2020 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team

The 2020 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team represented the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Rainbow Warriors played their final home games at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu as members of the Mountain West Conference. They were led by first-year head coach Todd Graham.

2020 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football
New Mexico Bowl champions
New Mexico Bowl, W 28–14 vs. Houston
Conference	Mountain West Conference
2020 record	5–4 (4–4 MW)
Head coach	Todd Graham (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	G. J. Kinne (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Tony Hull (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Run and gun
Defensive coordinator	Victor Santa Cruz (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Jacob Yoro (1st as coordinator, 4th overall season)
Base defense	Double eagle flex (Desert Swarm)
Captains	Miles Reed Khoury Bethley Eugene Ford Chevan Cordeiro
Home stadium	Aloha Stadium (Capacity: 50,000)

2020 Mountain West Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 24 San Jose State y$		7	–	0					7	–	1
Boise State y		5	–	0					5	–	2
Nevada		6	–	2					7	–	2
San Diego State		4	–	2					4	–	4
Hawaii		4	–	4					5	–	4
Fresno State		3	–	3					3	–	3
Air Force		2	–	2					3	–	2
Wyoming		2	–	4					2	–	4
New Mexico		2	–	5					2	–	5
Colorado State		1	–	3					1	–	3
Utah State		1	–	5					1	–	5
UNLV		0	–	6					0	–	6
Championship: San Jose State 34, Boise State 20
$ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant Note: Due to COVID-19, the Mountain West suspended the season, but later decided to begin play on October 24.[1] Rankings from AP Poll

On August 10, 2020, the Mountain West Conference suspended all fall sports competitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] This decision was later reversed on September 24, with all 12 teams playing an eight-game, conference-only schedule starting on October 24.

The Rainbow Warriors ended their season with a winning record for the third year in a row, also claiming the New Mexico Bowl over Houston. Graham also became the first Hawaii coach since Bob Wagner in 1987 to win his debut; the last five had lost their debuts, all by 20 points or more.

Previous season

The Rainbow Warriors had their most successful season since 2010. They finished 10–5, 5–3 to finish tied for first in the West Division, claiming the division championship with a 14–11 win over San Diego State. They advanced to the Mountain West Championship, where they lost to Boise State, but won the Hawaii Bowl over archrival BYU, 38–34. This was Hawaii's first ten-win season since 2010, and just the seventh in program history. Nick Rolovich was also named Mountain West Coach of the Year, the fourth UH coach to receive that honor.

However, Rolovich abruptly resigned on January 13, 2020 to accept the head coaching position at Washington State.[3] Seven more assistants followed, including assistant head coach Mark Banker, offensive coordinator Brian Smith and quarterbacks coach Craig Stutzmann.[4]

After a week, Athletic Director David Matlin hired former Arizona State head coach Todd Graham as Rolovich's successor on January 21, 2020. He was officially introduced on January 22, 2020.[5]

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award	Player	Position	Year
Doak Walker Award[6]	Miles Reed	RB	JR
Fred Biletnikoff Award[7]	Jared Smart	WR	SR
Outland Trophy[8]	Ilm Manning	OL	JR
Rimington Trophy[9]	Taaga Tuulima	C	SR
Wuerffel Trophy[10]	Hekili Keliliki	RB	JR
Burlsworth Trophy[11]	Taaga Tuulima	C	SR

Mountain West media days

The Mountain West media days was initially set to be virtually held on the days of July 27–29, but were later postponed by the conference.[12]

Media poll

The preseason poll was released on July 21, 2020. Hawaii was initially picked to finish third in the West Division.[13] The divisions were later suspended for the 2020 season.

West

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	San Diego State	122 (19)
2	Nevada	100 (2)
3	Hawaii	74
4	Fresno State	73
5	San Jose State	43
6	UNLV	29

Mountain

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Boise State	125 (20)
2	Wyoming	90 (1)
3	Air Force	86
4	Utah State	60
5	Colorado State	59
6	New Mexico	21

Preseason All-Mountain West Team

The Rainbow Warriors only had one player selected to the preseason All–Mountain West Team.[14]

Offense
Ilm Manning – OL

Schedule

Hawaii had its first four games against Arizona, UCLA, Fordham and Oregon canceled before the start of the 2020 season. Each cancellation, related to the COVID-19 pandemic, was due to individual conferences attempting to reduce spread of the virus through travel restrictions.[15][16] Robert Morris later replaced Fordham on the schedule, announced on July 13, 2020.[17]

The entire season was suspended by the Mountain West Conference on August 10, 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the decision was reversed on September 24, with the conference announcing each team would play an eight-game, conference-only schedule. The new schedule was released by the Mountain West on October 1, 2020. Hawaii played seven of their original conference opponents, with the only change being Wyoming replacing Air Force on the schedule. Hawaii Athletics also announced that home games would be held without fans, in accordance with government regulations.

The game scheduled for December 5 with San Jose State was moved to Aloha Stadium after new COVID-19 restrictions were released in Santa Clara County, where CEFCU Stadium is located. Hawaii played as the designated road team in their new all-white road uniforms, which debuted against Fresno State.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
October 24	1:30 p.m.	at Fresno State	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA (rivalry)	SPEC HI	W 34–19	0
October 30	3:45 p.m.	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY (Paniolo Trophy Game)	FS1	L 7–31	6,232
November 7	6:00 p.m.	New Mexico	Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI	SPEC HI	W 39–33	0
November 14	11:00 a.m.	at San Diego State	Dignity Health Sports Park Carson, CA	SPEC HI	L 10–34	0
November 21	6:00 p.m.	Boise State	Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI	CBSSN	L 32–40	0
November 28	6:00 p.m.	Nevada	Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI	SPEC HI	W 24–21	0
December 5	1:00 p.m.	San Jose State	Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI (Dick Tomey Legacy Game)	SPEC HI	L 24–35	0
December 12	6:00 p.m.	UNLV	Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI (Island Showdown Game)	SPEC HI	W 38–21	0
December 24	10:30 a.m.	vs. Houston*	Toyota Stadium Frisco, TX (New Mexico Bowl)	ESPN	W 28–14	2,060
*Non-conference game All times are in Hawaii time

Roster

2020 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 0 Dae Dae Hunter Fr WR 3 Melquise Stovall  Sr RB 4 Miles Reed (C)  Jr WR 6 Zion Bowens  Jr RB 7 Calvin Turner Sr WR 8 Rico Bussey  Sr WR 9 Jonah Panoke  Fr WR 10 Quin Bright Fr QB 11 Justin Uahinui  Jr QB 12 Chevan Cordeiro (C)  So QB 13 Jake Farrell Fr WR 14 James Phillips  So QB 16 Armani Edden  Jr QB 18 Boone Abbott  Fr QB 19 Kamaliʻi Akina Sr WR 23 Jared Smart Sr RB 27 Koali Nishigaya Fr WR 28 Aaron Cephus  Sr WR 31 Jaden Allen  Fr RB 35 Hekili Keliiliki  Jr RB 36 Kenneth Fitzgerald Jr RB 38 Keliam Brunn  So OL 40 Sergio Muasau Fr OL 52 Solo Vaipulu Jr OL 53 Ramsey Aviu  Jr OL 58 Joey Nuʻuanu-Kuhiʻiki  Sr OL 61 Eliki Tanuvasa  So OL 63 Taaga Tuulima  Sr OL 64 Kauka Umiamaka  Fr OL 65 Elias Wong  Jr OL 68 Ra Elkington  Jr OL 70 Arasi Mose  Fr OL 71 Micah Vanterpool  Jr OL 72 Kohl Levao   Sr OL 74 Gene Pryor  Sr OL 75 Ilm Manning Jr OL 76 Michael Eletise  Sr OL 77 Alesania Sunia  Sr OL 78 Ernest Moore  Sr OL 79 Micah Soliai Howlett Fr WR 80 Mekel Ealy  Fr WR 81 Grey Ihu  Jr WR 82 Dayton Toney Fr WR 83 Kahale Huddleston  So WR 84 Nick Mardner  So WR 85 Lincoln Victor So WR 86 Riley Wilson Fr WR 87 Kaleb Maresh So WR 87 Dior Scott Jr WR 88 Tamatoa Mokiao-Atimalala Fr OL 89 Caden Hilborn  Fr WR 89 Kilohana Haasenritter (Opt-out) Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 1 Penei Pavihi  Jr LB 2 Jeremiah Pritchard  Sr DB 5 Khoury Bethley (C) Jr DB 8 Eugene Ford  (C) Sr DL 10 Mark Blocker II  Fr DB 11 Sterlin Ortiz Jr DB 13 Jalen Perdue Jr LB 15 Paul Scott  Jr DB 16 Logan Taylor Jr LB 17 Isaiah Tufaga  So DB 18 Cortez Davis Sr DB 19 Quentin Frazier Sr DB 20 Cameron Lockridge So DB 21 Michael Washington  Fr DB 24 Kai Kaneshiro  So DB 25 Travon Killins  Fr DB 26 Leonard Lee  Jr DB 28 Nalu Emerson  Fr DB 29 Donovan Dalton  Jr DL 30 Kamuela Borden  So DB 31 Tiger Peterson  Fr DB 33 Steven Fiso So DB 34 James Green III  So DB 37 Alakaʻi Mashima  Jr DB 39 Kalamaku Kuewa  So DL 42 Jonah Kahahawai-Welch  So DL 43 Mason Vega Sr LB 45 Payton Awaya  Sr LB 46 Tauivi Ho Ching Sr DB 47 Noa Kamana  Jr DL 48 Derek Thomas Sr DB 49 Asher Pilanca Fr DL 50 Justus Tavai  Jr DL 51 Makai Manuwai  Sr DL 52 Ezra Evaimalo Fr LB 53 Darius Muasau So DL 54 Kalani Kamakawiwoʻole  Fr DL 55 Blessman Taʻala  Jr DL 57 Samson Siilata  Fr LB 58 Kila Kamakawiwoʻole  Fr DL 59 Andrew Choi  So DL 71 Stephan Bernal-Wendt  Jr DL 73 Johnny Morrison Jr DL 90 John Tuitupou Sr DL 91 Gabriel Iniguez Jr. Fr DL 92 DJuan Matthews Sr DL 93 Mason Mataafa  Jr DL 94 Alema Kapoi Jr DL 95 Doug Russell  Jr DL 95 Kemon Smith Jr DL 96 Maurice Taʻala Fr LB 97 Zach Ritner  So DL 98 Foi Shaw  So DL 99 Jonah Laulu  So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class PK 1 Matthew Shipley Fr P 12 Stan Gaudion  Sr PK 30 Kaʻeo Rezentes Fr LS 44 Wyatt Tucker  Jr PK, P 69 Ben Falck So PK, P 96 Adam Stack  Jr	Head coach Todd Graham (East Central) Coordinators/assistant coaches Victor Santa Cruz (Hawaiʻi) Associate Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator/Outside Linebackers G. J. Kinne (Tulsa) Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Danny Phillips (Central Oklahoma) Special Teams Coordinator/Defensive Line Tony Hull (Louisiana) Co-Offensive Coordinator/Inside Receivers Jacob Yoro (Hawaiʻi) Co-Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Bo Graham (Tulsa) Pass Game Coordinator/Running Backs Sam Bennett (Texas Tech) Run Game Coordinator/Offensive Line Abe Elimimian (Hawaiʻi) Cornerbacks/Recruiting Coordinator Brennan Marion (Tulsa) Wide Receivers Laiu Moeakiola (Arizona State) Safeties Support staff Kody Cooke (Tulsa) Strength & Conditioning Coach/Assistant Head Coach Trent Figg (William Jewell) Chief of Staff Matt Passwaters (New Mexico State) Graduate Assistant (Offensive Line) PJ Minaya (Pacific) Graduate Assistant (Quarterbacks) Koa Kaai (Oregon) Graduate Assistant (Defensive Line) Tyler Clifton (Hendrix) Graduate Assistant (Defense/Special Teams) Ryan Matviko (Mercyhurst) Offensive Quality Control Landon Keopple (Tulsa) Offensive Quality Control Kim McCloud (Hawaiʻi) Defensive Quality Control Colin Shaffer Video Coordinator Josh Omura Director of On-Campus Recruiting Chandler Enegren Recruiting & Operations Assistant Myles Gota Volunteer Administrative Assistant Al Ginoza Head Equipment Manager Brandon Devie Football Equipment Manager Brian Wong Football Athletic Trainer Courtney Tsumoto Academic Advisor Derek Inouchi Media Relations Director/Football Contact Neal Iwamoto Asst. Media Relations Director/Football Contact Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: November 17, 2020

Depth chart

†	Final Depth Chart

Defense DB Quentin Frazier Jalen Perdue FS Kai Kaneshiro Donovan Dalton WEAK BASE STRONG Jeremiah Pritchard Darius Muasau Khoury Bethley Isaiah Tufaga Penei Pavihi Logan Taylor SS Cameron Lockridge Sterlin Ortiz CB Cortez Davis James Green III DE NT DE Justus Tavai Blessman Taʻala Jonah Laulu Derek Thomas John Tuitupou DJuan Matthews CB Michael Washington Cameron Lockridge Offense X Jonah Panoke Rico Bussey H Calvin Turner Koali Nishigaya LT LG C RG RT Micah Vanterpool Michael Eletise Taaga Tuulima Solo Vaipulu Gene Pryor Ilm Manning Sergio Muasau Eliki Tanuvasa Micah Soliai Howlett Ilm Manning SL Jared Smart Dior Scott Z Melquise Stovall Nick Mardner QB Chevan Cordeiro Boone Abbott RB Dae Dae Hunter Calvin Turner Special Teams PK Matthew Shipley P Adam Stack KR Calvin Turner PR Calvin Turner LS Wyatt Tucker H Stan Gaudion

Game summaries

at Fresno State

Hawaii Rainbow Warriors at Fresno State Bulldogs

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rainbow Warriors	7	10	7	10	34
Bulldogs	7	6	3	3	19

at Bulldog Stadium, Fresno, CA

• Date: October 24, 2020
• Game time: 1:30 p.m. HST
• Game weather: Temperature: 77 °F (25 °C) • Wind: E 5 MPH • Weather: Partly Cloudy
• Game attendance: 0
• Referee: Stephen Baker
• TV announcers (SPEC PPV): Robert Kekaula (play-by-play) & Rich Miano (analyst)
• Box Score, Hawaii at Fresno State[18] /// Pregame Notes[19] /// Post Game Notes[20]

Game information

First Quarter (11:34) FS TD – Ronnie Rivers 7-yard rush, Cesar Silva kick Drive: 5 plays, 26 yards, 3:22; Fresno State 7–0 (4:00) UH TD – Chevan Cordeiro 20-yard rush, Matthew Shipley kick Drive: 5 plays, 37 yards, 1:50; Tied 7–7 Second Quarter (7:12) UH FG – Matthew Shipley 34-yard field goal Drive: 13 plays, 73 yards, 5:37; Hawaii 10–7 (1:50) FS TD – Juan Rodriguez 18-yard pass from Jake Haener, Cesar Silva kick MISSED Drive: 2 plays, 33 yards, 0:11; Fresno State 13–7 (0:27) UH TD – Chevan Cordeiro 3-yard rush, Matthew Shipley kick Drive: 6 plays, 72 yards, 1:17; Hawaii 17–13 Third Quarter (6:18) UH TD – Calvin Turner 2-yard rush, Matthew Shipley kick Drive: 14 plays, 76 yards, 6:31; Hawaii 24–13 (3:41) FS FG – Cesar Silva 22-yard field goal Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 2:37; Hawaii 24–16 Fourth Quarter (12:08) UH FG – Matthew Shipley 24-yard field goal Drive: 9 plays, 62 yards, 2:53; Hawaii 27–16 (10:13) FS FG – Cesar Silva 25-yard field goal Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 1:55; Hawaii 27–19 (4:52) UH TD – Calvin Turner 4-yard rush, Matthew Shipley kick Drive: 12 plays, 70 yards, 5:15; Hawaii 34–19 Passing UH – Chevan Cordeiro: 20/30, 229 yards FS – Jake Haener: 17/31, 289 yards, 1 TD, 3 INT Rushing UH – Chevan Cordeiro: 13 carries, 116 yards, 2 TD FS – Ronnie Rivers: 18 carries, 79 yards, 1 TD Receiving UH – Jared Smart: 7 receptions, 89 yards FS – Keric Wheatfall: 3 receptions, 73 yards

at Wyoming

Hawaii Rainbow Warriors at Wyoming Cowboys

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rainbow Warriors	0	7	0	0	7
Cowboys	10	0	7	14	31

at War Memorial Stadium, Laramie, WY

• Date: October 30, 2020
• Game time: 3:45 p.m. HST
• Game weather: Temperature: 36 °F (2 °C) • Wind: NNE 7 MPH • Weather: Clear
• Game attendance: 6,232
• Referee: Christian Watson
• TV announcers (FS1): Chris Myers (play-by-play) & Petros Papadakis (analyst)
• Box Score, Hawaii at Wyoming[21] /// Pregame Notes[22] /// Post Game Notes[23]

Game information

First Quarter (12:53) WYO TD – Xazavian Valladay 18-yard rush, John Hoyland kick Drive: 5 plays, 62 yards, 2:07; Wyoming 7–0 (9:55) WYO FG – John Hoyland 30-yard FG Drive: 6 plays, 12 yards, 2:19; Wyoming 10–0 Second Quarter (1:04) UH TD – Dae Dae Hunter 3-yard rush, Matthew Shipley kick Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:35; Wyoming 10–7 Third Quarter (4:22) WYO TD – Trey Smith 1-yard rush, John Hoyland kick Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:51; Wyoming 17–7 Fourth Quarter (8:19) WYO TD – Xazavian Valladay 6-yard rush, John Hoyland kick Drive: 4 plays, 17 yards, 1:18; Wyoming 24–7 (1:48) WYO TD – Trey Smith 2-yard rush, John Hoyland kick Drive: 8 plays, 38 yards, 4:38; Wyoming 31–7 Passing UH – Chevan Cordeiro: 11/26, 110 yards, 1 INT WYO – Levi Williams: 9/18, 112 yards Rushing UH – Miles Reed: 7 carries, 54 yards WYO – Xazavian Valladay: 32 carries, 162 yards, 2 TD Receiving UH – Zion Bowens: 1 reception, 47 yards WYO – Xazavian Valladay: 2 receptions, 32 yards

New Mexico

New Mexico Lobos at Hawaii Rainbow Warriors

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lobos	17	3	7	6	33
Rainbow Warriors	7	7	14	11	39

at Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI

• Date: November 7, 2020
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. HST
• Game weather: Temperature: 82 °F (28 °C) • Wind: ENE 13 MPH • Weather: Humid
• Game attendance: 0
• Referee: Timothy Davis
• TV announcers (SPEC PPV): Robert Kekaula (play-by-play) & Rich Miano (analyst)
• Box Score, New Mexico at Hawaii[24] /// Pregame Notes[25] /// Postgame Notes[26]

Game information

First Quarter (14:19) UNM TD – Jordan Kress 52-yard pass from Tevaka Tuioti, George Steinkamp kick Drive: 3 plays, 65 yards, 0:41; New Mexico 7–0 (10:21) UH TD – Chevan Cordeiro 5-yard rush, Matthew Shipley kick Drive: 12 plays, 67 yards, 3:55; Tied 7–7 (5:34) UNM FG – George Steinkamp 27-yard field goal Drive: 10 plays, 61 yards, 4:39; New Mexico 10–7 (4:10) UNM TD – Jordan Kress 29-yard pass from Tevaka Tuioti, George Steinkamp kick Drive: 1 play, 29 yards, 0:07; New Mexico 17–7 Second Quarter (14:50) UNM FG – George Steinkamp 49-yard field goal Drive: 6 plays, 46 yards, 2:25; New Mexico 20–7 (3:55) UH TD – Nick Mardner 42-yard pass from Chevan Cordeiro, Matthew Shipley kick Drive: 11 plays, 89 yards, 4:23; New Mexico 20–14 Third Quarter (13:05) UH TD – Zion Bowens 42-yard pass from Chevan Cordeiro, Matthew Shipley kick Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:55; Hawaii 21–20 (11:55) UH TD – Zion Bowens 40-yard pass from Chevan Cordeiro, Matthew Shipley kick Drive: 2 plays, 40 yards, 0:13; Hawaii 28–20 (9:33) UNM TD – Nathanie Jones 26-yard rush, George Steinkamp kick Drive: 7 plays, 76 yards, 2:17; Hawaii 28–27 Fourth Quarter (13:31) UNM FG – George Steinkamp 24-yard field goal Drive: 10 plays, 44 yards, 4:17; New Mexico 30–28 (12:19) UH TD – Calvin Turner 64-yard pass from Chevan Cordeiro, Chevan Cordeiro–Jared Smart pass Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:12; Hawaii 36–30 (6:33) UH FG – Matthew Shipley 41-yard field goal Drive: 9 plays, 55 yards, 3:20; Hawaii 39–30 (1:21) UNM FG – George Steinkamp 42-yard field goal Drive: 7 plays, 31 yards, 1:41; Hawaii 39–33 Passing UNM – Tevaka Tuioti: 17/31, 181 yards, 2 TD UH – Chevan Cordeiro: 33/43, 410 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT Rushing UNM – Nathanie Jones: 13 rush, 96 yards, 1 TD UH – Chevan Cordeiro: 10 rush, 39 yards, 1 TD Receiving UNM – Jordan Kress, 3 receptions, 93 yards, 2 TD UH – Nick Mardner: 6 receptions, 147 yards, 1 TD

at San Diego State

Hawaii Rainbow Warriors at San Diego State Aztecs

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rainbow Warriors	0	0	3	7	10
Aztecs	14	14	0	6	34

at Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, CA

• Date: November 14, 2020
• Game time: 11:00 a.m. HST
• Game weather: Temperature: 68 °F (20 °C) • Wind: W 7 MPH • Weather: Clear
• Game attendance: 0
• Referee: Stephen Baron
• TV announcers (SPEC PPV): Robert Kekaula (play-by-play) & Rich Miano (analyst)
• Box Score, Hawaii at San Diego State[27] /// Pregame Notes[28] /// Postgame Notes[29]

Game information

First Quarter (3:26) SDSU TD – Jordan Byrd 51-yard rush, Matt Araiza kick Drive: 2 plays, 51 yards, 0:16; SDSU 7–0 (1:08) SDSU TD – Greg Bell 62-yard rush, Matt Araiza kick Drive: 1 play, 62 yards, 0:11; SDSU 14–0 Second Quarter (10:25) SDSU TD – Greg Bell 3-yard rush, Matt Araiza kick Drive: 3 plays, 13 yards, 1:15; SDSU 21–0 (1:20) SDSU TD – Segun Olubi 71-yard interception return, Matt Araiza kick Drive: 0 plays, 0 yard, 0:00; SDSU 28–0 Third Quarter (5:13) UH FG – Matthew Shipley 27-yard field goal Drive: 10 plays, 50 yards, 3:08; SDSU 28–3 Fourth Quarter (12:51) SDSU FG – Matt Araiza 27-yard field goal Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 2:04; SDSU 31–3 (12:00) UH TD – Calvin Turner 75-yard pass from Chevan Cordeiro Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:51; SDSU 31–10 (2:59) SDSU FG – Matt Araiza 36-yard field goal Drive: 16 plays, 57 yards, 9:01; SDSU 34–10 Passing UH – Chevan Cordeiro: 17/35, 209 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT SDSU – Carson Baker: 4/13, 30 yards, 2 INT Rushing UH – Chevan Cordeiro: 20 carries, 85 yards SDSU – Greg Bell: 19 carries, 175 yards, 2 TD Receiving UH – Calvin Turner: 4 receptions, 116 yards, 1 TD SDSU – Chance Bell: 1 reception, 14 yards

Boise State

Boise State Broncos at Hawaii Rainbow Warriors

	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	3	16	21	0	40
Rainbow Warriors	3	0	14	15	32

at Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI

• Date: November 21, 2020
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. HST
• Game weather: Temperature: 81 °F (27 °C) • Wind: E 21 MPH • Weather: Slightly Humid
• Game attendance: 0
• Referee: Mike Cuttone
• TV announcers (CBSSN): John Sadak (play-by-play) & Randy Cross (analyst)
• Box Score, Boise State at Hawaii[30] /// Pregame Notes[31] /// Postgame Notes[32]

Game information

First Quarter (4:36) UH FG – Matthew Shipley 27-yard field goal Drive: 15 plays, 76 yards, 5:38; Hawaii 3–0 (1:13) BS FG – Jonah Dalmas 32-yard field goal Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 3:23; Tied 3–3 Second Quarter (10:09) BS FG – Jonah Dalmas 42-yard field goal Drive: 12 plays, 55 yards, 5:06; Boise State 6–3 (5:12) BS TD – Khalil Shakir 38-yard pass from Hank Bachmeier, Jonah Dalmas kick BLOCKED Drive: 2 plays, 44 yards, 0:37; Boise State 12–3 (0:54) BS TD – Khalil Shakir 3-yard pass from CT Thomas, Jonah Dalmas kick Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, 2:58; Boise State 19–3 Third Quarter (11:09) UH TD – Calvin Turner 1-yard rush, Chevan Cordeiro rush FAILED Drive: 13 plays, 87 yards, 3:51; Boise State 19–9 (10:54) BS TD – Avery Williams 99-yard kick return, Jonah Dalmas kick Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00; Boise State 26–9 (8:18) BS TD – Andrew Van Buren 11-yard rush, Jonah Dalmas kick Drive: 3 plays, 26 yards, 1:05; Boise State 33–9 (5:36) UH TD – Calvin Turner 36-yard pass from Chevan Cordeiro, Calvin Turner rush Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 2:42; Boise State 33–17 (3:38) BS TD – Andrew Van Buren 11-yard rush, Jonah Dalmas kick Drive: 5 plays, 79 yards, 1:52; Boise State 36–17 Fourth Quarter (9:56) UH TD – Calvin Turner 15-yard pass from Chevan Cordeiro, Matthew Shipley kick Drive: 8 plays, 72 yards, 3:31; Boise State 40–24 (4:52) UH TD – Jared Smart 4-yard pass from Chevan Cordeiro, Calvin Turner rush Drive: 12 plays, 64 yards, 3:37; Boise State 40–32 Passing BS – Hank Bachmeier: 21/31, 278 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT UH – Chevan Cordeiro: 25/48, 253 yards, 3 TD Rushing BS – Andrew Van Buren: 27 carries, 117 yards, 2 TD UH – Chevan Cordeiro: 18 carries, 103 yards Receiving BS – Khalil Shakir: 11 receptions, 130 yards, 2 TD UH – Miles Reed: 6 receptions, 69 yards

Nevada

Nevada Wolf Pack at Hawaii Rainbow Warriors

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolf Pack	0	7	0	14	21
Rainbow Warriors	0	10	7	7	24

at Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI

• Date: November 28, 2020
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. HST
• Game weather: Temperature: 77 °F (25 °C) • Wind: NE 10 MPH • Weather: Humid
• Game attendance: 0
• Referee: Christian Watson
• TV announcers (SPEC PPV): Robert Kekaula (play-by-play) & Rich Miano (analyst)
• Box Score, Nevada at Hawaii[33] /// Pregame Notes[34] /// Postgame Notes[35]

Game information

Second Quarter (10:11) UH FG – Matthew Shipley 31-yard field goal Drive: 14 plays, 80 yards, 5:29; Hawaii 3–0 (2:57) NEV TD – Cole Turner 4-yard pass from Carson Strong, Brandon Talton kick Drive: 13 plays, 81 yards, 7:08; Nevada 7–3 (0:59) UH TD – Calvin Turner 7-yard pass from Chevan Cordeiro, Matthew Shipley kick Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 1:58; Hawaii 10–7 Third Quarter (3:20) UH TD – Miles Reed 4-yard rush, Matthew Shipley kick Drive: 10 plays, 99 yards, 4:02; Hawaii 17–7 Fourth Quarter (14:28) NEV TD – Toa Taua 1-yard rush, Brandon Talton kick Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:52; Hawaii 17–14 (9:31) UH TD – Chevan Cordeiro 2-yard rush, Matthew Shipley kick Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 4:57; Hawaii 24–14 (5:38) NEV TD – Tory Horton 18-yard pass from Carson Strong, Brandon Talton kick Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:53; Hawaii 24–21 Passing NEV – Carson Strong: 20/25, 168 yards, 2 TD UH – Chevan Cordeiro: 26/32, 246 yards, 1 TD Rushing NEV – Toa Taua: 20 carries, 131 yards, 1 TD UH – Chevan Cordeiro: 15 carries, 76 yards, 1 TD Receiving NEV – Cole Turner: 6 receptions, 48 yards, 1 TD UH – Calvin Turner: 10 receptions, 77 yards, 1 TD

at San Jose State

San Jose State Spartans at Hawaii Rainbow Warriors

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	21	0	7	7	35
Rainbow Warriors	0	10	7	7	24

at Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI

• Date: December 5, 2020
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. HST
• Game weather: Temperature: 85 °F (29 °C) • Wind: N 7 MPH • Weather: Slightly Humid
• Game attendance: 0
• Referee: Timothy Davis
• TV announcers (SPEC PPV): Robert Kekaula (play-by-play) & Rich Miano (analyst)
• Box Score, San Jose State at Hawaii[36] /// Pregame Notes[37] /// Postgame Notes[38]

Game information

First Quarter (11:43) SJSU TD – Isaiah Holiness 2-yard pass from Nick Starkel, Matt Mercurio kick Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:17; San Jose State 7–0 (9:36) SJSU TD – Tyler Nevens 72-yard rush, Matt Mercurio kick Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:28; San Jose State 14–0 (6:24) SJSU TD – Tyler Nevens 10-yard rush, Matt Mercurio kick Drive: 6 plays, 53 yards, 1:57; San Jose State 21–0 Second Quarter (9:21) UH FG – Matthew Shipley 25-yard field goal Drive: 11 plays, 72 yards, 3:48; San Jose State 21–3 (3:12) UH TD – Dae Dae Hunter 10-yard pass from Chevan Cordeiro, Matthew Shipley kick Drive: 5 plays, 39 yards, 2:14; San Jose State 21–10 Third Quarter (9:48) UH TD – Rico Bussey 11-yard pass from Chevan Cordeiro, Matthew Shipley kick Drive: 12 plays, 74 yards, 5:07; San Jose State 21–17 (2:17) SJSU TD – Kairee Robinson 2-yard rush, Matt Mercurio kick Drive: 18 plays, 70 yards, 7:31; San Jose State 28–17 Fourth Quarter (12:03) SJSU TD – Tre Walker 50-yard pass from Nick Starkel, Matt Mercurio kick Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:44; San Jose State 35–17 (2:24) UH TD – Chevan Cordeiro 4-yard rush, Matthew Shipley kick Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, 4:40; San Jose State 35–24 Passing SJSU – Nick Starkel: 11/23, 167 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT UH – Chevan Cordeiro: 28/42, 238 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT Rushing SJSU – Tyler Nevens: 16 carries, 152 yards, 2 TD UH – Chevan Cordeiro: 11 carries, 36 yards, 1 TD Receiving SJSU – Tre Walker: 2 receptions, 64 yards, 1 TD UH – Rico Bussey: 8 receptions, 69 yards, 1 TD

UNLV

UNLV Rebels at Hawaii Rainbow Warriors

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rebels	0	7	14	0	21
Rainbow Warriors	7	14	14	3	38

at Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI

• Date: December 12, 2020
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. HST
• Game weather: Temperature: 79 °F (26 °C) • Wind: ENE 11 MPH • Weather: Humidity: 60%
• Game attendance: 0
• Referee: Stephen Baron
• TV announcers (SPEC PPV): Robert Kekaula (play-by-play), Rich Miano (analyst)
• Box Score, UNLV at Hawaii[39] /// Pregame Notes[40] /// Postgame Notes[41]

Game information

First Quarter (12:34) UH TD – Chevan Cordeiro 54-yard rush, Matthew Shipley kick Drive: 2 plays, 58 yards, 0:38; Hawaii 7–0 Second Quarter (13:27) UH TD – Dae Dae Hunter 1-yard rush, Matthew Shipley kick Drive: 8 plays, 57 yards, 3:08; Hawaii 14–0 (1:45) UH TD – Calvin Turner 28-yard rush, Matthew Shipley kick Drive: 5 plays, 67 yards, 1:57; Hawaii 21–0 (0:53) UNLV TD – Kyle Williams 19-yard pass from Max Gilliam, Daniel Gutierrez kick Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 0:52; Hawaii 21–7 Third Quarter (13:00) UH TD – Koali Nishigaya 4-yard rush, Matthew Shipley kick Drive: 5 plays, 83 yards, 1:46; Hawaii 28–7 (9:34) UNLV TD – Charles Williams 2-yard rush, Daniel Gutierrez kick Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:26; Hawaii 28–14 (1:16) UH TD – Chevan Cordeiro 12-yard rush, Matthew Shipley kick Drive: 12 plays, 70 yards, 3:51; Hawaii 35–14 (0:12) UNLV TD – Charles Williams 49-yard rush, Daniel Gutierrez kick Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:04; Hawaii 35–21 Fourth Quarter (3:05) UH FG – Matthew Shipley 44-yard field goal Drive: 6 plays, 28 yards, 2:39; Hawaii 38–21 Passing UNLV – Max Gilliam: 16/27, 187 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT UH – Chevan Cordeiro: 20/33, 252 yards, 1 INT Rushing UNLV – Charles Williams: 22 carries, 148 yards, 2 TD UH – Chevan Cordeiro: 12 carries, 88 yards, 2 TD Receiving UNLV – Kyle Williams: 10 receptions, 144 yards, 1 TD UH – Calvin Turner: 2 receptions, 77 yards

Houston – New Mexico Bowl

New Mexico Bowl: Hawaii Rainbow Warriors at Houston Cougars

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rainbow Warriors	14	7	7	0	28
Cougars	0	0	14	0	14

at Toyota Stadium, Frisco, Texas

• Date: December 24, 2020
• Game time: 10:30 a.m. HST
• Game weather: Temperature: 50 °F (10 °C) • Wind: WNW 8 MPH • Weather: Sunny
• Game attendance: 2,060
• Referee: Chris Bynum
• TV announcers (ESPN): John Schriffen (play-by-play), Rene Ingoglia (analyst) & Kris Budden (sideline)
• Box Score, Hawaii at Houston, 2020 New Mexico Bowl[42] /// Pregame Notes[43] /// Postgame Notes[44]

Game information

First Quarter (10:43) HAW TD – Dae Dae Hunter 3-yard pass from Chevan Cordeiro, Matthew Shipley kick Drive: 2 plays, 8 yards, 0:35; Hawaii 7–0 (3:35) HAW TD – Calvin Turner 75-yard pass from Chevan Cordeiro, Matthew Shipley kick Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:12; Hawaii 14–0 Second Quarter (8:05) HAW TD – Jonah Laulu 4-yard pass from Chevan Cordeiro, Matthew Shipley kick Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 3:17; Hawaii 21–0 Third Quarter (7:39) HOU TD – Nathaniel Dell 7-yard pass from Clayton Tune, Dalton Witherspoon kick Drive: 17 plays, 75 yards, 7:21; Hawaii 21–7 (3:45) HOU TD – Cristi Trahan 26-yard pass from Clayton Tune, Dalton Witherspoon kick Drive: 5 plays, 83 yards, 2:03; Hawaii 21–14 (3:29) HAW TD – Calvin Turner 92-yard kick return, Matthew Shipley kick Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00; Hawaii 28–14

Statistics	HAW	HOU
First downs	11	20
Plays–yards	57–267	81–307
Rushes–yards	34–131	38–58
Passing yards	136	249
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	15–23–0	21–43–3
Time of possession	26:56	33:04

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Hawaii	Passing	Chevan Cordeiro	15/23, 136 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Calvin Turner	12 carries, 60 yards
	Receiving	Calvin Turner	4 receptions, 88 yards, 1 TD
Houston	Passing	Clayton Tune	20/38, 216 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
	Rushing	Mulbah Car	15 carries, 47 yards
	Receiving	Nathaniel Dell	6 receptions, 112 yards, 1 TD

Source: [45]

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