2006 Hawaii Warriors football team

The 2006 Hawaii Warriors football team represented the University of Hawaii at Manoa in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Warriors tied the school record for most victories in a season with 11, with their only losses coming against Alabama in Tuscaloosa, an undefeated Boise State team that went on to participate in the Bowl Championship Series and Oregon State, which won ten games and finished the season nationally ranked. The Warriors finished in second place in the Western Athletic Conference behind Boise State and returned to the Hawaii Bowl after missing out on postseason play in 2005 due to a losing record. The Warriors defeated the Arizona State Sun Devils in the bowl game by a score of 41–24 to round out one of the school's most successful football seasons ever.

2006 Hawaii Warriors football
Hawaii Bowl champion
Hawaii Bowl, W 41–24 vs. Arizona State
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 24
Record	11–3 (7–1 WAC)
Head coach	June Jones (8th season)
Offensive scheme	Run and shoot
Defensive coordinator	Jerry Glanville (2nd season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Aloha Stadium

2006 Western Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 5 Boise State $		8	–	0					13	–	0
Hawaii		7	–	1					11	–	3
San Jose State		5	–	3					9	–	4
Nevada		5	–	3					8	–	5
Fresno State		4	–	4					4	–	8
Idaho		3	–	5					4	–	8
New Mexico State		2	–	6					4	–	8
Louisiana Tech		1	–	7					3	–	10
Utah State		1	–	7					1	–	11
$ – Conference champion and BCS representative as top non-AQ school to meet automatic qualification criteria Rankings from AP Poll

Junior quarterback Colt Brennan returned from a breakout 2005 campaign to put together statistically one of the best seasons of any quarterback in college football history. Brennan would end up setting NCAA single-season records for touchdown passes in a season (58) and passing efficiency rating (185.96) on his way to a sixth-place finish in the Heisman Trophy voting, WAC Offensive Player of the Year honors and numerous All-America honors as well. Head coach June Jones would go on to be named WAC Coach of the Year and the Warriors would place nine players on the All-WAC first team as a result of the team's outstanding play throughout the season.

Preseason

The Warriors were picked to finish fourth in the WAC by both the Preseason Media Poll and the Preseason Coaches Poll behind Nevada, Fresno State and Boise State.

Colt Brennan was voted the WAC's Preseason Offensive Player of the Year after a breakout 2005 campaign that saw him set 11 Hawaii offensive records and lead the nation in passing yards (4,301 yards) and total yards (371.2 YPG.)

Pre-season award watchlists

Colt Brennan

• Maxwell Award watch list
• Walter Camp Award watch list
• Manning Award watch list
• Davey O'Brien Award watch list
• WAC Preseason Offensive Player of the Year

Samson Satele

• Rimington Trophy watch list
• Outland Trophy watch list

Ikaika Alama-Francis

• Ted Hendricks Award watch list

Mid-season award semifinalist announcements

Colt Brennan

• Walter Camp Award "Ten Players to Watch"
• Davey O'Brien Award
• Manning Award

Mid-season award finalist announcements

Colt Brennan

• Walter Camp Award
• Davey O'Brien Award
• Manning Award

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	1:00 p.m.	at Alabama*		Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL		L 17–25	92,138
September 16	6:00 p.m.	UNLV*		Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI		W 42–13	32,008
September 23	2:00 p.m.	at No. 25 Boise State		Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	KFVE	L 34–41	30,642
September 30	6:00 p.m.	No. 20 (FCS) Eastern Illinois*		Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI		W 44–9	29,358
October 7	6:00 p.m.	Nevada		Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI		W 41–34	33,761
October 14	12:00 p.m.	at Fresno State		Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA (rivalry)	KFVE	W 68–37	39,122
October 21	3:00 p.m.	at New Mexico State		Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM		W 49–30	17,318
October 28	6:00 p.m.	Idaho		Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI		W 68–10	34,051
November 4	10:00 a.m.	at Utah State		Romney Stadium Logan, UT	ESPN Plus	W 63–10	10,291
November 11	6:00 p.m.	Louisiana Tech		Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI		W 61–10	32,083
November 18	6:00 p.m.	San Jose State		Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI (rivalry)		W 54–17	33,622
November 25	6:00 p.m.	Purdue*	No. 25	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI		W 42–35	47,825
December 2	7:00 p.m.	Oregon State*	No. 24	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	ESPN	L 32–35	50,000
December 24	3:00 p.m.	Arizona State*		Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI (Hawaii Bowl)	ESPN	W 41–24	43,435
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Hawaii–Aleutian time

Personnel

Depth chart – offense

• Offensive Scheme: run and shoot

Position	Number	Name	Class
QB	15	Colt Brennan	Jr.
RB	4	Nate Ilaoa	Sr.
SB	1	Ryan Grice-Mullen	So.
WR	84	Jason Rivers	Jr.
WR	3	Ross Dickerson	Sr.
SB	7	Davone Bess	So.
LT	70	Tala Esera	Sr.
LG	65	Hercules Satele	Jr.
C	64	Samson Satele	Sr.
RG	55	John Estes	Fr.
RT	72	Dane Uperesa	Sr.

Depth chart – defense

• Base Defense: 3–4

Position	Number	Name	Class
DE	98	Melila Purcell III	Sr.
NT	67	Michael Lafaele	Jr.
DE	91	Ikaika Alama-Francis	Sr.
OLB	26	Micah Lau	Jr.
ILB	41	Solomon Elimimian	So.
ILB	44	Adam Leonard	So.
OLB	8	Tyson Kafentzis	So.
CB	23	Gerard Lewis	Jr.
SS	31	Jacob Patek	Jr.
FS	42	Leonard Peters	Sr.
CB	38	Myron Newberry	Jr.

Depth chart – special teams

Position	Number	Name	Class
FGS	86	Dan Kelly	So.
PATS	40	Briton Forester	Fr.
P	25	Kurt Milne	Sr.
KR	82	Ross Dickerson	Sr.
PR	38	Myron Newberry	Jr.
KOS	84	Dan Kelly	So.

Roster

(as of 10/4/2006)
Quarterbacks  6 Tyler Graunke – Sophomore 11 Inoke Funaki – Freshman 12 William Brogan – Freshman 15 Colt Brennan – Junior Running backs  4 Nate Ilaoa – Senior 19 Jayson Rego – Freshman 21 Jazen Anderson – Junior 23 Alonzo Chopp – Junior 27 Khevin Peoples – Sophomore 34 Reagan Mauia – Senior 37 Josh Berry – Freshman 39 Siave Seti – Junior 44 Gabriel Weisbarth – Freshman 45 Jason Laumoli – Senior 48 David Farmer – Sophomore 99 Hammy Vasconcelos – Freshman Wide receivers  1 Ryan Grice-Mullen – Sophomore  2 Jason Ferguson – Sophomore  3 Ian Sample – Senior  5 Michael Washington – Sophomore  7 Davone Bess – Sophomore  9 Rick Taylor – Freshman 36 Greg Salas – Freshman 80 Antwan Mahaley – Freshman 81 Dylan Linkner – Sophomore 82 Ross Dickerson – Senior 83 Mitch Farney – Freshman 84 Jason Rivers – Junior 85 Aaron Bain – Sophomore 87 Marquez Jackson – Freshman 88 Chad Mock – Senior 89 Malcolm Lane – Freshman		Offensive line 50 Laupepa Letuli – Freshman 51 Clarence Tuioti-Mariner – Sophomore 55 John Estes – Freshman 56 Kavan Bannigan – Junior 58 Joey Lipp – Freshman 60 Marques Kaonohi – Senior 62 Keith Ah-Soon – Sophomore 63 Brysen Ginlack – Freshman 64 Samson Satele – Senior 65 Hercules Satele – Junior 66 Adrian Thomas – Freshman 69 Daniel Johnson – Freshman 70 Tala Esera – Senior 72 Dane Uperesa – Senior 73 Larry Sauafea – Junior 74 Raphael Ieru – Freshman 76 Nathan McKay – Sophomore 77 Aaron Kia – Freshman 78 Keoni Steinhoff – Sophomore 79 Cameron Allen-Jones – Sophomore Defensive line 50 Laupepa Letuli – Freshman 54 Amani Purcell – Junior 56 Nathan Russell – Sophomore 57 Jake Ingram – Sophomore 67 Michael Lafaele – Junior 68 Kahai La Count – Senior 77 Matthew R Gerhardt – Junior 90 Elliott Purcell – Freshman 91 Ikaika Alama-Francis – Senior 92 Rocky Savaiigaea – Freshman 93 Keala Watson – Sophomore 94 David Veikune – Junior 96 Fale Laeli – Sophomore 97 Renolds Fruean – Senior 98 Melila Purcell III – Senior 99 Lawrence Wilson – Senior		Linebackers  8 Tyson Kafentzis – Sophomore 10 Timo Paepule – Junior 11 Victor Fergerstrom – Senior 12 Karl Noa – Junior 13 Brashton Satele – Freshman 26 Micah Lau – Junior 33 C.J. Allen-Jones – Sophomore 39 Waikaloa Noa – Junior 41 Solomon Elimimian – Sophomore 43 Brad Kalilimoku – Junior 44 Adam Leonard – Sophomore 47 Joshua Rice – Freshman 49 Jared Lene – Freshman 51 Victor Clore – Freshman 52 Rustin Saole – Junior 53 Blaze Soares – Freshman 59 R.J. Kiesel-Kauhane – Freshman 95 Sebastian Siaki – Freshman Defensive backs  9 Ryan Keomaka – Junior 14 Kirk Alexander Jr. – Sophomore 15 Josh Aufai – Freshman 16 JoPierre Davis – Freshman 17 Desmond Thomas – Sophomore 18 Guyton Galdeira – Sophomore 19 C.J. Hawthorne – Junior 20 Michael Malala – Senior 23 Gerard Lewis – Junior 24 Kenny Patton – Senior 25 Ryan Perry – Junior 28 Erik Pedersen – Freshman 29 Keenan Jones – Junior 30 Dane Porlas – Sophomore 31 Jacob Patek – Junior 34 A.J. Martinez – Junior 35 Keao Monteilh – Junior 38 Myron Newberry – Junior 42 Leonard Peters – Senior 45 Spencer Smith – Freshman		Punters 25 Kurt Milne – Senior Kickers 86 Dan Kelly – Sophomore Long snappers 48 David Farmer – Sophomore 57 Jake Ingram – Sophomore Holders 11 Inoke Funaki – Freshman 25 Kurt Milne – Senior

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Years at UH	Alma mater (Year)
June Jones	Head Coach	8	New York State Regents College
George Lumpkin	Associate head coach Outside linebackers	34	University of Hawaii at Manoa (1972)
Dan Morrison	Quarterbacks	8	University of California, Los Angeles (1971)
Wes Suan	Offensive line	8	Linfield College (1975)
Rich Miano	Secondary	8	University of Hawaii at Manoa (1987)
Ron Lee	Wide receivers	9	Willamette University (1967)
Cal Lee	Linebackers	4	Willamette University (1970)
Mel deLaura	Strength coach	8	Portland State University
Jerry Glanville	Defensive coordinator	2	Northern Michigan University (1964)
Darrel "Mouse" Davis	Special teams Running backs	3	Western Oregon University (1955)
Jeff Reinebold	Special teams Defensive line	2	Indiana University Bloomington (1981)

Game summaries

Alabama

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawaii	3	0	7	7	17
#24 Alabama	3	12	7	3	25

John Parker Wilson threw for 253 yards and a touchdown in his first collegiate start as Alabama got a late defensive stand to hold off Hawaii 25–17.

Leigh Tiffin added three field goals for the Crimson Tide, which had two apparent touchdowns overturned on replay challenges by Hawaii.

Wilson started slowly, completing only four of 10 passes for 80 yards in the first half. Looking more comfortable after halftime, he was 12-of-19 attempts for 173 yards and a 35-yard touchdown pass to Keith Brown.

Down by a touchdown and 2-point conversion late in the fourth quarter, Hawaii drove the ball to the Alabama 26 with 13 seconds left. On fourth down with 1 second remaining, Colt Brennan lofted a pass to the goal line, where the Tide's Lionel Mitchell jumped for an interception to preserve the win.

In June 2009 Alabama was forced to vacate this win along with 20 others occurring from 2005 to 2007 after violating NCAA regulations.

• Weekly accolades: None

UNLV

	1	2	3	4	Total
UNLV	0	0	7	6	13
Hawaii	14	14	14	0	42

Colt Brennan threw for 296 yards and two touchdowns while running in another score as Hawaii defeated UNLV 42–13.

Davone Bess caught 10 passes for 124 yards and a touchdown and Nate Ilaoa ran for 104 yards and two scores for the Warriors (1–1), who racked up 583 yards of total offense, including 359 in the first half.

The Warriors raced to a 42–0 lead behind Brennan's hot hand. He was 24-of-35 before coming out of the game, along with the rest of Hawaii's offensive starters, late in the third quarter.

The loss was UNLV's 11th straight on the road. The Rebels haven't won an away game since beating Brigham Young 24–20 on Oct. 8, 2004.

• Weekly accolades: WAC Offensive Player of the Week: Nate Ilaoa, RB

Boise State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawaii	0	14	7	13	34
#25 Boise State	15	12	7	7	41

See also: 2006 Boise State Broncos football team

Jared Zabransky threw for 273 yards and three touchdowns and Ian Johnson ran for 178 yards and two scores as Boise State defeated Hawaii 41–34.

The Broncos (4–0) won the Western Athletic Conference opener for both teams for their 48th win in their 50 games on their home blue turf.

Hawaii (1–2) trailed by 18 points in the second quarter, but closed to 34–27 early in the fourth on Colt Brennan's 14-yard pass to Davone Bess on fourth down. After Hawaii botched an extra point try in the second quarter, Orlando Scandrick came up with the ball in the ensuing scramble and went 88 yards for a two-point defensive conversion, repeating a feat he accomplished last season at Hawaii that gave the Broncos the final margin in that wild 44–41 win.

Brennan completed 25 of 36 passes for 388 yards and five touchdowns and an interception. But he also fumbled as Hawaii was driving in the fourth quarter for the tie, and Boise State's Gerald Alexander recovered.

Had Hawaii not had so many miscues in the kicking game, Hawaii would have had the opportunity to win the game.

Boise State had 515 total offensive yards to Hawaii's 476. Boise had 308 yards of offense in the first half, 150 rushing and 158 passing. Hawaii had 267 total yards in the first half, 232 on passing.

• Weekly accolades: None

Eastern Illinois

• Previous meeting: Hawaii 61, Eastern Illinois 36 (2002)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eastern Illinois	6	3	0	0	9
Hawaii	21	13	7	3	44

Colt Brennan threw for 409 yards and five first-half touchdowns as Hawaii coasted past Division I-Championship Subdivision (formerly known as I-AA) Eastern Illinois 44–9.

The Warriors (2–2) aired it out against the Panthers (2–3), scoring early and often. Hawaii attempted 38 passes and called just one run play in the first half, while jumping out a 34–9 lead. Brennan passed for 369 yards in the one-sided half and led the Warriors to a 32-point lead before being taken out midway through the third quarter.

Before a sparse crowd of 22,480, the Warriors put up 571 yards of offense compared with the Panthers' 291.

The Panthers were playing their second Bowl Subdivision opponent this season. They lost at Illinois 42–17 on Sept. 2.

• Weekly accolades: None

Nevada

	1	2	3	4	Total
Nevada	7	14	0	13	34
Hawaii	10	21	3	7	41

Colt Brennan threw four first-half touchdown passes and ran for another score as Hawaii held on to a 41–34 victory over Nevada.

Nate Ilaoa carried 14 times for 151 yards and caught eight passes for 68 yards as the Warriors (3–2, 1–1 Western Athletic Conference) snapped the Wolf Pack's three-game winning streak.

Brennan's 7-yard run in the fourth quarter put Hawaii up 41–21 and helped seal the win. He finished the night 36-of-47 for 419 yards, moving into second place on Hawaii's career passing list.

Hawaii took control in the first half with its offense and relied on its defense to hold off a late rally by Nevada (3–3, 0–2) on a muggy, windless night at Aloha Stadium.

• Weekly accolades: WAC Offensive Player of the Week: Colt Brennan, QB

Fresno State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawaii	21	21	20	6	68
Fresno State	7	10	6	14	37

See also: 2006 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

Colt Brennan picked apart Fresno State's defense, throwing for 409 yards, and matched a season-high five touchdowns in Hawaii's 68–37 victory over the Bulldogs.

Hawaii (4–2, 2–1 Western Athletic Conference) picked up its first win over Fresno State (1–5, 1–2) in three years. Two seasons ago, Fresno State rolled to a 70–14 victory over Hawaii at Bulldog Stadium.

Hawaii's defense stepped up in the first quarter forcing two fumbles that later resulted in touchdowns. Ikaika Alama-Francis recovered Dwayne Wright's fumble at the Bulldogs 24. Four plays later, Nate Illaoa scored his second TD on a 5-yarder.

Fresno State's only lead came in the first quarter when Tom Brandstater hit Bear Pascoe for a 75-yard touchdown pass. Sean Norton, who took over for Tom Brandstater in the second quarter, was 14-of-24 for 225 yards and three touchdowns.

• Weekly accolades: WAC Offensive Player of the Week: Colt Brennan, QB

New Mexico State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawaii	14	14	0	21	49
New Mexico State	14	3	7	6	30

Colt Brennan threw for five touchdowns and 330 yards and Hawaii never had to punt in a 49–30 win over New Mexico State.

Brennan, who came into the game second in the country in total offense behind New Mexico State's Chase Holbrook, methodically picked apart the porous Aggies defense. He completed 22 of 31 passes, with no interceptions.

Hawaii (5–2, 3–1 WAC) took control early in handing New Mexico State (2–5, 0–3 WAC) its 18th straight loss to a Division I-A opponent.

Brennan completed his first nine passes, including a 34-yard TD pass to wide receiver Ross Dickerson that gave the Warriors a 14–0 lead with 2:09 left in the first quarter. Dickerson also caught a 36-yard scoring pass. Brennan's other touchdown passes were to Davone Bess for 16 yards, 9 yards to Ian Sample and 13 yards to Jason Rivers.

• Weekly accolades: WAC Defensive Player of the Week: Melila Purcell, DE & WAC Special Teams Player of the Week: Ross Dickerson, WR

Idaho

	1	2	3	4	Total
Idaho	7	3	0	0	10
Hawaii	14	21	13	20	68

Colt Brennan threw for 333 yards and five touchdowns and Ross Dickerson returned the opening kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown as Hawaii rolled to a 68–10 win over Idaho.

The victory was Hawaii's fifth straight and gave the Warriors (6–2, 4–1 Western Athletic Conference) sole possession of second place in the WAC standings behind No. 15 Boise State, which had a bye.

The Warriors, ranked No. 1 in the nation in total offense and No. 2 in scoring, had their way behind Brennan's sharp passing.

He was 31-of-38 and picked apart Idaho's defense before he was replaced in the third quarter with a 38-point lead. Brennan also rushed five times for 63 yards.

Brennan had scoring passes of 10, 2, 18, 34 and 11 yards to five different players to push his NCAA-leading TD passes to 33. He has passed for 1,920 yards and 24 TDs with just one interception during Hawaii's winning streak.

The Warriors scored just eight seconds into the game on Dickerson's 100-yard kickoff return. Dickerson, who had a 100-yard return against Appalachian State in 2003, caught the ball at the goal line, followed a wall of blockers and sprinted untouched down the left sideline.

Hawaii punted just once, late in the game. It was the Warriors' first punt in two games.

Idaho (4–5, 3–2) came into the game tied with Hawaii for second in the WAC and couldn't get much going against Hawaii's aggressive defense.

• Weekly accolades: WAC Special Teams Player of the Week: Ross Dickerson, WR

Utah State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawaii	14	14	21	14	63
Utah State	3	0	7	0	10

Colt Brennan threw for 413 yards and six touchdowns while setting two school records as Hawaii beat Utah State 63–10.

Brennan's six touchdown passes gives him 39 for the year, the most in a single season. Timmy Chang held the previous mark of 38 set in 2004.

Brennan also set a record for the most pass attempts without an interception. Before being intercepted by Utah State safety Terrance Washington in the third quarter, Brennan had thrown 182 times without an interception.

Chang held the previous record of 178, which was also set in 2004.

Running back Nate Ilaoa caught two of Brennan's touchdown passes and rushed for another score for Hawaii (7–2, 5–1 Western Athletic Conference), which has won seven straight.

Ilaoa caught six passes for 155 yards and Ryan Grice-Mullen had four catches for 135 yards and two touchdowns.

Kevin Robinson caught five passes for 84 yards for Utah State (1–8, 1–4), which had four turnovers.

After the game, Hawaii accepted an invitation to the Sheraton Hawaii Bowl, making the Warriors the first team to receive and accept a bowl invitation in 2006.

• Weekly accolades: WAC Offensive Player of the Week, USA TODAY Player of the Week & Walter Camp National Offensive Player of the Week: Colt Brennan, QB

Louisiana Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Louisiana Tech	3	7	0	7	17
Hawaii	9	17	28	7	61

Colt Brennan threw for 406 yards and four touchdowns and ran for 60 yards and another score as Hawaii scored 52 straight points and beat Louisiana Tech 61–17.

The victory was Hawaii's seventh straight and kept the Warriors (8–2, 6–1 Western Athletic Conference) in second place in the WAC behind No. 14 Boise State.

The Warriors fell behind 10–9 before their wide-open offense got going in the second quarter against the Bulldogs (3–7, 1–4)

The surging Hawaii Bowl-bound Warriors entered the game ranked No. 1 in the nation in total offense (534 yards a game), passing (429) and scoring (47.3).

Brennan was 27-of-40 and threw TD passes of 18, 13, 19 and 3 yards to four different players before sitting out the final quarter with the game in hand.

He now has 43 touchdown passes for the season and needs just 11 TD passes to tie the NCAA record of 54 set by Houston's David Klingler in 1990. He has four games left in the season, including the Hawaii Bowl.

The Warriors were without starting running back Nate Ilaoa who has a sprained ankle. But 300-pound Reagan Mauia filled in nicely with six carries for 52 yards and two touchdowns.

• Weekly accolades: None

San Jose State

	1	2	3	4	Total
San Jose State	0	10	7	0	17
Hawaii	10	10	14	20	54

Colt Brennan passed for 402 yards and five touchdowns as Hawaii rolled to its eighth straight victory by beating San Jose State 54–17

Nate Ilaoa had 100 yards rushing and 66 yards receiving for the Warriors (9–2, 7–1 Western Athletic Conference) who kept alive their hopes for a WAC title. Hawaii needs No. 13 Boise State to lose next week to Nevada for a share of the conference championship.

Hawaii racked up 568 yards of offense while holding San Jose State to 192.

The Spartans (6–4, 3–3) kept it competitive until the Brennan broke the game open in the second half with four straight touchdown passes.

Brennan, who also had a rushing touchdown, completed 28-of-39 passes. He now has 48 TD passes this season and is six shy of tying the NCAA season mark of 54 held by Houston's David Klingler in 1990.

• Weekly accolades: WAC Defensive Player of the Week: Melila Purcell, DE

Purdue

	1	2	3	4	Total
Purdue	0	0	14	21	35
#25 Hawaii	7	10	3	22	42

See also: 2006 Purdue Boilermakers football team

Colt Brennan threw three fourth-quarter touchdowns, including the game-winning 23-yarder to Ian Sample with 1:27 left, and No. 25 Hawaii rallied to beat Purdue 42–35.

The win was the ninth straight for the Warriors (10–2), a school record for a single season. It was also the 63rd for Hawaii coach June Jones, which ties him with Dick Tomey as the second winningest coach in school history.

Brennan finished 33-of-48 for 434 yards with TD passes of 14, 5, and 23 yards in the final quarter. He is now just three TD passes shy of tying former Houston quarterback David Klingler's NCAA single-season touchdown mark of 54 set in 1990.

The Warriors have won by an average margin of 35.5 points in the previous eight games, but had all it could handle against the Boilermakers.

Nate Ilaoa rushed 12 times for 159 yards and two first-half touchdowns for the Hawaii-bowl bound Warriors. He also had two costly fumbles that led to 14 points for Purdue (8–5).

Purdue, headed to the Dec. 29 Champs Sports Bowl, concluded the regular season against an opponent other than Indiana for the second time since 1919. The Boilermakers finished their 2001 season against Notre Dame.

Hawaii finished second in the Western Athletic Conference with No. 12 Boise State's 38–7 victory over Nevada earlier in the day.

• Weekly accolades: None

Oregon State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Oregon State	7	14	7	7	35
#23 Hawaii	0	21	3	8	32

See also: 2006 Oregon State Beavers football team

Matt Moore passed for three touchdowns and Sabby Piscitelli had two interceptions as Oregon State upset No. 24 Hawaii 35–32.

The Beavers (9–4) snapped the Warriors' winning streak at nine and became the first team to beat Hawaii (10–3) since Boise State on Sept. 23.

Moore was 11-of-17 for 245 yards and outshone Brennan, who finished one touchdown pass shy of tying the NCAA single-season mark of 54 set by Houston's David Klingler in 1990. Brennan still has the Hawaii Bowl for another shot at the record.

Brennan finished 37-of-50 for 401 yards and two TDs but his pass attempt on fourth-and-14 from Oregon State's 26 fell short and so did Hawaii's comeback.

The loss was the first at Aloha Stadium this season.

The Warriors will play another Pac-10 opponent, Arizona State, in the Dec. 24 Hawaii Bowl. The Beavers play in the Sun Bowl Dec. 29 against Missouri.

• Weekly accolades: None

Arizona State—Hawaii Bowl

See also: 2006 Arizona State Sun Devils football team and 2006 Hawaii Bowl

Colt Brennan broke the NCAA single-season record for touchdown passes with 58, throwing five in the second half to lead Hawaii to a 41–24 victory over Arizona State in the Hawaii Bowl.

Brennan, 33-of-42 for 559 yards, threw a 7-yard scoring pass to Ryan Grice-Mullen on the Warriors' second series of the second half to break the previous mark of 54 set by Houston's David Klingler in 1990, also against the Sun Devils.

Brennan tied the record with his 54th TD pass on the previous series, throwing a 38-yard scoring pass to Jason Rivers.

Brennan and Rivers, selected the co-MVPs for Hawaii, also teamed on the final touchdown pass, a 79-yarder late in the fourth quarter. Rivers finished the game with 308 yards on 14 catches, the most in a college bowl game since 1937, which is as far as the record books go back.

Brennan also set the WAC single-season record for most passing yards (5,549), which was previously held by BYU's Ty Detmer in 1990.

The Warrior offense racked up a season high 680 total yards, while the defense held Arizona State to 391 yards, sacked Sun Devil quarterback Rudy Carpenter four times, and forced two fumbles, one in the red zone halting an ASU drive, and another which led to a field goal.

Brennan finished the season with 5,549 yards to become just the third quarterback in college history with 5,000 yards and 50 TDs in a season, joining Klingler and Texas Tech's B. J. Symons.

Hawaii (11–3) matched the school mark for most wins in a season, set in 1992 when the team went 11–2. The Sun Devils (7–6) concluded their disappointing season, unable to send coach Dirk Koetter out with a win. He coached his final game after being fired the previous month. Dennis Erickson has been hired to take over the team.

Head coach June Jones recorded his 64th victory in eight seasons at the Warrior helm, making him the school's all-time winningest coach, surpassing Dick Tomey who amassed 63 wins in 10 seasons.

• Game MVPs: Jason Rivers, WR & Colt Brennan, QB: Hawaii. Ryan Torain, RB: Arizona State

Statistics

^{Through Week 14, December 2 Oregon State game.}

Team

UH Opp Scoring 615 313   Points per Game 47.3 24.1 First Downs 352 270   Rushing 79 97   Passing 255 149   Penalty 18 24 Total Offense 7,149 4,898   Avg per Play 8.5 5.6   Avg per Game 549.9 376.8 Fumbles-Lost 26–15 25–13 Penalties-Yards 93–826 67–603   Avg per Game 63.5 46.4

UH Opp Punts-Yards 16–602 56–2,304   Avg per Punt 37.6 41.1 Time of Possession/Game 28:40 31:20 3rd Down Conversions 71/123 (58%) 67/171 (39%) 4th Down Conversions 8/20 (40%) 7/22 (32%) Touchdowns Scored 84 40 Field Goals-Attempts 11–14 11–13 PAT-Attempts 70–77 34–37 Attendance 292,708 189,511   Games/Avg per Game 8/36,588 5/37,902

Scores by quarter

1 2 3 4 Total Hawaii 137 190 140 148 615 Opponents 72 88 69 84 313

Offense

Passing

Name	Att-Cmp-Int	Pct	Yds	TD	Lng	Effic
Brennan, Colt	559–406–12	72.6%	5,549	58	79	185.96
Graunke, Tyler	43–32–0	74.4%	501	4	62	202.99
Funaki, Inoke	12–6–0	50.0%	128	0	58	139.60
Milne, Kurt	1–0–0	0%	0	0	0	0.00
Total	615–444–12	72.2%	6,178	62	79	185.94

Rushing

Name	Att	Net	TD	Avg
Ilaoa, Nate	131	990	13	7.6
Brennan, Colt	86	366	5	4.3
Mauia, Reagan	31	153	2	4.9
Funaki, Inoke	10	34	0	3.4
Laumoli, Jason	4	34	0	8.5
Graunke, Tyler	9	30	1	3.3
Farmer, David	7	30	1	4.3
Grice-Mullen, Ryan	2	24	0	12.0
Dickerson, Ross	4	13	0	3.2
Peoples, Khevin	4	7	0	1.8
Seti, Siave	3	2	0	0.7
TEAM	7	−32	0	−4.6
Total	298	1,651	22	5.5

Receiving

Name	No.	Yds	TD	Avg
Bess, Davone	96	1,220	15	12.7
Rivers, Jason	72	1,178	10	16.4
Ilaoa, Nate	67	837	5	12.5
Dickerson, Ross	54	726	7	13.4
Sample, Ian	54	690	10	12.8
Grice-Mullen, Ryan	46	770	11	16.7
Mock, Chad	26	378	3	14.5
Mauia, Reagan	10	109	1	10.9
Bain, Aaron	7	69	0	9.9
Farmer, David	4	12	0	3.0
Lane, Malcolm	3	120	0	40.0
Washington, Michael	3	50	0	16.7
Dylan Linkner	1	15	0	15.0
Seti, Siave	1	4	0	4.0
Total	444	6,178	62	13.9

Defense

Name	Tackles					Fumbles			Pass Defense			Block Kick	Sacks
	Solo	Ast	Total	TFL	TFL Yds	Forced	Recovery	Yds	Int.	Yds	BreakUp	Blkd	No.	Yards
Leonard, Adam	62	52	114.0	3.5	9	1	4	20	1	5	9	0	1.0	2
Elimimian, Solomon	51	38	89.0	2.0	5	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0.0	0
Peters, Leonard	43	31	74.0	3.0	23	2	0	0	3	101	7	0	1.0	13
Purcell, Melila	36	24	60.0	15.5	47	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	9.5	39
Patek, Jacob	34	21	55.0	1.0	1	3	0	0	1	31	3	0	1.0	6
Alama-Francis, Ikaika	21	18	39.0	10.0	51	1	3	0	0	0	2	0	4.0	28
Kalilimoku, Brad	19	15	34.0	5.5	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.0	13
Lewis, Gerard	20	13	33.0	0.5	4	0	0	0	3	33	4	0	0.0	0
Lafaele, Michael	18	14	32.0	5.5	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.0	14
Newberry, Myron	22	10	32.0	0.0	0	0	2	0	2	49	2	0	0.0	0
Lau, Micah	14	11	25.0	1.5	10	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0
Kafentzis, Tyson	15	8	23.0	2.0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0
Patton, Kenny	13	5	18.0	0.0	0	0	1	0	1	19	3	0	0.0	0
Martinez, AJ	10	7	17.0	2.0	9	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0.0	0
Saole, Rustin	16	1	17.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0
Keomaka, Ryan	14	2	16.0	0.5	1	0	0	0	2	52	0	0	0.0	0
Paepule, Timo	10	5	15.0	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0
Allen-Jones, CJ	6	9	15.0	2.0	5	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0.0	0
Soares, Blaze	14	0	14.0	3.0	24	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2.0	20
Malala, Michael	7	7	14.0	0.0	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0.0	0
Hawthorne, CJ	12	2	14.0	0.0	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0.0	0
Noa, Karl	7	5	12.0	2.0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.0	8
Purcell, Amani	6	5	11.0	1.0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.0	12
Veikune, David	8	2	10.0	3.0	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.0	12
Porlas, Dane	7	1	8.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0
Fruean, Renolds	4	3	7.0	1.5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.5	4
Pedersen, Erik	5	2	7.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0
Galdeira, Guyton	4	3	7.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0
Wilson, Lawrence	4	3	7.0	1.5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0
Watson, Keala	3	4	7.0	0.5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0
Savaiigaea, Rocky	6	0	6.0	2.0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0
Fergerstrom, Victor	2	3	5.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0
Kelly, Dan	4	0	4.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0
Thomas, Desmond	4	0	4.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0	0
Noa, Waikaloa	2	1	3.0	0.5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0
Kiesel-Kauhane, RJ	2	1	3.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0
Laeli, Fale	0	2	2.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0
Clore, Victor	2	0	2.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0
Satele, Brashton	2	0	2.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0
Mock, Chad	2	0	2.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0
Letuli, Laupepa	0	1	1.0	0.5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0
Rice, Joshua	1	0	1.0	1.0	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.0	13
Ieru, Raphael	0	1	1.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0
Funaki, Inoke	1	0	1.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0
Farmer, David	1	0	1.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0
Mauia, Reagan	1	0	1.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0
Grice-Mullen, Ryan	1	0	1.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0
LaCount, Kahai	1	0	1.0	0.0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0
Rivers, Jason	1	0	1.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0
Bess, Davone	1	0	1.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0
Ilaoa, Nate	1	0	1.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0
Total	510	310	820.0	68.0	269	16	13	20	14	290	41	2	26.0	166

Special teams

Name	Punting						Kickoffs					Scoring / Field Goals
	No.	Yds	Avg	Long	I20	TB	No.	Yds	TB	OB	Avg	PAT	10–19	20–29	30–39	40–49	50–59	60+	FG-FGA	Pct.	Long	Points
Milne, Kurt	16	602	37.6	52	3	0	4	246	0	0	61.5
Kelly, Dan							104	6,422	40	7	61.8	42–45	0–0	5–6	4–5	1–1	1–2	0–0	11–14	78.6%	52	75
Forester, Briton												28–31										28
TEAM												0–1										0
Total	16	602	37.6	52	3	0	108	6,668	40	7	61.7	70–77	0–0	5–6	4–5	1–1	1–2	0–0	11–14	78.6%	52	103

Returns

Name	Punt Returns				Kick Returns				Interception Returns
	No.	Yds	Long	TD	No.	Yds	Long	TD	No.	Yds	Long	TD
Newberry, Myron	22	130	25	0	0	0	0	0	2	49	49	0
Bess, Davone	4	69	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hawthorne, CJ	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Patton, Kenny	1	18	18	0	5	98	35	0	1	19	19	0
Dickerson, Ross	0	0	0	0	23	603	100	1	0	0	0	0
Vergerstrom, Victor	0	0	0	0	3	15	12	0	0	0	0	0
Lane, Malcolm	0	0	0	0	6	87	22	0	0	0	0	0
Mock, Chad	0	0	0	0	1	12	12	0	0	0	0	0
Soares, Blaze	0	0	0	0	2	18	10	0	0	0	0	0
Veikune, David	0	0	0	0	2	25	18	0	0	0	0	0
Chopp, Alonzo	0	0	0	0	1	4	4	0	0	0	0	0
Peters, Leonard	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	101	54	2
Keomaka, Ryan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	52	29	1
Lewis, Gerard	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	33	33	0
Patek, Jacob	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	31	31	0
Leonard, Adam	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	5	0
Total	28	219	35	0	43	862	100	1	14	290	54	3

Postseason honors

Awards

Team awards

• Alec Waterhouse Most Valuable Player Award: Ross Dickerson, WR
• Ben Yee Most Inspirational Award: Tala Esera, OL
• Scholar-Athlete Award: Dane Uperesa, OL
• Captains Award (Offense): Samson Satele, OL
• Captains Award (Defense): Leonard Peters, DB
• Captains Award (special teams): Michael Malala, DB
• Warrior Club Award (Offense): Nate Ilaoa, RB & Colt Brennan, QB
• Warrior Club Award (Defense): Ikaika Alama-Francis, DE & Melila Purcell, DE
• Warrior Club Award (special teams): Timo Paepule, LB
• Scout Team Award (Offense): William Brogan, QB
• Scout Team Award (Defense): Ryan Perry, DB
• Fan of the Year Award: Tom Cavalli,

WAC awards

• Offensive Player of the Year: Colt Brennan, QB
• Coach of the Year: June Jones

National awards

• Sammy Baugh Trophy: Colt Brennan, QB

All-WAC

First team

• Davone Bess, WR
• Tala Esera, OL
• Samson Satele, OL
• Colt Brennan, QB
• Nate Ilaoa, RB
• Ikaika Alama-Francis, DT
• Melila Purcell, DT
• Leonard Peters, DB
• Ross Dickerson, ST

Second team

• Jason Rivers, WR
• Dane Uperesa, OL
• Michael Lafaele, DL
• Adam Leonard, LB

All-Americans

Colt Brennan

• Associated Press third team
• Walter Camp Football Foundation second team
• SI.com honorable mention
• CollegeFootballNews.com second team
• JCGridiron.com JUCO transfer team

Samson Satele

• SI.com second team

Davone Bess

• CollegeFootballNews.com honorable mention
• CollegeFootballNews.com sophomore honorable mention

2007 NFL draft

• The following Warriors were taken in the 2007 NFL draft, held on April 28 and April 29.

Round/Pick	Player	Position	Team
2/58	Ikaika Alama-Francis	Defensive end	Detroit Lions
2/60	Samson Satele	Center	Miami Dolphins
6/181	Reagan Mauia	Fullback	Miami Dolphins
6/200	Melila Purcell	Defensive end	Cleveland Browns
7/236	Nate Ilaoa	Running back	Philadelphia Eagles