Hawai'i — Mountain West
HC
Timmy Chang · Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex · Honolulu, HI · 15,194 cap
PPA off / def
0.17 / 0.16
2025
Class rank
#124
class of 2026
Returning PPA
65%
returning production
2026 schedule
2025 results (9–4)
Statistical comps — 2025 Hawai'i's closest analogs
Nearest neighbors by z-scored success rate, explosiveness, run rate & havoc (offense + defense), 2015–25.
2025 leaders
Transfer portal — 2026 (16 in / 9 out)
| Outgoing |
|---|
| Jackson Harris | WR | → LSU |
| Brandon White | WR | → Kansas State |
| Dermaricus Davis | QB | → Cal Poly |
| Tim Malo | S | → uncommitted |
| Deliyon Freeman | CB | → uncommitted |
| Billy Gowers | P | → Indiana |
| Joey Farthing | WR | → uncommitted |
| Semaj James | S | → uncommitted |
| + 1 more |
Origins
Jones' run-and-shoot took the 2007 team to 12-0 and the Sugar Bowl behind Colt Brennan. Every visiting team flies at least five hours to get here, which is the program's oldest and best advantage.
Founded 1907 · Land-grant college of a territory annexed nine years earlier · first football 1909 · defined by June Jones
All-time record
All-time
356–400–6
1921–2025
Win %
47.1%
96 seasons played
Winning seasons
34
35% of seasons
By level: ii/iii 19–46 (1921–1955) · D-II 12–34 (1956–1973) · FBS 325–320–6 (1971–2025)
| Best seasons | W | L | Conference |
|---|
| 2007 | 12 | 1 | Western Athletic |
| 1992 | 11 | 2 | Western Athletic |
| 2006 | 11 | 3 | Western Athletic |
| 2010 | 10 | 4 | Western Athletic |
| 2002 | 10 | 4 | Western Athletic |
Season records from CollegeFootballData, which is why the span starts at 1921 — that is where its coverage of this program begins, not necessarily the first year it fielded a team.
Play-calling tendencies (2025 · garbage time excluded)
| Situation | Plays | Run % | Success % | Nat'l | Avg yds | Expl % |
|---|
| 1st down | 357 | 45% |
40% | 104 of 136 | 5.6 | 10% |
| 2nd down | 293 | 39% |
39% | 96 of 136 | 5.6 | 12% |
| 3rd & short (≤3) | 43 | 33% |
65% | — | 4.8 | 9% |
| 3rd & medium (4–7) | 66 | 15% |
50% | — | 6.8 | 17% |
| 3rd & long (8+) | 78 | 8% |
33% | — | 7.9 | 21% |
| 4th down | 18 | 61% |
61% | — | 6.8 | 11% |
153 drives · 44% ended in points · 7.6 plays and 44.2 yards per drive · 1.01 PPA per drive
Success: 50% of yardage needed on 1st, 70% on 2nd, 100% on 3rd/4th. Explosive: 12+ yd rush / 16+ yd pass. National rank is shown only for 1st and 2nd down, where every team has 100+ plays; the later buckets average 18-43 and a rank there would be noise.
League leaderboard →Most valuable plays (by PPA, 2025)
| Wk | Opp | Play | Yds | PPA |
|---|
| 5 | Air Force |
Micah Alejado pass complete to Jackson Harris for 74 yds for a TD (Kansei Matsuzawa KICK) |
74 | 7.07 |
| 14 | Wyoming |
(05:02) Shotgun #12 M.Alejado pass complete short middle to #9 J.Harris caught at Hawaii39… |
78 | 6.75 |
| 13 | UNLV |
(08:25) Shotgun #12 M.Alejado pass complete short left to #9 J.Harris caught at UH47, for … |
70 | 6.74 |
| 10 | San José State |
(04:16) Shotgun #12 M.Alejado pass complete deep left to #9 J.Harris caught at SJSU26, for… |
68 | 6.61 |
| 8 | Colorado State |
Micah Alejado pass complete to Jackson Harris for 75 yds for a TD (Kansei Matsuzawa KICK) |
75 | 6.08 |
| 8 | Colorado State |
Cam Barfield run for 35 yds for a TD (Kansei Matsuzawa KICK) |
35 | 4.47 |
| 14 | Wyoming |
(03:53) Shotgun #12 M.Alejado pass complete deep left to #9 J.Harris caught at Wyo21, for … |
46 | 4.38 |
| 4 | Fresno State |
Micah Alejado pass complete to Pofele Ashlock for 38 yds to the FRES 36 for a 1ST down |
38 | 4.06 |