Game notes: Hawai’i at UTEP
Saturday, November 7, kickoff time not yet set, Sun Bowl.The game page.
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The matchup
- Hawai’i (1–6, 0–4 in conference) at UTEP (1–6, 0–3 in conference), Saturday, November 7, kickoff time not yet set, Sun Bowl.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file. Ranks as of the game, as listed with the schedule (AP poll, else the coaches’).
The series
- It will be their 32nd meeting; Hawai’i leads the series 18–13.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Saturday, October 16, 2004: UTEP 51, Hawai’i 20.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 1948: UTEP 49, Hawai’i 6.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- UTEP is 8–6 at home against Hawai’i.resultsThe home team’s record against this opponent in its home games (neutral sites aside), every meeting on file.
- Last five meetings: 2004: UTEP 51–20 (at UTEP); 2003: Hawai’i 31–15 (at Hawai’i); 2002: Hawai’i 31–6 (at UTEP); 2001: Hawai’i 66–7 (at Hawai’i); 2000: UTEP 39–7 (at UTEP).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
Hawai’i
- Hawai’i is 1–6 (0–4 in conference games).resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: L 27–37 at Stanford; L 6–21 vs. UNLV; W 29–19 vs. New Mexico State; L 10–27 at Wyoming; L 16–20 vs. San José State; L 12–30 at Arizona State; L 10–21 vs. New Mexico.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Hawai’i has lost four straight, since beating New Mexico State 29–19 (Sept. 12, 2026).resultsThe team’s current run of results, every finished game on file across seasons.
- Hawai’i is No. 120 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Timmy Chang is 23–35 in his fifth season at Hawai’i.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Timmy Chang faces UTEP as a head coach for the first time.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Micah Alejado (QB): 1,863 passing yards, 6 TD, No. 7 in FBS in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Devon Rice (RB): 314 rushing yards, 3 TD, the team leader in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Jamih Otis (LB): 50 tackles, 1 INT, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2020, Hawai’i beat New Mexico 39–33.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
UTEP
- UTEP is 1–6 (0–3 in conference games), 0–2 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: L 0–51 at No. 10 Oklahoma; W 51–10 vs. Texas Southern; L 17–52 at No. 19 Michigan; L 7–33 vs. Oregon State; L 7–61 at New Mexico; L 13–30 vs. Nevada; L 11–24 vs. San José State.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- UTEP has lost five straight, since beating Texas Southern 51–10 (Sept. 12, 2026).resultsThe team’s current run of results, every finished game on file across seasons.
- UTEP is No. 136 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Scotty Walden is 6–25 in his third season at UTEP and 11–30 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Scotty Walden faces Hawai’i as a head coach for the first time.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Raymond Moore III (QB): 405 passing yards, 2 TD; 428 rushing yards, 2 TD, the team leader in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- E.J. Colson (QB): 628 passing yards, 7 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Isaiah Bogerty (LB): 42 tackles, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2009, UTEP lost to Tulane 45–38.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
The coaches
- It is the first meeting of Timmy Chang and Scotty Walden as head coaches.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
Sources
Every sentence here is ours, written from counts we make over the games on file. Where the facts come from:
- CollegeFootballData.com: Game results, rankings and player statistics; the sentence and every count in it are ours. Derived output (CollegeFootballData.com terms, section 4).
- CollegeFootballDigest: Our own ratings (Elo) and research notes. CC BY 4.0.
- Wikipedia: Facts from Wikipedia’s lists and articles (schools’ record books, trophies, College GameDay sites, coaching records), restated. CC BY-SA 4.0 (facts restated; credit Wikipedia).
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