Eugene Ford: DB · Hawai'i · #8.
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Eugene Ford
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. The five seasons at Hawai'i span two head coaches: Nick Rolovich and Todd Graham. A game that shows it: 10 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Utah State — Week 9, 2021.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
60 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1.5 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
2021 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-44@ UCLA | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 1 | W 49-35vs Portland State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 27-45@ Oregon State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 13-17vs San José State | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 41-21@ New Mexico State | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 27-24vs No. 18 Fresno State | 8 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 17-34@ Nevada | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 48-34vs New Mexico State | 9 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 31-51@ Utah State | 10 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 10 | L 10-17vs San Diego State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 13-27@ UNLV | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 50-45vs Colorado State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 38-14@ Wyoming | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 60 | 41 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
0%0 pass breakupsTackle volume
60tackles this seasonTFL rate
2%2 TFL60 tackles · 1.5 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road7g | 5.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 4.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Todd Graham
Pass share
52.0%
461 pass / 425 run
Plays / game
68.2
13 games
Team sack rate
7.4%
498 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2021
60 tackles in 13 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #331 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Hawai'i, 172 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 48 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Nick Rolovich → Todd Graham. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
