Post-game Notes
UT Martin at Hawai‘i
Sept. 10, 2016
Aloha Stadium – Honolulu, O‘ahu
Attendance: 22,900 tickets issued/19,994 turnstile
Hawai‘i Captains: Damien Packer, Makani Kema-Kaleiwahea, Steven Lakalaka, Kory Rasmussen
Honorary Captain: Gaylord Carreira
Coin Toss: UT Martin wins and elects to receive
SERIES INFORMATION
- Hawai‘i and UT Martin met for the first time.
- UH improved to 5-0 all-time versus the Ohio Valley Conference
- UH is now 22-1 all-time versus FCS squads since the NCAA instituted divisions for football in 1978.
STREAKS
- UH has won 14 straight games against FCS squads. Its last loss was in 2000 at home versus Portland State (45-20).
- UH has won its last five non-conference home games (UT Martin, UL Monroe, UC Davis, Colorado, Northern Iowa). Its last loss was versus Oregon State (38-30) in 2014.
- Nick Rolovich is the third straight coach to win his home head coaching debut. Norm Chow (2012, 54-2 vs. Lamar) and Greg McMackin (2008, 36-17 vs. Weber State) also defeated FCS squads.
- UTM held a 34:17-25:43 time of possession advantage. UH has trailed in TOP in 14 of the last 15 games.
- Dejon Allen made his 26th straight start, the longest on the offensive side of the ball.
TEAM NOTES
- UH scored on its opening drive for the first time this season with a 11-play, 81-yard drive capped by a 7-yard Marcus Kemp touchdown catch.
- UH recovered its first fumble of the season when Jahlani Tavai pounced on a Jaimee Bowe’s fumble in the second quarter.
- The Rainbow Warriors have committed multiple turnovers in each of their first three games this season.
- Ben Axlines’ 65-yard reception in the fourth quarter was the longest play from scrimmage by a UH opponent this season.
- Ladevin Fair’s 46-yard run in the second quarter was the longest rush by a UH opponent this season.
- Londell Lee’s 79-yard punt return was the first punt return for a touchdown by a UH opponent since Ronald Johnson of USC in 2010.
INDIVIDUAL PLAYER NOTES
- Ikaika Woolsey tossed a career-high four touchdowns, the most by a Rainbow Warrior since Sean Schroeder had four in an overtime loss at Wyoming in 2013.
- Marcus Kemp’s career-high three touchdowns were the most by a UH player since Chris Gant had four TD catches at Wyoming in 2013.
- Kemp (103 yards) went over 100 yards receiving for the seventh time in his career and first time this season.
- Jahlani Tavai recorded his first career interception with an endzone pick of Troy Cook late in the third quarter.
- Tui ‘Unga scored his first career touchdown on a 36-yard pass from Ikaika Woolsey in the fourth quarter. It was also his first catch of the year.
- Alex Trifonovitch saw his first action as a Rainbow Warrior taking on kickoff duties in the first half.
- Senior linebacker Jerrol Garcia-Williams made his first start of the season and finished with seven tackles (6 solo, 1 assisted) with one for loss.
- Junior Penitito Faalologo, who missed the first two games, saw his first action of the season starting at defensive tackle and finished with two tackles
- Also making his first start of the season was Elijah Tupai, who started at right guard.
- Rigo Sanchez blasted a season-long 55-yard punt late in the second quarter. It was his third punt this year of 50+ yards.
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