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By PAUL MONTELLA
AP Sports Writer
Wednesday, Dec. 25
Hawaii Bowl
At Honolulu
ESPN
Tulane (7-5) vs. Hawaii (10-3), 8 p.m.
Series Record
Hawaii leads 2-0.
Last Meeting
1993, Hawaii 56-17.
Bowl Records
Hawaii 2-1; Tulane 2-6.
Last Bowl Appearance
Hawaii beat Oregon State 23-17 in the 1999 Oahu Bowl; Tulane beat BYU 41-27 in the 1998 Liberty Bowl.
Common Opponents This Season
Hawaii beat Cincinnati 20-19, Tulane beat Cincinnati 35-17.
Coaches
June Jones, fifth year at Hawaai (20-37); Chris Scelfo, fourth year at Tulane (20-27)
What To Look For
Hawaii sophomore QB Timmy Chang leads the nation's top offense against a Tulane defense that led the nation in turnovers gained (40).
Streaks, Stats and Notes
Both Hawaii victories over Tulane were in Honolulu. ... Hawaii is the nation's leader in pass offense with 387.9 yards per game (5,043 yards). ... The Rainbow Warriors have won 18 of their last 22 games. ... Chang, fourth in the nation in passing, has 18 300-yard passing games in his career ... Chang is the school's all-time leader in passing (8,491 yards) and total offense (8,378) in just 26 games. He is already ranked seventh in passing and eighth in total offense on the WAC's all-time lists ... Chang's main target in the run-and-shoot offense is WR Justin Colbert, 83 catches for 1,144 yards and 6 TDs. ... Hawaii did not have a 100-yard rusher this season. John West was the leading rusher with 442 yards and 5 TDs. ... The Rainbow Warriors are ranked eighth in scoring offense, averaging 36.5 points per game. ... Tulane has intercepted 21 passes and recovered 19 fumbles. The 21 interceptions are the third-highest single-season total in school history. ... Junior RB Mewelde Moore is a double threat out of the backfield. He finished the regular season with 1,022 yards on 258 carries and 5 TDs, and led Tulane in receiving with 46 catches for 465 yards and 3 TDs. ... Moore passed the 1,000-yard mark in rushing yards for the second straight season, becoming only the second player in school history to do so. ... Green Wave QB J.P. Losman balances the offense, completing 210 of 362 paases for 2,228 yards and 21 TDs.
