Final
Brennan passes Hawaii to brink of BCS berth
Nov 24, 2007 - 8:16 AM HONOLULU (Ticker) -- Colt Brennan and Hawaii moved one step closer to a spot in the Bowl Championship Series on Friday and took out last season's BCS darlings in the process.Brennan threw five touchdown passes and the 14th-ranked Warriors clinched the Western Athletic Conference championship in a 39-27 victory over No. 17 Boise State.
Now that Hawaii has the WAC title, it now needs one more win and it will have a legitimate shot at playing in a BCS bowl. Currently 15th in the BCS ratings, the Warriors need to be 12th in order to automatically secure a BCS berth.
"I think we proved something tonight with all of the so-called experts who picked Boise to beat us," Brennan said. "It was a great win for us, the school, and the state. The faith on this team is huge. We believe in ourselves."
Brennan entered Friday with 121 career touchdown passes, tying him with Ty Detmer for the NCAA record. He eclipsed Detmer with a first-quarter TD pass to Ryan Grice-Mullen to forge a 7-7 tie.
He added four more TD passes and ran for a score to help the Warriors (11-0, 8-0 WAC) unseat the five-time conference champions.
"I'm very proud of the kids," Hawaii coach June Jones said. "They battled through a lot of adversity and hung in there." I'm very happy for the state of Hawaii."
The Broncos (10-2, 7-1) had won the conference each season since joining in 2002. Even more impressive is their 46-1 record within the conference. Last season, Boise State earned a trip to the Fiesta Bowl and beat Big 12 Conference champ Oklahoma.
Now Hawaii is on the verge of a major bowl and is likely just a win over Washington away.
Recovering from a concussion, Brennan attempted just two passes in last week's 28-26 win at Nevada. He threw 53 times on Friday, completing 40 for 495 yards with two interceptions.
Brennan threw three of his TD passes in the third quarter to give Hawaii a 39-27 lead.
Davone Bess had a school-record 14 catches receptions for 171 yards and two touchdowns and Jason Rivers had 12 catches for 123 yards and a touchdown for the Warriors, who have won 21 of their last 22 games.
"I told everyone that after eight games, the final four would be the determining factor," Jones said. "We got three, we need one more."
- NCAAF FINAL
1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
BOISE ST (17) 7 10 10 0 27
HAWAII (14) 7 12 20 0 39 FINAL
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: BOISE ST - TD, IAN JOHNSON 50 YD RUN (KYLE
BROTZMAN KICK), 9:47. BOISE ST
7-0
HAWAII - TD, RYAN GRICE-MULLEN 6 YD PASS
FROM COLT BRENNAN (DANIEL
KELLY KICK), 11:07. BOISE ST
7-7
2ND QUARTER: HAWAII - T
Nov 24 12:51 AM - NCAAF END, 3RD QTR
1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
BOISE ST (17) 7 10 10 27
HAWAII (14) 7 12 20 39 END, 3RD QTR
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: BOISE ST - TD, IAN JOHNSON 50 YD RUN (KYLE
BROTZMAN KICK), 9:47. BOISE ST
7-0
HAWAII - TD, RYAN GRICE-MULLEN 6 YD PASS
FROM COLT BRENNAN (DANIEL
KELLY KICK), 11:07. BOISE ST
7-7
2ND QUART
Nov 24 12:01 AM
TD HAWAII C.J. HAWTHORNE 38 YD PASS FROM COLT BRENNAN (DANIEL KELLY KICK)
Boise State(17) vs. Hawaii(14)Nov 24 12:00 AM
TD HAWAII C.J. HAWTHORNE 38 YD PASS FROM COLT BRENNAN (DANIEL KELLY KICK)
Boise State(17) vs. Hawaii(14)Nov 24 12:00 AM
TD HAWAII C.J. HAWTHORNE 38 YD PASS FROM COLT BRENNAN (DANIEL KELLY KICK)
Boise State(17) vs. Hawaii(14)Nov 24 12:00 AM- NCAAF
TD HAWAII
C.J. HAWTHORNE 38 YD PASS FROM COLT BRENNAN
(DANIEL KELLY KICK)
BOISE ST (17) 27
HAWAII (14) 39 0:26 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Boise State(17) vs. Hawaii(14)Nov 24 12:00 AM
TD HAWAII JASON RIVERS 7 YD PASS FROM COLT BRENNAN (TWO-POINT PASS CONVERSION FAILED)
Boise State(17) vs. Hawaii(14)Nov 23 11:51 PM
TD HAWAII JASON RIVERS 7 YD PASS FROM COLT BRENNAN (TWO-POINT PASS CONVERSION FAILED)
Boise State(17) vs. Hawaii(14)Nov 23 11:51 PM
TD HAWAII JASON RIVERS 7 YD PASS FROM COLT BRENNAN (TWO-POINT PASS CONVERSION FAILED)
Boise State(17) vs. Hawaii(14)Nov 23 11:51 PM- NCAAF
TD HAWAII
JASON RIVERS 7 YD PASS FROM COLT BRENNAN
(TWO-POINT PASS CONVERSION FAILED)
BOISE ST (17) 27
HAWAII (14) 32 3:23 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Boise State(17) vs. Hawaii(14)Nov 23 11:51 PM - NCAAF
FG BOISE ST
KYLE BROTZMAN 36 YD
BOISE ST (17) 27
HAWAII (14) 26 6:52 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Boise State(17) vs. Hawaii(14)Nov 23 11:39 PM
TD BOISE ST RICHIE BROCKEL 6 YD PASS FROM TAYLOR THARP (KYLE BROTZMAN KICK)
Boise State(17) vs. Hawaii(14)Nov 23 11:32 PM
TD BOISE ST RICHIE BROCKEL 6 YD PASS FROM TAYLOR THARP (KYLE BROTZMAN KICK)
Boise State(17) vs. Hawaii(14)Nov 23 11:32 PM
TD BOISE ST RICHIE BROCKEL 6 YD PASS FROM TAYLOR THARP (KYLE BROTZMAN KICK)
Boise State(17) vs. Hawaii(14)Nov 23 11:32 PM- NCAAF
TD BOISE ST
RICHIE BROCKEL 6 YD PASS FROM TAYLOR THARP
(KYLE BROTZMAN KICK)
BOISE ST (17) 24
HAWAII (14) 26 9:03 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Boise State(17) vs. Hawaii(14)Nov 23 11:32 PM
TD HAWAII DAVONE BESS 22 YD PASS FROM COLT BRENNAN (DANIEL KELLY KICK)
Boise State(17) vs. Hawaii(14)Nov 23 11:17 PM
TD HAWAII DAVONE BESS 22 YD PASS FROM COLT BRENNAN (DANIEL KELLY KICK)
Boise State(17) vs. Hawaii(14)Nov 23 11:17 PM
TD HAWAII DAVONE BESS 22 YD PASS FROM COLT BRENNAN (DANIEL KELLY KICK)
Boise State(17) vs. Hawaii(14)Nov 23 11:17 PM- NCAAF
TD HAWAII
DAVONE BESS 22 YD PASS FROM COLT BRENNAN
(DANIEL KELLY KICK)
BOISE ST (17) 17
HAWAII (14) 26 13:20 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Boise State(17) vs. Hawaii(14)Nov 23 11:17 PM - NCAAF HALFTIME
1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
BOISE ST (17) 7 10 17
HAWAII (14) 7 12 19 HALFTIME
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: BOISE ST - TD, IAN JOHNSON 50 YD RUN (KYLE
BROTZMAN KICK), 9:47. BOISE ST
7-0
HAWAII - TD, RYAN GRICE-MULLEN 6 YD PASS
FROM COLT BRENNAN (DANIEL
KELLY KICK), 11:07. BOISE ST
7-7
2ND QUARTER: HAWA
Nov 23 10:49 PM - NCAAF
FG BOISE ST
KYLE BROTZMAN 39 YD
BOISE ST (17) 17
HAWAII (14) 19 1:35 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Boise State(17) vs. Hawaii(14)Nov 23 10:39 PM
TD HAWAII DAVONE BESS 22 YD PASS FROM COLT BRENNAN (PAT BLOCKED)
Boise State(17) vs. Hawaii(14)Nov 23 10:25 PM
TD HAWAII DAVONE BESS 22 YD PASS FROM COLT BRENNAN (PAT BLOCKED)
Boise State(17) vs. Hawaii(14)Nov 23 10:25 PM
TD HAWAII DAVONE BESS 22 YD PASS FROM COLT BRENNAN (PAT BLOCKED)
Boise State(17) vs. Hawaii(14)Nov 23 10:25 PM- NCAAF
TD HAWAII
DAVONE BESS 22 YD PASS FROM COLT BRENNAN
(PAT BLOCKED)
BOISE ST (17) 14
HAWAII (14) 19 5:33 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Boise State(17) vs. Hawaii(14)Nov 23 10:25 PM - NCAAF
TD BOISE ST
IAN JOHNSON 1 YD RUN
(KYLE BROTZMAN KICK)
BOISE ST (17) 14
HAWAII (14) 13 8:39 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Boise State(17) vs. Hawaii(14)Nov 23 10:12 PM - NCAAF
TD HAWAII
COLT BRENNAN 1 YD RUN
(PAT BLOCKED)
BOISE ST (17) 7
HAWAII (14) 13 14:12 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Boise State(17) vs. Hawaii(14)Nov 23 9:58 PM - NCAAF END, 1ST QTR
1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
BOISE ST (17) 7 7
HAWAII (14) 7 7 END, 1ST QTR
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: BOISE ST - TD, IAN JOHNSON 50 YD RUN (KYLE
BROTZMAN KICK), 9:47. BOISE ST
7-0
HAWAII - TD, RYAN GRICE-MULLEN 6 YD PASS
FROM COLT BRENNAN (DANIEL
KELLY KICK), 11:07. BOISE ST
7-7
Nov 23 9:49 PM
TD HAWAII RYAN GRICE-MULLEN 6 YD PASS FROM COLT BRENNAN (DANIEL KELLY KICK)
Boise State(17) vs. Hawaii(14)Nov 23 9:38 PM
TD HAWAII RYAN GRICE-MULLEN 6 YD PASS FROM COLT BRENNAN (DANIEL KELLY KICK)
Boise State(17) vs. Hawaii(14)Nov 23 9:38 PM
TD HAWAII RYAN GRICE-MULLEN 6 YD PASS FROM COLT BRENNAN (DANIEL KELLY KICK)
Boise State(17) vs. Hawaii(14)Nov 23 9:38 PM- NCAAF
TD HAWAII
RYAN GRICE-MULLEN 6 YD PASS FROM COLT BRENNAN
(DANIEL KELLY KICK)
BOISE ST (17) 7
HAWAII (14) 7 3:53 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Boise State(17) vs. Hawaii(14)Nov 23 9:38 PM - NCAAF
TD BOISE ST
IAN JOHNSON 50 YD RUN
(KYLE BROTZMAN KICK)
BOISE ST (17) 7
HAWAII (14) 0 5:13 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Boise State(17) vs. Hawaii(14)Nov 23 9:31 PM - 109
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