Postgame Notes – Air Force

Postgame Notes
Hawai‘i at Air Force
Sept. 27, 2025
Falcon Stadium  –  Colorado Springs, Colo. 

GAME CAPTAINS
Peter Manuma, Zhen Sotelo, Landon Sims, Karsyn Pupunu, Jamar Sekona

SERIES INFORMATION

• Hawai‘i retained possession of the Kuter Trophy with its second straight win over the Falcons. UH final defeated Air Force 27-13 in 2023 in Honolulu.
• The Rainbow Warriors gained for the second straight time in Colorado Springs (final in 2016) and for the third time in 9 conferences there.
• Air Force nonetheless leads the all-time sequence 14-9-1.
• The groups have cut up their six all-time conferences in Mountain West play.

 
UH IN THE MOUNTAIN WEST

• UH improved to 35-70 (.333) all-time within the MW, together with 15-36 (.294) on the highway.
• Timmy Chang is now 9-16 in MW video games with a 3-9 mark on the highway.

 
TEAM STREAKS/TRENDS

• After coming into the season having misplaced 15 straight nationally televised video games, UH has gained two of its three nationally televised video games this season.
• UH ended a string of 14 straight losses in highway video games on nationwide TV with its final win in such a situation coming in 2019 at Nevada.

 
INDIVIDUAL STREAKS/TRENDS

• After a trio of area targets, Kansei Matsuzawa sits alone with a brand new UH report of 16 straight area targets made to the beginning the season, surpassing Rigoberto Sanchez (13 in 2016).
• He additionally set a brand new Mountain West report for consecutive area targets made to begin a season surpassing UNLV’s Daniel Gutierrez earlier mark of 15 straight in 2022.
• Dating again to final season, Matsuzawa has made 17 straight area targets, the second longest streak in class historical past. Jason Elam holds the report with 20 straight made throughout the 1989 season.
• Pofele Ashlock has caught a cross in all 30 video games he has performed in.
• Ashlock has had a number of receptions in 21 straight video games.
• Ashlock registered his twenty fourth sport with 4 or extra catches which is tied for essentially the most by an FBS participant since 2023 (Lewis Bond, Boston College).
• Karsyn Pupunu, Jalen Smith and Jamih Otis every performed of their thirty first straight sport, tied for the longest streak on the group.

 
TEAM NOTES

• UH’s 44 factors have been essentially the most within the Timmy Chang period and essentially the most since UH’s 50-45 win over Colorado State in its 2021 residence finale.
• It was additionally UH’s most factors on the highway since a 45-31 win at New Mexico in 2019.
• UH’s 535 yards of offense was a season-high and the third-highest complete underneath Timmy Chang.
• UH set a brand new program report with a 24-play drive within the second quarter. The drive was two performs wanting the FBS report (26 performs, Navy vs. New Mexico, 2004).
• The drive, which resulted in a 31-yard area aim by Kansei Matsuzawa, was 80 yards lengthy and ate up 12:14 of the clock.
• After coming into the sport with no dashing touchdowns by their first 5 video games of the season, UH scored a pair of touchdowns on the bottom towards the Falcons.
• After coming into the sport with a nation-leading 12 turnovers dedicated, UH had its second turnover-free sport this season and gained the turnover battle for the second time as properly (1-0).
• UH had its two-longest performs from scrimmage this yr on Cam Barfield’s 59-yard catch on the opening drive and Jackson Harris’ 74-yard landing catch within the fourth quarter.
• Air Force registered the 2 longest performs from scrimmage by a UH opponent after Liam Szarka’s 67-yard run on Air Force’s opening drive of the sport and Cade Harris’ 73-yard landing catch within the fourth quarter.
• UH scored on its opening drive for the second time in six video games this yr (additionally versus Sam Houston)
• UH began the sport with eight straight third-down conversions and completed the sport 14-of-19 general.
• Nine of the third-down conversions got here in conditions during which UH wanted a minimum of 5 yards to transform.
• The Rainbow Warriors dedicated a season-low 4 penalties for 17 yards.
• A season-high 10 completely different gamers had a minimum of one catch within the sport.
• Hawai‘i has had a minimum of one participant with 5 or extra receptions in 22 consecutive video games, courting again to November 2023, tied for the longest FBS streak within the nation with fellow Mountain West member Utah State.
• Hawai‘i now has a mixed report of 16-16-1 versus the army academies and a 6-18 all-time mark in video games performed within the state of Colorado.
• Air Force set season opponent highs for dashing yards (216), passing yards (278) and complete yards (494).
• Head coach Timmy Chang picked up simply his third highway win in 19 tries.

 
 
INDIVIDUAL NOTES

• Micah Alejado posted his second profession 400-yard passing sport with 457 yards on 35-of-47 passing and three touchdowns.
• Alejado is the primary quarterback in program historical past to throw for 450+ yards twice in his first 5 profession begins. Colt Brennan had two 450+ video games in his first six begins.
• Alejado’s 463 yards of complete offense (457 passing, 6 dashing) is essentially the most by an FBS participant up to now this season.
• Jackson Harris recorded profession highs in receptions (7), receiving yards (144) and touchdowns (2) in addition to the longest catch of his profession with a 74-yard landing.
• Brandon White scored his first profession landing with a 24-yard reception on UH’s second possession of the sport. He completed with a career-best seven catches (50 yards).
• Tama Uiliata additionally set a brand new excessive for receptions with six (42 yards).
• With 4 receptions, Pofele Ashlock (182) surpassed Walter Murray (178) to maneuver into the highest 10 all-time at UH in receptions.
• Landon Sims scored his second landing of the season and his first on the bottom with a 1-yard rating within the third quarter. It was Sims’ third profession dashing landing.
• Cam Barfield scored his first profession dashing landing on a 27-yard scamper within the fourth quarter. He additionally set a brand new career-high with 64 receiving yards.
• In his second begin of the season, Matagi Thompson recorded 4 tackles and his first profession interception late within the third quarter that helped arrange a UH landing.
• Devyn King earned his first begin of the season and completed with three tackles.
• Luther McCoy made his first profession begin as a Rainbow Warriors. He had two tackles, together with one for loss, and had a quarterback hurry that compelled an Air Force interception.

 

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