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Rainbow Warriors Travel To No. 13 Oregon This Week

HONOLULU – Fresh off its first win of the season, the University of Hawai'i football team travels to the Pacific Northwest for a match-up against 13th-ranked Oregon Saturday, Sept. 16 at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Ore. The Rainbow Warriors (1-2) and Ducks (2-0) are meeting for the first time since 1994. UH has won the last three in the series, including a 1992 victory, the last meeting in Eugene.
    
HAWAI'I (1-2, 0-0 MW) vs. #13 OREGON (2-0, 0-0 PAC-12)
Date | Time Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023 | 5:00 p.m. PT / 2:00 p.m. HT
Location | Stadium Eugene, Ore. | Autzen Stadium (54,000)
Television Pac-12 Network. Ted Robinson (play-by-play) and Yogi Roth (analyst).
Radio ESPN Honolulu (1420AM/92.7FM). John Veneri (play-by-play) and Mark Veneri (analyst). Josh Pacheco and Arnold Martinez hosts "The Countdown To Kickoff" at 12:00 p.m. HT.
Streaming Video Pac-12.com
Streaming Audio ESPNHonolulu.com & Sideline Hawaii app
Live Stats HawaiiAthletics.com
Game Notes Hawai'i | Oregon | Mountain West
Social Media @HawaiiFootball Twitter | #HawaiiFB | @RainbowWarriorsFootball InstagramFacebook Facebook
      
SERIES VS OREGON 
Series Information: Oregon leads 4-3
            In Honolulu: Oregon leads 3-2
            In Eugene: Tied 1-1

GAME STORYLINES
  • Hawai'i and Oregon will meet for the eighth time with the Ducks holding a 4-3 advantage.
  • UH has won the last three meetings in the series, including the last match-up Sept. 10, 1994, 36-16, at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu. UH won the last meeting in Eugene, 24-21, Sept. 5, 1992.
  • The series began in 1921 and continued in the 1928 and '29 seasons. The schools didn't meet again until the 1969 season.
  • The Ducks won the first four match-ups before the Rainbow Warriors secured a 41-17 victory, Dec. 3, 1988 in Honolulu.
  • The only other meeting in Eugene occurred in 1929, a 7-0 Oregon victory.
  • This year marks the second time in the last three seasons that UH will play two Pac-12 teams in the same season. Hawai'i lost to Stanford 37-24 on Sept. 1 in Honolulu.
  • Hawai'i holds a 32-65 (.330) all-time record against current members of the Pac-12.
  • Of UH's 12 wins over Power 5 teams since 2003, eight have come against Pac-12 opponents.
  • UH's last win over a Power 5 team was against Oregon State in 2019 at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu. Hawai'i also opened that season with a home win over Arizona at Aloha Stadium.
  • UH's last road/neutral win against a Pac-12 opponent was a 38-20 victory over Washington State in 2009 in a game played at Qwest Field in Seattle, Wash. Since then, UH has lost 11 straight.
  • Both of UH's losses this season have come against Power 5 teams (Vanderbilt & Stanford).
  • Hawai'i (1-2) secured its first win of the season with a 31-20 victory over UAlbany last week.
  • UH ranks No. 2 nationally in total passing yards (972) behind USC (1,187). QB Brayden Schager is No. 1 nationally in passing yards (972) and No. 2 in passing TDs (10) while WR Pofele Ashlock is No. 2 in receiving yards (315) and WR Steven McBride is tied for No. 2 in receiving TDs (5).
  • Oregon (2-0) scored 20 fourth quarter points for a 38-30 victory at Texas Tech last week.
  • UH is 0-7 on the road under head coach Timmy Chang.
  • Oregon defensive line coach Tony Tuioti was a four-year letterman at Hawai'i from 1996-99 and later coached at UH from 2008-13 as director of player personnel, defensive line coach and linebackers coach. He is one of two former Rainbow Warriors to win a conference championship as both a player and coach.
  • UO offensive line coach A'lique Terry spent one season as offensive line coach at UH in 2021 while offensive analyst Mike Cavanaugh was UH's offensive line coach from 1999-2004.
  • UO running back Kilohana Haasenritter (Hilo, Hawai'i) spent his first two collegiate seasons at UH, redshirting in 2020.
  • Hawai'i is 11-47 all-time versus nationally ranked teams, including a 1-20 mark on the road. UH's lone road win over a ranked team was at No. 22 Fresno State in 2008.

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Players Mentioned

Kilohana Haasenritter

#26 Kilohana Haasenritter

RB
6' 0"
Freshman
Brayden Schager

#13 Brayden Schager

QB
6' 3"
Freshman
Pofele  Ashlock

#86 Pofele Ashlock

WR
6' 2"
Redshirt Freshman
Steven  McBride

#7 Steven McBride

WR
6' 1"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Kilohana Haasenritter

#26 Kilohana Haasenritter

6' 0"
Freshman
RB
Brayden Schager

#13 Brayden Schager

6' 3"
Freshman
QB
Pofele  Ashlock

#86 Pofele Ashlock

6' 2"
Redshirt Freshman
WR
Steven  McBride

#7 Steven McBride

6' 1"
Senior
WR