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BYU Football: Scouting the Schedule – Hawaii

By Shaun Gordon

PASADENA, CA - SEPTEMBER 09: Cole Brownholtz #17 of the Hawaii Warriors gets pas Keisean Lucier-South #11 of the UCLA Bruins as he runs for a touch down in the fourth quarter of the game at the Rose Bowl on September 9, 2017 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images)
PASADENA, CA - SEPTEMBER 09: Cole Brownholtz #17 of the Hawaii Warriors gets pas Keisean Lucier-South #11 of the UCLA Bruins as he runs for a touch down in the fourth quarter of the game at the Rose Bowl on September 9, 2017 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images) /
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BOULDER, CO – SEPTEMBER 20: Place kicker Tyler Hadden #27 of the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors kicks a 25 yard field goal from the hold of Ikaika Woolsey #11 of the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors against the Colorado Buffaloes at Folsom Field on September 20, 2014 in Boulder, Colorado. The Buffaloes defeated the Warriors 21-12. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)
BOULDER, CO – SEPTEMBER 20: Place kicker Tyler Hadden #27 of the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors kicks a 25 yard field goal from the hold of Ikaika Woolsey #11 of the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors against the Colorado Buffaloes at Folsom Field on September 20, 2014 in Boulder, Colorado. The Buffaloes defeated the Warriors 21-12. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images) /

Special Teams

Last season’s placekicking was abysmal for Hawaii. Ryan Meskell (So.) and Alex Trifonovitch (Jr.) combined to hit only four out of nine field goals, Trifonovitch was a little bit better, so he’ll have a slight edge in a kicking battle that will likely run through fall camp.

Punting was much more steady. Stan Gaudion (So.) averaged 42.1 yards per punt and pinned 19 kicks within the 20-yard line. He’ll be back and look to be even better in 2018.

Collie was the primary punt returner last year, so they’ll continue auditioning replacements in fall camp.

Outlook

It’s hard to see how Hawaii can snap their seven-season losing streak in 2018. They do benefit from a very easy schedule, but There are too many newcomers and too much uncertainty to expect them to be any better than last year, especially with Brown and Collie gone.

If the Rainbow Warriors can win more games than last year, it should be considered a successful step. With the schedule as it is, that’s a decent possibility.

BYU vs. Hawaii Series History

  • BYU leads the all-time series against Hawaii 20-8.
  • BYU won the last matchup against Hawaii 30-20 in Hawaii last season.
  • The two teams do not have any future games scheduled.

Previous Scouting the Schedule Articles:

Scouting the Schedule – Arizona

Scouting the Schedule – California

Scouting the Schedule – Wisconsin

Scouting the Schedule – McNeese State

Scouting the Schedule – Washington

Scouting the Schedule – Utah State

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