[ WARRIOR FOOTBALL ]
Warrior D adjusted
to beat SpartansSan Jose State piled up
rushing yards early, before
Hawaii clamped down
SAN JOSE, Calif. >> Early in Hawaii's football game at San Jose State on Saturday, it looked like the Spartans would roll with the running game the way Louisiana Tech and Texas-El Paso did the previous two weeks.
UH won those games, but it's never good when you can't stop the run.
But after a first quarter in which the Warriors allowed 45 yards on 11 carries by Damarcus Ingram, Hawaii adjusted and ended up winning 13-10. Hawaii yielded only 103 yards on the ground, a season-low.
"We were playing a read defense," defensive line coach Vantz Singletary said. "We were conscious of their screen because they're a big screen team. So after that first quarter, (head coach) June (Jones) said, 'Hey let's get after them.' We attacked them from then on."
It worked until San Jose State's final drive, when the Spartans unleashed their other running back, Lance Martin. Martin added life to SJSU's offense, with all 43 of his yards coming on seven carries in the final drive.
But the Warriors stopped the Spartans within inches of their goal line on a 4-yard screen pass from Scott Rislov to Courtney Anderson. Rislov tried to spike the ball with one second left to stop the clock, but officials ruled the game over.
Referee Gene Semko released a statement addressing the confusion at the end of the game.
"The quarterback tried to run, was stopped, then took a step and spiked the ball," Semko said.
Defensive end Travis LaBoy wasn't directly involved in the screen pass the play before when David Gilmore and Keani Alapa teamed up to stop Anderson. But he said it was a fitting end to a game where UH's defense performed well together.
"Everybody. Linebackers, corners, safeties rallied to make a play and not let him in," LaBoy said.
Defensive tackle Lui Fuga used a cliche, but it was apt.
"That's football. A game of inches, dog," said Fuga, who had one of UH's four sacks. "Now we got a bye to fix up our bodies, and then we've got Nevada. We'll be ready."
Up for awards: UH nominated junior receiver Chad Owens, LaBoy and freshman punter Kurt Milne for WAC offensive, defensive and special teams player of the week awards.
Owens caught nine passes for 149 yards, including a key career-high 62-yard run-and-catch on what turned out to be the game-winning drive.
LaBoy was in on seven tackles, including two sacks among three tackles for loss that accounted for 22 yards.
Milne averaged only 38.6 yards on five punts, but three of them ended with the Spartans starting from behind their 20-yard line.
Thankful: UH quarterback Tim Chang always credits his offensive line, the defense, the coaches, the ushers ...
This time, when he expressed gratitude to the defense, it really meant something, since he was off-target. Chang completed 28 of 46 passes for 332 yards and a touchdown. But he also threw two interceptions, and many of his misfires were nowhere near his receivers' hands.
"We struggled on offense and (the UH defense) did a great job. Defense does win championships and we're one step closer to our goal. My hat's really off to them and I'm very thankful to have a group like that," Chang said. "Those turnovers were crucial, but once again the defense stayed strong. Knowing they have the offense's back at all times helps."
Short yardage: Jones stayed in California for a day to visit his agent and friend, Leigh Steinberg. ... As of yesterday, UH had not set its practice schedule for this week. Usually after a win, Jones gives the players an extra day off during a bye week.
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Hawaii Statistics
TEAM STATISTICS
HAWAII OPP FIRST DOWN 215 192 Rushing 42 92 Passing 153 86 Penalty 20 14 RUSHING YARDAGE 814 1578 Yards gained rushing 1045 1895 Yards lost rushing 231 317 Rushing attempts 188 377 Average per rush 4.3 4.2 Average per game 90.4 175.3 Touchdowns rushing 10 14 PASSING YARDAGE 3463 1925 Att-Comp-Int 487-293-17 286-159-7 Average per pass 7.1 6.7 Average per catch 11.8 12.1 Average per game 384.8 213.9 Touchdowns passing 26 12 TOTAL OFFENSE 4277 3503 Total plays 675 663 Average per play 6.3 5.3 Average per game 475.2 389.2 KICKRETURNS: No-Yds 34-796 25-561 PUNTRETURNS: No-Yds 34-297 15-113 INT. RETURNS: No-Yds 7-4 17-142 FUMBLES-LOST 15-8 22-9 PENALTIES-YARDS 65-588 61-520 PUNTS-AVG 42-39.7 58-42.6 TIME OFPOSSESSION/GAME 28:18 31:37 3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS 43/120 52/140 4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONS 6/12 5/6 Rushing
G Att Net Avg TD Long Keliikipi 9 37 247 6.7 6 28 West 9 37 238 6.4 2 25 Brewster 9 23 175 7.6 0 19 Bass 6 30 173 5.8 1 18 Dickerson 6 3 25 8.3 0 24 Poumele* 9 9 19 2.1 1 7 Owens 7 1 7 7.0 0 7 Rhode 1 1 5 5.0 0 5 Whieldon 9 11 0 0.0 0 8 Milne 9 1 -8 -8.0 0 0 Chang 8 29 -20 -0.7 0 12 TEAM 6 6 -47 -7.8 0 0 Total 9 188 814 4.3 10 28 Passing
G Att Comp Int Yds TD Long Chang 8 426 260 13 2951 20 72 Whieldon 9 56 31 3 469 5 54 Kapanui 8 2 1 0 43 1 43 Poumele 9 2 1 1 0 0 0 Rhode 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Total 9 487 293 17 3463 26 72 Receiving
G Rec Yds Avg TD Long Owens 7 50 685 13.7 6 62 Cockheran 7 38 583 15.3 6 54 Komine 9 35 448 12.8 3 72 Welch 8 30 338 11.3 4 33 Rivers 7 26 278 10.7 1 31 Brewster 9 26 268 10.3 2 44 Poumele 9 18 221 12.3 1 27 Keliikipi 9 18 124 6.9 1 15 West 9 13 85 6.5 0 25 Bass 6 9 92 10.2 0 27 Miyashiro 6 8 65 8.1 1 14 Dickerson 6 7 50 7.1 0 19 Herbert 8 4 62 15.5 0 31 Inferrera 3 6 49 8.2 0 15 Ilaoa 1 2 51 25.5 0 41 Stennis 4 2 21 10.5 0 23 Gilmore 9 1 43 43.0 1 43 Total 9 293 3463 11.8 26 72 Total Offense
G Plays Rush Pass Tot Avg Chang 8 455 -20 2951 2931 366.4 Whieldon 9 67 0 469 469 52.1 Keliikipi 9 37 247 0 247 27.4 West 9 37 238 0 238 26.4 Brewster 9 23 175 0 175 19.4 Bass 6 30 173 0 173 28.8 Kapanui 8 2 0 43 43 5.4 Dickerson 6 3 25 0 25 4.2 Poumele 9 11 19 0 19 2.1 Owens 7 1 7 0 7 1.0 Rhode 1 2 5 0 5 5.0 Milne 9 1 -8 0 -8 -0.9 TEAM 6 6 -47 0 -47 -7.8 Total 9 675 814 3463 4277 475.2 Scoring
TD FG 1XP 2XP Tot Ayat 0 14 28 0 70 Keliikipi 7 0 0 0 42 Owens 6 0 0 0 36 Cockheran 6 0 0 0 36 Welch 4 0 0 0 24 Komine 3 0 0 0 18 West 2 0 0 0 12 Brewster 2 0 0 0 12 Poumele 2 0 0 0 12 Miyashiro 1 0 0 0 6 Rivers 1 0 0 0 6 Bass 1 0 0 0 6 Dickerson 1 0 0 0 6 Gilmore 1 0 0 0 6 Whieldon 0 0 0 1 2 Total 37 14 28 1 294 Punting
No. Yds Avg Long Milne 40 1594 39.8 55 Wright 2 73 36.5 40 Total 42 1667 39.7 55 Punt Returns
No. Yds Avg TD Long Herbert 18 159 8.8 0 19 Owens 11 106 9.6 0 24 Bass 3 23 7.7 0 19 Brewster 2 9 4.5 0 7 Total 34 297 8.7 0 24 Kick Returns
No. Yds Avg TD Long Dickerson 17 408 24.0 1 100 West 8 235 29.4 0 48 Brewster 5 83 16.6 0 24 Moe 2 32 16.0 0 16 Owens 1 25 25.0 0 25 Blackburn 1 13 13.0 0 13 Total 34 796 23.4 1 100 Tackles
G UT AT Tot Curnan 9 48 34 82 Peters, H. 9 44 19 63 Kalilimoku 9 29 30 59 Elimimian 9 38 14 52 LaBoy 9 38 13 51 Alapa 8 25 22 47 Peters, L. 9 27 18 45 Sopoaga 6 15 20 35 Gilmore 9 18 16 34 Ala 9 22 11 33 Millhouse 9 24 4 28 Purcell 6 17 9 26 Samuseva 9 9 16 25 Kapanui 8 13 2 15 Manutai 9 10 4 14 Fuga 8 6 7 13 Jackson 8 6 3 9 Moe 9 4 5 9 Maafala 7 6 2 8 Wright 8 4 2 6 Aguiar 7 4 2 6 Hogan 7 4 1 5 Noa 8 3 2 5 Broadway 7 2 2 4 Manners 8 2 2 4 Harley 8 3 1 4 Faavae 4 0 3 3 Ayat 9 3 0 3 Akpan 8 2 0 2 Blackburn 7 1 1 2 Komine 9 2 0 2 Keliikipi 9 2 0 2 Alama-Francis 3 2 0 2 Kamakawiwoole 7 1 1 2 Hollingsworth 1 1 0 1 Patton 3 1 0 1 Rhode 1 1 0 1 Herbert 8 1 0 1 Stennis 4 1 0 1 Satele 8 1 0 1 Poumele 9 1 0 1 Whieldon 9 1 0 1 Cockheran 7 1 0 1 Owens 7 1 0 1 Latusela 5 1 0 1 Hoohuli 1 1 0 1 Flanagan 1 0 1 1 Total 9 446 267 713 Misc.
Sacks (No.-Yds.): Laboy, 9-76. Purcell, 3-19. H. Peters, 3-34. Sopoaga, 2-17. Curnan, 2-12. Maafala, 2-11. Alapa, 2-11. Fuga, 2-11. Kalilimoku, 2-6. Gilmore, 1-5. Ala 1-2. Total: 29-204.
Interceptions (No.-Yds.): Gilmore, 3-0. H. Peters, 1-4. Fuga, 1-0. Millhouse, 1-0. Elimimian, 1-0. Total: 7-4.
Fumbles (Total-Fumbles Forced-Fumbles Recovered): Fuga, 3-0-3. Alapa, 2-1-1. Laboy, 2-1-1. Kalilimoku, 1-1-0. H. Peters 1-1-0. Sopoaga, 1-1-0. Millhouse, 1-1-0. Alama-Francis 1-0-1. L. Peters, 1-0-1. Gilmore, 1-0-1. Wright, 1-0-1. Manners, 1-0-1. Total: 16-6-10.
Blocked kicks: Elimimian, L. Peters, Akpan, 1.
