GAME STORYLINES GAME 5 4 CSU has won six straight games in the series - the longest win streak by any team in the series which began in 1925 - and nine of the last 10. 4 Since UH joined the Mountain West in 2012, the Rams have won all three league VS contests with wins in 2012 (42-27 in Fort Collins), ’13 (35-28 in Honolulu), and ’14 (49-22 in Fort Collins). From 1981-97, the schools played each other all but two years as members of the Western Athletic Conference. HAWAI‘I COLORADO STATE 4 UH’s last win in the series occurred in 1992 in Honolulu (24-13) during its WAC cham- RAINBOW WARRIORS RAMS pionship season, which is also the last time the teams met in the month of September. (2-2, 0-1 MW) (2-2, 0-0 MW) 4 UH hasn’t scored 30 or more points against CSU since a 1988 win. On the other side, the Rams have scored more than 30 in each of the last four games. 4 UH looks to snap a three-game MW home losing streak. After winning their MW When: Saturday, Sept. 30, 2017 home opener over Nevada last season, the Warriors lost three straight to finish 1-3 at home in league play. Time: 6:00 p.m. HT 4 The match-up features the top two offenses in the MW. UH leads the league aver- Where: Honolulu, O‘ahu aging 480.2 yards of total offense per game while CSU is 2nd at 479.5 per game. In addition, UH is 4th nationally in sacks (14) while CSU is 6th in sacks allowed (2). Stadium: Hawaiian Tel FCU Field at Aloha Stadium (50,000) 4 UH seeks its first 3-2 start since 2011. Television: Spectrum Sports PPV (Spectrum Ch. 255/HD 1255 and 4 UH’s John Ursua ranks No. 1 nationally in receiving yards per game (151.0) and Hawaiian Telcom Ch. 969) with Robert Kekaula (play-by-play), Rich No. 2 in receptions per game (10.0). CSU’s Nick Stevens is 14th in total offense Miano (analyst), and Scott Robbs (sidelines). (321.8) and No. 15 in passing yards per game (306.8). Radio: ESPN 1420 AM will carry the game live with Bobby Curran UH-COLORADO ST. SERIES HISTORY (play-by-play), John Veneri (analyst), and Mark Veneri (sidelines). Chris Hart and Gary Dickman host the “Countdown To Kickoff” begin- Series History: 24th meeting Last 10 Results ning at 4:00 p.m. HT, and also the halftime show. Neighbor islands Overall Series Record: CSU leads 14-9 Date Result Site can listen live on KNUI on Maui, KPUA on the Big Island, KTOH on in Honolulu: UH leads 7-5 11/8/14 L, 22-49 Ft. Collins Kaua‘i, and KNWJ in Pago Pago, American Samoa. in Ft. Collins: CSU leads 9-2 10/26/13 L, 28-35 Honolulu First Meeting: Dec. 12, 1925 Video Streaming: The game will be distributed outside the state of Last Meeting: Nov. 8, 2014 10/27/12 L, 27-42 Ft. Collins Hawai‘i via the Mountain West Network and through the MW’s digital Longest UH Win Streak: 4 (1979-83) 10/04/97 L, 0-63 Ft. Collins media partner Stadium on www.WatchStadium.com. Longest CSU Win Streak: 6 (1995-present) 10/05/96 L, 16-28 Honolulu Largest UH Win Margin: 53 (59-6, 1981) 11/11/95 L, 0-22 Ft. Collins Audio Streaming: ESPN1420am.com/Sideline Hawaii app Largest CSU Win Margin: 66 (63-0, 1997) 11/07/92 W, 24-13 Honolulu Live Stats: HawaiiAthletics.com Smallest UH Win Margin: 1 (39-38, 1987) 09/28/91 L, 16-28 Ft. Collins Smallest CSU Win Margin: 3 (30-27, 1990) 11/24/90 L, 27-30 Honolulu Series Information: CSU leads, 14-9. Shutouts: UH 2 (1925, 1983); CSU 2 (1995, 97) Overtimes: None 10/21/89 L, 16-31 Ft. Collins 2017 HAWAI‘I SCHEDULE Date Opponent (AP/Coaches) Result/Time TV Series Notes Aug. 26 at UMass W, 38-35 Eleven Sports Net UH leads 2-0 UH scores final 10 points, go-ahead TD w/:48 left Sept. 2 Western Carolina W, 41-18 Spectrum PPV UH leads 1-0 15th straight win over FCS team; Record 3 blocked kicks Sept. 9 at UCLA L, 23-56 Pac-12 Networks UCLA leads 3-0 Bruins led 35-7 at half; UH out-gained UCLA, 515-505 Sept. 23 at Wyoming* L, 21-28 ESPN2 WYO leads 14-9 2nd straight OT game in Laramie; 5th straight loss in Laramie Sept. 30 Colorado State* 6:00 pm HT Spectrum PPV CSU leads 14-9 Rams have won six straight in series; last UH win in 1992. Oct. 7 at Nevada* 7:30 pm PDT CBSSN NEV leads 12-9 Rainbow Warriors just 1-7 in Reno (lone win in 2007) Oct. 14 San Jose St.* (Homecoming) 6:00 pm HT Spectrum PPV Tied 19-19-1 Road team has won 7 of last 9 matchups Oct. 28 San Diego State* TBA ESPN Family SDSU leads 20-9-2 UH yet to beat Aztecs in five Mountain West meetings Nov. 4 at UNLV* 3:00 pm PDT Spectrum PPV UH leads 15-11 Winner has scored 40+ in 5 of last 7 contests Nov. 11 Fresno State* 6:00 pm HT Spectrum PPV FS leads 26-22-1 50th meeting, the most of any UH opponent Nov. 18 at Utah State* 1:00 pm MST Spectrum PPV USU leads 8-6 All but 2 of 14 all-time meetings decided by double-digits Nov. 25 Brigham Young (Senior Night) 6:00 pm HT CBSSN BYU leads 21-8 First meeting since 2012; Cougars have won 9 of last 10 Dec. 2 MW Championship Game TBA ESPN N/A Game played at stadium of highest-ranked divisional champion BOLD CAPS = Home games played at Hawaiian Tel FCU Field at Aloha Stadium All times local to site * = Mountain West game 2017 Hawai‘i Football Weekly Release 1 HawaiiRainbowWarriorsFootball @HawaiiFootball HawaiiAthletics.com GENERAL NOTES HAWAI‘I VS. COLORADO STATE (SEPT. 30, 2017) OPPONENT COMPARISON POST GAME NOTES VS. WYOMING 4 UH dropped to 9-14 all-time vs. Wyoming, including 3-7 in Laramie. HAWAI’I OPPONENT CATEGORY COLORADO ST. OPPONENT 4 UH has lost seven of its last eight meetings with the Cowboys and 123 137 Total Points 122 95 also its last five trips to Laramie. UH’s last win in Laramie was in 1991. 30.8 34.2 Points Per Game 30.5 23.8 4 Wyoming regained possession of the Paniolo Trophy, given to the 90 86 First Downs 106 83 winning team since the trophy’s inception in 1979. 39 36 1st By Rushing 43 28 44 44 1st By Passing 55 48 4 UH and Wyoming played their second straight overtime game in 7 6 1st By Penalty 8 7 Laramie. The Cowboys won 59-56 during UH’s last visit in 2013. 862 636 Rushing Yards 691 596 4 UH held Wyoming to just 269 total yards, the lowest output by a UH 164 144 Rushing Attempts 154 132 opponent since the 2012 season finale vs. South Alabama (166). 5.3 4.4 Yards Per Rush 4.5 4.5 4 UH allowed a kickoff return for TD for the first time since 2015 (at 215.5 159.0 Rushing Yards Per Game 172.8 149.0 New Mexico) after Tyler Hall’s 97-yard score late in the third quarter. 8 8 Rushing TDs 6 5 4 Trey Woods 59-yard run in the fourth quarter was the longest by a 1059 1033 Passing Yards 1227 1025 UH opponent this year. 90-141-6 78-123-2 Pass Att.-Comp.-Int 96-164-6 87-142-7 264.8 258.2 Passing Yards Per Game 306.8 256.2 4 UH dropped to 8-5 all-time in overtime games and 6-2 in road over- 8 9 Passing TDs 8 5 time games. 1921 1669 Total Offense 1918 1621 4 UH dropped to 15-24 in conference-opening games, which includes 305 267 Total Offensive Plays 318 274 a 3-6 mark against Wyoming. 480.2 417.2 Total Offense Per Game 479.5 405.2 4 Diocemy Saint Juste finished with 120 rushing yards on 26 carries, 2-0 6-3 Fumbles-Lost 5-3 2-2 his third 100-yard game of the season and the eighth of his career. 38-368 27-263 Penalties-Yards 29-262 20-180 It was his fifth 100-yard game in the last six contests, dating back to last year, and he has scored in three of four games this year after his TOP STATISTICAL LEADERS 5-yard run that put UH up 14-7 late in the third quarter. HAWAI‘I COLORADO STATE 4 Dru Brown set new career highs for in completions (29) and Rushing Att. Yd. Avg TD Rushing Att. Yd. Avg TD attempts (40). Diocemy Saint Juste 101 554 5.5 2 Dayln Dawkins 51 242 4.7 2 4 John Ursua recorded the fourth 100-yard game of his career after Passing Comp. Att. Yds TD Passing Comp. Att. Yds TD finishing with eight catches for 102 yards and a touchdown. Dru Brown 88 137 1052 8 Nick Stevens 96 164 1227 8 4 Ursua, who scored on a 50-yard pass from Dru Brown in the fourth quarter, has scored a touchdown in each of the three games he has Receiving Rec.