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2009 Hawai’i

6–⁠7 (3–⁠5 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Greg McMackin.

Schedule and results

Hawai’i in 2009, game by game: won vs. Central Arkansas 25–20; won at Washington State 38–20; lost at UNLV 33–34; lost at Louisiana Tech 6–27; lost vs. Fresno State 17–42; lost at Idaho 23–35; lost vs. No. 6 Boise State 9–54; lost at Nevada 21–31; won vs. Utah State 49–36; won vs. New Mexico State 24–6; won at San José State 17–10; won vs. Navy 24–17; lost vs. Wisconsin 10–51+18−45Won 25–20 vs. Central Arkansas+5Central ArkansasWon 38–20 at Washington State+18Washington StateLost 33–34 at UNLV-1UNLVLost 6–27 at Louisiana Tech-21Louisiana TechLost 17–42 vs. Fresno State-25Fresno StateLost 23–35 at Idaho-12IdahoLost 9–54 vs. No. 6 Boise State-45No. 6 Boise StateLost 21–31 at Nevada-10NevadaWon 49–36 vs. Utah State+13Utah StateWon 24–6 vs. New Mexico State+18New Mexico StateWon 17–10 at San José State+7San José StateWon 24–17 vs. Navy+7NavyLost 10–51 vs. Wisconsin-41Wisconsin
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vsCentral ArkansasW 25–⁠2078%
Sep 12atWashington StateW 38–⁠2065%
Sep 19atUNLVL 33–⁠3459%
Sep 30atLouisiana TechL 6–⁠2750%
Oct 10vsFresno StateL 17–⁠4258%
Oct 17atIdahoL 23–⁠3547%
Oct 24vs6Boise StateL 9–⁠5418%
Oct 31atNevadaL 21–⁠3126%
Nov 7vsUtah StateW 49–⁠3662%
Nov 14vsNew Mexico StateW 24–⁠676%
Nov 21atSan José StateW 17–⁠1057%
Nov 28vsNavyW 24–⁠1738%
Dec 5vsWisconsinL 10–⁠5140%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Wisconsin 51–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 28th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 97 on file).

Record
6–⁠7
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 5th in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
296–⁠383
Coach
Greg McMackin
Elo
1450 −51 this season
SP+ rating
-8.8 No. 93 of 120; offense No. 53, defense No. 104, special teams No. 111
SRS
−10.1 No. 99 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 78
Offensive coordinator
Ron Lee
Defensive coordinator
Cal Lee
Offense
Run and shoot
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense16th of 120
  • Defense113th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted33rd of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted115th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1146%1.0616th of 120
Defense0.1449%0.88113th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.07 off
0.10 def		44% off
47% def		—33rd off
115th def
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense0.0own 312% allowed
Defense0.0own 313% caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsBryant Moniz QB2,396 yds
Passing touchdownsBryant Moniz QB14 TD
Rushing yardsLeon Wright-Jackson RB554 yds
Rushing touchdownsLeon Wright-Jackson RB7 TD
Receiving yardsGreg Salas WR1,590 yds
Receiving touchdownsGreg Salas WR8 TD
InterceptionsMana Silva S6 INT

Top recruits in the 2009 class

Corey Nielsen PRO★★★No. 1073
Alex Green APB★★★No. 1133
Billy Ray Stutzmann WR★★★No. 1229
Chauncey Makainai OG★★★No. 1260
Deondre Powel WR★★★No. 1419

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2009 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks32.70.812
Running backs22.50.794
Receivers23.00.830
Offensive line32.70.803
Defensive line23.00.806
Linebackers12.00.789
Defensive backs52.60.790
Athletes and specialists22.00.778
Whole class202.60.800

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Roster 115

The 2009 roster

115 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2009 line; 26 have a stat line. See the roster

2009 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Boise State8–⁠014–⁠04
Nevada7–⁠18–⁠5
Fresno State6–⁠28–⁠5
Idaho4–⁠48–⁠5
Hawai’i3–⁠56–⁠7
Utah State3–⁠54–⁠8
Louisiana Tech3–⁠54–⁠8
New Mexico State1–⁠73–⁠10
San José State1–⁠72–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.