Avg TD Long2003 10 20 154 7.7 1 242004 11 15 117 7.8 0 26Totals 21 35 271 7.7 1 26

chadKAPANUILINEBACKER 6-0 225 SENIORHONOLULU ROOSEVELT H S

westKELIIKIPIRUNNING BACK 6-1 266 SENIORW AIANAE, OAHU W AIANAE HS

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22000044:: Played in 12 games...started 10 at “Z” receiver...third on the teamwith 49 receptions for 744 yards and four touchdowns...ranks sixth in theWAC averaging 62.0 receiving yards per game and seventh in the leagueaveraging 4.08 catches per game...sixth on the UH career list with 2,232receiving yards...caught for a season-high 159 yards and two touchdownsagainst San Jose State (Oct. 23)...also posted a season-high nine catchesagainst the Spartans...posted 147 yards receiving yards against Nevada(Oct. 9).22000033:: Played in 13 games...started nine at “X” receiver and three at “Z”receiver...hampered much of the year with a calf injury... missed only gameof the season at Nevada (Nov. 15)...had at least one catch in all 13 games,extending streak of 14 straight games with a catch...finished third on theteam with 53 catches for 602 yards and five touchdowns...finished eighthin the WAC, averaging 4.08 catches per game...had eight catches for a sea-son-high 112 yards and a touchdown in loss at UNLV (Sept. 29)...connect-ed with Timmy Chang for the longest pass-play of the season, a 72-yardervs. UTEP (Oct. 25)...had four catches for 82 yards, including a 56-yardtouchdown catch in win at Louisiana Tech (Oct. 18)...had six catches for45 yards and a touchdown in regular-season finale vs. Boise State (Dec. 6).22000022:: Played in all 14 games...started seven at “Y” receiver... named honor-able mention all-WAC...amassed 886 yards and 10 touchdowns on 58catches, second on the team...also second on the team with 10 touch-downs...caught for a career-high 238 yards and two touchdowns againstNevada on Oct.12...had a career-high nine catches against Tulsa on Oct.19...had back-to-back 100-yard games against Nevada (238) and Tulsa(140)...caught the game-winning touchdown pass at Fresno State (Oct.25)...finished third on the team in scoring (62 points)...finished sixth inthe WAC and 64th nationally in receiving yards per game (63.3) and ninthin the league and 85th in the country in receptions per game (4.14). 22000011:: Played in one game, the season-opener against Montana on Sept. 8.22000000:: Redshirted.PPrreepp:: A 2000 graduate of Maryknoll School in Honolulu... earned threeletters in football, two in soccer, and one in track... as a member of thePac-Five football team, earned all-state and all-league honors in his senioryear...set state records for receptions in a game (17 vs. Kamehameha),receptions in a season (94) and receiving yards in a season (1,136)... namedto the BTC all-star game...in his junior year, garnered all-ILH accolades...coached by Don Botelho...an honor-roll student.PPeerrssoonnaall:: Born Nov. 18, 1982, in Wichita Falls, Texas...recruited by BYU,Nevada, San Diego, and Western Oregon...has two brothers, Kaimana andJordyn...parents are Bridget and Howard Komine of Mililani, Oahu.

Receiving G Rec Yards Avg TD Long2001 1 0 0 0.0 0 -2002 14 58 886 15.3 10 722003 13 53 602 11.4 5 722004 12 49 744 15.2 4 62Totals 40 160 2,232 13.9 19 72

22000044:: Played in all 12 games at punter...punted 50 times for 1,983 yardsfor an average of 39.7 yards...pinned 13 inside the 20-yard line...had a sea-son-long 55-yarder at UTEP (Oct. 16)...averaged a season-high 44.3 yards(3 for 133) against Northwestern (Nov. 27).22000033:: Appeared in 13 games at punter...recorded 63 punts for an averageof 39.7 yards...19 kicks inside the 20-yard line...recorded seven kicks of 50yards or more...had a season-long 55-yard punt against Fresno State (Oct.11)...named WAC Special Teams Player of the Week on Dec. 1 followinghis performance in a win over Alabama (Nov. 29)...punted eight times,averaging 42.5 yards, and pinned the Crimson Tide inside the 20-yard linesix times...a Warrior Club award-winner.22000022:: Redshirted.PPrreepp:: A 2002 graduate of Centennial High School in Roswell, Ga., wherehe was a three-time letterman in football and two-time in baseball...listedto the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Super 11 watch list...an all-region andall-county pick in junior and senior seasons as both a punter and place-kicker...team’s outstanding special teams player his senior season ...holdsschool record with a 48-yard field goal...averaged 41.0 yards perpunt...longest punt was 68 yards...also played three seasons on the varsitybaseball team as pitcher.PPeerrssoonnaall:: Born Sept. 24, 1982, in Roswell, Ga...has two older brothers...parents are Kathy Milne of Roswell, Ga., and Charles Milne of Duluth,Ga.

Punting No Yards Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd2003 63 2,501 39.7 55 4 11 19 02004 50 1,983 39.7 55 4 3 13 0Totals 113 4,484 39.7 55 8 14 32 0

brittonKOMINEWIDE RECEIVER 5-10 188 SENIORHONOLULU M A RYKNOLL SCHOOL

kurtMILNEPUNTER 6-0 196 SOPHOMOREROSWELL, GA CENTENNIAL H S

22000044:: Played in eight games...started seven at “WILL” linebacker...fourthon the team with 58 tackles (26 solo), including 5.5 for-a-loss (-28) andtwo sacks (-23)...recorded his first career interception against Nevada (Oct.9) that led to a touchdown...also had a forced fumble and fumble recovery,and posted a career-high 11 tackles (3 solo) against the Wolf Pack...posted10 tackles (2 solo) at Rice (Sept. 18)...missed four games with a hamstringinjury.22000033:: Played in 11 games...started all 11 at long snapper...amassed 11tackles (5 solo)...recorded a career-high three tackles against AppalachianState (Aug. 30).22000022:: Played in all 14 games...started all as long snapper...amassed six tack-les, four solo, as a full-timer on special teams...earned the Scout Award ondefense.22000011: Redshirted.PPrreepp:: A 2001 graduate of St. Louis School in Honolulu...earned three let-ters in football, two in soccer and one in basketball...a two-time all-starpick in football...also a two-time Student of the Month honoree...memberof the Samoan Club.PPeerrssoonnaall:: Born May 7, 1982, in Honolulu...has a brother, Tau...sisters Tuiand Mia played soccer for the Rainbow Wahine...has three children...par-ents are Jo Anne and Tuitoga Moe of Honolulu.

Defense G UT AT Total TFL Sacks FC FR Int PBU2002 14 4 2 6 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 02003 11 5 6 11 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 02004 8 26 32 58 5.5-28 2-23 1 0-0 1-0 1Totals 33 35 40 75 5.5-28 2-23 1 0-0 1-0 1

tanuvasaMOELINEBACKER 5-11 210 JUNIORHONOLULU ST. LOUIS SCHOOL

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22000044:: Started nine games...seven at right guard and two at center...sidelinedwith a hamstring injury for three games...third on the team with 24 knock-downs...recorded a career-high seven knockdowns at Rice (Sept. 18)...hasnot allowed any sacks this season...graded a season-high 89 percent twice,against Florida Atlantic (Sept. 4) and Nevada (Oct. 9)...averaging 81 per-cent on the season.22000033:: Played in all 14 games, started 13 games at right guard...second onthe team with 22 knockdowns. 22000022:: Started all 14 games at right tackle...amassed 12 knockdowns. 22000011:: A fourth-team freshman All-American pick by The SportingNews...started all 12 games at right tackle...amassed 12 knockdowns...earned high grades against Miami-Ohio (88 percent) and Air Force (88percent).22000000:: Redshirted.PPrreepp:: A 1999 graduate of Iolani School in Honolulu... earned four letterseach in football and track, and one in wrestling...named all-state and all-league in football.PPeerrssoonnaall:: Born April 8, 1982, in Honolulu...married (Rachel Lee)...choseHawai‘i over Colorado and Oregon...parents are Luisa and Seuseu Moenoaof Honolulu.

uriahMOENOAOFFENSIVE LINE 6-2 336 SENIORHONOLULU IOLANI SCHOOL

kennyPATTONDEFENSIVE BACK 6-0 187 SOPHOMOREALTADENA, CA ST. FRANCIS HS

22000044:: Started nine games at right cornerback...sat out three games with ahamstring injury...sixth on the team with 51 tackles (34 solo)...posted hisfirst career interception against Tulsa (Oct. 2)...recovered a fumble that ledto a touchdown at Rice (Sept. 18)...posted a season-high nine tacklesagainst Florida Atlantic (Sept. 4)...also had two PBUs...earned the team’sScholar-Athlete Award.22000033:: Played in the first three games before sustaining a season-endinghamstring injury...granted a medical hardship by the WAC.22000022:: Played in 11 games...started two at left cornerback...named to WACall-Freshman Team by The Sporting News...amassed 10 tackles, includingone for-a-loss (-4)...picked up a blocked punt and returned it 74 yards fora touchdown against SMU on Sept. 28...also had one PBU.PPrreepp:: A 2002 graduate of St. Francis High School in La Canada,Calif...named Most Valuable Defensive Back of the Mission League as asenior...earned first-team all-CIF as a senior...also named to the SanGabriel Valley all-area team as a senior...amassed 35 tackles, three intercep-tions, four pass break-ups and recovered one fumble as a senior...alsocaught 25 passes for 312 yards and three touchdowns as a receiver...namedthe league’s scholar-athlete with a 3.83 GPA...also a member of the trackand field team...named all-area by Glendale News Press and the PasadenaStar News...also an honorable-mention all-region pick by Prep Star maga-zine...played two seasons of football at Punahou School in Honolulubefore attending St. Francis for his senior year.PPeerrssoonnaall:: Born Jan. 31, 1984, in Northridge, Calif...also recruited byNevada and USC...has a brother, Kerry, and a sister, Kaeli...parents areElizabeth and Eugene Patton of Honolulu.

Defense G UT AT Total TFL Sacks FC FR Int PBU2002 11 7 3 10 1-4 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 12003 3 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 02004 10 34 17 51 0.5-0 0-0 0 1-0 1-0 2Totals 24 42 20 62 1.5-4 0-0 0 1-0 1-0 3

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22000044:: Started all 12 games at “H” receiver...a second team All-America pickas a receiver and punt returner by Sports Illustrated...winner of the MosiTatupu Award...led the team with a school-record 94 catches for 1,167yards and team-high 15 touchdowns...led the Warriors with 31 puntreturns for 441 yards and a school-record four touchdowns...led the teamwith 114 points and averaged 138.5 all-purpose yards...caught for a career-high 283 yards against Michigan State (Dec. 4)...posted a season-high 13catches twice...eclipsed the 100-yard mark three times with 182 yardsagainst Tulsa (Oct. 2), 155 yards against Northwestern (Nov. 27), and 293against the Spartans...caught multiple touchdowns in four games...scoredthree or more touchdowns in five games, including a school-record fiveagainst San Jose State (Oct. 23) and four against Northwestern (Nov. 27)and Michigan State (Dec. 4)...also posted a season-high 301 all-purposeyards against the Spartans...ranks fourth nationally in receptions per game(7.83) and ninth in receiving yards per game (98.0)...also ranks 14thnationally in punt return average (14.2), and is tied for ninth in scoring,averaging 9.5) points per game...earned team’s Captain’s Award on offenseand Warrior Club Award on special teams.22000033:: First-team all-WAC selection...appeared in 11 games, starting 10 at“H” receiver...missed two games (vs. Rice, at Tulsa) due tosuspension...posted a team- and conference-high 85 catches and was secondin the league with 1,134 receiving yards...co-led the team with nine touch-down catches...led the WAC and ranked second in the nation in receptionsper game (7.73)...led the WAC and ranked eighth in the nation in receiv-ing yards per game (103.1)...also led the team and finished sixth in theWAC in all-purpose yards, averaging 118.3 yards per game...finished theseason ranked ninth all-time in receiving yards (1,741) at UH, third all-time in both kickoff return (1,309) and all-purpose yards (3,595), andeighth in punt return yards (483)...caught a pass in 21 straight gamesplayed...has scored in seven games...compiled double-digit receptions threetimes, including a school-record 14 receptions vs. Army (Nov. 22)...fin-ished with a season-high 168 yards receiving and one touchdown vs. theBlack Knights...hit the century mark in receiving four times, including astring of three straight...had eight catches for 162 yards and a touchdownat Louisiana Tech (Oct. 18)...had 12 catches for 164 yards and a touch-down at Nevada (Nov. 15)...had nine catches for 149 yards, including acareer-long 62-yard reception at San Jose State (Nov. 1)...recorded 10catches for 98 yards and two touchdowns at USC (Sept. 13)...also had apair of touchdowns in win over Fresno State (Oct. 11)...returned only kick-off of the season for 25 yards in first game vs. Appalachian State (Aug.30)...appeared as punt returner in four games...totaled 136 yards on 14returns...posted a season-high six punt returns for 68 yards, including a 24-yard return vs. Appalachian State (Aug. 30)...also had six yards rushing ontwo carries.22000022:: Played in 10 games...started six at “H” receiver...suffered a kneeinjury against Nevada on Oct. 12 that kept him out of four WACgames...finished fourth on the team with 550 receiving yards and twotouchdowns on 47 catches...caught for a career-high 182 yards on 11receptions against SMU on Sept. 28...tied the school record with 12 catch-es at Boise State on Oct. 5...served as primary return specialist after comingback from injury...led the team with 17 punt returns for 131 yards and 477yards on 19 kickoff returns.

22000011:: Played in 10 of 12 games and started five as return specialist...earnedfreshman All-America honors by the Football Writer’s Association ofAmerica...broke two NCAA records for most combined return yards in agame (342) and most yards on kickoff returns (249), both against BrighamYoung on Dec. 8...also tied the NCAA record for most return touchdownsin a game with two (1 punt, 1 kickoff ) against Brigham Young on Dec.8...named WAC Special Teams Player of the Week for his performanceagainst Air Force when he returned a kickoff 100 yards for atouchdown...broke the school record with nine kickoff returns for 233yards, a 25.9 average, against Miami-Ohio on Nov. 17...led the WAC andranked second in the nation in kickoff return average (33.6)...finished sec-ond on the team in all-purpose yardage (113.1)...also caught five passes for57 yards and one touchdown, and gained 51 yards on three carries and atouchdown rushing. 22000000:: Redshirted. PPrreepp:: A 2000 graduate of Roosevelt High School in Honolulu...earned fourletters in football, three in basketball, two in baseball and one in track...as asenior, received all-OIA White Division first-team and honorable mentionall-state honors playing wide receiver...garnered first-team all-OIA RedDivision and all-state honorable mention accolades during his sophomoreyear...member of the OIA championship basketball team as a senior...coached in football by Les Parrilla...an honor-roll student who graduatedcum laude. PPeerrssoonnaall:: Born April 3, 1982, in Honolulu...has a son, Chad Jr., with wife,Rena...has one brother, Chase, and one sister, Charlie...parents areCharmaine and James Voss of Honolulu.

Receiving G Rec Yards Avg TD Long2001 10 5 57 11.4 1 172002 10 47 550 11.7 2 512003 11 85 1,134 13.3 9 622004 12 94 1,176 12.5 15 75Totals 43 231 2,917 12.6 27 75

Rushing G Rush Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long2001 10 3 51 0 51 17.0 1 332002 10 3 5 0 5 1.7 0 32003 11 2 6 1 6 3.0 0 72004 12 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0Totals 43 9 62 1 62 7.8 1 33

Kickoff Returns No Yards Avg TD Long2001 24 807 33.6 2 1002002 19 477 25.1 0 632003 1 25 25.0 0 252004 2 45 22.5 0 28Totals 46 1,354 29.4 2 100

Punt Returns No Yards Avg TD Long2001 18 216 12.0 1 742002 17 131 7.7 0 382003 14 136 9.7 0 242004 31 441 14.2 4 76Totals 80 924 11.6 5 76

chadOWENSWIDE RECEIVER 5-9 177 SENIORHONOLULU ROOSEVELT H S

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22000044:: Started all 12 games at safety...leads the team with 111 tackles (69solo)...is the only player in triple digits...has six tackles-for-loss (-27) and asack (-7)...second on the team with four interceptions...interception againstNevada (Oct. 9) and San Jose State (Oct. 23) led to field goals...intercep-tion against Northwestern halted the last-minute drive to preserve theWarrior win...leads the team with three forced fumbles...posted a career-high 16 tackles at Boise State (Oct. 29)...posted 10 or more tackles fivetimes...second on the team with five PBUs...also has four quarterback hur-ries.22000033:: Appeared in 13 games...starting safety through the first sevengames...had 66 tackles (40 solo), five PBUs, one fumble recovery and oneblocked kick...tied his career-high with eight tackles at Louisiana Tech(Oct. 18)...also blocked a kick vs. the Bulldogs...had five tackles and a fum-ble recovery vs. Rice (Sept. 27).22000022:: Played in nine games, started one at free safety...hampered by anabdominal injury for most of the season...amassed 25 tackles, 15solo...compiled a career-high eight tackles against San Diego State on Dec.7...had one fumble recovery against Alabama...also three PBUs. 22000011:: Granted a medical hardship by the WAC...played in one gameagainst Rice on Sept. 29 before suffering from knee injuries. PPrreepp:: A 2000 graduate of Kahuku High School on Oahu...lettered in trackand football...a two-time first-team all-state and all-league pick in foot-ball...named team’s top defensive player as a senior...helped team to RedDivision championships as a junior and senior...coached by SiuakiLivai...member of the Tahitian Club. PPeerrssoonnaall:: Born Dec. 26, 1981, in Fagaalu, American Samoa...has a brother,Vern, and three sisters, Vernice, Mariaha, and Jaclyn...also recruited byArizona State, Brigham Young, Utah State, Oregon State and WashingtonState...parents are Phyllis and Leonard Peters Sr., of Laie, Oahu.

Defense G UT AT Total TFL Sacks FC FR Int PBU2001 2 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 02002 9 15 10 25 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 32003 13 40 26 66 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 52004 12 69 42 111 6-27 1-7 3 1 4-20 9Totals 36 124 78 202 6-27 1-7 3 3 4-20 17

leonardPETERSDEFENSIVE BACK 6-1 184 JUNIORLAIE, OAHU KAHUKU HS

22000044:: Started 11 games at defensive end...played in all 12...hampered by achest injury...third on the team with 69 tackles (42 solo)...leads the team insacks with six (-49) and tackles-for-loss with 15.5 (-71)...ranks fifth in theWAC averaging 1.33 TFL per game and tied for sixth in sacks averaging0.5 per game...also leads the Warriors with seven quarterbackhurries...forced a fumble that led to a touchdown at Rice (Sept. 18)...alsoblocked a PAT attempt against Louisiana Tech (Nov. 6)...posted a season-high nine tackles (4 solo) against Northwestern (Nov. 27)...earned theteam’s Warrior Club Award on defense.22000033:: Played in 11 games at defensive end...missed three games due to aninjured elbow...finished with 40 tackles (23 solo), including five tackles for-a-loss (-24) and 3.5 sacks (-22)...finished second on the team with ninequarterback hurries...recorded at least one tackle in 10 of 11 games...hadseven tackles, two for-a-loss (-7) and one sack (-5) in first career start atLouisiana Tech (Oct. 18)...posted a career-high 12 tackles, two sacks (-14)and three quarterback hurries in win over UTEP (Oct. 25)...named WACDefensive Player of the Week on Oct. 27.22000022:: Sat out in order to meet the year residency requirement for eligibili-ty. PPrreepp:: A 2002 graduate of Leone High School in Leone, AmericanSamoa...played three positions, including defensive end, wide receiver andtight end...a three-time all star...named a Samoan International first-teamall-star...also participated in basketball, volleyball and track and field...com-peted in the high jump and long jump in track...earned MVP and all-starhonors in basketball...regarded as the best athlete coming out of Samoa hissenior year. PPeerrssoonnaall:: Born Feb. 5, 1984, in Pago Pago, American Samoa....also recruit-ed by Oregon, Fresno State and Western Kentucky...related to formerWarrior and San Diego Charger Alvis Satele and current teammatesHercules and Samson Satele...has two brothers, Edward and Amani, andtwo sisters, Meleisha and Marsalee...parents are Sauimoana Majorie andMelila Merrill Purcell of Pago Pago, American Samoa.

Defense G UT AT Total TFL Sacks FC FR Int PBU2003 11 23 17 404.5-24 3.5-22 0 0 0 12004 12 42 27 6915.5-71 6-49 1 0 0 4Totals 23 65 44 109 20-95 9.5-71 1 0 0 5

melilaPURCELLDEFENSIVE LINE 6-4 266 JUNIORPAGO PAGO, AMERICAN SAMOA LEONE HS

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22000044:: Started all 12 games, 10 at left guard and two at center...a secondteam all-WAC pick...led the team with 38 knockdowns...has allowed threesacks this season...averaging one sack every 196 pass attempts...posted aseason-high seven knockdowns against Tulsa (Oct. 2)...also earned a sea-son-high 90 percent grade against the Golden Hurricane.22000033:: Second-team all-WAC selection...Scripps/FWAA first-teamFreshman All-American...started all 14 games (first game of the year at lefttackle and 13 straight at left guard)... recorded a team-high 48 knock-downs....gave up one sack (vs. Houston) in 754 pass attempts.... compileda career-high nine knockdowns at Louisiana Tech (Oct. 18)... Warrior Clubaward-winner.22000022:: Redshirted.PPrreepp:: A 2002 graduate of Kailua High School on Oahu...led Kailua to ashare of the Oahu Interscholastic Association championship... first-teamall-state selection by the Honolulu Star-Bulletin and The HonoluluAdvertiser as a senior...also named first-team OIA Red Division all-star...listed as a high school All-American by Prep Star magazine as one ofthe top 20 best offensive linemen in the West...earned the Top OffensiveLineman Award at the 2001 Maverick Football clinic...also earned threeletters in basketball...honorable mention all-league during his junior andsenior seasons and team MVP for junior year...earned three varsity lettersin track and field...participated in shot put and discus...team MVP for jun-ior season...named school’s Athlete of the Year for 2000-01.PPeerrssoonnaall:: Born Nov. 29, 1984, in Kailua, Oahu...also recruited by BYU,Oregon, Utah, Nebraska and Washington...nephew of former Warrior andSan Diego Charger, Alvis Satele, and former Rainbow Wahine volleyballplayer, Lee Ann Pestana...has two sisters, Tiatti and Pricilla...parents areNorine and Faalata Satele of Kaneohe, Oahu.

samsonSATELEOFFENSIVE LINE 6-2 278 SOPHOMOREKANEOHE, OAHU KAILUA H S

22000044:: Played in all 12 games...started seven at “Y” receiver...fourth on theteam with 49 catches for 430 yards and four touchdowns...caught for a sea-son-high 83 yards and two touchdowns (5 receptions) at UTEP (Oct.16)...caught at least one pass in all but one game.22000033:: Started the last 13 games at “Y” receiver...finished with 43 catchesfor 462 yards and four touchdowns...caught a pass in 12 of 13 games...aver-aged 10.7 yards per catch...had six catches for 71 yards and a pair of touch-downs in win over Rice (Sept. 27)...made first career touchdown reception,an 8-yarder, vs. the Owls, followed by his second touchdown less than twominutes later...had best game of the season vs. Fresno State (Oct. 11) with acareer-high nine catches for 115 yards and a touchdown.22000022:: Sustained a knee injury and earned a medical hardship. 22000011:: Played in five games...caught two passes for 13 yards in limitedaction.22000000:: Played in five games, started one...caught eight passes for a career-high 75 yards in his first start against Tulsa on Sept. 30...saw limited timeafter that game and finished the season with 11 catches for 101 yards.PPrreepp:: A 2000 graduate of St. Louis School in Honolulu...earned three let-ters in football and four in wrestling...a three-time prep All-American...earned all-state honors three times...also earned all-league hon-ors as a return specialist...caught 115 passes for 1,446 yards and 27 touch-downs as a senior...gained over 5,000 all-purpose yards in high schoolcareer. PPeerrssoonnaall:: Born April 2, 1981, in Kailua, Oahu...has four brothers, Kainoa,Bert, Kyle and Timmy, and a sister, Justina...also recruited by Utah,Washington State, and Alabama...has a son, Harvey, and a wife(Domonique)...parents are Guylyn Ornellas and Hulu Taniguchi ofKahuku, Oahu.

Receiving G Rec Yards Avg TD Long2000 5 11 101 9.2 0 162001 5 2 13 6.5 0 92003 13 43 462 10.7 4 332004 12 39 430 11.0 4 30Totals 35 95 1,006 10.6 8 33

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By Dave ReardonStar-Bulletin

Melila and Sauimoana Purcell of Pago Pago,American Samoa, planned to spend a lot of timethis fall traveling and watching their sons, Melilaand Amani, play college football.

That changed, though, when Melila, thefather, was called to duty. He is a U.S. ArmyReserves staff sergeant in the 29th Brigade.Members of the unit from throughout Hawaiiand the Pacific Rim reported to SchofieldBarracks on Tuesday for training in preparationfor deployment to Iraq.

"He's got two months of training, gettingready to go to Iraq," said Melila, the son, a start-ing junior defensive end at the University ofHawaii. "There were a lot of plans this year, me,my brother (Amani, who plays at Penn State),the rest of our family. That's all changed nowand I'm down a little about it. But we just haveto hope everything will be OK."

His father is a 30-year veteran of theReserves, but Purcell said he will still worryabout him as he prepares for war.

"I'm kind of scared a little. Our family'sworking through it. It was a surprise. We have tosupport him, pray for him and hope everythinggoes well," he said.

Purcell said he is trying to arrange to meetwith his father before he leaves for Iraq.

"He can't leave base, so I have to go toSchofield and see him," he said.

UH senior receiver Britton Komine is inthe Army ROTC program. While some cadetsare members of Reserve and National Guardunits, his status is unaffected. He will be com-missioned a second lieutenant in the Army upongraduation next spring, Komine said.

"Then I probably train for a year," saidKomine, who plans to be a helicopter pilot. "Soif I am deployed, it's probably two years fromnow."

Komine, the most versatile of the Warriors'receivers, injured his left hamstring yesterdaymorning and sat out most of the three-hourpractice.

"It's mostly fatigue. Today was real hot andI pushed it too much," Komine said. "I'll restthis afternoon and see how it feels tomorrow.Right now I have to think about the first game."

Komine came into camp second on thedepth chart at right wide receiver behind sopho-more Ross Dickerson. But he is capable of play-ing all four receiver spots, and he has caught 111passes for 1,488 yards and 15 touchdowns thepast two years.

Another senior receiver, slotback GeraldWelch, sat out yesterday with an aching back.

"I hurt my lower back in drills last week. Itwent away, but I woke up the next morningtight. Today I just couldn't do it. Hopefully I'llbe back by tomorrow."

Welch caught 43 passes for 462 yards andfour TDs last year. He is listed as the first back-up to starting "H" receiver Chad Owens.

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By Dave ReardonStar-Bulletin

How well does Hawaii know Tim Chang?We're not talking about his family, friends,

teammates and coaches, but Hawaii, the state ingeneral. The fan who buys season tickets, or payper view, or goes to one game a year.

Chang has been one of the biggest sportsfigures here since even before he became theHawaii quarterback in 2000, way before hisname was prefaced by the words HeismanTrophy candidate. When he truly was "Timmy"to just about everyone, and not yet "Tim,"which he admits to preferring when pushed.

Now and then the public gets glimpses ofhis accommodating, happy-go-lucky personality,the way he loves to interact with children andfans in general, or the charming, joking personathat comes across in TV interviews.

As he closes in on the all-time career col-lege passing record, he will be a more visible fig-ure nationally than even Michelle Wie.

But how well does the state really know theyoung man?

The surprising answer is, "Not as well asyou might think."

Especially in Hawaii, we like to think weknow our sports heroes, because often they looklike us, or talk like us, and we're different thanthe rest of the nation. But most people, evenlocal people, don't know Chang. They watchhim.

They watch Chang while he operatesenclosed in a plastic shell, surrounded by hugebodyguards, entertaining crowds of thousands

on Saturday nights. Then they watch him smileand talk about these deeds all week in 30-secondsound bites.

Taken from Chang's perspective, more than100 other Division I starting quarterbacks sharea similar experience, but that doesn't make itany less of a bizarre existence for a college stu-dent. And even most of them are not the water-cooler and lunch-pail talk of an entire state eachfall.

Questions about his personal life receivepolite rebuffs.

"I don't mind talking about anything hav-ing to do with football," he said. "But there aresome things I prefer to keep to myself."

That doesn't make him unique. The thingthat really makes him a little different than theothers (besides his Chinese surname), is that heis a walking, talking contradiction -- not in abad way, but in an interesting way -- and alwayshas been since he walked onto the Manoa cam-pus four years and 12,814 yards ago.

His physical courage has been questionedso many times, it's become a cliche. (And that'spartly his own fault when he names a bracedesigned for the small finger on his throwinghand his "pinkie pillow.") But he has led histeam to several comeback wins, including oncewith a badly sprained knee.

His mental toughness has also come underfire; he was booed and benched, ironically, dur-ing Hawaii's biggest win of the season last year,against Alabama. The normally gregariousChang retreated to his inner circle of family andclose friends. Then he came back, off the bench,to lead the Warriors to a Hawaii Bowl victory,and he became the state's favorite son onceagain.

Shaking the horrific slump also showedsomething to his teammates and coach JuneJones, but it is something they say they alreadyknew -- that Chang is a leader.

"I fall into that category of lead by exam-ple," he said. "I do get vocal on Saturdays. And Ithink a lot of people don't see how focused I

get, like with tape and studying, as the gameapproaches."

Chang has proven he is resilient. He goesinto his final season optimistic yet knowing, say-ing the right "team-first" things when askedabout the record and the individual honors.

"He handles (the attention) really well,"teammate Chad Owens said. "We don't eventalk about the record. It's just something thatwill happen. I don't think anyone else couldhandle this situation like Timmy Chang."

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On life without football"I'd probably be a coach in some sport. I grewup playing baseball and basketball. At SaintLouis I concentrated on playing football becausethat was my best chance at a scholarship."

On pressure"There's always pressure. For us, we've had avery good team for a couple of years. We win,and people expect us to continue to win. Theway we deal with it is not thinking about it. Weconcentrate on simple things we have controlover."

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On style"Everyone on the team is unique, we all haveour trademarks, our habits. Of course you can'tlet individual things be above the team, but usu-ally style is fun."

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By Dave ReardonStar-Bulletin

Three years and 100 pounds ago, Matt Faga wasknown as "Rocky."

The Hawaii senior defensive tackle doesn'tcare for the name. It's what they called him atFresno City College, where he played for twoyears before returning to the islands.

"When I first went to Fresno, our D-linecoach called out 'Matt,' and about six of usturned around," Faga said. "He gave me thename Rocky. I prefer Matt. In Fresno there wereabout 16 Matts."

The funny thing is, Faga is much morerock-like at 6-feet-2 and a relatively svelte 317pounds than he ever was at Fresno -- or last fall,in his first season of eligibility at UH. And heworked as hard as the movie boxer "Rocky" toget into real football shape.

Faga, who played just a few downs in fourgames last year, makes his first start for theWarriors tomorrow, against Florida Atlantic.

He's one of five defensive players startingtheir first game in UH's revamped defense. TheKaimuki graduate said he's ready, but admitsbeing nervous.

"I have butterflies going into this game,and I don't really know what to expect," Fagasaid.

Coach June Jones thinks Faga will do fine.He gushes about many of his players, but it'sobvious Faga falls into a special category.

"He's been a real leader," Jones said."Worked probably harder than anyone we'vehad. I know he'll be real excited to get somegame time because he's put in so much to get tothis point."

Faga has changed more than his body,defensive line coach Vantz Singletary said.

"Matt is starting to be more vocal. He'sreally communicating with all the guys up front.He's leading in his own little way. Normallyguys at the tackle position don't speak out.We've got two guys doing it."

The other tackle is senior Lui Fuga, whomFaga credits for helping him get in shape andimprove his technique.

"And he took me on the side and helpedme. I learned that at 400 pounds you really can'tmove. You can hold the point, but you can't getto the ball. We have to be fast to the ball. Reactfaster. That's what I'm trying to do."

The biggest influence in Faga's life is hisgrandmother, So'olepu Moi.

"She did the most for me growing up inPalolo," Faga said. "She's one of the main rea-sons I'm working hard, so I can have a chance toget into the NFL and put her in a nice house."

Singletary said pro football is not out ofFaga's reach, as long as he continues on his cur-rent path.

"Not at 400 pounds. They're cutting guysin the NFL because of too much weight, the riskfactor," Singletary said. "He has a chance at hisweight now. He just has to go out and execute,make plays. Scouts are already starting to askabout him, because there aren't enough bigguys. And here's a guy who's athletic, can move,he's smart and has a personality. I saw his chal-lenges and struggles, remember taking himdown to the scale when he didn't believe heweighed 400. He's come a long way."

Faga thought about staying at Fresno afterjunior college and playing for Fresno State.

"It was a tough decision. Being away fromhome was a new beginning, an experience forme. But I'd rather play here in front of my fami-ly, especially my grandmother," he said.

Faga also enjoys talking to students at ele-mentary schools, especially in underprivilegedareas.

"I just try to tell them about my experi-ences, that I came from a place like them," hesaid.

Faga's weight loss is largely due to theAtkins Diet, which denies him his favorite food,rice.

He dreams of scoops and scoops of rice.Mounds of it.

"I'll tell you this: If I have a good game,I'm going to eat some rice," Faga said.

Then he won't have another serving untilSept. 18 -- when the Warriors play at Rice.

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Sunday, September 5, 2004

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By Dave ReardonStar-Bulletin

If it was Florida, Florida State, heck, evenCentral Florida, things might not look so badright now.

But Hawaii's season-opening 35-28 loss lastnight at Aloha Stadium was to Florida Atlantic.

And while the Owls from Boca Ratonproved they are a good team, not too manyexpected them to beat the Warriors.

FAU, 19- to 24-point underdogs going in,stuck with the Warriors all night, and then stuckit to them in overtime.

"I hope everybody understands that thistype of loss hurts," UH coach June Jones said.Perhaps the understatement of the young collegefootball season to date.

The Warriors have been down this darkpath before, losing their 2000 season opener toPortland State 45-20. That had to sting evenmore, since it was to Jones' alma mater. Andwhat happened after was ugly, a 3-9 nightmareseason that so far is the only losing one in Jones'5-year tenure.

"But it's just one game, we'll come back.You kind of learn from it, and our guys willlearn from it," Jones said.

The lessons have to come quickly, as twoweeks before the Western Athletic Conferenceopener at Rice suddenly doesn't seem likeenough time to correct everything that needs fix-ing.

Quarterback Tim Chang and the rest of thestate can put any Heisman Trophy hopes on theway, way back shelf. Although his touchdown(two) to interception (zero) ratio was good,Chang didn't do what he needed to do, what hehas done in the past, and what he had chancesto do: Win the game at the end.

Chang could only complete one pass for 7yards, to Gerald Welch, in four downs in over-time after FAU's Doug Parker scored on a 7-yard run.

"We killed ourselves," Chang repeated overand over..

Chang was often off-target, and severalnormally sure-handed receivers dropped ballswhen they were wide open.

Hawaii sophomore wide receiver RossDickerson ran ahead of Florida Atlantic defen-sive back Rickey Bethel during the third quarterof the Owls' victory over the Warriors last nightat Aloha Stadium.

"We had a lot of things that happened thatnormally don't happen," Jones said. "And youcan't have them happen against a good team."

Chang finished with 302 yards passing on38 completions in 64 attempts. But the Owlsfinished with the biggest win in their four yearsof existence.

"This was another step up the ladder togreatness I hope," Owls coach HowardSchnellenberger said. "We've got a long way togo, but this was a big step."

FAU trailed from the end of the first quar-ter until the final 23 seconds of regulation.That's when quarterback Jared Allen completeda 31-yard touchdown pass to AnthonyCrissinger-Hill on fourth-and-11, tying the scoreat 28-28.

Crissinger-Hill finished with 15 receptionsfor 183 yards and two TDs. Allen completed 28of 44 passes for 291 yards and two touchdowns.

After the TD stunned a crowd of around30,000 (with 39,390 tickets distributed), UHgot a miracle of its own. Tony Akpan blockedthe extra-point try by Mark Myers that probablywould have won the game.

The Warriors got the ball at their own 45after the kickoff, and Chang tried three longpasses, all incompletes, before time expired, set-ting up overtime.

The Owls, who left Hurricane Francesbehind them in Florida, played inspired football,hanging in against a school that has fielded ateam 92 more years than they have.

"Our defense had a very good scheme,"Schnellenberger said. "They didn't run a tightend, so you don't need big guys in the second-ary. It's more like playing a game of touch.You've got to keep their quarterback from com-pleting 70 percent of his passes and four or fivetouchdowns."

As for his team's ferocious hitting:"Force is mass times velocity squared.

These kids know all about that now," saidSchnellenberger, who was part of four nationalchampionship teams and built this one from theground up.

It didn't matter that the game ended at4:11 a.m., Eastern Daylight Time. And it didn'tmatter that many of the Owls had the safety offamily and friends in at least the backs of theirminds.

They outplayed UH, and at least oneWarrior admitted it.

"We were playing on fumes. They out-ranus and out-hit us," linebacker Ikaika Curnansaid. "We knew them. We studied them. We hadso many chances."

UH led 14-10 at halftime as Chang threwtouchdown passes to Se'e Poumele and ChadOwens, who both later left the game withinjuries. Poumele had a hamstring pull andOwens returned after hurting his back.Sophomore running back Ryan Stickler alsoinjured his shoulder on the opening kickoff andis day to day.

Both teams had trouble getting on trackoffensively in the early going. Hawaii finallyscored on the last play of the first quarter when

Chang found Poumele crossing the back of theend zone for a 6-yard TD.

Justin Ayat, who had been bothered by asore groin most of preseason camp, made theconversion kick with ease.

The first of Abraham Elimimian's twointerceptions set up the score by giving UH theball at the FAU 17.

The Owls tied it when Allen dove in fromthe 1 at 11:14 of the second quarter. The TDwas set up by a 27-yard pass to Crissinger-Hillon third down at the Hawaii 28.

UH retook the lead on an 11-yard passfrom Chang to Owens in the corner of the endzone. A nice blitz pick-up by running back MikeBass made the play possible. Hawaii led 14-7with 6:33 left before halftime.

On the ensuing kickoff, FAU's Larry Taylorran the ball the length of the field into theHawaii end zone, but the apparent touchdownwas called back as Erik Benson was flagged forblocking in the back.

With time running down in the half, theOwls drove from their own 20 to the UH 22.But on third-and-6, Hawaii's Mel Purcell sackedAllen for a 4-yard loss. Myers then kicked a 43-yard field goal as the half ended.

The Warriors scored on their first posses-sion of the second half, as Michael Brewsterrushed in from 12 yards for the first of his twoTDs behind Brandon Eaton's block, capping an8-play, 75-yard drive. UH led 21-10 at 10:08 ofthe third.

Purcell got his second big sack at 8:14 ofthe third quarter, moving the ball back to theUH 16 and forcing FAU to settle for anotherfield goal by Myers, this one 33 yards.

Ross Dickerson returned the next kickoffto the UH 44, but the Warriors squandered thegood field position with three incomplete passes.A short punt by Kurt Milne then gave FAU theball at its own 34.

The Owls drove steadily and scored on a 3-yard pass to Crissinger-Hill from Allen. A 2-point conversion try by the same combinationslipped off the receiver's fingertips, but FAU hadclosed it to 21-19 at 4:21 of the third quarter.

Hawaii came back with another goodreturn by Dickerson, to the 32, and eventually,another touchdown by Brewster, again behindEaton. This one was a 10-yard run with 1:57 leftin the third quarter, and the Warriors gotbreathing room at 28-19.

FAU had a golden opportunity early in thefourth quarter, as Milne's short punt gave it theball at the Hawaii 25. But the Owls had to settleagain for a field goal -- and Myers had to kick ittwice. After he made it from 44, it was ruled theplay clock had run down to zero, and the Owlswere penalized 5 yards. Myers made it againfrom 49, and UH's lead was cut to 28-22 with11:39 left in the game.

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By Dave ReardonStar-Bulletin

It's not always easy to make a graceful transitionfrom the role of Mr. Spectacular to that of Mr.Dependable, but Hawaii senior slotback GeraldWelch has managed it well.

Welch was nearly as big a star as his formerand current teammate Timmy Chang when bothreceived prep All-America recognition at SaintLouis School. Now, five years later, Welch battlesfor playing time while Chang pursues the all-time NCAA passing yardage record.

Chang has been Welch's teammate andfriend since intermediate school.

"He's so experienced, been in the offense solong. He helps us out in a lot of ways, knowingwhere to go, coming up with big catches, block-ing. He can do it all," Chang said. "He's thekind of guy you love to have as a friend. As aplayer, he has that veteran-ship."

Welch played in Saturday's 35-28 season-opening loss to Florida Atlantic after starter Se'ePoumele was injured in the second quarter.Welch caught five passes for 47 yards, and pro-vided a physical presence in a game thatdemanded it.

"The word I like to use with Gerald is'tough,' " UH receivers coach Ron Lee said ofthe three-time state wrestling champion. "Theywhacked us, they hit us. We lost three or fourreceivers. Gerald's a very nice guy off the field,but he loves the physical game. His blocking wastremendous Saturday. He made some tremen-dous blocks. He took some tremendous shotsand he gave some out."

Warriors coach June Jones said he expectsall the banged up receivers, including Poumele,to be available a week from tomorrow at Rice(UH has a bye this week). That means Welchgoes back to the bench. He is still appreciated bythe head coach, though.

"Gerald's one of the great kids you'll everbe around. When he's called to do his job, hedoes it. He's been a solid, solid player for us,"Jones said.

Welch handles his substitute role well, butit took some getting used to after his stellar highschool career.

"It was kinda tough. I wasn't used to play-ing behind anybody. But when I got here, I wasbehind Craig (Stutzmann). And I didn't helpmyself by coming in overweight," he said.

Welch also suffered a knee injury that kepthim out of action in 2002, and many wonderedif he'd ever become a productive player.

He battled back, and started every gamelast year after Nate Ilaoa's knee injury in the sea-son opener. Despite catching 43 passes for 462yards and four touchdowns, Welch was relegatedto reserve status in the spring and fall camps thisyear.

"He never complains. When you need him,he's right there ready to go," said Lee, who alsocoached Welch in high school. "He's ready whenyou call him and he steps right in."

Welch is close to a degree in history, and ismarried (Dominique) with a son (Harvey) andanother child on the way. He has the game inperspective, but also considers himself fortunateto have another year of football -- whatever hisrole.

"I'm kind of excited I'll get to play morethan I expected. I'm ready, and when (Poumeleand Ilaoa) come back I'll support any decisionCoach makes. Up to then I'm just going to domy part and try to help the team win somehow,"Welch said. "Football helps to take care of myfamily, it put me through school. I'll probablynever play football again after this season. Nottoo many people get school for free, and achance to play football and travel around theUnited States. So I just relish the moments."

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By Dave ReardonStar-Bulletin

HOUSTON » The last time Hawaii lost twofootball games in a row, coach June Jones saidhis team was immature and undisciplined. TheWarriors left Las Vegas a year ago today in disar-ray after a mistake-filled loss to the Rebels thatfollowed a spanking at the hands of eventualnational champion USC.

Last night at Rice Stadium, the Warriorswere outmuscled by Rice, 41-29, and UHbegins the 2004 campaign 0-2. And Hawaii hasanother two weeks to deal with the sting of adefeat, as it did after losing its opener to FloridaAtlantic.

Yes, there were many mistakes last night.Lots of missed tackles and missed opportunitieson offense to go around. But this time, Jonesisn't as down on his players as he was last year.

Last night's post-mortem included no men-tion of a Western Athletic Conference champi-onship, but Jones is confident his team can stillrebound to meet another of its major goals.After all, the group that started out 2-3 in 2003bounced back to beat Alabama and outlastHouston in the Hawaii Bowl on the way to a 9-5 mark.

"I know my guys. They'll play. They'llrespond," Jones said, after the Owls' option flat-tened the Warriors with 405 rushing yards and523 overall. "It hurts to lose, but they'll comeback. I would anticipate that we can still dowhat we said we were going to do, and that's getin that bowl game.

"We said all along that we had to win oneor two on the road," he added. "We can still dothat."

The Warriors will want to start with one ortwo at home, but they can't until Oct. 2 againstTulsa.

"It's terrible. It's hard to get over this kindof thing," said linebacker Tanuvasa Moe, whowas in on 10 tackles. "All we can do is try to getpast it and focus on the next game. But yougotta do it and try to get ready for whoever iscoming up next."

That's what the Warriors said after fallingto FAU on Sept. 4, and they had two weeks toprepare for the next set of Owls, whose wish-bone they manage to contain, if not pull apart,in victories here in 2002 and at Aloha Stadiumin 2003. But this UH defense was not the veter-an group of years past.

They spent much of last night learning onthe job.

"We felt like they were on their heels a lotin the first half," said Rice guard Greg Wilson,who helped pave the way for 234 yards rushingby fullback Ed Bailey, including 143 in the firsthalf. "But in the second half they brought thelinebackers up a little more and they gave usproblems. We adjusted and played to ourstrength."

Hawaii was somehow trailing only 21-13after being manhandled in the first half, andmade some good adjustments at halftime.

"They did a better job in the second halfbecause they'd seen us running the plays overand over, and not just their scout team," Ricecoach Ken Hatfield said.

The Warriors, after Justin Ayat's 25-yardfield goal, even led 29-28 with 10:12 left. ButRice pounded back.

Owls quarterback Greg Henderson rushedfor 135 yards, including three second-halftouchdown runs. His two fourth-quarter TDsregained the lead for Rice (2-0, 1-0 WAC).

Henderson also passed for two touch-downs.

Hawaii lost despite its second consecutivegame with no turnovers, and another good per-formance from quarterback Tim Chang. Hecompleted 34 of 50 for 363 yards and threetouchdowns.

But Chang was sacked five times, and hedidn't come up with big plays late in the gamewhen UH had momentum.

"We came up against a good Rice team,"Chang said. "They did the things they needed todo to win. They've got good guys up front.They're well-coached, well-disciplined. They'vegot good motors and they played well."

Running back Michael Brewster, whoscored two touchdowns against FAU, shinedagain for UH. He scored twice, first on a 6-yardrun that gave UH a 7-0 lead, and then at theend of the third quarter on a 31-yard pass fromChang that made it 28-26, Rice.

Ayat's field goal and Brewster's second TDwere both set up by Owls fumbles. Rice put theball on the ground six times, with UH recover-ing only two.

Jones said he made one of the game'sbiggest mistakes when he opted to try a screenpass on third-and-3 at the Hawaii 17, with theWarriors trailing 34-29 and about 5 minutes leftin the game.

Rice sniffed out the pass to Ross Dickersonand smothered him for a 3-yard loss. Rice tookover at the UH 43 after a short punt, and Baileyand Henderson iced the game with a five-playtouchdown drive that ate most of the rest of theclock.

"The wide-receiver screen, it was a bad callat the time. I guessed wrong. I thought theywere going to dog it, they didn't dog it," Jonessaid.

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Posted on: Sunday, October 3, 2004

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By Stephen TsaiAdvertiser Staff Writer

In a defiant response to its critics and its 0-2start, the University of Hawai'i football teamsurged to a statement-making 44-16 victory overTulsa last night at Aloha Stadium.

Hawai'i slotback Chad Owens leaves a trioof Tulsa defenders in his wake as he heads forthe end zone to complete a 75-yard pass play.

Before an optimistically announced crowdof 41,295, the Warriors left no doubts inimproving to 1-2 overall and 1-1 in the WesternAthletic Conference. The Hurricane fell to 1-5— its only victory against a Division I-AA oppo-nent — and 0-1.

"Came through?" defensive tackle Lui Fugayelled in the jubilant UH locker room. "Webusted through."

The Warriors found gold in every area.Tim Chang, who became the second-most

prolific passer in NCAA history with his firstcompletion, finished 22 of 43 for 378 yards andthree touchdowns. Entering 5 yards behindNorth Carolina State quarterback Philip Rivers'13,484 yards, Chang now has 13,857 passingyards in his NCAA career.

He also has not been intercepted in 181passes, dating to the third quarter of last year'sSheraton Hawai'i Bowl, to break RaphelCherry's school record of 174 passes without aninterception.

"That's nice to know," said Chang, whentold of the record, "but I'm just trying to do mypart."

Slotback Chad Owens contributed threetouchdowns — all crafted the hard way. Hemade a reach-for-the-shoestrings catch ofChang's screen pass, then sprinted the rest of theway to complete a 75-yard scoring play in thesecond quarter. With the scored tied at 13 in thethird quarter, Owens fielded a punt at the 34 onthe right hashmark and, freed by several blocks— the last two administered by Chad Kapanuiand C.J. Allen — bobbed, weaved and then jet-ted for a touchdown.

"Mighty Mouse is back," Kapanui said,referring to Owens' nickname.

Owens said: "It was a team effort. I could-n't do it without the 10 other guys."

But Mouse Davis, who coaches UH's spe-cial teams, said: "What makes a great return is agreat returner. That's the key. He had someblocks, but he found the crease, and it was over."

Hawai'i quarterback Tim Chang scans thesecondary for a receiver in the first quarter.Chang threw three TD passes.

Owens' acrobatic 7-yard reception amongthree defenders made it 37-16, all but endingthe suspense with 5:59 to play.

Justin Ayat, who has finally recovered froma groin injury, converted three field goals,including a school-record-tying 56-yarder in thesecond quarter. Jason Elam, now a DenverBronco, booted a 56-yarder in 1992.

Before Ayat's kick, UH coach June Jonescalled a timeout — a move that proved to worklike antifreeze.

"It kind of settled me down," Ayat said."Coach (Davis) told me not to over-swing, andstroke it through. That's what I did."

UH's rejuvenated defense did the rest. Tocounter Tulsa's motion offense featuring twotight ends, the Warriors traded their playbookfor a history book.

"We went back to the basics," said RichMiano, who coordinates UH's pass defense. "Wewent back to blitzing and being more aggressiveand attacking. The guys responded. They playedfast. Tulsa made plays, but that's because weblitzed so much — that put pressure on our cor-ners — but we made more plays."

Even without their best defensive player —left end Melila Purcell missed the second halfbecause of a stinger — the Warriors repeatedlystormed the eye of the Hurricane's offense.Kilian was sacked five times and hurried onnearly every passing play. Six times he threw outof bounds to avoid a sack.

Tulsa likes to mix it up — draw plays, end-arounds and play-action passes to the tight ends.But UH counter-attacked by blitzing corner-backs, nickelbacks and safeties. Twice, officialsruled Kilian threw incomplete, although televi-sion replays indicated he had fumbled, includinga first-quarter play that should have resulted in aPurcell fumble recovery for a touchdown.

"That definitely was a fumble," safetyLeonard Peters said. "There were some calls thatwent our way and some that didn't. But themain thing is the 'W' ended up going our way."

Fuga, UH's co-captain, said the blueprintscalled for stalking Kilian. In last year's meeting,Kilian was Tulsa's leading rusher, passer andreceiver.

"We were physical," Fuga said. "We blitzed.We dominated that (offensive) line. We used ourregular (defensive) package. Maybe we wereholding back in the first two games. This time,we let the dogs loose, and it worked. We wentafter (Kilian). If he wasn't fast, he would havebeen dead. But he's a great quarterback."

Kilian said: "They were able to bring somepressure and take us out of our game plan. Theydid a good job on our tight ends. Give them alot of credit."

Posted on: Wednesday, October 6, 2004

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By Stephen Tsai Advertiser Staff Writer

University of Hawai'i football player Nkeruwem"Tony" Akpan would rather switch than fight.

The transition from basketball to footballfor Hawai'i defensive end Nkeruwem "Tony"Akpan also included learning to be more"nasty."

Since moving from the UH basketball teamin April 2003, Akpan has had to learn the tech-nical and physical skills of playing defensive end.

The most difficult adjustment was losinghis friendly demeanor on the field.

"He used to be real polite," said VantzSingletary, who coaches the defensive linemen."He'd say 'excuse me' and 'pardon me' duringpractice. I tried to get him in a foul mood. I

gave him the basketball example: 'On the foot-ball field, you have to foul someone every play.You have to be physical.' "

As punishment for passive play, Akpanwould have to "bear crawl" — moving with hishands and feet on the ground — the width of afootball field. Further politeness would result inthe "scalded dog" punishment of moving withboth hands and one foot on the ground.

"I have a different personality," Akpan said."I mean, violence? For me, it's a learningprocess. I struggled a lot with striking (an offen-sive lineman). You have to strike people you like,people you see every day. I had trouble beingthat aggressive."

But Singletary's tough love eventually woreon Akpan.

"He kept on yelling at me," Akpan recalled."He told me: 'If you don't want to be mean,turn your stuff in and just quit.' He told me Icould be a nice guy outside, but in the game, Ihad to be nasty. I went out there and did what Ihad to do."

Akpan showed his aggression in the 44-16victory over Tulsa. Both of his tackles were inthe Hurricane's backfield.

On one play, the 6-foot-7, 273-poundAkpan knocked back Aaron Danenhauer, a 6-foot-5, 299-pound left tackle. UH coach JuneJones circulated an enlarged picture of that playto Akpan's teammates.

"He's not Mr. Nice Guy anymore,"Singletary said. "I took the label off. He'sbecome a violent football player. He took(Tulsa's) tight ends and mauled them."

Singletary said Akpan has learned to bendhis knees and lower his shoulders to avoidupper-cut blocks from shorter offensive linemen.

"He had a hard time because he's so tall,"Singletary said. "He has really turned the tide."

Singletary said the original plan called forAkpan to play 15 to 20 snaps against Tulsa. "Hewas doing so well, we left him in," Singletarysaid of Akpan's 46 snaps.

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Posted on: Friday, October 8, 2004

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By Stephen Tsai Advertiser Staff Writer

There were 91,029 people of Samoan ancestryliving in the United States in 2000, but inAberdeen, Md., the roll call was:

"I was cool with my black side and coolwith my Samoan side," says University ofHawai'i linebacker C.J. Allen-Jones. "My (high)school was accepting of all races."

"My family and my cousin's family and ...another family at church and ... I can't think ofany others right now," University of Hawai'ifootball player C.J. Allen-Jones said.

But even in Aberdeen, a town with a largemilitary population, Allen-Jones was able toembrace his Polynesian and African-Americancultures.

His mother, Florence, who is of Samoanancestry, often prepared palusami, a dish featur-ing coconut cream, onions and pork or beef.

C.J. — he was named after his father, CarlStokes Sr. — Florence and his stepfather, AlbertJones, sometimes conversed in Samoan.

Clarence Barnes, pastor of the HighwayHoliness Church, encouraged Allen-Jones to cel-ebrate his diverse background. Allen-Jones' grad-uation party at the church had a Polynesiantheme.

"He's a nice young man, and he comesfrom a very nice family," Barnes said.

Allen-Jones said: "I was cool with my blackside and cool with my Samoan side. My (high)school was diverse and accepting of all races."

He said he tried to educate classmates who"think of Samoans as big people who runaround looking fierce and intimidating and stufflike that."

Opposing football players often marveledat the 6-foot-2, 220-pound Allen-Jones' speed,asking: "What do they feed you?"

"The same food you eat," Allen-Joneswould respond. "I just play the game like youdo. I'm the same as you are."

Still, Allen-Jones was raised to make hisown decisions. Despite scholarship offers fromMaryland, Syracuse and Marshall, his heartbelonged to the University of Hawai'i.

His uncle was a UH professor and his aunt,Frances Leau, recently earned a UH degree. "Shealways told me to go to the University ofHawai'i," he said. "She felt if I came here, Iwould be more comfortable, that I would havefamily to watch me."

Most of all, Allen-Jones wanted to attendthe same school and play the same position ashis idol — Pisa Tinoisamoa, a former UH line-backer now with the St. Louis Rams.

Allen-Jones expressed his interest in an e-mail to the UH coaches. They told him to senda highlight tape. He put together a videotapeusing crude footage from his Aberdeen Highgames.

His mother accompanied him on hisrecruiting visit to Hawai'i, and before leaving forthe airport, she co-signed his letter of intent.

At the time, Allen-Jones was known as CarlStokes Jr. After high school, he decided tochange his name legally. His hyphenated namecombines his mother's maiden name and stepfa-ther's surname.

"I felt real proud," said Jones, who raisedAllen-Jones since he was 5.

Allen-Jones then vowed to make a name forhimself at Hawai'i.

"Ever since I chose Hawai'i, I promisedmyself I would get on the field as a freshman,"he said. "I know I'm young and I have a lot tolearn. But whatever it took to get on the field, Iwanted to do it."

Allen-Jones and his family spent two weeksin American Samoa before he reported to train-ing camp in August. He soon discovered that

strength and quickness do not necessarily add upto playing time.

He struggled to learn UH's defensivescheme. He served as "headhunter," the left-sideblocker on punt and kickoff returns. In the sea-son opener against Florida Atlantic, "he was run-ning down the field and getting his fannyknocked off," recalled Mouse Davis, who coordi-nates UH's special teams.

UH coach June Jones said: "He's (19) yearsold. He had a lot to learn. He had to matureand know his assignments. But he's an athleteand a player, and we knew he would pick it up."

Allen-Jones has ascended to second-stringlinebacker.

"We're trying to speed him up, but not tryto force him so much," linebacker coach Cal Leesaid. "It's not easy. To come out of high schooland really pick it up, you can count it on yourhand the people who can do it. We feel he can.He's coming along."

Lee said Allen-Jones' frame will allow himto gain another 10 pounds and play effectively at230.

For now, Allen-Jones is making an impacton special teams.

In last week's 44-16 victory over Tulsa,Allen-Jones picked up a spare when he flattenedtwo defenders with one block on Chad Owens'66-yard punt return for a touchdown.

"I was rushing from the left end," he saidof the return, which was fielded on the righthashmark. "Normally, I don't have anybody topick up. (Davis) told me to run down the fieldand just find anybody to pick up. I saw my manChad break out. I saw two guys trying to tacklehim. I came full speed and tried to knock bothof them down. I went right after the first dude.It was a good hit."

Davis said: "He had a great block onChad's return. He took them right off of Chad'sback. It was a good thing."

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By Dave ReardonStar-Bulletin

That sure was a thing of beauty last night atAloha Stadium if you're a Hawaii football fan.

Yes, coach June Jones liked the Warriors'most complete game of the season, too, as UHrouted hapless Nevada 48-26 before a turnstilecrowd of 30,476.

But Jones knows the meat of the Hawaiischedule is on the horizon, beginning with adangerous road game at Texas-El Paso thisSaturday. Think the Miners are pushovers? Thenyou didn't know until now that UTEP upsetFresno State yesterday.

"I thought we did some good things. Butwe didn't play good enough to play next week,I'll tell you that," Jones said. "If we're going tocontend for the WAC conference we're going tohave to win on the road. We didn't prove we canstop the run, and we're going to have to stop therun."

With its second Western AthleticConference win in two weeks, UH moved intothe upper echelon of the league standings at 2-1(2-2 overall). Beginning next week, the Warriorsmust prove they belong there.

For the second game in a row, Hawaiibroke it open in the third quarter -- and withoutinjured defensive starters Ikaika Curnan (middlelinebacker) and Kenny Patton (cornerback).Curnan has a high-ankle sprain and Patton has ahamstring pull; both are troublesome injuriesthat usually take plenty of time to heal. Theirbackups, Watson Ho'ohuli and CameronHollingsworth, performed well last night, butlosing Curnan and Patton for any games is ahuge blow.

Jones said Curnan probably won't makethe UTEP trip. Also, reserve defensive tackleKahai LaCount left last night's game with aknee sprain, and another backup at the sameposition, Keala Watson, is out for an undisclosedreason.

UH led Nevada 24-13 at halftime, andoutscored the Wolf Pack 17-0 over the next 15minutes with a performance that included a lotof everything except what the Warriors are usu-ally known for -- passing.

Michael Brewster's long runs, ChadOwens' second punt return touchdown in twogames and stalwart defense by linebackerTanuvasa Moe highlighted the pivotal action.

Nevada's Chance Kretschmer -- a nemesisin two Hawaii losses at Reno -- rumbled for 178yards on 34 carries. But Kretschmer was deniedtwice at the UH goal line, once on a controver-sial call on an apparent second-quarter touch-down catch, and then in the third quarter whenMoe knocked the ball out of his hands, withUH defensive end Kila Kamakawiwo'ole recov-ering.

In the next series, Moe pressured quarter-back Travis Moore into an incomplete pass andthen an intentional grounding. Owens returnedthe ensuing punt 75 yards for a touchdown anda 34-13 Hawaii lead.

"That was a helluva punt return by a hellu-va football player," Nevada coach Chris Aultsaid.

Moe then intercepted Moore's next pass,setting up a run by Brewster that ended with afumble recovery in the end zone by right guardUriah Moenoa for his first career touchdownand a 41-13 margin.

"I don't think I made a bigger impact thananyone else out there," Moe said.

The numbers say otherwise.Moe was in on 11 tackles, including a 13-

yard sack. He also had a quarterback hurry,forced fumble and interception.

"T.J. had a great, great game," UH line-backers coach Cal Lee said. "He has really start-ed to come around, not being a linebacker forall those years. He's back in the saddle.

"They all got great experience," Lee added,referring also to Ho'ohuli and second-year fresh-man Timo Paepule. "They all did more thanadequate being in for Ikaika."

The Warriors offense was dominant, rollingup 571 yards, the most this season.

Brewster finished with a career-high 150yards on nine carries, as Hawaii rushed for anuncharacteristic 251 yards. It was the first timeUH rushed for more than 200 yards since 1998,and more than this year's previous games.

UH quarterback Tim Chang completed 21passes in 35 attempts for 322 yards and threetouchdowns. Chang also threw his first intercep-tion of the season.

Owens had his second consecutive gamewith three touchdowns, and Britton Kominecaught six passes for 147 yards.

Early on, it looked like both offenses woulddominate throughout.

Hawaii took the opening kickoff and went65 yards on eight plays, with Chang's 12-yardtouchdown pass to Owens capping the drive.

Nevada came right back with an 89-yarddrive, fueled by 63 yards on eight carries byKretschmer -- including a 1-yard TD. The scorewas tied at 7 at 7:45.

UH retook the lead on another Chang-to-Owens touchdown pass at the 6:33 mark. Thistime, Chang completed a short toss to Owens,who juked Nevada safety Nick Hawthrone andscored on a 13-yard play. Hawaii got into scor-

ing position on a 62-yard pass to Komine fromChang.

"I didn't mind getting into an offensiveshootout, because our offense is supposed to begood," Ault said.

But Nevada's offense blinked first. TheWolf Pack had first-and-goal at the Hawaii 9.But quarterback Jeff Rowe was stopped for nogain on first down, and after two incompletes,Nevada settled for a 36-yard field goal byDamon Fine and a 14-10 deficit with 1:47 leftin the first.

UH committed its first turnover of the sea-son on the next series. Ross Dickerson caught ashort pass from Chang and made a nice run tothe Nevada 10. But Roderick Stallings knockedthe ball loose and Keone Kauo recovered for theWolf Pack.

Hawaii came back with a defensive stop.Kamakawiwo'ole sacked Rowe for a 2-yard losson third down at the Nevada 13.

Following the Nevada punt, Chang's 46-yard pass to Britton Komine set up a 2-yardtouchdown run by West Keli'ikipi, his first ofthe season. UH padded its lead to 21-10 at11:38 before the break.

It quickly became 24-10, on a 40-yard fieldgoal by Justin Ayat at 9:40. Leonard Peters inter-cepted Rowe's pass, giving UH the ball at theWolf Pack 17.

Fine kicked a 24-yarder, making it 24-13 atthe 5:22 mark. Two plays earlier, Kretschmerappeared to score on a diving pass reception inthe end zone, but he was ruled out of bounds.

Kauo intercepted Chang on the next series.It was the Hawaii quarterback's first pick of theseason after 200 passes without one dating backto last year's Hawaii Bowl.

Nevada was turned back after first-and-goalfrom the 9. Mel Purcell and Matt Faga sackedRowe for losses of 12 and 5 yards, sandwichingFaga's shackling of Kretschmer for another loss.Fine's 46-yard field-goal try was no good.

In the fourth quarter, Talib Wise's 1-yardrun and 24-yard TD pass from Moore complet-ed Nevada's scoring, while Bryan Maneafaigascored on a 6-yard run for Hawaii.

"Defensively, we were non-existent," Aultsaid. "And offensively neither quarterback tookcharge."

It wasn't a very happy homecoming forNevada receiver Caleb Spencer, a formerKamehameha standout.

"It's been such a tough season," saidSpencer, who caught four passes for 91 yards. "Ittook away from the fun of coming home. Wedidn't help our defense, especially with the fum-bles."

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Posted on: Sunday, October 17, 2004

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By Stephen TsaiAdvertiser Staff Writer

EL PASO, TEXAS — With Texas-El Paso com-fortably ahead in the middle of the fourth quar-ter, what remained of a Sun Bowl crowd of44,381 began to depart, leaving behind deflatedThunderStix-like noisemakers, crunched-upcups and the rubble that was the Hawai'i foot-ball team.

UTEP's Jonas Craft celebrated after catch-ing a 3-yard TD pass from Jordan Palmer in thefirst quarter which put the Miners ahead forgood.

Last night's 51-20 loss to UTEP all butended the Warriors' pretty-please hopes of win-ning the Western Athletic Conference title.

The Warriors, 2-3 overall and 2-2 in theWAC, need to win five of their remaining sevenregular-season games — including two roadgames (at Boise State and Fresno State) and twoagainst Big Ten programs (Northwestern andMichigan State) — to earn a berth in theSheraton Hawai'i Bowl on Christmas Eve.

The Miners, who descended on the fieldfrom a concourse-level "mine shaft" during pre-game introductions, uncovered a lump of coalfor the Warriors' holiday plans.

"Losing is always disappointing," said UHquarterback Tim Chang, who passed for 294yards and two touchdowns, both to former SaintLouis School classmate Gerald Welch. "The waywe lost made it that much harder."

The Warriors failed to complete two fake-punt passes, including one on the opening drive,giving the Miners possession 18 yards from paydirt. Chad Owens, who scored on punt returnsin each of the past two games, muffed twopunts. Justin Ayat's extra-point kick, whichwould have tied it at 14 in the first quarter, wasblocked. On the ensuing possession, his field-goal attempt from 29 yards sailed wide right.

Adding injury to insult, two co-captains —Chang and cornerback Abraham Elimimian,who made a school-record-tying three intercep-tions, including one for a touchdown — missedplaying time because of injuries. Chang aggra-vated an injury to his left shoulder when he wasfloored by defensive end Ibok Ibok after thewhistle sounded. Ibok was assessed a personalfoul and, two plays later, Chang headed to thetraining room.

"It was hard for me to turn the shoulder,"the right-handed Chang said. "But after a while,the pain went away, and it was all good."

Chang, who told a UTEP player he has a"slight shoulder separation," returned for twosecond-half series and said he expects to start inthe coming game against San Jose State.

Elimimian suffered a pulled right ham-string on UTEP's second series in the secondhalf. He did not play after that. "It feels betternow," Elimimian said. "It feels like a slightsprain."

Elimimian's availability was in questionwhen he suffered a sprained right ankle duringThursday's practice. "I was going to take somemedication for it, but at the last minute, Ithought I'd play through it."

Elimimian was needed to provide leader-ship for an ailing defensive secondary. Right cor-nerback Kenny Patton and backup TurmarianMoreland did not make the trip because of ham-string injuries. Then, in the first half, startingright safety Lono Manners suffered a fracturedankle. Jones said Manners will not play againthis season. In Manners' absence, UH rotatedMatt Manuma, Landon Kafentzis and LamarBroadway.

UTEP's Chris Francies beat UH's OmegaHogan and hauled in a 13-yard touchdown passfrom Jordan Palmer in the fourth quarter.

UH's depleted pass coverage and a commit-ment to containing UTEP running backHoward Jackson opened the way for third-yearsophomore Jordan Palmer, the younger brotherof 2002 Heisman Trophy winner Carson Palmer,to produce career highs in four categories:Attempts (44), completions (28), yards (317)and touchdowns (five).

"I feel we did a lot of things right," Palmersaid, "but with my four interceptions, well, Ihave a few things to learn from."

Of the Miners' nine first-half possessions,four resulted in points (three Palmer scoringpasses and Reagan Schneider's 48-yard fieldgoal), two in Bryce Benekos' impressive punts (a64-yarder and a kick downed on the UH 3) andthree Elimimian interceptions.

"The last couple of games, I really haven'tgotten a lot of action on my side," saidElimimian, who usually is aligned on thedefense's left. "For some reason, this guythought he could throw at me. I got him threetimes."

Elimimian's 20-yard interception return fora touchdown closed the Warriors to 14-13. Onthe ensuing point-after attempt, defensive line-man Chris Mineo powered his way from themiddle for the rejection.

"I've got to give the guy credit," Ayat said."He was just there."

As for his missed field goal, which wouldhave put ahead the Warriors on the next posses-sion, Ayat said, "I thought I hit it good. I lookedup, and it's on its way. At the last minute, it justgot blown out right outside the right upright."

UTEP's Jackson said UH's missed oppor-tunities "gave us a boost."

UH coach June Jones said: "We just didn'tmake plays in the first half. Offensively, youcan't do that on the road. You have to stayfocused and get it done."

Jones said UH entered with two points ofemphasis: Slow Jackson, a speedster (4.3 secondsover 40 yards) in the Miners' one-back offense,and force the action.

It was why he announced during a Mondaymeeting that he would go for a fake punt thefirst chance possible, regardless of the line ofscrimmage. When UH's opening drive stalled atits 18, upback Chad Kapanui took the snap,rolled to his left and lofted a pass to KilinaheNoa. The play worked in the previous meetingin El Paso in 2002; this time it was incomplete.Five plays later, UTEP took a 7-0 lead.

"I told the team, 'When you're in thesegames on the road, you have to take risks,' "Jones said, "and we took a risk."

Kapanui said: "I thought it was going towork."

As for the plan to stop Jackson, theWarriors had early success. He rushed for 44yards on his first 13 carries. But with UTEPleading 21-13, Jackson ran four times for 29yards, setting up Schneider's field goal as timeexpired in the first half.

"The offensive linemen did a great job,"said Jackson, who finished with 138 yards and atouchdown. "A lot of the things they were doingup front was confusing to Hawai'i."

With Jackson finding openings on sweepsto the perimeter and behind zone blocks inside,the Warriors were vulnerable to Palmer's play-action passes, particularly after he figured outhow to avoid Elimimian.

"Absolutely, I did not want to throw hisway anymore," Palmer said. "He picked me offthree times. I tried to go away from him."

Elimimian switched, from left to the rightside and back — a shell game that ended whenhe left with his injury.

The Miners defense, meanwhile, frustratedthe Warriors with delayed blitzes from the cor-ners, safeties and linebackers. The Miners used athree-man front, with outside linebackerThomas Howard often sneaking to the line ofscrimmage as a pass-rusher. At the back of thedefense, the Miners used a zone with five defen-sive backs. Jahmal Fenner twice interceptedChang's understudy, Kainoa Akina.

Fenner said the Miners were motivated toplay one of the nation's best passing attacks."We didn't want Chang to go crazy on us,"Fenner said. "Oh, no, not that. We knew we hadto play our coverage and try to lock them down.I guess we did that."

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Sunday, October 24, 2004

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By Dave ReardonStar-Bulletin

Many coaches say it's one-third of football, andsome even believe it. But special-teams playmeant a lot more than that for Hawaii last nightas the Warriors beat San Jose State 46-28 atAloha Stadium.

It meant momentum and big plays ... bothof which Hawaii will need in large amounts as itheads into the stretch run of its season, begin-ning with Friday's big game at unbeaten BoiseState.

UH -- which suffered from shoddy specialteams in a loss at Texas-El Paso last week --improved to 3-3 overall and 3-2 in the WesternAthletic Conference with its third straight homewin. The Spartans fell to 2-4 and 1-2 in losingto the Warriors for the fourth time in a row.Hawaii must win four of its six remaining gamesto qualify for a third consecutive Hawaii Bowl.

Receiver Britton Komine (nine catches for159 yards and two touchdowns) and a patch-work defense also shined at times for Hawaii,but the kicking game kick-started the Warriors.

"We did some good things on specialteams, kickoffs and punts, real positives,"Hawaii coach June Jones said. "Our kick cover-age was also much better."

Jones excitement was tempered by an ever-expanding injury list. Three more starters --receiver Se'e Poumele, defensive end Mel Purcelland linebacker Tanuvasa Moe -- joined it lastnight. Poumele may be lost for the season with abroken arm.

"We've got so many injuries now," Jonessaid. "We just have to look at the backups asstarters now."

Early, it looked like the Spartans wouldbenefit from special contributions as they took a14-7 lead with a fake field goal that went for atouchdown.

But a homecoming crowd of 31,074(36,264 tickets issued) saw senior Chad Owensreturn a punt for a touchdown in his third homegame in a row and kicker Justin Ayat make a 49-yard field goal at the end of the first half.

The turning point of the game though, wasfreshman Jason Ferguson's electrifying 66-yardkickoff return, right after the Spartans' trickery.Ferguson, in his second game as UH's deep manfor kickoffs, took the ball at the goal line, wentup the middle to his 25 and cut to the left side-line.

The 5-foot-5, 157-pound freshman setthings up at the Spartans 34-yard line for 6-foot,280-pound West Keli'ikipi. Keli'ikipi accountedfor 17 bruising yards the rest of the way, includ-ing a 1-yard run for his first of two touchdowns.Ayat's extra point tied it at 14 with 5:04 leftbefore halftime, and UH never trailed again.

The Warriors took the lead when TimChang hit Komine with a perfectly placed 46-yard touchdown pass, one play after Kominedropped a pass across the middle with 1:07 leftin the first half.

Chang, playing with a damaged left (non-throwing) shoulder, completed 25 of 39 passesfor 318 yards with two touchdowns and twointerceptions. He now has 14,791 career passingyards and needs 240 on Friday to catch NCAArecord-holder Ty Detmer on national TV againstBoise State.

"I was a little banged up after last week,but I felt all right this week," said Chang, whomissed two practices last week. "When we get abig spark like that from (special teams) it reallyfires us up."

After San Jose State failed to run out the finalminute of the first half, Owens returned a punt16 yards to the Spartans 41, and Ayat made his49-yarder.

What started out with promise for under-dog San Jose State looked grim at halftime. Andit turned out so, as UH scored 27 unansweredpoints and San Jose State wasted a 203-yardrushing performance by Tyson Thompson.

"We stopped ourselves the whole game,"said quarterback Dale Rogers, who completed10 of 24 passes for 82 yards and two touch-downs. UH safety Leonard Peters also managedhis third interception of the season. "On someof my throws I should have made them, but Ididn't and it hurt us."

The Spartans took a 7-0 lead by makingthe Warriors pay for an early mistake. BobbyGodinez intercepted a Chang pass on the firstdrive, and San Jose State drove 78 yards on 17plays to take a 7-0 lead. Rogers hit RufusSkillern for a 3-yard touchdown pass.

The Warriors came right back with a gooddrive of their own, the longest of the season for

UH, going 80 yards in 14 plays, consuming 7minutes and 24 seconds. Michael Brewstercapped it with a 7-yard touchdown, his fifthrushing score of the season.

Chang was picked again, this time byJerrell Hardy when defensive end SeanMcNamara tipped a ball.

The Spartans, starting from the Hawaii 26,looked like they would settle for a field goalwhen they stalled at the 6. But holder BeauPierce rolled to his left and pitched to kicker JeffCarr, who ran it in for the score and the 14-7lead.

But then Ferguson and his blockers tookback the night.

Later, in the third quarter, Owens removedany doubt with a 71-yard punt return.

"(Owens) tells me every week I need tomake something happen. He gets me so hyped,"Ferguson said. "I get 60, then he goes and scoresa touchdown and I'm just like, 'Dang.'"

Owens broke Bobby Ahu's school careerrecord with his fourth punt return for a TD. Heis one off the NCAA Division I-A season recordof four, owned by many players, with at least sixgames left.

"We had a breakdown on special teams,"San Jose State coach Fitz Hill said. "You don'twant to give a special guy like Chad Owensopportunities to make big plays. We gave himan opportunity and he turned it into a big play.Those three big special teams plays turned it intheir favor."

UH held San Jose State scoreless after thebreak until Rogers passed 20 yards to tight endBrian Watje at 14:27 of the fourth quarter, clos-ing the margin to 34-21.

Hawaii fired right back, as Keli'ikipi scoredon another 1-yard run for his fourth TD againstSan Jose State in two seasons. Ayat missed theextra point and UH led 40-21.

Komine caught his second scoring passfrom Chang with 6:24 left, for 13 yards.

Thompson ran 85 yards with 6:12 left forthe final score. The Warriors allowed 397 yardswith a unit missing four starters most of thegame, along with Purcell for part of the secondhalf.

"I was hurting and they tried to exploitme," said cornerback Abraham Elimimian, whoplayed despite a strained hamstring. "I tried tokeep (first-time starters Ray Bass at corner andMatt Manuma at safety) relaxed and yell outplays before they happened."

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Friday, October 29, 2004

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HONOLULU -- Hawaii quarterback TimmyChang has developed an impressive array ofcliches to divert questions about his quest forthe NCAA career passing record:

* "I'm just taking it one game at a time."

* "Football is the ultimate team game; my job isto throw passes."

* "I'm not even thinking about it; the recordjust came about."

But with Ty Detmer's 1988-91 record of 15,031yards within grasp Friday at unbeaten BoiseState, Hawaii's favorite son can't dodge theinevitable: The fifth-year senior from Waipahuneeds just 241 yards to take the crown. He'saveraging 329.5 yards a game this season.

Everyone else acknowledges the time hascome. Chang's family is flying to Idaho, andESPN2 is showing the game nationwide.Honolulu fern bars and Maui lunch-plate cafesare booked solid for the kickoff at 2 p.m. localtime.

"When the record comes," he reluctantlyacknowledged this week, "I hope that it inspiresthe Hawaiian people -- and especially the youth-- to see that if someone like me can do this,they can shoot for even bigger dreams."

Head coach June Jones says he purposelypromoted Chang's pursuit of the passing recordand Heisman consideration last season butbacked off on the hype in 2004.

"Now we try not to talk about it at all. It'sjust go to work and get the job done," saysJones, a former player in Hawaii who returnedafter NFL head coaching stints at Atlanta andSan Diego.

While Jones is proud of Chang's accom-plishment, he is quick to put it in perspective,pointing out his 23-year-old quarterback hashad the benefit of Hawaii's exemption to theNCAA's limit on regular- season games and a2001 WAC medical hardship redshirt seasonafter playing in three games.

"That's one game extra each season fromthe NCAA exemption, plus three from the red-shirt season plus three bowl games, hopefullyfour," Jones says. "By the time his career is over,he'll have the equivalent of one extra season.Unless the rules are changed, that record maynever be broken."

Friday's game will be Chang's 47th, onemore than Detmer played to set his record.Hawaii has five more regular-season games.

Jones says Chang deserves all the honorsthat come his way because his scrappy passer hasmade an effort to improve his game every sea-son.

"He was back in the weight room inJanuary, lifting to build up his body," Jones says."He's shown a lot more leadership, and theother guys are really trusting in him."

Chang needed to add some pounds -- theteam media guide generously lists him at 6-2,194 -- because the Warriors' run-and- shootoffense often can put the quarterback in a vul-nerable position. He's had a series of injuriesthat have kept him out of games and in the crosshairs of local fans who believe Warriors spiritmeans playing in pain.

Chasing the record "has not been a burdenbut an opportunity," he says. "But with theinjuries and the booing, there has been somepressure. But that's the nature of my position;I'm the one who has to take the blame."

Jones believes his prize pupil will have abright future in the NFL once scouts recognizethat many of Chang's talents have not been uti-lized in Hawaii's offense.

"He has a quick release, a lot like DanMarino and Jeff George, and he's really mobile.We don't run a lot, but when he gets in anothersystem, he'll thrive."

He also credits Chang with the ability tothrow from all positions on the field.

"A West Coast offense team would findhim quite interesting," Jones says. "Somebody'sgoing to see him at a combine and take a likingto him."

Talk of an NFL career has Chang back inhis defensive stance, however.

"I haven't thought about that," he says,reaching back into his bag of cliches. "I'm justtrying to stay healthy and take care of myresponsibilities."

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Posted on: Saturday, October 30, 2004

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By Stephen Tsai Advertiser Staff Writer

BOISE, Idaho — For the University of Hawai'ifootball team, disasters come in blue.

In a dizzying night of blue jerseys and blueturf, the Warriors staggered away battered andhumbled in a 69-3 blue-out loss to 18th-rankedBoise State in a nationally televised game.

"This is very disappointing," UH defensivetackle Lui Fuga growled. "We're on ESPN(2),and everyone saw us get our butt whupped.What can I say? Every unit, every position did-n't do a good job."

Against an unbeaten team entering withthe nation's longest current winning streak (22games) and highest-scoring offense, the Warriorshad hoped to defy the odds — and oddsmakers— while making their own history. UH quarter-back Tim Chang entered needing 241 yards tobreak Ty Detmer's NCAA record of 15,031career passing yards.

Chang, a fifth-year senior, fell 14 yardsshort, finishing with 227 passing yards. But hedid claim two NCAA career records — for totaloffense, with 14,779, and career interceptions,with 74. His fourth interception of the game,which was parlayed into Chris Barrios' 50-yardreturn for a touchdown, moved him ahead ofMark Herrmann. In the first six games of thisseason, Chang was intercepted three times.

"I played a horrible game," Chang said. UH coach June Jones said: "He wasn't

himself tonight. Maybe (it was) the whole pres-sure of the whole situation. ... He'll rally back.He's tough."

Jones said he rejected Chang's plea to playin UH's final possession in the closing minute."It's the competitive spirit," Chang said. "Iwanted to keep going in there and fighting itout until the end."

But Jones said: "This is one of those gamesyou forget about. I didn't want it to be part ofthe memory of breaking the record on a day liketoday."

Early this week, the video system — whichallows the Warriors to digitally edit and sortfootage of their games — broke. Even if the sys-tem could function, Jones promised to wipeclean any recollection of this game.

"We're going to clear our heads," Jonessaid. "We're taking off until Tuesday morning.We're not going to look at tape (of the game).We're going to forget about it."

The Warriors' night to forget was theBroncos' night to remember. Quarterback JaredZabransky rushed for 123 yards and four touch-downs — including an 85-yard scramble, thelongest run from scrimmage in Bronco history— and threw for 164 yards. He missed a chancefor a scoring pass off a trick play in the openingquarter. He pretended to fumble a shot-gunsnap and, with the linemen screaming, 'Fumble,'picked up the ball and threw to a wide-openSherm Blaser, who couldn't secure the pass.

"We had it," BSU coach Dan Hawkinssaid. "Unfortunately, we were a little off."

It was one of the Broncos' few misplays. Inamassing 425 rushing yards — mostly off stretchblocks, with the linemen moving in the samedirection — three Broncos scored on runs ofmore than 25 yards.

When the battered Warriors — five startingdefenders were not in the opening lineup —tried to crowd the line of scrimmage, Zabranskywould fake a handoff and — psych! — sprint tothe corners for a scramble or play-action pass.

"The bottom line is we couldn't stop therun," UH cornerback Abraham Elimimian said."If we do that, they can't do those other things.We tried, but the holes were huge."

In the fourth quarter, when Elimimianblanketed the intended receiver, Zabranskyaborted a play-action pass. "I saw the big lane,and I took off," Zabransky said of his 85-yardscoring run.

The Broncos used nearly every chapter intheir playbook, including motioning two playersat the same time. On their pet play, the "fly,"Quinton Jones aligned wide left, sprinted inmotion to the right, took a handoff and keptgoing for a touchdown play covering 38 yards.

"We've got a pretty thick playbook,"Hawkins said. "We spend a lot of time grindingon that. That's the good news/bad news aboutour type of scheme. We get in here at 5:30 inthe morning and we roll out at 10 (at night). Ittakes a while to put it together."

The Broncos also appear to have an exten-sive collection of defensive plays. Before thesnap, the Broncos resembled a seven-man itch,with linemen and linebackers shifting, movingand doing the hokey-pokey.

"We were trying to confuse them," saidcornerback Gabe Franklin, who made an inter-ception after baiting Chang to throw into theright flat.

Keenly aware of Chang's record pursuit,Franklin said, "We knew we weren't going togive up any records in our house. That's whatwe were saying the whole game: 'Not in ourhouse.' It was domination, man. We played ourgame."

Safety Cam Hall, who also interceptedChang, said: "We have a lot of pride. We knewif we did our game play and worked hard, wewouldn't have to worry about anything."

The Warriors tried to set the tone early,opening with a controlled passing attack thatfeatured the twist of aligning 266-pound run-ning back West Keli'ikipi as a tight end. But theWarriors could not cash in on the 14-play open-ing drive, settling for Justin Ayat's 38-yard fieldgoal. Then the Broncos scored 21 unansweredpoints. "When you get behind, it takes you outof what you want to do," Jones said.

On the other hand, the Broncos used theirlead to take calculated risks. After JonHelmandollar capped a 10-play drive with a 3-yard run to make it 14-3, the Broncos recoveredthe ensuing on-side kick.

Jones had noted at least one Warrior on thefront line turned to set up a block before thekick was made. Mouse Davis, who coordinatesUH's special teams, said: "We didn't anticipatethey would do it, but it was a good time for it. Ithought it was a momentum-turner for them.You should react to it, but we didn't. Obviously,we need to work on that."

BSU's Hawkins said the on-side kick andan unsuccessful fake field-goal attempt were partof the game plan.

"We're kind of an attack-mentality team inall three phases," Hawkins said. "We're going toget out of our comfort zone. We're going to playto win. That's our mentality. Part of it isschematic, part of it is philosophy."

As time was expiring on the Broncos' 13thconsecutive win on national television, thecrowd chanted "B-C-S! .##.. B-C-S! ..."

"We wanted to come out and prove apoint," Hall said of the Broncos' campaign toearn a berth in a Bowl Championship Seriesgame. BSU is 8-0 overall and 5-0 in the WesternAthletic Conference. "This wasn't just for our-selves or the people of Boise or the WAC. Wewanted to prove it to the whole nation thatwe've got something special here."

The Warriors (3-4, 3-3 in the WAC) needto win four of their final five regular-seasongames to qualify for the Sheraton Hawai'i Bowl.

"We've got to bounce back," UH offensivelineman Brandon Eaton said. "If not, it's over."

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Posted on: Sunday, November 7, 2004

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As much as the kapa-trimmed "H" on the hel-met he wears, quarterback Tim Chang hasbecome a symbol for the University of Hawai'ifootball team.

Whether he knew what he was in for ornot when he signed the national letter of intentto attend UH in 2000, Chang has long sincebecome the face — as well as the arm — of theWarriors' run-and-shoot offense, a positioncemented by his breaking of Ty Detmer's NCAAcareer passing yardage record.

It wasn't something Chang demanded oreven appeared to seek. Heisman Trophy candi-date? Record-breaker? Star of his DVD and pub-licity campaign? At times, you suspect Changhas been surprised at the depth of the role andeven overwhelmed by the responsibility that'sbeen thrust upon him in the-world-according-to-Jones.

As calculated as the change in logos and asscripted as the evolution of nicknames were, sotoo has been the elevation of Chang to posterplayer.

Where Dan Robinson, the Warriors' quar-terback in 1999, was just asked to win games,and Nick Rolovich (2000-01) was commandedto win bigger ones, Chang has been tasked to beTriggerman Tim in branding an offense and aschool.

With 117 schools playing football on theDivision I-A level, it is hard for one to stand outin the crowd, especially when you are more than2,500 miles off the beaten path. To separateitself, a school either has to win big and winoften or carve a niche.

For UH — where bumper stickers sold inthe RainbowTique proclaim, "June wouldthrow" — there has never been any doubt whatform that would take. UH would try the passinglane to renown.

Robinson, who played his final year in JuneJones' system after surviving, but just barely, theFred vonAppen era, and Rolovich, a junior col-lege transfer who got two seasons at UH, bothsaw from under center the record-setting poten-tial in the offense Jones was preaching. Both sawwhere this was heading.

For all the 25 school passing recordsRobinson set, he knew not to get too attachedbecause they came with a short shelf life."Somebody is going to come along soon andbreak them before you know it," Robinson said."Wait until they get somebody who will bearound three, four years and then see what kindof records they set."

It was just a matter of time until Jones gothis hands on a quarterback who would run theoffense for a full career. And, neither the waitnor the distance to find one were long.

From not much more than a few spiralsdown the road at Saint Louis School, where hepassed for more than 4,000 yards and 64 touch-downs, one short of the then-national highschool record, came Timmy Chang.

From an offense that paralleled Jones',sprouted the air apparent. And, in the best of allpossible worlds, came a local player, to boot,somebody for fans to identify with while tuggingat the imagination of Mainland media.

"The first training camp (for Chang as afreshman), we had our first two-minute drill andhe was, I think, the second or third quarterbackin," Jones remembers. "And, he took the guysthe length of the field, bang, bang, bang ...

"He (completed) about nine in a row,touchdown. I remember him coming in thatday," Jones said. "I remember thinking (of ) himas The Guy."

Watching Chang climb the depth chart byleaps and bounds, leapfrogging Mike Harrison,the most experienced returnee the first week,you could almost see the wheels turning underJones' cap: "If Chang could start for four years..."

In that Chang wasn't a freshman as muchas he was the complement to a grand vision.Jones didn't just want somebody to breakDetmer's coveted mark, he saw in Chang andhis youth and abilities somebody capable of set-ting a record that, "will stand for 50 years."

From that point on, Chang would begroomed, shaped and managed. His alreadylaser-quick release would be honed, his remark-able field awareness sharpened and his horizonsexpanded.

Whether anybody but Jones knew it at thetime or not, UH had found its poster passer,and, suddenly, the days became numbered forDetmer's hold on the NCAA career passingrecord.

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Down 21-9 in the fourth quarter in front of araucous sellout crowd in Fresno, Chang coollycame of age.

He rallied the Warriors to their first win inBulldog Stadium's 22 years, directing UH to 22points by completing 14 of 22 fourth-quarterpasses for 203 yards and two touchdowns.

Overall, Chang completed 36 of 61 passesfor a then-career-high 462 yards.

"This was a big one for all of us and hetook us there," tri-captain Vince Manuwai said."He made a name for himself."

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Hawai'i 55, Fresno State 28 With a birthday (Oct. 9) that falls during theseason, Chang says, "there's (usually) no celebra-tion to it."

But on this night at Aloha Stadium therewould be plenty to celebrate in a five-touch-down, 353-yard performance in which he com-pleted 40 of 60 passes without an interception.

"He did a heck of a job," FSU coach PatHill said. "Most of his passes were right on; (he)caught guys in stride. My hat's off to him."

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Chang started the game on the sidelines, theresult of a violation of team policy. But he cameoff of it in relief of the injured Jason Whieldonin the second quarter to rally the Warriors to aSheraton Hawai'i Bowl victory.

"Timmy was like a magician out there,"marveled running back Michael Brewster afterChang's sleight of hand slipped him a two-handed shovel pass. It was one of five touch-down passes Chang authored while completing26 of 42 passes for 475 yards and one intercep-tion.

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What started as one of Chang's worst afternoonswith four interceptions in the first three quartersturned into one of his better ones as he led theWarriors to 20 fourth-quarter points and acome-from-behind victory at Ruston, La.

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With 93 yards separating the Warriors from vic-tory, Chang drove UH to the end zone and its10th win of the year in the regular-season finale.

He completed all three passes for 49 yardsand the second of two fourth-quarter touch-downs (8 of 12 for 112 yards in the quarter)that rallied UH from what had been a 40-29deficit.

Overall, Chang completed 33 of 54 passesfor 437 yards and three TDs overcoming fourearly interceptions.

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By Stephen Tsai Advertiser Staff Writer

In Hawai'i, it has been said, directions ofteninclude landmarks that no longer exist.

The strip mall is where the old Gem's storeused to stand. The Mapunapuna service stationis near where Gibson's had its Sky Slide. TheChinese restaurant is next to where Chunky'sserved thick-cut fries, across the street from theold Termite Palace.

Former NCAA career passing yardageleader Ty Detmer of Brigham Young Universitywon the Heisman Trophy in 1990.

And in the years from now, while debatingabout the best of the best in football, the refer-ence point will be the University of Hawai'i'sTim Chang, who last night surpassed TyDetmer's NCAA career passing yardage recordof 15,031.

By then, there will be fond memories ofChang's quick pass release, his mastery of thewondrous run-and-shoot offense, his standing asthe most prolific quarterback to ever play collegefootball.

At that time, Chang likely will receive theadoration that eluded him when he played.

"I think when he's gone," UH coach JuneJones said, "everybody is going to really, reallymiss him. He is better than what people givehim credit for. I know that."

Chang, it can be argued, is better appreciat-ed away than at home. He has a strong follow-ing in Asian communities across the Mainland.The Associated Press automatically forwards anystory mentioning his name to publications tar-geting Asian American readers. He has been fea-tured in the country's most-read newspapers andmagazines — the New York Times, Los AngelesTimes, USA Today and Sports Illustrated.Washington Post columnist Norman Chadhitch-hiked on the "Chang for Heisman" band-wagon.

But at home, the Island Son has been treat-ed like pop culture's stepchild. It is puzzlingbecause his bloodlines — Asian, Caucasian,Polynesian and Hispanic — could form a piechart of Hawai'i's population.

He is friendly, cordial and humble. "He's agood person," Jones said.

His NCAA record, Chang has insisted, is"a team record. I can't block for myself and Ican't throw the ball to myself."

Yet, where is the aloha? In last year's homegame against Alabama, he slinked to the sidelineto a chorus of boos after struggling with hispassing accuracy. When he appeared dazed aftera knockdown, some cheered.

"It hurt, because he's my teammate," offen-sive lineman Uriah Moenoa said. "He had a fewbad throws, and he got booed. I thought thatwas out of line. I know how much he lovesHawai'i and how he wanted to come here andrepresent the local people. We knew (the boo-ing) had to hurt him. But he never grumbledand he never complained. I looked at him (onthe sideline), and he was rooting for (his replace-ment). That showed his character. How manypeople would do that after the way he was treat-ed?"

Jones, a former quarterback, said criticismcomes with the position. UH's most successfulquarterbacks — Garrett Gabriel, who directedtwo routs of Brigham Young University, andMichael Carter, who led the Warriors to theirmost successful season (11-2 in 1992) — oftenwere mistreated by fans.

Even Nick Rolovich, beloved as much foran 8-1 record in 2001 as for being Chang'sreplacement, was not embraced warmly at first.In his first season after transferring from a juniorcollege in 2000, "Nick was booed," Jones said."People forget that."

Hawai'i has had love affairs with idols,most famously with singer Jasmine Trias. Butthat was a white-hot spring romance.

Chang is a fifth-year senior and, as in mostlong-term relationships, his faults have beenexposed over time. The good moments havebeen tempered by the interceptions, the compar-isons to selective accomplishments of past quar-terbacks and the perception that Chang is notdurable.

In fact, Jones said, "Timmy is very tough." Although he is known for the fractured

pinkie he suffered during the 2002 trainingcamp, Chang has endured painful injuries. In2001, he missed the final nine games because ofa torn ligament in his right wrist.

He left the 2002 ConAgra Hawai'i Bowlbecause of torn ligaments in the thumb of histhrowing hand and in his right knee. Duringthat offseason, he underwent arthroscopic sur-gery to repair the medial collateral ligament inhis right knee.

On the first series of this season, Changwas hit while trying to recover a bouncing snap.He suffered partially torn ligaments in his leftshoulder on the play. UH did not announce theinjury to the media. Although the damage wasto his non-throwing shoulder, Chang wincedevery time he turned to throw passes to the leftside. Several times he was hit on the aching spotwhile throwing. Chang masked the pain.

"He's physically tough," Jones said. "Iknow that. I know what he goes through. Peopleare always second-guessing the quarterback.They think he should run more or other things.But I see him every day, and I know, especiallythis year, he is doing all of the stuff he's sup-posed to do."

Slotback Chad Owens said "there's a lot ofpressure on the quarterback all of the time.Everybody is watching him because he's the onewith the ball. Sometimes you play well and peo-ple love you. If you don't, people have some-thing to say. That's the way it is. But we knowwhat (Chang) can do."

When Jones accepted the UH coaching jobin 1999, he believed that his four-wide passingattack would produce a quarterback who couldchallenge the NCAA record for most career pass-ing yards. Jones set the way by encouraging theschool to distribute promotional DVDs toreporters across the country last year.

Now, with Chang gripping the record,Jones thinks of the future.

"I would think, years from now, everyonewill have great pride in what he's done for theschool," Jones said. "Should he finish the yearstrong, he's going to have the record for proba-bly as long as they're playing football."

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By Dave ReardonStar-Bulletin

Like most other football players, Tim Chang is aman of letters. Two letters: W and L.

Wins and Losses -- they are the only truemeasure of success and failure in the violentgame of blood, sweat and fears.

But for the past two years, Chang has beencaught up in a numbers racket -- ever since hiscoach at Hawaii, June Jones, predicted the quar-terback from Waipahu and Saint Louis Schoolwould someday own the NCAA career passing-yardage record.

Last night at Aloha Stadium, Chang hit thenumber and the letter. He completed a 7-yardpass to fellow Saint Louis alum Jason Rivers toreach 15,038 yards, breaking the old record of15,031 by Ty Detmer of Brigham Young.

Chang finished the game with 285 passingyards, giving him a total of 15,303. He complet-ed 26 passes in 42 attempts with four touch-downs and one interception, and Hawaii defeat-ed Louisiana Tech 34-23.

Chang has always said that while gettingthe record would be nice, it was never high onhis to-do list, but rather, would be a by-productof success.

"No. The best record would be winninggames. National championships. To me, the(passing) record has never been a priority,"Chang said. "It's always been doing my part,doing my job in getting the ball to my receivers.Doing that is how all these yards accumulated.Sticking to the game plan was the best way forme to deal with it. Keep moving.

"This is the biggest team game. Withoutthe other 10 guys none of this would be possi-ble. All the guys in the past, and all the guys

playing now. Everyone's a part of it. Even ifthey're on defense."

Since Jones predicted the record for Chang,the player has survived insult and injury, suspen-sion and slump. He was booed and benched lastyear -- only to come back stronger and better forthis, his final season. His only bad game thisyear was a zero-touchdown, four-interceptionperformance in a 69-3 loss at Boise State onOct. 29 -- a nationally televised game in whichhe was expected to break the record.

"He's playing better than he's played anyother year," Jones said before the Boise Stategame. "When you think about his play ... proba-bly six or seven dropped touchdown passes ...pretty unbelievable numbers for one year.

"He needs to continue to do that for us tocontinue to win because of all the injuries wehave."

Critics say the massive yardage and therecord came about only because Chang got threeextra games because of an injury in 2001 andbecause bowl games count on individual recordsnow -- which they did not when Detmer played.Some also say Chang is a mediocre quarterbackwho benefits from playing in an offense thatpasses the ball much more often than other sys-tems.

One rival coach openly sneered at theprospect of Chang as a Heisman Trophy candi-date last year. But last night's opposing coach,Jack Bicknell, has some perspective on what ittakes for a quarterback to post big passing num-bers. He coached Nos. 4 and 5 on the DivisionI-A all-time list, Tim Rattay and Luke McCown.

"That's a tremendous accomplishment, agreat achievement," Bicknell said before lastnight's game. "That's something to really beproud of."

Over the years, Chang has earned respectfrom opponents and teammates.

Boise State quarterback Jared Zabranskysaid the record is significant, and he didn't mindit deflecting attention from the Broncos' then-18-game winning streak and dominance of the

Western Athletic Conference. Chang was fea-tured in USA Today and was interviewed byESPN at the team hotel in Boise, Idaho, the daybefore the game.

"I think it's deserving. He's had a goodcareer and it's a big record. It's deserving of pub-lic notice. It doesn't bother us," Zabransky said.

Boise State coach Dan Hawkins praisedChang.

"He's a great player who knows where togo with the ball," he said. "He has a great armand he's athletic. Kind of the whole package."

UH offensive lineman Uriah Moenoa hasknown Chang since they competed against eachother in the Interscholastic League of Honolulu,when Moenoa attended Iolani and Chang was atSaint Louis. He admires Chang's resiliency.

"Basically, he has a very strong will,"Moenoa said. "If you've been watchingUniversity of Hawaii football the past couple ofyears, you know he's been through a lot. Fromhis freshman year he's been going throughinjuries. He got booed off the field, his home-field. But he kept going, kept persevering andworking hard, that got him to the point he's atnow."

Chang's toughness -- mental and physical -- has often been questioned. That has rarely hap-pened this season.

"He's grown into a real team leader,"Moenoa said. "He's more in charge in the hud-dle, he gets his teammates up. I think some ofthat comes with him becoming a father."

Chang's first child, Dylan KealiiokaainaChang, was born two months ago. His face tellsit all when the subject of his son is brought up.His smile becomes huge.

"I enjoy being a father," said Chang, whohas always cited his family as a source ofstrength. "I'll enjoy it more when I'm able tospend more time with him. But right now it'shard because football and school have me sobusy. But he's always on my mind."

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By Dave ReardonStar-Bulletin

The stadium-half-empty pessimists can call it awho-cares college football game between twomediocre mid-major teams in the middle of thePacific Ocean.

Tim Chang bounced back from a terribleperformance at Boise State to throw four touch-down passes and one interception on a 26-for-42 effort for 285 yards. He was often pinpointaccurate, throwing over and between defenders.Chang spread his TD passes one apiece to eachstarting receiver.

Moats did as he pleased with Hawaii'sdefense in the first three quarters, darting andslashing for 217 of his 228 yards and two touch-downs. But his first-quarter fumble gave UH atouchdown, and he was a non-factor in thefourth quarter.

The stadium-half-full optimists saw collegefootball history, and the home team slowed oneof the nation's best running backs just enoughto pull out a win ... and maintain those faintlyflickering bowl hopes.

The smallest Aloha Stadium crowd of theseason (announced at 27,948 turnstile) lookedon last night as Hawaii's Tim Chang andLouisiana Tech's Ryan Moats kept the thrillscoming and the calculators clicking, much asthey did last year in Ruston, La.

And the outcome was somewhat similar.The Warriors won again, 34-23 this time, allow-ing Chang, his teammates, coaches, family andfans to celebrate his breaking of the NCAAcareer passing-yardage record without feelingguilty about it.

"I'm glad we just won and are still in bowlcontention," said Chang, who was also offered afootball scholarship from Cal, among otherschools five years ago. "It's great being home, it'sa special feeling.

"I stayed home to accomplish somethinggreat, and it's very special to have great friendswho appreciate something like that."

I'm glad it's out of the way," UH coachJune Jones said of the record he helped promotefrom two years ago. "It's something he'll bemore proud of 15 to 20 years from now."

Hawaii improved to 4-4 and 4-3 in theWestern Athletic Conference, while LaTech fellto 4-5 and 3-2. UH needs to win three of itsremaining four games for a bowl bid.

Chang passed for four touchdown passes --including one that put him past Ty Detmer forthe yardage record -- and Moats rushed for 228yards and two scores.

"It was back and forth and I really thoughtwe were going to win. I 100 percent had thefeeling we would win," Bulldogs coach JackBicknell said.

But -- as it did in the 44-41 win at LaTechlast year -- UH's defense stiffened when it need-ed to. This time, a young, injury-decimatedgroup did it with big third-down plays, like MelPurcell's fourth-quarter sack, and goal-linestands, like the one at the 2-yard line with timerunning down and the Bulldogs still closeenough to dream.

Hawaii built a 27-13 first-half lead asChang threw touchdown passes to Jason Rivers,Gerald Welch and Britton Komine, and thedefense pitched in with a TD on AbrahamElimimian's 21-yard fumble return.

The 7-yard scoring pass to Rivers gaveChang the record, as Chang found him wideopen crossing through the end zone at 9:27 ofthe first quarter.

"It was a matter of calling the right play atthe right time, and Coach called the right play,"said Rivers, who finished with eight catches for137 yards.

"Timmy breaking the record helped themspirit-wise, but they always give us a good game.I like playing Hawaii because they play so hard.Such a spirit," said Moats, who showed quite abit himself, playing with a tender ankle.

For every big play Chang and his receiversmade early, Moats answered. He opened thescoring with a 2-yard run, completing a six-play,61-yard drive in which he accounted for all theforward progress in five consecutive carries.

Moats' 15-yard run closed the gap to 19-13, but Tony Akpan blocked the extra-pointattempt.

"I envisioned one of those Marshall Faulkgames, for 380 (yards)," Jones said. "He's gonnaget his yards, but we made the plays in criticaltimes.

After the break, LaTech narrowed the mar-gin to 27-20 with an 8-yard touchdown pass toTramissian Davis from Matt Kubik in the thirdquarter.

The Bulldogs drove toward the UH endzone again at the end of the period, but had tosettle for Danny Horwedel's 22-yard field goal,after Darrell Tautofi stopped Moats for a 3-yardloss on third down.

"He got gassed out," Bicknell said. "Outthere it was humid. There's no excuses. He wasjust plain too tired and needed a break."

Chang then hooked up with Chad Owensfor a 14-yard TD pass with 11:58 left in thegame. The 11-point lead wasn't too comfortablewith Moats around, but the UH defense con-tained him enough the rest of the way.

"Hawaii's defense did a great job steppingup," Bicknell said.

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By Stephen Tsai Advertiser Staff Writer

University of Hawai'i quarterback Tim Chang isgoing to the College Football Hall of Fame.

To be precise, the museum in South Bend,Ind., has requested Chang's jersey to honor hiscoronation as the NCAA's career passing cham-pion.

In Saturday's 34-23 victory over LouisianaTech, Chang broke former Brigham Young quar-terback Ty Detmer's record of 15,031 careerpassing yards. Chang, who threw for 285 yardsand four touchdowns, now has 15,303 passingyards.

"I hope they have an extra one for me,"Chang said of donating his jersey. "I'm going tostill need it. I have to play some more games."

UH equipment coordinator Al Ginoza saidUH will donate Chang's green jersey used forhome games. The Warriors also wear black jer-seys when they play at Aloha Stadium.

"It'll be the nicest jersey in the Hall ofFame," UH coach June Jones said.

Dan Morrison, who coaches the quarter-backs, said: "It's a great honor for both Tim andthe university. Those are the kinds of things thatstand in perpetuity. Kids, 25 years from now,will look at that jersey and see 'Hawai'i' on it.It's good for everybody involved."

Chang said: "It's an honor. Football is sucha big team game, I wish all of our jerseys couldgo in there. We shouldn't leave anybody out. Iwould want everybody's jersey in there.Everybody contributed to the success — fromthe guys in the past to the guys now, to thetrainers, to the coaches, even to my family."

Yesterday, Chang also was named theWestern Athletic Conference's Offensive Playerof the Week.

"It's a great honor to the team," Changsaid. "It's a big award but, more importantly, wewon the game."

Morrison said Chang was deserving of theweekly award, and not just because he broke therecord with a scoring pass to Jason Rivers in thefirst quarter.

"He played well in that game," Morrisonsaid.

Although Chang benefits from playing in apass-oriented, four-wide offense, Morrison said,

Chang faces defenses prepared to defend passes. "There's one aspect to throwing all of the

time and there's another aspect when everybodyknows it. He faces every blitz dog, zone dog,stunt. Those are the kinds of things you have totake into account. He goes through things a lotof other quarterbacks don't, in regards to whathe faces."

Jones said the challenges Chang faces nowwill prepare him for a professional career.

"He will have a tremendous advantage onmaking the adjustment to the National FootballLeague because he's seen everything," Jones said."Some quarterbacks ... see three zone blitzes in aballgame. He's seen every zone blitz six times inone game. So when you get into the otheroffense (in the NFL), even though there will benew routes and all of that kind of stuff, he willknow what's happening way more than anyquarterback who hadn't been in a pass system."

Jones said in UH's offense, Chang and thereceivers run plays based on the defensive align-ment. The improvisation, Jones said, can lead toindecision and inaccuracy. In the NFL, mostoffenses use set plays. "That's why he'll excel inanother system, I think," Jones said.

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By Austin MurphySports Illustrated

Timmy Chang broke the record in style.Hawaii's senior quarterback went into lastSaturday's game against Louisiana Tech needingjust 14 yards to eclipse the NCAA career passingmark of 15,031, set by BYU's Ty Detmer from1988 to '91. Less than six minutes into the firstquarter, Chang claimed the record -- not onsome cheapo swing pass or dump-off, but with aseven-yard dart to wideout Jason Rivers for theRainbow Warriors' first touchdown of the night.

Having made history, Chang was huggedby his teammates, his head coach, June Jones,and by Vili the Warrior, Hawaii's grass-skirted,bare-chested, heavily perspiring 300-plus-poundmascot. Detmer then appeared on the score-board video screen, graciously congratulatingChang, his family and the fans of Hawaii.

What ever happened to Detmer, you ask?He now totes a clipboard for the Atlanta

Falcons, backing up Michael Vick. SeeingDetmer's recorded message made one wonderwhat the future holds for Chang. Like Detmer,he has had a magical college career. LikeDetmer, he is the beneficiary of a passer-friendlysystem. The moment he took the Hawaii jobfive years ago, Jones set about installing a run-and-shoot offense. "It's difficult to be physicallybetter than the other team," he says. "Thescheme gives us a chance to win games." Withone 10-win season and three nine-win seasons,Jones is the most successful coach in the historyof Warriors football.

But does the QB who spearheaded most ofthose W's -- on Saturday, Chang completed 26of 42 passes for 285 yards, four touchdowns anda pick in a 34-23 victory -- have the right stuffto make it in the pros?

"He'll play somewhere," says Hawaii assis-tant Mouse Davis, the run-and-shoot guruwhose three decades of coaching include fiveseasons in the NFL. "He can make the throws.He's very accurate, has a good release, his ballhas good velocity. And he saves a lot of sacks[with his ability to elude defenders]. The knockon him is going to be that he's 6'1"."

Adds Jones: "A lot of things that he doesinnately we really don't ask him to do. He canthrow on the run, do nakeds and boots and trappasses and other stuff. I think when he gets tothe next level, he'll be even better."

If Chang is an NFL success, he'll have thesupport of an entire state behind him. Chang

starred at Honolulu's St. Louis School, throwingan absurd 64 touchdown passes as a senior. Hehad offers from all over the country, and evenhis parents hoped he would leave the nest. "Iwanted him to go," says Levi Chang, the princi-pal at another Honolulu high school. "I wantedhim to be exposed to different people from dif-ferent parts of the country." Pride in his homestate was one of the main reasons that Timmyspurned schools from the mainland. "If I wasgoing to do something special with football," hesays, "I thought I might as well do it here."

After Chang hit Rivers for that seven-yard score,he took the ball the referee had given him andtrotted to the visitors' sideline, toward a manwearing a red baseball cap. For the last 10 yearsLevi Chang has been the "red cap" at Hawaiihome games -- the guy in charge of letting gameofficials know when a TV timeout is over. Inone of the more touching vignettes from thisseason, the son embraced the father. There wasno doubt, in that moment, that Chang's deci-sion to stay in Hawaii was the right one.

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HONOLULU -- The excited crowd begins tocheer as the defending state champions take thefield for their pregame warm-ups: practicingpasses, simulating snaps and shooting punts highinto the night sky.

Suddenly, 100 Kahuku High School playersin bright red uniforms form a tight phalanx, fac-ing thousands of their supporters in the stands.In sharp unison, they bark out a haka, a tradi-tional Polynesian war dance and chant, loudlyslapping their pads as they take an intimidatingbattle stance.

Some players have drawn Maori designs ontheir faces; others have ancient battle symbolstattooed into their thick biceps and calf muscles.The crowd goes wild as the players' familieswave signs bearing the jersey numbers of theirkin, whom they'll reward at the end of the gamewith orchid leis and plates of home-cookedpulled pork, tongue-searing kimchi relish,mounds of rice and a dollop of macaroni salad.

On the islands, football is a raucous Fridaynight luau that gives a strong island flavor to theall-America game. Hawaii rivals football hotbedsTexas, Florida and California in intensity and,increasingly, in its relative impact on college andprofessional teams. On a per capita basis, Hawaiiranks eighth among the 50 states and District ofColumbia in the number of players from itshigh schools on National Football League 2004opening-day rosters. (That number has grownduring this season; there are 16 former Hawaiianhigh school players under contract with NFLteams.)

It also was among the top tier of states, ona per capita basis, in the number of players whosigned letters-of-intent with NCAA Division I-Aschools in 2004.

University of Hawaii quarterback TimmyChang was the most recent island star to makeheadlines when he set the NCAA all-divisioncareer passing yardage record Saturday.

The state has been a steady supplier of bigand beefy offensive linemen and punishingdefenders for several years, including ChicagoBears center Olin Kreutz, a three-time Pro Bowlselection; Jacksonville Jaguars guard ChrisNaeole, a first-round pick in the 1997 draft; andPittsburgh Steelers defensive end Kimo vonOelhoffen, still a starter in his 11th NFL season.

Four Hawaiians are on the 57-man watchlist for college football's Outland Trophy, givenannually to the nation's best interior lineman.

Hawaii's recent prowess at producing "skillplayers" such as quarterback Chang and DenverBroncos wide receiver Ashley Lelie has eager col-lege scouts flocking to the islands in search of

talent. Kahuku, the state's top-ranked team, hashad visits from representatives of 20 Division I-A schools this season, according to coach SiuakiLivai.

While most mainlanders associate Hawaiiwith the sport of surfing, the state has proven tobe fertile ground for gridiron growth. There arehundreds of junior league Pop Warner teams,and high school games are regularly shown onstatewide TV. Big high school games are oftenplayed at this city's Aloha Stadium, host of theNFL's Pro Bowl all-star game and college foot-ball's Sheraton Hawaii Bowl. The 50,000-seatstadium is also home of the wildly popularUniversity of Hawaii team that has played inbowl games three of the past six seasons, includ-ing the past two.

"It is not like other college teams," Hawaiihead coach June Jones says. "It's more like anNFL crowd. This is the state's team."

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Football has gained its hallowed place in Hawaiibecause it reflects the islands' sports history andreinforces cultural attributes.

"Island people are outdoors people," saysBlaine Gaison, a former NFL and University ofHawaii player who is athletics director ofHonolulu's Kamehameha Schools. "It is in thenature of Polynesian people to be physical. Wehave learned to take our love of competition andput it on the football field."

In the centuries before Europeans andNorth Americans imposed their cultural stan-dards on Polynesia, sports were an importantpart of daily life and were integrated into reli-gion, politics and warfare. Many of the skillsneeded for those traditional pursuits are echoedin football's fundamentals.

According to the National Park Service'sCultural History of Three Traditional HawaiianSites, the collision sports of hand wrestling, box-ing and mock battles were popular, as were thepass- oriented games of stone rolling, dart andspear throwing. Local chiefs would stage largecelebrations called makahikis that included com-petitions designed to identify potential warriors.

All that changed with the arrival ofChristian missionaries in the 1800s. Shocked bymany of the hedonistic practices of the islanddwellers, they imposed new standards that allbut eliminated the traditional sports, includingsurfing.

Football came to the islands with U.S. ser-vicemen in the 1920s. Local workers at PearlHarbor and other military bases quickly pickedup the game and formed barefoot leagues, butscholastic teams didn't take hold until the post-World War II period brought money, urbandevelopment, public schools and eventuallystatehood in 1959.

"Football is different in Hawaii," saysChang, whose 15,303 yards passing toppedBrigham Young Heisman Trophy winner Ty

Detmer's 15,031. "Players here have a connec-tion to the history and culture. You can feel thewarrior spirit, especially at home games."

His coach made that spirit an official partof Hawaii's team when he helped prompt theschool to change its nickname from Rainbows toWarriors before the 1999 season, his first at theschool. In the five seasons before the move, theteam had 12 wins and zero NFL draft picks.Since, Jones' teams have had 35 wins, 10 NFLdraft picks and have upped the team grade-pointaverage from 2.46 to 2.70.

"There's no higher honor in this state thanto be called a warrior," Jones says. "Our footballteam is a product of that society."

Kahuku star senior safety Al Afalava is areflection of many athletes in modern Hawaiiansociety. "I only play football and basketball," hesays. "I really don't like the ocean."

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Other forces behind island football are the samein Kahuku as they are in Kalamazoo: family andcommunity pride.

"Family, what we call ohana, is a big part ofour culture," says Brian Cabral, assistant headcoach at the University of Colorado and a for-mer star player at Honolulu football powerhouseSt. Louis High. "Representing your family ishuge. It is a lot like the Midwest used to be,where the community's identity is closely tied tothe football team."

The stands at most games are filled withextended families. It is not unusual for auntsand uncles to attend several games in a weekendto see their nephews play. At a recentKamehameha-St. Louis league playoff game, St.Louis supporter Al Tuiasosopo wore a shirt bear-ing his surname and the first names and jerseynumbers of nephews, Ana Boi and Tui. Ana Boiis a starting lineman; Tui is on the junior varsity.

Because most private schools can recruitfrom multiple islands and areas, it is common tohave brothers and cousins from the same familyon opposite sides of the ball.

At the finish of Kamehameha's 18-0 upsetof St. Louis, players from both teams receivedleis from their family members in the stands.Some players received leis from backers of bothteams.

"There are a few bitter rivalries where leisaren't exchanged," says Keith Amemiya, execu-tive director of the Hawaii High School AthleticAssociation. "But that's rare."

Nowhere are those family and communityties more evident than at Kahuku High onOahu's famed North Shore.

The Red Raiders have won two of the pastthree state titles in the big-school division. Thepublic school draws students from six communi-ties nestled along some of the world's mostbeautiful shoreline.

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The Kahuku campus is across KingKamehameha Highway from the rolling surf.

The student body reflects the community'smix of Hawaiians, Samoans, Tongans, Japanese,Chinese, Caucasians and several combinations ofthe above.

Of those 1,200 students, 300 boys -- andone girl -- tried out for the football team. Thereare 87 varsity players and 80 on the junior varsi-ty, including sophomore running back CourtneNozawa. For varsity games, 100 players suit up.

"They are the pride of the North Shore,"coach Livai says. "This is the only high schoolfor 20 miles each way. People here know every-one who has played for Kahuku past and pres-ent."

When Kahuku plays a big game at AlohaStadium, supporters nail signs displaying eachplayer's name and jersey number on phone polesalong the route. As the school's three-bus cara-van passes each community the school serves,fans join the line for the one-hour drive.

When Kahuku broke St. Louis' strangle-hold on the state championship in 2001, theteam stopped in every North Shore town on thereturn trip and performed its famous haka wardance and chant.

"Their support means so much to us,"Livai says of the fans, many of whom work atthe local resorts. "They get off work and they'retired, but they still make the trip to Honolulu.What we do means a lot to them, and we wantto show them how much we respect that."

The school also has found a lucrative wayto reach out to Red Raiders fans around the

world by creating a student-run online store thatsells team-themed shirts, caps, towels and myri-ad other Kahuku gear. Kahuku.org is run out ofthe school's bricks-and-mortar store. The Webstore has brought in more than $250,000 insales in the past three years, according to manag-er Mary Anne Long. The team used $20,000 inprofits from the site to buy uniforms this season.

The success of the team has had an impacton the isolated rural communities in other ways,Principal Lisa DeLong says: "We believe inbuilding on our students' strengths and interests.They can be a hook for learning and get themengaged for learning."

The program appears to be working. Morethan 96% of seniors graduate, and 60% of themsay they want to attend a four-year college,DeLong says.

But at the school, where English is a sec-ond language for many students, test scores lagbehind state and national averages for publicschools. About 45% of Kahuku seniors took theSAT in 2003 and scored an average of 888 (437math, 451 verbal), below the Hawaii average of951 and the U.S. average of 1,020.

The school is open until 11 on most schoolnights, and the campus is filled with studentspracticing everything from debate to dance andmusic.

Dance and song are important in the com-munity because many parents are employed bythe nearby Polynesian Cultural Center, thestate's top paid tourist attraction.

That emphasis on traditional dance andsong found its way to the football field in the

form of Kahuku's pregame haka ceremony. Theteam's fans love the ritual and respond withwhoops and screams that rain on the opposition.

But Kahuku received a warning from theOahu Interscholastic Association this seasonbecause its haka-chanting players crossed the 50-yard-line during warm-ups, an act the leaguefound to be intimidating. The team nowrestricts the haka to big games and can only doit while facing its own fans.

"It is a war chant," Livai says, "but the warseems to be with our own league."

Kamehameha's Gaison says the state "is stillthe best-kept secret in college athletics," butword is getting out. Utah, No. 8 in the USATODAY/ESPN college football rankings, has 10Hawaiian players, five Kahuku graduates.Hawaiians also are making impacts at Wisconsinand Tennessee. Colorado has four Hawaiians,thanks to the recruiting of assistant head coachCabral.

"There's a strong work ethic here," he says."As an island guy, I can help them with the tran-sition to the mainland. I've gone through that,and I know what it's like."

But Hawaii head coach Jones, who played aseason at the school in the 1970s, says there arestrong reasons for staying at home.

"There's loyalty both ways here," he says."In Hawaii, they never forget the kid who stayedhome and won for us."

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Posted on: Saturday, November 13, 2004

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By Stephen Tsai Advertiser Sports Writer

FRESNO, Calif. — For the University ofHawai'i, rush hour has never been worse.

Fresno State's Jaron Fairman pulls downHawai'i's Jason Ferguson on a kickoff returnduring the first quarter in Fresno, Calif.

In 60 minutes of rubber-necking footballlast night, Fresno State rushed for 503 yards in arunaway 70-14 rout at Bulldog Stadium.

The Bulldogs set school records for rushingyards and celebratory fireworks following each oftheir 10 touchdowns.

Bryson Sumlin ran for 220 yards andWendell Mathis gained 176. Each scored threetouchdowns.

"It's very embarrassing," UH defensivetackle Lui Fuga said of another nationally tele-vised meltdown.

The Warriors had hoped for a betterESPN-produced showing after suffering a 69-3loss to Boise State two Fridays ago. But, onceagain, the Warriors looked like deer in theFriday night lights.

"Two of the biggest (butt)-kickings I'veever had," UH coach June Jones said.

The Warriors fell to 4-5 overall and fin-ished 4-4 in the Western Athletic Conference.They lost their four road games by a combinedscore of 231-66.

"It's the thing that always happens to us onthe road," Fuga said. "We just got out-playedand out-coached. Everything went wrong. Wehave to go back to the drawing board and makesome adjustments because it's obvious whateverwe try to do on the road never works."

In the week leading to the game, FSUcoach Pat Hill ordered his team to take a vow ofsilence, refusing interview requests from theHawai'i media. Still, the Bulldogs' game planneeded no words: Stop us if you can.

"We knew they had problems against therun," Sumlin said, referring to the Warriors' No.116 ranking (out of 117 Division I-A) teams inrush defense. "Our game plan was to poundthem with the run. We wanted to put on a showfor our crowd."

The Bulldogs made three adjustments forthe game. Instead of straight-ahead blocks, thelinemen attacked at angles. Before each offensiveplay, they checked UH's alignment, then calledfor runs only to the weak side. Quarterback PaulPinegar also used quick counts, demanding thesnap before the UH defenders could shift.

"They didn't give us time to line up," UHsafety Leonard Peters said.

FSU right guard Dartangon Shack said:"We knew our plays were going to work againstthem. Whatever front they were in, we ran tothe weak side. Our quarterback made sure wemade the right call. He must have done a goodjob. We ran for 500."

With the linemen opening the way and thefullbacks flattening linebackers, Sumlin said, "itwas really easy for us to pick and choose thehole."

FSU wide receiver Adam Jennings, who ran11 yards on a reverse, marveled that "it was likewe were running wind sprints. It was amazing. Icouldn't believe how great our running gamewas working tonight."

Even when the Warriors were in position tomake plays, they often missed tackles. "It's big-time discouraging," UH defensive coordinatorGeorge Lumpkin said. "We didn't make plays.We didn't make tackles."

The Warriors tried to place a fifth defenderon the line of scrimmage. Sometimes, theywould load as many as eight defenders in thetackle box (the imaginary rectangle near the lineof scrimmage).

"We tried everything," Jones said. "Wecalled every blitz we had. We called everythingwe had known. Everything we tried. We're justnot good enough right now to play that type ofgame, obviously."

Seven of the Bulldogs' eight first-half pos-sessions ended with touchdowns. They did notpunt in the first half. By the intermission, the

Warriors were down 49-0 — their largest first-half deficit in school history.

"The game plan was to keep the ball awayfrom Hawai'i's offense, and our guys did a goodjob of that," Hill said. "I thought the playersreally executed the game plan well. They knewwe had to run the football, and they went outand ran the ball."

The Warriors also wanted to control theclock, trying to feed 266-pound running backWest Keli'ikipi. But he fumbled at the UH 10on the game's opening drive, and things deterio-rated quickly from there for the Warriors.

Later in the quarter, Keli'ikipi sufferedwhat was believed to be a concussion. He didnot play in the final three quarters. In the sec-ond quarter, UH's best cover defender, corner-back Abraham Elimimian, left after aggravatinga strained right hamstring.

With each possession becoming more pre-cious, the Warriors could not create a break.Slotback Chad Owens was briefly open on astreak pattern, but Marcus McCauley broke upthe pass. A fake punt failed when punter KurtMilne's pass escaped the grasp of Kilinahe Noa,giving the Bulldogs the ball at the UH 19.

And when the Warriors advanced to theFSU 4, UH quarterback Tim Chang, on fourth-and-goal, threw to Owens, who was stopped 2yards short of the end zone.

"It's a game of inches," Chang said. "Therewere a lot of tipped passes. I missed the receiverby a couple of inches. Guys slipped out there. Itwas a combination of things. We had to makeplays when we needed to, and we didn't. That'sthe result of what happened."

Jones said: "I don't know what the deal is.We can't make plays, it seems, on the roadoffensively to get everybody turned around."

The Warriors must win their final threeregular-season games — all at home, where theyare 4-1 — to earn a berth in the SheratonHawai'i Bowl.

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Thursday, November 10, 2004

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By J. Darin DarstSportsLine.com Staff Writer

While most of the country is crawling into bedat 2am on Saturday night, a 6-foot-2 kid fromHawaii busy breaking records.

Senior quarterback Timmy Chang has setor tied 36 school records and eight conferencerecords, but the one he will be remembered foris the one he broke against Louisiana Tech.

Chang passed Ty Detmer's career passingrecord of 15,031 yards and now has his sightsset on Detmer's Division I-A touchdown recordof 121.

He already owns the NCAA records forcareer attempts (2,254), completions (1,274),total offense and interceptions (76), but onemore trip to a bowl game is something Changwould really like to experience before his time atHawaii is over.

Chang took time out of his busy schedule totalk to VIP about his records, being benchedand his No. 1 target Chad Owens.

WWhhaatt mmaaddee yyoouu aatttteenndd HHaawwaaiiii?? The new coaching staff. I watched them (in1999) during my senior year and knew that theyran a similar offense to what I ran at St. Louis(High School in Honolulu). I knew I was goingto have a chance to play and showcase what Icould do. And it being my hometown too ...don't forget about that.

HHooww ssppeecciiaall wwaass iitt ttoo bbrreeaakk TTyy DDeettmmeerr''ss ccaarreeeerryyaarrddaaggee rreeccoorrdd?? It's very special. I don't realize how special it isright now to be honest with you because I'mstill thinking about the season and the thingsthat I need to accomplish. I can't explain it. It'sone of the most remarkable things. Just very spe-cial.

YYoouu aallssoo bbrrookkee tthhee NNCCAAAA ccaarreeeerr iinntteerrcceeppttiioonnrreeccoorrdd,, ddooeess tthhaatt bbootthheerr yyoouu?? Looking at it from my standpoint, it doesn'tbother me. But looking at it from another stand-point, you could say that it's the wrong recordto have. But being in this offense and being afootball player and having the football knowl-edge, a lot of the interceptions came ... half or

three-fourths of it was my fault, but the rest wasmaybe a timing route that was misplaced wheresomeone wasn't where they were supposed to be,a tipped ball. Like in the Boise State game whenI got hit and the ball landed in someone's lap, orthis past game (vs. Louisiana Tech) when I threwthe ball deep and it got intercepted. It's just likea punt, but on paper it's an interception. Butyou know, that's the breaks. It can all me misin-terpreted, but I know what I can do and what Ican accomplish so it doesn't really bother me,but from another standpoint, people can reallyget the wrong idea.

WWhhaatt iiss yyoouurr mmoosstt mmeemmoorraabbllee mmoommeenntt aattHHaawwaaiiii?? I would have to say my highest moment wasplaying at Fresno State and winning that game(31-21 in 2002). I think that was the biggestwin that we had.

YYoouu aanndd CChhaadd OOwweennss sseeeemm ttoo hhaavvee aa ggoooodd ccoonn--nneeccttiioonn ggooiinngg,, ddeessccrriibbee yyoouurr rreellaattiioonnsshhiipp oonn tthheeffiieelldd.. We try to compliment each other. Chad is oneof those guys who wants the ball in his hands onevery play. He has that fire and competitiveedge, you know, "Gimme the ball, I'm open" onevery single play and we find a balance on thefield because I'm a competitor within myself,but it doesn't matter to me how we win. If ittakes me to do something that's out of the ordi-nary to win the game then I'll do it and Chad isthe same way. So we clash sometimes and wemesh sometimes. But both of have a real love forthe game and that's what we share.

YYoouu ggoott bbeenncchheedd llaasstt yyeeaarr,, ddiidd tthhaatt cchhaannggee yyoouurraattttiittuuddee ttoowwaarrdd tthhiiss sseeaassoonn?? ((DDiidd iitt mmaakkee yyoouu aabbeetttteerr ppllaayyeerr??)) Definitely. It kind of opened my eyes and gaveme another perspective on how it feels to be thesecond guy. It made me realize how hungry youneed to be to succeed and play. It also made merealize that I wasn't having fun out there, I wastoo serious, and just wasn't playing the gamelike how I was used to playing it and enjoy it,especially at a young age.

WWhhaatt iiss aa ddaayy iinn tthhee lliiffee ooff TTiimmmmyy CChhaanngg??I wake up at about 5 every morning and com-mute from Mililani (about 35 miles from cam-pus), brush my teeth and say goodbye to myfamily, especially my little one (Dylan Chang - 3months old) and head out the door. During thedrive into town I think about the day ahead. Wepractice at 7 a.m. until about 9 or 9:30. After

that I get something to eat at the training table.After that I have class all day, except forMonday's I don't have class, but on all the otherdays. After class or sometimes between classes Iget in the weight room to lift. Then we havemeetings at 4 pm and break off into groups at4:30. That lasts until about 6:30. And then Ieither eat dinner at the cafeteria or go home toeat dinner with my family. I get home about 7or 7:30 every night and wake up and do it allover again.

DDoo yyoouu hhaavvee aannyy aassppiirraattiioonnss ooff ppllaayyiinngg iinn tthheeNNFFLL?? Yes, I definitely do. As a young kid, I alwayswanted to be a professional athlete. At that time,I didn't know what sport it would be because Iwas playing basketball and baseball. Footballbecame the choice and I'm trying to pursue itand hopefully, one day, my dreams will cometrue.

LLaasstt yyeeaarr yyoouu gguuyyss wwoonn tthhee HHaawwaaiiii BBoowwll,, wwhhaattddiidd tthhaatt mmeeaann ttoo yyoouu aanndd yyoouurr tteeaamm??It meant a lot to me, winning a big game on abig day. Coming off the bench and after some-thing that not a lot of people go through (get-ting benched and booed) against Alabama andBoise State. Being able to come back in yourhometown and in your home stadium andpulling off a triple overtime victory says a lotand really gave me a lot of confidence headinginto this season. It was a big overall boost and itwas the best gift I could give my family at thetime because they were so worried about me andmy game.

WWhhaatt aarree yyoouurr ggooaallss ffoorr tthhee rreemmaaiinnddeerr ooff tthheesseeaassoonn?? To win out the rest of the season. I think thatwould be the goal. To take one game at a time.

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Sunday, November 21, 2004

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By Dave ReardonStar-Bulletin

Spurred by a record-breaking performance onoffense, a sack-pack defense and many happyreturns, Hawaii mashed visiting Idaho 52-21 lastnight. Too bad only a sparse gathering of foot-ball fans were at Aloha Stadium to witness it.

With many others discouraged by wipe-outroad losses at Boise State and Fresno State, it wasa meager crowd announced at 24,739 (turnstile)that saw Tim Chang and Jason Rivers connectfor four touchdowns in the first half, with Riversbreaking the school record of three TD catchesin a game.

Chang threw for a personal-record sixtouchdowns. He completed 23 of 32 passes for376 yards with two interceptions in just a littlemore than three quarters.

"Timmy was extremely accurate tonight,"UH coach June Jones said.

Rivers caught nine passes for 167 yards,both career highs.

"He was on our left cornerback and webasically got out-skilled there," Idaho coachNick Holt said. "He had a nice game."

The Hawaii defense was also impressive,tying the 15-year-old school record of 10 sacksset against Brigham Young.

This game won't go down in the annals asdid the 56-14 thrashing of the rival Cougars in1989 that washed away more than a decade offrustration. But, in its own way, last night's vic-tory -- their fifth in a row at home -- was justwhat the beleaguered Warriors needed comingoff a 70-14 loss at Fresno State that completed amiserable 0-for-4 road season and less-than-satis-fying 4-4 WAC finish.

UH -- playing with only 12 of 22 startersfrom the season opener at the same positions --improved to 5-5 and kept its slim Hawaii Bowlhopes alive. The Warriors must beatNorthwestern this Saturday and Michigan Stateon Dec. 4 to qualify for the Dec. 24 bowl game.

"Obviously, we made enough plays to winand we have a long way to go if we want to winthe last two," Jones said. "We just executed ourstuff and obviously we're just a different team athome."

Idaho, which leaves the Sun Belt and joinsHawaii in the Western Athletic Conference nextfall, finished its season at 3-9.

Hawaii took the early lead as Justin Ayatkicked a 44-yard field goal, but UH should havehad a touchdown on the opening drive. BrittonKomine dropped two passes: a long bomb onthe first play from scrimmage and another in theend zone. Also, an apparent touchdown run of10 yards by Michael Brewster was called backfor holding on Hercules Satele, a freshman start-ing his first game at left guard.

Idaho stormed back for a 7-3 lead with an80-yard drive. Its 10 plays included a fake fieldgoal in which holder/quarterback MichaelHarrington threw a 10-yard pass to WillieSipoloa for a first down at the UH 9. Two playslater, Bobby Bernal-Wood made a great moveafter catching a short pass from Harrington andscored from 8 yards out.

It didn't take Hawaii long to regain thelead. Chang threw to Rivers for a 27-yard touch-down on the third play of the next drive, andthe Warriors led 10-7 at 5:50 of the first quarter.

The Vandals used more trickery for theirnext score, as receiver Christian Populis threw a26-yard TD pass to Desmond Belton afterPopulis took a lateral pass from Harrington. Itwas 14-10 at 5:08 of the first.

Idaho threatened to add to the lead late inthe first, but Darrell Tautofi forced Harringtonto fumble and Lui Fuga recovered at the UH 36.

The Hawaii defense came at Idaho from allangles -- of the 10 sacks, linebacker LincolnManutai was the only player with more thanone; he led UH with two.

"They brought the blitzes and I should'vebeen able to pick them up," Harrington said.

The Warriors took full advantage of theturnover to take a 17-14 lead. Rivers, in heavytraffic, cradled a 22-yard TD pass from Changat 14:04 of the second quarter.

It was Chang-to-Rivers again less than 4minutes later on a 16-yard delayed sideline pat-tern, giving UH a 24-14 lead. A third-downsack by Landon Kafentzis at the Idaho 9 helpedthe Warriors start the drive at the Vandals 36.

"Jason is a special receiver," Chang said."He's doing his part, reading the coverages andbeing where he's supposed to be."

The defense gave UH good position again,as Kila Kamakawiwo'ole's crushing sack on thirddown translated into the next drive starting atthe Idaho 39. Chang hit Komine for a 9-yardTD and a 17-point margin.

Idaho came back with a 14-yard scoringpass to Bernal-Wood from Harrington with 4:02left in the half, capping an 80-yard drive.

Rivers' fourth scoring pass from Changwent for 15 yards, after UH benefited fromgreat field position once again after JasonFerguson's 39-yard kickoff return.

Idaho then got a 59-yard return from J.R.Ruffin, but couldn't capitalize because BradKalilimoku forced a fumble, with Leonard Petersrecovering deep in UH territory and a minuteleft before the break.

"We started creating pressure and havoc,"said Fuga, who also forced one of Idaho's fivefumbles and had a sack. "Then we opened ourplaybook with the blitzes. It was awesome."

Chang found Gerald Welch for an 11-yardscore in the third quarter, increasing the lead to45-21.

The Warriors knocked Harrington out ofthe game late in the third quarter, and hisreplacement, Brian Nooy, didn't fare better. Hewas greeted with a 7-yard sack by Peters.

"They came on with their pressure andgave us a lot of trouble," Bernal-Wood said. "Weshould've been able to get the ball off quicker. Ifyou have problems with your blocking you can'tthrow."

Third-string running back Kala Latuselucompleted the scoring with a 4-yard run with 23seconds left. Second-year-freshman quarterbackJack Rolovich played most of the fourth quarterand directed the final drive.

"They raised their game and played better(in the second half )," Jones said of UH'sdefense. "They were getting some confidence asthe game was going and I thought theyanswered the bell."

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Posted on: Sunday, November 28, 2004

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By Stephen TsaiAdvertiser Staff Writer

Fighting for its postseason life, the University ofHawai'i football team turned back every chal-lenge — including Northwestern's frenetic drivein the final two minutes — to pull out a pulsat-ing 49-41 victory last night at Aloha Stadium.

Hawai'i slotback Chad Owens acknowl-edges the cheers of the fans after he scored hisfifth touchdown of the game on a 16-yard passfrom Tim Chang in the third quarter.

"It was do or die," UH defensive backAbraham Elimimian said, "and I don't see anyfuneral for us tonight."

Northwestern and Hawai'i were out of life-lines entering last night's non-conference game.The Wildcats needed to win to finish with awinning regular season, the requirement forqualifying for the Music City Bowl in Nashville.They finished 6-6.

The Warriors, who improved to 6-5, alsoneed a winning regular season to earn a berth inthe Sheraton Hawai'i Bowl. Their regular-seasonfinale is Saturday night against Michigan State.

"We knew as a team we could stay alive,"UH center Samson Satele said. "We just had totake care of some things. There was a big bumpnamed Northwestern in front of us. We werewilling to leave everything on the field to get thewin. We did, and we're still alive."

The Warriors, who had a disadvantage insize and reputation, received a boost from severalareas. Tim Chang threw for 405 yards and fourtouchdowns. Slotback Chad Owens scored fivetouchdowns — four on catches and one on adazzling 76-yard punt return in which he left atrail of broken tackles. "Chad is just terrific,"Chang said.

And the UH defense came through withtwo big stops in the fourth quarter.

On the first, a fourth-and-goal from the 1,defensive tackle Lui Fuga forced running backNoah Herron into a tailspin that resulted in a 1-yard loss.

The second came on the Wildcats' finaldrive, following a one-two punch to the gutwhen Northwestern's T.J. Jones scored on an 18-yard return of a blocked punt and then UH'sJustin Ayat missed a field-goal attempt from 32yards with 2:12 to play.

Warrior safety Leonard Peters levelsNorthwestern's Brandon Horn in the secondquarter. Peters later made a game-clinchinginterception.

The Wildcats started their final drive 80yards and eight points away from forcing theirfifth overtime game this season. It appeared theWildcats' were out of hope when a shotgun snapsailed over quarterback Brett Basanez's helmet.Basanez fell on the football at the 50 and, a sec-ond later, linebacker Ikaika Curnan fell onBasanez. The officials assessed Curnan anunsportsmanlike penalty, advancing the ball tothe UH 32.

"It was a little touch," Curnan protested."It was nothing."

Basanez completed a 12-yard pass toadvance the Wildcats to the 20. But two playslater, his pass over the middle was intercepted bya diving Leonard Peters with 1:06 to play, secur-ing the outcome.

"I can't believe they called that an intercep-tion," Northwestern coach Randy Walker said."That's what I think, but I'm not calling thegame. I don't want to take anything away fromHawai'i."

Peters, a safety, insisted he made the inter-ception with a half-inch to spare.

"It got pretty close," Peters said. "If I didn'tscoop my hands on the ground, I would havenever caught it. I was hoping to make any kindof a play."

UH's Fuga declared: "We needed that. Weneeded every play. It was a dog fight. A lot ofour guys were beat up, but we couldn't let thisone get away. Everybody stepped up."

Hawai'i slotback Chad Owens acknowl-edges the cheers of the fans after he scored hisfifth touchdown of the game on a 16-yard passfrom Tim Chang in the third quarter.

The Warriors reached deep into the play-book to come up with last night's game plan.They used two kick returners instead of one,and opened with a nickel defense featuring fivedefensive backs and 187-pound Elimimian as alinebacker/pass rusher.

The strategies did not work early as theWildcats took a 13-0 lead in the first quarter.Chang was intercepted twice, with one leadingto a two-play, 26-yard touchdown drive, and abotched return on a pooch kickoff resulted inanother Northwestern scoring drive.

But the Warriors appeared to gain an emo-tional lift when linebacker John Pickens pushedChang at the end of a second-quarter scramble.Chang, who had already crossed theNorthwestern sideline when he was hit,slammed facemask first into an aluminumbench.

"It was a little extra-curricular play," saidChang, was limping noticeably after the game."But I didn't mind taking one for the team. I'ddo anything for these guys on the team."

After that, the Warriors scored four touch-downs in the second quarter to seize a 28-20lead at halftime. Chang completed 10 of 15passes for 210 yards and three touchdowns inthe second quarter. All three scoring passes wentto Owens, including plays covering 40 and 35yards.

"There were times I could have hit Britt(Komine) or Gerald (Welch) or Jason (Rivers),"Chang said. "But Chad got the call, and hemade the plays when we needed them."

Owens said he was encouraged when henoticed he was facing single coverage.

"It was the perfect scheme for me," saidOwens, who caught nine passes for 155 yards."They came out playing man (defense), and Ifeel that's a challenge. That's a one-on-one chal-lenge. I'm always up for that. I did my best towin that challenge."

In the third quarter, the Wildcats went toan 11-on-1 defense on Owens, who fielded apunt at the UH 24. He broke free from threetackles before running into punter BrianHuffman's bear hug at midfield. Owens keptmoving before breaking away, eluding anotherdefender and completing his fourth punt returnfor a touchdown this season.

"That's what you're taught as a young kid:pump your legs, pump your feet and keepgoing," Owens said. "You never know what'sgoing to happen. That's what I did on that play,and that's what we did all night. We kept going.We never gave up."

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Posted on: Sunday, November 28, 2004

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By Leila WaiAdvertiser Staff Writer

On a night when senior slotback Chad Owenswas in the spotlight, setting or tying severalrecords, he was quick to deflect praise to histeammates.

"It was an overall team effort tonight," saidOwens, who had four touchdown receptionsand one punt return for a touchdown. "(BrittonKomine) caught that big first down (a 45-yardreception from quarterback Tim Chang in thesecond quarter) and that changed the momen-tum right then. The defense played their bestgame so far."

Owens caught touchdown passes for 11,40, 35 and 16 yards, and had a career-high 76-yard punt return for a score. His five touch-downs and 30 points ties school records set byHeikoti Fakava against Yale, Oct. 3, 1987.

"What a player," receivers coach Ron Leesaid of Owens.

Owens scored three touchdowns in the sec-ond quarter, helping the Warriors overcome a13-0 first-quarter deficit and enter the half witha 28-20 lead.

"Timmy started off a little tight, then gothot in the second quarter," Lee said. "It comeswith everyone doing what they are supposed to."

Owens' fourth TD reception, in the thirdquarter with 29 seconds remaining, gave theWarriors a 49-33 cushion.

Owens caught nine passes for 155 yards, inhis first 100-yard reception game since Oct. 2when he racked up 182 yards against Tulsa.

It was a much-needed breakout game forOwens, who had six TD receptions through thefirst four games, but was held to one in the pastsix before last night.

He was limited to two touchdown recep-tions in the Warriors' five losses, but had nine intheir six wins, including last night.

"It was kind of frustrating," he said. "I'mjust thankful God allowed me to play that waywhen it counted."

Lee said it was more mental than anythingfor Owens the past several games.

"He was trying to cheat a little bit," Leesaid. "He was trying to be too much, I think.But he worked hard on that and tonight he con-centrated on the routes."

Owens tied receiver Jason Rivers' schoolrecord of four touchdown receptions in a game,set last week against Idaho.

Owens' punt return for a touchdown in thethird quarter — his fourth of the year — set asingle-season school record. He broke five tack-les, including one wrap up that appeared to stophim.

He moved up to second place on UH'scareer punt return yardage list with 906 yards,surpassing Dana McLemore (1978-81), who had847 yards. Owens started the game with 802career yards, and had 104 last night.

He said the biggest difference in this gamewas the opponent.

"These kinds of games you get excited for,"he said. "Like BYU in 2001, and Alabama, it'sthis kind of football game you get excited for."

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By Stacy KaneshiroAdvertiser Staff Writer

For all the passing records Tim Chang leavesbehind at the University of Hawai'i, it will be arun that defined the senior quarterback's finalregular season game.

UH quarterback Tim Chang runs 22 yardsfor a first down on a key 3rd-and-11 play in thefourth period. It led to a touchdown. Eugene Tanner • The Honolulu Advertiser

Chang extended his record-setting colle-giate career by leading the Warriors to a 41-38come-from-behind victory against MichiganState last.

Trailing 31-27 early in the fourth quarter,Chang engineered a 12-play, 80-yard drive thathe capped with a 1-yard sneak for the go-aheadtouchdown. But the play that sustained the drivewas a 22-yard run on third-and-11 from theMSU 31.

Chang dropped back, then scrambled to hisright, but still could not find an open receiver.He then took off, pumping his arm as if tothrow, even though he had passed the line ofscrimmage and used a baseball slide to the 9 fora first down.

"We had a lot of man coverage," Changsaid about the play. "When you have man cover-age, a lot of the guys are running off. I picked aspot where I could run and I was fortunate."

Said UH quarterbacks coach DanMorrison: "He had the decision to throw it awayor take off, depending on what he sees. He knewwhen to go. It's all part of his maturing process."

UH slotback Chad Owens tries to breakfree from Michigan State's Eric Smith in the sec-ond period. Owens had four touchdowns.

In UH's run-and-shoot system, the quar-terback has to be as patient as possible to waitfor a receiver to get open and run only as a lastresort.

"The running is not real high on the priori-ty list in what we're trying to do," Morrisonsaid. "But there are times when he has to go andhe made the right decision."

After a 3-yard gain by Michael Brewsterput the ball at the MSU 6, a false start penaltyagainst UH backed it up to the 11. Chang threwincomplete toward Chad Owens, then hit JasonRivers near the sidelines a yard short of the goalline.

On fourth-and-goal, big West Keli'ikipilined up at running back, but Chang kept theball. A surge by the MSU defense forced thecenter back into Chang, but the quarterback justfollowed his right guard into the end zone forthe go-ahead score.

"There was a little pop," Chang said."Uriah (Moenoa) or Samson (Satele) got poppeda little back, so I got popped a little back, so I

just tried to get in there and we made it hap-pen."

Chang said he was confident at the start ofthe drive, which came after MSU padded itslead with a 49-yard field goal by Dave Raynerwith 14:05 to play.

"I kind of felt like on offense that we had'em," Chang said. "We had their number. Itworked. Our O-linemen played so great. Therunning backs, West (Keli'ikipi) and Brew(Michael Brewster) when he got in (to play)."

The rushing TD by Chang was his first forthe season and fifth of his career, which willalways be remembered for his passing. He wasn'ttoo shabby in that department either, complet-ing 29 of 49 for 416 yards and four touch-downs, all to Owens.

"He's grown so much as a quarterback,"Morrison said. "There were a lot of things hedid right, not just in the decisions. Some of theprecision of his throws and the precision ofwhere he needed to put the ball. Not too manyquarterbacks can do those things."

Chang is just happy that his career will endwith a bowl game.

"It's an awesome feeling," he said. "Theunderclassmen didn't want to send us out (with-out a bowl game). We pulled together as a team.I'm sure people doubted us out there, but wedidn't doubt ourselves."

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By Stephen TsaiAdvertiser Staff Writer

For the University of Hawai'i football team, themagic number is 2004.

Hawai'i quarterback Tim Chang completed29 of 49 passes for 416 yards against MichiganState last night.

Against the odds, common belief and a BigTen opponent that was poised to run away, theWarriors answered all doubts to pull out animprobable 41-38 victory over Michigan Stateand earn a berth in the Sheraton Hawai'i Bowl.

"It's the best feeling in the world," said UHslotback Chad Owens, who caught 13 passes for283 yards and four touchdowns. "It's just thebest feeling. I'm so happy. I know I don't lookhappy, but I'm so happy I'm at a loss forwords."

After suffering a 70-14 loss to Fresno Statelast month, the Warriors won their final threegames to finish the regular season 7-5 and meetthe bowl requirement of a winning record.

They did it the hard way, overcomingdeficits of 21-0, 28-14 at the half and, with14:05 to play, 31-27.

But Tim Chang led the charge of team-mates who refused to lose. The fifth-year seniorcompleted 29 of 49 passes for 416 yards andfour touchdowns. He also ran 1 yard for the go-ahead score with 9:22 to play.

"The guys have so much heart," Changsaid. "They sacrificed so much, being down 21-0. It showed the character of these guys. We'vebeen down all season. We had a losing recordmost of the season. We're not going to have alosing record this season. We're going bowling."

Owens caught scoring passes of 51 and 9yards in the third quarter to help the Warriorsclose to 28-27 with 2:02 remaining in the thirdquarter. But Justin Ayat's extra-point kick wasnullified because of a holding penalty. After theWarriors were assessed a false-start penalty, Ayatwas forced to attempt the PAT kick from 35yards. Kevin Vickerson, a 292-pound defensivelineman, blocked the attempt.

Michigan State's DeAndra Cobb fieldedthe ensuing kickoff at the 2, then sprinted therest of the way for an apparent touchdown. Butthe Spartans were called for holding, and for thesecond time in the game, a Cobb touchdownwas vaporized.

"I was ripped off," Cobb yelled as hejogged toward the MSU locker room at the endof the game. "I was ripped off twice."

Slotback Chad Owens gets a lift fromWarrior teammate Samson Satele after scoringon the first of his four touchdown receptions.

Michigan State was awarded possession atthe UH 49. Four downs later, Dave Raynerkicked a 49-yard field goal, extending the mar-gin to 31-27 with 14:05 to play. But theWarriors had not exhausted their comebacks.

"I told myself, it needed to be done,"Owens said. "We were going to go out and get itdone."

Chang mixed the offensive plays, callingstretch runs for Michael Brewster and crossingroutes for Owens and fellow slotback GeraldWelch.

The drive appeared to hit a glitch when, inCobb-like fashion, Brewster's 21-yard scoringrun was nullified because of a holding penalty.

But on third and 11 from the MSU 22,Chang rolled to his right, headed up the alongthe sideline and then cut back, ending a 22-yardscramble with a slide.

"We had a lot of man coverage," Changsaid. "When you have a lot of man coverage, alot of the guys are running off. I picked thespots where I could run, and I was fortunate toget first downs and keep the chains moving andkeep our (defense) off the field."

Chang, who was not sacked, finished with32 rushing yards.

The 32nd yard proved to be the difference.After advancing to the 1, UH coach June Jonessummoned 260-pound running back WestKeli'ikipi, who earlier scored on a run from thatdistance. Instead, Chang kept the ball, but hisprogress was stalled by the Spartans' interiorlinemen. Chang then bounced toward the rightside and found an opening and the Warriors'first lead of the game.

"I was lucky," Chang said.He then closed UH's scoring with a 16-

yard touchdown pass to Owens.

The Spartans, though, wouldn't quit. Theytook the ensuing kickoff and drove 59 yards innine plays for a touchdown to pull within a fieldgoal. Jason Teague's 1-yard run and DaveRayner's PAT made it 41-38 with 1:31 to play.

Freshman linebacker C.J. Allen-Jones thenrecovered Michigan State's ensuing onside kick,and UH was able to run out the remaining timeto secure the comeback.

UH slotback Chad Owens, left, finds theend zone for the fourth time despite the effort ofEric Smith.

"It was all about determination," UH cor-nerback Abraham Elimimian said. "We weredown, but we knew we weren't out."

Indeed, it was Michigan State's motivationthat was in question entering this non-confer-ence game. In their last game, two weeks ago,the Spartans lost to Penn State, ending theirhopes of qualifying for a postseason berth. Thisweek's rallying cry was: Break even for the sen-iors.

The Spartans (5-7), spurred by resourcefulquarterback Drew Stanton and an offensive lineaveraging 310 pounds per blocker, set the tonewith power runs and play-action passes. Theywere able to solve UH's switching defenses. TheWarriors opened in a nickel package, with the185-pound Elimimian serving as an outside line-backer. Later, they switched to a basic 4-3scheme.

Stanton threw for 330 yards and onetouchdown despite playing with partially tornligaments in his right (throwing) shoulder. He isexpected to undergo surgery during the offsea-son.

The Spartans rolled up 403 yards in totaloffense by the intermission — their second mostproductive 30 minutes in school history. Butthey were held to 195 yards in the second half.

"We didn't play too well in the first half,but we came back," Elimimian said. "We talkedabout it at halftime. It's do or die. We cameback. It feels good. We fought through so muchadversity.

"People counted us out so many times, butthey didn't count on our heart. People didn'tthink we'd go to a bowl game. Guess we provedthem wrong."

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By Dave ReardonStar-Bulletin

There's often a big difference between projectingthe highest profile and being the best.

Quarterback Tim Chang -- Hawaii's most-publicized football player -- bridged the gap thisseason, providing game to match his fame.

Chang, who set the NCAA career passing-yardage record this season, received UH's MostValuable Player award at the Warriors' annualbanquet last night at the Sheraton Waikiki.

"He's been more focused and worked hard-er this year," UH coach June Jones said. "He wasflawless at home."

Lately, anyway. After a season-opening lossto Florida Atlantic, the senior from Saint LouisSchool led the Warriors (7-5) to seven consecu-tive home victories, including Saturday's come-from-behind 41-38 win over Michigan State.UH's third triumph in a row qualified theWarriors for the Sheraton Hawaii Bowl on Dec.24 against Alabama-Birmingham.

"We had a conversation a month or soback. We talked about how he needed to shootthe lights out these last three games," Jones said."And he did it. He made the plays and led histeam."

Chang didn't live up to the HeismanTrophy-candidate hype generated by Jones, buthe did well enough to earn first-team All-Western Athletic Conference honors for the firsttime.

After a second consecutive four-touch-down-pass performance Saturday, Chang has 34TD passes and just 13 interceptions this year.He always had gaudy yardage numbers, but hiscareer TD-INT ratio going into this season was-n't much better than 1-to-1.

Chad Owens, who has nine of his 19touchdowns this season in UH's last two games,was a double awardee last night. The seniorfrom Roosevelt High won the Captain's Award

for offense, and the Warrior Club honor for spe-cial teams. Owens holds the school records forcareer all-purpose yardage and punt-returnyardage.

"Chad is a great kid and a hard worker,"Jones said. "He can take over a game in differentways."

Senior defensive tackle Lui Fuga won theBen Yee Most Inspirational Player Award, andsophomore cornerback Kenny Patton was namedScholar-Athlete.

Senior defensive back Abraham Elimimianand senior special-teams player Chad Kapanuialso won Captain's Awards.

Senior running back Michael Brewster andjunior defensive end Mel Purcell also wonWarrior Club honors.

Scout team awards went to Keith Ah Soon(offense), Clarence Tuioti-Mariner (defense) andOrlando Wong (special teams).

Inferrera eligible: UH sophomore offensivelineman Jeremy Inferrera is eligible to play in theHawaii Bowl, despite getting into a fight duringSaturday's game.

Spartans defensive lineman Clifton Ryanand Inferrera threw blows at each other duringthe second quarter. Jones said referee FrankWhite initially ejected only Ryan. Jones thenpulled Inferrera out of the game, and, in theinterest of keeping peace, asked White to signalthat Inferrera was ejected, he said.

"Jeremy wasn't ejected (at first). I held himout. I had Frank eject him, for the MichiganState sideline," Jones said.

NCAA rules dictate a one-game suspensionfor ejections involving fighting. Inferrera's ejec-tion was for excessive force, which does notcome with a suspension.

"The other kid punched first, then Jeremypunched," Jones said. "But you can't throwpunches and play."

Inferrera started four games at right tacklethis season.

Michigan State was penalized 16 times for119 yards compared to five for 35 for UH by amixed crew of WAC and Big 12 officials. TheSpartans had two touchdowns and a key firstdown called back.

"I thought they called it the way they sawit, and the calls went both ways," Jones said."They could've called holding on every play. I'venever seen flagrant holding and tackling onevery play like that before. There probablyshould've been more."

WAC commissioner Karl Benson said hehad not received any complaints about the offi-ciating as of late yesterday.

"I did notice there was a discrepancy (inthe number of penalties)," he said. "The officialsare evaluated each game by our supervisor."

Referee Frank White had his own thoughtsof the calls during the game.

"It came across on ESPN that the calls werefair. So I guess we're OK," White said. MichiganState was flagged seven times for holding. "Ithink sometimes holding comes with fatigue. Ithink they were getting tired in the second half.When you can't move your feet, the next way totry to stop them is to hold them. The samething happens to Hawaii on the road when theyget fatigued."

The Hawaii Bowl will be officiated by acrew from a conference other than those of theparticipating teams.

Fan friendly: Jones praised the biggesthome crowd of the season (36,938 turnstile,41,654 tickets distributed).

"I'm thankful we had a great crowd, themarketing department did a good job helping toget people to come out," Jones said. "The fanswere tremendous and had a huge impact on thegame."

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Big wins and big lossesagainst big namesHawaii is 4-5 in games against teams from BCSconferences in coach June Jones' six years atUH. The Warriors have games scheduled in thenext two seasons against Michigan State, USC,Purdue and Alabama.

Date Opponent Score Sept. 4, 1999 USC L, 62-7 Nov. 27, 1999 Washington State L, 22-14 Dec. 25, 1999 Oregon State W, 23-17 Nov. 25, 2000 Wisconsin L, 34-18 Nov. 30, 2002 Alabama L, 21-16 Sept, 13, 2003 at USC L, 62-31 Nov. 29, 2003 Alabama W, 37-29 Nov. 27, 2004 Northwestern W, 49-41 Dec. 4, 2004 Michigan State W, 41-38

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Trailing grimly 19-0 at halftime to Wyoming in1978 and going nowhere in a hurry, theUniversity of Hawai'i football team rallied for astirring 27-22 victory.

"I've never seen anything like it," headcoach Dick Tomey marveled at the time. "In thethird quarter it was like the field tilted."

And, for 26 years, that game, like the leg-endary "sideline chat" of 1986, served as popularyardsticks for Rainbow and, now, Warrior come-backs.

Until now, that is.Saturday night gave the Warriors a new

standard and a renewed perspective. With a 41-38 victory over Michigan State built on the dis-appointment of a 21-0 second-quarter deficit,the ceiling has been raised.

Not only in depth of comeback but interms of significance for it having propelled theWarriors into the postseason with a berth in theDec. 24 Sheraton Hawai'i Bowl.

Curiously, there has been no section enti-tled "comebacks" in the UH team records,though, in the so-called "modern day" therehave been some memorable contenders.

In 1975, Larry Price's team rallied from a20-6 deficit in the second quarter to smack15th-ranked San Jose State, 30-20, supplyingUH's first upset of a Top 20 team.

When Tomey's 1986 team was down 13-0to Wyoming in the first quarter and showing nosigns of life, it seemed a candidate for a blowout,not legend. But Tomey called an abrupt timeout,gathered the players on the sideline and, in frontof a stunned-to-silence Aloha Stadium crowd,proceeded, in colorful terms, to light a fireunder UH. It worked and UH eventually won,35-19.

In the Holiday Bowl season of 1992 underBob Wagner, UH took one of its biggest stepstoward the school's only Top 20 finish when itrallied from a 23-8 first-quarter deficit against

Fresno State to pull out a wild 47-45 victory.Part of the reason there haven't been more

has been that, in the past, if UH dug itself aconsiderable hole, it rarely possessed the kind ofquick-strike offense to get back into the gameagain. But the firepower of the run-and-shootoffense has been such that while it can make adefense vulnerable when it sputters, on the flipside, the run-and-shoot can also leap consider-able deficits when it finds its rhythm.

Witness, for example how quarterback TimChang's place in comeback lore was assured wellbefore Saturday night's four touchdown passes.

In 2002, Chang rallied UH from a 21-9fourth-quarter deficit at Fresno State for a 31-21triumph. Then, five games later, he directed theWarriors from a 40-29 fourth-quarter deficit toa 41-40 victory over San Diego State.

But as big moments as they were, the onepeople will be talking about — for more thanjust the controversy over officiating — will beSaturday night's comeback win over MichiganState.

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He walked on as a no-name. He's walking off asone of the best in the nation.

Hawaii senior Chad Owens, a RooseveltHigh School graduate, was named to SI.com's(Sports Illustrated magazine's Web site) All-America second team at receiver and puntreturner yesterday.

"I was kind of surprised," Owens said. "Butit was a goal of mine, I guess it's everyone's goal.It's great for our program and the state. I wantto thank all the players who made it possible."

Utah offensive lineman Chris Kemoe'atu, aKahuku graduate, was named to the first team.Tennessee defensive lineman Jesse Mahelona was

selected as an honorable mention. (See HawaiiGrown Report on page B2 for details.)

"He deserves it," UH receivers coach RonLee said. "What a career, unbelievable. A littleguy (5-foot-7, 173 pounds) walks on, just tryingto play some more football. He took a chance,and here he is today, one of the top receivers inthe nation."

Owens has 19 touchdowns this season, 15as a receiver (tied for first in the country withPurdue's Taylor Stubblefield) and four as a puntreturner.

Only three other players have more totaltouchdowns in Division I-A football this year.

Owens has tied the school single-seasontouchdown record held by Jamal Farmer (1989)and Ashley Lelie (2001). He could break themark in the Sheraton Hawaii Bowl on Dec. 24against Alabama-Birmingham.

Owens caught 13 passes for 283 yards andfour scores last week in a 41-38 win overMichigan State. The previous week, he tied theschool single-game record with five TDs (fourreceiving, one punt return) in UH's 49-41 victo-ry over Northwestern.


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