2017 Hawaii Football Media Guide
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2016 HAWAI‘I BOWL CHAMPIONS Season Highlights… Best Record and First Bowl Appearance in Six Years First Bowl Win in 10 Years Highest Ever Regular-Season Mountain West Finish (2nd – West Division) Highest Rushing Average (163.8 ypg) Since 1995 1,000-Yard Rusher (Diocemy Saint Juste) and 1,000-Yard Receiver (Marcus Kemp) for Just the Second Time in School History Averaged 36.0 Points per Game at Aloha Stadium WHAT’S INSIDE TABLE OF CONTENTS 2017 SCHEDULE Date Opponent Time Table of Contents __________________________ 1 Bowl Game Record Book __________________ 119 Aug. 26 at Massachusetts (TBA) TBA Quick Facts ______________________________2-3 National Television_______________________ 120 Media Information ________________________4-5 National Rankings _______________________ 121 Sept. 2 WESTERN CAROLINA (Spectrum) 6:00 pm Media Outlets _____________________________ 6 All-Time Head Coaches ___________________ 122 Sept. 9 at UCLA (Pac-12 Network) 2:00 pm PT Aloha Stadium ____________________________ 7 Quarterback Starts_______________________ 123 Sept. 23 at Wyoming* (ESPN family) TBA All-Time Letterwinners ________________ 124-130 Sept. 30 COLORADO STATE* (Spectrum) 6:00 pm RAINBOW WARRIOR FOOTBALL Distinguished Alumni _____________________ 131 8 Year-by-Year Statistics ________________ 132-133 Oct. 7 at Nevada* (CBSSN) TBA Rosters _________________________________8-9 Year-by-Year Results _________________ 134-135 Geographical Roster/Pronunciation Chart _____ 10 Oct. 14 SAN JOSÉ STATE* (HC) (Spectrum) 6:00 pm All-Time Results _____________________ 136-143 Head Coach Nick Rolovich ______________ 12-13 Awards and Honors Oct. 28 SAN DIEGO STATE* (ESPN family) TBA Assistant Coaches _____________________ 14-18 All-Americans ___________________ 144-148 Nov. 4 at UNLV* (Spectrum) TBA Support Staff & Graduate Assistants ______ 19-20 Major Award Finalists ________________ 149 Player Profiles_________________________ 22-47 Nov. 11 FRESNO STATE* (Spectrum) 6:00 pm All-Conference __________________ 150-151 Newcomer Profiles _____________________ 48-55 Nov. 18 at Utah State* (Spectrum) TBA Scholar-Athletes ____________________ 152 Mountain West Conference ________________ 56 All-Star Game Participants ____________ 153 Nov. 25 BRIGHAM YOUNG (CBSSN) 4:00 pm MW Bowl Affiliations ______________________ 57 Team Awards ___________________ 154-155 MW Composite Schedule __________________ 58 Dec. 2 MW Championship Game (ESPN) TBA ’Bows in the Pros ___________________________ All-Time Opponent Series Records ___________ 59 National Football League _________ 156-157 2017 Opponents & Series History ________ 60-63 BOLD CAPS = Home games played at Aloha Stadium NFL Draft Picks _____________________ 157 Season in Review ______________________ 64-65 All times local to site * = Mountain West game NFL Free Agents ____________________ 158 Game Recaps & Statistics _______________ 66-72 Other Pro Leagues __________________ 159 Final Statistics ________________________ 73-77 University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa Traditions ____ 160 Nicknames/Logos ___________________ 160 78 RECORDS Seal/Colors ________________________ 160 Passing ______________________________ 78-81 Fight Song/Alma Mater ______________ 160 Rushing ______________________________ 82-84 Receiving ____________________________ 85-87 CREDITS Total Offense _________________________ 88-89 UH MĀNOA POLICY ON GENDER EQUITY : The 2017 University of Hawai‘i All-Purpose Yards _________________________ 90 IN INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS Football Media Guide Punting _________________________________ 91 Gender equity in athletics extends the doctrine of fairness was produced by Scoring ______________________________ 92-93 to all areas of athletic activity at the University level. It is the University of Kickoff Returns __________________________ 94 activated by a sense of moral obligation that exceeds any Hawai‘i Sports Media Punt Returns ____________________________ 95 specific duty to comply with legal requirements, although it Relations Office. All Defense _____________________________ 96-98 also recognizes the necessity of observing the tenets of Title rights reserved. Longest Plays ____________________________ 99 IX, Patsy Mink Act. Derek Inouchi, Its desired effect is to offer women and men equal Director; Kara Team Records ______________________ 100-101 opportunities to participate in sports for which there is Nishimura, Michael Team Top Performances __________________ 102 demonstrated interest among athletes in Hawai‘i and to Stambaugh, Neal Opponent Records _______________________ 103 provide equitable levels of support for coaching, travel, Iwamoto, Nick Margins ________________________________ 104 scholarships, operating expenses and facilities used. Heidelberger, Streaks ________________________________ 105 Beyond these specific goals, gender equity also fosters an Assistant Directors; attitude and establishes an environment in which men’s Miscellaneous/Attendance ________________ 106 Troy Yamamoto, and women’s sports are encouraged in comparable ways. Internet Specialist; Jay Metzger, Multimedia Specialist; Those who support gender equity are willing to Derren Iha, Adrian Labuda, Paige Salavea; Interns. cooperate in frequent self-evaluations and to implement Layout and design by Derek Inouchi and Neal Iwamoto. change so that all student-athletes can have the same Written by Derek Inouchi, Neal Iwamoto, Michael HISTORY opportunity to realize the highest level of their abilities. 107 Stambaugh and Kara Nishimura. Cover designs by History of UH Football ________________ 107-111 A copy of the plan titled, “Believe It, Achieve It,” is Amy Lowe. Edited by Sherri Yoshioka. Printing by Obun available in the Senior Woman Administrator’s Office. Bowl Game History _______________________ 112 Hawaii. Bowl Appearances ___________________ 113-118 2017 University of Hawai‘i Rainbow Warrior Football Media Guide 4 1 QUICK FACTS GENERAL INFORMATION IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS Location __________________________________ Honolulu, Hawai‘i Aloha Stadium Press Box _____________________(808) 486-1800 Founded ____________________________________________ 1907 Athletics Department Phone ___________________(808) 956-7301 Enrollment ________________________________________ 20,000 Stan Sheriff Center Box Office _________________(808) 956-4481 President (UH System)/ UH-Mānoa Chancellor ______David Lassner Athletics Director ___________________________David A. K. Matlin Senior Woman Administrator ______________________ Lois Manin COACHING STAFF Head Coach __________________________________ Nick Rolovich Faculty Athletics Representative _____________David Ericson, PhD Alma Mater (Year) __________________________ Hawai‘i (2004) Colors ____________________________ Green, Black, White, Silver Overall Record (Years) ______________________________ 7-7 (1) Nickname _________________________________Rainbow Warriors Record at School (Years) _____________________________ Same Conference (Division) ____________Mountain West (West Division) Bowl Record _________________________________________ 1-0 Stadium (Capacity) _____________________ Aloha Stadium (50,000) Assoc HC/Off. Coordinator/RBs/TEs __ Brian Smith (Hawai‘i, 2005) Surface ______________________________ Synthetic Infilled Turf Defensive Coordinator/Tackles ____Legi Suiaunoa (Nevada, 2002) Special Teams Coor./Def. Ends ___Mayur Chaudhari (UC Davis, 2002) TEAM INFORMATION Pass. Game Coor./Quarterbacks _ Craig Stutzmann (Hawai‘i, 2002) 2016 Overall Record __________________ 7-7 (4-3 H, 3-3 A, 0-1 N) Linebackers ______________ Sean Duggan (Boston College, 2014) 2016 MW Record (Place) ______________________ 4-4 (2nd-West) Secondary ______________________ Abe Elimimian (Hawai‘i, 2004) 2016 Bowl _______ Hawai‘i Bowl (W, 52-35, vs. Middle Tennessee) Wide Receivers _____________ Kefense Hynson (Willamette, 2003) 2016 Final Ranking _____________________ NR (AP)/NR (Coaches) Offensive Line __________________ Chris Naeole (Colorado, 1997) Starters Returning/Lost _______________________________ 15/10 Safeties ___________________________ Jacob Yoro (Hawai‘i, 2008) Offense: 8/3 Defense: 6/5 Special Teams: 1/2 Strength & Conditioning Coor. _ Bubba Reynolds (Humboldt St., 2011) Lettermen Returning/Lost _____________________________ 52/21 Dir. of Football Operations ____________________Jimmy Morimoto Offense: 20/12 Defense: 30/7 Special Teams: 2/2 Dir. of Recruiting & Retention ____________________Jason Cvercko Redshirts Returning _____________________________________ 21 Video Coordinator ___________________________________ Oli Vea Newcomers ____________________________________________ 36 Graduate Assistants _____________ John Estes, Makana Garrigan Offensive Formation _________________________________Spread _______________________________ Marc Moody, Mikahael Waters Defensive Formation ____________________________________ 4-3 Office Phone ________________________________(808) 956-6508 Office Fax __________________________________(808) 956-9552 Facebook ________Facebook.com/HawaiiRainbowWarriorsFootball FOOTBALL HISTORY Twitter _____________________________________ @HawaiiFootball First Season _________________________________________ 1909 All-Time Record ___________________________544-443-25 (.550) All-Time Collegiate Record ____________________377-386-9 (.494) Home Record _____________________________453-280-22 (.615) Road Record ________________________________ 89-161-3 (.358) Neutral Record _________________________________ 2-2-0 (.500) MW Record _____________________________________ 8-32 (.200) Aloha