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Jones embarrassed
about sloppy loss
The Hawaii football team and
its locker room at UH took
a pounding over the weekend
If you think the Hawaii football team was a wet, sloppy mess during Friday's 69-3 loss at Boise State, you should have seen its dressing room at UH after Saturday's torrential rains.
"Our locker room got wiped out," coach June Jones said.
"The ceiling and carpet were soaking wet," said Teri Wilhelm Chang, the assistant athletic director in charge of facilities. "By (today) it should be good."
It will take longer for the Warriors to recover.
Not only did UH get pounded, it was on national television, and the game was promoted as the one in which quarterback Tim Chang would break the career NCAA passing yardage record. Instead, Chang broke the mark for career interceptions.
"Unfortunately it was bad timing, but you can't worry about things that are done with and gone. Just rally up and go play again," said Jones.
Was he embarrassed?
"I was embarrassed, yeah."
Jones was asked yesterday if anything good came out of the loss, which is tied for the second most-lopsided in Hawaii football's 88-year history.
"The positive was we left Boise," he said at his weekly news conference. "That was the worst ass-kicking that I've ever been a part of. But it's one game and you move on to the next one."
Next up is Louisiana Tech (4-4, 3-1), and the Warriors (3-4, 3-3) are favored by five points. If that seems strange considering recent events, consider this: While opponents outscore UH 53.7 to 26.3 when the Warriors are on the road, Hawaii averages 41.5 points to 17.3 at home.
But LaTech has Ryan Moats, who goes for 151 yards rushing per game, good for sixth in the nation. He ran for 267 last year in Ruston, La., when the Warriors edged the Bulldogs, 44-41.
"A little more studly Barry Sanders kinda guy," Jones said, when asked if Moats reminded him of anyone. "A lot of moves, hard to tackle. He runs through a lot of tackles."
Moenoa says he's OK: Starting right guard Uriah Moenoa left the Boise State game with a strained right hamstring, but said he expects to be ready for Saturday's game.
"I'm going to play," he said. "I haven't missed any games yet, and I don't plan to start now."
Moenoa, a fourth-year starter, has played in 47 consecutive games.
"We'll see how that is," Jones said of Moenoa's hamstring.
The coach is also concerned about defensive end Mel Purcell, who played with a bruised sternum, and middle linebacker Ikaika Curnan, who came back after missing two games with a high-ankle sprain.
"I know Mel didn't take a snap all week. He tried to go, but he was more sore after the game. I don't know (about this week). I know Ikaika was limping pretty bad after the game. We're just going to be battling through those type of injuries."
The UH defense also played without three other starters: linebacker Tanuvasa Moe (hamstring), safety Lono Manners (ankle) and defensive end Kila Kamakawiwo'ole (appendix). Manners is out for the season and Kamakawiwo'ole might be also.
Cornerback Abraham Elimimian, who is second nationally with five interceptions, is among many Warriors playing hurt. He added a concussion to ankle and hamstring woes Friday.
"If anyone thinks the players on this team don't care, they don't realize how many guys are playing hurt," Moenoa said.
Harley gone: Senior special teams player and reserve linebacker Patrick Lavar Harley has left the team.
Harley made two tackles in three games this season before spraining an ankle last month.
He finished his career with 32 tackles, including 15 as a 17-year-old second-year freshman in 2001. Harley, playing because of an injury to Pisa Tinoisamoa, was in on a career-high seven tackles in UH's 52-30 victory over Air Force that year. That was his most extensive action.
WAC Standings
| Conference | Overall | ||||||
| W | L | Pct | W | L | Pct | Str | |
| Boise State | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | 8 | 0 | 1.000 | W19 |
| UTEP | 4 | 1 | .800 | 6 | 2 | .750 | W5 |
| Louisiana Tech | 3 | 1 | .750 | 4 | 4 | .500 | L1 |
| Nevada | 2 | 2 | .500 | 4 | 4 | .500 | W2 |
| Hawaii | 3 | 3 | .500 | 3 | 4 | .429 | L1 |
| Rice | 2 | 3 | .400 | 3 | 5 | .375 | L3 |
| Fresno State | 1 | 3 | .250 | 4 | 3 | .571 | W1 |
| San Jose State | 1 | 3 | .250 | 2 | 5 | .286 | L3 |
| Tulsa | 1 | 3 | .250 | 2 | 6 | .250 | W1 |
| SMU | 1 | 4 | .200 | 1 | 7 | .125 | L4 |
Saturday's games
Fresno State at Rice
Tulsa at SMU
San Jose State at Nevada
Louisiana Tech at Hawaii
Hawaii Statistics
Team Statistics
| Hawaii | OPP |
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| FIRST DOWN | 150 | 173 |
| Rushing | 37 | 100 |
| Passing | 104 | 67 |
| Penalty | 9 | 6 |
| RUSHING YARDAGE | 671 | 1,757 |
| Yards gained rushing | 788 | 1,946 |
| Yards lost rushing | 117 | 189 |
| Rushing attempts | 135 | 330 |
| Average per rush | 5.0 | 5.3 |
| Average per game | 95.9 | 251.0 |
| Touchdowns rushing | 9 | 21 |
| PASSING YARDAGE | 2,311 | 1,426 |
| Att-Comp-Int | 357-200-10 | 229-125-11 |
| Average per pass | 6.5 | 6.2 |
| Average per catch | 11.6 | 11.4 |
| Average per game | 330.1 | 203.7 |
| Touchdowns passing | 15 | 12 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE | 2,982 | 3,183 |
| Total plays | 492 | 559 |
| Average per play | 6.1 | 5.7 |
| Average per game | 426.0 | 454.7 |
| KICK RETURNS: No-Yds | 29-625 | 21-526 |
| PUNT RETURNS: No-Yds | 19-256 | 19-269 |
| INT. RETURNS: No-Yds | 11-50 | 10-116 |
| FUMBLES-LOST | 13-4 | 12-4 |
| PENALTIES-YARDS | 44-378 | 53-413 |
| PUNTS-AVG | 31-39.3 | 31-40.7 |
| TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME | 27:31 | 32:29 |
| 3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS | 38/95 | 57/110 |
| 4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONS | 4/11 | 7/9 |
Rushing |
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| G | Att | Net | Avg | TD | Long | ||
| Brewster | 7 | 59 | 396 | 6.7 | 5 | 42 | |
| Keliikipi | 6 | 30 | 159 | 5.3 | 3 | 21 | |
| Akina | 4 | 10 | 102 | 10.2 | 0 | 28 | |
| Satcher | 1 | 6 | 34 | 5.7 | 0 | 15 | |
| Maneafaiga | 1 | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 1 | 13 | |
| Bass | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 3 | |
| Latuselu | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Team | 6 | 4 | -14 | -3.5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chang | 7 | 19 | -32 | -1.7 | 0 | 14 | |
| Total | 7 | 135 | 671 | 5.0 | 9 | 42 | |
Passing |
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| G | Att | Comp | Int | Yds | TD | Long | |
| Chang | 7 | 335 | 192 | 7 | 2,204 | 15 | 75 |
| Akina | 4 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 84 | 0 | 19 |
| Kapanui | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Satcher | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 23 |
| Total | 7 | 357 | 200 | 10 | 2,311 | 15 | 75 |
Receiving |
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| G | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | ||
| Owens | 7 | 53 | 570 | 10.8 | 6 | 75 | |
| Rivers | 7 | 34 | 353 | 10.4 | 0 | 39 | |
| Komine | 7 | 32 | 520 | 16.2 | 2 | 62 | |
| Brewster | 7 | 22 | 180 | 8.2 | 1 | 31 | |
| Welch | 7 | 20 | 242 | 12.1 | 2 | 30 | |
| Poumele | 5 | 13 | 151 | 11.6 | 2 | 29 | |
| Dickerson | 7 | 11 | 111 | 10.1 | 1 | 31 | |
| Sample | 4 | 7 | 71 | 10.1 | 0 | 24 | |
| Keliikipi | 6 | 7 | 69 | 9.9 | 0 | 26 | |
| Ferguson | 6 | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 0 | 44 | |
| Moenoa | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 200 | 2,311 | 11.6 | 15 | 75 | |
Total Offense |
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| G | Plays | Rush | Pass | Tot | Avg | ||
| Chang | 7 | 354 | -32 | 2,204 | 2,172 | 310.3 | |
| Brewster | 7 | 59 | 396 | 0 | 396 | 56.6 | |
| Akina | 4 | 28 | 102 | 84 | 186 | 46.5 | |
| Keliikipi | 6 | 30 | 159 | 0 | 159 | 26.5 | |
| Satcher | 1 | 7 | 34 | 23 | 57 | 57.0 | |
| Maneafaiga | 1 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 19.0 | |
| Bass | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | |
| Latuselu | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.7 | |
| Team | 6 | 5 | -14 | 0 | -14 | -2.3 | |
| Total | 7 | 492 | 671 | 2,311 | 2,982 | 426.0 | |
Scoring |
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| TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Tot | |||
| Owens | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||
| Ayat | 0 | 9 | 23 | 0 | 50 | ||
| Brewster | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| Keliikipi | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Poumele | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Komine | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Welch | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Dickerson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Moenoa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Elimimian | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Maneafaiga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Chang | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 28 | 9 | 23 | 0 | 218 | ||
Punting |
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| No. | Yds | Avg | Long | ||||
| Milne | 31 | 1,219 | 39.3 | 55 | |||
| Total | 31 | 1,219 | 39.3 | 55 | |||
Punt Returns |
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| No. | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | |||
| Owens | 17 | 255 | 15.0 | 3 | 75 | ||
| Ferguson | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Hogan | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| Total | 19 | 256 | 13.5 | 3 | 75 | ||
Kick Returns |
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| No. | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | |||
| Dickerson | 13 | 284 | 21.8 | 0 | 40 | ||
| Ferguson | 10 | 252 | 25.2 | 0 | 66 | ||
| Maneafaiga | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 0 | 19 | ||
| Owens | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 0 | 28 | ||
| Cole | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | ||
| Faimealelei | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 | ||
| Kapanui | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| Total | 29 | 625 | 21.6 | 0 | 66 | ||
Interceptions |
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| No. | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | |||
| Elimimian | 5 | 30 | 6.0 | 1 | 20 | ||
| Peters | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 | 15 | ||
| Hollingsworth | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Moe | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Patton | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 11 | 50 | 4.5 | 1 | 20 | ||
TACKLES |
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| G | UT | AT | Tot | ||||
| Peters | 7 | 36 | 29 | 65 | |||
| Moe | 6 | 23 | 21 | 44 | |||
| Kapanui | 7 | 18 | 21 | 39 | |||
| Purcell | 7 | 25 | 14 | 39 | |||
| Elimimian | 7 | 28 | 9 | 37 | |||
| Manners | 5 | 16 | 14 | 30 | |||
| Broadway | 7 | 16 | 14 | 30 | |||
| Patton | 5 | 19 | 9 | 28 | |||
| Ho'ohuli | 7 | 13 | 13 | 26 | |||
| Kamakawiwoole | 7 | 16 | 9 | 25 | |||
| Faga | 7 | 10 | 13 | 23 | |||
| Curnan | 5 | 12 | 9 | 21 | |||
| Fuga | 7 | 13 | 6 | 19 | |||
| Hogan | 7 | 14 | 2 | 16 | |||
| Alama-Francis | 6 | 9 | 3 | 12 | |||
| Akpan | 6 | 5 | 7 | 12 | |||
| Paepule | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | |||
| Hollingsworth | 4 | 6 | 4 | 10 | |||
| Manutai | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | |||
| Tautofi | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | |||
| Lutu-Carroll | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | |||
| Kalilimoku | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||
| LaCount | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
| Sauafea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| Blackburn | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||
| Watson | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Milne | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Komine | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Bass | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Faavi | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||
| Allen-Jones | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Manuma | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||
| Harley | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||
| Fergerstrom | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||
| Kafentzis | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Ayat | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||
| Cole | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||
| Noa, Kilinahe | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||
| Keomaka | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Dickerson | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Moreland | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Noa, Karl | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Akina | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Brewster | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Tuioti-Mariner | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Welch | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Runge | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Tautofi | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Miranda | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Keliikipi | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Total | 7 | 322 | 238 | 560 | |||
