University of Hawai'i at Manoa Athletics

Post-game Notes
San Jose State at Hawai‘i
Dec. 5, 2020
Aloha Stadium – Honolulu, O‘ahu
 

SERIES INFORMATION

• San Jose State took possession of the Dick Tomey Legacy Trophy for the first time. The trophy debuted last year with UH winning 42-40.
• UH fell to the Spartans for the first time in the last five meetings.
• The road team has won six of the last eight match-ups and nine of the last 13 in the series.
• San Jose State now leads the series 14-13 in Honolulu, though UH still holds a 22-20-1 overall advantage.

 
TEAM STREAKS/TRENDS

• UH is tied with Auburn for the longest streak in the country at 152 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 22 games he has played in at UH. He has caught at least three passes in all but two of those games.
• Chevan Cordeiro had a string of 121 attempts without an interception come to a close with a pick late in the first half. Cordeiro’s last interception came versus San Diego State on Nov. 14.

 
TEAM NOTES

• For the third straight week, UH played an opponent with an undefeated conference record. UH has gone 1-2 with losses to SJSU and Boise State and a win over Nevada.
• UH has been outscored 118-61 in the first half this season, including 72-17 in the first quarter.  
• UH has at least one takeaway in six of their seven games this season.
• After turning the ball over nine times in its first four games, UH has just one turnover in the last three contests.
• Tyler Nevens' 72-yard touchdown rush in the first quarter was the longest play from scrimmage that UH has surrendered this season.
• The 1:05 p.m. HT kick time was the earliest for a UH home game since 2005 (1:05 p.m. vs. USC & Fresno State).
• The teams combined for 12 punts (UH-7, SJSU-5) after combining to 0 punts in last year's match-up.

 
INDIVIDUAL NOTES

• Freshman running back Dae Dae Hunter scored his second touchdown this year with a 10-yard catch in the second quarter. It was his first career touchdown reception.
• Sophomore Isaiah Tufaga made his first start as a Rainbow Warrior, replacing Jeremiah Pritchard at linebacker.
• Tufaga finished with five tackles and recorded an interception with a second quarter pick of Nick Starkel. He also added a pass break-up.
• Senior Rico Bussey scored his first touchdown as a Rainbow Warrior with an 11-yard catch on UH’s first drive of the second half. Bussey tied his season-high with eight catches (69 yards).
• Chevan Cordeiro scored his team-leading fifth rushing touchdown of the season on a fourth-down play late in the game.
• Cordeiro led UH with 36 yards rushing. It was the third straight game and fifth time in seven games he’s finished as the team’s leading rusher. He currently has a team-high 362 rushing yards on the season.
• Koali Nishigaya made his first career catch with a 26-yard gain on a fourth-down play in the fourth quarter.
• Adams Stack’s 61-yard punt in the first quarter was a career-long.