University of Hawai'i at Manoa Athletics

Post-game Notes
San Jose State  at Hawai‘i
Sept. 18, 2021
Clarence T.C. Ching Complex – Honolulu, O‘ahu
 


SERIES INFORMATION

• San Jose State retained possession of the Dick Tomey Legacy Trophy with its second straight win over Hawai‘i.
• The road team has won seven of the last nine match-ups and 10 of the last 14 in the series.
• UH still leads the series overall 22-21-1
• San Jose State holds a 15-13 advantage in games played in Honolulu.
• It was the lowest scoring meeting between the teams since a 13-0 UH win over SJSU in 2014.
• After three straight meetings in Honolulu, the teams are slated to meet next season in San Jose.

 
TEAM STREAKS/TRENDS

• After winning three straight Mountain West openers, UH lost its first Mountain West opener since 2017.

 
INDIVIDUAL STREAKS/TRENDS 

• Senior receiver Jared Smart has caught a ball in all 28 games he has played in at UH.

 
TEAM NOTES

• UH suffered its first-ever loss at Clarence T.C. Ching Complex.
• In its first two home games, UH has out-scored its opponents 35-0 in the first quarter.
• After going a nation-leading 154 straight games without a blocked punt, UH has had two punts blocked in the first four games of this season.
• UH is off to a 1-3 start for the first time since 2016.
• UH took down Nick Starkel in the backfield twice. Entering the game SJSU had not given up a sack this season.
• UH went just 4-of-18 on third downs.

 
INDIVIDUAL NOTES

• Calvin Turner Jr. has scored in each of the last three games and has five touchdowns total in that span.
• Matthew Shipley tied a season long with a 53-yard punt in the second quarter.
• Jonah Laulu recorded his team-best third sack of the season with a second-quarter takedown of Nick Starkel. It was the first sacks surrendered by SJSU this season. 
• Kai Kaneshiro recorded his first interception of the season and fourth of his career with a third-quarter pick of Nick Starkel.
• Dae Dae Hunter tied his career long with a 30-yard reception in the third quarter that helped set up a Matthew Shipley field goal.
• Junior Eliki Tanuvasa earned his first career start for UH, replacing Solo Vaipulu at center.
• Jonah Panoke made his first appearance of the season and recorded three catches for 27 yards.
• Chevan Cordeiro threw for 242 yards but did not throw a touchdowns pass for the first time this season.
• Nick Mardner led UH in receiving yards for the third straight game with 97 yards. He has averaged 101.3 yards in that span.
• DJuan Matthews tied a career-high with six tackles, the same number he had in last year’s game against San Jose State.