RICHARD WALKER / RWALKER@STARBULLETIN.COM
UH wide receiver Justin Colbert and running back Mike Bass celebrated after Bass scored in the first quarter.
Hawaii finds lots You don't hear much about balanced scoring in football - because it doesn't happen very often.
of ways to score
7 players - from all 3 units -tallied
points in Saturday’s 42-10 win
By Dave Reardon
dreardon@starbulletin.comBut Hawaii's Warriors took the concept to the extreme Saturday in their 42-10 victory over Southern Methodist at Aloha Stadium; seven different UH players scored six points apiece.
They were seniors and freshmen, quarterbacks and defensive backs, starters and reserves. Neal Gossett (51-yard pass reception), Mike Bass (7-yard run), Tim Chang (19-yard run), Kenny Patton (74-yard blocked-field-goal return), John West (8-yard run), Hyrum Peters (39-yard interception return) and Justin Ayat (six extra points) found every which way to score.
"I didn't really know that happened," Warriors coach June Jones said yesterday. "The last two wins have been great team efforts. I just know this. We're starting to play pretty good football. It's hard to believe you can have six turnovers and win by 32 points."
Once again, Hawaii had its defense to thank. The Warriors went seven consecutive quarters without allowing a touchdown until SMU's Kris Briggs scored with less than two minutes left Saturday.
UH hasn't given up a passing touchdown since the second quarter of its 35-32 loss at Brigham Young on Sept. 6, more than 10 quarters ago.
But defensive coordinator Kevin Lempa said stuffing the run has been the key in the Warriors' two consecutive wins, in which they've outscored the opposition 71-16.
"We did a couple of different things this time. (SMU) had a good tight end we were concerned about. They run a different kind of option than UTEP did," Lempa said. "But the key was still stopping the run game and the defensive tackles, the linemen up front, they controlled the line of scrimmage. It was really the D-line that should get the credit for the way we played against the run. We had a couple tough positions there where if they scored it could have changed the game."
Defensive tackle Isaac Sopoaga gets better every game, and on Saturday he led UH with nine tackles and forced a fumble when he wasn't creating opportunities for his teammates to make plays.
The Warriors got a season-high five sacks - they also spread the wealth in that area, with Pisa Tinoisamoa, Travis LaBoy, Houston Ala, La'anui Correa and Josiah Cravalho bagging one each.
The constant harassment of SMU freshman quarterback Tate Wallis helped Hawaii cornerback Patton, a true freshman, ease into his first start.
"He played well, he covered well," Lempa said. "He had a chance a couple times, if he looked back for the ball he might have had some interceptions, but he was so concerned about being in good position. He's young, he's just out of high school. He'll get better and better because he's smart, he's aggressive and he's a very talented athlete."
Patton played for Abraham Elimimian, who missed the game with a pulled hamstring. Elimimian might be ready to play at Boise State on Saturday, giving the Warriors more depth at a critical position.
Also, safety Leonard Peters, out the first three games with abdominal injuries, played several series Saturday.
The Warriors will need all their defenders against the Broncos, even though BSU will be without starting quarterback Ryan Dinwiddie; B.J. Rhode passed for five touchdowns in Boise State's 63-38 victory over Utah State on Saturday. UH was a 112-point underdog on the Stardust line last night.
"It's a big challenge. I know they can move the ball offensively," UH quarterback Chang said.
The Warriors' offense seems to be coming out of its doldrums in time. Although the offense was responsible for five of the six turnovers, Chang played much better than in the last two games. He completed 15 of 29 passes for 246 yards and a touchdown; he was intercepted once.
He was impressive on a 78-yard drive to open the second half, and regained the confidence of fans and teammates with a 19-yard touchdown run that ended with a goal-line collision with two SMU defenders.
"We kept the chains moving, kept the defense off the field a little bit, gave them a little bit of a rest," Chang said.
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UH Statistics
TEAM STATISTICS
HAWAII OPP FIRST DOWN 83 89 Rushing 24 45 Passing 50 39 Penalty 9 5 RUSHING YARDAGE 594 630 Yards gained rushing 638 796 Yards lost rushing 44 166 Rushing attempts 104 188 Average per rush 5.7 3.4 Average per game 148.5 157.5 Touchdowns rushing 8 6 PASSING YARDAGE 1295 742 Att-Comp-Int 176-82-9 161-69-8 Average per pass 7.4 4.6 Average per catch 15.8 10.8 Average per game 323.8 185.5 Touchdowns passing 10 5 TOTAL OFFENSE 1889 1372 Total plays 280 349 Average per play 6.7 3.9 Average per game 472.2 343.0 KICKRETURNS: No-Yds 14-343 22-468 PUNTRETURNS: No-Yds 11-95 4-58 INT. RETURNS: No-Yds 8-204 9-33 FUMBLES-LOST 5-5 5-2 PENALTIES-YARDS 26-268 27-221 PUNTS-AVG 13-571 27-1045 TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME 24:57 35:03 3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS 24/58 31/83 4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONS 5/10 6/12
Individual Statistics
Rushing
G Att Net Avg TD Long Bass 4 26 206 7.9 1 37 Withy-Allen 4 10 94 9.4 1 42 West 3 12 85 7.1 1 19 Mitchell 4 24 76 3.2 4 16 Chang 4 8 56 7.0 1 27 Brewster 4 9 37 4.1 0 18 Whieldon 3 5 18 3.6 0 9 Ilaoa 4 4 12 3.0 0 8 Herbert 4 2 8 4.0 0 10 Owens 4 2 5 2.5 0 3 Team 3 2 -3 -1.5 0 0 Total 4 104 594 5.7 8 42 Passing
G Att Comp Int Yds TD Long Chang 4 138 63 7 982 5 59 Withy-Allen 4 20 10 1 151 2 27 Whieldon 3 16 8 1 92 3 24 Kapanui 4 2 1 0 70 0 70 Total 4 176 82 9 1295 10 70 Receiving
G Rec Yds Avg TD Long Owens 4 23 313 13.6 0 51 Colbert 4 12 210 17.5 2 59 Gossett 4 11 143 13.0 2 51 Herbert 4 10 182 18.2 1 49 Ilaoa 3 8 112 14.0 2 25 Komine 4 7 84 12.0 3 24 Bass 4 5 82 16.4 0 46 Cockheran 3 3 43 14.3 0 23 Mitchell 4 2 56 28.0 0 50 Noa 4 1 70 70 0 70 Total 4 82 1295 15.8 10 70 Total Offense
G Plays Rush Pass Tot Avg Chang 4 146 56 982 1038 259.5 Withy-Allen 4 30 94 151 245 61.2 Bass 4 26 206 0 206 51.5 Whieldon 3 21 18 92 110 36.7 West 3 12 85 0 85 28.3 Mitchell 4 24 76 0 76 19.0 Kapanui 4 2 0 70 70 17.5 Brewster 4 9 37 0 37 9.2 Ilaoa 4 4 12 0 12 3.0 Herbert 4 2 8 0 8 2.0 Owens 4 2 5 0 5 1.2 Team 3 2 -3 0 -3 -1.0 Total 4 280 594 1295 1889 472.2 Scoring
TD FG 1XP 2XP Tot Ayat 0 4-6 20-20 0 32 Mitchell 4 0-0 0-0 0 24 Komine 3 0-0 0-0 0 18 Gossett 2 0-0 0-0 0 12 Ilaoa 2 0-0 0-0 0 12 Colbert 2 0-0 0-0 0 12 Peters 2 0-0 0-0 0 12 Herbert 1 0-0 0-0 1 8 Withy-Allen 1 0-0 0-0 0 6 Chang 1 0-0 0-0 1 6 West 1 0-0 0-0 0 6 Bass 1 0-0 0-0 0 6 Ma'afala 1 0-0 0-0 0 6 Patton 1 4-6 0-0 0 6 Total 22 4-6 20-20 2 166 Punting
No. Yds Avg Long McBriar 12 571 43.9 61 Total 12 571 43.9 61 Punt Returns
No. Yds Avg TD Long Bass 2 20 10.0 0 11 Herbert 1 33 33.0 0 33 Total 3 53 17.7 0 33 Kick Returns
No. Yds Avg TD Long Brewster 11 294 26.7 0 60 Owens 1 25 25.0 0 25 Kauka 1 6 6.0 0 6 West 1 18 18.0 0 18 Total 14 343 24.5 0 60 Interceptions
No. Yds Avg Td Long Peters 3 112 37.3 2 39 Butts 1 19 19.0 0 19 Tinoisamoa 1 19 19.0 0 19 Ma'afala 1 32 32.0 1 32 Correa 1 12 12.0 0 12 Manners 1 10 10.0 0 10 Total 8 204 25.5 3 39 TACKLES
G UT AT Tot Tinoisamoa 4 19 16 35 Brown 4 21 13 34 Peters 4 24 9 33 Sopoaga 4 12 11 23 Elimimian 3 15 6 21 Millhouse 4 16 5 21 Wright 4 13 6 19 Gilmore 4 10 8 18 Butts 4 11 6 17 Ala 4 14 2 16 Correa 4 12 4 16 Samuseva 4 11 4 15 LaBoy 3 10 3 13 Bhonapha 4 9 1 10 Kapanui 4 6 3 9 Kalilimoku 4 4 4 8 Jackson 4 3 5 8 Noa 4 5 3 8 Alapa 4 5 2 7 Ma'afala 4 - 6 6 Cravalho 3 2 3 5 Manners 4 3 - 3 Ayat 4 1 1 2 Wills 3 2 - 2 Wong 1 2 - 2 Moe 3 1 1 2 Broadway 4 2 - 2 Harley 3 1 - 1 Mitchell 4 1 - 1 Patton 3 1 - 1 Colbert 4 1 - 1 Fuga 1 - 1 1 Curnan 1 1 - 1 Aguiar 2 1 - 1 Kamakawiwoole 2 - 1 1 Hollingsworth 3 1 - 1 Owens 4 1 - 1 Gossett 4 1 - 1 Moenoa 3 1 - 1 West 3 - - - Total 4 243 124 367
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