Hawaii football team addresses special teams issues ahead of next game
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Sep 30, 2026, 4:10 PM
Last updated Sep 30, 2026
FootballThe University of Hawaii football team is working to fix significant special teams issues following a recent performance against Wyoming. The Rainbow Warriors committed multiple penalties that contributed to poor field position and scoring challenges. Special teams coordinator Thomas Sheffield acknowledged the team's mistakes are fixable and emphasized the need for improvement. Head coach Timmy Chang noted the importance of better execution, especially in the red zone, where the team has struggled this season. The Warriors will aim to correct these problems as they prepare for their upcoming games.
- •Hawaii yielded 25.75 hidden yards per game due to penalties on special teams.
- •The Warriors are outscored 17-12 in first quarters this season.
- •Hawaii has missed key scoring opportunities, including failed PATs.
- •The team is struggling with deep passing, connecting on 18.8% of attempts.
- •Special teams coordinator says coaching will focus on learning from errors.
- 4:10 PMYahoo Sports — Warriors’ woes are all fixable, coaches contend
"In a mall-like map, the University of Hawaii football team is here: 1. Special teams The Rainbow Warriors are yielding 25.75 “hidden” yards per game — a distance factoring where the ball would be if not for a penalty or mistake on special teams. But the errors have been magnified because of their uniqueness. In the opener against Stanford, an inadvertent fair catch buried the Warriors at their ...
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