Postgame Notes – Colorado State

Postgame Notes
Hawai‘i at Colorado State
Oct. 18, 2025
Canvas Stadium  –  Fort Collins, Colo. 
 
GAME CAPTAINS
Peter Manuma, Zhen Sotelo, Jalen Smith, Landon Sims, Kansei Matsuzawa
 
SERIES INFORMATION

• Hawai‘i received for the fourth time within the final 5 conferences between the groups.
• It was UH’s fourth win in 14 visits to Fort Collins and second in its final three video games there.
• This was the primary time within the final 5 conferences that the sport was determined by double-digits.
• Colorado State nonetheless holds a 16-13 general benefit within the sequence.
• The recreation marked the ultimate assembly as convention members as CSU will transfer to the Pac-12 following this season.
• The groups met eight occasions in Mountain West play with the Rams profitable 5 of these eight video games. From 1981-97, the colleges performed one another all however two years as members of the Western Athletic Conference.

 
UH IN THE MOUNTAIN WEST

• UH improved to 37-70 (.346) all-time within the MW, together with 16-36 (.308) on the highway.
• Timmy Chang is 11-16 in MW video games with a 4-9 mark on the highway.

 
TEAM STREAKS/TRENDS

• UH received its third straight recreation, the longest such streak within the Timmy Chang period and UH’s longest win streak because the 2019 squad received 4 straight video games.
• UH has received three of its final 4 Mountain West highway video games courting again to final season.
• Hawai‘i has had a minimum of one participant with 5+ receptions in 24 consecutive video games, courting again to November 2023, tied for the longest FBS streak within the nation with Utah State.

 
INDIVIDUAL STREAKS/TRENDS

• After hitting a 26-yard area purpose within the third quarter, Kansei Matsuzawa improved to an ideal 20-of-20 on the season.
• Dating again to final season, Matsuzawa has made 21 straight area targets, setting a brand new UH file for consecutive area targets made, surpassing former UH All-American Jason Elam who nailed 20 straight inside the 1989 season. Elam was in attendance on the recreation.
• Matsuzawa has had a minimum of one area purpose made in all eight video games this yr.
• Pofele Ashlock has caught a cross in all 32 video games he has performed in.
• Ashlock has had a number of receptions in 23 straight video games, tied for the seventh-longest lively streak within the nation.
• Karsyn Pupunu, Jalen Smith and Jamih Otis every performed of their thirty third straight recreation, tied for the longest streak on the group.

 
INDIVIDUAL CHARTS

• Kansei Matsuzawa added yet one more area purpose and stays in eighth on the UH all-time area targets made record with 32.
• His 20 area targets this yr is tied for the second most in a single-season (Jason Elam, 1989) and is only one off the file of 21 held by Richard Spelman (1984).

 
TEAM NOTES

• With a 12-game schedule, UH turned bowl eligible after notching its sixth win. It is the earliest on the calendar that UH has gained bowl eligibility because the 2007 group reeled off seven straight wins by Oct. 12 (13-game schedule). 
• At 6-2, UH is off to its greatest begin by eight video games since 2018 (6-2).
• UH scored higher than 30 factors for the third straight recreation. The final time that occurred was in 2019 (45 at New Mexico, 38 vs. Fresno State, 42 vs. San Jose State).
• UH had a season-high six sacks. It was the group’s highest sack complete since a highway win at Nevada on Nov. 4, 2023.
• UH rushed for a season excessive 134 yards, eclipsing final week’s 133 yards versus Utah State.
• UH didn’t enable a sack for the second straight highway recreation.
• UH compelled a CSU fumble late within the second quarter because the Rainbow Warrior protection has a minimum of one takeaway in seven of eight video games this yr.
• UH dedicated a season-low three penalties.
• UH surrendered a punt return for a landing for the primary time in 9 years after Javion Kinnard’s 91-yard return as the primary quarter expired (final time – Londell Lee, UT Martin, 79 yards, Sept. 10, 2016).
• It was the second-longest punt return ever by a UH opponent, only one yard shy of Quinton Jones’ (Boise State) 92-yard return in 2005.
• After coming into the sport with no dashing touchdowns by its first 5 video games of the season, UH has scored a minimum of one dashing touchdowns in every of the final three  video games (5 complete).
• After selecting up only one highway win in his first 15 tries, Timmy Chang has now received three of his final 4 highway contests (Fresno State, Air Force, Colorado State).

 
INDIVIDUAL NOTES

• Jackson Harris logged his third straight 100-yard receiving recreation, ending with 5 catches for 109 yards and two touchdowns.
• He is the primary UH participant to have three straight 100-yard receiving video games since John Ursua did it 4 straight occasions to start out the 2018 season.
• Harris has a mixed 4 touchdowns in UH’s final two highway video games, each of them within the state of Colorado (at Air Force, at CSU)
• Harris scored his second landing of higher than 70 yards this season with a 75-yard catch within the second quarter to present UH a 14-7 lead.
• Micah Alejado completed with 301 yards passing for his third straight recreation of a minimum of 300 passing yards.
• The final participant to have three straight 300-yard video games was Brayden Schager throughout the 2023 season.
• Alejado notched three landing passes for the third straight time.
• Alejado is the one FBS quarterback to throw for 300-plus yards and three TDs in three consecutive video games this yr.
• Nick Cenacle scored his first landing of the season with a 17-yard catch from Micah Alejado on UH’s opening drive of the sport.
• Karsyn Pupunu tallied a profession excessive in receiving yards (56), whereas tying his profession mark for receptions (5).
• Cam Barfield scored his second dashing landing of the season on a career-long 35-yard run within the fourth quarter.
• Jamih Otis tied profession excessive with a team-high 11 tackles (additionally vs. Delaware State, 2023).
• Senior Tariq Jones had two sacks for his first multiple-sack recreation of his profession.
• Jackie Johnson III and Luther McCoy have been additionally in on a number of sacks (1.5).
• Billy Gowers tied his season-long with a 67-yard punt within the first quarter.

 

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