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HAWAI'I BOWL | BYU vs. Hawai'i | Wedensday, Dec. 24 | 3:00 p.m. HT | Honolulu, Hawai'i | Aloha Stadium | ESPN | BYU Sports Network | www.BYUCougars.com 150 YEARS BYUOF COLLEGE FOOTBALL • 1984 NATIONALFOOTBALL CHAMPIONS • 37 BOWL GAMES • NO. 10 IN TOTAL WINS OVER LAST 50 SEASONS 2019 SCHEDULE (All times local) DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT TV 8/29 No. 15 Utah L 30-12 ESPN A new year but a similar story plagued the Cougars in game Kickoff ........................3:00 p.m. HT one, with three turnovers resulting in 20 points for the Utes TV ................................ ESPN that couldn't be overcome and BYU fell to Utah 30-12 in the Jason Benetti (play-by-play), Rod Gilmore (analyst), season opener. Quint Kessenich (sideline) ESPN Radio ..........Kevin Winter, Brad Edwards, 9/7 at Tennessee W 29-26 2OT ESPN Trevor Matich Radio ...BYU Sports Network, BYU Radio Sirius XM Down 10 points at half, BYU tied the game with one second 143/89.1 FM HD2, KSL 1160 AM/102.7 FM left in regulation after a 64-yard pass set up a field goal to BYU (7-5) Greg Wrubell (play-by-play), Riley Nelson (analyst), HAWAI'I (9-5, 5-3) go to OT. In doublt OT, Ty'Son Williams and the offensive COUGARS Mitchell Juergens (sideline) RAINBOW WARRIORS line pushed across the goal line for the game winner. Radio start. .1 p.m. HT Head Coach ..Kalani Sitake (4th yr) Pregame show ................BYUtv, 2 p.m. HT Head Coach ..Nick Rolovich (4th yr) 9/14 No. 24 USC W 30-27 OT ABC SERIES INFORMATION Alma Mater . BYU, 2000 Games Played . 31 Alma Mater ..........Hawai'i (2002) The Cougars and Trojans went back-and-forth through Career Record ���������������������������27-24 Series �����������������������������������������������������������23-8 Career Record ���������������������������27-27 In Hawai'i ...........................13-8 regulation but the game went to overtime. BYU intercepted Record at BYU .............. same In Provo ���������������������������������������������������������10-0 Record at Hawai'i ............ same freshman Kedon Slovis for the third time after kicking the Sitake vs. Hawai'i ���������������������������2-0 Neutral . .0-0 Rolovich vs. BYU . .0-2 go-ahead field goal to upset USC 30-27 in Provo. Last game . BYU won 49-23 in Provo, Oct. 10, 2018 9/21 No. 21/22 Washington L 45-19 ABC/ESPN2 GAME STORYLINES Spoiling the festivities for the 150th anniversary of college • THE SERIES. BYU and Hawai'i are playing for the 32nd time. The two are former conference rivals from the days of the football at LaVell Edwards Stadium, the Huskies repeated Western Athletic Conference. The Cougars and Rainbow Warriors first matched up in 1930 in Honolulu and played just four much of the same story from 2018, defeating the Cougars times over the next 47 years before Hawai'i joined the WAC in 1978. Beginning in '78, the two played in 22 of the next 25 45-19 and controlled most of the game. seasons before revisiting the series in 2011 for four more games up to the present. BYU holds a 23-8 advantage in the series, 9/28 at Toledo L 28-21 ESPN+ with a 13-8 edge in Hawai'i. In a tight game throughout, a late turnover from the Rockets • MEMORIES. The Cougars defeated the Rainbow Warriors in 2018 in Zach Wilson's first start at quarterback where he gave BYU a chance for another last-second win but the threw for 194 yards and three touchdowns while rushing for another. Hawai'i last defeated the Cougars in 2001 when now Cougars gave it right back to Toledo and the Rockets scored a touchdown with under a minute to go and held on. head coach Nick Rolovich threw a Hawai'i-record eight touchdown passes against the Cougars in a 72-45 rout, ending BYU's run at a perfect regular season after a 12-0 start. 10/12 at USF L 27-23 CBS Sports • BOWLING HISTORY. This is BYU’s 37th bowl appearance dating back to the 1974 Fiesta Bowl and its first time in the The Cougars built an early lead again but struggled to SoFi Hawai’i Bowl. BYU’s 37 bowl appearances rank No. 22 among college programs—more than storied programs such as hang on in the second half. Baylor Romney came in for an injured Jaren Hall in the fourth and almost engineered the UCLA (36), Notre Dame (36), Virginia Tech (33), Wisconsin (31) and Stanford (30). The Cougars have gone bowling in 14 of the comeback but came up short in a 27-23 loss at USF. past 15 seasons. 10/19 No. 13/14 Boise State W 28-25 ESPN2 • BOWL ELIGIBLE OPPONENTS. BYU faced nine bowl eligible teams during the regular season. The Cougars are one of only seven teams to play nine in the regular season. The others include Auburn, Buffalo, Louisville, Miami, Mississippi State, Redshirt freshman Baylor Romney made his first start at Tennessee. BYU went 5-4 against its bowl eligible opponents. Including Hawai'i, it will be the most (10) bowl eligible teams the quarterback a memorable one, throwing for 221 yards and two touchowns on a cold and rainy Homecoming night as Cougars have ever played in a single season. BYU upset the No. 14 Broncos 28-25. • #WINNING BYU has five wins over teams with a winning record in 2019. Only Ohio State (8), LSU (8), Georgia (7), Clemson 11/2 at Utah State W 42-14 ESPN2 (6), Boise State (6) and Oregon (6) have more. BYU brought back the Old Wagon Wheel with a 42-14 rout • A HOMECOMING OF SORTS. Head coach Kalani Sitake was raised in Laie, Hawai'i. The Cougars also have more of the Aggies. The Cougar defense forced five turnovers and than 35 players of Polynesian descent with several having relatives still in Hawai'i. the offense racked up 639 total yards, including 418 in the • COLLEGE FOOTBALL 150. The 2019 season marks the 150th anniversary of college football. The bowl game will air for a season-best performance. be the end if a seaon-long celebration of the history of the game. 11/9 Liberty W 31-24 ESPNU TEAM COMPARISON The Cougars held off a potent Liberty team in a 31-24 vic- tory to win their third game in a row. Wideout Micah Simon BYU CATEGORY HAWAI'I BYU HISTORICAL HAWAI'I had seven receptions, 91 yards and a touchdown and threw a 44-yard touchdown to tight end Matt Bushman. 28.0 Scoring Offense 33.6 1922 First Year of Football 1909 24.4 Scoring Defense 31.7 11/16 Idaho State W 42-10 BYUtv/ESPN3 582 Wins 564 22.1 First Downs 24.9 BYU forced two turnovers and put up 449 yards of total 16 10-Win Seasons 5 offense to beat Idaho State 42-10 on Senior Day. Talon 153.1 Rushing Offense 143.4 37 Bowl Games 13 Shumway scored a pair of touchdowns and Micah Simon 181.3 Rushing Defense 200.8 added a rushing score while Austin Lee had a pick-six. 23 Conference Titles 4 285.6 Passing Offense 325.9 11/23 at UMass W 56-24 FloSports/NESN 203.8 Passing Defense 225.3 1 National Titles 0 Freshman running back Jackson McChesney ran for 228 244 Weeks in AP Poll 28 yards and two touchdowns while quarterback Zach Wilson 438.7 Total Offense 469.3 tossed four first-half touchdowns en route to a 56-24 win 385.1 Total Defense 426.1 4 Weeks at No. 1 0 at UMass in Amherst. 20.0 Kickoff Return 22.9 13 Consensus All-Americans 0 11/30 at San Diego State L 13-3 CBS Sports 10.3 Punt Return 5.6 1 Heisman Winners 0 SDSU's top-10 defense proved to be too much for the Cou- 54.0 Penalties (YPG) 61.4 gars in a slow-paced, defensive struggle. The Aztecs found 143 NFL Draft Picks 72 the end zone just before half to lead 7-3 and then the SDSU 37.0 Net Punting 37.8 11 First Round Picks 1 defense took over in the second half to win 13-3. 30:23 Time of Possession 31:30 SoFi Hawai'i Bowl 42.4 3rd Down % 47.0 GAME NOTES TWITTER 12/24 3:00 p.m. ESPN vs. Hawai'i 36.8 4th Down % 59.4 For the most up-to-date notes follow 12-72 Sacks-Yards 16-72 @BYUGameNotes on Twitter through- BYU and Hawai'i meet for the 32nd time but the first time 28-171 Sacks Allowed 22-137 out gameday. Track milestones, news as bowl opponents. The two spent time in the WAC for more and notes as they happen, along with than two decades and had some memorable matchups 71.7 Red Zone % 81.8 other exciting facts, stats and more. over the years as conference rivals. 78.0 Opp. Red Zone % 85.1 2019 BYU FOOTBALL MEDIA INFORMATION-2 FOOTBALL CONTACTS BRETT PYNE KENNY COX ARI DAVIS DUFF TITTLE Football Media Assistant Football Media Football Media Relations Associate Athletic Director Football Media Relations Director ....................Brett Pyne Relations Director Relations Director Graduate Assistant Communications Office .................................... 801-422-4912 Office: (801) 422-4912 Office: (801) 422-5202 Office: (801) 422-8999 Office: (801) 422-4910 Cell: (801) 367-1631 Cell: (801) 420-7703 Cell: (801) 243-8265 Cell: (801) 372-4401 Cell ...................................... 801-367-1631 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] @brettpyne @kennycoxkc @adavis22_ @dufftittle Email [email protected] Assistant FB Media Relations Director ...............