University of Hawai'i at Manoa Athletics

Post-game Notes
Hawai‘i at Colorado State
Oct. 22, 2022
Canvas Stadium  –  Fort Collins, Colo. 

SERIES INFORMATION

• UH dropped to 11-16 overall against Colorado State.   
• The Rams snapped a two-game skid against the Warriors and have won eight of the last ten meetings.
• CSU has won 10 of the 13 match-ups in Fort Collins.

 
UH IN THE MOUNTAIN WEST

• Hawai‘i is playing its 11th season in the Mountain West and owns a 27-56 (.325) all-time mark—including 12-29 on the road.
• Since the conference moved to two divisions in 2013, UH is 7-18 against the Mountain. UH won two straight against the Mountain before Saturday’s loss.

TEAM STREAKS/TRENDS 

• UH dropped to 0-4 on the road this season. The last two road losses have come by a combined six points.
• UH held its third straight opponent to 17 points or less. The Warriors are 1-2 in those games.
• It’s the first time since 2009 that UH held three straight opponents to 17 points or less (6 – New Mexico State, 10 San Jose State, 17 – Navy).

 
INDIVIDUAL STREAKS/TRENDS 

• Matthew Shipley converted a pair of first-half field goals and is now 9-of-10 on the season. The junior has made good on 19 of his last 20 field goal attempts from 40 yards and in, dating back to last season.
• Shipley has converted on all 84 of his career extra points.
• Blessman Ta‘ala has played in 59 consecutive games and has not missed a game since arriving at UH in 2018.
• Ilm Manning has started 55 of 57 career games and 22 straight games dating back to 2020.

TEAM NOTES

• UH led at half for the third time this season. The Warriors were 2-0 in the previous two games before its loss on Saturday.
• UH has committed only two turnovers in four road games this season. Both turnovers came in the last minute of the game.
• In its last four games overall, Hawai'i has turned the ball over just three times, compared to 10 combined turnovers in the first four games.
• The Warriors have limited their opponents to just 49 points in the last three games for an average of 16.3 points per game. Prior to that UH opponents were averaging 45.4 points per game.
• UH has surrendered just one sack in the last three games.
• Last year the two teams combined for 95 points and nearly 1,200 yards of total offense. Saturday’s meeting saw the teams combine for 30 points and less than 650 yards of total offense.
• After limiting back-to-back opponents to under 100 yards rushing, Colorado State finished with 209 yards rushing against the Rainbow Warriors.
• They are the fourth opponent this year to rush for better than 200 yards in a game.

 
INDIVIDUAL NOTES

• In his second straight start, Logan Taylor again eclipsed his career high with a team-best 16 tackles.
• It was the most tackles by a Rainbow Warrior this year and the most since Darius Muasau had 16 at Utah State last season.
• Taylor is one of just three UH players since 2000 to record at least 15 tackles and 1.5 TFLs in a game. (Darius Muasau at Utah, 10/30/21; vs. UNLV, 12/12/20 and Julian Gener vs. Fresno State, 11/14/15).
• Caleb Phillips scored his first touchdown of the season and the third of his career with a 1-yd catch in the second quarter.
• Tamatoa Mokiao-Atimalala recorded a career-best three catches for 38 yards, all coming on a second-quarter drive that ended with UH’s lone touchdown of the day.
• Dedrick Parson failed to find the end zone for just the second time in eight games this season. The senior still led the team in rushing yards (71) and receptions (6) in the game.
• Since coming back from injury, Zion Bowens has led the team in receiving yards in each of the last three games. Bowens finished with 38 yards on two catches vs the Rams.
• Peter Manuma tied his career-high with 10 tackles while also adding a pass breakup. It was the second time in the last three games he’s finished with at least 10 tackles.
• Malik Hausman set a new career-high with eight tackles.
• Solo Vaipulu saw his first action of the season, starting at left guard. Vaipulu is in his fifth year with the program and has the second-most career starts (41) of any player on offense.