2016 Hawai’i

7–⁠7 (4–⁠4 Mountain West Conference), coached by Nick Rolovich.

Schedule and results

Hawai’i in 2016, game by game: lost vs. California 31–51; lost at No. 7 Michigan 3–63; won vs. UT Martin 41–36; lost at Arizona 28–47; won vs. Nevada 38–17; won at San José State 34–17; lost vs. UNLV 38–41; won at Air Force 34–27; lost vs. New Mexico 21–28; lost at San Diego State 0–55; lost vs. No. 24 Boise State 16–52; won at Fresno State 14–13; won vs. Massachusetts 46–40; won vs. Middle Tennessee 52–35+21−60Lost 31–51 vs. California-20CaliforniaLost 3–63 at No. 7 Michigan-60No. 7 MichiganWon 41–36 vs. UT Martin+5UT MartinLost 28–47 at Arizona-19ArizonaWon 38–17 vs. Nevada+21NevadaWon 34–17 at San José State+17San José StateLost 38–41 vs. UNLV-3UNLVWon 34–27 at Air Force+7Air ForceLost 21–28 vs. New Mexico-7New MexicoLost 0–55 at San Diego State-55San Diego StateLost 16–52 vs. No. 24 Boise State-36No. 24 Boise StateWon 14–13 at Fresno State+1Fresno StateWon 46–40 vs. Massachusetts+6MassachusettsWon 52–35 vs. Middle Tennessee+17Middle Tennessee
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Middle Tennessee 52–⁠35 in the Hawai’i Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Mountain West Conference.

In program history: The 32nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 97 on file).

Record
7–⁠7
Conference
4–⁠4 7th in Mountain West Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
396–⁠522
Coach
Nick Rolovich
Elo
1432 +92 this season
SP+ rating
-10.1 No. 103 of 128; offense No. 71, defense No. 124, special teams No. 6
SRS
−9.6 No. 101 of 128 in FBS
Returning
101% of last season’s EPA, No. 4 of 128
Recruiting class
No. 108 roster talent No. 105 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Brian Smith
Defensive coordinator
Kevin Lempa
Offense
Spread option
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense63rd of 128
  • Defense104th of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted84th of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted108th of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1044%1.2163rd of 128
Defense0.2048%1.20104th of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.07 off
0.17 def
42% off
48% def
—84th off
108th 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
Offense4.0own 2918% allowed
Defense4.1own 3214% caused

CORE rating -10.7, 107th of 128 (offense -4.7, defense 6.0).

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. CORE is CollegeFootballData.com’s context- and opponent-adjusted rating (points better than an average team; lower is better on defense). From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsDru Brown QB2,488 yds
Passing touchdownsDru Brown QB19 TD
Rushing yardsDiocemy Saint Juste RB1,006 yds
Rushing touchdownsSteven Lakalaka RB13 TD
Receiving yardsMarcus Kemp WR1,100 yds
Receiving touchdownsMarcus Kemp WR8 TD
TacklesJahlani Tavai LB128 tkl
SacksMakani Kema-Kaleiwahea LB10 sacks
InterceptionsJalen Rogers DB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2016 class

Fred Holly RB★★★No. 811
Kalakaua Timoteo WR★★★No. 1071
Jeremiah Pritchard OLB★★★No. 1377
Ikem Okeke OLB★★★No. 1559
Mykal Tolliver CB★★★No. 1741

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

The 2016 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.793
Running backs13.00.854
Receivers22.50.805
Offensive line22.00.771
Defensive line12.00.778
Linebackers23.00.828
Defensive backs32.70.802
Athletes and specialists13.00.798
Whole class132.50.803

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 125

The 2016 roster

125 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2016 line; 61 have a stat line. See the roster

2016 Mountain West Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
San Diego State6–⁠211–⁠325
Boise State6–⁠210–⁠3
New Mexico6–⁠29–⁠4
Wyoming6–⁠28–⁠6
Air Force5–⁠310–⁠3
Colorado State5–⁠37–⁠6
Hawai’i4–⁠47–⁠7
Nevada3–⁠55–⁠7
UNLV3–⁠54–⁠8
San José State3–⁠54–⁠8
Utah State1–⁠73–⁠9
Fresno State0–⁠81–⁠11

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