Meffy Koloamatangi: DL · Hawai'i · #97.
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Meffy Koloamatangi
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Two seasons in the Hawai'i defensive front to date. A game that shows it: 8 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against BYU — Week 13, 2017.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
31 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 6 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-35@ Massachusetts | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 1 | W 41-18vs Western Carolina | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 23-56@ UCLA | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 21-28@ Wyoming | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 21-35@ Nevada | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 37-26vs San José State | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 7-28vs San Diego State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 23-31@ UNLV | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 21-31vs Fresno State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 0-38@ Utah State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 20-30vs BYU | 8 | 8 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Total | 31 | 20 | 6.0 | 4.0 | — | 1 |
Week 1 · 2017
W 41-18
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 2 tackles
Dominant 23-point win at home against Western Carolina.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
19%6 TFLSack rate
13%4 sacksHurry rate
19%6 hurries31 tackles · 6 for loss · 4 sacks.
2 seasons under Nick Rolovich, all balanced offenses — 10-16 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 2.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Nick Rolovich
Pass share
50.5%
423 pass / 414 run
Plays / game
69.8
12 games
Team sack rate
6.3%
457 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2017
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Hawai'i, 7 sacks — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2013–2017
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Norm Chow, Chris Naeole, and Nick Rolovich. Multi-era developmental context.
