Roll to Bowl
POSTED: Sunday, November 30, 2008
Two days after Thanksgiving, the Hawaii football team solidified its plans for Christmas Eve.
The Warriors notched their seventh win of the season to wrap up a spot in the Sheraton Hawaii Bowl with a 24-10 victory over Washington State last night at Aloha Stadium.
The Warriors accepted the invitation to the program's third straight bowl game in a presentation at midfield after the game.
“;Above all I want to thank my players—they're special and they worked their tails off,”; UH head coach Greg McMackin said.
“;It's an honor to play for Hawaii and we can't wait to represent Hawaii in the Sheraton Hawaii Bowl.”;
Hawaii quarterback Greg Alexander completed 19 of 34 passes for a season-high 315 yards and two touchdowns as the Warriors (7-5) won their third straight.
Warriors receiver Greg Salas also had a career-best 131 yards and a touchdown as Hawaii racked up 378 yards in total offense, while holding Washington State to 196.
Hawaii drove 97 yards on its opening possession, capping its longest march of the season with a 19-yard touchdown pass from Alexander to Salas. The Warriors stretched the lead to 14-0 on their next drive, scoring on a 2-yard run by Daniel Libre.
The teams traded field goals in the second quarter and UH took a 17-3 lead into halftime.
The Cougars closed to 17-10 on their first possession of the third quarter when Dwight Tardy scored on a 1-yard run.
But Malcolm Lane's 48-yard kickoff return shifted the momentum back to Hawaii and Alexander connected with Mike Washington on 44-yard scoring pass.
The Hawaii defense shut out the Cougars the rest of the way to set a season low for points allowed.
Washington State ended its season at 2-11.
Hawaii 24, Washington State 10
At Aloha Stadium
| Washington State (2-11, 1-8) | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | 10 |
| Hawaii (7-5, 5-3) | 14 | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | 24 |
| First Quarter |
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| UH | 08:59 | Greg Salas 19 pass from Greg Alexander | 0-7 |
| (Dan Kelly kick) |
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| UH | 03:18 | Daniel Libre 2 run (Kelly kick) | 0-14 |
| WSU | 05:23 | Nico Grasu 26 FG | 3-14
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| Second Quarter |
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| UH | 00:31 | Kelly 22 FG | 3-17 |
| Third Quarter |
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| WSU | 08:14 | Dwight Tardy 1 run (Grasu kick) | 10-17 |
| UH | 06:34 | Michael Washington 44 pass from Alexander | 10-24 |
| (Kelly kick) |
Attendance: 34,240. Time: 2:54.
Officials—Referee: Bill Athan; Umpire: Mike Ross; Linesman: Bob Bahne; Line judge: Gary McNanna; Back judge: Jim Settle; Field judge: Craig Faulkner; Side judge: Kim Nelson; 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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| Boise St. | 8 | 0 | 343 | 94 | 12 | 0 | 473 | 147 |
| Hawaii | 5 | 3 | 223 | 198 | 7 | 5 | 300 | 326 |
| Louisiana Tech | 5 | 3 | 233 | 215 | 7 | 5 | 303 | 298 |
| Nevada | 5 | 3 | 320 | 234 | 7 | 5 | 454 | 378 |
| Fresno St. | 4 | 4 | 225 | 259 | 7 | 5 | 350 | 364 |
| San Jose St. | 4 | 4 | 154 | 181 | 6 | 6 | 224 | 259 |
| Utah St. | 3 | 5 | 223 | 231 | 3 | 9 | 288 | 416 |
| New Mexico St. | 1 | 7 | 156 | 293 | 3 | 9 | 266 | 409 |
| Idaho | 1 | 7 | 148 | 320 | 2 | 10 | 235 | 513 |
Yesterday
Nevada 35, Louisiana Tech 31
Utah St. 47, New Mexico St. 2
Hawaii 24, Washington St. 10
Saturday
Cincinnati at Hawaii, 6:30 p.m.
Team Statistics
| WSU | UH |
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| FIRST DOWNS | 14 | 20 |
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| Rushing | 9 | 7 |
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| Passing | 3 | 11 | |
| Penalty | 2 | 2 | |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 120 | 63 |
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| Rushing Attempts | 37 | 34 |
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| Average Per Rush | 3.2 | 1.9 |
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| Rushing Touchdowns | 1 | 1 |
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| Yards Gained Rushing | 153 | 115 |
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| Yards Lost Rushing | 33 | 52 |
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| NET YARDS PASSING | 76 | 315 |
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| Completions-Attempts-Int | 8-17-0 | 19-34-1 |
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| Average Per Attempt | 4.5 | 9.3 |
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| Average Per Completion | 9.5 | 16.6 |
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| Passing Touchdowns | 0 | 2 |
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| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 196 | 378 |
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| Total offense plays | 54 | 68 |
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| Average Gain Per Play | 3.6 | 5.6 |
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| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 2-2 | 2-0 |
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| Penalties: Number-Yards | 4-42 | 4-60 |
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| PUNTS-YARDS | 6-291 | 3-133 |
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| Average Yards Per Punt | 48.5 | 44.3 |
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| Net Yards Per Punt | 45.3 | 43.7 |
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| Inside 20 | 1 | 1 | |
| 50+ Yards | 2 | 1 | |
| Touchbacks | 0 | 0 |
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| Fair catch | 0 | 1 |
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| KICKOFFS-YARDS | 3-196 | 5-312 |
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| Average Yards Per Kickoff | 65.3 | 62.4 |
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| Net Yards Per Kickoff | 46.0 | 39.4 |
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| Touchbacks | 0 | 1 |
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| Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD | 2-2-0 | 4-19-0 |
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| Average Per Return | 1.0 | 4.8 |
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| Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD | 4-95-0 | 2-58-0 |
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| Average Per Return | 23.8 | 29.0 |
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| Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD | 1-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
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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 | 26:12 | 33:48 |
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| 1st Quarter | 7:05 | 7:55 |
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| 2nd Quarter | 6:23 | 8:37 |
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| 3rd Quarter | 8:24 | 6:36 |
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| 4th Quarter | 4:20 | 10:40 |
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| Third-Down Conversions | 3 of 11 | 6 of 15 |
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| Fourth-Down Conversions | 0 of 1 | 0 of 1 |
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| Red-Zone Scores-Chances | 2-3 | 3-6 |
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| Sacks By: Number-Yards | 5-35 | 5-23 |
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| PAT Kicks | 1-1 | 3-3 |
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| Field Goals | 1-2 | 1-4 |
Individual Offensive Statistics
RUSHING—Washington State, Tardy 13-53, Mitz 13-52, Gibson 1-17, Levenseller 4-2, Lopina 6-(-4). Hawaii, Alexander 14-43, Libre 11-17, Rego 4-6, Farmer 3-2, TEAM 2-(-5).
PASSING—Washington State, Levenseller 6-11-0-53, Lopin 2-6-0-23. Hawaii, Alexander 19-34-1-315.
RECEIVING—Washington State, Norrell 2-33, Tardy 2-6, Gibson 1-18, Woodard 1-14, Karstetter 1-4, Mitz 1-1. Hawaii, Salas 7-131, Bain 5-71, Washington 4-81, Farmer 2-21, Libre 1-11.
Individual Defensive Statistics
Washington State
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| Player | Solo | Ast | Tot |
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| Evans | 6 | 0 | 6 |
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| Mattingly | 5 | 1 | 6 |
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| Dunn | 3 | 2 | 5 |
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| Hicks, Jr. | 3 | 2 | 5 |
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| Toomer | 2 | 3 | 5 |
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| Kooyman | 4 | 0 | 4 |
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| Bland | 4 | 0 | 4 |
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| Eichelberger | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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| Giles | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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| Ledgerwood | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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| Mullennix | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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| Ahmu | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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| Turpin | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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| Pellum | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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| Trent | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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| Karstetter | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| Rooney | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| Ward | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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| Nwachukwu | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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| Block | 0 | 1 | 1
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Hawaii
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| Tackles |
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| Player | Solo | Ast | Tot |
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| Elimimian | 6 | 4 | 10 |
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| Leonard, A. | 5 | 5 | 10 |
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| Fonoti | 4 | 2 | 6 |
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| Satele | 3 | 1 | 4 |
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| Thomas | 2 | 2 | 4 |
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| Roberts | 2 | 2 | 4 |
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| Veikune | 2 | 2 | 4 |
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| Monteilh | 1 | 3 | 4 |
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| Dowling | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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| Davis | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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| Watson | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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| Torres | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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| Leonard, J. | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| Mahaley | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| Smith | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| Kelly | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| Ahmad | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| Laeli | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Meatoga | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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| Allen-Jones | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Tackles for loss-yards — Washington State, Toomer 2-8, Kooyman 1-10, Evans 1-8, Bland 1-8, Turpin 1-4, Ahmu 1-5, Ledgerwood 0.5-2, Mullennix 0.5-1. Hawaii, Fonoti 2.5-13, Veikune 1.5-7, Leonard, A. 1.5-3, Watson 1-1, Torres 1-1, Elimimian 0.5-4, Laeli 0.5-2.
Sacks-yards — Washington State, Kooyman 1-10, Bland 1-8, Evans 1-8, Ahmu 1-5, Turpin 1-4, Toomer 1-3, Ledgerwood 0.5-2, Mullennix 0.5-1. Hawaii, Veikune 1.5-7, Fonoti 1-10, Leonard, A. 1-1, Torres 1-1, Elimimian 0.5-4.
Interceptions — Washington State, Mattingly 1-0. Hawaii, none.
Kicks blocked — Washington State, Eichelberger. Hawaii, none.
Quarterback hurries — Washington State, none. Hawaii, Meatoga 2, Maka, Veikune, Fonoti, Elimimian.
