Timothy Kealii'okaaina Awa Chang (born October 9, 1981) is an

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coach and former

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who is currently the head coach of the

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. During his playing career at Hawaii, he set several major college football passing records, including the NCAA record for most all-time passing yards; this record was later eclipsed by

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in 2011. Chang has also played for the

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, Rhein Fire,

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and

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Early years

Born in

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, Chang attended

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and was an honors student and a three-year letterman in football and basketball. Chang was selected a prep

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n by eight major organizations and publications. As a member of the St. Louis School football team, Chang completed 464 passes for 8,001 yards and 113 touchdowns in his three-year career. Chang graduated from Saint Louis High School in 2000.

College career

Following high school, Chang played five seasons (2000–2004) for the

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Warriors where he started 50 of 53 career games at

. Chang completed 1,388 of 2,436 passes (57.0 percent) for 17,072 yards and 117

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, breaking the old

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Division I-A all-time records of 1,231 completions in 1,883 attempts by

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(1999–2002) and 15,031 yards by Ty Detmer of

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(1989–91). Chang participated in 2,587 plays, breaking the old NCAA career record of 2,156 by Kingsbury. Chang's 16,910 yards in total offense broke the previous NCAA record of 14,465 by Detmer. Chang also had six rushing touchdowns and was a four-time All-

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selection. Chang currently holds NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision all-time records for total plays (2,587), passes attempted (2,436), and

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s (80). He ranks second in total offensive yards (16,910) and career passing yards (17,072) and is eleventh in touchdown passes (117). Chang holds the school record for career passing yards and total offense, and is second in career passing touchdowns and total touchdowns. Chang was named the Most Valuable Player of the

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in a triple-

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victory over the

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, and was named Co-MVP, with Chad Owens, of the

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in a victory over the

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. Chang was a finalist for the

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for the 2004 season. He made a cameo in

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College statistics

Professional career

Chang was signed by the

after going undrafted in the

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, but was cut in

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. That year, Chang also played in the preseason for the

but did not make the final roster. He then signed with the

, who allocated him to the

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. He played for the Rhein Fire of

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for the 2006 season, in which he completed 50 of 89 passes for 656 yards, 4 touchdowns and 3 interceptions, while sharing playing time with Drew Henson. He was in training camp with the

in 2006, but was cut before the start of the regular season. The

of the

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acquired the negotiating rights to Chang in a February 12,

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trade with the

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. Chang signed with Hamilton on March 13, 2007. During the 2007 season, he started two of 18 games played, completing 42 of 89 pass attempts for 467 yards, one touchdown, and seven interceptions. Chang played in his first regular season game on June 30, 2007 against the

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when he replaced the struggling Jason Maas towards the end of the fourth quarter, completing his first career CFL pass, a 51-yard pass to Jesse Lumsden, overall finishing 4 of 7 for 86 yards. He threw his first career CFL touchdown on July 14 during the Ticats 29-20 loss to Montreal, a 71-yard pass to Brock Ralph. Chang was released by the Tiger-Cats on August 29, 2008 and signed by the

the following day. He retired in 2009 and returned to the University of Hawaii to complete his bachelor's degree.

Coaching career

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head football coach June Jones, who coached Chang at Hawai'i, announced in May 2012 that Chang would join his staff as a graduate assistant. Chang was chosen as the

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and

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for Jackson State in February 2014, assisting newly named head coach Harold Jackson. In his first season as offensive coordinator, Jackson State averaged 25.8 points per game. QB La Montiez Ivy threw for 3,209 yards and 22 touchdowns. WR Daniel Williams finished the season with 73 catches for 1,004 yards and 9 touchdowns. Both were named to the All-SWAC team. It was announced in December 2016 that Chang would join

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as an inside wide receivers coach. He moved to the tight ends coaching position in 2018 before moving back to coach wide receivers in 2021. When Nevada's head coach Jay Norvell was hired by

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following the 2021 season, Chang followed him to

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and was named the wide receivers coach for the Rams.

Hawaii

Chang was named the 25th head coach in program history at his alma mater,

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, on January 22, 2022. He signed a four-year deal.

Personal life

Chang and his wife have five children; he also has a son from a previous relationship. On July 2, 2009, Chang was arrested on suspicion of robbery. Police stated that he had seen a woman filming a fight in Honolulu's Pearlridge neighborhood, demanded that she stop filming, and upon her refusal and a subsequent struggle, had taken her camera and thrown it to the roof of a nearby building. Booked on criminal property damage and harassment, Chang pleaded guilty to both crimes in February 2010. His plea deal included six months probation.

Head coaching record

References

External links

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Hawaii profile

NCAA stats
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