2023 Game Notes
Hawai‘i Bowl
Post-Game Bowl Notes
Coastal Carolina 24, San José State 14
December 23, 2023
Coin Toss: San José State won the toss and deferred. Coastal Carolina receives.
National Anthem: Edward Schrank
Hawai‘i Pono‘ī: Ei Nei & Keilana
Hugh Yoshida Most Valuable Player: Ethan Vasko, Coastal Carolina, QB
Stats: 20-for-33, 199 yds., 3 TDs, 0 INT, 17 att., 50 yds.
OVERALL NOTES
· Coastal Carolina is the first Sun Belt Conference team to play in the Hawai‘i Bowl.
· Mountain West teams dropped to 4-6 all-time in the Hawai‘i Bowl.
· This was the first all-time meeting between San José State and Coastal Carolina.
· The first half score of 7-0 marked the lowest scoring first half in Hawai‘i Bowl history.
· The two teams combined for 18 penalties, tied for the third-most in Hawai‘i Bowl history.
COASTAL CAROLINA NOTES
· Coastal Carolina won its second bowl game in program history, improving to 2-2 all-time in bowl games.
· The Chanticleers reached the eight-win mark for the fourth straight season.
· Coastal’s 24 points matched the lowest point total by a winning team in the Hawai‘i Bowl, tying Southern Miss’ 24-17 victory in 2011.
· Quarterback Ethan Vasko threw a career-high three TD passes, finishing 20-of-33 for 199 yards.
· Vasko also ran for a team-high 50 yards on 17 carries and ran for 286 yards over the final four games of the season.
· Wide receiver Sam Pinckney set the Coastal single-season receptions record 72.
· Pinckney also became the third player in program history to reach the 1,000-yard mark in a season, finishing the year with 1,027.
· Kade Hensley kicked a 49-yard field goal in the fourth quarter to match the second-longest made field goal in Hawai‘i Bowl history.
· Abraham Temoney III led the Chanticleers defensively, making six tackles while forcing a fumble in the third quarter that led to a field goal.
· Safety Teddy Tiokeng forced a key fumble deep in Coastal territory in the third quarter that set up a TD drive.
· Nine different Coastal players caught a pass, with no Chanticleer player other than Pinckney catching more than two passes.
SAN JOSÉ STATE NOTES
· The loss snapped San José State’s six-game winning streak.
· The Spartans dropped to 7-6 all-time in bowl games.
· SJSU has lost three straight bowl games, with their last win coming in the 2015 Cure Bowl.
· Quarterback Chevan Cordeiro set the Mountain West record for completions, ending his career with 971 over six seasons at San José State and Hawai‘i.
· Cordeiro finished the game with 215 passing yards and 59 rushing yards on seven carries.
· Cordeiro also ends his career as the Mountain West leader in TDs responsible for with 113.
· Cordeiro finishes his career with 12,191 passing yards, the third-most in Mountain West history and only the third player in the history of the conference to reach the 12,000-yard mark.
· Tight end Sam Olson caught four passes for a career-high 96 yards and TD.
· Linebacker Byrun Parham led the Spartans defensively, making 12 tackles (10 solo).
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