Hawaii 39, Boise State 27

WAC Champs!!!!!!!



What a great game! So many guys stepped it up today. Great performances by Jacob Patek, Ryan Mouton, Colt Brennan, Davone Bess, the entire team, too many to mention right now, wooooo!

Here's some game stats from the UH website.

• UH held Boise State to 315 332 yards of total offense.


• Colt Brennan was 40 of 53 for 495 yards with 5 touchdowns and 2 INTs.


• Davone Bess caught 15 passes for 181 yards and 2 TDs.

UPDATE: Here's an AP wrap-up via ESPN, which also has a couple photos, stats, etc.

Unbeaten. Record-breaking. Western Athletic Conference champion. Maybe BCS bound.

All apply to Colt Brennan and Hawaii.

The Warriors' prolific passer threw five touchdowns to break the major college career record as No. 15 Hawaii (No. 14 AP) beat nineteenth-ranked Boise State (No. 17 AP) 39-27 Friday night to win its first outright Western Athletic Conference title.

Brennan finished 40-of-53 for 495 yards for the Warriors (11-0, 8-0), who set a school record with 12 straight wins and denied the Broncos (10-2, 7-1) a sixth straight conference championship.

Here's a wrap-up from the Advertiser. And oh by the way:

Brennan completed a 6-yard touchdown pass to Ryan Grice-Mullins to give Hawai'i a 7-7 tie with 3:53 remaining in the first quarter.

Brennan broke the NCAA career passing touchdown mark with his 122nd. BYU's Ty Detmer held the previous record.

Here's a wrap-up from the Star-Bulletin.

UPDATE 2: CFN has an in-depth "instant analysis" of the game. Here's an excerpt:

In every facet of play, Hawaii exceeded Boise. The Warriors pulled away in the second half because they were able to win while displaying multiple personalities against a Boise bunch known for its resourcefulness. When Hawaii needed finesse football, Brennan and his flotilla of fleet-footed flankers overwhelmed the Broncos’ defense with quick reads, fast throws, and explosive open-field running ability. When the Warriors needed to display strength and power, coordinator Greg McMackin’s defense shut down Ian Johnson and the rest of Boise’s ground game.

Throwing darts with eye-popping consistency, Brennan also showed tremendous pocket presence and a knack for making well-above-average plays with his legs. For a man shrugging off a concussion, Brennan played extremely well; when you then consider the pressure sitting on No. 15’s shoulders before this contest began, one can fairly and legitimately call this the best performance of his tenure as the main gunslinger for yet another prolific Hawaii offense.

Boise writer "Rocketman5000" offers congratulations to the Warriors.

Colt Brennan and company were unstoppable as Brennan picked apart Boise State's talented defense like a surgeon. Brennan, who set an NCAA record for career touchdown passes tonight, was seldom bothered in the pocket and fired passes at will to his bevy of talent receivers.

Congratulations to Hawai'i on an amazing win and to Boise State on a great season in what was supposed to be a "rebuilding year". As Bronco fans know by now, Boise State doesn't rebuild, it reloads. A great game tonight featuring two true champions.

And here's some highlights from the game from ESPN's Neil Everett: