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Post-game Notes
New Mexico at Hawai‘i
Nov. 7, 2020
Aloha Stadium – Honolulu, O‘ahu

 

SERIES INFORMATION
  • UH moved to 16-10 overall against New Mexico with its second straight win over the Lobos.
  • UH defeated New Mexico in Honolulu for the first time since a 35-13 victory in 1991. The Lobos had won four straight at Aloha Stadium.
  • UH is now 12-6 at home against New Mexico at home.
  • The teams have combined for 148 points in the last two meetings.
 
TEAM STREAKS/TRENDS
  • UH won its sixth straight home opener dating back to 2015. It’s the longest such streak since the Rainbow Warriors moved into Aloha Stadium.
  • UH has won five straight home games dating back to last season. UH’s last loss at home was vs. Fresno State on Nov. 2, 2019.
  • UH has won five of its last six Mountain West regular-season games dating back to last season.
  • UH is is second (148 games) to Auburn (149 games) for the longest streak in the country without allowing a punt block. Hawai‘i last had a punt blocked by Notre Dame in 2008.
 
INDIVIDUAL STREAKS/TRENDS 
  • Redshirt sophomore Chevan Cordeiro improved to 6-1 as UH’s starting quarterback.
  • Senior receiver Jared Smart has caught a ball in all 18 games he has played in. He has caught no less than three passes in all but one of those games.
  • Sophomore linebacker Darius Muasau has posted 10 or more tackles in each of the first three games this season.
 
TEAM NOTES
  • UH went over 500 yards of total offense for the second time in three games.
  • After giving up nine sacks in its first two games, UH gave us just one against UNM.
  • UH had a season-high seven tackles-for-loss against the Lobos.
  • The Warriors have forced at least one turnover in each of the first three games.
  • UH scored on its opening drive for the first time this year when Chevan Cordeiro scored on a 5-yard run.
  • Calvin Turner's 64-yard catch-and-run from Chevan Cordeiro was UH’s longest play from scrimmage this year.  
  • Each of UH’s first three opponents have scored a touchdown on its opening drive.
  • Jordan Kress’ 52-yard touchdown catch and run in the first quarter is the longest play from scrimmage UH has surrendered this season.
 
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
  • Including his four previous coaching stops, UH head coach Todd Graham is 4-1 in is home debut. His only loss occurred in his first head coaching job at Rice in 2006.
  • Chevan Cordeiro set new career highs in completions (33), attempts (43), yards (410) and touchdowns (4) in a game.
  • Nick Mardner had a career night with six receptions for 147 yards and a touchdown.
  • Mardner scored his first touchdown of the season and third of this career with a 42-yard touchdown in the second quarter.
  • Zion Bowens scored his first career touchdown on a 42-yard bomb in the third quarter, then followed that up 70 seconds later with a 40-yard touchdown. All three of his catches this season have been for 40 yards or greater.
  • Quentin Frazier recorded a season-high nine tackles, including 2.5 TFLs
  • The senior also recording his first interception of the season with a fourth-quarter pick of Trae Hall that helped seal the win.  
  • Jonah Laulu recorded his first sack of the season with a takedown of Trae Hall in the fourth quarter.
  • Three Warriors made their first career starts, one on offense and two on defense: Sterlin Ortiz (DB), DJuan Mathews (DL) and Zion Bowens (WR).
 
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