Festive mood
POSTED: Sunday, October 12, 2008
Hawaii enjoyed yet another festive homecoming with a 24-14 win over Louisiana Tech last night at Aloha Stadium.
Hawaii quarterback Inoke Funaki led a balanced Warriors offense in UH's seventh straight homecoming win. The Warriors improved to 3-3 and 2-1 in the Western Athletic Conference.
Funaki completed 14 of 26 passes and threw for a career-high 224 yards and two touchdowns. He ran for another score as the Warriors racked up 402 yards of total offense.
Running back Kealoha Pilares racked up 106 all-purpose yards—54 rushing and 52 receiving—as the Warriors picked up a season-high 177 yards on the ground.
Hawaii forced four turnovers and took control with two touchdowns in a 54-second span in the second quarter.
With the game tied 7-7, Funaki hit Greg Salas for a 25-yard score to give UH the lead. R.J. Kiesel-Kauhane then forced a fumble on the ensuing kickoff, setting up Pilares' 20-yard score on a shovel pass to give UH a 21-7 cushion at halftime.
Hawaii added a Dan Kelly field goal in the third quarter as the Warriors limited the Bulldogs to a last-minute score in the second half.
UH hits the road to face No. 15-ranked Boise State in a nationally televised game on Friday.
Mistake-prone LaTech's struggles on the road continued, as the Bulldogs fell to 2-3 and 0-2 in WAC play. The Bulldogs remain winless in four trips to Aloha Stadium.
Hawaii 24, Louisiana Tech 14
At Aloha Stadium
| Louisiana Tech (2-3, 0-2) | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | — | 14 |
| Hawaii (3-3, 2-1) | 7 | 14 | 3 | 0 | — | 24 |
| First Quarter |
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| UH | 05:56 | Inoke Funaki 6 Run (Dan Kelly kick) | 0-7
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| Second Quarter |
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| LT | 07:04 | Patrick Jackson 5 run (Brad Oestriecher kick) | 7-7 |
| UH | 04:01 | Greg Salas 25 pass from Funaki (Kelly kick) | 7-14 |
| UH | 03:07 | Kealoha Pilares 20 pass from Funaki | |
| (Kelly kick) | 7-21 | ||
| Third Quarter |
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| UH | 09:01 | Kelly 30 FG | 7-24
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| Fourth Quarter |
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| LT | 00:19 | Myke Compton 0 Fumble Recovery | 14-24 |
Attendance: 36,765. Time: 3:26.
Officials—Referee: Clair Gausman; Umpire: Rick Orsot; Linesman: Tim Schlenvogt; Line judge: Robert Blair; Back judge: Victor Firth; Field judge: Brad Robinson; Side judge: Mike Cuttone; Scorer: Dara Young.
Western Athletic Conference Standings
| Conference | Overall |
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| W | L | PF | PA | W | L | PF | PA |
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| San Jose St. | 2 | 0 | 50 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 120 | 102 |
| Boise St. | 1 | 0 | 168 | 56 | 5 | 0 | 168 | 56 |
| New Mexico St. | 1 | 0 | 48 | 45 | 3 | 2 | 158 | 161 |
| Hawaii | 2 | 1 | 73 | 63 | 3 | 3 | 126 | 181 |
| Utah St. | 1 | 1 | 49 | 47 | 1 | 5 | 114 | 232 |
| Nevada | 1 | 1 | 94 | 62 | 3 | 3 | 228 | 206 |
| Fresno St. | 1 | 1 | 74 | 64 | 4 | 2 | 199 | 169 |
| Louisiana Tech | 0 | 2 | 17 | 62 | 2 | 3 | 80 | 131 |
| Idaho | 0 | 3 | 63 | 136 | 1 | 6 | 163 | 316 |
Yesterday
Hawaii 24, Louisiana Tech 14
New Mexico State 48, Nevada 45
San Jose State 30, Utah State 7
Boise State 24, Southern Miss. 7
Fresno State 45, Idaho 32
Friday
Hawaii at Boise State, 2 p.m. HST
Saturday
Utah State at Nevada
San Jose State at New Mexico State
Idaho at Louisiana Tech
Team Statistics
| LT | UH |
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| FIRST DOWNS | 24 | 21 |
| Rushing | 14 | 11 |
| Passing | 6 | 8 |
| Penalty | 4 | 2 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 191 | 177 |
| Rushing Attempts | 37 | 40 |
| Average Per Rush | 5.2 | 4.4 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 2 | 1 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 210 | 191 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 19 | 14 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 167 | 224 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 15-38-2 | 14-26-1 |
| Average Per Attempt | 4.4 | 8.6 |
| Average Per Completion | 11.1 | 16.0 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 358 | 401 |
| Total offense plays | 75 | 66 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 4.8 | 6.1 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 4-2 | 2-0 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 7-64 | 13-127 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 6-217 | 8-248 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 36.2 | 31.0 |
| Net Yards Per Punt | 35.8 | 28.5 |
| Inside 20 | 2 | 0 |
| 50+ Yards | 0 | 0 |
| Touchbacks | 0 | 0 |
| Fair catch | 1 | 2 |
| KICKOFFS-YARDS | 3-129 | 5-340 |
| Average Yards Per Kickoff | 43.0 | 68.0 |
| Net Yards Per Kickoff | 32.0 | 43.0 |
| Touchbacks | 0 | 0 |
| Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD | 3-20-0 | 4-2-0 |
| Average Per Return | 6.7 | 0.5 |
| Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD | 5-125-0 | 2-33-0 |
| Average Per Return | 25.0 | 16.5 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD | 1-0-0 | 2-33-0 |
| Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD | 0-0-0 | 1-4-0 |
| Miscellaneous Yards | 0 | 16 |
| Possession Time | 23:55 | 36:05 |
| 1st Quarter | 9:06 | 5:54 |
| 2nd Quarter | 5:49 | 9:11 |
| 3rd Quarter | 2:10 | 12:50 |
| 4th Quarter | 6:50 | 8:10 |
| Third-Down Conversions | 2 of 15 | 4 of 14 |
| Fourth-Down Conversions | 2 of 3 | 0 of 0 |
| Red-Zone Scores-Chances | 2-4 | 3-4 |
| Sacks By: Number-Yards | 2-6 | 1-7 |
| PAT Kicks | 2-2 | 3-3 |
| Field Goals | 0-2 | 1-1 |
Individual Offensive Statistics
RUSHING—Louisiana Tech, Porter 15-92, P. Jackson 13-50, Compton 1-21, Stuart 2-20, Jenkins 5-18, Livas 1-9. Hawaii, Pilares 9-54, Libre 10-46, Funaki 12-52, Wright-Jackson 7-27, Washington 1-12.
PASSING—Louisiana Tech, Bennett 11-29-2-152, Jenkins 4-9-0-15. Hawaii, Funaki 14-26-1-224.
RECEIVING—Louisiana Tech, Livas 6-80, Tuminello 2-19, Beck 2-8, Linwood 1-34, Harrison 1-12, Mitchell 1-8, Jackson, P. 1-5, Compton 1-1. Hawaii, Pilares 5-52, Salas 3-87, Bain 2-14, Washington 2-6, Lane 1-53, Wright-Jackson 1-12.
Individual Defensive Statistics
Louisiana Tech
| Tackles |
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| Player | Solo | Ast | Tot |
| Brown | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| Baker | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Barron | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Smith | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Logan | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Young | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Washington | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Broha | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Grigsby | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Howze | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Jackson, Bra. | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Harper | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Mitchell | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Faust | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Harris | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Carter | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Hitt, M. | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Compton | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jackson, Bre. | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Rust | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Victorian | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Lacey | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Hitt, M. | 0 | 1 | 1
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Hawaii
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| Tackles |
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| Player | Solo | Ast | Tot |
| Elimimian | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Robinson | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Veikune | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Thomas | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Satele | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Tufaga | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Mouton | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Watson, Keala | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Monteilh | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Silva | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Leonard, A. | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Allen-Jones, C.J. | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Lolotai | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Ingram | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Dowling | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Leonard, J. | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Kiesel-Kauhane | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Porlas | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Roberts | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Fonoti | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ahmad | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Watson, Keahi | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Meatoga | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Tackles for loss-yards—Hawaii, Veikune 3-5, Satele 1-1, Leonard, A. 1-2, Allen-Jones, C.J. 2-11. Louisiana Tech, Brown 1-2, Baker 1-1, Barron 1-1, Jackson, Bra. 2-6, Harper 1-2. Sacks-yards—Hawaii, Allen-Jones, C.J. 1-7. Louisiana Tech, Jackson, Bra. 2-6.
Interceptions—Hawaii, Thomas 1-24, Roberts 1-9. Louisiana Tech, Carter 1-0.
Kicks blocked—Hawaii, Watson, Keala. Louisiana Tech, Gilbert.
Quarterback hurries—Hawaii, Veikune 3, Mouton 2, Watson, Keala, Leonard, A., Leonard, J., Satele. Louisiana Tech, Broha.
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