Английская Википедия:2021 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team

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The 2021 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team represented the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa in the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Rainbow Warriors played their home games on the campus at the Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex as members of the West Division of the Mountain West Conference. They were led by second-year head coach Todd Graham.

Despite losing three straight games en route to finishing the regular season 6–7 overall, the team was invited to play in the Hawaii Bowl as a conditionally eligible team after the NCAA added an extra bowl game to the schedule. The team accepted the bid on December 3, 2021, marking the team's fourth consecutive postseason appearance, a new program record. However, due to a COVID-19 outbreak, season-ending injuries, and transfers, the team was forced to withdraw the day before the game, marking the Hawaii Bowl’s second consecutive cancellation.

On January 14, 2022, Graham announced his resignation as head coach after reports surfaced of player unrest with his coaching style, along with a report that an apparent players-only vote to not play in the Hawaii Bowl had taken place without his knowledge. He finished 11–11 with two bowl appearances in two seasons, winning the New Mexico Bowl in 2020.

Offseason

2021 recruiting class

The Rainbow Warriors have signed eight recruits out of high school as of February 3, 2021.

Transfers

Outgoing

Name	No.	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	New school
Bubba Waʻa	67	OL	Шаблон:Height	Шаблон:Convert	Redshirt Freshman	Hauʻula, Hawaii	Texas State
Zach Bowers	56	LB	Шаблон:Height	Шаблон:Convert	Redshirt Freshman	Chandler, Arizona
Lincoln Victor	85	WR	Шаблон:Height	Шаблон:Convert	Sophomore	Camas, Washington	Washington State
Miles Reed	4	RB	Шаблон:Height	Шаблон:Convert	Redshirt Junior	Corona, California
Mason Vega	43	DL	Шаблон:Height	Шаблон:Convert	Senior	Rancho Cucamonga, California
Melquise Stovall	3	WR	Шаблон:Height	Шаблон:Convert	Redshirt Senior	Lancaster, California	Pittsburgh

Incoming

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Prev. school
Colby Burton	DB	Шаблон:Height	Шаблон:Convert	Senior	League City, Texas	McNeese State
Solomon Turner	LB	Шаблон:Height	Шаблон:Convert	Redshirt Freshman	Frisco, Texas	Baylor
Kolby Wyatt	TE	Шаблон:Height	Шаблон:Convert	Junior	San Diego, California	Georgia
Zacchaeus McKinney	DL	Шаблон:Height	Шаблон:Convert	Redshirt Junior	Weatherford, Texas	Oklahoma
Arnold Azunna	DB	Шаблон:Height	Шаблон:Convert	Redshirt Senior	Grand Prairie, Texas	Iowa State
Hugh Nelson II	DB	Шаблон:Height	Шаблон:Convert	Redshirt Sophomore	Powder Springs, Georgia	Georgia
Dedrick Parson	RB	Шаблон:Height	Шаблон:Convert	Redshirt Junior	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Howard
Caleb Phillips	TE	Шаблон:Height	Шаблон:Convert	Senior	San Diego, California	Stanford
Pita Tonga	DL	Шаблон:Height	Шаблон:Convert	Senior	Taylorsville, Utah	Utah
O'Tay Baker	DL	Шаблон:Height	Шаблон:Convert	Junior	Mesquite, Texas	Tyler JC

Staff departures

Name	Position	New Program	New Position	Notes
Matt Passwaters	Graduate assistant	North Texas	Defensive line coach
Josh Omura	Director of on-campus recruiting	Washington State	Director of transfer recruiting
Brennan Marion	Wide receivers coach	Pittsburgh	Wide receivers coach
G. J. Kinne	Offensive coordinator Quarterbacks coach	UCF	Co-offensive coordinator Quarterbacks coach
Tony Hull	Co-offensive coordinator Inside receivers coach	Louisiana–Monroe	Wide receivers coach

In addition to the staff departures, the program moved their chief of staff Trent Figg to an on-field coaching role to help save the university's athletic department $100,000 in wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Preseason

Award watch lists

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Chuck Bednarik Award	Darius Muasau	LB	SO
Doak Walker Award	Calvin Turner	RB	SR
Jim Thorpe Award	Cortez Davis II	CB	SR
Bronko Nagurski Trophy	Darius Muasau	LB	SO
Wuerffel Trophy	Hekili Keliiliki	RB/LB	JR
Paul Hornung Award	Calvin Turner	RB/WR	SR
Fred Biletnikoff Award	Nick Mardner	WR	JR

Mountain West media days

The Mountain West media days were held from July 21–22 at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas in Paradise, Nevada.

Media poll

The preseason media poll was released at the Mountain West media days on July 21, 2021. The Rainbow Warriors were predicted to finish in fifth place in the West Division.

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West

1	Nevada	141 (19)
2	San Jose State	121 (5)
3	San Diego State	96
4	Fresno State	85 (1)
5	Hawaii	56
6	UNLV	26

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Mountain

1	Boise State	148 (23)
2	Wyoming	115 (2)
3	Air Force	104
4	Colorado State	72
5	Utah State	47
6	New Mexico	39

Preseason All-Mountain West Team

The Rainbow Warriors had two players selected to the preseason All-Mountain West team.

Defense
Cortez Davis II – CB

Specialists
Calvin Turner – PR

Schedule

The schedule was announced on March 5, 2021.

• Шаблон:Note Hawaii was forced to withdraw due to COVID-19 and other related issues within the team. The game was canceled shortly after.

Game summaries

At UCLA

To open the season the Rainbow Warriors traveled to the Rose Bowl in Pasadena to face Dorian Thompson-Robinson and the UCLA Bruins out of the Pac-12 Conference. Hawaii got the ball to begin the game and went three-and-out. A botched punt gave the Bruins' offense the football at the Bows' 15. However, the Hawaii defense held the Bruins to a 27-yard field goal by Nicholas Barr-Mira, giving UCLA a 3–0 lead. Corderio and the Bows' offense went three-and-out again on their second series. Thompson-Robinson would then proceed to lead the Bruins 87 yards in 9 plays, capped by a 21-yard run by Zach Charbonnet. UCLA now led 10–0. The Bows' offense continued to struggle as Chevan Cordeiro was intercepted by Datona Jackson. The Bruins took over at the Hawaii 9. Four plays later, Brittain Brown scored on a 1-yard run, putting UCLA ahead 17–0. The Hawaii offense responded by finally driving into UCLA territory, but it was forced to settle for a 48-yard Matthew Shipley field goal to cut the deficit to 17–3. The Bows' defensive woes continued as Charbonnet scored again, this time from 47 yards out, putting UCLA ahead 24–3. The Bruins led 24–3 at the end of the first quarter. To begin the second quarter, the Bows' drove into UCLA territory. However, the ball went over on downs after Cordeiro failed to connect with Caleb Phillips on 4th-and-9. UCLA responded by taking a 31–3 lead after Charbonnet's third touchdown of the game, a 21-yard run. After trading punts, the Bows' offense achieved a 1st-and-goal at the Bruins' 9. However, the ball went over on downs after Cordeiro failed to connect with Nick Mardner. The Bruins took a 31–3 lead into the locker room.

The Bruins opened the second half by driving 75 yards in 5 plays, culminated by a 44-yard touchdown from Thompson-Robinson to Kazmeir Allen. Barr-Mira's extra point was no good, so the Bruin's lead was now 37–3. The special teams woes for Hawaii continued as Matthew Shipley's punt was blocked by Ale Kaho and recovered by David Priebe for a Bruins touchdown. UCLA's lead was now 44–3. After trading punts, Cordeiro executed a 9-play, 90-yard drive, finding Caleb Phillips for the Bows' first touchdown of the season. The UCLA lead was now 44–10. After a three-and-out for the Bows, Cordeiro on his next series was intercepted by Jay Shaw. True freshman Brayden Schager out of Highland Park, Texas saw his first collegiate action on the Bows' final series, driving to the UCLA 31 before failing to connect with James Phillips on 4th-and-3. Redshirt freshman quarterback Ethan Garbers finished out the game for the Bruins. The Bruins won the contest 44–10. Cordeiro completed 25 of 47 passes for 220 yards, a touchdown, and 2 interceptions. Schager was 3 of 6 for 23 yards. Thompson-Robinson completed 10 of 20 passes for 130 yards and a touchdown. Charbonnet ran for 106 yards and 3 touchdowns on only 6 carries. The Bruins' rushing attack outgained that of Hawaii 244 to 26.