Chang actually eclipsed Kingsbury's mark in the season-opening loss to Florida Atlantic, when he threw 66 passes. He has 1,993 attempts in his career.

"I'm sure it's part of being in a pass-oriented offense," UH coach June Jones said of the Warriors' four-wide attack. "Just like whoever has the record for most rushes, I'm sure, came from a run-oriented offense."

Chang is listed in the NCAA record book for most pass attempts in a game without an interception. He was not picked off in 70 attempts against Rice last season.

Chang has not been intercepted since the third quarter of last year's Sheraton Hawai'i Bowl, a streak of 181 passes. Former Fresno State quarterback Trent Dilfer holds the NCAA record with 271 consecutive passes without an interception.

Chang needs 107 completions to surpass Kingsbury's career record of 1,231. Chang is averaging 31.3 completions per game this season.

"He throws a catchable ball, about as catchable as anybody that I've had," Jones said.

Jones said Chang also has improved in stepping into the pocket to avoid pass-rushers. Jones estimated Chang scrambled out of the pocket "six, eight times a game" in past seasons. "Now, he just did it one time this week," Jones said. "He's just getting better at being a quarterback."

Jones psyched about Lumpkin's defense

Jones praised defensive coordinator George Lumpkin's play-calling in the 44-16 victory over Tulsa.

The Hurricane was held to 63 yards in 30 second-half plays. Tulsa quarterback James Kilian was sacked five times.

"I think it's a pride thing," Lumpkin said of the Warriors' improved defense. "We needed to play better, to tackle better, to turn up the dial and play harder."

For the first time this season, the Warriors relied heavily on zone blitzes — from cornerbacks and safeties — to pressure Kilian.

"That's who we are," Lumpkin said. "We're an aggressive team."

With consultation from Rich Miano, who coordinates the pass defense during practices, Lumpkin makes all of the defensive calls. During the Tulsa game, Jones said he turned off the frequency that picks up Lumpkin's calls from the coaches' booth in the loge level to Miano on the sideline.

"In the heat of the battle, I just let them do their job," Jones said. "I knew they were prepared. ... You let guys do their job."

Lumpkin said he did not pay attention to the public criticism of the defense, even welcoming the comments.

"People can criticize and they can have their opinions," Lumpkin said. "It doesn't matter to me. Everybody is allowed to say what they want. That's what lets them come to the game. The more that come to the game, the more we like it. Keep it coming. I don't mind the comments."

Warriors just running offense against Tulsa

Jones said the Warriors were running their offense — not running up the score — when they threw two passes with a 37-16 lead in the final five minutes of the Tulsa game. The Warriors ran four times in the six-play drive, culminating with Michael Brewster's 27-yard TD run.

Jones noted that in a game two weeks ago, Rice, a run-oriented team, kept calling running plays after building a sizeable lead.

"That's what they do, and (passing is) what we do," Jones said. "If (Tulsa defenders) are going to blitz us and do what they're doing, then we're going to do what we do. I ran the ball two out of every three plays. Rice doesn't start trying to throw the ball when (it is) trying to put the game away. So it's not different. It's the way it is."