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Norm Chow fired as Hawaii's football coach

Posted November 01, 2015 6:00 am

The Associated Press

Hawaii coach Norm Chow wipes his brow after the team's 58-7 loss to Air Force in an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2015, in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Eugene Tanner) The Associated Press

HONOLULU (AP) - Norm Chow was fired as Hawaii's football coach Sunday, a day after the Rainbow Warriors dropped to 2-7 with a 58-7 home loss to Air Force.

Athletic director David Matlin said Chris Naeole will finish the season as interim head coach.

The 69-year-old Chow was 10-36 overall and 4-25 in the Mountain West Conference in four seasons at Hawaii. The Rainbow Warriors are 0-5 this season in the Mountain West.

"I'd like to thank Coach Chow for his dedication to our football program for the past four years," Matlin said in a statement. "Ultimately, we feel this decision is in the best interest of the university and athletics department and we need to move in a different direction. Coach Chow should be commended for helping our football program achieve all-time highs in APR scores and graduation rates."

From Honolulu, Chow took over the Hawaii program after a long run as an assistant coach with BYU, North Carolina State, Southern California, the NFL's Tennessee Titans, UCLA and alma mater Utah. He was the offensive coordinator on national championship staffs at BYU in 1984 and Southern California in 2003 and '04, and coached Heisman Trophy winners Ty Detmer, Carson Palmer and Matt Leinert.

Hawaii went 3-9 overall and 1-7 in the Mountain West in 2013, dipped to 1-11 and 0-8 in 2013, and was 4-9 and 3-5 last season.

Hawaii coach Norm Chow stands with players and other team members after Air Force defeated Hawaii 58-7 in an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2015, in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Eugene Tanner) The Associated Press

Hawaii coach Norm Chow speaks during his after his team's NCAA college football game against Air Force, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2015, in Honolulu. Air Force won 58-7. (AP Photo/Eugene Tanner) The Associated Press

Hawaii coach Norm Chow speaks during his post-game news conference after an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2015, in Honolulu. Air Force won 58-7. (AP Photo/Eugene Tanner) The Associated Press

Hawaii head coach Norm Chow looks on as an injured Hawaii player is tender to in the third quarter of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2015, in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Eugene Tanner) The Associated Press

Air Force head coach Troy Calhoun and Hawaii head coach Norm Chow share a laugh before the start of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2015, in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Eugene Tanner) The Associated Press

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