BOWL APPEARANCES HOUSTON HAWAI‘I
2003 SHERATON HAWAI‘I BOWL
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3OT
UAB HAWAI‘I
2004 SHERATON HAWAI‘I BOWL
40 59
December 25, 2003 Aloha Stadium (29,005) Honolulu, HI
December 24, 2004 Aloha Stadium (38,754) Honolulu, HI
HONOLULU H - An all-world performance by b quarterback Timmy Chang and a defense d that came up u with timely big plays p and three overtimes o amounted to t a 54-48 Hawai‘i win w over Houston in front of 29,005 in the Sheraton Hawai‘i Bowl B on Dec. 25 at Aloha Stadium. Chang came off the bench to throw t for 475 yards and five touchdowns on 26-of-42 passing, and Kelvin d Millhouse M Jr. snagged two interceptions, one that led to the go-ahead touchdown, to help Hawai‘i win its second bowl game in three tries under head coach June Jones. Chang completed passes to eight different receivers, most notably to senior Jeremiah Cockheran, who finished with five catches for a game-high 162 yards, and true freshman Jason Rivers, who had a career night with seven catches for 143 yards and three TDs. Quarterback Kevin Kolb, who finished 19-of-34 for 332 yards and two TDs, led the Cougars to a quick 10-0 lead. UH answered back with a Nolan Miranda field goal and Chang-to-Clifton Herbert 48-yard touchdown. Houston took a 20-13 lead at the break, but the Warrior defense and Chang responded. The defense forced two punts and two interceptions, while Chang connected on 8-of-12 for 191 yards and two scores to take the lead, 27-20, at the end of the third. Houston scored 14 points in the fourth, including the tying TD with 22 seconds left in regulation. The teams matched touchdowns in two overtimes and Michael Brewster scored the game-winner on an 8-yard run to leave it up to the Warrior defense, which held Houston to four-and-out on the final stand.
HONOLULU H - Hawai‘i outscored Alabama-Birmingham A (UAB), 31-14, in the t second half to win w the Sheraton Hawai‘i H Bowl, 59-40, 5 Dec. 24 at Aloha A Stadium. A crowd c of 38,754 filled f the stands, then the largest in Sheraton S Hawai‘i Bowl history. Quarterback Timmy Chang threw for f 405 (31-of-46) yards and four touchdowns, and rushed for another, while slot d receiver Chad Owens caught eight passes for 114 yards and two touchdowns, and scored another on a 59-yard punt return, to put an exclamation point on both storied careers. The two were named the game’s co-MVPs. The teams traded scoring and UAB’s Nick Hayes added a 36-yard field goal to make it 28-26 at halftime. The Warriors took control in the second half. Chang threw a 15-yard strike to Owens to put Hawai‘i ahead, 35-26. The pass put Chang over the 17,000-yard mark as college football’s career passing leader. Four minutes later, Owens returned a punt for a 59-yard score down the near sideline to put the Warriors up, 42-26. Justin Ayat added a 43-yard field goal, but quarterback Darrell Hackney managed an 80-yard drive and scored on a 4-yard touchdown rush to bring the score to 45-33, heading into the fourth quarter. Chang helped put the game out of reach, putting together a 15-play, 85-yard drive, capped by a 4-yard touchdown scramble with 9:05 left to play. Hackney hit Lance Rhodes for a 17-yard touchdown to cut the Warrior lead to 12 with 2:05 left in the game, but Britton Komine returned the onside kick 42 yards to the house to end all hopes for the Blazers.
SCORING SUMMARY 1st 11:53 HOU C. McCullar 34-yd pass from K. Kolb (D. Bell kick) 09:05 HOU D. Bell 21-yd field goal 05:48 UH N. Miranda 19-yd field goal 2nd 14:28 UH C. Herbert 48-yd pass from T. Chang (N. Miranda kick) 11:16 HOU J. Battle 2-yd run (D. Bell kick) 04:42 HOU D. Bell 35-yd field goal 01:53 UH N. Miranda 29-yd field goal 3rd 13:23 UH M. Brewster 1-yd run 04:35 UH J. Rivers 7-yd pass from Chang, T. (N. Miranda kick) 4th 14:18 HOU J. Battle 2-yd run (D. Bell kick) 09:51 UH J. Rivers 4-yd pass from T. Chang (N. Miranda kick) 00:22 HOU V. Marshall 81-yd pass from K. Kolb (D. Bell kick) 1OT 15:00 UH B. Komine 11-yd pass from T. Chang (N. Miranda kick) 15:00 HOU A. Evans 6-yd run (D. Bell kick) 2OT 15:00 HOU J. Battle 4-yd run (D. Bell kick) 15:00 UH J. Rivers 18-yd pass from T. Chang (N. Miranda kick) 3OT 15:00 UH M. Brewster 8-yd run (T. Chang pass failed) TEAM STATISTICS FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS
HOUSTON 21 54-185 332 34-19-2 88-517
HAWAI‘I 26 38-114 527 47-29-1 85-641
RUSHING: Houston-J. Battle 19-124; A. Evans 22-66; M. Schirmer 2-8; K. Kolb 8-7; V. Marshall 2-minus 9. Hawai‘i-M. Brewster 14-79; J. West 6-33; M. Bass 6-27; J. Whieldon 5-12; T. Chang 6-minus 36. PASSING: Houston-K. Kolb 19-34-2-332. Hawai‘i-T. Chang 26-42-1-475; J. Whieldon 3-5-0-52. RECEIVING: Houston-V. Marshall 7-157; C. McCullar 5-103; B. Middleton 3-25; J. Pritchett 2-31; K. Kolb 1-8; M. Hopkins 1-8. Hawai‘i-J. Rivers 7-143; B. Komine 7-73; J. Cockheran 5-162; M. Brewster 3-40; G. Welch 3-31; S. Poumele 2-27; C. Herbert 1-48; M. Bass 1-3.
SCORING SUMMARY 1st 11:06 UAB R. White 51-yd pass from D. Hackney (N. Hayes kick blocked) 10:45 UH J. Rivers 74-yd pass from T. Chang (J. Ayat kick) 08:19 UAB D. Burks 4-yd run (N. Hayes kick) 05:32 UH W. Keliikipi 4-yd run (J. Ayat kick) 03:57 UH G. Welch 29-yd pass from T. Chang (J. Ayat kick) 2nd 13:43 UAB N. Hayes 22-yd field goal 09:14 UH C. Owens 13-yd pass from T. Chang (J. Ayat kick) 06:03 UAB N. Drinkard 10-yd run (N. Hayes kick) 00:03 UAB N. Hayes 36-yd field goal 3rd 11:47 UH C. Owens 15-yd pass from T. Chang (J. Ayat kick) 07:44 UH C. Owens 59-yd punt return (J. Ayat kick) 03:41 UH J. Ayat 43-yd field goal 00:21 UAB D. Hackney 4-yd run (N. Hayes kick) 4th 09:40 UH T. Chang 4-yd run (J. Ayat kick) 02:06 UAB L. Rhodes 17-yd pass from D. Hackney (N. Hayes kick) 01:55 UH B. Komine 42-yd kickoff return (J. Ayat kick) TEAM STATISTICS FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS
HAWAI‘I 23 16-84 405 47-31-0 63-489
UAB 31 36-173 417 54-31-1 90-590
RUSHING: Hawai‘i-M. Brewster 7-60; W. Keliikipi 6-27; T. Chang 3-minus 3. UAB-D. Burks 14-55; C. White 8-53; N. Drinkard 5-36; M. Elliott 4-26; D. Hackney 5-3. PASSING: Hawai‘i-T. Chang 31-46-0-405; J. Rhode 0-1-0-0. UAB-D. Hackney 31-54-1-417. RECEIVING: Hawai‘i-J. Rivers 11-148; C. Owens 8-114; G. Welch 6-85; B. Komine 4-44; W. Keliikipi 2-14. UAB-R. White 6-113; B. Chavez 5-81; N. Drinkard 5-58; L. Rhodes 4-64; C. Duncan 3-28; D. Burks 3-20; R. Lindsey 3-19; C. White 2-34.
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