2026 Hawai’i

1–⁠6 (0–⁠4 Mountain West Conference), coached by Timmy Chang. The season’s Wikipedia article records 1–⁠5, over six games to the seven on file here. Share

Schedule and results

Biggest winBeat New Mexico State 29–⁠19Sep 12
By 10 points, its widest win.
Most excitingLost to Stanford 27–⁠37Aug 29
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.

Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Date	Opponent	Result
Aug 29	atStanford	L 27–⁠37	55%
Sep 5	vsUNLV	L 6–⁠21	52%
Sep 12	vsNew Mexico State	W 29–⁠19	70%
Sep 26	atWyoming	L 10–⁠27	58%
Oct 3	vsSan José State	L 16–⁠20	64%
Oct 10	atArizona State	L 12–⁠30	30%
Oct 17	vsNew Mexico	L 10–⁠21	35%
Oct 24	atNorthern Illinois	Preview	54%
Nov 7	atUTEP	Preview	60%
Nov 14	vsNorth Dakota State	Preview	29%
Nov 21	atNevada	Preview	41%
Nov 28	vsSacramento State	Preview	76%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

Record: 1–⁠6
Conference: 0–⁠4 tied for 8th in Mountain West Conference
AP now: Unranked
Points: 110–⁠175
Coach: Timmy Chang
Elo: 1395 −131 this season
SP+ rating: -12.9 No. 116 of 138; offense No. 116, defense No. 107, special teams No. 9
SRS: −19.1 No. 133 of 138 in FBS
Returning: 65% of last season’s EPA, No. 35 of 136
Recruiting class: No. 124 roster talent No. 115 in FBS

Offensive coordinator: Anthony Arceneaux
Defensive coordinator: Dennis Thurman
Captains: Micah Alejado, Cam Barfield, Jamih Otis and Elijah Palmer
Offense: Run and shoot
Defense: 4–⁠2–⁠5

How good, play by play

Offense107th of 138
Defense106th of 138
Offense, opponent-adjusted116th of 138
Defense, opponent-adjusted130th of 138

	Success	Explosiveness	FBS rank
Offense	0.01	39%	1.13	107th of 138
Defense	0.19	45%	1.19	106th of 138
Opponent-adjusted	0.03 off 0.22 def	39% off 48% def	—	116th off 130th def

Passing and running

	Pass success	Depth of target	Deep throws	Line yards	Stuffed
Offense		41%	8.2 yds	9%	3.00	19%
Defense		47%	9.5 yds	11%	3.40	11%

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 40	Average start	Havoc
Offense		2.7	own 27	18% allowed
Defense		3.8	own 26	13% caused

CORE rating -15.5, 127th of 138 (offense -7.7, defense 7.9).

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 yards	Micah Alejado QB	1,863 yds
Passing touchdowns	Micah Alejado QB	6 TD
Rushing yards	Devon Rice RB	314 yds
Rushing touchdowns	Devon Rice RB	3 TD
Receiving yards	Kainoa Carvalho WR	384 yds
Receiving touchdowns	Audric Harris WR	1 TD
Tackles	Jamih Otis LB	50 tkl
Sacks	Julian Smith LB	2 sacks
Interceptions	Jeremiah Hughes DB	2 INT

Top recruits in the 2026 class

Robert Haynes IV WR	★★★	No. 1358
Andrew Price OT	★★★	No. 1654
Jahren Altura ATH	★★★	No. 1976
Maika Eugenio QB	★★★	No. 2022
Marquis Richardson S	★★★	No. 2231

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

The 2026 class by position

	Signed	Stars	Rating
Quarterbacks	1	3.0	0.851
Receivers	4	3.0	0.839
Offensive line	2	3.0	0.847
Defensive line	1	3.0	0.825
Linebackers	1	3.0	0.825
Defensive backs	3	3.0	0.841
Athletes and specialists	5	3.0	0.833
Whole class	17	3.0	0.837

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 109

The 2026 roster

109 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2026 line; 57 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 16

The 2026 portal

Bjorn Jurgensen QB	★★★	from Virginia
Carson Brown WR	★★★	from Iowa State
Khalil Walker OL	★★★	from South Florida
Ozzy Pollard DL	★★★	from Marian
Tre Griffiths WR	★★★	from Oklahoma State
Adam Tomczyk DE	★★★	from West Virginia
Jeremiah Hughes CB	★★★	from Michigan State
Joenel Figueroa S	★★★	from West Georgia
Lipe Moala OL	★★★	from Oregon
Devon Rice RB	★★★	from Kansas State
Devin Alves WR	★★★	from Virginia Tech
Geoffrey Speight DL	★★★	from West Georgia

And 4 more, lower-rated or unrated.

Transfers out 9

Jackson Harris WR	★★★	to LSU
Brandon White WR	★★★	to Kansas State
Dermaricus Davis QB	★★★★	to Cal Poly
Luke Weaver QB	★★★	to San José State
Tim Malo S	★★★	no new school on file
Deliyon Freeman CB	★★	no new school on file
Joey Farthing WR	★★	no new school on file
Billy Gowers P		to Indiana
Semaj James S		no new school on file

2026 Mountain West Conference standings

Conference page

Team	Conf.	Overall
New Mexico	2–⁠0	5–⁠1
North Dakota State	3–⁠1	6–⁠1
Air Force	3–⁠1	5–⁠1
Wyoming	3–⁠1	4–⁠3
UNLV	2–⁠1	4–⁠3
San José State	2–⁠1	4–⁠3
Nevada	1–⁠2	2–⁠4
Hawai’i	0–⁠4	1–⁠6
UTEP	0–⁠3	1–⁠6
Northern Illinois	0–⁠2	0–⁠6

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