"He was unstoppable in the first quarter, the first half, the whole game," Bicknell said. "But he was really unstoppable early. It was 21-0. I was adding it up, and I figured, it's 84-0 if we don't get this thing straightened out."

Meanwhile, the Warriors were eye witnesses to a streetcar named Ryan Moats, who rumbled for 267 yards and two touchdowns.

"He did a number on us last year," UH middle linebacker Ikaika Curnan said.

With the Bulldogs' reliance on the running game in general and Moats in particular, the Warriors have set a reasonable goal of trying to contain Moats to under 150 rushing yards.

Here's a closer look:

Louisiana Tech Offense

WR—7 Jonathan Holland 6-0 186 So.

WR—22 Julius Cosby 6-1 205 Sr.

LT—68 Lester Brown 6-5 305 Sr.

LG—64 Aaron Lips 6-5 317 Jr.

C—56 Marcus Stewart 6-3 300 Jr.

RG—78 Marcus Lindsey 6-7 375 So.

RT—72 Adrian Gonzalez 6-6 327 Sr.

TE—84 Aaron Capps 6-6 266 Gr.

WR—88 Tramissian Davis 6-0 177 Sr.

QB—13 Matt Kubik 6-3 209 Jr.

RB—20 Ryan Moats 5-9 209 Jr.

Outlook: Moats is easily one of the nation's best running backs, using his speed (4.4 seconds over 40 yards) to reach the perimeters or cut back against the flow of defenders and his strength (bench presses 350 pounds) to bounce off would-be tacklers. Bicknell said Moats has the ability to "accelerate away" whenever defenders get near.

Moats is helped by the league's most imposing line — average blocker is 6 feet 5 and 325 pounds — that uses zone-stretch techniques to knock back defenders. For instance, Stewart will try to hook a defensive tackle, opening the way for Lindsey to block the middle linebacker or providing a running lane for Moats. In a typical zone-stretch play, Moats will have his choice of about five running lanes. Tight ends Capps and Anthony James also will try to seal a defensive end or outside linebacker from maneuvering to the perimeter, giving Moats another option.

The Bulldogs use play-action passes and bootlegs to keep defenses from packing the line of scrimmage. Kubik is best on play-action passes; backup quarterback Donald Allen is an effective scrambler.

Holland (22.8 yards per catch) and Davis (23.0) were able to sprint behind Miami's quick secondary.

Louisiana Tech Defense

E—99 Jemelle Cage 6-1 290 Sr.

NT—96 Chris Van Hoy 6-4 314 Sr.

T—4 Travon Brown 6-2 260 Sr.

SLB—42 Byron Santiago 6-2 222 Sr.

MLB—34 Barry Robertson 6-3 240 Jr.

Buck—47 John Nash 6-0 245 Gr.

WLB—8 Jeremy Hamilton 5-11 218 Jr.

CB—1 Corey Brazil 5-8 190 Gr.

FS—27 Lee Johnson 6-2 215 Gr.

SS—21 Michael Johnson 5-10 195 Gr.

CB—25 Tramon Williams 6-0 180 Jr.

Outlook: The Bulldogs usually open in a 3-4 alignment, then the fun begins. Robertson or Nash might move to the line of scrimmage as a second defensive end. The ends, who do not go down into a three-point stance, either blitz or drop back into coverage. A cornerback, safety or outside linebacker often will try to storm the backfield. In the zone-dog scheme, when an end slides over to defend the flats against against screens or perimeter runs, the Bulldogs might send five blitzers. In other schemes, the Bulldogs will send six defenders after the quarterback. The Bulldogs, who switched from last year's 4-3 alignment, are tied for the league lead with 24 sacks.

Louisiana Tech Specialists

PK—48 Danny Horwedel 6-2 185 Fr.

KO—81 Brad Oestreicher 5-11 178 Fr.

P—41 Matt Butler 6-3 215 Fr.

KR—82 Eric Newman 6-0 185 So.

PR—1 Corey Brazil 5-8 190 Gr.

Outlook: The result of Musical Kickers is a dizzy feeling. Horwedel and Oestreicher have combined to convert seven of 14 field-goal attempts. They have missed four of their past five.

Hawai'i Offense

LWO—84 Jason Rivers 6-1 189 So.

LSB—2 Chad Owens 5-9 177 Sr.

LT—70 Tala Esera 6-3 291 So.

LG—64 Samson Satele 6-2 278 So.

C—59 Derek Fa'avi 6-0 271 Jr.

RG—66 Brandon Eaton 6-2 291 Jr.

RT—74 Jeremy Inferrera 6-2 284 So.

RSB—38 Gerald Welch 5-7 216 Sr.

RWO—9 Britton Komine 5-10 180 Sr.

QB—14 Tim Chang 6-2 204 Sr.

RB—6 Michael Brewster 5-5 185 Sr.

RB—16 West Keli'ikipi 6-0 266 Sr.

Outlook: In past seasons, the Warriors relied on deep threats Ashley Lelie, Justin Colbert and Jeremiah Cockheran to stretch defenses and open up the four-wide offense. All three are gone, and the Warriors had hoped to add at least two speedy wideouts to this year's team. But they failed to sign Todd Watkins (19.5 yards per catch, Brigham Young), Greg Prator (14.0, Washington State) and Chris Vaughn (7.0, Notre Dame). Freshman Andrew Pearman, who can run 100 meters in 10.3 seconds, suffered a pulled hamstring during training camp and now is redshirting while practicing at running back.

The absence of deep passes was evident in last week's 69-3 loss to Boise State. The Warriors did not complete any of the six passes of at least 20 yards. The wideouts had a yards-after-catch (YAC) average of 1.69 yards.

Komine said the receivers are working on stretching defenses. "We have to make the catches, make the throws, make it happen," he said.

Right guard Uriah Moenoa, who is suffering from a strained hamstring, might miss the first game of his UH career. He has started 46 of his 47 games.

Hawai'i Defense

LE—98 Melila Purcell III 6-4 266 Jr.

LT—99 Lui Fuga 6-1 294 Sr.

RT—96 Matt Faga 6-2 317 Sr.

RE—90 Tony Akpan 6-6 274 Jr.

SLB—5 Chad Kapanui 6-0 226 Sr.

MLB—55 Watson Ho'ohuli 5-11 222 Sr.

WLB—43 Brad Kalilimoku 5-11 197 Fr.

LCB—37 Abraham Elimimian 5-10 185 Sr.

LS—42 Leonard Peters 6-1 184 Jr.

RS—8 Landon Kafentzis 6-0 194 Jr.

RCB—24 Kenny Patton 6-0 187 So.

Outlook: In the loss to Boise State, the UH coaches were as much annoyed about the missed tackles — 16 for an additional 115 yards — as allowing the Broncos' untouched runs. Seeking playmakers, Kafentzis will start at right safety, Kalilimoku will open at weakside linebacker and C.J. Allen-Jones will have an expanded role at strongside linebacker. The three are first-year Warriors. Kafentzis drew raves for a bruising knockdown and a leaping pass breakup. It is hoped Kalilimoku and Allen-Jones will use their quickness to elude blockers.

There is concern about the health of Elimimian, who is suffering from a sore right foot, sprained right ankle and strained right hamstring. Turmarian Moreland, who had an impressive week of practice, is Elimimian's immediate replacement at left cornerback. When the Warriors use five defensive backs, Elimimian will move to nickelback and Moreland will play cornerback. If Elimimian is ailing, Lamar Broadway will serve as nickelback.

Middle linebacker Ikaika Curnan (sprained right ankle) and weakside linebacker Tanuvasa Moe (strained hamstring) are not expected to play.

Hawai'i Specialists

PK—47 Justin Ayat 6-0 195 Sr.

P—25 Kurt Milne 6-0 196 So.

KR—21 Jason Ferguson 5-5 157 Fr.

PR—2 Chad Owens 5-9 177 Sr.

Outlook: The Warriors spent this week paying attention to details. When Boise State attempted a successful on-side kick last week, four of the five Warriors playing on the front line turned to set up blocks before the ball was struck. UH is last among WAC teams in kickoff coverage (relinquishing 25.0 yards per return). On the other hand, Louisiana Tech is last in kickoff returns (18.5 yards).