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2012 Hawai’i

3–⁠9 (1–⁠7 Mountain West Conference), coached by Norm Chow.

Schedule and results

Hawai’i in 2012, game by game: lost at No. 1 USC 10–49; won vs. Lamar 54–2; lost vs. Nevada 24–69; lost at BYU 0–47; lost at San Diego State 14–52; lost vs. New Mexico 23–35; lost at Colorado State 27–42; lost at Fresno State 10–45; lost vs. Boise State 14–49; lost at Air Force 7–21; won vs. UNLV 48–10; won vs. South Alabama 23–7+52−47Lost 10–49 at No. 1 USC-39No. 1 USCWon 54–2 vs. Lamar+52LamarLost 24–69 vs. Nevada-45NevadaLost 0–47 at BYU-47BYULost 14–52 at San Diego State-38San Diego StateLost 23–35 vs. New Mexico-12New MexicoLost 27–42 at Colorado State-15Colorado StateLost 10–45 at Fresno State-35Fresno StateLost 14–49 vs. Boise State-35Boise StateLost 7–21 at Air Force-14Air ForceWon 48–10 vs. UNLV+38UNLVWon 23–7 vs. South Alabama+16South Alabama
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1at1USCL 10–⁠4922%
Sep 16vsLamarW 54–⁠282%
Sep 22vsNevadaL 24–⁠6943%
Sep 28atBYUL 0–⁠4724%
Oct 6atSan Diego StateL 14–⁠5233%
Oct 14vsNew MexicoL 23–⁠3562%
Oct 27atColorado StateL 27–⁠4254%
Nov 3atFresno StateL 10–⁠4518%
Nov 10vsBoise StateL 14–⁠4912%
Nov 16atAir ForceL 7–⁠2124%
Nov 24vsUNLVW 48–⁠1061%
Dec 1vsSouth AlabamaW 23–⁠774%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat South Alabama 23–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 9th in the Mountain West Conference.

In program history: The 45th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 97 on file).

Record
3–⁠9
Conference
1–⁠7 tied for 9th in Mountain West Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
254–⁠428
Coach
Norm Chow
Elo
1349 −127 this season
SP+ rating
-19.1 No. 115 of 124; offense No. 118, defense No. 82, special teams No. 91
SRS
−14.7 No. 113 of 124 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 84
Offensive coordinator
Tommy Lee
Defensive coordinator
Thom Kaumeyer
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense121st of 124
  • Defense33rd of 124
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted128th of 124
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted35th of 124
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0533%1.06121st of 124
Defense0.0239%0.9433rd of 124
Opponent-adjusted-0.01 off
0.03 def		34% off
39% def		—128th off
35th 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-0.5own 332% allowed
Defense0.0own 322% 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 yardsSean Schroeder QB1,889 yds
Passing touchdownsSean Schroeder QB11 TD
Rushing yardsWill Gregory RB691 yds
Rushing touchdownsJohn Lister RB4 TD
Receiving yardsBilly Ray Stutzmann WR447 yds
Receiving touchdownsChris Gant WR3 TD
InterceptionsJohn Hardy-Tuliau DB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2012 class

Jeremy Castro WDE★★★★No. 327
Dejon Allen OG★★★No. 733
Steven Lakalaka RB★★★No. 736
Ne’quan Phillips CB★★★No. 1465
Gus Lavaka OG★★No. 1974

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

The 2012 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.700
Running backs13.00.862
Receivers22.00.756
Offensive line42.30.780
Defensive line14.00.898
Linebackers32.00.744
Defensive backs22.50.758
Athletes and specialists12.00.753
Whole class152.30.773

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 109

The 2012 roster

109 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2012 line; 34 have a stat line. See the roster

2012 Mountain West Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Boise State7–⁠111–⁠218
San Diego State7–⁠19–⁠4
Fresno State7–⁠19–⁠4
Air Force5–⁠36–⁠7
Nevada4–⁠47–⁠6
Wyoming3–⁠54–⁠8
Colorado State3–⁠54–⁠8
UNLV2–⁠62–⁠11
New Mexico1–⁠74–⁠9
Hawai’i1–⁠73–⁠9

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