Hawai'i season in review

Advertiser Staff

Game 1—Aug. 30
Hawai'i 40, Appalachian St. 17

Backup quarterback Jason Whieldon for 359 yards and three TDs.

Game 2—Sept. 13
Southern Cal 61, Hawai'i 32

A 10-6 game turns into a rout as USC goes on a 42-0 run.

Game 3—Sept. 19
Nev.-Las Vegas 33, Hawai'i 22

Six turnovers, poor special teams, 12 penalties erase a 14-7 Warrior lead.

Game 4—Sept. 26
Hawai'i 41, Rice 21

Warriors roar to 24-0 lead, give up 21 in a row, but pull away in fourth quarter.

Game 5—Oct. 4
Tulsa 27, Hawai'i 16

After building a 16-3 second- quarter lead, the Warriors aren't heard from again.

Game 6—Oct. 11
Hawai'i 55, Fresno State 28

In its most complete game of season, UH rolls behind Tim Chang's 5 TD passes.

Game 7—Oct. 18
Hawai'i 44, Louisiana Tech 41

Tim Chang passes for 534 yards, helping Warriors break through on road.

Game 8—Oct. 25
Hawai'i 31, Texas-El Paso 15

Justin Ayat kicks four field goals and Tim Chang passes for 426 yards.

Game 9—Nov. 1
Hawai'i 13, San Jose State 10

Game ends — officials were later suspended — with Spartans at UH's 1.

Game 10—Nov. 15
Nevada 24, Hawai'i 14

In a game it needs to win, UH falls flat, producing a season-worst 358 yards.

Game 11—Nov. 22
Hawai'i 59, Army 28

Warriors clinch berth to the Hawai'i Bowl against a team that would go 0-13.

Game 12—Nov. 29
Hawai'i 37, Alabama 29

In an inspiring win, UH rallies behind Jason Whieldon, who replaces Tim Chang.

Game 13—Dec. 6
Boise State 45, Hawai'i 28

Playing without its top rusher and receiver, Boise State answers every UH challenge.

11 UH wins predicted

Of 1,205 who voted in an August survey asking to predict the number of UH regular-season victories, 322 (27 percent) picked UH to win 11 games in 2003. Ten wins (22 percent) followed.

Total votes: 1,205