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2017 Hawai’i

3–⁠9 (1–⁠7 Mountain West Conference), coached by Nick Rolovich.

Schedule and results

Hawai’i in 2017, game by game: won at Massachusetts 38–35; won vs. Western Carolina 41–18; lost at UCLA 23–56; lost at Wyoming 21–28; lost vs. Colorado State 21–51; lost at Nevada 21–35; won vs. San José State 37–26; lost vs. San Diego State 7–28; lost at UNLV 23–31; lost vs. Fresno State 21–31; lost at Utah State 0–38; lost vs. BYU 20–30+23−38Won 38–35 at Massachusetts+3MassachusettsWon 41–18 vs. Western Carolina+23Western CarolinaLost 23–56 at UCLA-33UCLALost 21–28 at Wyoming-7WyomingLost 21–51 vs. Colorado State-30Colorado StateLost 21–35 at Nevada-14NevadaWon 37–26 vs. San José State+11San José StateLost 7–28 vs. San Diego State-21San Diego StateLost 23–31 at UNLV-8UNLVLost 21–31 vs. Fresno State-10Fresno StateLost 0–38 at Utah State-38Utah StateLost 20–30 vs. BYU-10BYU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 26atMassachusettsW 38–⁠3557%
Sep 2vsWestern CarolinaW 41–⁠1884%
Sep 9atUCLAL 23–⁠5639%
Sep 23atWyomingL 21–⁠2844%
Sep 30vsColorado StateL 21–⁠5146%
Oct 7atNevadaL 21–⁠3549%
Oct 14vsSan José StateW 37–⁠2669%
Oct 28vsSan Diego StateL 7–⁠2832%
Nov 4atUNLVL 23–⁠3137%
Nov 11vsFresno StateL 21–⁠3139%
Nov 18atUtah StateL 0–⁠3824%
Nov 25vsBYUL 20–⁠3043%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to BYU 30–⁠20; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 10th in the Mountain West Conference.

In program history: The 49th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 97 on file).

Record
3–⁠9
Conference
1–⁠7 tied for 10th in Mountain West Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
273–⁠407
Coach
Nick Rolovich
Elo
1300 −154 this season
SP+ rating
-19.7 No. 121 of 128; offense No. 101, defense No. 121, special teams No. 126
SRS
−17.3 No. 120 of 130 in FBS
Returning
61% of last season’s EPA, No. 66 of 128
Recruiting class
No. 86 roster talent No. 110 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Brian Smith
Defensive coordinator
Legi Suiaunoa
Most valuable player
Diocemy Saint Juste
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense63rd of 130
  • Defense126th of 130
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted75th of 130
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted132nd of 130
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0943%1.1663rd of 130
Defense0.2746%1.37126th of 130
Opponent-adjusted0.07 off
0.26 def		41% off
47% def		—75th off
132nd 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
Offense3.1own 2916% allowed
Defense4.3own 3215% caused

CORE rating -17.8, 124th of 130 (offense -3.2, defense 14.6).

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 QB2,785 yds
Passing touchdownsDru Brown QB18 TD
Rushing yardsDiocemy Saint Juste RB1,510 yds
Rushing touchdownsDiocemy Saint Juste RB7 TD
Receiving yardsJohn Ursua WR667 yds
Receiving touchdownsJohn Ursua WR5 TD
TacklesJahlani Tavai LB124 tkl
SacksJahlani Tavai LB5.5 sacks
InterceptionsSolomon Matautia LB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2017 class

Donovan Dalton ATH★★★No. 1255
Hekili Keliiliki FB★★★No. 1421
Paul Scott OLB★★★No. 1499
Drake Stallworth ATH★★★No. 1706
Kade Greeley TE★★★No. 1747

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

The 2017 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs22.50.812
Receivers23.00.811
Offensive line22.00.777
Defensive line42.30.773
Linebackers32.30.793
Defensive backs32.00.770
Athletes and specialists23.00.827
Whole class182.40.791

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 124

The 2017 roster

124 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2017 line; 63 have a stat line. See the roster

2017 Mountain West Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Boise State7–⁠111–⁠322
Fresno State7–⁠110–⁠4
San Diego State6–⁠210–⁠3
Wyoming5–⁠38–⁠5
Colorado State5–⁠37–⁠6
Utah State4–⁠46–⁠7
UNLV4–⁠45–⁠7
Air Force4–⁠45–⁠7
Nevada3–⁠53–⁠9
Hawai’i1–⁠73–⁠9
New Mexico1–⁠73–⁠9
San José State1–⁠72–⁠11

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