Post Game Notes
Box Score

BOISE, Idaho – The University of Hawai'i Warrior football team suffered its first conference setback of the year with a 42-7 loss to No. 2 Boise State Saturday at Bronco Stadium. The loss ended UH's six-game win streak and dropped the Warriors to 7-3 overall and 5-1 in the Western Athletic Conference. 

 

Boise State, meanwhile, improved to a perfect 8-0 and took the lead in the WAC with a 4-0 mark. The undefeated Broncos racked up a school-record 737 yards of offense—the second-most ever by a UH opponent—while on the other side of the ball limited UH to just 196 yards.

 

Kellen Moore led the Bronco attack, finishing with a career-high 510 yards passing and three touchdowns in just three quarters of action. Moore went 30-of-37 and at one point in the first half completed 19 straight passes. Jeremy Avery added 92 rushing yards and three touchdowns on the ground.  

 

Meanwhile the potent UH offense, which was without senior receiver Kealoha Pilares, struggled all day. The Warriors didn't cross midfield until halfway through the second quarter and finished with its lowest yardage output in 12 years. UH also surrendered a season-high seven sacks.

 

The Warriors finally got on the board early in the fourth quarter when Alex Green exploded up the middle for a 54-yard run. Green finished with 107 yards rushing on 10 carries. It was his third career 100-yard game and second in the last three games.

 

Braynt Moniz finished with a season-low 127 yards on 17-of-28 passing and failed to throw a touchdown pass for the first time this season.

 

The opportunistic UH defense did continue its takeaway spree, forcing three turnovers. Mana Silva recorded two interceptions and now has career 13 picks, tied for the school record. 

 

The Warriors will have its first bye week of the season before returning to action at home against San Jose State on Saturday, Nov. 20. Kickoff is set for 5:30 p.m. at Aloha Stadium.