Warrior Football By The Numbers
1- Defensive lineman Al Noga is the school’s only Associated Press first team All-American. Touted as the “Samoan Sack Man,” Noga set single-season records of 17 sacks, 31 tackles-for-loss and six forced fumbles in 1986.
3- Former Warriors who captured the WAC’s top awards – Joe Kearney Award (Colt Brennan in 2007), given to the top athlete; and Stan Bates Award (Blane Gaison in 1981 and Jason Elam in 1992), given to the top scholar-athlete.
4 - Western Athletic Conference championship titles won (1992, ’99, 2007, ’10).
8- Academic All-Americans, six of whom were honored by the College of Sports Information Directors.
9- Wins by first-year head coach June Jones in 1999, setting an NCAA turnaround record following a winless 1998 season.
10 - Highest national ranking—achieved in both the Associated Press and Coaches polls during the 2007 season.
1 2-0 Regular-season record in 2007, which secured the program’s first-ever trip to a BCS bowl game – the Allstate Sugar Bowl, where UH lost to Georgia.
13- The school’s longest win streak which lasted from Dec. 24, 2006 to Jan. 1 2008.
15- Bowl game invitations, including 10 invitations to the hometown Hawai‘i Bowl. (*2021 EasyPost Hawai‘i Bowl canceled due to covid)
23- Most tackles in a single game by defensive back Eddie Klaneski at Fresno State (Sept. 28, 1996).
25- Number of head coaches since the program started in 1909, including current head coach Timmy Chang.
31- Warriors who have earned All-America recognition.
32- The only number retired in UH football history was worn by the school’s first All-American, Thomas Kaulukukui.
33- The number of seasons (1979-2011) the Warriors competed in the WAC, before joining the Mountain West in 2012.
73- Warriors who have been selected in the NFL Draft.
76- Career wins by June Jones from 1999-2007, which ranks No. 2 all-time in school history behind Otto “Proc” Klum’s 84 wins from 1921-39.
131- Career touchdown passes by Colt Brennan, who finished third in the 2007 Heisman Trophy race, breaking Ty Detmer’s NCAA record of 121 which has since been broken by Houston’s Case Keenum.
308- Yards receiving by Jason Rivers during a 2006 Hawai‘i Bowl win over Arizona State, an NCAA bowl-game record.
327- Yards rushing by running back Alex Green versus New Mexico State on Nov. 22, 2010, smashing a 60-year-old school record previously held by Pete Wilson (270).
342- Total return yards by freshman Chad Owens—an NCAA record—in a 72-45 win over BYU in 2001.
560- Most passing yards in a single game held by Bryant Moniz vs. San Jose State on Nov. 20, 2010 (32 of 44).
17,072 – Career passing yards by Timmy Chang, who broke Ty Detmer’s NCAA record against Louisiana Tech on Nov. 6, 2004, at Aloha Stadium which has since been broken by Houston’s Case Keenum.
