Running back, Hawai’i, 2012–⁠16

Steven Lakalaka

Lettered 2013–⁠16 (school media guide)

Number
No. 4
Height
5′10″
Hometown
Honolulu, HI

Steven Lakalaka played running back at Hawai’i (2012–⁠16).

Career highs

124rushing yards, career highvs. Northern Iowa, 20142rushing touchdowns, career highfour times; last at Fresno State, 2016

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2013Hawai’i1134684.1429
2014Hawai’i1596464.1230
2015Hawai’i481873.9020
2016Hawai’i1024164.11330
Career4221,7174.11930

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2013Hawai’i13856.5013
2014Hawai’i7537.6020
2015Hawai’i4143.508
2016Hawai’i3144.707
Career271666.1020

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2012Hawai’i4RB
2013Hawai’i4RB
2014Hawai’i4RB
2015Hawai’i4RB
2016Hawai’i4RB5′10″

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2013Hawai’i120-0.0419th (n=226)0.07-5.215%-0.03
2014Hawai’i151-0.0113th (n=253)0.12-1.223%0.06
2015Hawai’i42-0.13––-5.513%0.01
2016Hawai’i1070.2273rd (n=259)0.1323.212%0.23

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2016 Hawai’i 14 games, 416 rushing yards, 13 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 26vs.CaliforniaL 31–⁠511161113––
Sep 3atMichiganL 3–⁠63840015––
Sep 10vs.UT MartinW 41–⁠361171115––
Sep 17atArizonaL 28–⁠471663218314
Oct 1vs.NevadaW 38–⁠1751716––
Oct 8atSan José StateW 34–⁠17436130––
Oct 15vs.UNLVL 38–⁠4172528––
Oct 22atAir ForceW 34–⁠273413––
Oct 29vs.New MexicoL 21–⁠2892316––
Nov 5atSan Diego StateL 0–⁠551440010––
Nov 12vs.Boise StateL 16–⁠5261908––
Nov 19atFresno StateW 14–⁠1341126––
Nov 26vs.MassachusettsW 46–⁠402504––
Dec 24 ✦vs.Middle TennesseeW 52–⁠352111––
2015 Hawai’i 6 games, 187 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3vs.ColoradoW 28–⁠20113007––
Sep 26atWisconsinL 0–⁠2841105––
Oct 3atBoise StateL 0–⁠55834010––
Oct 10vs.San Diego StateL 14–⁠28614052−1
Oct 17atNew MexicoL 27–⁠28179402017
Oct 24atNevadaL 20–⁠30240518
2014 Hawai’i 10 games, 646 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 30vs.WashingtonL 16–⁠1793407––
Sep 6vs.Oregon StateL 30–⁠3861506––
Sep 13vs.Northern IowaW 27–⁠243212413012
Sep 20atColoradoL 12–⁠2119123030––
Oct 4atRiceL 14–⁠282274018––
Oct 11vs.WyomingW 38–⁠282276022233
Oct 18atSan Diego StateL 10–⁠20165809––
Oct 25vs.NevadaL 18–⁠2615551161−1
Nov 1vs.Utah StateL 14–⁠351157011221
Nov 8atColorado StateL 22–⁠49730071−2
2013 Hawai’i 11 games, 468 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 29vs.USCL 13–⁠304110516
Sep 7atOregon StateL 14–⁠331339010320
Sep 21atNevadaL 9–⁠3194209110
Sep 28vs.Fresno StateL 37–⁠42136621815
Oct 5vs.San José StateL 27–⁠37167702910
Oct 12atUNLVL 37–⁠391248115––
Oct 26vs.Colorado StateL 28–⁠351130014323
Nov 2atUtah StateL 10–⁠4712360914
Nov 16vs.San Diego StateL 21–⁠283403113
Nov 23atWyomingL 56–⁠59111011––
Nov 30vs.ArmyW 49–⁠421910412414

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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