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2025 Hawai’i

9–⁠4 (5–⁠3 Mountain West Conference), coached by Timmy Chang.

Schedule and results

Hawai’i in 2025, game by game: won vs. Stanford 23–20; lost at Arizona 6–40; won vs. Sam Houston 37–20; won vs. Portland State 23–3; lost vs. Fresno State 21–23; won at Air Force 44–35; won vs. Utah State 44–26; won at Colorado State 31–19; lost at San José State 38–45; won vs. San Diego State 38–6; lost at UNLV 10–38; won vs. Wyoming 27–7; won vs. California 35–31+32−34Won 23–20 vs. Stanford+3StanfordLost 6–40 at Arizona-34ArizonaWon 37–20 vs. Sam Houston+17Sam HoustonWon 23–3 vs. Portland State+20Portland StateLost 21–23 vs. Fresno State-2Fresno StateWon 44–35 at Air Force+9Air ForceWon 44–26 vs. Utah State+18Utah StateWon 31–19 at Colorado State+12Colorado StateLost 38–45 at San José State-7San José StateWon 38–6 vs. San Diego State+32San Diego StateLost 10–38 at UNLV-28UNLVWon 27–7 vs. Wyoming+20WyomingWon 35–31 vs. California+4California
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 23vsStanfordW 23–⁠2061%
Aug 30atArizonaL 6–⁠4037%
Sep 6vsSam HoustonW 37–⁠2050%
Sep 13vsPortland StateW 23–⁠383%
Sep 20vsFresno StateL 21–⁠2345%
Sep 27atAir ForceW 44–⁠3541%
Oct 11vsUtah StateW 44–⁠2658%
Oct 18atColorado StateW 31–⁠1947%
Nov 1atSan José StateL 38–⁠4551%
Nov 8vsSan Diego StateW 38–⁠647%
Nov 21atUNLVL 10–⁠3830%
Nov 29vsWyomingW 27–⁠774%
Dec 24Bowls & playoffvsCaliforniaHawai’i BowlW 35–⁠3164%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat California 35–⁠31 in the Hawai’i Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Mountain West Conference.

In program history: The 14th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 97 on file).

Consensus All-AmericanKansei Matsuzawa, K

Record
9–⁠4
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 5th in Mountain West Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
377–⁠313
Coach
Timmy Chang
Elo
1539 +116 this season
SP+ rating
1.7 No. 68 of 136; offense No. 66, defense No. 69, special teams No. 8
SRS
−3.3 No. 82 of 136 in FBS
Returning
46% of last season’s EPA, No. 48 of 134
Recruiting class
No. 124 roster talent No. 120 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Anthony Arceneaux
Defensive coordinator
Dennis Thurman
Offense
Run and shoot
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense66th of 136
  • Defense75th of 136
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted83rd of 136
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted97th of 136
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0941%1.3466th of 136
Defense0.1243%1.3075th of 136
Opponent-adjusted0.06 off
0.15 def		40% off
44% def		—83rd off
97th def

Passing and running

Pass successDepth of targetDeep throwsLine yardsStuffed
Offense45%9.7 yds14%3.2015%
Defense44%11.8 yds23%3.2014%
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. Passing and running: depth of target is how far downfield passes traveled in the air; deep throws are the share thrown deep, of the passes whose depth and direction the play-by-play describes (about half); line yards are the running yards per carry credited to the blockers; stuffed is the share of carries stopped at or behind the line. The defense’s line is what its opponents did. From CollegeFootballData.com, 2025 on.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense3.8own 3012% allowed
Defense3.4own 2916% caused

CORE rating -7.9, 95th of 136 (offense -2.1, defense 5.8).

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 yardsMicah Alejado QB3,106 yds
Passing touchdownsMicah Alejado QB24 TD
Rushing yardsLandon Sims RB559 yds
Rushing touchdownsCam Barfield RB4 TD
Receiving yardsJackson Harris WR963 yds
Receiving touchdownsJackson Harris WR12 TD
TacklesPeter Manuma DB73 tkl
SacksJackie Johnson III DL6.5 sacks
InterceptionsElijah Palmer DB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2025 class

Uluaki Taukiuvea ATH★★★No. 1971
Aisiah Paogofie LB★★★No. 2445
Titan Lacaden WR★★★No. 2445
Jarret Nielsen QB★★★No. 2622
Kawika Hallums OL★★★No. 2712

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

The 2025 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.829
Receivers23.00.821
Offensive line23.00.820
Defensive line12.00.790
Linebackers23.00.821
Athletes and specialists13.00.845
Whole class92.90.821

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 113

The 2025 roster

113 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2025 line; 64 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 13

The 2025 portal
Dermaricus Davis QB★★★from UCLA
Jackson Harris WR★★★from Stanford
Joey Farthing WR★★★from Youngstown State
Brandon White WR★★★from Kentucky
Zion Allen CB★★★from Southern Utah
Semaj James CB★★★from Troy
Tim Malo S★★★from Brown
Ka’eo Akana DE★★★from Utah
De’jon Benton DL★★★from New Mexico
Koa Eldredge WR★★★from BYU
Luther McCoy DL★★★from Minnesota
Jack Mowrey LSfrom James Madison

And 1 more, lower-rated or unrated.

Transfers out 25

Dekel Crowdus WR★★★to Wisconsin
Ka’ena Decambra OL★★★to Arizona
Caleb Brown CB★★★to Virginia Tech
Alex Perry WR★★★to Florida International
Dion Washington DL★★★to Boise State
Alvin Puefua DL★★★to BYU
Jarret Nielsen QB★★★no new school on file
Fabian Ross CB★★★★no new school on file
Derek Boyd II LB★★★to Delaware State
Ezra Evaimalo DE★★★no new school on file
John-Keawe Sagapolutele QB★★★to Portland State
Maclane Watkins WR★★★to San Diego

And 13 more, lower-rated or unrated.

2025 Mountain West Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
UNLV6–⁠210–⁠4
San Diego State6–⁠29–⁠4
New Mexico6–⁠29–⁠4
Boise State6–⁠29–⁠5
Hawai’i5–⁠39–⁠4
Fresno State5–⁠39–⁠4
Utah State4–⁠46–⁠7
Air Force3–⁠54–⁠8
Wyoming2–⁠64–⁠8
San José State2–⁠63–⁠9
Nevada2–⁠63–⁠9
Colorado State1–⁠72–⁠10

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