GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NCAAF: HAWAII at LOUISIANA TECH

NCAAF: HAWAII at LOUISIANA TECH

<div class="pre">NCAAF FINAL IN 2ND OT 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH OT TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -- -----
HAWAII (20) 7 7 14 10 7 45
LOUISIANA TECH 14 7 10 7 6 44 FINAL IN 2ND OT

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER: LOUISIANA TECH - TD, PATRICK JACKSON 2 YD RUN
(DANNY HORWEDEL KICK), 4:29.
LOUISIANA TECH 7-0
LOUISIANA TECH - TD, BRANNON JACKSON 16 YD RUN
(DANNY HORWEDEL KICK), 10:57.
LOUISIANA TECH 14-0
HAWAII - TD, LEON WRIGHT-JACKSON 47 YD RUN
(DANIEL KELLY KICK), 13:17.
LOUISIANA TECH 14-7
2ND QUARTER: HAWAII - TD, COLTON BRENNAN 3 YD RUN
(DANIEL KELLY KICK), 4:49.
HAWAII 14-14
LOUISIANA TECH - TD, DANIEL PORTER 18 YD RUN (DANNY
HORWEDEL KICK), 9:46.
LOUISIANA TECH 21-14
3RD QUARTER: HAWAII - TD, RYAN GRICE-MULLEN 64 YD PASS
FROM COLTON BRENNAN (DANIEL
KELLY KICK), 5:13. HAWAII
21-21
LOUISIANA TECH - FG, DANNY HORWEDEL 42 YD, 8:57.
LOUISIANA TECH 24-21
HAWAII - TD, RYAN GRICE-MULLEN 17 YD PASS
FROM COLTON BRENNAN (DANIEL
KELLY KICK), 12:56. HAWAII
28-24
LOUISIANA TECH - TD, JOSH WHEELER 3 YD PASS FROM
ZAC CHAMPION (DANNY HORWEDEL
KICK), 14:12. LOUISIANA TECH
31-28
4TH QUARTER: HAWAII - TD, DAVONE BESS 19 YD PASS FROM
COLTON BRENNAN (DANIEL KELLY
KICK), 6:25. HAWAII 35-31
LOUISIANA TECH - TD, DENNIS MORRIS 1 YD RUN (DANNY
HORWEDEL KICK), 11:59.
LOUISIANA TECH 38-35
HAWAII - FG, DANIEL KELLY 49 YD, 13:26.
HAWAII 38-38
1ST POSSESSION: HAWAII - TD, JASON RIVERS 6 YD PASS FROM
COLTON BRENNAN (DANIEL KELLY
KICK), HAWAII 45-38
2ND POSSESSION: LOUISIANA TECH - TD, DUSTIN MITCHELL 2 YD PASS FROM
ZAC CHAMPION HAWAII 45-44</div>

 

RUSTON, Louisiana (Ticker) -- Heisman Trophy hopeful ColtBrennan lit up the skies once again.


Brennan passed for four touchdowns Saturday night as Hawaii heldon for a wild 45-44 victory over Louisiana Tech in the WesternAthletic Conference opener for both schools.


The two teams combined for 1,012 yards of total offense in thecontest - including 551 yards passing from Brennan, who felljust eight yards short of his career-high of 559 yards set inthe 2006 Hawaii Bowl.


Brennan set or tied a number of school records in last week's63-6 throttling of Northern Colorado, including six touchdownpasses in one half.


But the senior had to wait until the third quarter to extend hisstreak of throwing at least one TD pass to 28 games when hefound Ryan Grice-Mullins for a 64-yard score that knotted thecontest at 21-21.


The scoring toss was Brennan's 100th career TD pass, a numberthat only six passers in NCAA history have reached. Overall, heset career highs in completions and attempts, going 42-for-60for four TDs and an interception.


Following Louisiana Tech's field goal that helped them take a24-21 lead on the ensuing possession, Brennan connected onceagain with Grice-Mullins on a post route from 17 yards out togive the Warriors their first lead of the game at 28-24.

The teams exchanged fourth-quarter scoring passes to make it35-31. But the Bulldogs refused to go away, as running backDennis Morris crossed goal line on a one-yard scoring plunge togive Louisiana Tech a short-lived 38-35 advantage with 3:02 leftin regulation.


Hawaii (2-0, 1-0 WAC) answered with a six-play, 16-yard drivethat ended with a 48-yard field goal from Dan Kelly to tie thescore at 38-38 with 1:35 remaining in the final quarter.

Hawaii was aided by two penalties - accounting for 19 yards - onthe drive.


Brennan found receiver Jason Rivers, one of three Hawaiireceivers to post over 100 yards receiving, on the second playof overtime to give the Warriors the lead once again at 45-38.

Bulldog quarterback Zac Champion, who finished 22-for-35 for 184yards and two touchdowns, responded with a scoring drive of hisown, capped off by Dustin Mitchell's two-yard touchdownreception.


First-year Louisiana Tech coach Derek Dooley made a surprisedecision and opted to go for a two-point conversion in the firstovertime, only to see Champion's pass attempt to Brian Jacksonget knocked away in the end zone.


Patrick Jackson rushed for 99 yards and two touchdowns for theBulldogs (1-1, 0-1), who lost their first game under Dooley.

 

NCAAF: HAWAII at LOUISIANA TECH

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NCAAF
HAWAII (20) 45
LOUISIANA TECH 44 FINAL IN 2OT</div>

 

NCAAF: HAWAII at LOUISIANA TECH

<div class="pre">NCAAF FINAL IN OT 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH OT TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -- -----
HAWAII (20) 7 7 14 10 7 45
LOUISIANA TECH 14 7 10 7 6 44 FINAL IN OT

LOUISIANA TECH-TD, P Jackson 2 YD RUN (D Horwedel KICK) 4:29 1st
Qtr
LOUISIANA TECH-TD, P Jackson 16 YD RUN (D Horwedel KICK) 10:57
1st Qtr
HAWAII-TD, L Wright-Jackson 47 YD RUN (D Kelly KICK)
13:17 1st Qtr
HAWAII-TD, C Brennan 3 YD RUN (D Kelly KICK) 4:49 2nd
Qtr
LOUISIANA TECH-TD, D Porter 18 YD RUN (D Horwedel KICK) 9:46 2nd
Qtr
HAWAII-TD, R Grice-Mullen 64 YD PASS FROM C Brennan (D
Kelly KICK) 5:13 3rd Qtr
LOUISIANA TECH-FG, D Horwedel 42 YD 8:57 3rd Qtr
HAWAII-TD, R Grice-Mullen 17 YD PASS FROM C Brennan (D
Kelly KICK) 12:56 3rd Qtr
LOUISIANA TECH-TD, J Wheeler 3 YD PASS FROM Z Champion (D
Horwedel KICK) 14:12 3rd Qtr
HAWAII-TD, D Bess 19 YD PASS FROM C Brennan (D Kelly
KICK) 6:25 4th Qtr
LOUISIANA TECH-TD, D Morris 1 YD RUN (D Horwedel KICK) 11:59 4th
Qtr
HAWAII-FG, D Kelly 49 YD 13:26 4th Qtr
HAWAII-TD, J Rivers 6 YD PASS FROM C Brennan (D Kelly
KICK) 1st Ot
LOUISIANA TECH-TD, D Mitchell 2 YD PASS FROM Z Champion 2nd Ot


HAWAII LOUISIANA TECH
First downs 32 24
Rushed-yards 20-45 49-223
Passing yards 548 187
Sacked-yards lost 4-24 3-29
Return yards 0 21
Passes 43-61-1 23-36-0
Punts 2-51 6-44.8
Fumbles-lost 3-2 1-0
Penalties-yards 10-80 9-70
Time of possession 27:14 32:46


Individual Statistics

RUSHING: HAWAII-Leon Wright-Jackson 6-53, Kealoha Pilares 3-0, Colton
Brennan 11-MINUS 8. LOUISIANA TECH-Patrick Jackson 23-98, Daniel
Porter 10-68, Zac Champion 12-22, Dennis Morris 2-22, Michael Mosley
2-13.

PASSING: HAWAII-Colton Brennan 43-61-548- 1. LOUISIANA TECH-Zac
Champion 23-36-187- 0.

RECEIVING: HAWAII-Jason Rivers 14-176, Ryan Grice-Mullen 9-162, Davone
Bess 10-118, C.J. Hawthorne 6-73, Kealoha Pilares 3-16, Leon
Wright-Jackson 1-3. LOUISIANA TECH-Alex Anderson 4-41, Philip Beck
5-40, Patrick Jackson 4-31, Josh Wheeler 2-21, Anthony Harrison 2-18,
Dennis Morris 1-15, Daniel Porter 2-11, Brian Jackson 1-6, Dustin
Mitchell 2-4.


Att: 22,135</div>

 

RUSTON, Louisiana (Ticker) -- Heisman Trophy hopeful ColtBrennan lit up the skies once again.


Brennan passed for four touchdowns Saturday night as Hawaii heldon for a wild 45-44 victory over Louisiana Tech in the WesternAthletic Conference opener for both schools.


The two teams combined for 1,012 yards of total offense in thecontest - including 551 yards passing from Brennan, who felljust eight yards short of his career-high of 559 yards set inthe 2006 Hawaii Bowl.


"I thought we did a good job at getting to him (Brennan) attimes, but he also made us pay with some big plays," LouisianaTech coach Derek Dooley said. "It's not everyday a guy throwsfor over 500 yards against you and you feel like you did apretty good job against him."


Brennan set or tied a number of school records in last week's63-6 throttling of Northern Colorado, including six touchdownpasses in one half.


But the senior had to wait until the third quarter to extend hisstreak of throwing at least one TD pass to 28 games when hefound Ryan Grice-Mullins for a 64-yard score that knotted thecontest at 21-21.


The scoring toss was Brennan's 100th career TD pass, a numberthat only six passers in NCAA history have reached. Overall, heset career highs in completions and attempts, going 42-for-60for four TDs and an interception.


Following Louisiana Tech's field goal that helped them take a24-21 lead on the ensuing possession, Brennan connected onceagain with Grice-Mullins on a post route from 17 yards out togive the Warriors their first lead of the game at 28-24.

The teams exchanged fourth-quarter scoring passes to make it35-31. But the Bulldogs refused to go away, as running backDennis Morris crossed goal line on a one-yard scoring plunge togive Louisiana Tech a short-lived 38-35 advantage with 3:02 leftin regulation.


Hawaii (2-0, 1-0 WAC) answered with a six-play, 16-yard drivethat ended with a 48-yard field goal from Dan Kelly to tie thescore at 38-38 with 1:35 remaining in the final quarter.

Hawaii was aided by two penalties - accounting for 19 yards - onthe drive.


Brennan found receiver Jason Rivers, one of three Hawaiireceivers to post over 100 yards receiving, on the second playof overtime to give the Warriors the lead once again at 45-38.

Bulldog quarterback Zac Champion, who finished 22-for-35 for 184yards and two touchdowns, responded with a scoring drive of hisown, capped off by Dustin Mitchell's two-yard touchdownreception.


Dooley, in his second game as the Bulldogs' coach, made asurprise decision and opted to go for a two-point conversion inthe first overtime, only to see Champion's pass attempt to BrianJackson get knocked away in the end zone.


"I know everyone is going to say this is a moral victory, butI'm not buying it," Dooley said. "We didn't win. We had ourchances, and we didn't take advantage of them. Hawaii made theplays to win the game."


Patrick Jackson rushed for 99 yards and two touchdowns for theBulldogs (1-1, 0-1), who lost their first game under Dooley.

 

NCAAF: HAWAII at LOUISIANA TECH

<div class="pre">NCAAF HAWAII AT LOUISIANA TECH
NOTE: BOX SCORE RESENT TO CORRECT RECEIVING TOTALS FOR
LOUISIANA TECH'S JOE ANDERSON</div>

 

NCAAF: HAWAII at LOUISIANA TECH

<div class="pre">NCAAF FINAL IN OT 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH OT TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -- -----
HAWAII (20) 7 7 14 10 7 45
LOUISIANA TECH 14 7 10 7 6 44 FINAL IN OT

LOUISIANA TECH-TD, P Jackson 2 YD RUN (D Horwedel KICK) 4:29 1st
Qtr
LOUISIANA TECH-TD, P Jackson 16 YD RUN (D Horwedel KICK) 10:57
1st Qtr
HAWAII-TD, L Wright-Jackson 47 YD RUN (D Kelly KICK)
13:17 1st Qtr
HAWAII-TD, C Brennan 3 YD RUN (D Kelly KICK) 4:49 2nd
Qtr
LOUISIANA TECH-TD, D Porter 18 YD RUN (D Horwedel KICK) 9:46 2nd
Qtr
HAWAII-TD, R Grice-Mullen 64 YD PASS FROM C Brennan (D
Kelly KICK) 5:13 3rd Qtr
LOUISIANA TECH-FG, D Horwedel 42 YD 8:57 3rd Qtr
HAWAII-TD, R Grice-Mullen 17 YD PASS FROM C Brennan (D
Kelly KICK) 12:56 3rd Qtr
LOUISIANA TECH-TD, J Wheeler 3 YD PASS FROM Z Champion (D
Horwedel KICK) 14:12 3rd Qtr
HAWAII-TD, D Bess 19 YD PASS FROM C Brennan (D Kelly
KICK) 6:25 4th Qtr
LOUISIANA TECH-TD, D Morris 1 YD RUN (D Horwedel KICK) 11:59 4th
Qtr
HAWAII-FG, D Kelly 49 YD 13:26 4th Qtr
HAWAII-TD, J Rivers 6 YD PASS FROM C Brennan (D Kelly
KICK) 1st Ot
LOUISIANA TECH-TD, D Mitchell 2 YD PASS FROM Z Champion 2nd Ot


HAWAII LOUISIANA TECH
First downs 32 24
Rushed-yards 20-45 49-223
Passing yards 548 187
Sacked-yards lost 4-24 3-29
Return yards 0 21
Passes 43-61-1 23-36-0
Punts 2-51 6-44.8
Fumbles-lost 3-2 1-0
Penalties-yards 10-80 9-70
Time of possession 27:14 32:46


Individual Statistics

RUSHING: HAWAII-Leon Wright-Jackson 6-53, Kealoha Pilares 3-0, Colton
Brennan 11-MINUS 8. LOUISIANA TECH-Patrick Jackson 23-98, Daniel
Porter 10-68, Zac Champion 12-22, Dennis Morris 2-22, Michael Mosley
2-13.

PASSING: HAWAII-Colton Brennan 43-61-548- 1. LOUISIANA TECH-Zac
Champion 23-36-187- 0.

RECEIVING: HAWAII-Jason Rivers 14-176, Ryan Grice-Mullen 9-162, Davone
Bess 10-118, C.J. Hawthorne 6-73, Kealoha Pilares 3-16, Leon
Wright-Jackson 1-3. LOUISIANA TECH-Joe Anderson 4-41, Philip Beck
5-40, Patrick Jackson 4-31, Josh Wheeler 2-21, Anthony Harrison 2-18,
Dennis Morris 1-15, Daniel Porter 2-11, Brian Jackson 1-6, Dustin
Mitchell 2-4.


Att: 22,135</div>