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2019 Hawai’i

10–⁠5 (5–⁠3 Mountain West Conference), coached by Nick Rolovich.

Schedule and results

Hawai’i in 2019, game by game: won vs. Arizona 45–38; won vs. Oregon State 31–28; lost at No. 23 Washington 20–52; won vs. Central Arkansas 35–16; won at Nevada 54–3; lost at No. 14 Boise State 37–59; lost vs. Air Force 26–56; won at New Mexico 45–31; lost vs. Fresno State 38–41; won vs. San José State 42–40; won at UNLV 21–7; won vs. San Diego State 14–11; won vs. Army 52–31; lost at No. 19 Boise State 10–31; won vs. BYU 38–34+51−32Won 45–38 vs. Arizona+7ArizonaWon 31–28 vs. Oregon State+3Oregon StateLost 20–52 at No. 23 Washington-32No. 23 WashingtonWon 35–16 vs. Central Arkansas+19Central ArkansasWon 54–3 at Nevada+51NevadaLost 37–59 at No. 14 Boise State-22No. 14 Boise StateLost 26–56 vs. Air Force-30Air ForceWon 45–31 at New Mexico+14New MexicoLost 38–41 vs. Fresno State-3Fresno StateWon 42–40 vs. San José State+2San José StateWon 21–7 at UNLV+14UNLVWon 14–11 vs. San Diego State+3San Diego StateWon 52–31 vs. Army+21ArmyLost 10–31 at No. 19 Boise State-21No. 19 Boise StateWon 38–34 vs. BYU+4BYU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 24vsArizonaW 45–⁠3846%
Sep 7vsOregon StateW 31–⁠2871%
Sep 14at23WashingtonL 20–⁠5219%
Sep 21vsCentral ArkansasW 35–⁠1663%
Sep 28atNevadaW 54–⁠337%
Oct 12at14Boise StateL 37–⁠5922%
Oct 19vsAir ForceL 26–⁠5653%
Oct 26atNew MexicoW 45–⁠3163%
Nov 2vsFresno StateL 38–⁠4150%
Nov 9vsSan José StateW 42–⁠4072%
Nov 16atUNLVW 21–⁠760%
Nov 23vsSan Diego StateW 14–⁠1146%
Nov 30vsArmyW 52–⁠3158%
Dec 7at19Boise StateMountain West Championship GameL 10–⁠3120%
Dec 24Bowls & playoffvsBYUHawai’i BowlW 38–⁠3447%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat BYU 38–⁠34 in the Hawai’i Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Mountain West Conference.

In program history: The 11th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 97 on file).

MW West champions5–⁠3 in the conference, shared with San Diego State

Record
10–⁠5
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 4th in Mountain West Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
508–⁠478
Coach
Nick Rolovich
Elo
1550 +122 this season
SP+ rating
-1.9 No. 69 of 130; offense No. 27, defense No. 113, special teams No. 93
SRS
−2.5 No. 77 of 130 in FBS
Returning
72% of last season’s EPA, No. 41 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 115 roster talent No. 98 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Brian Smith
Defensive coordinator
Corey Batoon
Offense
Run and shoot
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense22nd of 130
  • Defense102nd of 130
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted30th of 130
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted108th of 130
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1949%1.2922nd of 130
Defense0.1847%1.22102nd of 130
Opponent-adjusted0.17 off
0.17 def		48% off
46% def		—30th 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
Offense3.9own 2816% allowed
Defense3.9own 3116% caused

CORE rating -3.0, 77th of 130 (offense 7.3, defense 10.3).

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 yardsCole McDonald QB4,138 yds
Passing touchdownsCole McDonald QB33 TD
Rushing yardsMiles Reed RB908 yds
Rushing touchdownsMiles Reed RB8 TD
Receiving yardsJoJo Ward WR1,134 yds
Receiving touchdownsJoJo Ward WR11 TD
TacklesKhoury Bethley DB83 tkl
SacksKaimana Padello DL3 sacks
InterceptionsIkem Okeke DB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2019 class

Lincoln Victor ATH★★★No. 1194
Mark Blocker OLB★★★No. 1994
Tiger Peterson OLB★★★No. 2073
Zach Bowers ILB★★★No. 2117
Zach Daniel PRO★★★No. 2178

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

The 2019 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks23.00.806
Receivers12.00.793
Offensive line22.50.791
Defensive line22.50.794
Linebackers52.60.803
Defensive backs23.00.810
Athletes and specialists23.00.830
Whole class162.70.805

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 2020

The 2020 draft
Rd 7Cole McDonald QBTennessee Titans

Roster 117

The 2019 roster

117 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2019 line; 70 have a stat line. See the roster

2019 Mountain West Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Boise State8–⁠012–⁠223
Air Force7–⁠111–⁠222
Utah State6–⁠27–⁠6
San Diego State5–⁠310–⁠3
Hawai’i5–⁠310–⁠5
Wyoming4–⁠48–⁠5
Nevada4–⁠47–⁠6
Colorado State3–⁠54–⁠8
San José State2–⁠65–⁠7
UNLV2–⁠64–⁠8
Fresno State2–⁠64–⁠8
New Mexico0–⁠82–⁠10

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