GAME THREAD: NCAAF: UTAH ST (0-5) at HAWAII (5-0)

NCAAF: UTAH ST at HAWAII

<div class="pre">NCAAF TD HAWAII
JASON RIVERS 17 YD PASS FROM TYLER GRAUNKE
(DANIEL KELLY KICK)

UTAH ST 27
HAWAII (16) 52 4:27 LEFT, 3RD QTR</div>

 

HONOLULU (Ticker) -- Tyler Graunke stepped right in and didnot miss a beat.


Graunke threw for 246 yards and three touchdowns in place ofinjured starter Colt Brennan as No. 16 Hawaii rolled to a 52-37win over Utah State in a Western Athletic Conference matchup onSaturday.


A Heisman Trophy candidate, Brennan left in the second half withan injured ankle. The senior signal-caller finished 19-of-25for 219 yards with his lone TD pass coming at 5:42 in the secondquarter - a 22-yard score to Davone Bess for a 24-13 edge.

"I hurt my ankle right before the end of the first half,"Brennan said. "It has been frustrating the last couple ofweeks."


Brennan has now thrown a touchdown in 31 consecutive games topull within four of Ty Detmer's NCAA all-time mark. He is alsoa touchdown shy from tying Detmer's other record of 122 TDs inthree seasons.


However, the night belonged to his backup.


Graunke's one-yard scamper with just five seconds left beforethe break helped Hawaii (6-0, 3-0 WAC) create an impressive31-13 cushion.


"I wasn't expecting to go in that early, but I was definitelymentally ready," Graunke said. "I took my fare share of repsduring the week. Lately, I have not been feeling like me, it istaking me 1-2 series to get going, but I got it going from thevery first play."


In the third quarter, Graunke showcased his arm, connecting withfour different receivers for scores, highlighted by his 77-yardpass to Kevin Robinson at the 6:24 mark.


"We executed very well and the receivers were just amazing,"Graunke said. "I knew I was over the goal line and that playgave us a lot of momentum heading into the second half."

"Tyler didn't skip a beat, he was amazing," Hawaii's C.J.Hawthorne said. "He put a smile on everyone's face, I'm excitedfor him. A lot of people don't think we belong where we are (inthe rankings). I think we can take what we did on the road nextweek and make it better."


Hawaii's receiving trio of Hawthorne, Jason Rivers and RyanGrice-Mullen all reached the 100-yard plateau as the Warriorsare off to their best start since 1981.


"I was a little surprised about how many yards I had, they werepretty spread out throughout the game," Rivers said. "We are notwhere we should be to achieve our goals, there is room forimprovement."


Leon Jackson completed 14-of-21 for 161 yards and a score andDerrvin Speight carried 20 times for 71 yards for the Aggies(0-6, 0-2), who has lost for the 12th straight time - secondlongest in the nation.


"You got to score touchdowns to play with Hawaii, you can't kickfield goals," Utah State coach Brent Guy said.

 

NCAAF: UTAH ST at HAWAII

<div class="pre">NCAAF END, 3RD QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
UTAH ST 10 3 14 27
HAWAII (16) 10 21 21 52 END, 3RD QTR

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER: UTAH ST - FG, BEN CALDERWOOD 20 YD, 4:58.
UTAH ST 3-0
HAWAII - TD, KEALOHA PILARES 1 YD RUN
(DANIEL KELLY KICK), 7:59.
HAWAII 7-3
UTAH ST - TD, KEVIN ROBINSON 100 YD KICKOFF
RETURN (PETER CALDWELL KICK),
8:22. UTAH ST 10-7
HAWAII - FG, DANIEL KELLY 54 YD, 14:15.
UTAH ST 10-10
2ND QUARTER: UTAH ST - FG, PETER CALDWELL 36 YD, 3:22.
UTAH ST 13-10
HAWAII - TD, MALCOLM LANE 87 YD KICKOFF
RETURN (DANIEL KELLY KICK),
3:34. HAWAII 17-13
HAWAII - TD, DAVONE BESS 22 YD PASS FROM
COLT BRENNAN (DANIEL KELLY
KICK), 9:18. HAWAII 24-13
HAWAII - TD, TYLER GRAUNKE 1 YD RUN (DANIEL
KELLY KICK), 14:55. HAWAII
31-13
3RD QUARTER: UTAH ST - TD, DERRVIN SPEIGHT 9 YD RUN
(PETER CALDWELL KICK), 5:45.
HAWAII 31-20
HAWAII - TD, C.J. HAWTHORNE 36 YD PASS FROM
TYLER GRAUNKE (DANIEL KELLY
KICK), 6:05. HAWAII 38-20
HAWAII - TD, DAVID FARMER 20 YD PASS FROM
TYLER GRAUNKE (DANIEL KELLY
KICK), 8:36. HAWAII 45-20
UTAH ST - TD, KEVIN ROBINSON 77 YD PASS FROM
LEON JACKSON III (PETER
CALDWELL KICK), 8:56. HAWAII
45-27
HAWAII - TD, JASON RIVERS 17 YD PASS FROM
TYLER GRAUNKE (DANIEL KELLY
KICK), 10:33. HAWAII 52-27</div>

 

NCAAF: UTAH ST at HAWAII

<div class="pre">NCAAF UTAH ST 27
HAWAII (16) 52 14:55 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: UTAH ST at HAWAII

<div class="pre">NCAAF UTAH ST 27
HAWAII (16) 52 10:32 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: UTAH ST at HAWAII

<div class="pre">NCAAF FG UTAH ST
PETER CALDWELL 47 YD

UTAH ST 30
HAWAII (16) 52 5:21 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: UTAH ST at HAWAII

<div class="pre">NCAAF TD UTAH ST
XAVIER BOWMAN 15 YD PASS FROM JASE MCCORMICK
(PETER CALDWELL KICK)

UTAH ST 37
HAWAII (16) 52 0:27 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: UTAH ST at HAWAII

<div class="pre">NCAAF FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
UTAH ST 10 3 14 10 37
HAWAII (16) 10 21 21 0 52 FINAL

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER: UTAH ST - FG, BEN CALDERWOOD 20 YD, 4:58.
UTAH ST 3-0
HAWAII - TD, KEALOHA PILARES 1 YD RUN
(DANIEL KELLY KICK), 7:59.
HAWAII 7-3
UTAH ST - TD, KEVIN ROBINSON 100 YD KICKOFF
RETURN (PETER CALDWELL KICK),
8:22. UTAH ST 10-7
HAWAII - FG, DANIEL KELLY 54 YD, 14:15.
UTAH ST 10-10
2ND QUARTER: UTAH ST - FG, PETER CALDWELL 36 YD, 3:22.
UTAH ST 13-10
HAWAII - TD, MALCOLM LANE 87 YD KICKOFF
RETURN (DANIEL KELLY KICK),
3:34. HAWAII 17-13
HAWAII - TD, DAVONE BESS 22 YD PASS FROM
COLT BRENNAN (DANIEL KELLY
KICK), 9:18. HAWAII 24-13
HAWAII - TD, TYLER GRAUNKE 1 YD RUN (DANIEL
KELLY KICK), 14:55. HAWAII
31-13
3RD QUARTER: UTAH ST - TD, DERRVIN SPEIGHT 9 YD RUN
(PETER CALDWELL KICK), 5:45.
HAWAII 31-20
HAWAII - TD, C.J. HAWTHORNE 36 YD PASS FROM
TYLER GRAUNKE (DANIEL KELLY
KICK), 6:05. HAWAII 38-20
HAWAII - TD, DAVID FARMER 20 YD PASS FROM
TYLER GRAUNKE (DANIEL KELLY
KICK), 8:36. HAWAII 45-20
UTAH ST - TD, KEVIN ROBINSON 77 YD PASS FROM
LEON JACKSON III (PETER
CALDWELL KICK), 8:56. HAWAII
45-27
HAWAII - TD, JASON RIVERS 17 YD PASS FROM
TYLER GRAUNKE (DANIEL KELLY
KICK), 10:33. HAWAII 52-27
4TH QUARTER: UTAH ST - FG, PETER CALDWELL 47 YD, 9:39.
HAWAII 52-30
UTAH ST - TD, XAVIER BOWMAN 15 YD PASS FROM
JASE MCCORMICK (PETER CALDWELL
KICK), 14:33. HAWAII 52-37</div>

 

NCAAF: UTAH ST at HAWAII

<div class="pre">NCAAF FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
UTAH ST 10 3 14 10 37
HAWAII (16) 10 21 21 0 52 FINAL

UTAH ST-FG, P Caldwell 20 YD 4:58 1st Qtr
HAWAII-TD, K Pilares 1 YD RUN (D Kelly KICK) 7:59 1st
Qtr
UTAH ST-TD, K Robinson 100 YD KICKOFF RETURN (P Caldwell
KICK) 8:12 1st Qtr
HAWAII-FG, D Kelly 54 YD 14:15 1st Qtr
UTAH ST-FG, P Caldwell 36 YD 3:22 2nd Qtr
HAWAII-TD, M Lane 87 YD KICKOFF RETURN (D Kelly KICK)
3:34 2nd Qtr
HAWAII-TD, D Bess 22 YD PASS FROM C Brennan (D Kelly
KICK) 9:18 2nd Qtr
HAWAII-TD, T Graunke 1 YD RUN (D Kelly KICK) 14:55 2nd
Qtr
UTAH ST-TD, D Speight 9 YD RUN (P Caldwell KICK) 5:45 3rd
Qtr
HAWAII-TD, C Hawthorne 36 YD PASS FROM T Graunke (D
Kelly KICK) 6:05 3rd Qtr
HAWAII-TD, D Farmer 20 YD PASS FROM T Graunke (D Kelly
KICK) 8:36 3rd Qtr
UTAH ST-TD, K Robinson 77 YD PASS FROM L Jackson III (P
Caldwell KICK) 8:56 3rd Qtr
HAWAII-TD, J Rivers 72 YD PASS FROM T Graunke (D Kelly
KICK) 10:33 3rd Qtr
UTAH ST-FG, P Caldwell 47 YD 9:39 4th Qtr
UTAH ST-TD, X Bowman 15 YD PASS FROM J McCormick (P
Caldwell KICK) 14:33 4th Qtr


UTAH ST HAWAII
First downs 21 23
Rushed-yards 44-123 19-47
Passing yards 247 465
Sacked-yards lost 6-38 1-7
Return yards 39 36
Passes 21-29-0 28-38-1
Punts 5-42.6 4-33.8
Fumbles-lost 2-1 2-0
Penalties-yards 7-65 7-80
Time of possession 35:01 24:59


Individual Statistics

RUSHING: UTAH ST-Derrvin Speight 20-71, Leon Jackson III 17-55, Aaron
Lesue 3-5, Kevin Robinson 1-1, Jacob Actkinson 1-1, Jase McCormick
2-MINUS 10. HAWAII-Inoke Funaki 4-20, Leon Wright-Jackson 1-17, Colt
Brennan 3-7, Mario Cox 1-3, Kealoha Pilares 3-3, Ryan Grice-Mullen
2-2, Tyler Graunke 2-1, Jason Laumoli 1-MINUS 1, - Team 2-MINUS 5.

PASSING: UTAH ST-Leon Jackson III 14-21-161- 0, Jase McCormick 7-8-86-
0. HAWAII-Tyler Graunke 9-11-246- 1. Colt Brennan 19-25-219- 0. Inoke
Funaki 0-2-0- 0.

RECEIVING: UTAH ST-Kevin Robinson 5-96, Will Fausel 3-36, Doug Barbour
4-36, Omar Sawyer 1-29, Xavier Bowman 2-24, Otis Nelson 2-14, Derrvin
Speight 2-8, Tony Harkey 1-4, Rob Myers 1-0. HAWAII-Jason Rivers
7-130, C.J. Hawthorne 9-116, Ryan Grice-Mullen 5-113, Davone Bess
5-86, David Farmer 1-20, Kealoha Pilares 1-0.


Att: 33,398</div>

 

NCAAF: UTAH ST at HAWAII

<div class="pre">NCAAF FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
UTAH ST 10 3 14 10 37
HAWAII (16) 10 21 21 0 52 FINAL

UTAH ST-FG, P Caldwell 20 YD 4:58 1st Qtr
HAWAII-TD, K Pilares 1 YD RUN (D Kelly KICK) 7:59 1st
Qtr
UTAH ST-TD, K Robinson 100 YD KICKOFF RETURN (P Caldwell
KICK) 8:12 1st Qtr
HAWAII-FG, D Kelly 54 YD 14:15 1st Qtr
UTAH ST-FG, P Caldwell 36 YD 3:22 2nd Qtr
HAWAII-TD, M Lane 87 YD KICKOFF RETURN (D Kelly KICK)
3:34 2nd Qtr
HAWAII-TD, D Bess 22 YD PASS FROM C Brennan (D Kelly
KICK) 9:18 2nd Qtr
HAWAII-TD, T Graunke 1 YD RUN (D Kelly KICK) 14:55 2nd
Qtr
UTAH ST-TD, D Speight 9 YD RUN (P Caldwell KICK) 5:45 3rd
Qtr
HAWAII-TD, C Hawthorne 36 YD PASS FROM T Graunke (D
Kelly KICK) 6:05 3rd Qtr
HAWAII-TD, D Farmer 20 YD PASS FROM T Graunke (D Kelly
KICK) 8:36 3rd Qtr
UTAH ST-TD, K Robinson 77 YD PASS FROM L Jackson III (P
Caldwell KICK) 8:56 3rd Qtr
HAWAII-TD, J Rivers 72 YD PASS FROM T Graunke (D Kelly
KICK) 10:33 3rd Qtr
UTAH ST-FG, P Caldwell 47 YD 9:39 4th Qtr
UTAH ST-TD, X Bowman 15 YD PASS FROM J McCormick (P
Caldwell KICK) 14:33 4th Qtr


UTAH ST HAWAII
First downs 21 23
Rushed-yards 44-123 19-47
Passing yards 247 465
Sacked-yards lost 6-38 1-7
Return yards 39 36
Passes 21-29-0 28-38-1
Punts 5-42.6 4-33.8
Fumbles-lost 2-1 2-0
Penalties-yards 7-65 7-80
Time of possession 35:01 24:59


Individual Statistics

RUSHING: UTAH ST-Derrvin Speight 20-71, Leon Jackson III 17-55, Aaron
Lesue 3-5, Kevin Robinson 1-1, Jacob Actkinson 1-1, Jase McCormick
2-MINUS 10. HAWAII-Inoke Funaki 4-20, Leon Wright-Jackson 1-17, Colt
Brennan 3-7, Mario Cox 1-3, Kealoha Pilares 3-3, Ryan Grice-Mullen
2-2, Tyler Graunke 2-1, Jason Laumoli 1-MINUS 1, - Team 2-MINUS 5.

PASSING: UTAH ST-Leon Jackson III 14-21-161- 0, Jase McCormick 7-8-86-
0. HAWAII-Tyler Graunke 9-11-246- 1. Colt Brennan 19-25-219- 0. Inoke
Funaki 0-2-0- 0.

RECEIVING: UTAH ST-Kevin Robinson 5-96, Will Fausel 3-36, Doug Barbour
4-36, Omar Sawyer 1-29, Xavier Bowman 2-24, Otis Nelson 2-14, Derrvin
Speight 2-8, Tony Harkey 1-4, Rob Myers 1-0. HAWAII-Jason Rivers
7-130, C.J. Hawthorne 9-116, Ryan Grice-Mullen 5-113, Davone Bess
5-86, David Farmer 1-20, Kealoha Pilares 1-0.


Att: 33,398</div>

 

NCAAF: UTAH ST at HAWAII

<div class="pre">NCAAF FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- UTAH ST 10 3 14 10 37 HAWAII (16) 10 21 21 0 52 FINALUTAH ST-FG, P Caldwell 20 YD 4:58 1st QtrHAWAII-TD, K Pilares 1 YD RUN (D Kelly KICK) 7:59 1st QtrUTAH ST-TD, K Robinson 100 YD KICKOFF RETURN (P Caldwell KICK) 8:12 1st QtrHAWAII-FG, D Kelly 54 YD 14:15 1st QtrUTAH ST-FG, P Caldwell 36 YD 3:22 2nd QtrHAWAII-TD, M Lane 87 YD KICKOFF RETURN (D Kelly KICK) 3:34 2nd QtrHAWAII-TD, D Bess 22 YD PASS FROM C Brennan (D Kelly KICK) 9:18 2nd QtrHAWAII-TD, T Graunke 1 YD RUN (D Kelly KICK) 14:55 2nd QtrUTAH ST-TD, D Speight 9 YD RUN (P Caldwell KICK) 5:45 3rdQtrHAWAII-TD, C Hawthorne 36 YD PASS FROM T Graunke (D Kelly KICK) 6:05 3rd QtrHAWAII-TD, D Farmer 20 YD PASS FROM T Graunke (D Kelly KICK) 8:36 3rd QtrUTAH ST-TD, K Robinson 77 YD PASS FROM L Jackson III (P Caldwell KICK) 8:56 3rd QtrHAWAII-TD, J Rivers 72 YD PASS FROM T Graunke (D Kelly KICK) 10:33 3rd QtrUTAH ST-FG, P Caldwell 47 YD 9:39 4th QtrUTAH ST-TD, X Bowman 15 YD PASS FROM J McCormick (P Caldwell KICK) 14:33 4th Qtr UTAH ST HAWAIIFirst downs 21 23Rushed-yards 44-123 19-47Passing yards 247 465Sacked-yards lost 6-38 1-7Return yards 39 36Passes 21-29-0 28-38-1Punts 5-42.6 4-33.8Fumbles-lost 2-1 2-0Penalties-yards 7-65 7-80Time of possession 35:01 24:59Individual StatisticsRUSHING: UTAH ST-Derrvin Speight 20-71, Leon Jackson III 17-55, Aaron Lesue 3-5, Kevin Robinson 1-1, Jacob Actkinson 1-1, Jase McCormick 2-MINUS 10. HAWAII-Inoke Funaki 4-20, Leon Wright-Jackson 1-17, Colt Brennan 3-7, Mario Cox 1-3, Kealoha Pilares 3-3, Ryan Grice-Mullen 2-2, Tyler Graunke 2-1, Jason Laumoli 1-MINUS 1, - Team 2-MINUS 5.PASSING: UTAH ST-Leon Jackson III 14-21-161- 0, Jase McCormick 7-8-86-0. HAWAII-Tyler Graunke 9-11-246- 1. Colt Brennan 19-25-219- 0. Inoke Funaki 0-2-0- 0.RECEIVING: UTAH ST-Kevin Robinson 5-96, Will Fausel 3-36, Doug Barbour4-36, Omar Sawyer 1-29, Xavier Bowman 2-24, Otis Nelson 2-14, Derrvin Speight 2-8, Tony Harkey 1-4, Rob Myers 1-0. HAWAII-Jason Rivers 7-130, C.J. Hawthorne 9-116, Ryan Grice-Mullen 5-113, Davone Bess 5-86, David Farmer 1-20, Kealoha Pilares 1-0.Att: 33,398</div>