2019 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team

The 2019 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team represented the University of Hawaii at Manoa in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Rainbow Warriors played their home games at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu. They competed in the West Division of the Mountain West Conference and were led by fourth-year head coach Nick Rolovich.

2019 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football
MW West Division co-champion Hawaii Bowl champion
MW Championship Game, L 10–31 vs. Boise State
Hawaii Bowl, W 38–34 vs. BYU
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Division	West Division
2019 record	10–5 (5–3 MW)
Head coach	Nick Rolovich (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Brian Smith (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Run and shoot
Defensive coordinator	Corey Batoon (2nd season)
Base defense	4–2–5
Home stadium	Aloha Stadium (Capacity: 50,000)

2019 Mountain West Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Mountain Division
No. 23 Boise State xy$		8	–	0					12	–	2
No. 22 Air Force		7	–	1					11	–	2
Utah State		6	–	2					7	–	6
Wyoming		4	–	4					8	–	5
Colorado State		3	–	5					4	–	8
New Mexico		0	–	8					2	–	10
West Division
Hawaii xy		5	–	3					10	–	5
San Diego State x		5	–	3					10	–	3
Nevada		4	–	4					7	–	6
San Jose State		2	–	6					5	–	7
UNLV		2	–	6					4	–	8
Fresno State		2	–	6					4	–	8
Championship: Boise State 31, Hawaii 10
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The Rainbow Warriors had their most successful season since 2010. They finished 10-5, 5-3 to finish tied for first in the West Division, claiming the division championship with a 14-11 win over San Diego State. They advanced to the Mountain West Championship, where they lost to Boise State, but won the Hawaii Bowl over archrival BYU, 38-34.

This was Hawaii’s first ten-win season since 2010, and just the seventh in program history. Nick Rolovich was also named Mountain West Coach of the Year, the fourth UH coach to receive that honor.

Previous season

The Rainbow Warriors finished the 2018 season 8–6, 5–3 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for second place in the West Division. They were invited to the Hawaii Bowl where they lost to Louisiana Tech. This was the first winning season for the Rainbow Warriors since 2010.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award	Player	Position	Year
Maxwell Award[1]	Cole McDonald	QB	JR
Davey O'Brien Award[2]	Cole McDonald	QB	JR
Doak Walker Award[3]	Dayton Furuta	RB	SR
Fred Biletnikoff Award[4]	Cedric Byrd II	WR	SR
	JoJo Ward	WR	SR
Rimington Trophy[5]	Kohl Levao	C	SR
Lou Groza Award[6]	Ryan Meskell	K	SR
Wuerffel Trophy[7]	Kaimana Padello	DL	SR
Polynesian College Football Player of the Year[8]	Dayton Furuta	RB	SR
	Kohl Levao	OL	SR
	Solomon Matautia	LB	SR
	Kaimana Padello	DL	JR
	Penei Pavihi	LB	JR
	Solo Vaipulu	OL	SO
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award[9]	Cole McDonald	QB	JR
Manning Award[10]	Cole McDonald	QB	JR

Mountain West media days

The Mountain West media days were held from July 23−24, 2019 at Green Valley Ranch in Henderson, NV.

Media poll

The preseason poll was released at the Mountain West media days on July 23, 2019. The Warriors were predicted to finish in fourth place in the MW West Division with one first place vote.[11]

West

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Fresno State	122 (17)
2	San Diego State	106 (3)
3	Nevada	74
4	Hawaii	67 (1)
5	UNLV	51
6	San Jose State	21

Mountain

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Boise State	120 (15)
2	Utah State	108 (6)
3	Air Force	73
4	Wyoming	66
5	Colorado State	52
6	New Mexico	22

Preseason All-Mountain West Team

The Warriors had one player selected to the preseason All−Mountain West Team.[12]

Offense Cedric Byrd II – WR

Schedule

Times and TV are tentative and subject to change.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 24	4:30 p.m.	Arizona*	Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI	CBSSN	W 45–38	22,396
September 7	6:00 p.m.	Oregon State*	Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI	SPEC HI	W 31–28	26,807
September 14	1:30 p.m.	at No. 23 Washington*	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	P12N	L 20–52	67,589
September 21	6:00 p.m.	No. 14 (FCS) Central Arkansas*	Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI	SPEC HI	W 35–16	23,465
September 28	4:30 p.m.	at Nevada	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	ESPN2	W 54–3	15,137
October 12	4:15 p.m.	at No. 14 Boise State	Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID	ESPN2	L 37–59	36,902
October 19	5:00 p.m.	Air Force	Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI (Kuter Trophy)	CBSSN	L 26–56	23,757
October 26	10:00 a.m.	at New Mexico	Dreamstyle Stadium Albuquerque, NM	SPEC HI	W 45–31	12,617
November 2	6:00 p.m.	Fresno State	Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI (Golden Screwdriver Trophy)	SPEC HI	L 38–41	22,058
November 9	6:00 p.m.	San Jose State	Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI (Dick Tomey Legacy Series)	SPEC HI	W 42–40	19,858
November 16	11:00 a.m.	at UNLV	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV (Island Showdown Series)	SPEC HI	W 21–7	21,317
November 23	6:00 p.m.	San Diego State	Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI	SPEC HI	W 14–11	24,911
November 30	7:30 p.m.	Army*	Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI	CBSSN	W 52–31	26,256
December 7	11:00 a.m.	at No. 19 Boise State	Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID (MW Championship Game)	ESPN	L 10–31	23,561
December 24	3:00 p.m.	BYU*	Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI (Hawaii Bowl)	ESPN	W 38–34	21,582
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and College Football Playoff Rankings after November 5 released prior to game All times are in Hawaii time

Schedule Source:[13]

Personnel

Staff

Name	Position	Previous Post	Alma Mater	Joined Staff
Nick Rolovich	Head Coach	Nevada OC/QB (2012–15)	Hawaii (2004)	2016
Brian Smith	Associate Head Coach / Offensive Coordinator / Running Backs	Occidental College OC/OL (2013–15)	Hawaii (2005)	2016
Mark Banker	Assistant Head Coach / Linebackers	Nebraska DC/S (2016)	Springfield (MA) (1978)	2018
Corey Batoon	Defensive Coordinator / Safeties	Florida Atlantic ST/co-DC/S (2017)	Long Beach State (1991)	2018
Michael Ghobrial	Special Teams Coordinator	Tarleton State ST/DL/OLB (2016–17)	UCLA (2011)	2018
Craig Stutzmann	Passing Game Coordinator / Quarterbacks	Emory & Henry OC (2014–15)	Hawaii (2002)	2016
Mark Weber	Offensive Line	Fresno State RGC/OL (2016)	Cal Lutheran (1980)	2018
Andre Allen	Wide Receivers	City College of San Francisco OC/WR (2005–17)	Ashford (2014)	2018
Ricky Logo	Defensive Line	Colorado State DL (2015–17)	North Carolina State (1992)	2018
Abe Elimimian	Cornerbacks	Simon Fraser DC (2013–14)	Hawaii (2004)	2015
Jacob Yoro	Nickelbacks / Edge	Cal Poly DB (2015–16)	Hawaii (2008)	2017
Dwain Bradshaw	Director of Football Athletic Performance	Texas Tech Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach (2018)	Arizona State (2014)	2019
Jason Cvercko	Chief of Staff	Nevada Coordinator of Recruiting Operations (2015)	Connecticut (2011)	2016

Coaching Source:[14]

Game summaries

Arizona

See also: 2019 Arizona Wildcats football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–5	2016	UA, 47–28

Arizona Wildcats at Hawaii Rainbow Warriors

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	21	14	3	38
Rainbow Warriors	14	14	7	10	45

at Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI

• Date: August 24, 2019
• Game time: 4:30 PM HST
• Game weather: Temperature: 88 °F (31 °C) • Wind: ENE 13 mph • Weather: Mostly Sunny, Humid
• Game attendance: 22,396
• Referee: Brandon Cruse
• TV announcers (CBSSN): Carter Blackburn (play-by-play), Aaron Taylor (analyst), Rick Neuheisel (analyst), & Jenny Dell (sideline)
• ESPN – Byrd's 4 TD night leads Hawaii past Arizona 45–38[15] /// Box Score, Arizona at Hawaii[16] /// Pregame Notes[17] /// Postgame Notes[18]

Game information

First Quarter (09:22) HAW TD – Cedric Byrd II 7-yard pass from Cole McDonald, Ryan Meskell kick Drive: 7 plays, 51 yards, 2:51; Hawaii 7–0 (04:54) HAW TD – JoJo Ward 39-yard pass from Cole McDonald, Ryan Meskell kick Drive: 5 plays, 62 yards, 3:12; Hawaii 14–0 Second Quarter (14:23) ARIZ TD – Bryce Wolma 14-yard pass from Khalil Tate, Lucas Havrisik kick Drive: 7 plays, 49 yards, 2:00; Hawaii 14–7 (09:50) HAW TD – Cedric Byrd II 25-yard pass from Cole McDonald, Ryan Meskell kick Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:33; Hawaii 21–7 (08:00) ARIZ TD – Nathan Tilford 1-yard rush, Lucas Havrisik kick Drive: 6 plays, 77 yards, 1:45; Hawaii 21–14 (01:47) ARIZ TD – Jamarye Joiner 27-yard pass from Khalil Tate, Lucas Havrisik kick Drive: 4 plays, 76 yards, 1:01; Tied 21–21 (00:28) HAW TD – Cedric Byrd II 35-yard pass from Cole McDonald, Ryan Meskell kick Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:19; Hawaii 28–21 Third Quarter (11:02) HAW TD – Dayton Furuta 3-yard rush, Ryan Meskell kick Drive: 4 plays, 78 yards, 1:42; Hawaii 35–21 (04:23) ARIZ TD – J. J. Taylor 24-yard rush, Lucas Havrisik kick Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 2:36; Hawaii 35–28 (00:51) ARIZ TD – Stanley Berryhill III 21 yard pass from Khalil Tate, Lucas Havrisik kick Drive: 4 plays, 52 yards, 1:42; Tied 35–35 Fourth Quarter (10:39) HAW FG – Ryan Meskell 34-yard field goal Drive: 10 plays, 51 yards, 5:05; Hawaii 38–35 (05:02) HAW TD – Cedric Byrd II 30-yard pass from Chevan Cordeiro, Ryan Meskell kick Drive: 4 plays, 48 yards, 2:30; Hawaii 45–35 (03:53) ARIZ FG – Lucas Havrisik 53-yard field goal Drive: 5 plays, 40 yards, 1:09; Hawaii 45–38 Passing ARIZ – Khalil Tate: 22/39, 361 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT HAW – Cole McDonald: 29/41, 378 yards, 4 TD, 4 INT Rushing ARIZ – Khalil Tate: 13 carries, 108 yards HAW – Dayton Furuta: 5 carries, 42 yards, 1 TD Receiving ARIZ – Stanley Berryhill III: 3 receptions, 92 yards, 1 TD HAW – Cedric Byrd II: 14 receptions, 224 yards, 4 TD

Oregon State

See also: 2019 Oregon State Beavers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–7	2014	OSU, 38–30

Oregon State Beavers at Hawaii Rainbow Warriors

	1	2	3	4	Total
Beavers	14	14	0	0	28
Rainbow Warriors	7	14	7	3	31

at Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI

• Date: September 7, 2019
• Game time: 6:00 PM HST
• Game weather: Temperature: 86 °F (30 °C) • Wind: NE 17 mph • Weather: 57% Humidity
• Game attendance: 26,807
• Referee: Kevin Mar
• TV announcers (SPEC HI / Stadium): Robert Kekaula (play-by-play), Rich Miano (analyst), & Scott Robbs (sideline)
• ESPN – Ward, Meskell's late FG help Hawaii beat Oregon State 31–28[19] /// Box Score, Oregon State at Hawaii[20] /// Pregame Notes[21] /// Postgame Notes[22]

Game information

First Quarter (07:44) OSU TD – Jermar Jefferson 4-yard run, Jordan Choukair kick Drive: 6 plays, 71 yards, 2:24; Oregon State 7–0 (06:54) HAW TD – JoJo Ward 29-yard pass from Cole McDonald, Ryan Meskell kick Drive: 2 plays, 35 yards, 0:41; Tied 7–7 (04:12) OSU TD – Artavis Pierce 37-yard run, Jordan Choukair kick Drive: 6 plays, 60 yards, 2:33; Oregon State 14-7 Second Quarter (12:42) OSU TD – Isaiah Hodgins 13-yard pass from Jake Luton, Jordan Choukair kick Drive: 12 plays, 66 yards, 5:06; Oregon State 21–7 (11:00) HAW TD – JoJo Ward 35-yard pass from Cole McDonald, Ryan Meskell kick Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:42; Oregon State 21–14 (02:25) OSU TD – Artavis Pierce 25-yard run, Jordan Choukair kick Drive: 6 plays, 85 yards, 2:17; Oregon State 28–14 (00:12) HAW TD – JoJo Ward 5-yard pass from Cole McDonald, Ryan Meskell kick Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 2:07; Oregon State 28–21 Third Quarter (07:05) HAW TD – JoJo Ward 29-yard pass from Cole McDonald, Ryan Meskell kick Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 1:44; Tied 28–28 Fourth Quarter (02:17) HAW FG – Ryan Meskell 28-yard field goal Drive: 6 plays, 24 yards, 2:01; Hawaii 31–28 Passing OSU – Jake Luton: 15/32, 169 yards, 1 TD HAW – Cole McDonald: 30/52, 421 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT Rushing OSU – Jermar Jefferson: 31 carries, 183 yards, 1 TD HAW – Miles Reed: 11 carries, 42 yards Receiving OSU – Isaiah Hodgins: 7 receptions, 96 yards, 1 TD HAW – JoJo Ward: 10 receptions, 189 yards, 4 TD

at Washington

See also: 2019 Washington Huskies football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–3	2014	WASH, 17–16

Hawaii Rainbow Warriors at No. 23 Washington Huskies

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rainbow Warriors	0	7	13	0	20
No. 23 Huskies	21	17	0	14	52

at Husky Stadium, Seattle, WA

• Date: September 14, 2019
• Game time: 4:30 PM PDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 66 °F (19 °C) • Wind: S 9 mph • Weather: Cloudy
• Game attendance: 67,589
• Referee: Mike McCabe
• TV announcers (P12N): Ted Robinson (play-by-play), Yogi Roth (analyst), & Lewis Johnson (sideline)
• ESPN – Eason throws 3 TDs, No. 23 Washington beats Hawaii 52–20[23] /// Box Score, Hawaii at No. 23 Washington[24] /// Pregame Notes[25] /// Postgame Notes[26]

Game information

First Quarter (13:44) WASH TD – Hunter Bryant 47-yard pass from Jacob Eason, Peyton Henry kick Drive: 3 plays, 76 yards, 1:16; Washington 7–0 (11:36) WASH TD – Sean McGrew 22-yard rush, Peyton Henry kick Drive: 5 plays, 42 yards, 1:27; Washington 14–0 (06:02) WASH TD – Puka Nacua 28-yard pass from Jacob Eason, Peyton Henry kick Drive: 6 plays, 72 yards, 2:44; Washington 21–0 Second Quarter (13:32) WASH TD – Aaron Fuller 37-yard pass from Jacob Eason, Peyton Henry kick Drive: 5 plays, 60 yards, 1:21; Washington 28–0 (07:45) WASH TD – Richard Newton 5-yard rush, Peyton Henry kick Drive: 5 plays, 69 yards, 1:58; Washington 35–0 (03:27) WASH FG – Peyton Henry 23-yard field goal Drive: 7 plays, 28 yards, 2:58; Washington 38–0 (00:39) HAW TD – Miles Reed 0-yard fumble recovery, Ryan Meskell kick Drive: 9 plays, 82 yards, 2:43; Washington 38–7 Third Quarter (09:16) HAW TD – Miles Reed 7-yard rush, Ryan Meskell kick Drive: 14 plays, 93 yards, 5:43; Washington 38–14 (01:56) HAW TD – Cedric Byrd II 4-yard pass from Cole McDonald, Cole McDonald rush failed Drive: 14 plays, 53 yards, 6:21; Washington 38–20 Fourth Quarter (12:02) WASH TD – Richard Newton 1-yard rush, Peyton Henry kick Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:54; Washington 45–20 (08:13) WASH TD – Richard Newton 8-yard rush, Peyton Henry kick Drive: 6 plays, 31 yards, 3:04; Washington 52–20 Passing HAW – Cole McDonald: 22/35, 218 yards, 1 TD, 3 INT WASH – Jacob Eason: 18/25, 262 yards, 3 TD Rushing HAW – Miles Reed: 15 carries, 70 yards, 2 TD WASH – Salvon Ahmed: 8 carries, 83 yards Receiving HAW – Cedric Byrd II: 6 receptions, 72 yards, 1 TD WASH – Hunter Bryant: 5 receptions, 115 yards, 1 TD

Central Arkansas

See also: 2019 Central Arkansas Bears football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2009	HAW, 25–20

No. 14 (FCS) Central Arkansas Bears at Hawaii Rainbow Warriors

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 14 (FCS) Bears	0	9	0	7	16
Rainbow Warriors	14	14	0	7	35

at Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI

• Date: September 21, 2019
• Game time: 6:00 PM HST
• Game weather: Temperature: 80 °F (27 °C) • Wind: NE 12 mph • Weather: Partly Cloudy, 70% Humidity
• Game attendance: 23,465
• Referee: Scott Campbell
• TV announcers (SPEC HI / Stadium): Robert Kekaula (play-by-play), Rich Miano (analyst), & Scott Robbs (sideline)
• ESPN – McDonald's 4 TD passes help Hawaii beat Central Arkansas[27] /// Box Score, Central Arkansas at Hawaii[28] /// Pregame Notes[29] /// Postgame Notes[30]

Game information

First Quarter (08:48) HAW TD – Kai Kaneshiro 55-yard interception return, Ryan Meskell kick Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00; Hawaii 7–0 (01:52) HAW TD – JoJo Ward 5-yard pass from Cole McDonald, Ryan Meskell kick Drive: 7 plays, 63 yards, 4:01; Hawaii 14–0 Second Quarter (14:28) HAW TD – Jared Smart 16-yard pass from Cole McDonald, Ryan Meskell kick Drive: 4 plays, 44 yards, 1:23; Hawaii 21–0 (07:53) HAW TD – Cedric Byrd II 13-yard pass from Cole McDonald, Ryan Meskell kick Drive: 7 plays, 77 yards, 3:29; Hawaii 28–0 (04:14) UCA TD – Sam Camargo 4-yard pass from Carlos Blackman, Hayden Ray kick blocked Drive: 7 plays, 67 yards, 3:31; Hawaii 28–6 (00:10) UCA FG – Hayden Ray 35-yard field goal Drive: 4 plays, -6 yards, 0:26; Hawaii 28–9 Third Quarter No scoring Fourth Quarter (12:18) UCA TD – Carlos Blackman 23-yard rush, Hayden Ray kick Drive: 10 plays, 82 yards, 5:27; Hawaii 28–16 (03:27) HAW TD – Lincoln Victor 11-yard pass from Cole McDonald, Ryan Meskell kick Drive: 12 plays, 89 yards, 6:33; Hawaii 35–16 Passing UCA – Breylin Smith: 28/51, 185 yards, 1 INT HAW – Cole McDonald: 25/32, 300 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT Rushing UCA – Carlos Blackman: 17 carries, 147 yards, 1 TD HAW – Miles Reed: 10 carries, 60 yards Receiving UCA – Lujuan Winningham: 8 receptions, 53 yards HAW – Jared Smart: 8 receptions, 121 yards, 1 TD

at Nevada

See also: 2019 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
9–14	2018	NEV, 40–22

Hawaii Rainbow Warriors at Nevada Wolf Pack

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rainbow Warriors	7	24	14	9	54
Wolf Pack	0	3	0	0	3

at Mackay Stadium, Reno, NV

• Date: September 28, 2019
• Game time: 4:30 PM PDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 39 °F (4 °C) • Wind: N 9 mph • Weather: Rain, Cool
• Game attendance: 15,137
• Referee: Michael VanderVelde
• TV announcers (ESPN2): Clay Matvick (play-by-play) & Ryan Leaf (analyst)
• ESPN – McDonald, Byrd help Hawaii cruise to 54–3 win over Nevada[31] /// Box Score, Hawaii at Nevada[32] /// Pregame Notes[33] /// Postgame Notes[34]

Game information

First Quarter (08:17) HAW TD – Cedric Byrd II 36-yard pass from Cole McDonald, Ryan Meskell kick Drive: 5 plays, 62 yards, 2:19; Hawaii 7–0 Second Quarter (10:40) HAW TD – Cedric Byrd II 2-yard pass from Cole McDonald, Ryan Meskell kick Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:22; Hawaii 14–0 (09:11) HAW TD – Justice Augafa 2-yard punt return (blocked), Ryan Meskell kick Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00; Hawaii 21–0 (05:33) HAW TD – Miles Reed 9-yard rush, Ryan Meskell kick Drive: 3 plays, 47 yards, 1:22; Hawaii 28–0 (00:36) NEV FG – Brandon Talton 36-yard field goal Drive: 14 plays, 61 yards, 4:53; Hawaii 28–3 (00:02) HAW FG – Ryan Meskell 44-yard field goal Drive: 5 plays, 45 yards, 0:28; Hawaii 31–3 Third Quarter (11:02) HAW TD – Jason-Matthew Sharsh 12-yard pass from Cole McDonald, Ryan Meskell kick Drive: 5 plays, 63 yards, 2:26; Hawaii 38–3 (02:57) HAW TD – Cedric Byrd II 20-yard pass from Cole McDonald, Ryan Meskell kick Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:52; Hawaii 45–3 Fourth Quarter (09:20) HAW SF – TEAM safety Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00; Hawaii 47–3 (03:42) HAW TD – Robert Funkhouser 14-yard pass from Justin Uahinui, Ryan Meskell kick Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 5:33; Hawaii 54–3 Passing HAW – Cole McDonald: 25/30, 312 yards, 4 TD NEV – Cristian Solano: 11/17, 59 yards, 1 INT Rushing HAW – Fred Holly III: 11 carries, 63 yards NEV – Toa Taua: 17 carries, 72 yards Receiving HAW – Jason-Matthew Sharsh: 9 receptions, 123 yards, 1 TD NEV – Elijah Cooks: 5 receptions, 38 yards

at Boise State

See also: 2019 Boise State Broncos football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–12	2016	BSU, 52–16

Hawaii Rainbow Warriors at No. 14 Boise State Broncos

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rainbow Warriors	7	7	7	16	37
No. 14 Broncos	14	17	21	7	59

at Albertsons Stadium, Boise, ID

• Date: October 12, 2019
• Game time: 8:15 PM MDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 53 °F (12 °C) • Wind: N 5 mph • Weather: Partly Cloudy
• Game attendance: 36,902
• Referee: Scott Campbell
• TV announcers (ESPN2): Roy Philpott (play-by-play), Kelly Stouffer (analyst) & Lauren Sisler (sideline)
• ESPN – No. 14 Boise State loses Bachmeier, beats Hawaii 59–37[35] /// Box Score, Hawaii at Boise State[36] /// Pregame Notes[37] /// Postgame Notes[38]

Game information

First Quarter (11:59) BSU TD – Khalil Shakir 5-yard rush, Eric Sachse kick Drive: 4 plays, 57 yards, 1:40; Boise State 7–0 (08:20) BSU TD – John Hightower 26-yard pass from Hank Bachmeier, Eric Sachse kick Drive: 6 plays, 41 yards, 1:44; Boise State 14–0 (07:23) HAW TD – Lincoln Victor 17-yard pass from Cole McDonald, Ryan Meskell kick Drive: 3 plays, 63 yards, 0:51; Boise State 14–7 Second Quarter (13:46) BSU FG – Eric Sachse 38-yard field goal Drive: 9 plays, 31 yards, 3:08; Boise State 17–7 (05:52) BSU TD – Khalil Shakir 33-yard pass from Chase Cord, Eric Sachse kick Drive: 2 plays, 23 yards, 0:35; Boise State 24–7 (02:26) BSU TD – Robert Mahone 13-yard rush, Eric Sachse kick Drive: 6 plays, 29 yards, 3:14; Boise State 31–7 (00:41) HAW TD – Melquise Stovall 21-yard pass from Cole McDonald, Ryan Meskell kick Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:45; Boise State 31–14 Third Quarter (12:25) BSU TD – John Hightower 42-yard pass from Chase Cord, Eric Sachse kick Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:35; Boise State 38–14 (08:24) BSU TD – George Holani 25-yard pass from Jaylon Henderson, Eric Sachse kick Drive: 6 plays, 66 yards, 3:12; Boise State 45–14 (03:31) HAW TD – Cole McDonald 17-yard rush, Ryan Meskell kick Drive: 8 plays, 79 yards, 4:48; Boise State 45–21 (00:00) BSU TD – George Holani 8-yard pass from Chase Cord, Eric Sachse kick Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:31; Boise State 52–21 Fourth Quarter (10:37) HAW TD – Melquise Stovall 3-yard pass from Cole McDonald, Cole McDonald rush Drive: 10 plays, 73 yards, 4:16; Boise State 52–29 (02:44) HAW TD – Nick Mardner 50-yard pass from Chevan Cordeiro, Melquise Stovall rush Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:20; Boise State 52–37 (01:49) BSU TD – George Holani 40-yard rush, Eric Sachse kick Drive: 2 plays, 43 yards, 0:53; Boise State 59–37 Passing HAW – Cole McDonald: 23/41, 251 yards, 3 TD BSU – Chase Cord: 12/18, 175 yards, 3 TD Rushing HAW – Cole McDonald: 8 carries, 54 yards, 1 TD BSU – Robert Mahone: 16 carries, 74 yards, 1 TD Receiving HAW – Melquise Stovall: 8 receptions, 114 yards, 2 TD BSU – John Hightower: 7 receptions, 141 yards, 2 TD

Air Force

See also: 2019 Air Force Falcons football team and Air Force–Hawaii football rivalry

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–13–1	2016	HAW, 34–27

Air Force Falcons at Hawaii Rainbow Warriors

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	7	21	7	21	56
Rainbow Warriors	3	17	0	6	26

at Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI

• Date: October 19, 2019
• Game time: 5:00 PM HST
• Game weather: Temperature: 80 °F (27 °C) • Wind: ENE 10 mph • Weather: Partly Cloudy
• Game attendance: 23,757
• Referee: Steve Baron
• TV announcers (CBSSN): Rich Waltz (play-by-play) & Aaron Murray (analyst)
• ESPN – Schmidt accounts for 4 TDs, Air Force beats Hawaii 56–21[39] /// Box Score, Air Force at Hawaii[40] /// Pregame Notes[41] /// Postgame Notes[42]

Game information

(09:46) HAW FG – Ryan Meskell 41-yard field goal Drive: 10 plays, 52 yards, 5:14; Hawaii 3–0 (06:09) AF TD – Kadin Remsberg 2-yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:37; Air Force 7–3 Second Quarter (14:35) AF TD – Mike Schmidt 1-yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:08; Air Force 14–3 (13:44) HAW TD – Melquise Stovall 59-yard pass from Cole McDonald, Ryan Meskell kick Drive: 3 plays, 73 yards, 0:46; Air Force 14–10 (13:33) AF TD – Geraud Sanders 75-yard pass from Mike Schmidt, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:11; Air Force 21–10 (06:19) HAW FG – Ryan Meskell 27-yard field goal Drive: 15 plays, 67 yards, 7:14; Air Force 21–13 (03:34) AF TD – Kadin Remsberg 7-yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 5 plays, 86 yards, 2:43; Air Force 28–13 (02:04) HAW TD – Melquise Stovall 5-yard pass from Cole McDonald, Ryan Meskell kick Drive: 4 plays, 71 yards, 1:30; Air Force 28–20 Third Quarter (07:19) AF TD – Timothy Jackson 10-yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 7:41; Air Force 35–20 Fourth Quarter (14:54) HAW TD – JoJo Ward 10-yard pass from Cole McDonald, Cole McDonald pass failed Drive: 10 plays, 58 yards, 2:27; Air Force 35–26 (13:37) AF TD – Mike Schmidt 61-yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:17; Air Force 42–26 (07:49) AF TD – Mike Schmidt 18-yard rush, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 7 plays, 42 yards, 3:32; Air Force 49–26 (04:01) AF TD – Milton Bugg III 92-yard interception return, Jake Koehnke kick Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00; Air Force 56–26 Passing AF – Mike Schmidt: 5/6, 147 yards, 1 TD HAW – Cole McDonald: 34/52, 404 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT Rushing AF – Mike Schmidt: 14 carries, 120 yards, 3 TD HAW – Cole McDonald: 10 carries, 41 yards Receiving AF – Geraud Sanders: 3 receptions, 116 yards, 1 TD HAW – Jared Smart: 11 receptions, 140 yards

at New Mexico

See also: 2019 New Mexico Lobos football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
14–10	2016	NM, 28–21

Hawaii Rainbow Warriors at New Mexico Lobos

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rainbow Warriors	21	14	3	7	45
Lobos	3	0	7	21	31

at Dreamstyle Stadium, Albuquerque, NM

• Date: October 26, 2019
• Game time: 2:00 PM MDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 67 °F (19 °C) • Wind: None • Weather: Sunny
• Game attendance: 12,617
• Referee: Mike Cuttone
• TV announcers (SPEC HI / Stadium): Robert Kekaula (play-by-play) & Rich Miano (analyst)
• ESPN – McDonald, Reed help Hawaii run over New Mexico 45–31[43] /// Box Score, Hawaii at New Mexico[44] /// Pregame Notes[45] /// Postgame Notes[46]

Game information

First Quarter (13:14) HAW TD – Cole McDonald 76-yard rush, Ryan Meskell kick Drive: 2 plays, 76 yards, 0:18; Hawaii 7–0 (08:43) NM FG – Andrew Shelley 39-yard field goal Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, 4:26; Hawaii 7–3 (04:40) HAW TD – Solomon Matautia 14-yard interception return, Ryan Meskell kick Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00; Hawaii 14–3 (01:56) HAW TD – Kumoku Noa 54-yard pass from Cole McDonald, Ryan Meskell kick Drive: 4 plays, 69 yards, 1:21; Hawaii 21–3 Second Quarter (08:50) HAW TD – Cole McDonald 1-yard rush, Ryan Meskell kick Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, 4:39; Hawaii 28–3 (00:33) HAW TD – Miles Reed 1-yard rush, Ryan Meskell kick Drive: 8 plays, 77 yards, 4:12; Hawaii 35–3 Third Quarter (11:02) NM TD – Ahmari Davis 67-yard rush, Andrew Shelley kick Drive: 2 plays, 70 yards, 0:48; Hawaii 35–10 (03:09) HAW FG – Ryan Meskell 24-yard field goal Drive: 7 plays, 81 yards, 2:56; Hawaii 38–10 Fourth Quarter (09:16) HAW TD – Lincoln Victor 9-yard pass from Chevan Cordeiro, Ryan Meskell kick Drive: 10 plays, 82 yards, 4:46; Hawaii 45–10 (07:16) NM TD – Ahmari Davis 19-yard rush, Andrew Shelley kick Drive: 5 plays, 87 yards, 2:00; Hawaii 45–17 (04:41) NM TD – Anu Somoye 9-yard pass from Tevaka Tuioti, Andrew Shelley kick Drive: 4 plays, 36 yards, 1:23; Hawaii 45–24 (04:03) NM TD – Jordan Kress 59-yard pass from Tevaka Tuioti, Andrew Shelley kick Drive: 1 play, 59 yards, 0:10; Hawaii 45–31 Passing HAW – Cole McDonald: 17/30, 237 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT NM – Tevaka Tuioti: 23/40, 293 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Rushing HAW – Cole McDonald: 9 carries, 140 yards, 2 TD NM – Ahmari Davis: 16 carries, 200 yards, 2 TD Receiving HAW – Kumoku Noa: 4 receptions, 120 yards, 1 TD NM – Jordan Kress: 4 receptions, 100 yards, 1 TD

Fresno State

See also: 2019 Fresno State Bulldogs football team and Fresno State–Hawaii football rivalry

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
22–28–1	2018	FS, 50–20

Fresno State Bulldogs at Hawaii Rainbow Warriors

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	7	7	17	10	41
Rainbow Warriors	0	24	0	14	38

at Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI

• Date: November 2, 2019
• Game time: 6:00 PM HST
• Game weather: Temperature: 83 °F (28 °C) • Wind: SW 8 mph • Weather: Very Humid
• Game attendance: 22,058
• Referee: Kevin Hassell
• TV announcers (SPEC HI / Stadium): Robert Kekaula (play-by-play), Rich Miano (analyst) & Scott Robbs (sideline)
• ESPN – Rivers' 2 TDs help Fresno State rally, beat Hawaii 41–38[47] /// Box Score, Fresno State at Hawaii[48] /// Pregame Notes[49] /// Postgame Notes[50]

Game information

First Quarter (06:29) FS TD – Zane Pope 36-yard pass from Jalen Cropper, Cesar Silva kick Drive: 9 plays, 90 yards, 3:47; Fresno State 7–0 Second Quarter (09:23) HAW TD – Cole McDonald 6-yard rush, Ryan Meskell kick Drive: 9 plays, 82 yards, 4:47; Tied 7–7 (03:35) HAW TD – Fred Holly III 1-yard rush, Ryan Meskell kick Drive: 11 plays, 84 yards, 4:23; Hawaii 14–7 (02:35) HAW FG – Ryan Meskell 50-yard field goal Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 0:55; Hawaii 17–7 (01:06) FS TD – Jalen Cropper 53-yard rush, Cesar Silva kick Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:29; Hawaii 17–14 (00:23) HAW TD – JoJo Ward 48-yard pass from Cole McDonald, Ryan Meskell kick Drive: 4 plays, 69 yards, 0:37; Hawaii 24–14 Third Quarter (13:09) FS TD – Ronnie Rivers 44-yard rush, Cesar Silva kick Drive: 4 plays, 67 yards, 1:44; Hawaii 24–21 (04:19) FS FG – Cesar Silva 22-yard field goal Drive: 12 plays, 70 yards, 5:56; Tied 24–24 (01:07) FS TD – Ronnie Rivers 4-yard rush, Cesar Silva kick Drive: 6 plays, 62 yards, 2:29; Fresno State 31–24 Fourth Quarter (10:06) FS TD – Jared Rice 26-yard pass from Jorge Reyna, Cesar Silva kick Drive: 6 plays, 58 yards, 3:25; Fresno State 38–24 (02:13) HAW TD – Miles Reed 3-yard rush, Ryan Meskell kick Drive: 6 plays, 63 yards, 1:32; Fresno State 38–31 (01:08) HAW TD – Chevan Cordeiro 10-yard rush, Ryan Meskell kick Drive: 5 plays, 49 yards, 1:04; Tied 38–38 (00:00) FS FG – Cesar Silva 37-yard field goal Drive: 9 plays, 55 yards, 1:08; Fresno State 41–38 Passing FS – Jorge Reyna: 17/27, 188 yards, 1 TD HAW – Cole McDonald: 21/42, 275 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing FS – Ronnie Rivers: 19 carries, 103 yards, 2 TD HAW – Fred Holly III: 7 carries, 84 yards, 1 TD Receiving FS – Jalen Cropper: 3 receptions, 62 yards HAW – Cedric Byrd II: 8 receptions, 97 yards

San Jose State

See also: 2019 San Jose State Spartans football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
21–19–1	2018	HAW, 44–41

San Jose State Spartans at Hawaii Rainbow Warriors

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	3	20	3	14	40
Rainbow Warriors	7	14	7	14	42

at Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI

• Date: November 9, 2019
• Game time: 6:00 PM HST
• Game weather: Temperature: 81 °F (27 °C) • Wind: ESE 5 mph • Weather: Partly Cloudy, Humidity 56%
• Game attendance: 19,858
• Referee: Eddy Shelton
• TV announcers (SPEC HI / Stadium): Robert Kekaula (play-by-play), Rich Miano (analyst) & Scott Robbs (sideline)
• ESPN – Cordeiro's 5 TDs help Hawaii beat San Jose St. 42–40[51] /// Box Score, San Jose State at Hawaii[52] /// Pregame Notes[53] /// Postgame Notes[54]

Game information

(09:06) SJSU FG – Matt Mercurio 28-yard field goal Drive: 12 plays, 64 yards, 5:54; San Jose State 3–0 (00:27) HAW TD – JoJo Ward 5-yard pass from Chevan Cordeiro, Ryan Meskell kick Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 8:39; Hawaii 7–3 Second Quarter (11:15) SJSU TD – DeJon Packer 6-yard rush, Matt Mercurio kick Drive: 12 plays, 66 yards, 4:06; San Jose State 10–7 (09:59) SJSU FG – Matt Mercurio 43-yard field goal Drive: 4 plays, -5 yards, 0:59; San Jose State 13–7 (09:08) HAW TD – JoJo Ward 71-yard pass from Chevan Cordeiro, Ryan Meskell kick Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:51; Hawaii 14–13 (06:26) SJSU TD – DeJon Packer 20-yard rush, Matt Mercurio kick Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:42; San Jose State 20–14 (02:37) HAW TD – Miles Reed 4-yard rush, Ryan Meskell kick Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:49; Hawaii 21–20 (00:44) SJSU FG – Matt Mercurio 43-yard field goal Drive: 9 plays, 49 yards, 1:53; San Jose State 23–21 Third Quarter (09:30) HAW TD – Chevan Cordeiro 3-yard rush, Ryan Meskell kick Drive: 9 plays, 87 yards, 5:23; Hawaii 28–23 (01:21) SJSU FG – Matt Mercurio 25-yard field goal Drive: 16 plays, 67 yards, 8:09; Hawaii 28–26 Fourth Quarter (12:13) HAW TD – Jared Smart 5-yard pass from Chevan Cordeiro, Ryan Meskell kick Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:08; Hawaii 35–26 (09:53) SJSU TD – Bailey Gaither 40-yard pass from Josh Love, Matt Mercurio kick Drive: 5 plays, 91 yards, 2:13; Hawaii 35–33 (04:23) HAW TD – Chevan Cordeiro 2-yard rush, Ryan Meskell kick Drive: 12 plays, 85 yards, 5:20; Hawaii 42–33 (01:51) SJSU TD – Isaiah Hamilton 19-yard pass from Josh Love, Matt Mercurio kick Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 2:32; Hawaii 42–40 Passing SJSU – Josh Love: 30/45, 375 yards, 2 TD HAW – Chevan Cordeiro: 23/31, 309 yards, 3 TD Rushing SJSU – DeJon Packer: 20 carries, 112 yards, 2 TD HAW – Miles Reed: 17 carries, 124 yards, 1 TD Receiving SJSU – Tre Walker: 10 receptions, 138 yards HAW – JoJo Ward: 7 receptions, 170 yards, 2 TD

at UNLV

See also: 2019 UNLV Rebels football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
16–12	2018	HAW, 35–28

Hawaii Rainbow Warriors at UNLV Rebels

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rainbow Warriors	0	7	7	7	21
Rebels	7	0	0	0	7

at Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, NV

• Date: November 16, 2019
• Game time: 1:00 PM PST
• Game weather: Temperature: 79 °F (26 °C) • Wind: N 2 mph • Weather: Clear Skies
• Game attendance: 21,317
• Referee: Cal McNeill
• TV announcers (SPEC HI / Stadium): Robert Kekaula (play-by-play) & Rich Miano (analyst)
• ESPN – McDonald, Davis propel Hawaii past UNLV 21–7[55] /// Box Score, Hawaii at UNLV[56] /// Pregame Notes[57] /// Postgame Notes[58]

Game information

First Quarter (02:06) UNLV TD – Darren Woods Jr. 31-yard pass from Kenyon Oblad, Daniel Gutierrez kick Drive: 3 plays, 42 yards, 0:51; UNLV 7–0 Second Quarter (00:22) HAW TD – Cole McDonald 1-yard rush, Ryan Meskell kick Drive: 10 plays, 90 yards, 3:34; Tied 7–7 Third Quarter (01:33) HAW TD – Cortez Davis 43-yard interception return, Ryan Meskell kick Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00; Hawaii 14–7 Fourth Quarter (11:31) HAW TD – Cole McDonald 2-yard rush, Ryan Meskell kick Drive: 8 plays, 58 yards, 3:31; Hawaii 21–7 Passing HAW – Cole McDonald: 20/26, 211 yards UNLV – Kenyon Oblad: 10/22, 118 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT Rushing HAW – Miles Reed: 22 carries, 90 yards UNLV – Chad Magyar: 9 carries, 65 yards Receiving HAW – Jared Smart: 9 receptions, 106 yards UNLV – Darren Woods Jr.: 6 receptions, 63 yards, 1 TD

San Diego State

See also: 2019 San Diego State Aztecs football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
10–21–2	2018	HAW, 31–30

San Diego State Aztecs at Hawaii Rainbow Warriors

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aztecs	0	3	0	8	11
Rainbow Warriors	7	0	7	0	14

at Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI

• Date: November 23, 2019
• Game time: 6:00 HST
• Game weather: Temperature: 78 °F (26 °C) • Wind: NE 18 mph • Weather: Mostly Cloudy
• Game attendance: 24,911
• Referee: Scott Campbell
• TV announcers (SPEC HI / Stadium): Robert Kekaula (play-by-play), Rich Miano (analyst) & Scott Robbs (sideline)
• ESPN – Hawaii beats San Diego State 14–11, wins West Division[59] /// Box Score, San Diego State at Hawaii[60] /// Pregame Notes[61] /// Postgame Notes[62]

Game information

First Quarter (03:43) HAW TD – Jason-Matthew Sharsh 8-yard pass from Cole McDonald, Ryan Meskell kick Drive: 15 plays, 92 yards, 8:30; Hawaii 7–0 Second Quarter (00:18) SDSU FG – Matt Araiza 27-yard field goal Drive: 8 plays, 41 yards, 1:11; Hawaii 7–3 Third Quarter (05:15) HAW TD – Fred Holly III 11-yard rush, Ryan Meskell kick Drive: 14 plays, 96 yards, 7:12; Hawaii 14–3 Fourth Quarter (12:58) SDSU TD – Ryan Agnew 5-yard rush, Ryan Agnew rush Drive: 16 plays, 75 yards, 7:17; Hawaii 14–11 Passing SDSU – Ryan Agnew: 25/39, 229 yards HAW – Cole McDonald: 13/19, 144 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing SDSU – Chase Jasmin: 7 carries, 37 yards HAW – Chevan Cordeiro: 8 carries, 59 yards Receiving SDSU – Kobe Smith: 6 receptions, 74 yards HAW – Jason-Matthew Sharsh: 10 receptions, 95 yards, 1 TD

Army

See also: 2019 Army Black Knights football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–1	2018	ARMY, 28–21

Army Black Knights at Hawaii Rainbow Warriors

	1	2	3	4	Total
Black Knights	10	7	14	0	31
Rainbow Warriors	10	14	14	14	52

at Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI

• Date: November 30, 2019
• Game time: 7:30 PM HST
• Game weather: Temperature: 78 °F (26 °C) • Wind: ENE 15 mph • Weather: Cloudy, Nice Sunset
• Game attendance: 26,256
• Referee: David Alvarez
• TV announcers (CBSSN): Ben Holden (play-by-play) & Ross Tucker (analyst)
• ESPN – McDonald's 3 TD passes help Hawaii beat Army 52–31[63] /// Box Score, Army at Hawaii[64] /// Pregame Notes[65] /// Postgame Notes[66]

Game information

First Quarter (13:16) ARMY TD – Sandon McCoy 3-yard rush, David Cooper kick Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:44; Army 7–0 (09:45) HAW FG – Ryan Meskell 42-yard field goal Drive: 8 plays, 51 yards, 3:31; Army 7–3 (03:31) ARMY FG – David Cooper 32-yard field goal Drive: 11 plays, 60 yards, 6:14; Army 10–3 (02:33) HAW TD – Jason-Matthew Sharsh 26-yard pass from Chevan Cordiero, Ryan Meskell kick Drive: 2 plays, 56 yards, 0:50; Tied 10–10 Second Quarter (13:40) ARMY TD – Sandon McCoy 7-yard rush, David Cooper kick Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:53; Army 17–10 (08:08) HAW TD – Cedric Byrd II 25-yard pass from Chevan Cordiero, Ryan Meskell kick Drive: 1 play, 25 yards, 0:06; Tied 17–17 (02:40) HAW TD – Jason-Matthew Sharsh 4-yard pass from Cole McDonald, Ryan Meskell kick Drive: 7 plays, 33 yards, 3:09; Hawaii 24–17 Third Quarter (12:31) HAW TD – Miles Reed 1-yard rush, Ryan Meskell kick Drive: 6 plays, 76 yards, 2:25; Hawaii 31–17 (10:49) ARMY TD – Connor Slomka 30-yard rush, David Cooper kick Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:42; Hawaii 31–24 (05:30) HAW TD – JoJo Ward 7-yard pass from Cole McDonald, Ryan Meskell kick Drive: 11 plays, 73 yards, 5:19; Hawaii 38–24 (01:26) ARMY TD – Malik Hancock 10-yard rush, David Cooper kick Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:04; Hawaii 38–31 Fourth Quarter (03:51) HAW TD – Jared Smart 20-yard pass from Cole McDonald, Ryan Meskell kick Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, 2:43; Hawaii 45–31 (01:34) HAW TD – Rojesterman Farris II 100-yard interception return, Ryan Meskell kick Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00; Hawaii 52–31 Passing ARMY – Kelvin Hopkins Jr.: 1/3, 69 yards, 1 INT HAW – Cole McDonald: 19/29, 250 yards, 3 TD Rushing ARMY – Christian Anderson: 12 carries, 114 yards HAW – Miles Reed: 10 carries, 92 yards, 1 TD Receiving ARMY – Artice Hobbs IV: 1 reception, 69 yards HAW – Jared Smart: 8 receptions, 123 yards, 1 TD

at Boise State – Mountain West Championship Game

See also: 2019 Boise State Broncos football team and 2019 Mountain West Conference Football Championship Game

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–13	October 12, 2019	BSU, 59–37

Mountain West Championship Game: Hawaii Rainbow Warriors at No. 19 Boise State Broncos

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rainbow Warriors	3	0	0	7	10
No. 19 Broncos	3	14	14	0	31

at Albertsons Stadium, Boise, ID

• Date: December 7, 2019
• Game time: 2:00 PM MST
• Game weather: Temperature: 48 °F (9 °C) • Wind: SE 10 mph • Weather: Mostly Cloudy
• Game attendance: 23,561
• Referee: Cooper Castleberry
• TV announcers (ESPN): Roy Philpott (play-by-play), Kelly Stouffer (analyst) & Lauren Sisler (sideline)
• ESPN – Boise State tops Hawaii for Mountain West title[67] /// Box Score, Hawaii at No. 19 Boise State, 2019 Mountain West Championship[68] /// Pregame Notes[69] /// Postgame Notes[70]

Game information

First Quarter (06:44) HAW FG – Ryan Meskell 47-yard field goal Drive: 11 plays, 35 yards, 6:52; Hawaii 3–0 (00:30) BSU FG – Eric Sachse 34-yard field goal Drive: 15 plays, 58 yards, 6:14; Tied 3–3 Second Quarter (01:07) BSU TD – Khalil Shakir 36-yard pass from Jaylon Henderson, Eric Sachse kick Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 2:37; Boise State 10–3 (00:14) BSU TD – John Hightower 36-yard pass from Jaylon Henderson, Eric Sachse kick Drive: 2 plays, 57 yards, 0:24; Boise State 17–3 Third Quarter (01:09) BSU TD – Khalil Shakir 4-yard rush, Eric Sachse kick Drive: 11 plays, 79 yards, 5:54; Boise State 24–3 (00:18) BSU TD – Jaylon Henderson 5-yard rush, Eric Sachse kick Drive: 2 plays, 9 yards, 0:41; Boise State 31–3 Fourth Quarter (12:00) HAW TD – Miles Reed 21-yard rush, Ryan Meskell kick Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:18; Boise State 31–10 Passing HAW – Cole McDonald: 20/36, 241 yards, 1 INT BSU – Jaylon Henderson: 20/29, 212 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT Rushing HAW – Miles Reed: 12 carries, 87 yards, 1 TD BSU – George Holani: 16 carries, 67 yards Receiving HAW – Jason-Matthew Sharsh: 7 receptions, 74 yards BSU – Khalil Shakir: 7 receptions, 89 yards, 1 TD

BYU – Hawaii Bowl

See also: 2019 BYU Cougars football team and 2019 Hawaii Bowl

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
9–23	2018	BYU, 49–23

SoFi Hawaii Bowl: BYU Cougars vs. Hawaii Rainbow Warriors

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rainbow Warriors	14	17	0	7	38
Cougars	7	17	7	3	34

at Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI

• Date: December 24, 2019
• Game time: 3:00 PM HST
• Game weather: Temperature: 83 °F (28 °C) • Wind: S 11 mph • Weather: Partly Cloudy, 59% Humidity
• Game attendance: 21,582
• Referee: Tim O'Dey
• TV announcers (ESPN): Jason Benetti (play-by-play), Rod Gilmore (analyst) & Quint Kessenich (sideline)
• ESPN – McDonald throws for 493, leads Hawaii past BYU[71] /// Box Score, Hawaii vs. BYU, 2019 SoFi Hawaii Bowl[72] /// Pregame Notes[73] /// Postgame Notes[74]

Game information

First Quarter (07:32) HAW TD – Jared Smart 7-yard pass from Cole McDonald, Ryan Meskell kick Drive: 10 plays, 82 yards, 5:09; Hawaii 7–0 (04:55) HAW TD – Jared Smart 40-yard pass from Cole McDonald, Ryan Meskell kick Drive: 2 plays, 40 yards, 0:51; Hawaii 14–0 (00:54) BYU TD – Lopini Katoa 1-yard rush, Jake Oldroyd kick Drive: 10 plays, 73 yards, 3:57; Hawaii 14–7 Second Quarter (13:33) HAW TD – Cole McDonald 1-yard rush, Ryan Meskell kick Drive: 6 plays, 78 yards, 2:17; Hawaii 21–7 (09:42) BYU TD – Zach Wilson 1-yard rush, Jake Oldroyd kick Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:51; Hawaii 21–14 (05:50) HAW FG – Ryan Meskell 46-yard field goal Drive: 9 plays, 49 yards, 3:46; Hawaii 24–14 (03:16) BYU TD – Micah Simon 11-yard rush, Jake Oldroyd kick Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:34; Hawaii 24–21 (01:16) HAW TD – Jason-Matthew Sharsh 18-yard pass from Cole McDonald, Ryan Meskell kick Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 1:55; Hawaii 31–21 (00:18) BYU FG – Jake Oldroyd 37-yard field goal Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards, 0:58; Hawaii 31–24 Third Quarter (11:58) BYU TD – Zach Wilson 2-yard rush, Jake Oldroyd kick Drive: 2 plays, 6 yards, 0:39; Tied 31–31 Fourth Quarter (14:37) BYU FG – Jake Oldroyd 20-yard field goal Drive: 8 plays, 54 yards, 3:09; BYU 34–31 (01:17) HAW TD – Nick Mardner 24-yard pass from Cole McDonald, Ryan Meskell kick Drive: 4 plays, 71 yards, 0:44; Hawaii 38–34

Statistics	HAW	BYU
First downs	19	29
Plays–yards	74–495	81–505
Rushes–yards	27–2	40–231
Passing yards	493	274
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	28–47–0	24–41–2
Time of possession	29:29	30:31

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Hawaii	Passing	Cole McDonald	28/46, 493 yards, 4 TD
	Rushing	Miles Reed	10 carries, 17 yards
	Receiving	JoJo Ward	7 receptions, 159 yards
BYU	Passing	Zach Wilson	24/40, 274 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Tyler Allgeier	8 carries, 77 yards
	Receiving	Matt Bushman	6 receptions, 91 yards

Source for Match-up Records:[75]

Players drafted into the NFL

See also: 2020 NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Club
7	224	Cole McDonald	QB	Tennessee Titans

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