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Monday, November 13, 2000
The move was designed to get more speed on the field. If there's one thing you can say about University of Hawaii linebackers Rinda Brooks, Anthony Smith and Pisa Tinoisamoa, it's that they can flat out fly to the football. ‘Flying’ linebackers
produce results
Goal: Finish strong
By Paul Arnett
Star-BulletinAnd while this week's experiment of starting Brooks on the outside and moving Tinoisamoa as the starter in the middle wasn't always perfection in motion, it helped produce the desired result in Hawaii's 37-17 victory last Saturday night over the University of Nevada.
Instead of safeties Jacob Espiau and Nate Jackson finishing among the top three in tackles, this time it was Brooks first with 11, Smith second with 10 and Tinoisamoa fifth with six.
This allowed Jackson more freedom in the secondary and less time spent in the box trying to be the last line of defense against the run. Jackson had two momentum-changing interceptions and a forced fumble that killed another drive as the defense finally came together in all phases of the game.
"I'm glad to help out in a win, I don't care what I play and how long I'm on the field," Brooks said. "Yeah, the change worked out well. We were able to do some good things."I was able to run and create things off the edge. I even got a sack, which felt good. But I don't want to take anything away from my man Robert Kemfort. When he's ready to come back, I want to be the first guy to welcome him out here."
Kemfort missed most of the San Jose State game and all of last week's matchup at Fresno State, before seeing some playing time in the second half of the Warriors' final Western Athletic Conference game of the season.
The senior from Maui commands a lot of respect; from his fellow fifth-year guys right on down the line to second-season man Tinoisamoa.
"We did some things right out there tonight because we were fast to the football," said Tinoisamoa, who managed his fourth sack of the season. "That doesn't mean we don't need Robert out there. We do.
"But we did a good job on the field tonight because our defensive line dominated, which allowed us to make plays. And when we made plays, it freed up Nate to fly around back there and play the way he can."
Jackson finished with seven tackles, including one of five quarterback sacks. He also forced a fumble and pulled in the second and third interceptions of his career.
"Pound for pound, there isn't a better safety out there," UH secondary coach Rich Miano said. "We had some problems defending the pass in the first half. We were lucky they missed some guys who were wide open.
"But we made some good adjustments in the second half and we played much better in the secondary. I can't say enough about Nate and what he has meant to this football team."
Jackson credited the front seven with pressuring Nevada quarterback David Neill. His hurried throws not only resulted in a pair of picks for Jackson, but three pass breakups for Espiau and one for Brooks.
"I'm a little more comfortable outside," Brooks said. "But if they need me to go back inside this week, I'm there. We just want to finish strong the rest of the way."
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STATISTICS
Conference standings
Last week's results
Overall Conference W L T PCT. W L T PCT. PF PA Texas-El Paso 8 2 0 .800 7 0 0 1.000 269 120 Texas Christian 8 1 0 .889 5 1 0 .833 184 68 San Jose St. 7 3 0 .700 5 1 0 .833 227 175 Fresno St. 5 4 0 .556 4 2 0 .667 184 131 Southern Methodist 3 7 0 .300 2 4 0 .333 104 172 Tulsa 3 7 0 .300 2 4 0 .333 89 145 Rice 3 7 0 .300 2 5 0 .286 158 181 Hawaii 2 7 0 .222 2 6 0 .250 197 276 Nevada 1 9 0 .100 0 6 0 .000 107 251 Hawaii 37, Nevada 17
Texas Christian 24, Fresno St. 7
Southern Methodist 24, Tulsa
Texas-El Paso 38, Rice 21Coming up Saturday
Louisiana Tech at Hawaii
Texas-El Paso at Texas Christian
San Jose St. at Tulsa
Rice at Nevada
Southern Methodist at Fresno St.
Season statistics
Hawaii Opp FIRST DOWNS 178 195 Rushing 34 103 Passing 129 70 Penalty 15 22 RUSHING YARDAGE 682 1803 Yards gained rushing 860 2023 Yards lost rushing 178 220 Rushing Attempts 181 447 Average Per Rush 3.8 4.0 Average Per Game 75.8 200.3 TD’s Rushing 10 20 PASSING YARDAGE 2770 1747 Att-Comp-Int 452-228-18 238-134-5 Average Per Pass 6.1 7.3 Average Per Catch 12.1 13.0 Average Per Game 307.8 194.1 TDs Passing 18 14 TOTAL OFFENSE 3452 3550 Total Plays 633 685 Average Per Play 5.5 5.2 Average Per Game 383.6 394.4 KICK RETURNS No.-Yards 43-811 33-579 PUNT RETURNS No.-Yards 24-237 120-149 INT RETURNS No.-Yards 5-41 18-397 FUMBLES-LOST 18-8 17-10 PENALTIES-YARDS 95-705 74-574 PUNTS-AVG 52-37 45-36.3 TIME OF POSS. 25:53 34:07 3RD DOWN CONV. 46/135 61/145 4TH DOWN CONV. 8/21 6/14
RUSHING
Att. Yds. TD Long Fenderson 72 444 4 38 Weaver 30 116 1 15 Thompson 29 103 0 18 Mitchell 9 79 2 26 Rolovich 8 21 0 18 Grant 8 20 1 9 Tinoisamoa 1 0 0 0 Stutzmann 1 -2 0 0 Team 4 -6 0 0 Berryman 1 -11 0 0 Harris 1 -11 0 0 Liana 1 -26 0 0 Chang 14 -48 2 5
RECEIVING
No. Yds. TD Long Lelie 55 856 9 51 Colbert 48 613 2 74 Stutzmann 39 478 5 47 Harris 27 362 2 58 Fenderson 18 67 0 13 Weaver 13 122 0 14 Welch 11 101 0 16 deLaura 7 96 0 26 Thompson 4 36 0 17 Grant 3 17 0 9 Mitchell 2 13 0 7 Sims 1 9 0 9
PASSING
Att. Comp. Int. Yds. TD Chang 312 164 14 1936 12 Rolovich 136 63 4 815 6 Gilbride 2 1 0 19 0 Kauka 1 0 0 0 0
PUNTING
No. Yds. Avg. Long McBriar 30 1131 37.7 63 Berryman 22 795 36.1 65
TACKLES
UT AT TT Espiau 63 38 101 Brooks 69 24 93 Jackson 41 34 75 Kemfort 28 26 54 Armstrong 37 13 50 Tinoisamoa 34 12 46 Smith 29 17 46 Peters 24 12 36 Brown 26 9 35 Tucker 29 3 32 Correa 17 11 28 Fuga 19 8 27 Garner 15 11 26 Iosua 13 11 24 Sims 16 7 23 Miller 17 4 21 Liana 11 9 20 Dietschy 13 3 16 Samuseva 9 5 14 Ala, H. 8 4 12 Avila 7 2 9 Butts 3 4 7 Alapa 4 2 6 Clowers 3 3 6 Williams 4 0 4 Jackson 3 1 4 Fenderson 3 0 3 Gilmore 2 1 3 Riccardi 3 0 3 Correia 1 2 3 Campbell 2 0 2 Grant 2 0 2 Berryman 2 0 2 deLaura 2 0 2 Kauka 0 1 1 Ala, T. 0 1 1 Wright 1 0 1 Huggins 1 0 1 Thompson 1 0 1 Manuwai 1 0 1 Smith 1 0 1 Welch 1 0 1 Wright 1 0 1
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