2010 Hawaii Warriors football team

The 2010 Hawaii Warriors football team represented the University of Hawaii at Manoa in the 2010 college football season. The Warriors, led by third-year head coach Greg McMackin, were members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) and played their home games at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii. They finished the season 10–4, 7–1 in WAC play to claim a share of the WAC championship with Boise State and Nevada. They were invited to the Hawaii Bowl where they were defeated by Tulsa, 62–35.

2010 Hawaii Warriors football
WAC co-champion
Hawai'i Bowl vs. Tulsa, L 35–62
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
2010 record	10–4 (7–1 WAC)
Head coach	Greg McMackin (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Nick Rolovich
Offensive scheme	Run and shoot/Pistol
Defensive coordinator	Dave Aranda
Base defense	4–3
Captains	Vaughn Meatoga Greg Salas Corey Paredes
Home stadium	Aloha Stadium (Capacity: 50,000)

2010 Western Athletic Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 11 Nevada +		7	–	1					13	–	1
No. 9 Boise State +		7	–	1					12	–	1
Hawaii +		7	–	1					10	–	4
Fresno State		5	–	3					8	–	5
Louisiana Tech		4	–	4					5	–	7
Idaho		3	–	5					6	–	7
Utah State		2	–	6					4	–	8
New Mexico State		1	–	7					2	–	10
San Jose State		0	–	8					1	–	12
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	5:00 pm	No. 14 USC*		Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI	ESPN	L 36–49	44,204[1]
September 11	6:00 am	at Army*		Michie Stadium West Point, NY	CBSCS	W 31–28	30,042[2]
September 18	9:30 am	at Colorado*		Folsom Field Boulder, CO	Fox College Sports	L 13–31	47,840[3]
September 25	5:30 pm	Charleston Southern*		Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI	Oceanic PPV	W 66–7	30,300[4]
October 2	5:30 pm	Louisiana Tech		Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI	Oceanic PPV	W 41–21	29,469[5]
October 9	4:00 pm	at Fresno State		Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	ESPN3	W 49–27	38,494[6]
October 16	5:30 pm	No. 19 Nevada		Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI	ESPN3, WAC Sports Network	W 27–21	42,031[7]
October 23	11:00 am	at Utah State		Romney Stadium Logan, UT	ESPN3, Altitude Sports	W 45–7	17,111[8]
October 30	5:30 pm	Idaho		Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI	ESPN3	W 45–10	37,466[9]
November 6	10:30 am	at No. 2 Boise State		Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	ESPNU/ESPN 3D	L 7–42	34,060[10]
November 20	5:30 pm	San Jose State		Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI	ESPN3	W 41–7	30,011[11]
November 27	10:00 am	at New Mexico State		Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	ESPN3	W 59–24	11,841[12]
December 4	5:30 pm	UNLV*	No. 25	Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI	Oceanic PPV	W 59–21	37,820[13]
December 24	2:00 pm	Tulsa*	No. 24	Aloha Stadium Honolulu,Hawaiʻi (Hawaiʻi Bowl)	ESPN	L 35–62	46,231[14]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in [[Hawaiian Time Time Zone|Hawaiian Time time]]

Rankings

Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=receiving votes.

Poll	Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Final
AP								RV	RV	RV			RV	25	24	RV
Coaches								RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	25	RV
Harris	Not released							RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	24
BCS	Not released														24

Notable players

• Bryant Moniz
• Greg Salas
• Alex Green - Achieved school record rushing yard in a single game, 327 against NMSU

NFL Draft

3rd Round, 97th Overall Pick by the Green Bay Packers—Sr. RB Alex Green

4th Round, 112th Overall Pick by the St. Louis Rams—Sr. WR Greg Salas

5th Round, 132nd Overall Pick by the Carolina Panthers—Sr. WR Kealoha Pilares

References

1. "USC Trojans vs. Hawaii Warriors Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on September 5, 2010. Retrieved September 3, 2010.
2. "Hawaii Warriors vs. Army Black Knights Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on September 15, 2010. Retrieved September 11, 2010.
3. "Hawaii Warriors vs. Colorado Buffaloes Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on September 21, 2010. Retrieved September 18, 2010.
4. "Charleston Southern Buccaneers vs. Hawaii Warriors Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on September 29, 2010. Retrieved September 25, 2010.
5. "Louisiana Tech Bulldogs vs. Hawaii Warriors Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on October 6, 2010. Retrieved October 3, 2010.
6. "Hawaii Warriors vs. Fresno State Bulldogs Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on October 12, 2010. Retrieved October 10, 2010.
7. "Nevada Wolf Pack vs. Hawaii Warriors Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on October 18, 2010. Retrieved October 17, 2010.
8. "Hawaii Warriors vs. Utah State Aggies Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on October 27, 2010. Retrieved October 23, 2010.
9. "Idaho Vandals vs. Hawaii Warriors Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on November 6, 2010. Retrieved October 31, 2010.
10. "Hawaii Warriors vs. Boise State Broncos Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on November 9, 2010. Retrieved November 6, 2010.
11. "Hawaii Warriors vs. San Jose State Spartans Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on November 26, 2010. Retrieved November 20, 2010.
12. "Hawaii Warriors vs. New Mexico State Aggies Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on December 3, 2010. Retrieved November 27, 2010.
13. "Hawaii Warriors vs. UNLV Rebels Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 5, 2010.
14. "Hawaii Warriors vs. Tulsa Golden Hurricane Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 24, 2010.