Any way you look at it, Bryant Moniz has trod a remarkable path to become one of the University of Hawaii’s most accomplished quarterbacks.

From part-time pizza delivery guy to the nation’s leading passer (2010); unknown walk-on prospect to brief Heisman Trophy candidate, Moniz will leave behind memories that are both inspirational and record-breaking.

But his final eight games — yes, counting the yet-to-be-clinched Sheraton Hawaii Bowl on Christmas Eve — will say a lot about burnishing that considerable legacy.

For all the often-gaudy stats they accumulate, the ultimate measure of quarterbacks at UH, or anywhere else, comes down to winning games and taking championships. And Moniz, by leading the Warriors to a strong stretch drive of his senior year that begins with tonight’s game against Idaho, has an opportunity to rub shoulder pads with the cream of victorious Warriors QBs. The ones by which all others are and will be measured.

Moniz’s 16-12 record as a starter ranks him sixth in winning percentage (.571) among UH quarterbacks who have started at least 20 games in the school’s 36-year Division I era covering six head coaches.

Those eight would give Moniz a deep body of work, more starts than anybody to play the position here except Tim Chang (50) and Colt Brennan (37). What Moniz does with them could put him as high as second in percentage behind Brennan (.730).

Everybody else — Garrett Gabriel (.630), Raphel Cherry (.625), Tim Chang (.580) and Michael Carter (.576) — is within range of Moniz.

That’s pretty much the expanded Mount Rushmore of UH quarterbacks. Brennan, UH’s only Heisman Trophy finalist; Gabriel, the first UH quarterback to beat Brigham Young in Western Athletic Conference play and lead UH to an NCAA bowl; Cherry, who won while running two disparate offenses; Chang, a multiple NCAA record holder and Carter, the first to guide UH to a Top 20 national ranking and a WAC title.

Not bad company for somebody who followed the circuitous route from Leilehua High to Fresno (Calif.) City College just to get to Manoa, worked his way up from fifth string to win the starting job on a field promotion and learned the ropes on the run.

All of which makes the possibilities in front of Moniz even more noteworthy and attractive. With five conference games to be played, three of them at home, he still has a shot at becoming the first quarterback to lead the Warriors to back-to-back WAC championships. With six of the eight remaining to be played at Aloha Stadium, there’s still a shot at consecutive double-digit winning seasons, something only accomplished by Brennan.

You get the feeling Moniz isn’t all that into stats and comparisons. To his credit, he has been about winning from day one.

Which would be a fitting way for history to portray Moniz when the time comes.

Reach Ferd Lewis at flewis@staradvertiser.com or 529-4820.