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2010 Hawai’i

10–⁠4 (7–⁠1 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Greg McMackin.

Schedule and results

Hawai’i in 2010, game by game: lost vs. No. 14 USC 36–49; won at Army 31–28; lost at Colorado 13–31; won vs. Charleston Southern 66–7; won vs. Louisiana Tech 41–21; won at Fresno State 49–27; won vs. No. 19 Nevada 27–21; won at Utah State 45–7; won vs. Idaho 45–10; lost at No. 2 Boise State 7–42; won vs. San José State 41–7; won at New Mexico State 59–24; won vs. UNLV 59–21; lost vs. Tulsa 35–62+59−35Lost 36–49 vs. No. 14 USC-13No. 14 USCWon 31–28 at Army+3ArmyLost 13–31 at Colorado-18ColoradoWon 66–7 vs. Charleston Southern+59Charleston Sout…Won 41–21 vs. Louisiana Tech+20Louisiana TechWon 49–27 at Fresno State+22Fresno StateWon 27–21 vs. No. 19 Nevada+6No. 19 NevadaWon 45–7 at Utah State+38Utah StateWon 45–10 vs. Idaho+35IdahoLost 7–42 at No. 2 Boise State-35No. 2 Boise StateWon 41–7 vs. San José State+34San José StateWon 59–24 at New Mexico State+35New Mexico StateWon 59–21 vs. UNLV+38UNLVLost 35–62 vs. Tulsa-27Tulsa
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vs14USCL 36–⁠4935%
Sep 11atArmyW 31–⁠2847%
Sep 18atColoradoL 13–⁠3147%
Sep 25vsCharleston SouthernW 66–⁠773%
Oct 2vsLouisiana TechW 41–⁠2161%
Oct 9atFresno StateW 49–⁠2731%
Oct 16vs19NevadaW 27–⁠2141%
Oct 23atUtah StateW 45–⁠764%
Oct 30vsIdahoW 45–⁠1072%
Nov 6at2Boise StateL 7–⁠4220%
Nov 20vsSan José StateW 41–⁠788%
Nov 27atNew Mexico StateW 59–⁠2485%
Dec 4vsUNLVW 59–⁠2186%
Dec 24Bowls & playoffvsTulsaHawai’i BowlL 35–⁠6252%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Tulsa 62–⁠35 in the Hawai’i Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; Western Athletic Conference champions.

In program history: The 8th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 97 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 14: 25
  2. Wk 15: 24

Western Athletic Conference champions7–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Boise State and Nevada

Led the nationBryant Moniz: passing yards (5,040 yds), passing touchdowns (39 TD), total offense (5,142 yds), total offense per game (367.3); Greg Salas: receiving yards (1,889 yds)

Record
10–⁠4
Conference
7–⁠1 shared first in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 24
Points
554–⁠357
Coach
Greg McMackin
Elo
1571 +104 this season
SP+ rating
12.8 No. 29 of 120; offense No. 13, defense No. 58, special teams No. 70
SRS
6.5 No. 40 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 80
Offensive coordinator
Nick Rolovich
Defensive coordinator
Dave Aranda
Captains
Vaughn Meatoga, Greg Salas and Corey Paredes
Offense
Run and shoot, pistol
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense8th of 120
  • Defense53rd of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted12th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted51st of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1548%1.018th of 120
Defense0.0443%0.8953rd of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.10 off
0.04 def		46% off
42% def		—12th off
51st 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
Offense-0.3own 303% allowed
Defense-0.1own 334% 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 QB5,040 yds
Passing touchdownsBryant Moniz QB39 TD
Rushing yardsAlex Green RB1,199 yds
Rushing touchdownsAlex Green RB18 TD
Receiving yardsGreg Salas WR1,889 yds
Receiving touchdownsKealoha Pilares WR15 TD
InterceptionsMana Silva S8 INT

Top recruits in the 2010 class

Tuu Lolohea ILB★★★No. 1052
Calen Friel SDE★★★No. 1052
Beau Yap SDE★★★No. 1185
Kevin Spain DUAL★★★No. 1333
Marcus Umu S★★★No. 1368

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

The 2010 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.844
Receivers52.80.807
Offensive line52.00.776
Defensive line62.80.816
Linebackers53.00.824
Defensive backs32.70.814
Whole class252.70.809

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.

Drafted in 2011

The 2011 draft
Rd 3Alexander Green RBGreen Bay Packers
Rd 4Gregory Salas WRSt. Louis Rams
Rd 5Kealoha Pilares WRCarolina Panthers

Roster 113

The 2010 roster

113 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2010 line; 32 have a stat line. See the roster

2010 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Nevada7–⁠113–⁠111
Boise State7–⁠112–⁠19
Hawai’i7–⁠110–⁠4
Fresno State5–⁠38–⁠5
Louisiana Tech4–⁠45–⁠7
Idaho3–⁠56–⁠7
Utah State2–⁠64–⁠8
New Mexico State1–⁠72–⁠10
San José State0–⁠81–⁠12

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