Former BYU and University of Utah assistant coach Norm Chow has been relieved of his duties as head coach at Hawaii, the school announced Sunday.
Chow was 10-36 in his four seasons as coach of the Rainbow Warriors, including a 2-7 mark this year following a 58-7 loss to Air Force on Saturday. Hawaii has lost six straight after starting the year 2-1, including a season-opening victory over the Pac-12's Colorado.
"I'd like to thank Coach Chow for his dedication to our football program for the past four years," Hawaii Athletics Director David Matlin said in a news release. "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."
Chow’s best season at Hawaii came in 2014, when he led the Rainbow Warriors to a 4-9 record and a 3-5 mark in Mountain West play.
Chow spent more than 25 years as an offensive assistant at BYU until his departure in 1999. During his 18 years as offensive coordinator, the Cougars finished in the nation’s top 10 in total offense 12 times.
Chow also was the Utes’ offensive coordinator during the 2011 season, when Utah finished runner-up in the Pac-12 South and beat Georgia Tech in the Sun Bowl. He played college football at Utah from 1965-67 and was a two-year starter at offensive guard.
From 2000-10, Chow also spent time as the offensive coordinator at N.C. State, USC and UCLA, as well as three seasons with the NFL's Tennessee Titans.
Chow has coached several big-name quarterbacks during his college career — including Heisman Trophy winners Ty Detmer at BYU and Carson Palmar and Matt Leinart at USC — and was the offensive coordinator for three national championship teams: BYU in 1984 and USC in 2003 and 2004.
In his 27 seasons on the BYU staff, the Cougars went 244-91-3 and he coached 21 players who earned All-America citations.