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2014 Hawai’i

4–⁠9 (3–⁠5 Mountain West Conference), coached by Norm Chow.

Schedule and results

Hawai’i in 2014, game by game: lost vs. No. 25 Washington 16–17; lost vs. Oregon State 30–38; won vs. Northern Iowa 27–24; lost at Colorado 12–21; lost at Rice 14–28; won vs. Wyoming 38–28; lost at San Diego State 10–20; lost vs. Nevada 18–26; lost vs. Utah State 14–35; lost at Colorado State 22–49; won at San José State 13–0; won vs. UNLV 37–35; lost at Fresno State 21–28+13−27Lost 16–17 vs. No. 25 Washington-1No. 25 WashingtonLost 30–38 vs. Oregon State-8Oregon StateWon 27–24 vs. Northern Iowa+3Northern IowaLost 12–21 at Colorado-9ColoradoLost 14–28 at Rice-14RiceWon 38–28 vs. Wyoming+10WyomingLost 10–20 at San Diego State-10San Diego StateLost 18–26 vs. Nevada-8NevadaLost 14–35 vs. Utah State-21Utah StateLost 22–49 at Colorado State-27Colorado StateWon 13–0 at San José State+13San José StateWon 37–35 vs. UNLV+2UNLVLost 21–28 at Fresno State-7Fresno State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vs25WashingtonL 16–⁠1725%
Sep 6vsOregon StateL 30–⁠3831%
Sep 14vsNorthern IowaW 27–⁠2447%
Sep 20atColoradoL 12–⁠2139%
Oct 4atRiceL 14–⁠2823%
Oct 12vsWyomingW 38–⁠2843%
Oct 18atSan Diego StateL 10–⁠2022%
Oct 26vsNevadaL 18–⁠2636%
Nov 1vsUtah StateL 14–⁠3523%
Nov 8atColorado StateL 22–⁠4912%
Nov 15atSan José StateW 13–⁠027%
Nov 22vsUNLVW 37–⁠3562%
Nov 29atFresno StateL 21–⁠2824%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Fresno State 28–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Mountain West Conference.

In program history: The 41st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 97 on file).

Record
4–⁠9
Conference
3–⁠5 8th in Mountain West Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
272–⁠349
Coach
Norm Chow
Elo
1354 −6 this season
SP+ rating
-15.0 No. 113 of 128; offense No. 125, defense No. 87, special teams No. 61
SRS
−10.8 No. 103 of 128 in FBS
Returning
31% of last season’s EPA, No. 108 of 125
Recruiting class
No. 99
Defensive coordinator
Kevin Clune
Offense
Pro spread
Defense
3–⁠4 hybrid

How good, play by play

  • Offense98th of 128
  • Defense89th of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted113th of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted99th of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0736%1.2298th of 128
Defense0.1942%1.3289th of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.07 off
0.20 def		36% off
44% def		—113th off
99th 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
Offense3.0own 302% allowed
Defense3.5own 312% 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 yardsIkaika Woolsey QB2,538 yds
Passing touchdownsIkaika Woolsey QB13 TD
Rushing yardsSteven Lakalaka RB646 yds
Rushing touchdownsJoey Iosefa RB8 TD
Receiving yardsMarcus Kemp WR797 yds
Receiving touchdownsHarold Moleni TE3 TD
InterceptionsDaniel Lewis Jr. DB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2014 class

Daniel Lewis CB★★★No. 1585
Jerrell Jackson S★★★No. 1864
Aaron Glover OLB★★No. 1910
Nick Nelson CB★★No. 1928
Manly Williams OLB★★No. 2166

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

The 2014 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers32.00.757
Offensive line12.00.738
Defensive line22.00.748
Linebackers62.00.759
Defensive backs42.50.797
Athletes and specialists12.00.767
Whole class172.10.766

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 2015

The 2015 draft
Rd 7Joey Iosefa RBTampa Bay Buccaneers

Roster 105

The 2014 roster

105 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2014 line; 32 have a stat line. See the roster

2014 Mountain West Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Boise State7–⁠112–⁠216
Colorado State6–⁠210–⁠3
Utah State6–⁠210–⁠4
Air Force5–⁠310–⁠3
San Diego State5–⁠37–⁠6
Fresno State5–⁠36–⁠8
Nevada4–⁠47–⁠6
Hawai’i3–⁠54–⁠9
Wyoming2–⁠64–⁠8
New Mexico2–⁠64–⁠8
San José State2–⁠63–⁠9
UNLV1–⁠72–⁠11

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