Live blog: Hawaii football vs. Nevada
Oct 26, 2024
The University of Hawaii football team returns to the Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex and hosts Nevada in its annual homecoming game.
At 2-5 overall and 0-2 in Mountain West Conference play, the Rainbow Warriors are in desperate need of a win in order to keep its bowl hopes alive.
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Can the Rainbow Warriors get it done? Follow along below:
Hawaii 17, Nevada 7, 10:48, 3Q
7:56: Hawaii punts for the first time today, pinning Nevada on its own 3 with 10:48 left in the third quarter.
7:51: Hawaii will begin from its own 20 after a short return by Tylan Hines.
7:50: TOUCHDOWN NEVADA. Chubba Purdy and Marcus Bellon connect on a 63-yard pass, cutting Hawaii's lead to 17-7 with 14:29 left in the third quarter.
7:47: Nevada will begin from its own 36 after the kickoff return.
THIRD QUARTER
7:26: Nevada takes a knee to end the first half. Hawaii leads 17-0. Wolf Pack will receive the second half kickoff. A great first half for the Rainbow Warriors all things considered.
7:24: Hawaii drives deep into Nevada territory but it stalls at the Nevada 10. Kansei Matsuzawa's 27-yard field goal extends UH's lead to 17-0 with nine seconds left in the first half.
7:19: Hawaii takes over after an incomplete pass.
7:17: Nevada calls timeout facing fourth-and-6 at the Hawaii 37 with 1:25 left in the first half.
7:12: Fresh set of downs for Nevada on its own 40 at the two minute timeout. Hawaii leads 14-0.
7:08: Nevada takes over on its own 14 after Schager is INTERCEPTED by Michael Coats Jr. Saint Louis alumnus AJ Bianco is in at quarterback for the Wolf Pack.
7:02: Hawaii burns its second timeout of the half facing fourth-and-3 at the Nevada 40. UH up 14-0, 5:25 left in the second quarter.
6:55: A Nevada drive ends with a missed 46-yard field goal attempt from Matthew Killam. Hawaii takes over on its own 28 with 8:51 left in the second quarter.
SECOND QUARTER
6:40: TOUCHDOWN RAINBOW WARRIORS. Schager with his second 1-yard score of the day. Hawaii goes up 14-0 and the 'Bows are rolling right now with 28 seconds left in the first quarter. Another drive in the neighborhood of five minutes.
6:30: Nevada drives to Hawaii territory before turning it over on downs at the UH 40 with 5:17 left in the first quarter.
6:21: A wobbly kickoff is returned to the Nevada 38 with 10:02 left in the first.
6:18: TOUCHDOWN HAWAII. The Rainbow Warriors complete a 9-play, 75-yard opening drive with a 1-yard Brayden Schager QB sneak. 'Bows up 7-0 with 10:10 left in the first quarter. As a team, the Rainbow Warriors ran seven times for 66 yards.
6:07 p.m.: Hawaii natives AJ Bianco and Hezekiah Anahu-Ambrozio are two of Nevada's four coin toss captains. Wolf Pack win the toss and will defer. Hawaii will start from its own 25 after a touchback.
FIRST QUARTER
Pregame: Both teams will be without impact players. The Wolf Pack will be without quarterback Brendon Lewis, while the Rainbow Warriors will be without safety Peter Manuma and receiver Koali Nishigaya.