Updated at 3:07 p.m., Saturday, November 4, 2006
Warriors rout Utah State, 63-10; Brennan sets marks
Advertiser Staff
Colt Brennan passed for six touchdowns Saturday and broke the University of Hawai'i season mark for TD passes and team record for consecutive passes without an interception as the Warriors routed Utah State, 63-10, in a Western Athletic Conference football game at Logan, Utah.The Warriors earned and accepted an invitation to the Sheraton Hawai'i Bowl with their sixth consecutive victory. UH is 7-2 overall and 5-1 in the WAC with four regular season games remaining at home. The Warriors finished 3-2 on the road, including winning their last three. Utah State is 1-8 and 1-4.
Brennan completed 18 of 29 passes for 413 yards and an interception, which came shortly after he set the record.
Brennan's sixth TD pass an 18-yarder to Ryan Grice-Mullins gave him 39 for the season, breaking the mark of 38 set by Tim Chang in 2004. On the previous play, a 17-yard completion to Malcolm Lane gave Brennan 179 consecutive passes without an interception, breaking the record of 178 set by Chang in 2004.
Brennan's streak ended at 182 on the next drive when he was intercepted by Utah State's Terrance Washington with 4:41 left in the third quarter. Brennan was replaced by Tyler Graunke in the fourth quarter.
Nate Ilaoa had six catches for 155 yards and two touchdowns. Grice-Mullins had four catches for 135 yards and two TDs. Jason Rivers also had two touchdown catches.
The Warriors defense frustrated the Aggies, who lost 3 of 4 fumbles and was intercepted once.
The Warriors scored on the opening drive of the game, going 71 yards in five plays. Brennan completed a 29-yard touchdown pass to Grice-Mullins to give Hawai'i a 7-0 lead with 13:27 remaining in the first quarter.
Utah State kicked its first field goal of the season a 46-yarder by Bryan Shields to close Hawai'i's lead to 7-3 with 9:26 to go.
UH drove 74 yards on eight plays on its second drive. Brennan completed his second touchdown pass a 13-yarder to Ilaoa to give Hawai'i a 14-3 lead with 6:09 remaining in the first quarter.
Ilaoa took a 60-yard shovel pass from Brennan for a touchdown to give Hawai'i a 21-3 lead with 10:12 remaining in the second quarter.
On Utah State's ensuing possession, UH's Rocky Savaiigaea's hit caused Antraun McDaniel to fumble and the ball was recovered by Hawai'i's Lawrence Wilson at the Utah State 48. Two plays later, Brennan completed his fourth touchdown pass a 35-yarder to Rivers to give Hawai'i a 28-3 lead with 5:15 remaining in the first half.
Brennan completed 10 of 17 passes for 205 yards and four touchdowns with no interceptions in the first half. Ilaoa had three catches for 72 yards and two touchdowns and also four rushes for 53 yards.
Utah State drove 80 yards on its opening drive of the second half to close to 28-10. McDaniel scored on a 1-yard run to close to 28-10 with 12:28 remaining in the third quarter.
Brennan completed a 12-yard TD pass to Davone Bess with 11:26 to go in the third quarter to give UH a 35-10 lead.
Brennan's sixth TD pass and second to Grice-Mullins gave Hawai'i a 42-10 lead with 7:45 remaining in the third quarter.
Ilaoa's third touchdown of the game on a 3-yard run gave UH a 49-10 lead at the end of the third quarter.
Graunke completed a 2-yard TD pass to Rivers as the Warriors took a 56-10 lead with 12:03 remaining in the fourth quarter.
David Farmer scored on a 4-yard run to give UH a 63-10 lead with 6:20 to go. Dan Kelly kicked his ninth extra-point, tying a UH game record set by Justin Ayat against Brigham Young in 2001.