The 2019 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team represented the University of Hawaii at Manoa in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Rainbow Warriors played their home games at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu. They competed in the West Division of the Mountain West Conference and were led by fourth-year head coach Nick Rolovich, in what was his final season before his abrupt resignation in January 2020.
| 2019 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football | |
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MW West Division co-champion Hawaii Bowl champion | |
MW Championship Game, L 10–31 vs. Boise State | |
Hawaii Bowl, W 38–34 vs. BYU | |
| Conference | Mountain West Conference |
| West Division | |
| Record | 10–5 (5–3 MW) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Brian Smith (3rd season) |
| Offensive scheme | Run and shoot |
| Defensive coordinator | Corey Batoon (2nd season) |
| Base defense | 4–2–5 |
| Home stadium | Aloha Stadium |
Seasons | |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| No. 23 Boise State xy$ | 8 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 22 Air Force | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 0 | – | 8 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Hawaii xy | 5 | – | 3 | 10 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State x | 5 | – | 3 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nevada | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State | 2 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNLV | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship: Boise State 31, Hawaii 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Rainbow Warriors had their most successful season since 2010. They finished 10–5, 5–3 to finish tied for first in the West Division, claiming the division championship with a 14–11 win over San Diego State. They advanced to the Mountain West Championship, where they lost to Boise State, but won the Hawaii Bowl over BYU, 38–34.
This was Hawaii’s first ten-win season since 2010, and just the seventh in program history. Nick Rolovich was also named Mountain West Coach of the Year, the fourth UH coach to receive that honor.
Preseason
Award watch lists
Listed in the order that they were released
| Award | Player | Position | Year |
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| Maxwell Award | Cole McDonald | QB | JR |
| Davey O'Brien Award | Cole McDonald | QB | JR |
| Doak Walker Award | Dayton Furuta | RB | SR |
| Fred Biletnikoff Award | Cedric Byrd II | WR | SR |
| JoJo Ward | WR | SR | |
| Rimington Trophy | Kohl Levao | C | SR |
| Lou Groza Award | Ryan Meskell | K | SR |
| Wuerffel Trophy | Kaimana Padello | DL | SR |
| Polynesian College Football Player of the Year | Dayton Furuta | RB | SR |
| Kohl Levao | OL | SR | |
| Solomon Matautia | LB | SR | |
| Kaimana Padello | DL | JR | |
| Penei Pavihi | LB | JR | |
| Solo Vaipulu | OL | SO | |
| Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award | Cole McDonald | QB | JR |
| Manning Award | Cole McDonald | QB | JR |
Mountain West media days
The Mountain West media days were held from July 23–24, 2019 at Green Valley Ranch in Henderson, NV.
Media poll
The preseason poll was released at the Mountain West media days on July 23, 2019. The Warriors were predicted to finish in fourth place in the MW West Division with one first place vote.
Preseason All-Mountain West Team
The Warriors had one player selected to the preseason All−Mountain West Team.
| Offense Cedric Byrd II – WR |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 24 | 4:30 p.m. | Arizona* |
| CBSSN | W 45–38 | 22,396 |
| September 7 | 6:00 p.m. | Oregon State* |
| SPEC HI | W 31–28 | 26,807 |
| September 14 | 1:30 p.m. | at No. 23 Washington* |
| P12N | L 20–52 | 67,589 |
| September 21 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 14 (FCS) Central Arkansas* |
| SPEC HI | W 35–16 | 23,465 |
| September 28 | 4:30 p.m. | at Nevada |
| ESPN2 | W 54–3 | 15,137 |
| October 12 | 4:15 p.m. | at No. 14 Boise State |
| ESPN2 | L 37–59 | 36,902 |
| October 19 | 5:00 p.m. | Air Force |
| CBSSN | L 26–56 | 23,757 |
| October 26 | 10:00 a.m. | at New Mexico |
| SPEC HI | W 45–31 | 12,617 |
| November 2 | 6:00 p.m. | Fresno State |
| SPEC HI | L 38–41 | 22,058 |
| November 9 | 6:00 p.m. | San Jose State |
| SPEC HI | W 42–40 | 19,858 |
| November 16 | 11:00 a.m. | at UNLV |
| SPEC HI | W 21–7 | 21,317 |
| November 23 | 6:00 p.m. | San Diego State |
| SPEC HI | W 14–11 | 24,911 |
| November 30 | 7:30 p.m. | Army* |
| CBSSN | W 52–31 | 26,256 |
| December 7 | 11:00 a.m. | at No. 19 Boise State |
| ESPN | L 10–31 | 23,561 |
| December 24 | 3:00 p.m. | BYU* |
| ESPN | W 38–34 | 21,582 |
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Personnel
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Game summaries
Arizona
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Wildcats | 0 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 38 |
| Rainbow Warriors | 14 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 45 |
at Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI
- Date: August 24, 2019
- Game time: 4:30 p.m. HST
- Game weather: Temperature: 88 °F (31 °C) • Wind: ENE 13 mph • Weather: Mostly Sunny, Humid
- Game attendance: 22,396
- Referee: Brandon Cruse
- TV announcers (CBSSN): Carter Blackburn (play-by-play), Aaron Taylor (analyst), Rick Neuheisel (analyst), & Jenny Dell (sideline)
- ESPN – Byrd's 4 TD night leads Hawaii past Arizona 45–38 /// Box Score, Arizona at Hawaii /// Pregame Notes /// Postgame Notes
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Oregon State
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Beavers | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| Rainbow Warriors | 7 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 31 |
at Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI
- Date: September 7, 2019
- Game time: 6:00 p.m. HST
- Game weather: Temperature: 86 °F (30 °C) • Wind: NE 17 mph • Weather: 57% Humidity
- Game attendance: 26,807
- Referee: Kevin Mar
- TV announcers (SPEC HI / Stadium): Robert Kekaula (play-by-play), Rich Miano (analyst), & Scott Robbs (sideline)
- ESPN – Ward, Meskell's late FG help Hawaii beat Oregon State 31–28 /// Box Score, Oregon State at Hawaii /// Pregame Notes /// Postgame Notes
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At Washington
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Rainbow Warriors | 0 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 20 |
| No. 23 Huskies | 21 | 17 | 0 | 14 | 52 |
at Husky Stadium, Seattle, WA
- Date: September 14, 2019
- Game time: 4:30 p.m. PDT
- Game weather: Temperature: 66 °F (19 °C) • Wind: S 9 mph • Weather: Cloudy
- Game attendance: 67,589
- Referee: Mike McCabe
- TV announcers (P12N): Ted Robinson (play-by-play), Yogi Roth (analyst), & Lewis Johnson (sideline)
- ESPN – Eason throws 3 TDs, No. 23 Washington beats Hawaii 52–20 /// Box Score, Hawaii at No. 23 Washington /// Pregame Notes /// Postgame Notes
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Central Arkansas
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| No. 14 (FCS) Bears | 0 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 16 |
| Rainbow Warriors | 14 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 35 |
at Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI
- Date: September 21, 2019
- Game time: 6:00 p.m. HST
- Game weather: Temperature: 80 °F (27 °C) • Wind: NE 12 mph • Weather: Partly Cloudy, 70% Humidity
- Game attendance: 23,465
- Referee: Scott Campbell
- TV announcers (SPEC HI / Stadium): Robert Kekaula (play-by-play), Rich Miano (analyst), & Scott Robbs (sideline)
- ESPN – McDonald's 4 TD passes help Hawaii beat Central Arkansas /// Box Score, Central Arkansas at Hawaii /// Pregame Notes /// Postgame Notes
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At Nevada
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Rainbow Warriors | 7 | 24 | 14 | 9 | 54 |
| Wolf Pack | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
at Mackay Stadium, Reno, NV
- Date: September 28, 2019
- Game time: 4:30 p.m. PDT
- Game weather: Temperature: 39 °F (4 °C) • Wind: N 9 mph • Weather: Rain, Cool
- Game attendance: 15,137
- Referee: Michael VanderVelde
- TV announcers (ESPN2): Clay Matvick (play-by-play) & Ryan Leaf (analyst)
- ESPN – McDonald, Byrd help Hawaii cruise to 54–3 win over Nevada /// Box Score, Hawaii at Nevada /// Pregame Notes /// Postgame Notes
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At Boise State
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Rainbow Warriors | 7 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 37 |
| No. 14 Broncos | 14 | 17 | 21 | 7 | 59 |
at Albertsons Stadium, Boise, ID
- Date: October 12, 2019
- Game time: 8:15 p.m. MDT
- Game weather: Temperature: 53 °F (12 °C) • Wind: N 5 mph • Weather: Partly Cloudy
- Game attendance: 36,902
- Referee: Scott Campbell
- TV announcers (ESPN2): Roy Philpott (play-by-play), Kelly Stouffer (analyst) & Lauren Sisler (sideline)
- ESPN – No. 14 Boise State loses Bachmeier, beats Hawaii 59–37 /// Box Score, Hawaii at Boise State /// Pregame Notes /// Postgame Notes
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Air Force
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Falcons | 7 | 21 | 7 | 21 | 56 |
| Rainbow Warriors | 3 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 26 |
at Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI
- Date: October 19, 2019
- Game time: 5:00 p.m. HST
- Game weather: Temperature: 80 °F (27 °C) • Wind: ENE 10 mph • Weather: Partly Cloudy
- Game attendance: 23,757
- Referee: Steve Baron
- TV announcers (CBSSN): Rich Waltz (play-by-play) & Aaron Murray (analyst)
- ESPN – Schmidt accounts for 4 TDs, Air Force beats Hawaii 56–21 /// Box Score, Air Force at Hawaii /// Pregame Notes /// Postgame Notes
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At New Mexico
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Rainbow Warriors | 21 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 45 |
| Lobos | 3 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 31 |
at Dreamstyle Stadium, Albuquerque, NM
- Date: October 26, 2019
- Game time: 2:00 p.m. MDT
- Game weather: Temperature: 67 °F (19 °C) • Wind: None • Weather: Sunny
- Game attendance: 12,617
- Referee: Mike Cuttone
- TV announcers (SPEC HI / Stadium): Robert Kekaula (play-by-play) & Rich Miano (analyst)
- ESPN – McDonald, Reed help Hawaii run over New Mexico 45–31 /// Box Score, Hawaii at New Mexico /// Pregame Notes /// Postgame Notes
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Fresno State
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Bulldogs | 7 | 7 | 17 | 10 | 41 |
| Rainbow Warriors | 0 | 24 | 0 | 14 | 38 |
at Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI
- Date: November 2, 2019
- Game time: 6:00 p.m. HST
- Game weather: Temperature: 83 °F (28 °C) • Wind: SW 8 mph • Weather: Very Humid
- Game attendance: 22,058
- Referee: Kevin Hassell
- TV announcers (SPEC HI / Stadium): Robert Kekaula (play-by-play), Rich Miano (analyst) & Scott Robbs (sideline)
- ESPN – Rivers' 2 TDs help Fresno State rally, beat Hawaii 41–38 /// Box Score, Fresno State at Hawaii /// Pregame Notes /// Postgame Notes
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San Jose State
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Spartans | 3 | 20 | 3 | 14 | 40 |
| Rainbow Warriors | 7 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 42 |
at Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI
- Date: November 9, 2019
- Game time: 6:00 p.m. HST
- Game weather: Temperature: 81 °F (27 °C) • Wind: ESE 5 mph • Weather: Partly Cloudy, Humidity 56%
- Game attendance: 19,858
- Referee: Eddy Shelton
- TV announcers (SPEC HI / Stadium): Robert Kekaula (play-by-play), Rich Miano (analyst) & Scott Robbs (sideline)
- ESPN – Cordeiro's 5 TDs help Hawaii beat San Jose St. 42–40 /// Box Score, San Jose State at Hawaii /// Pregame Notes /// Postgame Notes
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At UNLV
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Rainbow Warriors | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Rebels | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
at Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, NV
- Date: November 16, 2019
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. PST
- Game weather: Temperature: 79 °F (26 °C) • Wind: N 2 mph • Weather: Clear Skies
- Game attendance: 21,317
- Referee: Cal McNeill
- TV announcers (SPEC HI / Stadium): Robert Kekaula (play-by-play) & Rich Miano (analyst)
- ESPN – McDonald, Davis propel Hawaii past UNLV 21–7 /// Box Score, Hawaii at UNLV /// Pregame Notes /// Postgame Notes
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San Diego State
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Aztecs | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 11 |
| Rainbow Warriors | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
at Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI
- Date: November 23, 2019
- Game time: 6:00 HST
- Game weather: Temperature: 78 °F (26 °C) • Wind: NE 18 mph • Weather: Mostly Cloudy
- Game attendance: 24,911
- Referee: Scott Campbell
- TV announcers (SPEC HI / Stadium): Robert Kekaula (play-by-play), Rich Miano (analyst) & Scott Robbs (sideline)
- ESPN – Hawaii beats San Diego State 14–11, wins West Division /// Box Score, San Diego State at Hawaii /// Pregame Notes /// Postgame Notes
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Army
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Black Knights | 10 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 31 |
| Rainbow Warriors | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 52 |
at Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI
- Date: November 30, 2019
- Game time: 7:30 p.m. HST
- Game weather: Temperature: 78 °F (26 °C) • Wind: ENE 15 mph • Weather: Cloudy, Nice Sunset
- Game attendance: 26,256
- Referee: David Alvarez
- TV announcers (CBSSN): Ben Holden (play-by-play) & Ross Tucker (analyst)
- ESPN – McDonald's 3 TD passes help Hawaii beat Army 52–31 /// Box Score, Army at Hawaii /// Pregame Notes /// Postgame Notes
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At Boise State – Mountain West Championship Game
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Rainbow Warriors | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| No. 19 Broncos | 3 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 31 |
at Albertsons Stadium, Boise, ID
- Date: December 7, 2019
- Game time: 2:00 p.m. MST
- Game weather: Temperature: 48 °F (9 °C) • Wind: SE 10 mph • Weather: Mostly Cloudy
- Game attendance: 23,561
- Referee: Cooper Castleberry
- TV announcers (ESPN): Roy Philpott (play-by-play), Kelly Stouffer (analyst) & Lauren Sisler (sideline)
- ESPN – Boise State tops Hawaii for Mountain West title /// Box Score, Hawaii at No. 19 Boise State, 2019 Mountain West Championship /// Pregame Notes /// Postgame Notes
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BYU – Hawaii Bowl
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Rainbow Warriors | 14 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 38 |
| Cougars | 7 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 34 |
at Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI
- Date: December 24, 2019
- Game time: 3:00 p.m. HST
- Game weather: Temperature: 83 °F (28 °C) • Wind: S 11 mph • Weather: Partly Cloudy, 59% Humidity
- Game attendance: 21,582
- Referee: Tim O'Dey
- TV announcers (ESPN): Jason Benetti (play-by-play), Rod Gilmore (analyst) & Quint Kessenich (sideline)
- ESPN – McDonald throws for 493, leads Hawaii past BYU /// Box Score, Hawaii vs. BYU, 2019 SoFi Hawaii Bowl /// Pregame Notes /// Postgame Notes
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| Statistics | HAW | BYU |
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| First downs | 19 | 29 |
| Plays–yards | 74–495 | 81–505 |
| Rushes–yards | 27–2 | 40–231 |
| Passing yards | 493 | 274 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 28–47–0 | 24–41–2 |
| Time of possession | 29:29 | 30:31 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Hawaii | Passing | Cole McDonald | 28/46, 493 yards, 4 TD |
| Rushing | Miles Reed | 10 carries, 17 yards | |
| Receiving | JoJo Ward | 7 receptions, 159 yards | |
| BYU | Passing | Zach Wilson | 24/40, 274 yards, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Tyler Allgeier | 8 carries, 77 yards | |
| Receiving | Matt Bushman | 6 receptions, 91 yards |
- Source for Match-up Records:
Players drafted into the NFL
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL club |
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| 7 | 224 | Cole McDonald | QB | Tennessee Titans |
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