WARRIORS FOOTBALL
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Florida cornerback Joe Haden and free safety Major Wright put the clamps on Hawaii quarterback Greg Alexander.
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SWAMPED
Florida is simply too big, too fast, too strong for Hawaii
GAINESVILLE, Fla. » A pregame downpour and overcast skies provided the Hawaii football team some relief from the heat that's so much a part of The Swamp's reputation.
But the Warriors couldn't escape a Florida deluge in the middle quarters of yesterday's season opener against the fifth-ranked Gators.
After a scoreless first period, Florida's speed, combined with six Hawaii turnovers, propelled the Gators to a 56-10 rout at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.
"The first quarter we were shaking the world. We had everybody sitting on their hands," Hawaii coach Greg McMackin said.
The crowd of 90,575 had plenty to make noise about after that as the Gators spoiled McMackin's head coaching debut.
Florida defensive backs Major Wright and Ahmad Black returned interceptions for touchdowns and Brandon James took a punt return to the house as Florida cruised to its 19th consecutive season-opening win.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Inoke Funaki was a bright spot for the Warriors, leading the team to its only touchdown.
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Reigning Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow completed nine of 14 passes for 137 yards and threw a 48-yard touchdown pass to Louis Murphy in the third quarter.
A Hawaii offense replacing most of its weapons off last year's Sugar Bowl team generated just 241 yards of total offense and gave the ball away six times.
Florida countered with 406 total yards, including 255 in a ground attack led by Tebow and a crew of playmakers who exploited creases in the defense for long gains.
"Speed wasn't the issue -- it was the fact that we didn't execute, defensively, special teams and offensively," UH linebacker Solomon Elimimian said.
The Warriors flew to Atlanta right after the game and return to Honolulu today. They open the home schedule Saturday against Weber State at Aloha Stadium.
"It's kind of the same feeling (as UH's 41-10 loss to Georgia in the Sugar Bowl)," UH center John Estes said. "But that was our last game and this is our first game. We still have the whole season to play and we have to clean it up."
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Florida put a damper on Greg McMackin's first game as the Warriors' head coach.
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Florida 56, Hawaii 10
At Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Gainesville, Fla.
Hawaii |
0 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
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10 |
Florida |
0 |
28 |
28 |
0 |
-- |
56 |
First Quarter
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| None. |
Second Quarter
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| UF |
11:39 |
Brandon James 1 run (Jonathan Phillips kick) |
0-7
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| UF |
10:47 |
Major Wright 32 interception return (Phillips kick) |
0-14
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| UF |
5:35 |
James 74 punt return (Phillips kick) |
0-21
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| UF |
3:00 |
Chris Rainey 33 run (Phillips kick) |
0-28 |
Third Quarter
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| UF |
12:16 |
Jeffrey Demps 62 run (Phillips kick) |
0-35
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| UF |
9:42 |
Louis Murphy 48 pass from Tim Tebow (Phillips kick) |
0-42
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| UF |
2:52 |
Cameron Newton 1 run (Phillips kick) |
0-49
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| UF |
:40 |
Ahmad Black 80 intercept. return (Phillips kick) |
0-56 |
Fourth Quarter
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| UH |
9:38 |
FG Dan Kelly 30 |
3-56
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| UH |
1:37 |
Greg Salas 13 pass from Inoke Funaki (Kelly kick) |
10-56 |
Attendance: 90,575. Time: 3:10.
Officials - Referee: Matt Moore; Umpire: Johnny Hibbett;Linesman: Allama Matthews; Line judge: Kirk Lewis; Back judge: Rich Martinez; Field judge: Richard Morales; Side judge: Bobby Moreau; Scorer: Steve Howard.
Individual Defensive statistics
Hawaii
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Tackles
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| Player |
Solo |
Ast |
Tot
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| Veikune |
5 |
1 |
6
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| Fonoti |
4 |
1 |
5
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| Elimimian |
3 |
2 |
5
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| Dowling |
3 |
2 |
5
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| Mouton |
3 |
1 |
4
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| Robinson |
2 |
2 |
4
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| Monteilh |
2 |
2 |
4
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| Satele |
3 |
0 |
3
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| J. Leonard |
1 |
2 |
3
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| A. Leonard |
2 |
0 |
2
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| Roberts |
1 |
1 |
2
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| Rego |
1 |
1 |
2
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| CJ Allen-Jones |
1 |
0 |
1
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| Davis |
1 |
0 |
1
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| Tufaga |
1 |
0 |
1
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| Smith |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Florida
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Tackles
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| Player |
Solo |
Ast |
Tot
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| Black |
3 |
2 |
5
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| Haden |
2 |
3 |
5
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| Hicks |
4 |
0 |
4
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| Hill |
3 |
1 |
4
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| Rickerson |
3 |
1 |
4
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| Ja. Jenkins |
2 |
2 |
4
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| Edwards |
3 |
0 |
3
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| Marsh |
2 |
1 |
3
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| A. Jones |
1 |
2 |
3
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| Wright |
0 |
3 |
3
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| Williams |
2 |
0 |
2
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| Trattou |
2 |
0 |
2
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| Pierre-Louis |
2 |
0 |
2
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| Doe |
2 |
0 |
2
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| Cunningham |
1 |
1 |
2
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| Stamper |
1 |
1 |
2
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| J. Jones |
1 |
1 |
2
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| Sanders |
1 |
0 |
1
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| Worton |
1 |
0 |
1
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| Blackett |
1 |
0 |
1
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| M. Jenkins |
1 |
0 |
1
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| James |
1 |
0 |
1
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| Sturgis |
0 |
1 |
1
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| Epps |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Tackles for loss-yards - Hawaii, A. Leonard 1-8, Veikune 1-3, Elimimian 1-2. Florida, Marsh 2-10, Cunningham 1.5-13, Doe 1-1, Sanders 1-1, Haden 0.5-5.
Sacks-yards - Hawaii, A. Leonard 1-8. Florida, Marsh 2-10, Cunningham 1.5-13, Haden 0.5-5.
Interceptions - Hawaii, none. Florida, Black 2-80, Wright 1-32, Rickerson 1-0.
Kicks blocked - Hawaii, none. Florida, none.
Quarterback hurries - Hawaii, Satele. Florida, none.
Team Statistics
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Hawaii |
Florida
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| FIRST DOWNS |
16 |
20
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| Rushing |
4 |
11
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| Passing |
8 |
7
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| Penalty |
4 |
2 |
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| NET YARDS RUSHING |
60 |
225
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| Rushing Attempts |
24 |
38
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| Average Per Rush |
2.5 |
6.7
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| Rushing Touchdowns |
0 |
4
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| Yards Gained Rushing |
98 |
276
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| Yards Lost Rushing |
38 |
21
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| NET YARDS PASSING |
181 |
151
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| Comp.-Att.-Int. |
21-39-4 |
10-17-0
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| Average Per Attempt |
4.6 |
8.9
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| Average Per Completion |
8.6 |
15.1
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| Passing Touchdowns |
1 |
1
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| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS |
241 |
406
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| Total Offense Plays |
63 |
55
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| Average Gain Per Play |
3.8 |
7.4
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| Fumbles: Number-Lost |
3-2 |
1-0
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| Penalties: Number-Yards |
7-60 |
13-90
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| PUNTS-YARDS |
5-225 |
4-212
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| Average Yards Per Punt |
45 |
53
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| Net Yards Per Punt |
22 |
38.5
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| Inside 20 |
1 |
1
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| 50+ Yards |
0 |
3
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| Touchbacks |
1 |
3
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| Fair Catch |
0 |
0
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| KICKOFFS-YARDS |
3-210 |
9-489
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| Average Yards Per Kickoff |
70 |
54.3
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| Net Yards Per Kickoff |
50 |
37.7
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| Touchbacks |
3 |
0
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| Punt Returns: Number-Yds-TD |
1-2-0 |
4-95-1
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| Average Per Return |
-2 |
23.8
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| Kickoff Returns: Number-Yds-TD |
8-150-0 |
0-0-0
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| Average Per Return |
18.8 |
0
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| Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD |
0-0-0 |
4-112-2
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| Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD |
0-0-0 |
0-0-0
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| Miscellaneous Yards |
0 |
0
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| Possession Time |
34:00 |
26:00
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| First Quarter |
8:46 |
6:14
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| Second Quarter |
9:04 |
5:56
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| Third Quarter |
6:18 |
8:42
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| Fourth Quarter |
9:52 |
5:08
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| Third-Down Conversions |
2 of 11 |
5 of 10
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| Fourth-Down Conversions |
0 of 1 |
1 of 1
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| Red-Zone Scores-Chances |
2-2 |
2-2
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| Sacks By: Number-Yards |
1-8 |
4-28
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| PAT Kicks |
1-1 |
8-8
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| Field Goals |
1-1 |
0-0 |
Individual Offensive Statistics
RUSHING-Hawaii, Libre 4-35, Wright-Jackson 7-33, Funaki 4-14, Rego 2-12, Peoples 1 (-1), Rausch 1 (-4), Alexander 5-(-29).
Florida, Demps 2-76, Rainey 6-58, Tebow 9-37, Moore 7-33, Henry 1-17, James 3-16, Newton 5-10, Murphy 1-3, Williams 1-2, Moody 2-2, Brantley 1-1.
PASSING-Hawaii, Alexander 11-21-2-57, Funaki 8-11-1-110, Rausch 2-7-1-14.
Florida, Tebow 9-14-0-137, Newton 1-2-0-14, Brantley 0-1-0-0.
RECEIVING-Hawaii, Wright-Jackson 4-39, Salas 4-33, Washington 4-18, Taylor 2-38, Medeiros 2-32, Bain 2-7, Lane 1-6, Libre 1-6, Pilares 1-2.
Florida, Murphy 2-51, Casey 2-36, Cooper 1-14, Moore 1-13, Demps 1-10, Rainey 1-10, James 1-10, Thompson 1-7.
OTHER COLLEGE MATCHUPS
| Georgia (1) |
45
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| Georia Southern |
21 |
| Ohio State (2) |
43
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| Youngstown State |
0 |
| USC (3) |
52
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| Virginia |
7 |
| Oklahoma (4) |
57
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| Chattanooga |
2 |
| Missouri (6) |
52
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| Illinois (20) |
42 |
| LSU (7) |
41
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| Appalachian State |
13 |
| West Virginia (8) |
48
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| Villanova |
21 |
| Auburn (10) |
34
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| Louisiana Monroe |
0 |
