University of Hawai'i at Manoa Athletics

Post-game Notes
Boise State at Hawai‘i
Nov. 21, 2020
Aloha Stadium – Honolulu, O‘ahu
 

SERIES INFORMATION

• Boise State defeated UH for the ninth straight time dating back to 2008.
• Four of those wins have come in Honolulu.
• The eight-point margin was the closest UH has gotten in the last nine games. The Broncos won each of the previous eight by 20 points or more.
• Boise State now leads the overall series 15-3.

 
TEAM STREAKS/TRENDS

• UH had its five-game home win streak dating back to last season come to an end. UH’s last loss at home was vs. Fresno State on Nov. 2, 2019.
• The Warriors have forced at least one turnover in each of the first five games this season.
• UH is tied with Auburn for the longest streak in the country at 150 games without allowing a punt block. Hawai‘i last had a punt blocked by Notre Dame in 2008.

 
INDIVIDUAL STREAKS/TRENDS 

• Senior receiver Jared Smart has caught a ball in all 20 games he has played in.
• Junior lineman Ilm Manning did not start for the first time in his career, ending a string of 33 straight starts. Junior Micah Vanterpool earned his first career start in his place at left tackle.
• Sophomore linebacker Darius Muasau finished with seven tackles, marking the first time this year he had less than 10 tackles in a game.

 
TEAM NOTES

• UH had its first turnover-free game this year.
• For the first time in five games this year, UH got on the scoreboard first after Matthew Shipley put UH up 3-0 with 4:36 left in the first quarter.
• Avery Williams’ 99-yard kickoff return in the third quarter was the first time a UH opponent returned a kickoff for a touchdown in three years (last by Rashead Johnson, San Jose State, 96 yards, 10/14/17).
• CT Thomas’ 55-yard catch-and-run from Hank Bachmeier in the first quarter is the longest pass play that UH has surrendered this year.
• UH has made 112 all-time appearances on national TV and dropped to a 27-83-2 all-time.

 
INDIVIDUAL NOTES

• Calvin Turner scored three touchdowns on the evening (1-yd run, 36-yd and 15-yd receptions) giving him a team-leading seven TDs on the year. Turner has scored in four of UH’s five contests, including in each of the last three games.
• Chevan Cordeiro led UH with 90 yards rushing. It was the third time in five games this year he finished as the team’s leading rusher.
• After not having a touchdown pass in the first two games, Cordeiro has tossed eight in the last three contests.
• Jared Smart scored his first touchdown this year on a 4-yard catch in the fourth quarter that put UH within eight points.
• Miles Reed (6 catches, 69 yards) and Jonah Panoke (5 catches, 30 yards) each had career-highs in receptions and yards.
• Cameron Lockridge recorded his first career interception with a pick of Hank Bachmeier in the second quarter.
• Cortez Davis (seven tackles) and Justus Tavai (6) each tied their career-highs in tackles.
• UH had three different players attempt a punt in the game – Adam Stack, Chevan Cordeiro and Stan Gaudion.
• Cordeiro attempted his first career punt in the second quarter when he sent a pooch kick 53 yards that eventually resulted in a touchback.
• Stan Gaudion had his first punt of the year with a 41-yard boot in the third quarter.
• Sophomore lineman Jonah Laulu blocked his first career kick when he stuffed a BSU extra point attempt in the second quarter.
• True freshman Riley Wilson made his first career catch with a 2-yard gain in the second quarter.