SUGAR BOWL: GEORGIA VS. HAWAII
RICHARD WALKER / RWALKER@STARBULLETIN.COM
Georgia defensive end Marcus Howard sacked Hawaii quarterback Colt Brennan in the first quarter. Brennan was sacked eight times in the game.
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Warriors wipe out
Sweet season ends on a sour note in New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS » Those who thought Hawaii belonged on the same field with Georgia quickly discovered otherwise in last night's 41-10 Allstate Sugar Bowl shellacking before 74,383 boisterous fans packed into the Superdome.
Watching Colt
How UH quarterback Colt Brennan did yesterday:
| Attempts |
38
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| Completions |
22
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| Yards |
169
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| Interceptions |
3
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| Touchdowns |
0 |
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The Bulldogs made a statement for not being invited to the national championship game and took it out on the Warriors in one of the more thorough whippings in the postseason.
Hawaii quarterback Colt Brennan was lucky to get off the field with his head attached as Georgia's front seven dominated the line of scrimmage, sacking him eight times, and leaving June Jones' run-and-shoot in shambles.
Not since the Warriors were beat by USC 63-17 in Brennan's first game in 2005 has Hawaii looked so ineffective. By the time the third quarter ended, Georgia's fans were chanting, "O-ver-rated, O-ver-rated" and there was nothing anyone could do to argue that statement.
Georgia's Knowshon Moreno and Thomas Brown combined for 134 yards and three touchdowns, and sophomore quarterback Matthew Stafford threw for another to complement a defensive effort that included a fumble recovery by the Bulldogs' Marcus Howard in the end zone off a sack of Brennan to punctuate the win.
Brennan was knocked out of the game in the fourth quarter and Tyler Graunke came off the bench to promptly lead the Warriors to their only touchdown of the game. Several times the defense turned back the Bulldogs, including after UH gave up a 90-yard kickoff return, but it wasn't enough, as Georgia handed Hawaii its only loss of the season.
It dropped Hawaii to 12-1.
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Hawaii quarterback Colt Brennan called for a timeout after being sacked by Georgia linebacker Rennie Curran in the second quarter last night at the Louisiana Superdome.
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Hawaii linebacker Blaze Soares couldn't get a hold on Georgia quarterback Matthew Stafford in the second quarter.
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Georgia 41, Hawaii 10
At Lousiana Superdome
| Hawaii (12-1) |
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3 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
-- |
10 |
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| Georgia (11-2) |
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14 |
10 |
14 |
3 |
-- |
41 |
First Quarter
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| GA |
9:42 |
Knowshon Moreno 17 run |
0-7
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(Brandon Coutu kick)
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| UH |
4:30 |
FG Dan Kelly 41 |
3-7
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| GA |
:57 |
Moreno 11 run |
3-14
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(Coutu kick)
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Second Quarter
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| GA |
9:36 |
FG Coutu 52 |
3-17
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| GA |
8:00 |
Sean Bailey 11 pass from Matthew Stafford |
3-24
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(Coutu kick) |
Third Quarter
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| GA |
8:57 |
Marcus Howard fumble recovery |
3-31
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(Coutu kick)
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| GA |
1:40 |
Thomas Brown 1 run |
3-38
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(Coutu kick) |
Fourth Quarter
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| GA |
14:32 |
FG Coutu 45 |
3-41
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| UH |
10:32 |
Ryan Grice-Mullins 18 pass from Tyler Graunke |
10-41
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(Kelly kick) |
Attendance: 74,383. Time: 4:05.
Officials -- Referee: Brian O'Cain; Umpire: Al Granado; Linesman: Cleo Robinson; Line judge: Michael Feldman; Back judge: Steve Hudson; Field judge: D. Spiesterbach; Side judge: Bernie Hulscher; Scorer: Gayle Letulle.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Hawaii quarterback Colt Brennan discussed strategy with coach June Jones.
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RICHARD WALKER / RWALKER@STARBULLETIN.COM
Hawaii safety Jake Patek brought down Georgia tailback Thomas Brown in the first quarter. Brown was the game's top rusher with 73 yards.
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Team Statistics
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Hawaii |
GA
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| FIRST DOWNS |
20 |
19
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| Rushing |
2 |
9
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| Passing |
14 |
10
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| Penalty |
4 |
0
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| NET YARDS RUSHING |
-5 |
159
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| Rushing Attempts |
18 |
40
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| Average Per Rush |
-0.3 |
4.0
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| Rushing Touchdowns |
0 |
3
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| Yards Gained Rushing |
51 |
169
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| Yards Lost Rushing |
56 |
10
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| NET YARDS PASSING |
311 |
175
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| Completions-Attempts-Int |
35-57-4 |
14-27-1
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| Average Per Attempt |
5.5 |
6.5
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| Average Per Completion |
8.9 |
12.5
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| Passing Touchdowns |
1 |
1
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| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS |
306 |
334
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| Total offense plays |
75 |
67
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| Average Gain Per Play |
4.1 |
5.0
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| Fumbles: Number-Lost |
2-2 |
1-0
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| Penalties: Number-Yards |
11-90 |
11-100
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| PUNTS-YARDS |
3-102 |
3-145
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| Average Yards Per Punt |
34.0 |
48.3
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| Net Yards Per Punt |
34.0 |
45.7
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| Inside 20 |
0 |
0
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| 50+ Yards |
0 |
1
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| Touchbacks |
0 |
0
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| Fair catch |
1 |
0
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| KICKOFFS-YARDS |
3-191 |
8-508
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| Average Yards Per Kickoff |
63.7 |
63.5
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| Net Yards Per Kickoff |
21.0 |
41.6
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| Touchbacks |
0 |
0
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| Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD |
3-8-0 |
0-0-0
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| Average Per Return |
2.7 |
0.0
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| Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD |
7-175-0 |
3-128-0
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| Average Per Return |
25.0 |
42.7
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| Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD |
1-0-0 |
4-2-0
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| Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD |
0-0-0 |
0-0-1
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| Miscellaneous Yards |
0 |
0
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| Possession Time |
30:39 |
29:21
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| 1st Quarter |
7:28 |
7:32
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| 2nd Quarter |
4:58 |
10:02
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| 3rd Quarter |
8:41 |
6:19
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| 4th Quarter |
9:32 |
5:28
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| Third-Down Conversions |
7 of 17 |
6 of 14
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| Fourth-Down Conversions |
0 of 2 |
0 of 2
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| Red-Zone Scores-Chances |
2-3 |
4-6
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| Sacks By: Number-Yards |
0-0 |
8-45
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| PAT Kicks |
1-1 |
5-5
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| Field Goals |
1-1 |
2-2 |
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Ryan Grice-Mullins couldn't hold onto the ball while being hit by Georgia's Prince Miller.
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RICHARD WALKER / RWALKER@STARBULLETIN.COM
Georgia tailback Knowshon Moreno celebrated a touchdown with center Fernando Velasco.
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Individual Offensive Statistics
RUSHING--Hawaii, Kealoha Pilares 7-26, Daniel Libre 1-7, David Farmer 1-0, Colt Brennan 9-(-38).
GA, Brown 19-73, Moreno 9-61, A.J. Bryant 1-20, Kregg Lumpkin 3-7, Brannan Southerland 3-4, Stafford 2-0, TEAM 3-(-6).
PASSING-Hawaii, Brennan 22-38-3-169, Graunke 13-19-1-142.
GA, Stafford 14-23-1-175, Joe Cox 0-4-0-0.
RECEIVING--Hawaii, Jason Rivers 10-105, Davone Bess 7-53, Grice-Mullins 6-37, C.J. Hawthorne 4-73, Libre 3-15, Farmer 2-17, Pilares 2-8, Jason Laumoli 1-3.
GA, Mohamed Massaquoi 5-54, Kris Durham 3-48, Moreno 2-26, Bailey 2-18, Michael Moore 1-17, Tripp Chandler 1-12.
Individual Defensive Statistics
Hawaii |
| Player |
Solo |
Ast |
Tot
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| Jake Patek |
7 |
2 |
9
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| S. Elimimian |
3 |
6 |
9
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| Amani Purcell |
5 |
1 |
6
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| Blaze Soares |
5 |
0 |
5 |
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| Adam Leonard |
3 |
2 |
5
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| Erik Robinson |
3 |
0 |
3
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| Gerard Lewis |
3 |
0 |
3
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| Karl Noa |
1 |
2 |
3
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| Siave Seti |
1 |
2 |
3
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| Ryan Mouton |
2 |
0 |
2
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| Myron Newberry |
1 |
1 |
2
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| C.J. Hawthorne |
1 |
0 |
1
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| Jason Rivers |
1 |
0 |
1
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| Keala Watson |
1 |
0 |
1
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| Michael Lafaele |
1 |
0 |
1
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| Timo Paepule |
1 |
0 |
1
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| Ryan Grice-Mullins |
1 |
0 |
1
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| David Veikune |
1 |
0 |
1
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| Ryan Keomaka |
1 |
0 |
1
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| Fale Laeli |
0 |
1 |
1
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| John Fonoti |
0 |
1 |
1 |
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Georgia |
| Player |
Solo |
Ast |
Tot
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| Asher Allen |
6 |
3 |
9
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| Dannell Ellerbe |
5 |
3 |
8
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| Rennie Curran |
5 |
2 |
7
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| Reshad Jones |
5 |
1 |
6
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| Akeem Dent |
4 |
0 |
4
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| Marcus Howard |
4 |
0 |
4
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| Kelin Johnson |
2 |
2 |
4
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| Darryl Gamble |
1 |
3 |
4
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| Bryan Evans |
2 |
1 |
3
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| Geno Atkins |
2 |
1 |
3
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| Ramarcus Brown |
2 |
0 |
2
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| Quintin Banks |
2 |
0 |
2
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| Brandon Miller |
2 |
0 |
2
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| Jeff Owens |
1 |
0 |
1
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| C.J. Byrd |
1 |
0 |
1
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| Southerland |
1 |
0 |
1
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| Thomas Flowers |
1 |
0 |
1
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| Prince Miller |
1 |
0 |
1
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| Roderick Battle |
1 |
0 |
1
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| Andrew Williams |
1 |
0 |
1
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| Shaun Chapas |
1 |
0 |
1
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| Demarcus Dobbs |
1 |
0 |
1
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| Corvey Irvin |
1 |
0 |
1
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| Jeremy Lomax |
0 |
0 |
0
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| Michael Lemon |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Tackles for loss-yards -- Hawaii: Elimimian 1-3, Purcell 1-1. GA: Howard 2-22, Curran 2-6, Miller 1-10, Battle 1-6, Atkins 1-4, Jones 1-4, Ellerbe 1-1.
Sacks-Yards -- Hawaii: None. GA: Howard 3-22, Curran 2-6, Miller 1-10, Battle 1-6, Atkins 1-4.
Fumbles forced -- Hawaii: Purcell. GA: Howard 2.
Fumbles recovered -- Hawaii: None. GA: Howard 1-0, Miller 1-0.
Interceptions -- Hawaii: Patek 1-0. GA: Allen 2-2, Ellerbe 1-0, Miller 1-0.
Passes broken up -- Hawaii: Newberry 2, Patek. GA: Johnson, Atkins, Flowers, Miller, Lemon.
Kicks blocked -- Hawaii: None. GA: None.
Quarterback hurries -- Hawaii: Hawaii. GA: Atkins, Dobbs, Lomax.
