2023 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team American college football season
The 2023 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team represented the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa in the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by second-year coach Timmy Chang, the Rainbow Warriors played their home games at the Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex as members of the Mountain West Conference. The Rainbow Warriors drew an average home attendance of 11,251 in 2023.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 26 | 1:30 p.m. | at Vanderbilt* | | SECN | L 28–35 | 21,407 |
| 5:00 p.m. | Stanford* | | CBSSN | L 24–37 | 13,739 |
September 9 | 6:00 p.m. | Albany* | - Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex
- Honolulu, HI
| SPEC PPV | W 31–20 | 9,485 |
September 16 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 13 Oregon* | | P12N | L 10–55 | 52,779 |
September 23 | 6:00 p.m. | New Mexico State* | - Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex
- Honolulu, HI
| SPEC PPV | W 20–17 | 10,254 |
September 30 | 10:00 a.m. | at UNLV | | SPEC PPV | L 20–44 | 25,328 |
October 14 | 5:00 p.m. | San Diego State | - Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex
- Honolulu, HI
| CBSSN | L 34–41 | 10,039 |
October 21 | 12:00 p.m. | at New Mexico | | SPEC PPV | L 21–42 | 13,723 |
October 28 | 6:00 p.m. | San Jose State | | SPEC PPV | L 0–35 | 11,486 |
November 4 | 10:00 a.m. | at Nevada | | SPEC PPV | W 27–14 | 15,540 |
November 11 | 6:00 p.m. | Air Force | - Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex
- Honolulu, HI (rivalry)
| SPEC PPV | W 27–13 | 12,742 |
November 18 | 9:00 a.m. | at Wyoming | | SPEC PPV | L 9–42 | 18,233 |
November 25 | 6:00 p.m. | Colorado State | - Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex
- Honolulu, HI
| SPEC PPV | W 27–24 | 11,013 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Hawaii time
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Game summaries
at Vanderbilt
Hawaii Rainbow Warriors at Vanderbilt Commodores
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Rainbow Warriors |
7 |
7 |
0 | 14 | 28 |
Commodores |
14 |
7 |
7 | 7 | 35 |
at FirstBank Stadium, Nashville, TN
- Date: August 26, 2023
- Game time: 1:30 p.m.
- Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C)
- Game attendance: 21,407
- Referee: Cal McNeill
- TV announcers (SECN): Taylor Zarzour (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (color) and Alyssa Lang (sideline)
Game information
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- First quarter
- (11:26) VAN – Patrick Smith 21-yard run (Drive: 4 plays, 32 yards, 1:22; Vanderbilt 6–0)
- (7:13) HAW – Steven McBride 9-yard pass from Brayden Schager, Matthew Shipley kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:13; Hawaii 7–6)
- (7:00) VAN – Jayden McGowan 97-yard kickoff return, Quincy Skinner Jr. kick (Vanderbilt 14–7)
- Second quarter
- (14:56) VAN – Will Sheppard 7-yard pass from AJ Swann, Jacob Borcila kick (Drive: 8 plays, 84 yards, 4:41; Vanderbilt 21–7)
- (13:03) HAW – Steven McBride 45-yard pass from Brayden Schager, Matthew Shipley kick (Drive: 5 plays, 68 yards, 1:45; Vanderbilt 21–14)
- Third quarter
- (9:32) VAN – Will Sheppard 1-yard pass from AJ Swann, Jacob Borcila kick (Drive: 4 plays, 38 yards, 2:01; Vanderbilt 28–14)
- Fourth quarter
- (14:48) VAN – London Humphreys 32-yard pass from AJ Swann, Jacob Borcila kick (Drive: 10 plays, 87 yards, 2:56; Vanderbilt 35–14)
- (11:20) HAW – Pofele Ashlock 3-yard pass from Brayden Schager, Matthew Shipley kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:28; Vanderbilt 35–21)
- (4:49) HAW – Dalen Morris 1-yard run, Matthew Shipley kick (Drive: 6 plays, 67 yards, 2:18; Vanderbilt 35–28)
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- Top passers
- Top rushers
- HAW – Landon Sims – 9 carries, 38 yards
- VAN – Patrick Smith – 7 carries, 30 yards, TD
- Top receivers
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Stanford
Game information
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- First quarter
- Second quarter
- (14:11) HAW – Pofele Ashlock 7-yard pass from Brayden Schager, Matthew Shipley kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:48; Tied 7–7)
- (12:24) STAN – Benjamin Yurosek 32-yard pass from Ashton Daniels, Joshua Karty kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:47; Stanford 14–7)
- (4:25) STAN – Bryce Farrell 2-yard run, Joshua Karty kick (Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 5:59; Stanford 21–7)
- (0:00) HAW – Matthew Shipley 32-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 1:03; Stanford 21–10)
- Third quarter
- (11:07) STAN – Joshua Karty 25-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 3:53; Stanford 24–10)
- (1:35) STAN – Joshua Karty 25-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:28; Stanford 27–10)
- Fourth quarter
- (14:52) HAW – Steven McBride 24-yard pass from Brayden Schager (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:43; Stanford 27–16)
- (9:15) STAN – Joshua Karty 46-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 47 yards, 5:37; Stanford 30–16)
- (5:30) STAN – John Humphreys 13-yard pass from Ashton Daniels, Joshua Karty kick (Drive: 3 plays, 31 yards, 1:35; Stanford 37–16)
- (1:08) HAW – Pofele Ashlock 16-yard pass from Brayden Schager, Brayden Schager two-point pass to Devon Tauaefa (Drive: 15 plays, 64 yards, 4:14; Stanford 37–24)
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- Top passers
- Top rushers
- STAN – Casey Filkins – 6 carries, 67 yards
- HAW – Tylan Hines – 5 carries, 5 yards
- Top receivers
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Albany
at No. 13 Oregon
Hawaii Rainbow Warriors at No. 13 Oregon Ducks
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Rainbow Warriors |
0 |
3 |
0 | 7 | 10 |
No. 13 Ducks |
24 |
10 |
14 | 7 | 55 |
at Autzen Stadium, Eugene, OR
- Date: September 16, 2023
- Game time: 2:00 p.m.
- Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 85 °F (29 °C) • Wind: W 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h)
- Game attendance: 52,779
- Referee: Jeff Dahle
- TV announcers (P12N): Ted Robinson (play-by-play) and Yogi Roth (analyst)
Game information
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- First quarter
- 14:02 ORE - Tez Johnson 49-yard pass from Bo Nix (Camden Lewis kick) - 7-0 Oregon, Drive: 2 plays, 59 yards, 0:33
- 12:24 ORE - Camden Lewis 43-yard field goal - 10-0 Oregon, Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 0:51
- 5:52 ORE - Jordan James 22-yard run (Camden Lewis kick) - 17-0 Oregon, Drive: 7 plays, 91 yards, 3:30
- 0:06 ORE - Traeshon Holden 1-yard pass from Bo Nix (Camden Lewis kick) - 24-0 Oregon, Drive: 10 plays, 67 yards, 4:10
- Second quarter
- 12:01 ORE - Jordan James 3-yard run (Camden Lewis kick) - 31-0 Oregon, Drive: 5 plays, 54 yards, 1:32
- 3:21 ORE - Camden Lewis 22-yard field goal - 34-0 Oregon, Drive: 13 plays, 66 yards, 6:53
- 0:00 HAW - Matthew Shipley 29-yard field goal - 34-3 Oregon, Drive: 11 plays, 63 yards, 3:21
- Third quarter
- 11:30 ORE - Tez Johnson 12-yard pass from Bo Nix (Camden Lewis kick) - 41-3 Oregon, Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 3:30
- 1:27 ORE - Noah Whittington 34-yard run (Camden Lewis kick) - 48-3 Oregon, Drive: 4 plays, 50 yards, 1:18
- Fourth quarter
- 7:46 ORE - Traeshon Holden 60-yard pass from Ty Thompson (Camden Lewis kick) - 55-3 Oregon, Drive: 6 plays, 87 yards, 2:28
- 2:28 HAW - Alex Perry 1-yard pass from Brayden Schager (Matthew Shipley kick) - 55-10 Oregon, Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:18
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- Top passers
- HAW – Brayden Schager – 27/43, 131 yards, TD, INT
- ORE – Bo Nix – 21/27, 247 yards, 3 TD
- Top rushers
- HAW – Jordan Johnson – 4 carries, 39 yards
- ORE – Noah Whittington – 5 carries, 80 yards, TD
- Top receivers
- HAW – Pofele Ashlock – 8 receptions, 47 yards
- ORE – Troy Franklin – 4 receptions, 83 yards
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New Mexico State
Game information
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- First quarter
- NMSU – Monte Watkins 39-yard pass from Diego Pavia (Ethan Albertson kick), 7:17. Aggies 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 68 yards, 3:33.
- Second quarter
- NMSU – Ethan Albertson 35-yard field goal, 12:06. Aggies 10–0. Drive: 14 plays, 52 yards, 8:15.
- HAW – Matthew Shipley 35-yard field goal, 5:27. Aggies 10–3. Drive: 5 plays, 22 yards, 2:12.
- NMSU – Star Thomas 21-yard pass from Diego Pavia (Ethan Albertson kick), 1:38. Aggies 17–3. Drive: 8 plays, 73 yards, 3:39.
- Third quarter
- HAW – Brayden Schager 4-yard run (Matthew Shipley kick), 10:22. Aggies 17–10. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:38.
- Fourth quarter
- HAW – Koali Nishigaya 3-yard pass from Brayden Schager (Matthew Shipley kick), 7:19. Tied 17–17. Drive: 11 plays, 43 yards, 6:36.
- HAW – Matthew Shipley 24-yard field goal, 0:00. Rainbow Warriors 20–17. Drive: 11 plays, 65 yards, 3:00.
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- Top passers
- NMSU – Diego Pavia – 9/15, 155 yards, 2 TD
- HAW – Brayden Schager – 26/37, 245 yards, TD
- Top rushers
- NMSU – Diego Pavia – 12 carries, 97 yards
- HAW – Jordan Johnson – 9 carries, 44 yards
- Top receivers
- NMSU – Jordin Parker – 1 reception, 42 yards
- HAW – Pofele Ashlock – 7 receptions, 77 yards
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at UNLV
Hawaii Rainbow Warriors at UNLV Rebels
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Rainbow Warriors |
0 |
3 |
10 | 7 | 20 |
Rebels |
7 |
13 |
7 | 17 | 44 |
at Allegiant Stadium, Paradise, NV
- Date: September 30, 2023
- Game time: 10:00 a.m.
- Game weather: None (Indoor stadium)
- Game attendance: 25,328
- Referee: Jonathan Noli
- TV announcers (SPEC PPV): Steve Cofield, Matt Neverett
Game information
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- First quarter
- (9:04) UNLV – Vincent Davis 16-yard pass from Jayden Maiava, Jose Pizano kick (Drive: 5 plays, 66 yards, 2:29; UNLV 7–0)
- Second quarter
- (13:27) UNLV – Jose Pizano 52-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 28 yards, 1:27; UNLV 10–0)
- (12:00) HAW – Matthew Shipley 33-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 59 yards, 1:27; UNLV 10–3)
- (4:56) UNLV – Jose Pizano 27-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 66 yards, 7:04; UNLV 13–3)
- (0:45) UNLV – Courtney Reese 4-yard run, Jose Pizano kick (Drive: 4 plays, 30 yards, 4:11; UNLV 20–3)
- Third quarter
- (11:45) HAW – Steven McBride 51-yard pass from Brayden Schager, Matthew Shipley kick (Drive: 1 play, 51 yards, 0:08; UNLV 20–10)
- (8:17) UNLV – Courtney Reese 21-yard run, Jose Pizano kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:28; UNLV 27–10)
- (5:07) HAW – Matthew Shipley 34-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 64 yards, 3:04; UNLV 27–13)
- Fourth quarter
- (14:29) UNLV – Jose Pizano 48-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 45 yards, 5:38; UNLV 30–13)
- (12:47) HAW – Alex Perry 38-yard pass from Brayden Schager, Matthew Shipley kick (Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 1:35; UNLV 30–20)
- (8:18) UNLV – Jacob De Jesus 3-yard pass from Jayden Maiava, Jose Pizano kick (Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 4:25; UNLV 37–20)
- (5:37) UNLV – Donavyn Lester 22-yard run, Jose Pizano kick (Drive: 2 plays, 50 yards, 0:20; UNLV 44–20)
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- Top passers
- HAW – Brayden Schager – 22/35, 313 yards, 2 TD, INT
- UNLV – Jayden Maiava – 11/21, 142 yards, 2 TD
- Top rushers
- HAW – Tylan Hines – 9 carries, 43 yards
- UNLV – Donavyn Lester – 12 carries, 98 yards, TD
- Top receivers
- HAW – Steven McBride – 6 receptions, 180 yards, TD
- UNLV – Ricky White – 5 receptions, 56 yards
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San Diego State
San Diego State Aztecs at Hawaii Rainbow Warriors
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Aztecs |
10 |
7 |
3 | 21 | 41 |
Rainbow Warriors |
0 |
14 |
10 | 10 | 34 |
at Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex, Honolulu, HI
- Date: October 14, 2023
- Game time: 5:00 p.m.
- Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 83 °F (28 °C) • Wind: NE 2 miles per hour (3.2 km/h)
- Game attendance: 10,039
- Referee: Kenneth Ray
- TV announcers (CBSSN): Jordan Kent (play-by-play) and Randy Cross (analyst)
Game information
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- First Quarter
- (12:12) SDSU - Jack Browning 22 yard field goal; 4 plays, 8 yards, 1:58 (San Diego State 3-0)
- (4:16) SDSU - Lucky Sutton 1 yard run (Jack Browning kick); 6 plays, 43 yards, 3:16 (San Diego State 10-0)
- Second Quarter
- (12:25) SDSU - Deshawn McCuin 70 yard interception return (Jack Browning kick); 4 plays, 14 yards, 1:13 (San Diego State 17-0)
- (7:49) HAW - Pofele Ashlock 17 yard pass from Brayden Schager (Matthew Shipley kick); 10 plays, 91 yards, 4:30 (San Diego State 17-7)
- (1:30) HAW - Alex Perry 8 yard pass from Brayden Schager (Matthew Shipley kick); 3 plays, 67 yards, 1:29 (San Diego State 17-14)
- Third Quarter
- (8:34) HAW - Matthew Shipley 46 yard field goal; 10 plays, 64 yards, 4:47 (Tied 17-17)
- (0:56) SDSU - Jack Browning 24 yard field goal; 13 plays, 68 yards, 7:38 (San Diego State 20-17)
- (0:00) HAW - Nick Cenacle 52 yard pass from Brayden Schager (Matthew Shipley kick); 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:56 (Hawaii 24-20)
- Fourth Quarter
- (13:33) SDSU - Mekhi Shaw 69 yard pass from Jalen Mayden (Jack Browning kick); 3 plays, 76 yards, 1:18 (San Diego State 27-24)
- (12:27) SDSU - Lucky Sutton 2 yard run (Jack Browning kick); 3 plays, 24 yards, 0:49 (San Diego State 34-24)
- (10:22) HAW - Landon Sims 1 yard run (Matthew Shipley kick); 3 plays, 75 yards, 2:05 (San Diego State 34-31)
- (2:11) SDSU - Jaylon Armstead 1 yard run (Jack Browning kick); 5 plays, 23 yards, 2:56 (San Diego State 41-31)
- (0:59) HAW - Matthew Shipley 47 yard field goal; 6 plays, 45 yards, 1:12 (San Diego State 41-34)
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- Top passers
- SDSU – Jalen Mayden – 18/24, 221 yards, TD, INT
- HAW – Brayden Schager – 29/47, 427 yards, 3 TD, INT
- Top rushers
- SDSU – Jalen Mayden – 13 carries, 53 yards
- HAW – Nasjzae Bryant-Lelei – 4 carries, 24 yards
- Top receivers
- SDSU – Mekhi Shaw – 7 receptions, 126 yards, TD
- HAW – Steven McBride – 5 receptions, 157 yards
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at New Mexico
New Mexico Lobos at Hawaii Rainbow Warriors
Quarter |
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Rainbow Warriors |
7 |
7 |
0 | 7 | 21 |
Lobos |
14 |
14 |
7 | 7 | 42 |
at University Stadium, Albuquerque, NM
- Date: October 21, 2023
- Game time: 12:00 p.m.
- Game attendance: 13,723
- TV: SPEC PPV
San Jose State
at Nevada
Hawaii Rainbow Warriors at Nevada Wolf Pack
Quarter |
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Rainbow Warriors |
0 |
17 |
7 | 3 | 27 |
Wolf Pack |
0 |
0 |
14 | 0 | 14 |
at Mackay Stadium, Reno, NV
- Date: November 4, 2023
- Game time: 10:00 a.m.
- Game attendance: 15,540
- TV: SPEC PPV
Air Force
at Wyoming
Hawaii Rainbow Warriors at Wyoming Cowboys
Quarter |
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Rainbow Warriors |
0 |
0 |
9 | 0 | 9 |
Cowboys |
14 |
21 |
0 | 7 | 42 |
at War Memorial Stadium, Laramie, WY
- Date: November 18, 2023
- Game time: 9:00 a.m.
- Game weather: Sunny, 52 °F (11 °C)
- Game attendance: 18,233
- Referee: Michael Cuttone
- TV announcers (SPEC PPV): Jordan Helle, Rich Miano
Game information
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- First quarter
- WYO – Ryan Marquez 44-yard pass from Andrew Peasley (John Hoyland kick), 14:00. Cowboys 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:00.
- WYO – John Michael Gyllenborg 89-yard pass from Andrew Peasley (John Hoyland kick), 10:58. Cowboys 14–0. Drive: 1 play, 89 yards, 0:13.
- Second quarter
- WYO – Harrison Waylee 28-yard run (John Hoyland kick), 9:57. Cowboys 21–0. Drive: 6 plays, 69 yards, 2:42.
- WYO – Wyatt Wieland 40-yard pass from Andrew Peasley (John Hoyland kick), 5:56. Cowboys 28–0. Drive: 4 plays, 66 yards, 2:04.
- WYO – Ayir Asante 6-yard run (John Hoyland kick), 2:35. Cowboys 35–0. Drive: 3 plays, 39 yards, 1:10.
- Third quarter
- HAW – Matthew Shipley 30-yard field goal, 8:37. Cowboys 35–3. Drive: 7 plays, 12 yards, 4:03.
- HAW – Chuuky Hines 19-yard pass from Brayden Schager (Brayden Schager pass incomplete), 0:59. Cowboys 35–9. Drive: 13 plays, 71 yards, 6:16.
- Fourth quarter
- WYO – Evan Svoboda 18-yard run (John Hoyland kick), 4:51. Cowboys 42–9. Drive: 4 plays, 27 yards, 1:58.
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- Top passers
- WYO – Andrew Peasley – 14/17, 319 yards, 3 TD
- HAW – Brayden Schager – 25/44, 278 yards, TD, 2 INT
- Top rushers
- WYO – Harrison Waylee – 11 rushes, 70 yards, TD
- HAW – David Cordero – 13 rushes, 32 yards
- Top receivers
- WYO – John Michael Gyllenborg – 3 receptions, 128 yards, TD
- HAW – Steven McBride – 5 receptions, 103 yards
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Colorado State
Colorado State Rams at Hawaii Rainbow Warriors
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Rams |
7 |
3 |
0 | 14 | 24 |
Rainbow Warriors |
7 |
7 |
7 | 6 | 27 |
at Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex, Honolulu, HI
- Date: November 25, 2023
- Game time: 6:00 p.m.
- Game weather: Temperature: 77 °F (25 °C) • Wind: E at 11 miles per hour (18 km/h) • Weather: Sunny
- Game attendance: 11,013
- Referee: Christian Watson
- TV: SPEC PPV
Game information
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- First quarter
- Second quarter
- Third quarter
- Fourth quarter
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- Top passers
- Top rushers
- CSU – Justin Marshall – 20 carries, 94 yards, TD
- HAW – David Cordero – 5 carries, 52 yards
- Top receivers
- CSU – Tory Horton – 9 receptions, 186 yards, TD
- HAW – Steven McBride – 6 receptions, 82 yards, TD
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