WARRIOR FOOTBALL
RICHARD WALKER / RWALKER@STARBULLETIN.COM
The Warriors' Malcolm Lane returned a kickoff for a touchdown in last night's win over Utah State at Aloha Stadium.
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Tyler time
Graunke comes off bench to give Warriors a spark
No one wanted Tyler Graunke out of the game this time -- except, perhaps, Utah State.
Watching Colt
How UH quarterback Colt Brennan did last night:
| Attempts |
25
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| Completions |
19
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| Yards |
219
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| Interceptions |
0
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| Touchdowns |
1 |
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Graunke came off the bench for a groggy Colt Brennan and completed his first nine passes, leading Hawaii to four scores in the second and third quarters. The 16th-ranked Warriors (6-0, 3-0 WAC) took most of the evening to finally subdue Utah State (0-6, 0-2), finally breaking away for a 52-37 rout.
Hawaii won its 10th consecutive conference game and 16th out of its last 17 overall as 33,398 at Aloha Stadium watched in the rain.
Two weeks ago, some of the home crowd chanted "We want Colt" when Graunke played instead of Colt Brennan, as an ankle sprain kept Brennan out of a 66-10 victory over Charleston Southern.
This time Brennan started, but he left the game after a jarring hit from Utah State's Frank Maile and Paul Igboeli in the second quarter.
Brennan came back a series later, but played only the opening series of the second half.
Graunke completed nine of 11 passes with three touchdowns for 246 yards. He also rushed for a score and threw an interception before giving way to third-stringer Inoke Funaki.
The Aggies did their best to stick around after halftime despite traling 31-13 after Brennan completed 19 of 25 passes for 219 yards and a touchdown.
Utah State -- averaging just 15 points per outing coming in -- turned in a game effort, with receiver/kick returner Kevin Robinson scoring twice.
The Warriors weren't playing with their full complement of defensive standouts, as starting right tackle Mike Lafaele and talented cornerback Ryan Mouton were both out with injuries.
Utah State |
10 |
3 |
14 |
10 |
-- |
37
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Hawaii |
10 |
21 |
21 |
0 |
-- |
52 |
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Hawaii 52, Utah State 37
At Aloha Stadium
| Utah State (0-6) |
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10 |
3 |
14 |
10 |
-- |
37
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| Hawaii (6-0) |
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10 |
21 |
21 |
0 |
-- |
52 |
First Quarter |
| USU |
10:02 |
FG Peter Caldwell 20 |
0-3
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| UH |
7:01 |
Kealoha Pilares 1 run |
7-3
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(Dan Kelly kick)
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| USU |
6:48 |
Kevin Robinson 100 kickoff return |
7-10
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(Caldwell kick)
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| UH |
0:45 |
FG Kelly 54 |
10-10 |
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Second Quarter |
| USU |
11:38 |
FG Caldwell 36 |
10-13
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| UH |
11:26 |
Malcom Lane 87 kickoff return |
17-13
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(Kelly kick)
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| UH |
5:42 |
Davone Bess 22 pass from Colt Brennan |
24-13
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(Kelly kick)
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| UH |
0:05 |
Tyler Graunke 1 run |
31-13
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(Kelly kick) |
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Third Quarter |
| USU |
9:15 |
Derrvin Speight 9 run |
31-20
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(Caldwell kick)
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| UH |
8:55 |
C.J. Hawthorne 36 pass from Graunke |
38-20
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(Kelly kick)
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| UH |
6:24 |
David Farmer 20 pass from Graunke |
45-20
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(Kelly kick)
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| USU |
6:04 |
Robinson 77 pass from Leon Jackson |
45-27
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(Caldwell kick)
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| UH |
4:27 |
Jason Rivers 72 pass from Graunke |
52-27
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(Kelly kick) |
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Fourth Quarter |
| USU |
5:21 |
FG Caldwell 47 |
52-30
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| USU |
0:27 |
Xavier Bowman 14 pass from Jase McCormick |
52-37
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(Caldwell kick) |
Officials -- Referee: Bill McCabe; Umpire: Rick Dibemardo; Linesman: Jack Erb; Line judge: Terry Wilson; Back judge: Bob Taylor; Field Judge: Steve Strimling; Side judge: Bill Baraya; Scorer: Dara Young.
Team Statistics
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Utah St. |
Hawaii
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| FIRST DOWNS |
21 |
23
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| NET YARDS RUSHING |
123 |
47
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| Rushing Attempts |
44 |
19
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| Average Per Rush |
2.8 |
2.5
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| Rushing Touchdowns |
1 |
2
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| Yards Gained Rushing |
174 |
64
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| Yards Lost Rushing |
51 |
17
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| NET YARDS PASSING |
247 |
465
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| Completions-Attempts-Int |
21-29-0 |
28-38-1
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| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS |
370 |
512
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| Total offense plays |
73 |
57
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| Average Gain Per Play |
5.1 |
9.0
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| Fumbles: Number-Lost |
2-1 |
2-0
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| Penalties: Number-Yards |
7-65 |
7-80
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| PUNTS-YARDS |
5-213 |
4-135
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| Average Yards Per Punt |
42.6 |
33.8
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| Net Yards Per Punt |
35.4 |
29.0
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| KICKOFFS-YARDS |
7-428 |
9-535
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| Average Yards Per Kickoff |
61.1 |
59.4
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| Net Yards Per Kickoff |
29.7 |
29.7
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| Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD |
3-19-0 |
3-36-0
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| Average Per Return |
6.3 |
12.0
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| Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD |
9-268-1 |
7-200-1
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| Average Per Return |
29.8 |
28.6
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| Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD |
1-20-0 |
0-0-0
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| Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD |
0-0-0 |
0-0-0
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| Possession Time |
35:01 |
24:59
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| Third-Down Conversions |
6 of 17 |
3 of 8
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| Fourth-Down Conversions |
3 of 3 |
0 of 0
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| Red-Zone Scores-Chances |
4-4 |
3-3
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| Sacks By: Number-Yards |
1-7 |
6-38
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| PAT Kicks |
4-4 |
7-7
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| Field Goals |
3-3 |
1-1 |
Individual Offensive Statistics
RUSHING--Utah State, Speight 20-71, Jackson 17-55, Aaron Lesue 3-5, Robinson 1-1, Jacob Actkinson 1-1, McCormick 2-(-10).
Hawaii, Inoke Funaki 4-20, Leon Wright-Jackson 1-17, Brennan 3-7, Pilares 3-3, Mario Cox 1-3, Ryan Grice-Mullins 2-2, Graunke 2-1, Jason Laumoli 1-(-1), team 2-(-5).
PASSING--Utah State, Jackson 14-21-0-161, McCormick 7-8-0-86.
Hawaii, Graunke 9-11-1-246, Brennan 19-25-0-219, Funaki 0-2-0-0.
RECEIVING--Utah State, Robinson 5-96, Doug Barbour 4-36, Will Fausel 3-36, Bowman 2-24, Otis Nelson 2-14, Speight 2-8, Omar Sawyer 1-29, Tony Harkey 1-4, Rob Myers 1-0.
Hawaii, Hawthorne 9-116, Rivers 7-130, Grice-Mullins 5-113, Bess 5-86, Farmer 1-20, Pilares 1-0.
Individual Defensive Statistics
Utah State |
| Player |
Solo |
Ast |
Tot
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| Paul Igboeli |
7 |
2 |
9
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| James Brindley |
4 |
3 |
7
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| Frank Maile |
4 |
2 |
6
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| Marquise Charles |
3 |
1 |
4
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| Caleb Taylor |
1 |
3 |
4
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| Roy Hurst |
2 |
2 |
4
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| Geno Odong |
2 |
1 |
3
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| De'von Hall |
1 |
1 |
2
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| Kyle Gallagher |
2 |
0 |
2
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| Jordan Glass |
2 |
0 |
2
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| Joshua Taylor |
1 |
1 |
2
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| Jake Hutton |
2 |
0 |
2
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| Alan Bishop |
1 |
0 |
1
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| Patrick Scales |
1 |
0 |
1
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| Carl Singleton |
0 |
1 |
1
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| Chris Ulinski |
0 |
1 |
1
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| Nathan Royster |
1 |
0 |
1 |
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Hawaii |
| Player |
Solo |
Ast |
Tot
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| S. Elimimian |
6 |
14 |
20
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| Adam Leonard |
3 |
9 |
12
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| Jake Patek |
1 |
6 |
7
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| Myron Newberry |
3 |
4 |
7
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| Desmond Thomas |
3 |
2 |
5
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| Francis Maka |
2 |
3 |
5
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| David Veikune |
2 |
2 |
4
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| Fale Laeli |
2 |
2 |
4
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| Amani Purcell |
1 |
3 |
4
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| Joshua Leonard |
2 |
1 |
3
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| JoPierre Davis |
2 |
1 |
3
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| Karl Noa |
2 |
1 |
3
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| Brad Kalilimoku |
1 |
2 |
3
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| Gerard Lewis |
2 |
1 |
3
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| Ryan Keomaka |
1 |
1 |
2
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| Keala Watson |
1 |
1 |
2
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| Rustin Saole |
0 |
2 |
2
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| Siave Seti |
1 |
1 |
2
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| Timo Paepule |
1 |
1 |
2
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| C.J. Hawthorne |
2 |
0 |
2
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| Keenan Jones |
1 |
0 |
1
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| C.J. Allen-Jones |
0 |
1 |
1
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| Kaeo Monteilh |
0 |
1 |
1
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| Guyton Galdeira |
1 |
0 |
1
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| John Fonoti |
0 |
1 |
1
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| Mana Lolotai |
0 |
1 |
1
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| Spencer Smith |
1 |
0 |
1
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| Team |
1 |
0 |
1
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| David Farmer |
0 |
1 |
1
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| Micah Lau |
1 |
0 |
1 |
Tackles for loss-yards -- Utah State: Igboeli 3-5, Bishop 1-7, Maile 1-5, Hutton 1-3. Hawaii: Patek 1.5-11, Purcell 1.5-6, Veikune 1.5-4, Noa 1-7, Newberry 1-7, Elimimian 1-7, team 1-4, Laeli 1-2, Maka 1-1, A. Leonard 0.5-2.
Sacks-Yards -- Utah State: Bishop 1-7. Hawaii: Patek 1-10, Noa 1-7, Newberry 1-7, Veikune 1-3, Maka 1-1, Elimimian 0.5-7, Purcell 0.5-3.
Fumbles forced -- Utah State None. Hawaii: Purcell, Paepule.
Fumbles recovered -- Utah State: None. Hawaii: J. Leonard.
Interceptions -- Utah State: Taylor 1-20. Hawaii: None.
Passes broken up -- Utah State Igboeli, Taylor. Hawaii: Elimimian, Newberry, Lewis, Monteilh.
Kicks blocked -- Utah State: None. Hawaii: None.
Quarterback hurries -- Utah State: Daryl Fields, Royster. Hawaii: Patek 2, J. Leonard, Kalilimoku.
