2022 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team

2022 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football
2022 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football
Conference	Mountain West Conference
	West Division
Record	3–10 (2–6 MW)
Head coach	Timmy Chang (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Ian Shoemaker (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Jacob Yoro (2nd season)
Base defense	4–2–5
Captains	Penei Pavihi; Dedrick Parson; Blessman Taala; Eliki Tanuvasa;
Home stadium	Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex
	Seasons ← 2021 2023 →

2022 Mountain West Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Mountain Division
Boise State xy	8	–	0	10	–	4
Air Force	5	–	3	10	–	3
Wyoming	5	–	3	7	–	6
Utah State	5	–	3	6	–	7
Colorado State	3	–	5	3	–	9
New Mexico	0	–	8	2	–	10
West Division
No. 24 Fresno State xy$	7	–	1	10	–	4
San Diego State	5	–	3	7	–	6
San Jose State	5	–	3	7	–	5
UNLV	3	–	5	5	–	7
Hawaii	2	–	6	3	–	10
Nevada	0	–	8	2	–	10
Championship: Fresno State 28, Boise State 16
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2022 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team represented the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa in the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by first-year head coach Timmy Chang, the Rainbow Warriors played their home games at the Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex as members of the West Division of the Mountain West Conference.

Schedule

The home opener against Vanderbilt was the first sold-out home game since 2007, when the Rainbow Warriors played in front of two consecutive sellouts against Boise State and Washington. Hawai'i's subsequent home game against Western Kentucky was also sold out, marking the first time since 2007 that consecutive sellouts were recorded.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 27	4:30 p.m.	Vanderbilt*	Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex Honolulu, HI	CBSSN	L 10–63	9,346
September 3	6:00 p.m.	Western Kentucky*	Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex Honolulu, HI	SPEC PPV	L 17–49	9,346
September 10	2:00 p.m.	at No. 4 Michigan*	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	BTN	L 10–56	110,012
September 17	6:00 p.m.	Duquesne*	Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex Honolulu, HI	SPEC PPV	W 24–14	8,991
September 24	2:00 p.m.	at New Mexico State*	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	FloSports	L 26–45	12,897
October 8	4:30 p.m.	at San Diego State	Snapdragon Stadium San Diego, CA	CBSSN	L 14–16	33,073
October 15	6:00 p.m.	Nevada	Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex Honolulu, HI	SPEC PPV	W 31–16	9,231
October 22	10:00 a.m.	at Colorado State	Canvas Stadium Fort Collins, CO	SPEC PPV	L 13–17	22,843
October 29	6:00 p.m.	Wyoming	Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex Honolulu, HI (rivalry)	SPEC PPV	L 20–27	9,346
November 5	4:30 p.m.	at Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA (rivalry)	FS2	L 13–55	39,005
November 12	6:00 p.m.	Utah State	Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex Honolulu, HI	SPEC PPV	L 34–41	8,862
November 19	6:00 p.m.	UNLV	Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex Honolulu, HI	SPEC PPV	W 31–25	9,346
November 26	10:30 a.m.	at San Jose State	CEFCU Stadium San Jose, CA (Dick Tomey Legacy Game)	SPEC PPV	L 14–27	15,012
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Hawaii time

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Roster

2022 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`1`	Jonah Panoke	Jr
WR	`2`	Chad Owens Jr.	Fr
RB	`3`	James Phillips	Sr
WR	`4`	Jalen Walthall	Fr
QB	`5`	Jake Farrell	So
WR	`6`	Zion Bowens	Sr
TE	`7`	Jordan Murray	Sr
WR	`8`	Tamatoa Mokiao-Atimalala	Jr
WR	`9`	Dior Scott	Sr
RB	`11`	Jordan Johnson	Fr
QB	`12`	Cammon Cooper	Jr
QB	`13`	Brayden Schager	So
QB	`16`	Armani Edden	Sr
TE	`17`	Greyson Morgan	So
QB	`18`	Joey Yellen	Jr
WR	`19`	Nicholas Cenacle	Fr
RB	`20`	Keith Moton III	Fr
RB	`21`	David Cordero	So
RB	`22`	Nasjzaé Bryant-Lelei	So
WR	`23`	Isaiah Shizuru	Fr
RB	`24`	Tylan Hines	Fr
RB	`26`	Derek Boyd II	Fr
WR	`27`	Koali Nishigaya	So
TE	`30`	Landon Sims	Fr
RB	`31`	Dedrick Parson (C)	Sr
RB	`33`	Brock Hedani	So
RB	`38`	Robbie Paikai	Fr
RB	`43`	Ronson Young	Sr
OL	`51`	Maurice Taʻala	So
OL	`52`	Solo Vaipulu	Sr
OL	`54`	Ethan Spencer	Fr
OL	`58`	Zhen Sotelo	Fr
OL	`61`	Eliki Tanuvasa (C)	Sr
OL	`64`	Kauka Umiamaka	Jr
OL	`66`	Sergio Muasau	So
OL	`68`	Ra Elkington	Sr
OL	`69`	Stephan Bernal-Wendt	Sr
OL	`70`	Arasi Mose	Jr
OL	`71`	Micah Vanterpool	Sr
OL	`72`	Luke Felix-Fualalo	Jr
OL	`73`	Nate Adams	Fr
OL	`74`	Micah Mariteragi	Sr
OL	`75`	Ilm Manning	Sr
OL	`77`	Austin Hopp	Sr
OL	`78`	Kaʻena Decambra	Fr
OL	`79`	Micah Soliai Howlett	So
TE	`80`	Kamuela Borden	Sr
WR	`81`	Grey Ihu	Sr
WR	`82`	Alex Perry	Fr
WR	`83`	Karsyn Pupunu	So
WR	`84`	Chuuky Hines	Fr
TE	`85`	Caleb Phillips	Sr
WR	`86`	Pofele Ashlock	Fr
TE	`87`	Devon Tauaefa	Fr
WR	`88`	Steven Fiso	Sr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LB	`1`	Penei Pavihi (C)	Sr
DB	`3`	Hugh Nelson II	Sr
DB	`4`	Ty Marsh	So
DB	`5`	McKenzie Barnes	Jr
LB	`6`	Riley Wilson	So
DL	`7`	Mataio Soli	Sr
DB	`8`	Jojo Forest	Jr
DB	`9`	Malik Hausman	Sr
DL	`10`	Kolby Wyatt	Sr
DB	`11`	Nalu Emerson	Jr
DL	`12`	Wynden Hoʻohuli	Fr
LB	`13`	Jalen Smith	So
DB	`14`	Von Killins	Jr
LB	`16`	Logan Taylor	Sr
LB	`17`	Isaiah Tufaga	Sr
LB	`18`	Noah Kema	Jr
DB	`19`	Kaulana Makaula	Jr
DB	`20`	Cam Bell	Jr
DB	`21`	Tiger Peterson	Jr
DB	`22`	Jalen Perdue	Sr
DB	`23`	Virdel Edwards II	Jr
DB	`24`	Devyn King	Jr
DB	`25`	Matagi Thompson	Fr
DB	`26`	Leonard Lee	Sr
LB	`27`	Diego Betancourt	Fr
DB	`28`	Meki Pei	So
LB	`29`	Kruze Keanu	Fr
DB	`30`	Kona Moore	Fr
DB	`31`	Billy Mitchell III	Sr
DB	`33`	Peter Manuma	Fr
DL	`34`	Dean Briski	Fr
DB	`35`	Isaiah Malloe	Fr
DB	`37`	Noah Cambra	Sr
LB	`38`	Kamalu DeBlake	Fr
DB	`39`	Kalamaku Kuewa	Sr
LB	`40`	D.J. Utu	Fr
LB	`42`	Jonah Kahahawai-Welch	Sr
DL	`43`	Tariq Jones	Fr
LB	`44`	Sonny Semeatu	Fr
LB	`45`	Steele Dubar	Jr
DB	`46`	Kai Preusser	Fr
LB	`47`	Noa Kamana	Sr
DL	`48`	Malachi Finau	Fr
LB	`51`	George Hooker	Sr
DL	`52`	Ezra Evaimalo	So
DL	`53`	Etuate Moala	Jr
DL	`55`	Blessman Taʻala (C)	Sr
DL	`56`	Andrew Faoliu	Sr
LB	`59`	Demarii Blanks	Jr
DL	`68`	Jojo Falo	Sr
DL	`90`	John Tuitupou	Sr
DL	`95`	Anthony Sagapolutele	So
DL	`96`	Andrew Choi	Sr
DL	`97`	Zach Ritner	Sr
DL	`98`	Foʻi Shaw	Sr
DL	`99`	Tali Moe	Fr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P	`2`	Matthew Shipley	Jr
LS	`44`	Solomon Landrum	Jr
P	`46`	Kyler Halvorsen	So
LS	`60`	Scotty Atkinson	Jr
P	`86`	Ben Falck	Jr

Head coach

Timmy Chang (Hawaiʻi)

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Thomas Sheffield (Sam Houston State)
Associate head coach / special teams coordinator / tight ends
Ian Shoemaker (Grinnell)
Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks
Jacob Yoro (Hawaiʻi)
Defensive coordinator / outside linebackers
Chris Brown (Hawaiʻi)
Inside linebackers
Josh Brown (San José State)
Safeties
Abe Elimimian (Hawaiʻi)
Cornerbacks
Eti Ena (Eastern Washington)
Defensive line
Keiki Misipeka (Hawaiʻi)
Running backs
Jared Ursua (Southern Utah)
Wide receivers
Roman Sapolu (Oregon State)
Offensive line

Support staff

Kody Cooke (Tulsa)
Strength and conditioning coach
Matt Chon (La Verne)
Chief of staff/director of operations
Nate Ilaoa (Hawaiʻi)
Director of recruiting
Silas Clapham (Florida State)
Director of player personnel
Jeff Reinebold (Indiana University South Bend)
Director of player development
Colin Shaffer (Arizona State)
Video coordinator
Jimbo Davis (Nevada)
Quality control
Jordan Puʻu-Robinson (Hawaiʻi)
Quality control
Cade Socha (Keiser)
Quality control
Alema Kapoi (Hawaiʻi)
Graduate assistant
Winterhawk Leighton (Central Washington)
Graduate assistant
Jeremiah McCullough (Kansas)
Graduate assistant
PJ Minaya (Pacific)
Graduate assistant

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: August 23, 2022

Game summaries

Vanderbilt

	1	2	3	4	Total
Commodores	14	7	35	7	63
Rainbow Warriors	7	3	0	0	10

Statistics

Statistics	VAN	HAW
First downs	28	20
Total yards	601	358
Rushing yards	404	108
Passing yards	197	250
Turnovers	0	2
Time of possession	31:03	28:57

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Vanderbilt	Passing	Mike Wright	13/21, 146 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Mike Wright	13 rushes, 163 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Will Sheppard	3 receptions, 39 yards, 2 TD
Hawaii	Passing	Brayden Schager	18/35, 161 yards
	Rushing	Dedrick Parson	13 rushes, 82 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jonah Panoke	7 receptions, 101 yards

Western Kentucky

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (1–0) at Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (0–1)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Hilltoppers	0	21	7	21	49
Rainbow Warriors	3	7	0	7	17

at Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex, Honolulu, HI

Date: September 3, 2022
Game time: 6:00 p.m. HT
Game attendance: 9,346
Referee: Christian Watson
TV announcers (Spectrum PPV): Kanoa Leahey (play-by-play), Rich Miano (analyst), Scott Robbs (sideline)

At No. 4 Michigan

Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (0–2) at No. 4 Michigan Wolverines (1–0)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Rainbow Warriors	0	0	3	7	10
No. 4 Wolverines	21	21	0	14	56

at Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, MI

Date: September 10, 2022
Game time: 2:00 p.m. HT
Game attendance: 110,012
Referee: Larry Smith
TV announcers (BTN): Lisa Byington (play-by-play), Jake Butt (analyst), Meghan McKeown (sideline)

Duquesne

Duquesne Dukes (1–2) at Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (0–3)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Dukes	3	3	0	8	14
Rainbow Warriors	7	7	0	10	24

at Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex, Honolulu, HI

Date: September 17, 2022
Game time: 6:00 p.m. HT
Game attendance: 8,991
Referee: Cal McNeill
TV announcers (Spectrum PPV): Kanoa Leahey (play-by-play), Rich Miano (analyst), Scott Robbs (sideline)

At New Mexico State

Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (1–3) at New Mexico State Aggies (0–4)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Rainbow Warriors	7	3	7	9	26
Aggies	14	21	7	3	45

at Aggie Memorial Stadium, Las Cruces, NM

Date: September 24, 2022
Game time: 2:00 p.m.
Game attendance: 12,879
Referee: Steve Baron
TV announcers (FloSports): Adam Young, Danny Knee, Andy Morgan

At San Diego State

Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (1–4) at San Diego State Aztecs (2–3)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Rainbow Warriors	0	0	7	7	14
Aztecs	0	3	7	6	16

at Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, CA

Date: October 8, 2022
Game time: 4:30 p.m. HT
Game attendance: 33,073
TV announcers (CBSSN): Rich Waltz (play-by-play), Aaron Taylor (analyst), Amanda Guerra (sideline)

Nevada

Nevada Wolf Pack (2–4) at Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (1–5)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolf Pack	7	6	3	0	16
Rainbow Warriors	14	7	0	10	31

at Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex, Honolulu, HI

Date: October 15, 2022
Game time: 6:00 p.m. HT
Game attendance: 9,231
TV announcers (Spectrum PPV): Kanoa Leahey (play-by-play), Rich Miano (analyst), Scott Robbs (sideline)

At Colorado State

Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (2–5) at Colorado State Rams (1–5)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Rainbow Warriors	3	10	0	0	13
Rams	0	3	7	7	17

at Canvas Stadium, Fort Collins, CO

Date: October 22, 2022
Game time: 10:00 a.m. HT
Game attendance: 22,843
Referee: Jonathan Noli
TV announcers (Spectrum PPV): Kanoa Leahey (play-by-play), Rich Miano (analyst)

Wyoming

Wyoming Cowboys at Hawaii Rainbow Warriors

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	0	10	3	14	27
Rainbow Warriors	7	3	3	7	20

at Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex, Honolulu, HI

Date: October 29, 2022
Game time: 6:00 p.m. HT
Game attendance: 9,346
Referee: Timothy Davis
TV announcers (Spectrum PPV): Kanoa Leahey (play-by-play), Rich Miano (analyst), Scott Robbs (sideline)

At Fresno State

Hawaii Rainbow Warriors at Fresno State Bulldogs

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Rainbow Warriors	0	0	0	13	13
Bulldogs	17	14	10	14	55

at

Bulldog Stadium, Fresno, CA

Date: November 5, 2022

Game time: 4:30 p.m. HT

Game weather: Partly Cloudy • Temperature: 65 °F (18 °C) • Wind:

Game attendance: 39,005

Referee: Christian Watson

TV announcers (FS2): Guy Haberman (play-by-play), & Will Blackmon (analyst)
Pregame line: Fresno State −27.5

Game information

First quarter

(6:54) FRES – Abraham Montano 31-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 56 yards, 3:52; Fresno State 3–0)
(4:55) FRES – Cam Lockridge 31-yard interception return, Abraham Montano kick (Fresno State 10–0)
(1:59) FRES – Jordan Mims 22-yard run, Abraham Montano kick (Drive: 6 plays, 81 yards, 2:14; Fresno State 17–0)

Second quarter

(7:16) FRES – Jalen Moreno-Cropper 7-yard pass from Jake Haener, Dylan Lynch kick (Drive: 14 plays, 71 yards, 5:42; Fresno State 24–0)
(0:41) FRES – Erik Brooks 16-yard pass from Jake Haener, Dylan Lynch kick (Drive: 10 plays, 64 yards, 4:27; Fresno State 31–0)

Third quarter

(9:12) FRES – Dylan Lynch 25-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 68 yards, 5:48; Fresno State 34–0)
(6:22) FRES – Jalen Moreno-Cropper 59-yard pass from Jake Haener, Dylan Lynch kick (Drive: 2 plays, 71 yards, 0:27; Fresno State 41–0)

Fourth quarter

(14:18) FRES – Nikko Remigio 11-yard pass from Jake Haener, Dylan Lynch kick (Drive: 7 plays, 78 yards, 3:51; Fresno State 48–0)
(9:33) FRES – Elijah Gilliam 7-yard run, Dylan Lynch kick (Drive: 6 plays, 76 yards, 3:31; Fresno State 55–0)
(3:46) HAW – Nasjzae Bryant-Lelei 1-yard run, Matthew Shipley kick (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 5:47; Fresno State 55–7)
(0:35) HAW – Tamatoa Mokiao-Atimalala 4-yard pass from Brayden Schager, kick blocked (Drive: 6 plays, 59 yards, 1:30; Fresno State 55–13)

Statistics	HAW	FRES
First downs	21	27
Plays–yards	73–367	68–572
Rushes–yards	34–158	39–245
Passing yards	204	327
Passing: comp–att–int	20–40–1	24–29–0
Time of possession	27:44	32:16

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Hawaii	Passing	Brayden Schager	20/40, 204 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Tylan Hines	11 carries, 79 yards
	Receiving	Tylan Hines	4 receptions, 48 yards
Fresno State	Passing	Jake Haener	24/29, 327 yards, 4 TD
	Rushing	Jordan Mims	18 carries, 123 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jalen Moreno-Cropper	5 receptions, 93 yards, 2 TD

Utah State

Utah State Aggies at Hawaii Rainbow Warriors

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	10	14	10	7	41
Rainbow Warriors	0	10	7	17	34

at Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex, Honolulu, HI

Date: November 12, 2022
Game time: 6:00 p.m. HT
Game attendance: 8,862
TV announcers (Spectrum PPV): Kanoa Leahey (play-by-play), Rich Miano (analyst), Scott Robbs (sideline)

UNLV

UNLV Rebels at Hawaii Rainbow Warriors

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Rebels	6	7	3	9	25
Rainbow Warriors	7	0	14	10	31

at Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex, Honolulu, HI

Date: November 19, 2022
Game time: 6:00 p.m. HT
Game attendance: 9,346
TV announcers (Spectrum PPV): Kanoa Leahey (play-by-play), Rich Miano (analyst), Scott Robbs (sideline)

At San Jose State

Hawaii Rainbow Warriors at San Jose State Spartans

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Rainbow Warriors	0	6	0	8	14
Spartans	7	7	7	6	27

at CEFCU Stadium, San Jose, CA

Date: November 26, 2022
Game time: 10:30 a.m. HT
Game attendance: 15,012
TV announcers (Spectrum PPV): Kanoa Leahey (play-by-play), Rich Miano (analyst)

References

^ "2022 Football Schedule". University of Hawaii at Manoa Athletics. Retrieved January 27, 2022.

[1] "2022 Football Schedule". University of Hawaii at Manoa Athletics. Retrieved January 27, 2022.

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