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1 GAME STORYLINES 4A win would give UH three straight for the first time since the 2010 season, also the last time Hawai i went 3-0 to start league play (won first five WAC games). The last time the Rainbow Warriors won their first three home games of the season was After winning 10 consecutive Homecoming games from , UH has lost four straight, including last season s loss to San Diego State. 4Since taking over as starting quarterback, Dru Brown has not thrown an interception in 51 pass attempts and has passed for 509 yards (39-51) and four touchdowns. Brown has a current streak of 80 consecutive attempts without an interception dating back to the Michigan game. 4Running back Steven Lakalaka has rushed for a touchdown in each of the past four games and five of six contests this season. The senior leads the team with six scores. 4The home team has won each of the past seven games in the series. UH has won the last four times in Honolulu and is 10-2 overall at home. 4Two of UH s six Mountain West wins have come against UNLV, including the first-ever MW win in 2012, which also happened to be the largest margin of victory in a MW game (48-10). UH-UNLV SERIES HISTORY Series Information: 26th Meeting Overall Series Record: UH leads in Honolulu: UH leads 10-2 in Las Vegas: UNLV leads 8-5 First Meeting: Oct. 25, 1969 Last Meeting: Nov. 7, 2015 Longest UH Win Streak: 7 ( ) Longest UNLV Win Streak: 3, 2x, ( ; ) Largest UH Win Margin: 38, 3x (57-19, 1969; 59-21, 2010; 48-10, 2012) Largest UNLV Win Margin: 25 (33-8, 1974) Smallest UH Win Margin: 2, 2x (31-29, 1973; 37-35, 2014) Smallest UNLV Win Margin: 1, (34-33; 2009) Shutouts: UH 1 (1983) Overtimes: none Last 10 Meetings Date Result Site 11/07/15 L, Las Vegas 11/22/14 W, Honolulu 10/12/13 L, Las Vegas 11/24/12 W, Honolulu 9/17/11 L, Las Vegas 12/04/10 W, Honolulu 9/19/09 L, Las Vegas 9/15/07 W, Las Vegas 9/16/06 W, Honolulu 9/19/03 L, Las Vegas GAME 7: HOMECOMING HAWAI I RAINBOW WARRIORS (3-3, 2-0 MW) When: Saturday, Oct. 15, 2016 Time: 6:00 p.m. HT Where: Honolulu, O ahu Stadium: Hawaiian Tel FCU Field at Aloha Stadium (50,000) Television: Televised live locally and statewide on Oceanic Pay-Per-View (Digital Ch. 255 and HD Ch. 1255) and Hawaiian Telcom Pay-Per-View (Ch. 969), with Robert Kekaula (play-by-play), Rich Miano (analyst) and Scott Robbs (sidelines). Radio: ESPN 1420 AM will carry the game live with Bobby Curran (play-by-play), John Veneri (analyst), and Mark Veneri (sidelines). Chris Hart and Gary Dickman host the Countdown To Kickoff beginning at 4:00 p.m. HT, and also the halftime show. Neighbor islands can listen live on KNUI on Maui, KHLO in Hilo, KKON in Kona, KTOH on Kaua i, and KNWJ in Pago Pago, American Samoa. Video Streaming: None VS Audio Webcast: ESPN1420am.com Live Stats: HawaiiAthletics.com UNLV REBELS (2-4, 1-1 MW) Series Information: 26th meeting. UH leads HAWAI I SCHEDULE Date Opponent (AP/Coaches) Result/Time TV Series Notes Aug. 27 vs. California L, ESPN Cal leads 3-2 A combined 1,112 yards of offense in clash Down Under Sept. 3 at #7 Michigan L, 3-63 ESPN UM leads 3-0 UH out-scored in last 3 meetings versus the Big Ten Sept. 10 UT Martin W, PPV UH leads 1-0 UH has won 14 straight vs FCS teams Sept. 17 at Arizona L, Pac-12 Networks UA leads 5-0 Arizona with TDs on first 3 possessions and rushes for 347 yds Oct. 1 Nevada* W, PPV NEV leads 12-9 UH with 344 rushing yards; led 38-3 after three quarters Oct. 8 at San José State* W, PPV Tied UH wins for 7th time in last 8 visits to San José Oct. 15 UNLV*(Homecoming) 6:00 p.m. HT PPV UH leads Rainbow Warriors 10-2 all-time vs. UNLV in Honolulu Oct. 22 at Air Force * 12:00 p.m. MT PPV AFA leads AFA racked up 576 yards, including 496 on the ground in 2015 Oct. 29 New Mexico* 6:00 p.m. HT PPV UH leads 14-9 UH won 9 in a row in series; Lobos have since won last 6 Nov. 5 at San Diego State* 4:00 p.m. PT CBSSN SDSU leads UH yet to beat Aztecs in four Mountain West meetings Nov. 12 Boise State* 2:00 p.m. HT CBSSN BSU leads 11-3 BSU has won the last 5 meetings by an average of 38 pts Nov. 19 at Fresno State* 4:00 p.m. PT PPV FS leads Longest UH series at 49th meeting; FS has won last 5 meetings Nov. 26 UMass (Senior Night) 6:00 p.m. HT PPV First Meeting 1st meeting; Minutemen 2nd most traveled team behind UH Dec. 3 MW Championship Game TBA ESPN N/A Game played at stadium of highest-ranked divisional champion BOLD CAPS = Home games played at Hawaiian Tel FCU Field at Aloha Stadium All times local to site * = Mountain West game 2016 Hawai i Football Weekly Release 1 HawaiiAthletics.com

2 GENERAL NOTES HAWAI I AT UNLV (OCT. 15, 2016) OPPONENT COMPARISON HAWAI I OPPONENT CATEGORY UNLV OPPONENT Total Points Points Per Game First Downs Rushing Attempts Rushing Yards Yards Per Rush Rushing Yards Per Game Rushing TDs Pass Att.-Comp.-Int Passing Yards Passing Yards Per Game Passing TDs Total Offensive Plays Total Offense Total Offense Per Game / /66.8 Penalty Yards/Game 32/ / Fumbles-Lost Interceptions-Return Yds Sacks By-Yards :27 30:33 TOP/Game 28:21 31:39 TOP PLAYERS HAWAI I Rushing Att. Yd. Avg TD D. Saint Juste Steven Lakalaka UNLV Rushing Att. Yd. Avg TD Lexington Thomas Charles Williams UNIV. OF HAWAI I AT MĀNOA Location: Honolulu, O ahu Founded: 1907 Enrollment: 20,000 President: David Lassner Int. Chancellor: David Lassner Athletic Director: David A. K. Matlin First Year of Football: 1909 ABOUT UNLV UNLV Location: Las Vegas, Nevada Founded: 1957 Enrollment: 29,000 President: Len Jessup Chancellor: John V. White AD: Tina Kunzer-Murphy First Year of Football: UNLV dropped to 2-4 overall and 1-1 in the MW following a 26-7 loss to San Diego State on Saturday. 4The Rebels were held to nine total yards passing (2-of-13) and a season-low 122 yards of total offense. UNLV s only touchdown occurred on a fumble return. 4Prior to the game, UNLV ranked second in the league in scoring and ninth nationally in rushing. The Rebels are now No. 6 in the MW at 31.2 points per game and 17th nationally, averaging rushing yards per game. 4UNLV is 0-3 on the road this season with losses to UCLA, Central Michigan, and SDSU. The Rebels have lost six straight road games and 15 of 16 dating back to Quarterback Dalton Sneed took over the starting job against Fresno State and passed for 129 yards and a TD and ran for 147 and another score. Last week against SDSU, he led the team with 56 yards rushing but was only 2-of-12 passing for 9 yards. Passing C-A Yds TD Int Dru Brown Receiving Rec. Yds Avg TD Marcus Kemp John Ursua Punt Returns Att. Yds Avg LG John Ursua Kick Returns Att. Yds Avg LG Paul Harris Tackles UT-AT TT TFL SK Jahlani Tavai Trayvon Henderson Passing C-A Yds TD Int Johnny Stanton Receiving Rec. Yds Avg. TD Devonte Boyd D. Woods Jr Punt Returns Att. Yds Avg LG Mekhi Stevenson Kick Returns Att. Yds Avg LG Charles Williams Tackles UT-AT TT TFL SK Tau Lotulelei Troy Hawthorne Senior linebacker Tau Lotulelei, a Maui High School product, leads the Rebels with 56 tackles, including 6.5 for loss and 1.5 sacks. He is one of eight former Hawai i high school players on the UNLV roster, including junior wide receiver Christian Clapp (Kaiser HS), the youngest child of UH Associate Athletics Director Carl Clapp. 4Head coach Tony Sanchez is in his second year at the helm of the Rebels and has a 5-16 overall record. 4The home team has won each of the past seven games in the series. UH has won the last four times in Honolulu and is 10-2 overall at home. 4In the last meeting in Honolulu in 2014, Marcus Kemp hauled in a 20-yard touchdown pass from Ikaika Woolsey as time expired, giving UH a dramatic victory. Woolsey finished 13-of-21 for 229 yards while Kemp hauled in six catches for 114 yards. Diocemy Saint Juste rushed for 81 yards on 11 carries, including a 52-yard TD in the third quarter HAWAI I OPPONENT COMPOSITE SCHEDULE/RESULTS HAWAI I SAN DIEGO ST. TEXAS ARIZONA ST. UTAH OREGON ST. OREGON USC WASHINGTON WASH. ST. STANFORD UCLA W, L, W, L, W, L, (OT) HAWAI I UCF COLORADO PENN ST. WISCONSIN RUTGERS ILLINOIS MICHIGAN ST. MARYLAND IOWA INDIANA OHIO ST. W, 66-3 W, W, W, W, 14-7 W, 78-0 CINCINNATI HAWAI I BACONE TENN. TECH TENNESSEE ST. AUSTIN PEAY MURRAY ST. GEORGIA ST. E. KENTUCKY E. ILLINOIS SE MISSOURI J VILLE ST. L, 7-28 L, W, 84-6 W, L, W, BYU GRAMBLING ST. HAWAI I WASHINGTON UCLA UTAH USC STANFORD WASH. ST. COLORADO OREGON ST. ARIZONA ST. L, W, W, L, (OT) L, L, CAL POLY NOTRE DAME BUFFALO PURDUE HAWAI I FRESNO ST. SAN JOSE ST. WYOMING NEW MEXICO SAN DIEGO ST. UTAH ST. UNLV W, (OT) L, W, L, L, W, TULSA PORTLAND ST. UTAH IOWA ST. NEW MEXICO HAWAI I NEVADA SAN DIEGO ST. UNLV BOISE ST. AIR FORCE FRESNO ST. L, W, L, L, L, L, JACKSON ST. UCLA C. MICHIGAN IDAHO FRESNO ST. SAN DIEGO ST. HAWAI I COLORADO ST. SAN JOSE ST. WYOMING BOISE ST. NEVADA W, L, L, L, (OT) W, L, 7-26 ACU GEORGIA ST. UTAH ST. NAVY WYOMING NEW MEXICO HAWAI I FRESNO ST. ARMY COLORADO ST. SAN JOSE ST. BOISE ST. W, W, W, W, L, S. DAKOTA NM STATE RUTGERS SAN JOSE ST. BOISE ST. AIR FORCE UL MONROE HAWAI I NEVADA UTAH ST. COLRADO ST. WYOMING W, L, L, W, L, N. HAMPSHIRE CALIFORNIA N. ILLINOIS S. ALABAMA UNLV FRESNO ST. SAN JOSE ST. UTAH ST. HAWAI I NEVADA WYOMING COLORADO ST. W, 31-0 W, W, L, W, 26-7 UL-LAFAYETTE WASH. ST. OREGON ST. UTAH ST. NEW MEXICO COLORADO ST. BYU WYOMING SAN JOSE ST. HAWAI I UNLV AIR FORCE W, W, W, W, W, NEBRASKA SAC. ST. TOLEDO TULSA UNLV NEVADA SAN DIEGO ST. UTAH ST. AIR FORCE COLORADO ST. HAWAI I SAN JOSE ST. L, W, 31-3 L, L, L, L, FLORIDA BOSTON COLL. FIU MISS ST. TULANE OLD DOMINION LA. TECH S. CAROLINA WAGNER TROY BYU HAWAI I L, 7-24 L, 7-26 W, L, L, L, Hawai i Football Weekly Release 2 HawaiiAthletics.com

3 GENERAL NOTES HAWAI I AT UNLV (OCT. 15, 2016) THIS WEEK S SCHEDULE MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY OFF No media availability PRACTICE 7-9 am Players/coaches available after practice PRACTICE 7-9 am Players/coaches available after practice PRACTICE 7-9 am No media availability CLOSED WALK-THROUGH No media availability GAME VS UNLV 6:00 P.M. HT OFF No media availability HAWAI I-SJSU POST GAME NOTES SERIES INFORMATION 4Hawai i and SJSU met for the 39th time and the 15th time in San Jose. UH evened the series , UH leads in San José. 4The visitor has won each of the last four meetings. The last time the home team won was in 2011 when the Spartans pulled off a win in California. 4UH has won seven of its last eight games at San José. 4UH moved to 6-28 all-time in the Mountain West and 2-14 in conference road games. The only other road win was at San José State, 13-0, in STREAKS 4UH snapped a nine-game road losing streak and five-game conference road losing streak. The team s last road win came at San Jose State in UH has won just for the second time in its last 17 conference road games. 4UH won away from Aloha Stadium for just the second time in the last 29 games. 4UH ended a string of four straight games of allowing a 100-yard rusher. 4Dejon Allen made his 30th straight start, the longest on the offensive side of the ball. TEAM NOTES 4With its win, UH has already matched its win total from last year (3-10) and is off to its first-ever 2-0 conference start since joining the Mountain West in The last time UH started 2-0 was 2010 when the Warriors won their first five WAC games en route to a share of the regularseason title. 4UH has won back-to-back games for the first time since 2014 (at San José State, vs. UNLV). 4UH won for just the second time in its last 16 day games dating back to The only other win during that stretch was at San José State in UH has turned the ball at least once in each game this season and in 15 straight games dating back to last season. The last time UH didn t turn the ball over was at Wisconsin on Sept. 6, UH s three interceptions were its most since picking off UNLV three times in the UH s six sacks were its most since recording seven sacks in a season-opening win over Colorado in UH blocked a field goal for the first time since 2014 (Moses Samia, UNLV) when freshman defensive lineman Viane Moala blocked Bryce Crawford s 50-yard attempt in the third quarter. INDIVIDUAL PLAYER NOTES 4Dru Brown tossed for a career-high 287 yards and two touchdowns in his first career road start. He surpassed his previous high of 222 yards (last week vs. Nevada) in the first half alone (228 yards). 4Marcus Kemp finished with six catches for 69 yards and has led the team in receiving yards in every single game this season. With his 32-yard catch in the first quarter, he now has eight catches of 25 yards or more this season. 4Dylan Collie scored his first touchdown of the season and second of his career with a 24-yard catch from Brown that tied the game early in the second quarter. 4Jamal Mayo recorded his first career interception when he picked off Kenny Potter on a 1stdown play in the second quarter. 4Jalen Rogers also posted an interception in the second quarter, his second of the season and the fourth of his career. 4Trayvon Henderson recorded his first interception of the season and sixth of his career with a fourth quarter pick that helped set up a fourthquarter UH touchdown. HAWAI I IN THE MOUNTAIN WEST Hawai i holds a 6-28 (.176) record in its fifth season in the Mountain West. The Bows went winless in conference (0-8) during the 2013 and 15 seasons. UH is 4-14 (.222) in MW home games and are 2-14 (.125) in road games. WHAT S THE DIFFERENCE? Statistical comparison between UH s games against three Power 5 conference opponents (California, Michigan, Arizona) which resulted in all three losses and the team s three non-power 5 games (UT Martin, Nevada and San José State). Category Power 5 Rest Scoring First Half Scoring (total) Points Allowed First Half Scoring Allowed (total) Total Offense Total Yards Allowed Rushing Yards Rushing Yards Allowed Passing Yards Passing Yards Allowed BIG-PLAY BOWS The Warriors tallied eight explosive plays in each of the past two wins over Nevada and San José State. In Saturday s win over the Spartans, UH produced five passing plays of 20 or more yards and three rushing plays of over 20 yards including the longest run play from scrimmage this season a 62-yard keeper by quarterback Dru Brown, which resulted in a touchdown. Brown completed five pass plays of over 20 yards including a 39-yard score to Ammon Barker just before halftime. Two weeks ago, the Warriors amassed five run plays of over 20 yards four of which by Diocemy Saint Juste and three pass plays over 20 in a win over Nevada. ROOKIE SHOW Quarterback Dru Brown became the first UH quarterback to win his first two career starts since Tim Carey in Against San José State, the Monte Sereno, Calif., native, passed for 287 yards on 24-of-33 passing and two touchdowns. He rushed for 54 yards on six carries (9.0), including a 62-yard scamper in the second quarter which put the Warriors ahead In his first career start two weeks ago against Nevada, the junior college transfer completed 15-of-18 for 222 yards and his first two career touchdown passes and also rushed for 31 yards on seven carries. For the season, Brown has thrown for 714 yards with a 67.9 completion percentage (55-of-81) with four touchdowns and a QB rating of IN THE YEAR 2000 Senior wideout Marcus Kemp is approaching 2,000 career receiving yards which only 14 other Warriors have accomplished in program history. The Layton, Utah native, currently ranks 15th all-time with 1,980 yards and needs 46 yards to surpass Craig Stutzmann who sits at No. 14 with 2,025 yards. Kemp is on pace for a career-best season with team-highs of 30 catches and 510 yards. With four receiving touchdowns, he already surpassed his previous best of three in Kemp currently ranks third in the Mountain West, averaging 85.0 yards per game and is fourth with 5.0 receptions per game. In 43 career games, Kemp now has 133 receptions for 1,980 yards and nine touchdowns. MR. TOUCHDOWN Steven Lakalaka is making the most of his final season as a Rainbow Warrior. He leads the team with six rushing touchdowns, including at least one in each of the past four games and a pair in the second half at Arizona. The Honolulu native, is second on the team in rushing yards (288, 5.2 ypc). With 1,589 career rushing yards Lakalaka currently ranks 14th on the all-time UH rushing list and is on pace to crack the top 10 later this season. He has only one lost fumble in 402 career touches (375 rushing attempts, 27 receptions). A RESURGENT D After a rough start to the season, the Rainbow Warrior defense has made huge strides in helping UH win its first two Mountain West games. In its two wins over the Wolf Pack and Spartans, the UH D combined for 10 sacks and 18 tackles-for-loss while holding the opposing offenses to 27 combined points. In its win at SJSU, the UH secondary came up with three interceptions, the highest total in four years, and six sacks, the highest total in five years. Under defensive coordinator Kevin Lempa, UH is looking more and more like the playmaking outfits that he ran during his first stint as DC in Hawai i Football Weekly Release 3 HawaiiAthletics.com

4 OFFENSIVE NOTES HAWAI I AT UNLV (OCT. 15, 2016) UH OFFENSE IN THE 2016 MW/NCAA RANKINGS Team STAT MW NCAA Scoring Offense Passing Offense Rushing Offense Total Offense Passing Efficiency First Downs 126 T2 T48 3rd Down Conversions 35.2% th Down Conversions 71.4% 2 16 Sacks Against/Game 1.7 T4 T41 Time of Possession 29: Red Zone Offense 94.1% T3 T13 Players in the Rankings Individual Player (Avg) MW NCAA Pass Yds/Game D. Brown (142.8) Pass Efficiency D. Brown (155.8) 2 23 Yards/Att D. Brown (8.8) 2 22 Rush Yds/Carry D. Saint Juste (5.9) 4 40 Rush Yds/Game D. Saint Juste (83.7) 5 54 Rushing TDs S. Lakalaka (6) 6 31 Rec/Game M. Kemp (5.0) 4 66 Rec Yds/Game M. Kemp (85.0) 3 35 Yards/Rec M. Kemp (17.0) 8 63 Total Off/Game D. Brown (175.2) OFFENSIVE STAFF Offensive Coordinator/RB: Brian Smith (Booth) Offensive Line: Chris Naeole (Field) Wide Receivers: Kefense Hynson (Booth) Tight Ends: Mayur Chaudhari (Field) Graduate Assistants: John Estes (OL-Booth), Mikahael Waters (WR-Field) OTHERS TO WATCH #4 STEVEN LAKALAKA, RB Sr. Honolulu, O ahu Punahou School 4Bruising north-south runner ranks second on the team in rushing yards (288). 4Has a team-high 6 rushing TDs, including 2 scores at Arizona and has scored in 5 of 6 games. 4Named to Polynesian College Football POY Watch List. 4Has rushed for 1,589 career yards and 11 TDs. 4Two-time all-mw academic selection. #11 IKAIKA WOOLSEY, QB Sr. Rodeo, Calif. Salesian HS 4Started the team s first 4 games, completing 49% of his passes while averaging ypg. 4Career-high 4 TD tosses, including 3 in the 2nd half to lift UH over UT Martin. 4Has started at least one game in each of his 4 seasons, including 12 starts as a sophomore in 2014 and the final 4 games of his junior campaign in Has thrown for 4,233 career yards, ranking No. 9 on the UH all-time list. #50 DEJON ALLEN, LT Jr. Compton, Calif. Dominguez HS All-Mountain West honorable mention. 4Most consecutive starts (30) than anyone on the UH offense. 4Moved to starting left tackle this year. 4Started all 13 games last year - 12 at right guard and one at left guard. RUNNING WITH THE BOWS UH tallied a season-high 344 yards on the ground, the third highest single-game total in the last two decades, in a victory over Nevada. Running back Diocemy Saint Juste became just the 10th player in school history to surpass the 200-yard mark finishing with 205 yards on 19 carries for a remarkable 10.8 yards per carry. By halftime, the junior had 114 yards on 10 carries and finished the game with the eighth-highest total in school history. He had four rushes of 20 or more yards including a career-long 59-yarder in the third quarter. As a team, UH averaged 8.6 yards per carry with three rushing touchdowns. THE GOLDEN BOOT Multi-talented all-mw honorable mention kicker Rigoberto Sanchez is once again proving to be one of the team s most valuable weapons. Last year he was one of only five kickers in the FBS who handled all of the kicking duties. He s doing the same once again this year. Sanchez has converted on all 27 of his kicks 5-of-5 in field goals and 22-of-22 in PATs this year, including a career-long 55-yard boot at Michigan. The 55-yarder was one yard shy of the school record. Sanchez is averaging 45.0 yards on his punts (14th nationally) with nine inside the 20 and 11 punts of 50+ yards. The Hamilton City, Calif., native, was picked as the MW s Special Teams Player of the Week this week after converting two field goals and averaging 44.5 yards on six punts versus San José State. MOVING THE BALL UH s new spread offense has produced four games of 400+ yards of total offense, including a season-high 566 yards (344 rush, 222 pass) against Nevada. Thus far, UH ranks fifth in the Mountain West and 64th nationally, averaging yards per game. The Warriors are sixth in the MW and 49th nationally in rushing (193.3) and fourth in the MW and 71st nationally in passing (226.3). UH cracked the 400-yard mark just four times in each of the past two seasons. WOOLSEY PASSES ROLO With his 15-yard touchdown pass to John Ursua in the first quarter at Arizona, Ikaika Woolsey moved past his coach Nick Rolovich for ninth all-time on the UH passing yardage list. He finished the game with 117 yards passing and now has 4,233 career passing yards. Top 10 UH Passers (Yardage) Rk. Player Years Yards 1. Timmy Chang , Colt Brennan , Bryant Moniz , Dan Robinson , Garrett Gabriel , Raphel Cherry , Sean Schroeder , Gregg Tipton , Ikaika Woolsey (2012-) 4, Nick Rolovich ,176 KEY OFFENSIVE PLAYERS GOOD TO HAVE YOU BACK After sitting out most of the 2015 season with a knee injury, ball-hawk Trayvon Henderson has returned to his safety position and making a mark on the defense. The Sacramento, Calif., native, recorded his sixth career interception last week against San José State, and his first in nearly two years. Henderson currently ranks amongst the team leaders with 42 tackles (32 solo, 10 assisted). He also has four tackles for loss, two sacks, one interception and two pass breakups. He began the year with 12 tackles versus Cal and had nine against Arizona. #19 DRU BROWN QB So. Monte Sereno, Calif. College of San Mateo 4Threw for season-high 287 yards (24-33) and 2 TDs and rushed for 54 yards (9.0 avg.) and 1 TD vs. SJSU. 4In 1st career start, was 15-of-18 for 222 yards, 2 TDs vs. Nevada. 4Appeared off the bench in 3 games; playing entire 2nd half at Michigan and Arizona. 4Led UH to touchdowns in three of four drives at Arizona, including a 3-yd TD. 4Finished with 144 yards passing and 33 yards rushing against the Wildcats. 4In one season at San Mateo, threw for 1,879 yds, 21 TDs, rushed for 188 yds, 6 TDs. #22 DIOCEMY SAINT JUSTE RB Jr. Boynton Beach, Fla. Santaluces HS 4Leads team with 502 yards (5.9 ypc) and 2 rushing TDs through 6 games. 4Career-high 205 yards rushing (19 carries, 10.8 ypc) vs. Nevada. 4Ranks 5th in the MW and 54th nationally, averaging 83.7 yards per game. 4Team-high 118 rushing yards and 1 TD (53-yard run) versus Cal. 4A shifty and explosive back who played in all 12 games in 2013 and 13 games in Redshirted in 2015 (hamstring). 4Has three career 100-yard rushing games (2 in 2016). #14 MARCUS KEMP WR Sr. Layton, Utah Layton HS 4Team-high 30 catches for 510 yards (17.0 ypc) and 4 TDs through first 6 games. 4Ranks 3rd in the MW and 35th nationally, averaging 85.0 yards per game yards receiving and career-high 3 TDs, including 63-yd game-winner in the 4th quarter versus UT Martin. 4Team-best five catches for 96 yards at Michigan. 4Eight catches of 25+ yards in first 6 games. 4Seven career games with at least 100 yards receiving Hawai i Football Weekly Release 4 HawaiiAthletics.com

5 GENERAL NOTES HAWAI I AT UNLV (OCT. 15, 2016) UH DEFENSE IN THE 2016 MW/NCAA RANKINGS Team STAT MW NCAA Scoring Defense Passing Defense Rushing Defense Total Defense Passing Efficiency Defense Turnover Margin Opp. First Downs Opp. 3rd Down Conversions 45.1% Opp. 4th Down Conversions 50.0% 5 47 Sacks/Game Red Zone Defense 88.9% 8 87 Returning Players in the Rankings Individual Player (stat) MW NCAA INT/Gm J. Rogers (0.3) 7 76 Tackles/Gm J. Tavai (7.2) 19 - T. Henderson (7.0) 20 - DEFENSIVE STAFF Defensive Coordinator: Kevin Lempa (Field) Secondary: Abe Elimimian (Booth) Linebackers: Sean Duggan (Booth) Defensive Line: Legi Suiaunoa (Field) Graduate Assistants: Makana Garrigan (LB-Field), Marc Moody (DL-Booth) OTHERS TO WATCH #2 JERROL GARCIA-WILLIAMS, LB Sr. Las Vegas, Nev. Palo Verde HS 4Missed two games due to injury including last gm vs. SJSU. 4Fifth-year senior has appeared in 39 career games with 25 starts. 413 tackles and 2.0 TFL in 4 games played. 4Ranked 4th in the MW and 39th nationally with 8.9 tackles per game in Finished 2nd on the team with 89 TKL despite missing final 3 games due to injury. 4Father Jerrol Williams is a former NFL linebacker with Pittsburgh, San Diego, Kansas City and Baltimore. KEEPING THE LIDS After debuting white helmets in the final home game of last season, a win over UL Monroe, UH will use the white lids as the team s primary helmets for both home and away games. This year s helmets include the decal KMT in honor of late U.S. Congressman K. Mark Takai, a former UH swimmer and ardent supporter of the University of Hawai i, who passed away this past summer after a year-long battle with cancer. FREQUENT FLYERS Through the course of the 13-game slate, the Rainbow Warriors will make seven road trips and play in four different time zones, including a trek to Sydney, Australia. UH will rack up 46,568 miles by air during the season, enough to circle the globe twice. The Road Warriors will also log 766 miles by bus. Of course this type of travel is nothing new for the Rainbow Warriors who posted 40,125 air miles last year and was the only FBS team to play in five different time zones. Destination Opponent RT Air Miles Sydney Cal 10,166 Detroit Michigan 8,946 Phoenix Arizona 5,834 San José San José St. 4,834 Denver Air Force 6,728 San Diego San Diego St. 5,226 San Jose Fresno St. 4,834 Total Miles 46,568 DIVERSITY U Hawai i is among the most diverse, if not the most diverse football squads in the country. UH has players from 15 different states, encompassing the Hawaiian, Pacific, Mountain, Central and Eastern time zones. More than half of the team hails from Hawai i (42) and California (31). The Rainbow Warriors also boast six players from American Samoa, three from Australia and one from Japan. GOOD WORK MAKANI Senior defensive lineman Makani Kema- Kaleiwahea was among a select group of 24 college football players 12 in FBS named to the 2016 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team, one of the most coveted off-the-field honors in college football. Kema-Kaleiwahea s story is one of strength, courage, and perseverance. He and his wife Brianna were among the honorees for the 2016 Casey Excellence for Children Awards. Kema- Kaleiwahea grew up on O ahu in an adoptive family of six children, including his brother, a female cousin and three other boys. To remove the children from an abusive environment, the couple created a home for the children in Arizona and made sacrifices to become their caregivers so they would not be separated in the child welfare system this despite the time commitment assumed by Makani as a full-time student playing collegiate football. Permanent homes were found for three of the children, while Makani and Brianna have since officially adopted two of the boys, Luke and Kaimana Kaleiwahea, since returning to Hawai i. RECORD-BREAKING ATTENDANCE With 110,222 fans in attendance at Michigan on Sept. 3, UH played before its largest crowd in school history. It eclipsed the 107,145 fans for UH s game at top-ranked Ohio State last year. Three of the top six road crowds in school history have occurred in the past two seasons--all at Big Ten venues. In addition to Michigan and Ohio State, more than 80,000 fans watched UH at Wisconsin last year. Largest UH Road Crowds Opponent Date Attendance Michigan 09/03/16 110,222 Ohio State 09/03/15 107,145 USC 09/01/12 93,607 Alabama 09/02/06 92,138 Florida 08/30/08 90,575 Wisconsin 09/26/15 80,829 KEY DEFENSIVE PLAYERS #39 TRAYVON HENDERSON DB Jr. Sacramento, Calif. Grant Union HS 4Team s second leading tackler through first 6 games with 42 (32 solo, 10 assisted). 4Also has 4.0 TFL, 3.0 sacks, 1 INT and 2 PBU. 4Had 5 tackles, 1 sack, and 1 INT in win over San Jose State. 4Tallied a career-high 12 tackles in season opener vs. Cal. 4Redshirted 2015 season following a knee injury 2 games into the year. 4Has appeared in 30 career games with 19 starts at safety. 4In his last full season in 2014, tied for second on the team with 63 tackles and 2 INT. #44 RUSSELL WILLIAMS, JR, LB Jr. Elk Grove, Calif. Sacramento C.C. 4Started 4 of 6 games at outside linebacker. 44th on the team with 34 tackles and ranks 2nd with 5.5 TFL 4Career-high 12 tackles vs. Nevada. 4Had 6 tackles, 2.5 TFL, 1.5 sacks vs. SJSU. 45 tackles, 1 TFL in opener against Cal. #19 JALEN ROGERS, DB Sr. East Tucson, Ariz. Mesa CC 4Senior cornerback 32 tackles, including 25 solo. 4Also has 3.0 TFL, 2 INT and 2 PBU. 4Sealed win over UTM with interception on Skyhawks last possession of the game. 4Also had 7 tackles and 1 TFL versus UTM. #31 JAHLANI TAVAI LB So. Redondo Beach, Calif. Mira Costa HS 4Selected to the Polynesian College Football Player of the Year watch list 4MLB has 43 tackles and team-high 6.0 TFLs on the year. 4Tallied 10 tackles, 3.0 TFL, 2.0 sacks in win over San Jose State. 46 tackles, 1 interception and 1 fumble recovery in win over UT Martin. 4Career high 13 tackles with 1 TFL in opener vs. Cal 4Appeared in 13 games with 11 starts at OLB as a redshirt freshman in Older brother J.R. is a former USC linebacker and current member of the Tennessee Titans. #5 MAKANI KEMA-KALEIWAHEA DL Sr. Honolulu, O ahu Arizona 4Top tackler on the D-Line with 19 tackles, and shares team-high honors with 2.0 sacks. 4Made the move to full-time DE from LB in UH s 4-3 scheme this season. 4Solid showing in move to new position with 5 tackles and a sack in UH s season opener vs. Cal. 4Had 23 tackles and 2.5 sacks as a reserve outside linebacker and rush end in Transferred to UH in 2015 after two seasons at the University of Arizona Hawai i Football Weekly Release 5 HawaiiAthletics.com

6 DEFENSIVE/SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES HAWAI I AT UNLV (OCT. 15, 2016) UH SPECIAL TEAMS IN THE 2016 MW/NCAA RANKINGS Team STAT MW NCAA Kickoff Return Average Kickoff Return Def Punt Return Average Punt Return Def Net Punting Returning Players in the Rankings Individual Player (Avg) MW NCAA Punting R. Sanchez (45.0) 3 14 Kick Return Avg. K. Ewaliko (21.5) 5 65 D. Butler (19.3) 8 93 FG/Gm R. Sanchez (0.8) 8 74 SPECIAL TEAMS STAFF Coordinator: Mayur Chaudhari (Field) OTHERS TO WATCH #12 KEELAN EWALIKO, KOR Jr. Wailuku, Maui Baldwin HS 4Has returned 8 kickoffs for an average of 21.5 yards with a long of 32 vs. UTM. 4Teams primary kick returner the previous two seasons. 4Totaled 22 kick returns for 578 yards and 26.3 yards-per-return in Ranked in the top 5 in the Mountain West in return average before being sidelined for the final two games. 4Scored on a 98-yard return versus Air Force last year, his first career KOR for TD 4Has 8 career returns of at least 30 yards. #62 BRODIE NAKAMA, SS Sr. Santa Clara, Calif St. Francis HS 4Team s short snapper for PATs and field goals with 44 straight starts since freshman season. 4Has not recorded a bad snap during his career 4Former walk-on; earned scholarship in 2016 fall camp 4Backup long snapper 4Father Dave is a Honolulu native and former head baseball coach at San José State University #41 NOAH BORDEN, LS So. Pearl City, O ahu Kamehameha Schools 4Team s starter at long snapper and is the backup short snapper. 417 straight starts since last year. 4Older brother Kawika was a three-year member of the UH team. 4Served a two-year church mission to Las Vegas, Nev., before joining UH football team. BREAKING THE STRING In 2015, UH posted its fifth consecutive nonwinning season and sixth in the last seven seasons, a streak the Warriors hope to break in The last time UH posted five straight non-winning seasons was from Hawai i s last winning season occurred in 2010 (10-4), also its last bowl appearance (Hawai i). Head coach Nick Rolovich served was the team s quarterbacks coach and offensive coordinator that year. VIRAL WARRIORS Before playing a single down of football in 2016, UH was featured on the SportsCenter Top Plays list four times since this spring. The Rainbow Warriors did it through a variety of viral videos including the April Fools Massacre, Big Man Punt Return, Caddyshack Pool Party and the UH Penalty Kick Challenge The videos can be viewed on HawaiiAthletics.com and LIVE ALOHA, PLAY WARRIOR Since his hiring late last year, head coach Nick Rolovich has spread a culture of Live Aloha, Play Warrior. Community outreach and team building have been integral to the program. UH trained with the U.S. Army s 25th Infantry Tropic Lightning Division, helped island residents load up groceries and supplies ahead of Tropical Storm Darby, welcomed young fans to the UH Lower Campus to play Pokémon GO and hosted a Ladies Clinic that benefited the Domestic Violence Action Center. LEADERSHIP COUNCIL Nine players have been selected to the team s leadership council. They include Marcus Kemp (WR), Leo Koloamatangi (OL), Steven Lakalaka (RB), Ikaika Woolsey (QB), Makani Kema- Kaleiwahea (DL), Malachi Mageo (LB), Damien Packer (DB), Kory Rasmussen (DL) and Rigo Sanchez (P/PK). Eight of the nine players are seniors with the lone exception being sophomore Malachi Mageo. OFFENSIVE FUN FACTS 4Ikaika Woolsey s grandfather, William Bill Tripp Woolsey, was a member of the 1952 Olympic 800-meter relay swim team that won the gold medal and set a new Olympic record 4Asotui Eli was born in Canada and graduated from high school at Kealakehe on the Big Island of Hawai i, but was raised in Samoa where his father Vaeluaga was a tribal chief. 4John Ursua is fluent in French after serving a two-year mission in Paris. He is one of four offensive players who ve completed Mormon missions which also includes Dylan Collie (Richmond, Va.), Beau Reilly (São Paulo, Brazil) and Aaron Zwahlen (Baltimore, Md.). DEFENSIVE FUN FACTS 4Jahlani Tavai was an All-American honors rugby player in high school and earned a spot on the U18 U.S. National Team. 4In a recent survey, Jeremy McClam is the second oldest player in FBS at age 28. Western Michigan s Derrick Mitchell (29) is the oldest. SPECIAL TEAMS FUN FACTS 4Junior kick returner Keelan Ewaliko is a former high school rodeo champion, who rode his first bull at the age of 11 4It s all in the family for starting long snapper Noah Borden whose older brother Kawika was a three-year member of UH football team ( ) and whose younger brother Kamuela was member of the 2015 UH signing class. Noah joined the team in 2015 after serving a two-year church mission in Las Vegas, Nev. KEY SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYERS #1 RIGOBERTO SANCHEZ PK/P Sr. Hamilton City, Calif Butte College 4Handles all four kicking duties (PK, P, KO, PAT). 4Perfect on all 5 of his field goal attempts this year, including a career-high 55-yarder at Michigan, one-yard shy of the school record. 422-of-22 in PATs and has made at least 1 FG in 4 of 6 games. 4Averaging 45.0 yards per punt, including 11 punts of 50+ yards. 4Ranks 3rd in the MW and 14th nationally in punting average All-MW honorable mention and UH Special Teams Player of the Year. #6 PAUL HARRIS KOR Sr. Columbus, Ohio Ventura College 412 kickoff returns for an average of 19.3 yards and long of 26 yards. 4As a junior, returned 8 kicks for average of 17.3 yards per return. 4Also on Doak Walker Award watch list after rushing for 1,132 yards for the Rainbow Warriors last season. 4Named All-America as a kick returner by the JC Athletic Bureau and the California Community College Football Coaches Association while at Ventura College. 4Averaged 35.1 yards on 20 kickoff returns with three touchdowns as a sophomore. #45 JOHN URSUA PR Fr. Kailua-Kona, Hawai i Cedar City HS 4Team s starting punt returner and has started all 6 games at slot receiver. 42nd on the team with 18 catches for 236 yards (13.1 ypc) 4Redshirted in 2015 and the earned the team s offensive Scout Team Award. 4Earned all-state honors as a dual-threat quarterback in Utah. 4Played freshman season of HS in Hawai i before moving to Utah. 4Served two-year church mission in Paris, France Hawai i Football Weekly Release 6 HawaiiAthletics.com

7 MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE/POLLS/HONORS HAWAI I AT UNLV (OCT. 15, 2016) 2016 MW STANDINGS MOUNTAIN Division (Coaches/AP) MW Pct Home Away Overall Pct Home Away Neut Streak Boise State W7 Wyoming W2 Air Force L1 Colorado State W1 New Mexico L1 Utah State L3 WEST Division (Coaches/AP) MW Pct Home Away Overall Pct Home Away Neut Streak Hawai i W2 San Diego State W1 Nevada W1 UNLV L1 San José State L4 Fresno State L MW PREDICTED ORDER West Rank (1st Place Votes)... Points 1. San Diego State (29) Nevada San Jose State Fresno State UNLV Hawai i...35 Mountain Rank (1st Place Votes)... Points 1. Boise State (27) Air Force (2) Utah State Colorado State New Mexico Wyoming ASSOCIATED PRESS (Oct. 10) Rk Team (1st place) 1 Alabama (56) 2 Ohio State (2) 3 Clemson (2) 4 Michigan (1) 5 Washington 6 Texas A&M 7 Louisville 8 Wisconsin 9 Tennessee 10 Nebraska 11 Baylor 12 Ole Miss 13 Houston 14 Florida State 15 Boise State 16 Miami 17 Virginia Tech 18 Florida 19 Oklahoma 20 West Virginia 21 Utah 22 Arkansas 23 Auburn 24 Western Michigan 25 Navy bold = 2016 opponent NATIONAL POLLS AMWAY COACHES (Oct. 10) Rk Team (1st place) 1 Alabama (58) 2 Ohio State (4) 3 Clemson (1) 4 Michigan 5 Washington 6 Texas A&M 7 Louisville 8 Baylor 9 Nebraska 10 Wisconsin 11 Tennessee 12 Houston 13 Ole Miss 14 Florida 15 Boise State 16 Florida State 17 Miami 18 West Virginia 19 Virginia Tech 20 Oklahoma 21 Utah 22 Arkansas 23 Western Michigan 24 Arizona State 25 LSU PRESEASON ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST Preseason Off. Player of the Year: Donnel Pumphrey, RB, S. D. State Preseason Def. Player of the Year: Damontae Kazee, DB, S.D. State Preseason ST Player of the Year: Rashad Penny, KR, S.D. State Offense QB Brett Rypien, Boise State WR Thomas Sperbeck, Boise State WR Devonte Boyd, UNLV RB Donnel Pumphrey, San Diego State RB Brian Hill, Wyoming OL Fred Zerblis, Colrado State OL Nico Siragusa, San Diego State OL Jake Simonich, Utah State OL Austin Stephens, Utah State OL Chase Roullier, Wyoming TE Billy Freeman, San Jose State Defense DL Nik D Avanzo, New Mexico DL Alex Barrett, San Diego State DL Travis Seefeldt, Utah State DL Ricky Ali ifua, Utah State LB Christian Tago, San Jose State LB Calvin Munson, San Diego State LB Dakota Cox, New Mexico DB Weston Steelhammer, Air Force DB Damontae Kazee, San Diego State DB Dameon Barber, Nevada DB Andrew Wingard, Wyoming Specialists P Hayden Hunt, Colorado State; Michael Carrizosa, San Jose St PK Tyler Rausa, Boise State Ret. Rashad Penny, San Diego State 2016 RAINBOW WARRIOR HONORS Doak Walker Award Watch List Paul Harris, RB, Sr. Rimington Award Watch List Asotui Eli, OL, So. Wuerffel Trophy Watch List Leo Koloamatangi, OL, Sr. Polynesian College Football Player of the Year Asotui Eli, OL, So. Steven Lakalaka, RB, Sr. Jahlani Tavai, LB, So. THIS WEEK S GAMES Friday, October 14 San Diego State at Fresno State Saturday, October 15 UNLV at Hawai i Nevada at San José State New Mexico at Air Force Colorado State at Boise State LAST WEEK S GAMES Friday, October 7 Boise State 49, New Mexico 21 Saturday, October 8 Wyoming 35, Air Force 26 Hawai i 34, San Jose State 17 Nevada 27, Fresno State 22 San Diego State 26, UNLV 7 Colorado State 31, Utah State 24 PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Offense S 5... Josh Allen, QB, Wyoming S 12...Donnel Pumphrey, RB, SDSU S 19...Donnel Pumphrey, RB, SDSU S 26...Jeremy McNichols, RB, Boise St O 3...Jeremy McNichols, RB, Boise St O 10...Brett Rypien, QB, Boise St O O O 3... N 7... N N N Defense S 5... Dakota Cox, LB, New Mexico S 12...Tyler Horton, CB, Boise State S Brock Carmen, Utah State S 26...Haji Dunn, Air Force O 3... Andrew Wingard, FS, Wyoming O Kevin Davis, LB, Colorado St O O O 3... N 7... N N N Special Teams S 5... Jason Sanders, PK, New Mexico S Rashaad Penny, KR, SDSU S Tanner Blain, P, SDSU S 26...Sean Wale, Boise State O 3... Steve Brosy, P, Air Force O 10.. Rigoberto Sanchez, P/PK, UH O O O 3... N 7... N N N Hawai i Football Weekly Release 7 HawaiiAthletics.com

8 HAWAI I COACHING STAFF HAWAI I AT UNLV (OCT. 15, 2016) NICK ROLOVICH Head Coach 1st Season Overall Record: 3-3 MW Record: Nick Rolovich is the 23rd head coach for the Rainbow Warrior program. At 37, he is the eighth-youngest head coach in NCAA Division I FBS and the youngest to lead the Rainbow Warriors since Dick Tomey in Regarded as one of the top offensive minds in the country, Rolovich has proven an accomplished play-caller in operating the Run and Shoot, as well as the Pistol offense. The former UH offensive coordinator and record-setting quarterback returns to Mānoa from Nevada, where he aided the Wolf Pack to bowl eligibility in three of the past four seasons as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. Under Rolovich s guidance at Nevada, quarterback Cody Fajardo made NCAA history in 2014, reaching 9,000 yards passing and 3,000 yards rushing in a career only the second player in NCAA history, following fellow Wolf Pack signal caller Colin Kaepernick, to reach that mark. In addition, he tutored Bryant Moniz to 10,169 career passing yards during his tenure at Hawai i. Since joining the Nevada staff in 2012, Rolovich s Wolf Pack offense has ranked as high as eighth nationally (2012) in total offense, generating 2,786 yards passing with Fajardo at quarterback, while boasting a seventhranked rushing attack paced by Stefphon Jefferson s 1,883 yards. During his time in Reno, the Wolf Pack made three bowls: the 2012 Gildan New Mexico Bowl, the 2014 R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl and the 2015 NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl. Rolovich s first coaching stint at UH was wildly productive from , directing one of the top passing offenses in the nation. He was the quarterbacks coach all four seasons and spent the final two years as the Warriors offensive coordinator. For the latter three years of his time with the Warriors, he had play-calling duties, while UH threw COACHING STAFF for 13,915 yards an average of yards per game and 96 touchdowns. That includes the 2010 season in which Hawai i led the nation in passing offense (394.3 ypg) and finished sixth in total offense (500.6 ypg). That year, Rolovich mentored former walk-on quarterback Moniz to the top of the NCAA charts in passing yards, total offense, and touchdowns, and to an eighth-place ranking in passing efficiency. Moniz s favorite targets were receivers Greg Salas and Kealoha Pilares, both of whom spent time in the NFL. Salas finished his career as the school s all-time leader in receiving yards (4,345), while Pilares is eighth in all-purpose yards (3,379). Rolovich was a two-year letterwinner at quarterback for Hawai i from , starting the bulk of the 2001 season and leading the team to an 8-1 record as a starter. He passed for 4,176 career yards and 40 touchdowns and still holds six school passing records. As a senior that season, he ranked 10th nationally in passing efficiency with a rating and broke 19 school passing and eight total offense records. THE ROLOVICH FILE PERSONAL Years at UH: 1st season Hometown: Novato, Calif. Family: Wife - Analea, Daughter - Alana, Sons - Daniel, William and Patrick EDUCATION Bachelor s: Hawai i, 2004 Master s: New Mexico Highlands, 2007 PLAYING EXPERIENCE City College of San Francisco ( ); Hawai i ( ); Rhein Fire [NFL Europe] ( ); San Jose SaberCats [Arena] ( ); Arizona Rattlers [AFL] (2006); Chicago Rush [AFL] (2006); Las Vegas Gladiators [AFL] (2007) St COACHING RESUME Years School/Team Position Hawai i Head Coach Nevada Offensive Coordinator/QBs Hawai i Offensive Coordinator/QBs Hawai i Quarterbacks C.C. of San Francisco Quarterbacks Hawai i Student Assistant 2002 San Marin (Calif.) HS Assistant Coach YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORD AS ASSISTANT COACH Total Conf. Year Team W-L Finish Bowl/Playoffs 2015 Nevada (MW) 7-6 T2nd Arizona 2014 Nevada (MW) 7-6 3rd New Orleans 2013 Nevada (MW) 4-8 5th None 2012 Nevada (MW) 7-6 4th New Mexico 2011 Hawai i (WAC) 6-7 T4th None 2010 Hawai i (WAC) 10-4 T1st Hawai i Bowl 2009 Hawai i (WAC) 6-7 T5th None 2008 Hawai i (WAC) 7-7 T2nd Hawai i Bowl COACHES NOTES HOMECOMING Nick Rolovich is one 18 head coaches in the FBS who ve returned to lead their alma mater. Joined by Brian Smith (offensive coordinator/rb), Craig Stutzmann (QB) and Abe Elimimian (secondary), UH boasts four former players on its full-time coaching staff Only three other schools BYU (9), Air Force (7), and Boise State (5) have more alumni on their staff. What s more, all four were teammates on the 2001 squad that finished the season 9-3. Rolovich (QB), Smith (C), and Stutzmann (WR) were senior starters on offense, while Elimimian was a redshirt freshman who started six games at cornerback. STARTING YOUNG Sean Duggan is getting a head start on his coaching brethren. At 23 years, 5 months, the UH linebackers is the youngest assistant coach in the FBS, nearly two years younger than the next youngest on the list, LB coach Pat Bastian of Georgia Southern. In fact Duggan is younger than six members of the 2016 UH squad. Duggan finished his playing career in 2014 at Boston College before serving as a defensive graduate assistant. Along with BC secondary coach and current UH defensive coordinator Kevin Lempa, Duggan helped the 2015 BC squad that led the nation in total defense. MORE NOTES 4Special teams coordinator Mayur Chaudhari is the son-in-law of Dick Tomey, former head coach at Hawai i, Arizona, and San Jose State. Chaudhari served as a graduate assistant at San Jose State under Tomey, coaching special teams, the secondary and linebackers. 4Offensive line coach Chris Naeole was picked 10th overall by the New Orleans Saints in the 1997 NFL Draft, at the time the highest drafted player from the state of Hawai i (Ka a awa; Kahuku HS). Naeole, who also played for the Jacksonville Jaguars, enjoyed a 12-year NFL career. 4While at Montana, Legi Suiaunoa developed a pair of NFL players. Tyrone Holmes, who led the FCS in sacks in 2015 now plays for the Jacksonville Jaguars. Zach Wagenmann, who holds the school records for sacks and tackles for loss was a member of the 2015 Arizona Cardinals. 4After much success on the FCS and Division II levels, 13-year coaching veteran Kefense Hynson takes on his first FBS coaching job. Hyson has served as an offensive coordinator at three different schools, including Montana, where he coached alongside current UH defensive line coach Legi Suiaunoa. Brian Smith Offensive Coordinator/ Running Backs Kevin Lempa Defensive Coordinator/ Safeties Mayur Chaudhari Special Teams Coord./ Tight Ends Craig Stutzmann Passing Game Coord./ Quarterbacks Sean Duggan Linebackers Abe Elimimian Secondary Kefense Hynson Wide Receivers Chris Naeole Offensive Line Lengi Suiaunoa Defensive Line 2016 Hawai i Football Weekly Release 8 HawaiiAthletics.com