NCAAF Game Recap - Hawaii at Nevada
Sat Sep 28, 2019 10:30 PM EDT

Clem
21
UNC
20
F
Miss
31
Bama
59
F
OSU
48
Neb
7
F
TxTch
16
Okla
55
F
MissSt
23
Aub
56
F
NW
15
Wisc
24
F
Tows
0
Fla
38
F
UVA
20
ND
35
F
PSU
59
MD
0
F
MidTN
3
Iowa
48
F
AzSt
24
Cal
17
F
USC
14
Wash
28
F
WaSt
13
Utah
38
F
Rut
0
Mich
52
F
UConn
21
UCF
56
F
TxAM
31
Ark
27
F
K St
13
OkSt
26
F
Ind
31
MSU
40
F
Navy
23
Mem
35
F
Duke
45
VaTec
10
F
SJSU
24
AF
41
F
C Mi
15
WestMI
31
F
Buff
20
MiaOH
34
F
NIU
18
Vand
24
F
Kans
14
TCU
51
F
BYU
21
Toled
28
F
HolyC
3
Syr
41
F
Del
14
Pitt
17
F
JMU
45
Elon
10
F
JacSt
33
APSU
52
F
CoCar
37
App
56
F
IASt
21
Bayl
23
F
GATec
2
Temp
24
F
MIN
38
Purd
31
F
Akr
29
UMass
37
F
FlAtl
45
UNCC
27
F
Wake
27
BC
24
F
SMU
48
SoFL
21
F
Cin
52
Marsh
14
F
ArkSt
50
Troy
43
F
ULLaf
37
GaSo
24
F
ECU
24
OD
21
F
NM
10
Lib
17
F
SamHu
28
McNee
17
F
SoAl
17
ULMon
30
F
Stan
31
OreSt
28
F
UAB
13
W Ky
20
F
Nich
3
TxSt
24
F
UTEP
13
SMiss
31
F
LT
23
Rice
20
F OT
ColSt
24
UtSt
34
F
KY
7
SCar
24
F
NCSt
13
FlaSt
31
F
UNLV
17
Wyo
53
F
Fres
30
NMS
17
F
Hou
46
NorTx
25
F
Hawaii
54
NEV
3
F
UCLA
17
Ariz
20
F

Hawaii 54, Nevada 3

Sep 28, 2019, 10:30 PM EDT

Final

1

2

3

4

T

Hawaii (4-1)

7

24

14

9

54

Nevada (3-2)

0

3

0

0

3

McDonald, Byrd help Hawaii cruise to 54-3 win over Nevada
Sun Sep 29, 2019 1:56 AM

RENO, Nev. (AP) Cole McDonald threw four touchdown passes, including three to Cedric Byrd II, and Hawaii beat Nevada 54-3 on Saturday night in the Mountain West Conference opener for both teams.

McDonald completed 25 of 30 for 312 yards and Byrd had seven receptions for 87 yards. Jason Sharsh had nine catches for 123 yards - both career highs - and a score for Hawaii (4-1).

Byrd had TD receptions of 36 and 2 yards, Justice Augafa returned a punt blocked by Andrew Choi 2 yards for a score and Miles Reed scored on a 9-yard run to make it 28-0 with 5:33 left in the second quarter. After Brandon Talton's 36-yard field goal got Nevada (3-2) on the board with 36 seconds left in the first half, Byrd ran 29 yards on a trick play and then had a 7-yard reception to set up a 44-yard field goal Ryan Meskell to give the Rainbow Warriors a 28-point halftime lead.

Hawaii, which had lost seven of its last eight against the Wolf Pack, won at Nevada for just the second time in 10 all-time tries. It was the second-highest margin of victory in series history; the Rainbow Warriors lost 73-12 in Honolulu on Dec. 17, 1948.

Passing

Hawaii Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
C. McDonald 30 25 83.3 4 312 42 0 149.6
C. Cordeiro 5 5 100.0 0 47 19 0 105.8
NEV Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
C. Solano 17 11 64.7 0 59 18 1 46.0
C. Strong 14 7 50.0 0 46 21 1 27.7

Rushing

Hawaii Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
F. Holly III 11 63 5.7 16 0
C. Byrd II 1 29 29.0 29 0
NEV Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
T. Taua 17 72 4.2 18 0
C. Solano 10 32 3.2 17 0

Receiving

Hawaii Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
J. Sharsh 9 123 13.7 30 1
C. Byrd II 7 87 12.4 36 3
NEV Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
E. Cooks 5 38 7.6 16 0
R. Doubs 2 25 12.5 21 0

Fumbles

NEV F FL
C. Solano 2 1

Returning

Hawaii KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
C. Byrd II 1 24.0 0 24 1 -2.0 0 0
A. Choi 0 0 0 1 27.0 0 0
NEV KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
B. Putman 5 17.4 0 21 0 0 0

Punting

Hawaii Punt Yds Avg LgPu
S. Gaudion 1 45 45.0 45
B. Scruton 1 47 47.0 47
NEV Punt Yds Avg LgPu
Q. Conaway 4 151 37.8 45

Takeaways

Hawaii Int Yds InTD
I. Okeke 1 11 0
K. Hicks 1 0 0

Team Stats Comparison

Hawaii NEV
Points For 54 3
Total Yards 512 203
Rushing Yards 139 98
Passing Yards 373 105
Passing Completions / Attempts 31/36 18/31
Turnovers 0 3
Interceptions Thrown 0 2
Fumbles - Lost 0/0 2/1
First Downs 26 16
Penalties - Yards 6/70 10/78
Time Of Possession 12:12 48:48
Third Down Conversions/Attempts 5/9 4/14
Fourth Down Conversions/Attempts 0/2 0/3
Punts - Average Yards 2/46 5/30

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter Hawaii NEV
Hawaii 06:43 TD Cedric Byrd II 36 yd pass from Cole McDonald (Ryan Meskell kick) 7 0
2nd Quarter Hawaii NEV
Hawaii 04:20 TD Cedric Byrd II 2 yd pass from Cole McDonald (Ryan Meskell kick) 14 0
Hawaii 05:49 TD Justice Augafa 2 yd blocked punt return (Ryan Meskell kick) 21 0
Hawaii 09:27 TD Miles Reed 9 yd run (Ryan Meskell kick) 28 0
NEV 14:24 FG Brandon Talton 36 yd FG 28 3
Hawaii 14:58 FG Ryan Meskell 44 yd FG 31 3
3rd Quarter Hawaii NEV
Hawaii 03:58 TD Jason-Matthew Sharsh 12 yd pass from Cole McDonald (Ryan Meskell kick) 38 3
Hawaii 12:03 TD Cedric Byrd II 20 yd pass from Cole McDonald (Ryan Meskell kick) 45 3
4th Quarter Hawaii NEV
Hawaii 05:40 SF Team safety 47 3
Hawaii 11:18 TD Robert Funkhouser 14 yd pass from Justin Uahinui (Ryan Meskell kick) 54 3

Game Information

Stadium: Clarence Mackay Stadium, Reno, Nevada
Attendance: 15,137
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