Hawaii Gridiron

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I never expected a phone call about being a head coach for a Div I football team. I mean, I’d studied football often and even written a few articles, but coaching a team is something I’d never done. However, I was awakened one morning by the sound of my phone ringing. When I answered the voice on the other end was Perry McMullen, Athletic Director for the University of Hawaii. They’d lost their coach just weeks before the season started and needed a new coach, so with little preparation, and no idea what I’d find, I collected my gear and found a flight out to the island paradise to take over the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors. The first thing I found out was that the team didn’t have high expectations for the next season. The board wanted a top 3 finish in the WAC, but no one seemed to think that the defense was very good. I found that a few players would be dominant at their positions, but there were no backups especially at linebacker and offensive tackle. I was going to have a difficult year ahead. I immediately ordered the team to upgrade its recruiting service for the season. I knew I’d return to using Gridiron after 2006, but having some better recruits might help keep the team going. Deciding on what kind of offense and defense to run didn’t take long. I had only one wide receiver with any experience, so I couldn’t go with a largely passing offense, but with no offensive tackles or fullback my only option would be to spread the ball around and try to grind out drives. I decided to stick with a balanced offense. Defense proved to be a bit more difficult, but since I had a few decent linemen and safeties I went with the 4-2-5. I didn’t want to stick with it after this first season, but I didn’t have enough good linebackers to use anything else. After that it was mostly working with the Athletic Director to set up a schedule. It took a few phone calls, but we finally had the following schedule set up. Bye At Houston At Illnois San Jose State Bye At Utah State New Mexico State At Idaho Boise State At Fresno State At Louisiana Tech At Army Nevada Bye At BYU

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Week 1 No game, but too many players are on my academic probation list. I ordered most of them to spend considerable time in the study hall with the tutors I hired. Hopefully they will keep most players active. 8 starts were on the list, some with GPAs below 1.75. We also started preparing for the game at Houston, for which we were a 6 point favorite. They also didn’t play in week 1, so I had little idea of what to expect.

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Week 2, a strong victory over an outmanned Houston Team Hawaii 0 20 3 6 29 Houston 0 7 0 10 17 Scoring Summary First Quarter None Second Quarter 11:36 Hawaii David Baker 8 yard pass from Mitch Walls (kick good) 7:49 Hawaii Marcus Bosley 49Yd Field Goal 5:27 Hawaii David Baker 73 yard pass from Mitch Walls (kick good) 1:21 Houston Mark Taylor 3 yard pass from Kevin Skaggs (Willie Pottis Kick) 00:02 Hawaii Marcus Bosley 50 yard Field Goal Third Quarter 4:17 Hawaii Marcus Bosley 27 yard Field Goal Fourth Quarter 11:49 Hawaii Marcus Bosley 50 yard Field Goal 8:03 Houston Willie Pottis 35 yard Field Goal 00:54 Hawaii Marcus Bosley 45 yard Field Goal 00:00 Houston Mark Taylor 27 yard pass from Kevin Skaggs (kick good) Stat Hawaii Houston First Downs 21 10 Rushing 12 2 Passing 9 8 3rd Down 8/18 6/17 Total Net Yards 472 247 Total Plays 81 61 Net yards Rushing 298 63 Rushes 53 21 Net Yards Passing 174 184 Comp/Attempt 15/26 16/38 Sacked/Lost 2-10 2-4 Had Intercepted 2 4 Punts-Average 6-41.8 9-39.1 Fumbles Lost 1-1 2-0 Field Goals 5-5 1-1 TOP 35:51 24:09 Hawaii stat leaders QB Mitch Walls 14-23-170-2TD-1 INT RB Mike Smoot 28-202, 1 fumble receiving 4-18 CB Chuck Peterson, 6 tackles, 2 INT, 1 pass defensed. Next week is against Illinois. OT Tom Holman is out due to a broken Thumb CB Chuck Peterson – suspended due to grades GPA 1.99 SS Claude Stallworth – suspected due to grades GPA 1.99

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Week 3, No offense results in a dishearting loss to the Big 10 team Hawaii 0 3 3 0 6 Illinois 14 3 3 0 20 Scoring Summary First Quarter 12:26 Illinois Jim Johnson 43yd pass from Cornelius Triplett (kick good) 00:00 Illinois Ken Arbuckle 2yd run (kick good) Second Quarter 06:49 Illinois Ron Mathis 36yd field goal 2:29 Hawaii Marcus Bosley 40 yard field goal Third Quarter 09:21 Illinois Ron Mathis 25yd Field Goal 04:33 Hawaii Marcus Bosley 23yd Field Goal Fourth Quarter No Scoring Stat Hawaii Illinois First Downs 8 21 Rushing 4 9 Passing 2 11 3rd Down 2/15 6/17 Total Net Yards 183 431 Total Plays 58 77 Net yards Rushing 76 162 Rushes 24 44 Net Yards Passing 107 269 Comp/Attempt 16/33 23/32 Sacked/Lost 1-3 1-10 Had Intercepted 1 1 Punts-Average 8-37.9 8-38.1 Fumbles Lost 1-0 0-0 Field Goals 2-2 2-2 TOP 24:53 35:07 Hawaii stat leaders QB Mitch Walls 12-26-70 1 INT RB Mike Smoot 14-51 Rec 3-21 ILB David Cason 14 tackles, 10 unassisted, 1 sack, 4 stuffs, 1 hurry Next week is home against San Jose State. OT recruit Bob Pinkston has been invited to visit. He’s rated no 600 in the nation and 38th best OT in the West. Out OT Tom Holman – questionable (broken thumb) OT Chris Gordy – probable (shoulder tendonitis) CB Chuck Peterson – suspended due to grades GPA 1.99 SS Claude Stallworth – suspected due to grades GPA 1.99

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Week 4, It took a great comeback to win a game that shouldn’t have been close. SJSU 3 7 14 7 31 Hawaii 7 13 0 12 32 Scoring Summary First Quarter 07:46 Hawaii 81yd Punt Return by Deion Mehl (kick good) 02:55 SJSU Adam Fenderson 22yd field goal Second Quarter 12:08 Hawaii Marcus Bosley 38yd field goal 07:14 Hawaii Kendyl Chester 13yd pass from Deshea Cornella (kick good) 01:05 SJSU Mo Dryer 17yd pass from Hunter Oliver (kick good) 00:03 Hawaii Marcus Bosley 51yd Field Goal Third Quarter 11:48 SJSU james Moss 3yd run (kick good) 06:37 SJSU James Moss 1yd Pass from Hunter Oliver (kick good) Fourth Quarter 13:29 Hawaii Marcus Bosley 20 yard field goal 06:09 SJSU Mo Dryer 69yd pass from Hunter Oliver 00:57 Hawaii Mitch Walls 19yd Run (2pt failed) 00:10 Hawaii Marcus Bosley 40yd Field Goal Stat Hawaii SJSU First Downs 20 21 Rushing 6 6 Passing 14 12 3rd Down 7/16 3/12 Total Net Yards 406 412 Total Plays 71 66 Net yards Rushing 137 131 Rushes 33 36 Net Yards Passing 269 281 Comp/Attempt 22-38 14-28 Sacked/Lost 0-0 2-5 Had Intercepted 3 0 Punts-Average 5-40.6 7-36.3 Fumbles Lost 0-0 2-1 Field Goals 4-4 1-1 TOP 28:57 31:03 Hawaii stat leaders QB Mitch Walls 18-30-228 1 INT RB Rob Josue 10-46 ILB David Cason 7 tackles, 2 unassisted, 1 sack, 2 stuffs. Bye week for Week 5 Out CB Chuck Peterson – suspended due to grades GPA 1.99 SS Claude Stallworth – suspected due to grades GPA 1.99

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Week 5 Upcoming game at Utah State. Injury/Suspension Report TE Al Pittman – Probable – Ear Infection OT Tom Holman – Probable – Broken Thumb OG Howard Brown – doubtful – Cracked Patella CB Chuck Peterson – suspended – GPA 1.92 WR David Baker – suspended – GPA 1.97 RB Don Davis – suspended – GPA 1.91 SS Claude Stallworth – suspended – GPA 1.86 The team is showing signs of major problems due to grade issues. There are a lot of players with below average intelligence and they are struggling to keep their grades over 2.00

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Week 6: a completely overmatched Utah State was crushed by a Hawaii defense that intercepted 3 passes, and scored 2 safetys on sacks.. Hawaii 7 7 2 16 32 Utah State 0 0 0 0 0 Scoring Summary First Quarter 11:06 Hawaii Al Pittman 15 yard pass from Deshea Cornella (kick good) Second Quarter 14:18 Hawaii Kevin Schwedes 5yd pass from Deshea Cronella Third Quarter 01:07 Hawaii LaMont Rattay sacked Kalvin Scott in the end zone Fourth Quarter 12:51 Hawaii Jed Williams sacked Kalvin Scott in the end zone 10:33 Hawaii Mike Smoot 1yd run (kick good) 00:24 Hawaii 80yd Int return by John Sanders (kick good) Stat Hawaii UTST First Downs 17 11 Rushing 6 5 Passing 9 5 3rd Down 7/18 5/18 Total Net Yards 268 180 Total Plays 74 75 Net yards Rushing 122 49 Rushes 45 39 Net Yards Passing 146 131 Comp/Attempt 14-28 14-30 Sacked/Lost 1-2 6-37 Had Intercepted 0 3 Punts-Average 11-40.2 10-36.7 Fumbles Lost 1-1 1-0 Field Goals 0-0 0-2 TOP 31:45 28:15 Hawaii stat leaders QB Deshea Cornella 5-8-80, 2 TDs RB Mike Smoot 24-53, 1 TD ILB David Cason 7 tackles, 7 unassisted, 1 sack, 4 stuffs DE Jed Williams 4 tackles, 4 unassisted, 3 sacks, 1 stuff. Week 7 will be against New Mexico State. We’ve invited CB Tony Boselli to visit. He is a 3-star rated player ranked 665 in the nation. Injury/Suspension Report WR Terdell Winters – doubtful – dislocated elbow OT Tom Holman – Probable – Broken Thumb OG Howard Brown – questionable – Cracked Patella CB Chuck Peterson – suspended – GPA 1.92 WR David Baker – suspended – GPA 1.97 RB Don Davis – suspended – GPA 1.91 SS Claude Stallworth – suspended – GPA 1.86

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Week 7: Another dominating win over the 1-3 New Mexico State. New Mexico St 0 3 0 0 3 Hawaii 14 3 3 0 20 Scoring Summary First Quarter 08:08 Hawaii Mike Smoot 2yd Run (kick good) 03:53 Hawaii Hal Haynesworth 11yd pass from Mitch Walls (kick good) Second Quarter 11:09 Hawaii Marcus Bosley 43yd field goal 00:13 NMSU George Chaffey 27yd field goal Third Quarter 08:15 Hawaii Marcus Bosley 22yd field goal Fourth Quarter No Scoring Stat NMSU Hawaii First Downs 18 22 Rushing 1 9 Passing 14 11 3rd Down 3-13 10-20 Total Net Yards 293 376 Total Plays 64 82 Net yards Rushing 26 213 Rushes 18 51 Net Yards Passing 267 163 Comp/Attempt 19-43 16-31 Sacked/Lost 3-8 0-0 Had Intercepted 2 0 Punts-Average 7-36.7 7-34.9 Fumbles Lost 2-0 0-0 Field Goals 1-3 2-2 TOP 22:24 37:36 Hawaii stat leaders QB Mitch Walls 15-27-151, 1 TD RB Rob Josue 19-96 ILB David Cason 6 tackles, 5 unassisted, 1 sacke, 1 hurry, 1 Int CB Deion Mehl, 3 tackles, 3 unassisted, 1 sack, 1 int, 2 passed defensed Week 8 is away against 4-2 Idaho. Their offense has been more consistent that Hawaii has achieved, but they are allowing a lot more yard on defense. It will be interesting to see if my defense can keep up its dominating performance. They are currently #8 in the country. Injury/Suspension Report WR Terdell Winters – questionablel – dislocated elbow OT Tom Holman – Probable – Broken Thumb OG Howard Brown – questionable – Cracked Patella DT Hubert VanValkenberg – doubtful – Sprained ACL SS Tommy Clemens – out – ruptured Achilles tendon CB Chuck Peterson – suspended – GPA 1.92 WR David Baker – suspended – GPA 1.97 RB Don Davis – suspended – GPA 1.91 SS Claude Stallworth – suspended – GPA 1.86

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Week 8: The team finally failed to stop an offense and Hawaii ended up losing 24-3 to the now 5-2 Idaho. Hawaii 0 0 0 3 3 Idaho 7 7 7 3 24 Scoring Summary First Quarter 00:00 Idaho Joey Killett 62 yard pass from Scott Houghton (kick good) Second Quarter 10:45 Idaho Fred Norman 17yd pass from Scott Houghton (kick good) Third Quarter 09:21 Idaho Fredd Drummond 11yard run (kick good) Fourth Quarter 11:46 Hawaii Marcus Bosley 23yd field goal 05:39 Idaho Troy Roy 21yd Field Goal Stat Hawaii Idaho First Downs 17 22 Rushing 8 11 Passing 9 11 3rd Down 7-17 7-16 Total Net Yards 329 421 Total Plays 73 79 Net yards Rushing 146 164 Rushes 32 49 Net Yards Passing 183 257 Comp/Attempt 17-40 16-25 Sacked/Lost 1-3 5-13 Had Intercepted 3 0 Punts-Average 2-37 6-35 Fumbles Lost 1-1 0-0 Field Goals 1-4 1-2 TOP 28:40 31:20 Hawaii stat leaders QB Mitch Walls 16-33-170, 1 int RB Rob Josue 10-71 ILB David Cason 10 tackles, 10 unassisted, 2 sackes, 1 stuff, 2 passes defensed Week 9 will beat home against Boise State. This is a big game, and looks to be very close. Injury/Suspension Report WR Terdell Winters – questionable – dislocated elbow OT Chris Gordy – questionable – Torn Ligament in Toe OG Howard Brown – probable – Cracked Patella DT Hubert VanValkenberg – doubtful – Sprained ACL SS Tommy Clemens – out – ruptured Achilles tendon WR David Baker – suspended – GPA 1.87 CB Ron Hooker – suspended – GPA 1.77

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Week 9: It was close, but Boise State made fewer mistakes and pulled out a narrow win. Boise State 0 7 0 24 0 31 Hawaii 3 10 8 7 0 28 Scoring Summary First Quarter 09:44 Hawaii Marcus Bosley 29yd Field Goal Second Quarter 14:43 BOI Greg Wiegmann 2yd Pass from R.Jay Humphrey (kick good) 7:32 Hawaii Marcus Bosley 22yd field goal 03:13 Hawaii Mike Smoot 3yd run (kick good) Third Quarter 05:36 Hawaii Kevin Schwedes 32yd pass from Mitch Walls (2pts- Mike Smoot run) Fourth Quarter 14:33 BOI R.Jay Humphrey 5yd run (kick good) 09:25 BOI Danny Bolden 3yd Pass from R.Jay Humphrey (kick good) 05:44 BOI Cornelius Hill 44yd pass from R.Jay Humphrey (kick good) 03:21 BOI Joe Bynum 42yd field goal 02:25 Hawaii Mike Smoot 29yd pass from Mitch Walls (kick good) Stat Hawaii Boise State First Downs 20 17 Rushing 8 8 Passing 11 6 3rd Down 9-19 5-16 Total Net Yards 414 280 Total Plays 77 73 Net yards Rushing 134 112 Rushes 34 49 Net Yards Passing 280 168 Comp/Attempt 23-41 9-20 Sacked/Lost 2-9 4-29 Had Intercepted 2 1 Punts-Average 6-41.2 8-38-1 Fumbles Lost 1-0 1-1 Field Goals 2-5 1-1 TOP 31:03 28:57 Hawaii stat leaders QB Mitch Walls 18-34-253, 2td, 2 int RB Rob Josue 15-86 OLB Chris Waddy 8 tackles, 7 solo, 3 sacks, 1 stuff Week 10 will be against Fresno State who are only 3-4 this season. We need a win if we are to finish in the top 3 in the conference our 3-2 record in conference doesn’t look good. Injury/Suspension Report WR Terdell Winters – questionable – dislocated elbow WR kendyl Chester – probable – broken jaw OT Chris Gordy – probable – Torn Ligament in Toe OT Tom Holman – probable – Pulled Groin OG Howard Brown – probable – Cracked Patella DT Hubert VanValkenberg – questionablel – Sprained ACL CB Chuck Peterson – questionable – broken hand SS Tommy Clemens – out – ruptured Achilles tendon WR David Baker – suspended – GPA 1.87 CB Ron Hooker – suspended – GPA 1.77

[SageFury268]

MY hometown!

[mvargus]

[QUOTE=SageFury268;168033]MY hometown![/QUOTE] Which? Meanwhile, I did finish the first season, but didn't compile the stats for the later games. I'll try to post through hiring of coordinators in the next day or two.

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Week 10: Disaster struck as QB Mitch Walls threw 2 crucial interceptions and Fresno state was able to score 10 points in the 3rd quarter to win 23-17. Fresno State 6 7 10 0 23 Hawaii 10 7 0 0 17 Week 11 is against Louisiana Tech. They are only 1-7 so this will be a good break from our current struggles. Week 11: It wasn’t close as the Hawaii Warriors finally put together a complete game winning 41-6 Hawaii 14 10 0 17 41 Louisiana Tech 0 3 0 3 6 Week 12 will be at Army who are struggling through a 2-7 season WR David Baker – Suspended – GPA 1.82 Week 12: Army proved to be a tight game, but Hawaii won 20-17. My team now had the 6 wins they need to be bowl eligible. The team defense still ranks #13 in the country with linebacker David Cason having accumulated 8 sacks in the twelve games. Hawaii 0 3 3 14 20 Army 0 7 0 10 17 Week 13 will be against Nevada at him. QB Woody Holt will be visiting. He’s ranked 745 in the nation. We did learn that CB Deion Mehl was considered a finalist for the Gamebreaker award. However, there is a player at Boston College who had 2 more returns for touchdowns than Deion has pulled off so its unlikely that he’ll win the award. Week 13: another good win as Nevada went down 20-9. No game for week 14, but there is a final game against BYU (5-6) on week 15 Week 15: A great victory for the Warriors as the team won 19-17 on the power of 4 field goals. The team finishes 8-4 (5-3 in the WAC)

[bbgunn]

Nice start to the dynasty!

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The WAC announced its all-conference team. The following Warriors find themselves listed. 1st team offense TE – Al Pittman (SR) OG – Scottie Hughes (SR) K – Marcus Bosley (SO) 1st team defense DE - Jed Williams (SO) 2nd team offense RB - Mike Smoot (JR) 2nd team defense ILB – David Cason (JR) CB - Deion Mehl (SO) CB - John Sanders (SR) We only managed a 5th place finish, despite the good finish. However, the 8-4 finish was enough to get us invited to the Honolulu Bowl against Marshall (6-5). Its nice to be able to stay in Hawaii for the bowl game. We should get a good audience. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Week 18. Out defense just was overwhelmed. Marshall put up 3 touchdowns in the first quarter and never looked back as they won 55-29.

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Lost a little prestige due to the poor performance in the middle of the season, the board wasn’t happy and reduced my budget by $20,000. Hopefully that won’t hurt too much. I have 14 scholarships to spread around this season. And I know I need linebackers and offensive tackles. Fortunately, none of my underclassmen is thinking of going pro early. My offensive coordinator Marc Boylan has decided to move on. He was an extremely good coordinator, but I cannot afford his salary. I’ve opened talks with Eric Bouza. He isn’t good at developing offensive linemen, but he’s good at all other aspects of development, so he should help the team improve. I decided against going for transfers. There was no one available who really interested me.

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Recruiting 2006 Great recruiting class for 2006, despite the low prestige. I had 14 scholarships and managed to use all of them to sign athletes. Position Rank Name # Stars K 635 Victor Harper 3 QB 813 Brandon Justin 3 OG 835 Curtis Butler 3 OG 854 Bashir Greene 3 (JC player) OLB 874 Greg Allen 3 CB 888 James Ingram 3 OT(A) 922 Andre Wong 3 RB 937 Darrell DeLoach 3 OT 1047 Buster Wright 3 (JC Player) DT 1060 Mark Thaxton 2 WR(A) 1131 Dave Swilling 2 CB (A) 1150 Alfred Franckowiak 3 OG 1233 Alfred Hill 2 DE 1440 Ken Dantzler 2 Didn’t get the defensive line players I was hoping for, but a very strong offensive line class, which is a good sign.

[DocStevens]

Good stuff! Hawaii did decent in my league and their QB Colt Brennan went off and had a huge season almost winning the top QB award. Keep up the good work!

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Going into the 2007 Season the board is looking for a top 3 finish in the conference. The recruiting class is being rated only #77 in the nation. Looking over the roster I’m going to go with a Run’n’gun offense and a 4-2-5 defense. I’m a bit nervous about the offense, but it should work with the players I have. Schedule is set. Houston Illinois Connecticut New Mexico State Bye At Nevada Utah State Idaho Bye Louisiana Tech At Fresno State At San Jose State At Boise State Bye Tulane

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Week 1 – home against Houston Not much offense, but the team moved the ball when it counted and won 28-7. Week 2 – home against Illinois The offense took off and put up 441 yards, despite 2 interceptions. Final score was 30-20 for Hawaii. Injury and academic bugs have struck. Starting RG is out with a torn hamstring, and 2 starters have managed to get themselves suspended for GPA issues (Dante Stallworth SS, David Baker WR) Week 3 – home against Connecticut QB’s threw 2 interceptiosn, but the bigger problem was the complete lack of a running game. Final score was 37-17 for Connecticut. Week 4 – home against New Mexico State 3 interceptions from the QB. It doesn’t help that my starting QB is out with a broken clavicle, and his back up isn’t as accurate. However, the team used an interception of our own returned 93 yards for a TD to open a 10-0 lead and went on to win 27-17. So far the defense has been much better than the offense. Week 5 – Bye Hopefully some injuried players will heal up. Week 6 – away against Nevada (1-3) Against 3 interceptions were thrown by Hawaii QBs. But the team took advantage of every opportunity to win 30-7. 4 Nevada fumbles definitely helped. Week 7 – Home against Utah State (3-3) Finally the let down that’s been coming for a while. Only 1 interception thrown, but too many missed third downs (4 of 16 converted). Utah gets a 31-19 win. Week 8 – Home against Idaho (4-2) The offense still isn’t there, but the defense kept it close and there was enough scoring to pull out the win 17-14 Week 9 – Bye week Much needed as injuries have built up. Week 10 – Home against Louisiana Tech (3-4) On paper Louisiana looked dangerous, especially wiwth how poorly the team has played, but 2 punt returns for touchdowns and 7 made fieldgoals will make up for no offense. And help create a 37-13 win. Week 11 – away against Fresno State (5-4) Fresno has outplayed most teams in the conference, but hasn’t put the points on the scoreboard. I’d already figured out that my team was playing poorly and this game was proof as the offense went 1-13 on third down and the team lost 44-16 Week 12 – away against San Jose State (7-3) Earlier this season SJSU put up 72 points in a game, and with the Hawaii team looking poor on both sides of the ball I expected a loss. The defense did come to play though and the final score was a close 12-3 for SJSU Week 13 – away at Boise State (8-1) A desperately needed conference win wasn’t to be and the team lost 22-10. There just was no offense again. Week 14 – bye Week 15 – home against Tulane (5-5) A much needed win to finish the season 7-5 as Hawaii pulls out a 31-24 victory. Interceptions were again a problem, but the team managed to run the football for the first game in a while. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- I know that I went away from posting the stats, but I was putting those in by typing them by hand and it just became too difficult. sorry

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The WAC announced its all-conference team. The following Warriors find themselves listed. Defense POY: ILB David Cason (SR) 1st team offense K Victor Harper (FR) 1st team defense ILB David Cason (SR) CB Deion Mehl (JR) FS Billy Howard (SR) 2nd team offense WR David Baker (SR) 2nd team defense DE Jed Williams (JR) Another 5th place finish. The injuries didn’t help, but the offense was horrible. No running game, and too many interceptions cost the team at least 2 games.

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At least we pulled off another visit to the Honolulu Bowl – against Marshall (7-4) However. We can’t just quite put together a good game and lost 49-13. 3 interceptions again. Fired OC Eric Bouza. The team was just horrible on offense. Brought in Kenny Abraham, he’s 45 years old and likes Smash Mouth football. This hopefully will help bring the offense to life. Only had 14 scholarships again so didn’t go after too many transfers. Did talk to ILB Marty Welch a run stopping ILB who wanted more playing time. He had been the #822 player in high school last year.

[D16NJD16]

how do you get real player names in the game?

[DocStevens]

[QUOTE=D16NJD16;172019]how do you get real player names in the game?[/QUOTE] It is a custom file that I created. I have all of the award winners from this season as well as all of the All Americans and I did a few of the complete teams such as Notre Dame. I also added alot of the stat leaders which is how Hawaii had their "real" QB in my league.