Hawai’i at UNLV

Saturday, November 16, 2019

Hawai’i beat UNLV 21–⁠7. It was their 26th meeting; after it, Hawai’i led the series 14–⁠12.

AwayHawai’i10–⁠5 in 2019
21
HomeUNLV4–⁠8 in 2019
7

Final at Sam Boyd Stadium, WhitneyAttendance 21,317

At kickoff
75°F, clear, calmWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Mccarran International Airport (KLAS), 13 km from the stadium
Officials
Referee Cal McNeill; umpire Michael Henders; head linesman Bill Scott; line judge Steve Hoslett; side judge Tom Bessant; field judge Robert Asel; back judge Alvin Moore; center judge Corey LongGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Hawai’i077721
UNLV70007

Standouts

Player stats

Hawai’i

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Cole McDonald20/2621100
Chevan Cordeiro4/94602
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Miles Reed2290012
Cole McDonald1143217
Lincoln Victor142042
Freddie Holly III4804
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Jared Smart9106014
Cedric Byrd560020
JoJo Ward452018
Jason-Matthew Sharsh539010
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Solomon Matautia71.500
Rojesterman Farris II60.500
Jeremiah Pritchard4000
Ikem Okeke4000
Cortez Davis2001
Andrew Choi1110
Paul Scott0001

UNLV

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Kenyon Oblad10/2211812
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Chad Magyar965024
Charles Williams1457021
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Darren Woods Jr.663131
Giovanni Fauolo357025
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Rayshad Jackson8100
Evan Austrie8000
Gabe McCoy7200
Javin White6000
Jericho Flowers1002

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

Hawai’iUNLV
442Total yards235
257Passing yards118
185Rushing yards117
7.3Yards per pass5.4
4.7Yards per rush4.3
27First downs13
6–⁠13Third downs2–⁠11
2–⁠3Fourth downs1–⁠1
3Turnovers2
4–⁠23Penalties3–⁠40
35:09Possession23:15
1Sacks (by defense)0

Efficiency

Hawai’iUNLV
55%Success rate31%
0.05EPA per play−0.20
0.83Explosiveness1.18
0.09Rushing EPA−0.06
0.01Passing EPA−0.36
59%Passing-down success21%
−0.06First-down EPA−0.12
0.10Second-down EPA−0.22
0.29Third-down EPA−0.49
18%Havoc by its defense15%

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Hawai’i 60% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Hawai’i −6.5, over/under 72.5.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Before kickoff, the win chances were Hawai’i 67%, UNLV 33%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

UNLV end zoneHawai’i end zoneQ1 UNLVPunt, 3 playsQ1 Hawai’iInterception, 6 playsQ1 UNLVPunt, 6 playsQ1 Hawai’iPunt, 3 playsQ1 UNLVPunt, 3 playsQ1 Hawai’iFumble, 3 playsQ1 UNLVTouchdown, 3 playsQ1 Hawai’iInterception, 2 playsQ1 UNLVMissed FG, 4 playsQ2 Hawai’iTurnover on downs, 16 playsQ2 UNLVPunt, 6 playsQ2 Hawai’iTouchdown, 10 playsQ2 UNLVEnd of half, 1 playQ3 Hawai’iMissed FG, 10 playsQ3 UNLVPunt, 8 playsQ3 Hawai’iPunt, 6 playsQ3 UNLVPick-six, 3 plays (Hawai’i scores)Q3 UNLVPunt, 3 playsQ3 Hawai’iTouchdown, 8 playsQ4 UNLVInterception, 10 playsQ4 Hawai’iResult not recorded, 11 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. UNLV drives left to right, Hawai’i right to left.
  1. Q1 UNLVPunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  2. Q1 Hawai’iInterception, 6 plays, 37 yards
  3. Q1 UNLVPunt, 6 plays, 17 yards
  4. Q1 Hawai’iPunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
  5. Q1 UNLVPunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  6. Q1 Hawai’iFumble, 3 plays, 26 yards
  7. Q1 UNLVTouchdown, 3 plays, 42 yards
  8. Q1 Hawai’iInterception, 2 plays, 0 yards
  9. Q1 UNLVMissed FG, 4 plays, 6 yards
  10. Q2 Hawai’iTurnover on downs, 16 plays, 72 yards
  11. Q2 UNLVPunt, 6 plays, 43 yards
  12. Q2 Hawai’iTouchdown, 10 plays, 90 yards
  13. Q2 UNLVEnd of half, 1 play, −2 yards
  14. Q3 Hawai’iMissed FG, 10 plays, 50 yards
  15. Q3 UNLVPunt, 8 plays, 43 yards
  16. Q3 Hawai’iPunt, 6 plays, 34 yards
  17. Q3 UNLVPick-six, 3 plays (Hawai’i scores), 18 yards
  18. Q3 UNLVPunt, 3 plays, −2 yards
  19. Q3 Hawai’iTouchdown, 8 plays, 58 yards
  20. Q4 UNLVInterception, 10 plays, 69 yards
  21. Q4 Hawai’iResult not recorded, 11 plays, −81 yards

Play by play

1st quarter9 drives, then UNLV 7, Hawai’i 0
UNLV Punt, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Ryan Meskell kickoff for 65 yds , Tyleek Collins return for 19 yds to the UNLV 19
15:001st & 10 at own 19N/A run for 3 yds to the UNLV 22
15:002nd & 7 at own 22N/A run for 3 yds to the UNLV 25
15:003rd & 4 at own 25Kenyon Oblad pass incomplete
15:004th & 4 at own 25Hayes Hicken punt for 45 yds , Cedric Byrd II returns for 6 yds to the Hawa 36
Hawai’i Interception, 6 plays
13:231st & 10 at own 36Chevan Cordeiro pass complete to Jared Smart for 11 yds to the Hawa 47 for a 1ST down
13:231st & 10 at own 47Chevan Cordeiro run for 2 yds to the Hawa 49
13:232nd & 8 at own 49Miles Reed run for 4 yds to the UNLV 47
13:233rd & 4 at opp 47Chevan Cordeiro pass complete to Jason-Matthew Sharsh for 10 yds to the UNLV 37 for a 1ST down
13:231st & 10 at opp 37Miles Reed run for 10 yds to the UNLV 27 for a 1ST down
13:231st & 10 at opp 27Chevan Cordeiro pass intercepted, touchback. Jericho Flowers return for no gain
UNLV Punt, 6 plays
9:311st & 10 at own 20Kenyon Oblad pass complete to Darren Woods Jr. for no gain to the UNLV 20
9:312nd & 10 at own 20Kenyon Oblad pass complete to Darren Woods Jr. for 9 yds to the UNLV 29
9:313rd & 1 at own 29Chad Magyar run for 3 yds to the UNLV 32 for a 1ST down
9:311st & 10 at own 32Charles Williams run for 1 yd to the UNLV 33
9:312nd & 9 at own 33Kenyon Oblad pass incomplete
9:313rd & 9 at own 33Kenyon Oblad run for 4 yds to the UNLV 37
9:314th & 5 at own 37Hayes Hicken punt for 36 yds, fair catch by Cedric Byrd II at the Hawa 27
Hawai’i Punt, 3 plays
6:151st & 10 at own 27Chevan Cordeiro pass incomplete to Cedric Byrd II, broken up by Javin White
6:152nd & 10 at own 27Miles Reed run for 7 yds to the Hawa 34
6:153rd & 3 at own 34Miles Reed run for no gain to the Hawa 34
6:154th & 3 at own 34Ben Scruton punt for 38 yds
UNLV Punt, 3 plays
4:501st & 10 at own 28Kenyon Oblad run for no gain to the UNLV 28
4:502nd & 10 at own 28Kenyon Oblad pass incomplete to Darren Woods Jr.
4:503rd & 10 at own 28Kenyon Oblad pass incomplete to Darren Woods Jr., broken up by Rojesterman Farris II
4:504th & 10 at own 28Hayes Hicken punt for 45 yds , Cedric Byrd II returns for no gain to the Hawa 28 Cedric Byrd II fumbled, recovered by Hawa Rojesterman Farris II
Hawai’i Fumble, 3 plays
3:501st & 10 at own 28Chevan Cordeiro pass complete to Cedric Byrd II for 5 yds to the Hawa 33
3:502nd & 5 at own 33Chevan Cordeiro pass incomplete
3:503rd & 5 at own 33Chevan Cordeiro pass complete to Jared Smart for 14 yds Jared Smart fumbled, forced by Evan Austrie, recovered by UNLV Javin White , return for 11 yds to the Hawa 42
UNLV Touchdown, 3 plays
2:571st & 10 at opp 42Charles Williams run for 1 yd to the Hawa 41
2:572nd & 9 at opp 41Chad Magyar run for 10 yds to the Hawa 31 for a 1ST down
2:061st & 10 at opp 31Kenyon Oblad pass complete to Darren Woods Jr. for 31 yds for a TD (Daniel Gutierrez KICK)UNLV 7, Hawai’i 0
Hawai’i Interception, 2 plays
2:061st & 0 at own 35Daniel Gutierrez kickoff for 63 yds
2:061st & 10 at own 25Chevan Cordeiro pass incomplete, broken up by Nick Dehdashtian
2:062nd & 10 at own 25Chevan Cordeiro pass intercepted Jericho Flowers return for 35 yds to the Hawa 31
UNLV Missed FG, 4 plays
1:471st & 10 at opp 31Kenyon Oblad pass complete to Tyleek Collins for a loss of 2 yards to the Hawa 33
1:472nd & 12 at opp 33Charles Williams run for 4 yds to the Hawa 29
1:473rd & 8 at opp 29Chad Magyar run for 4 yds to the Hawa 25
Q2 14:544th & 4 at opp 25Daniel Gutierrez 42 yd FG MISSED
2nd quarter4 drives, then Tied at 7
Hawai’i Turnover on downs, 16 plays
14:541st & 10 at own 25Cole McDonald pass complete to Jared Smart for 11 yds to the Hawa 36 for a 1ST down
14:541st & 10 at own 36Cole McDonald pass complete to Jason-Matthew Sharsh for 5 yds to the Hawa 41
14:542nd & 5 at own 41Fred Holly III run for 4 yds to the Hawa 45
14:543rd & 1 at own 45Fred Holly III run for no gain to the Hawa 45
14:544th & 1 at own 45Cole McDonald run for 4 yds to the Hawa 49 for a 1ST down
14:541st & 10 at own 49Miles Reed run for 4 yds to the UNLV 47
14:542nd & 6 at opp 47Cole McDonald pass complete to JoJo Ward for 10 yds to the UNLV 37 for a 1ST down
14:541st & 10 at opp 37Cole McDonald pass complete to Cedric Byrd II for 15 yds to the UNLV 22 for a 1ST down
14:541st & 10 at opp 22Cole McDonald pass incomplete, broken up by Jericho Flowers
14:542nd & 10 at opp 22Miles Reed run for 8 yds to the UNLV 14
14:543rd & 2 at opp 14Cole McDonald pass incomplete to Cedric Byrd II
14:544th & 2 at opp 14Cole McDonald run for 9 yds to the UNLV 5 for a 1ST down
14:541st & goal at opp 5Cole McDonald pass incomplete to Jason-Matthew Sharsh
14:542nd & goal at opp 5Fred Holly III run for 4 yds to the UNLV 1
14:543rd & goal at opp 1Cole McDonald run for a loss of 2 yards to the UNLV 3
14:544th & goal at opp 3Cole McDonald pass complete to Fred Holly III for no gain to the UNLV 3
UNLV Punt, 6 plays
7:091st & 10 at own 3Charles Williams run for 10 yds to the UNLV 13 for a 1ST down
7:091st & 10 at own 13Chad Magyar run for 4 yds to the UNLV 17
7:092nd & 6 at own 17Chad Magyar run for 24 yds to the UNLV 41 for a 1ST down
7:091st & 10 at own 41Charles Williams run for 2 yds to the UNLV 43
7:092nd & 8 at own 43Charles Williams run for 3 yds to the UNLV 46
7:093rd & 5 at own 46Kenyon Oblad pass incomplete, broken up by Ikem Okeke
7:094th & 5 at own 46Hayes Hicken punt for 48 yds , Cedric Byrd II returns for 4 yds to the Hawa 10
Hawai’i Touchdown, 10 plays
3:561st & 10 at own 10Miles Reed run for 12 yds to the Hawa 22 for a 1ST down
3:561st & 10 at own 22Miles Reed run for 9 yds to the Hawa 31
3:562nd & 1 at own 31Cole McDonald run for 1 yd to the Hawa 32 for a 1ST down UNLV Penalty, personal foul (Rayshad Jackson) to the Hawa 47 for a 1ST down
3:561st & 10 at own 47Cole McDonald pass complete to Cedric Byrd II for 20 yds to the UNLV 33 for a 1ST down
3:561st & 10 at opp 33Cole McDonald pass complete to JoJo Ward for 18 yds to the UNLV 15 for a 1ST down
3:561st & 10 at opp 15Fred Holly III run for no gain to the UNLV 15
3:562nd & 10 at opp 15Cole McDonald pass complete to Cedric Byrd II for 11 yds to the UNLV 4 for a 1ST down
3:561st & goal at opp 4Miles Reed run for 2 yds to the UNLV 2
0:412nd & 0 at opp 2Timeout HAWAII, clock 00:41
0:412nd & goal at opp 2Miles Reed run for 1 yd to the UNLV 1
0:273rd & 0 at opp 1Timeout HAWAII, clock 00:27
0:223rd & goal at opp 1Cole McDonald run for 1 yd for a TD (Ryan Meskell KICK)Tied at 7
UNLV End of half, 1 play
0:221st & 0 at own 35Ryan Meskell kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
0:221st & 10 at own 25TEAM run for a loss of 2 yards to the UNLV 23
3rd quarter6 drives, then Hawai’i 14, UNLV 7
Hawai’i Missed FG, 10 plays
15:002nd & 12 at own 35Daniel Gutierrez kickoff for 45 yds , Paul Scott return for 13 yds to the Hawa 33
14:571st & 10 at own 33Cole McDonald pass complete to Jason-Matthew Sharsh for 5 yds to the UNLV 38 for a 1ST down UNLV Penalty, personal foul (Rayshad Jackson) to the UNLV 47 for a 1ST down
14:571st & 10 at opp 47Cole McDonald pass complete to Cedric Byrd II for 9 yds to the UNLV 38
14:572nd & 1 at opp 38Miles Reed run for a loss of 1 yard to the UNLV 39
14:573rd & 2 at opp 39Miles Reed run for 7 yds to the UNLV 32 for a 1ST down
14:571st & 10 at opp 32Cole McDonald pass complete to Jared Smart for 7 yds to the UNLV 25
14:572nd & 3 at opp 25Cole McDonald pass complete to JoJo Ward for 7 yds to the UNLV 18 for a 1ST down
14:571st & 10 at opp 18Miles Reed run for 1 yd to the UNLV 17
14:572nd & 9 at opp 17Cole McDonald pass incomplete to Jason-Matthew Sharsh
14:573rd & 9 at opp 17Cole McDonald pass incomplete to JoJo Ward
10:304th & 9 at opp 17Ryan Meskell 35 yd FG BLOCKED blocked by Montrice Johns TEAM return for no gain to the UNLV 20
UNLV Punt, 8 plays
10:301st & 10 at own 20Charles Williams run for 1 yd to the UNLV 21
10:302nd & 9 at own 21Kenyon Oblad pass incomplete
10:303rd & 9 at own 21Kenyon Oblad pass complete to Darren Woods Jr. for 14 yds to the UNLV 35 for a 1ST down
10:301st & 10 at own 35Kenyon Oblad pass complete to Giovanni Fauolo Sr. for 14 yds to the UNLV 49 for a 1ST down
10:301st & 10 at own 49Chad Magyar run for 12 yds to the Hawa 39 for a 1ST down
8:161st & 10 at opp 39Timeout UNLV, clock 08:16
8:161st & 10 at opp 39Chad Magyar run for 2 yds to the Hawa 37
8:162nd & 8 at opp 37Kenyon Oblad pass incomplete to Darren Woods Jr.
8:163rd & 8 at opp 37Kenyon Oblad pass incomplete
8:164th & 8 at opp 37Hayes Hicken punt for 36 yds, downed at the Hawa 1
Hawai’i Punt, 6 plays
7:141st & 10 at own 1Cole McDonald pass complete to Jared Smart for 13 yds to the Hawa 14 for a 1ST down
7:141st & 10 at own 14HAWAII Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the Hawa 9
7:141st & 15 at own 9Miles Reed run for 5 yds to the Hawa 14
7:142nd & 10 at own 14Cole McDonald pass complete to Jared Smart for 12 yds to the Hawa 26 for a 1ST down
7:141st & 10 at own 26Cole McDonald run for 3 yds to the Hawa 29
7:142nd & 7 at own 29Miles Reed run for a loss of 1 yard to the Hawa 28
7:143rd & 8 at own 28Cole McDonald pass complete to Jared Smart for 7 yds to the Hawa 35
7:144th & 1 at own 35Ben Scruton punt for 48 yds , Jacob Gasser returns for 3 yds to the UNLV 38 UNLV Penalty, illegal block (Bryce Jackson) to the UNLV 10
UNLV Pick-six, 3 plays (Hawai’i scores)
2:591st & 10 at own 10Charles Williams run for 21 yds to the UNLV 31 for a 1ST down
2:591st & 10 at own 31Charles Williams run for a loss of 3 yards to the UNLV 28
1:332nd & 13 at own 28Kenyon Oblad pass intercepted for a TD Cortez Davis return for 43 yds for a TD (Ryan Meskell KICK)Hawai’i 14, UNLV 7
UNLV Punt, 3 plays
1:331st & 0 at own 35Ryan Meskell kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
1:331st & 10 at own 25Kenyon Oblad pass incomplete to Darren Woods Jr.
1:332nd & 10 at own 25Chad Magyar run for 5 yds to the UNLV 30
1:333rd & 5 at own 30Kenyon Oblad sacked by Andrew Choi for a loss of 7 yards to the UNLV 23
1:334th & 12 at own 23Hayes Hicken punt for 45 yds , Cedric Byrd II returns for 10 yds to the Hawa 42
Hawai’i Touchdown, 8 plays
0:021st & 10 at own 42Miles Reed run for 11 yds to the UNLV 47 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 47Cole McDonald pass complete to Jason-Matthew Sharsh for 10 yds to the UNLV 37 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 37Cole McDonald pass incomplete to JoJo Ward
Q4 15:002nd & 10 at opp 37Cole McDonald pass complete to Jason-Matthew Sharsh for 9 yds to the UNLV 28
Q4 15:003rd & 1 at opp 28Cole McDonald run for 17 yds to the UNLV 11 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 11Miles Reed run for 7 yds to the UNLV 4
Q4 15:002nd & 3 at opp 4Miles Reed run for 2 yds to the UNLV 2
Q4 11:363rd & 1 at opp 2Timeout HAWAII, clock 11:36
Q4 11:313rd & 1 at opp 2Cole McDonald run for 2 yds for a TD (Ryan Meskell KICK)Hawai’i 21, UNLV 7
4th quarter2 drives, then Hawai’i 21, UNLV 7
UNLV Interception, 10 plays
11:311st & 0 at own 35Ryan Meskell kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
11:311st & 10 at own 25HAWAII Penalty, Defensive offside (5 Yards) to the UNLV 30 for a 1ST down
11:311st & 10 at own 30Charles Williams run for 5 yds to the UNLV 35
11:312nd & 5 at own 35Kenyon Oblad pass complete to Giovanni Fauolo Sr. for 25 yds to the Hawa 40 for a 1ST down
11:311st & 10 at opp 40Kenyon Oblad pass incomplete to Jacob Gasser
11:312nd & 10 at opp 40Kenyon Oblad pass complete to Darren Woods Jr. for 7 yds to the Hawa 33
11:313rd & 3 at opp 33Chad Magyar run for 1 yd to the Hawa 32
11:314th & 2 at opp 32Kenyon Oblad pass complete to Darren Woods Jr. for 2 yds to the Hawa 30 for a 1ST down
11:311st & 10 at opp 30Kenyon Oblad pass complete to Giovanni Fauolo Sr. for 18 yds to the Hawa 12 for a 1ST down
11:311st & 10 at opp 12Charles Williams run for 1 yd to the Hawa 11
11:312nd & 9 at opp 11Charles Williams run for 5 yds to the Hawa 6
11:313rd & 4 at opp 6Kenyon Oblad pass intercepted Paul Scott return for 2 yds to the Hawa 4 UNLV Penalty, illegal procedure ( Yards) declined
Hawai’i Result not recorded, 11 plays
6:411st & 10 at own 3Miles Reed run for 3 yds to the Hawa 6
6:412nd & 7 at own 6MCDONALD, Cole pass complete to WARD, JoJo for 11 yards to the UH17 (JACKSON, Bryce), PENALTY UH ineligible downfield on pass 3 yards to the UH3, NO PLAY.
6:412nd & 10 at own 3Cole McDonald run for 14 yds to the Hawa 17 for a 1ST down
6:411st & 10 at own 17Miles Reed run for no gain to the Hawa 17
6:412nd & 10 at own 17Cole McDonald pass complete to JoJo Ward for 17 yds to the Hawa 34 for a 1ST down
6:411st & 10 at own 34Miles Reed run for 4 yds to the Hawa 38
6:412nd & 6 at own 38Cole McDonald pass complete to Jared Smart for 14 yds to the UNLV 48 for a 1ST down
6:411st & 10 at opp 48Miles Reed run for a loss of 5 yards to the Hawa 47
2:202nd & 15 at own 47Timeout UNLV, clock 02:20
2:202nd & 15 at own 47Cole McDonald pass complete to Jared Smart for 11 yds to the UNLV 42
2:103rd & 4 at opp 42Timeout UNLV, clock 02:10
2:103rd & 4 at opp 42SHARSH, Jason-M rush for 40 yards to the UNLV2 (WHITE, Javin), PENALTY UH holding (VAIPULU, Solo) 10 yards to the UH48, NO PLAY.
1:363rd & 14 at own 48Timeout HAWAII, clock 01:36
1:363rd & 14 at own 48Lincoln Victor run for 42 yds to the UNLV 10 for a 1ST down
1:361st & goal at opp 10N/A run for a loss of 3 yards to the UNLV 13
1:362nd & goal at opp 13Cole McDonald run for no gain to the UNLV 13
1:363rd & goal at opp 13Cole McDonald run for a loss of 3 yards to the UNLV 16

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

UNLV leads 17–⁠16 in 33 meetings, counting the seven since this game.

Recent meetings
2026UNLV 21, Hawai’i 6
2025UNLV 38, Hawai’i 10
2024UNLV 29, Hawai’i 27
2023UNLV 44, Hawai’i 20
2022Hawai’i 31, UNLV 25
2021UNLV 27, Hawai’i 13

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