In the aftermath of his team’s worst defensive performance of this football season, Hawaii coach Norm Chow said his only focus is on this Saturday’s regular-season finale against Army.

The Rainbow Warriors set highs in offense and lows in defense in a 59-56 overtime loss to Wyoming this past Saturday.

In a one-week span, the Warriors went from allowing a season-low 28 points in an overtime loss to San Diego State to surrendering 793 yards to Wyoming.

Asked if the defensive coaches were on the hot seat, Chow said: "That’s not an issue right now."

Chow added: "We can’t worry about that right now. We have to prepare for Army. It takes every bit of every day of every hour to get ready for a game, and that’s what we’re going to do."

The Warriors allowed an average of 404 yards in their first three games. But they have struggled since then, and now are 116th among FBS teams in total defense (502.7 yards per game) and 112th in points allowed (38.5). That’s a significant difference from last season, Chow’s first as UH head coach, when the Warriors relinquished 372.9 yards and 35.7 points per game.

Although Chow is all but guaranteed to return for the third year of his five-year contract, he said: "Obviously, we’re all concerned about job security, if you will, but you can’t (dwell on) that. As a coach, all you can do is go to work, and coach your team, and that’s what we do every week."

Chow also supported defensive coordinator Thom Kaumeyer, describing him as a "very good football coach. He has experience in the National Football League. He has connections all over the place. And he really has done a nice job."

In a postgame interview, Kaumeyer accepted blame for the defense’s problems against Wyoming.

"We started out slow," Kaumeyer said. "We made mistakes. That’s my fault."

Chow said the biggest problem was not Laramie’s 7,220-foot elevation or the low-20s temperature.

"It was Brett Smith," Chow said of Wyoming’s starting quarterback, who threw for 498 yards and seven touchdowns and rushed for 142 yards and a score. "His ability to run makes him more dangerous. His ability to stay alive in the pocket is really interesting. He avoided people. People missed tackles. He has a real uncanny ability to do that."

Chow said the Warriors were playing in a man scheme known as "zero coverage" to defend the Cowboys’ four-wide formations.

"When you play zero, you have to get to the quarterback, and we weren’t doing that," Chow said.

Chow said the concern is on the players:

"It’s about our young people, and the heartache they see and the frustration they have because of all the hard work they put in."