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Final UNLV 21 – 6 HAW
Saturday 2026-09-05 22:00 · Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex
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The trenches

Pass rushsack ratestopped behind the linefacessacks allowedpairing
HAW pass rush3.5% 11596th6.3% 255120thfaces UNLV7.9% 127107th5.7% ~1.9 sacks
UNLV pass rush8.3% 13223rd8.9% 25865thfaces HAW5.1% 19469th6.7% ~2.2 sacks

sacks from CFBD play-by-play; college has no charted pressure, and these rates are not opponent-adjusted Measured on 7,926 team-games 2022–25: a college line's sacks-allowed rate carries +0.27 into its next game and a defence's sack rate only +0.10 — the line is most of this. The pairing predicts the game's sack rate +0.27, yards per dropback −0.16 and points added per play −0.15. Heaviest quarter of pairings against lightest: 7.8% vs 4.2% sack rate, 6.1 vs 7.2 yards per dropback.

UNLV with the ball

UNLV offence vs HAW defenceUNLV offenceHAW defencerank gap
points added per play0.053107th0.213124th+17
success rate0.384118th0.466126th+8
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.21973rd1.22770th-3
rush: points added per play0.06189th0.250131st+42
rush: success rate0.397106th0.490131st+25
rush: explosiveness0.90883rd1.031102nd+19
pass: points added per play0.13597th0.13070th-27
pass: success rate0.389102nd0.435103rd+1
pass: explosiveness1.61053rd1.44747th-6
standard downs: success rate0.456104th0.526128th+24
passing downs: success rate0.227127th0.30695th-32
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.21956th3.437134th+78
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.13025th0.1103rd-22
short-yardage conversion rate0.667108th0.75083rd-25
points per trip inside the 402.955123rd3.77398th-25
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.15791st0.13430th-61
havoc allowed by the front seven0.09689th0.07529th-60
havoc allowed by the secondary0.06083rd0.06065th-18
average starting field position (yards from own goal)72.60040th——

HAW with the ball

HAW offence vs UNLV defenceHAW offenceUNLV defencerank gap
points added per play0.042112th0.07676th-36
success rate0.384117th0.40476th-41
explosiveness (points added on successful plays)1.125116th1.15443rd-73
rush: points added per play-0.008116th0.124106th-10
rush: success rate0.43385th0.477127th+42
rush: explosiveness0.86994th0.74723rd-71
pass: points added per play0.117105th0.11866th-39
pass: success rate0.373114th0.35129th-85
pass: explosiveness1.274131st1.696110th-21
standard downs: success rate0.439120th0.46684th-36
passing downs: success rate0.29189th0.28679th-10
line yards per rush (the O-line)3.13865th3.606138th+73
rushes stopped at or behind the line0.17580th0.13313th-67
short-yardage conversion rate0.80038th0.833117th+79
points per trip inside the 403.190113th3.47877th-36
havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play)0.168104th0.16170th-34
havoc allowed by the front seven0.108110th0.07120th-90
havoc allowed by the secondary0.06187th0.090128th+41
average starting field position (yards from own goal)73.70023rd——

Rank gap = the defence's FBS rank minus the offence's on the same measure: +60 means the offence ranks 60 places better than the defence it faces. Unit against unit only — college has no player charting to name a matchup by.