Following a deflating loss in Las Vegas, one of Aaron Brown’s first priorities upon returning to Hawaii was to revisit the frustration … twice.

"I watched the replay Sunday morning and then came in and watched film so I kind of had an idea of what happened and what went wrong," Brown said of the Hawaii football team’s 40-20 defeat at UNLV.

"Whenever a game doesn’t go your way, or even if it does, you want to see what you can be better on for the next week. Watching film is obviously the biggest key to that."

A review of the video would show one of the most productive performances of Brown’s UH career, though he found little satisfaction in the individual numbers in the aftermath of the Warriors’ second consecutive loss.

The Warriors returned to practice Tuesday morning with their focus shifted forward to Saturday’s game against UC Davis (1-2) at Aloha Stadium, with the Aggies’ game tapes now topping the must-see list.

"We’re real hungry," Brown said. "I think we have a lot to prove. We’ve got a chip on our shoulder, and it’s a pretty big chip."

Brown left Las Vegas after racking up a career-high 12 tackles, including 31/2 for losses totaling 14 yards.

He missed the opener against Colorado while serving a suspension and made his season debut in the Warriors’ loss at Washington. Brown, a product of Puyallup, Wash., posted a team-high eight stops against the Huskies, but acknowledged being "a little sloppy" in his return.

"His first week back was a rough week, he was getting back in the flow of things," UH defensive coordinator Dave Aranda said. "(Last week) we got him blitzing and got him playing free and he had one of his better games.

"He was a big sparkplug for us and I think a lot of guys fed off his energy. Much like a playmaker on offense, you’ve got certain plays you want to feed to a certain player, and I think it’s the same way with Aaron."

Collectively, the Warriors (1-2) are working to tighten the gaps revealed in the back-to-back road losses in which they surrendered 80 points and an average of 415.5 yards.

They’ll next face a UC Davis team coming off a 31-3 win over San Diego and an offense led by quarterback Randy Wright, who has completed 55.2 percent of his passes for 587 yards and five touchdowns without an interception.

"They do a lot of shifts, they try to confuse you, but we’ve just got to stay disciplined," Brown said.

Brown mentioned the importance of each player doing "our 1/11th." It’s a concept Aranda said translates to having "11 guys playing as one."

"If everybody does their job, we’re all playing together," Aranda said. "If someone goes outside of their job, we break down."

Just as the Warriors incorporate the hard lessons that accompany a loss, Brown went through a similar process on an individual level in sitting out the win over Colorado following his arrest in Waikiki in late August.

"With the decision I made, putting myself in that position, you just have to learn from it and I have," he said.