Post-Game Notes
Hawai‘i at Wisconsin
Sept. 26, 2015
Attendance: 80, 829, ranking fourth on the all-time Hawai‘i road attendance list, surpassing 75,615 at Nebraska on Sept. 16, 1978Captains: Dejaun Butler, Ben Clarke, Lance Williams and Max Wittek
Coin Toss: UH won the toss and elected to receive.
Debuts for UH: None
First Time Starters at UH: (Def): Kory Rasmussen (DT)
SERIES INFORMATION: Hawai‘i and Wisconsin met for the seventh time and with the 28-0 Wisconsin win, UW leads the series 6-1.
- The Hawai‘i program record moves to 536-429-25 (.554), and 89-155-3 (.366) on the road.
- With the loss, the UH non-conference road losing streak extends to 9 games, dating back to 2010, and is the second this season.
- UH opens the season with a 2-2 record for the first time since 2011 and ninth time in the past 20 seasons.
- After snapping a 19-game losing streak in nationally-televised contests in the opener, UH is now 19-61-2 (.244) in 82 opportunities.
- Since 2003, UH has 10 wins since teams from the Power 5 conferences, and is now 8-20 against current Big Ten teams (2-6 away).
- With Boise State’s win over Virginia Friday, UH ranks seventh for non-Power 5 conference wins over Power 5 schools since 2003.With the loss, UH now holds a record of 10-40 (.200) all-time against nationally ranked teams.
- Meeting 2 Big Ten teams on the road for the first time in program history, UH lost both contests, going 0-2 for the third time in five seasons facing 2 Big Ten Opponents.
Team Notes:- Left Tackle Ben Clarke has started every game of his UH career on the offensive line—today marked start number 41.
- The Rainbow Warriors forced Wisconsin punts on three consecutive drives, but allowed the 73-yard scoring drive just before half.
- The missed 51-yard attempt by Rafael Gaglianone in the third quarter is the first miss against UH this season in six attempts.
- Rigoberto Sanchez’ first punt of the night knuckled down the center of the field for a career-best 58 yards.
- Attempting a career-long 49 yard field goal in the third quarter, Sanchez missed his first career kick, with the ball sliding wide left.
- Wideout Quinton Pedroza had a banner day as the top target for UH, catching career highs of 10 passes for 134 yards
- Most receiving yards this season and most for a UH receiver since Chris Gant collected 174 at Wyoming on Nov. 23, 2013.
- UH completed 8-of-17 passes in the first half, matching their total completions against Ohio State, falling 64 yards short of the total passing output vs. the Buckeyes.
- UH finished with 240 yards passing, its second-highest receiving total this season, second to UC Davis last week.
- UH was held to 15 net rushing yards on 18 carries, the fewest rushing total for UH since netting 14 vs. Boise State in 2012.
- Wisconsin carried the ball for opponent season highs of 54 attempts for 326 yards, the most rushing yards posted against UH since Navy on Nov. 9, 2013.
- With 101 yards in the first half, UW’s Taiwan Deal became the second 100-yard rusher against UH this season, finishing with 147 yards on 26 carries.
- With a 16 play, 97-yard drive, Wisconsin became the first team to score on its first drive vs. UH this season.
- Makoa Camanse-Stevens’ flea-flicker pass in the opening dive of the second half was the first pass thrown by a non-quarterback this season--first attempt at a trick play.
- The play was the longest pass reception for first-year running back Paul Harris.
- The Rainbow Warriors attempted another pass by Camanse-Stevens to Wittek, which fell incomplete.
- UH held the Badgers to only a touchdown in the first half, bringing the UH first half points allowed to 18 (4.5 avg.) through four games.
