FRISCO, Texas (AP) – Jean Cordero threw three assists in the first half, Calvin Turner broke the New Mexico Bowl record with a 92-yard touchdown and scored a long goal to help Hawaii 28. He beat Houston 14 points in the New Mexico Bowl on Thursday.
The game moved to Frisco from its usual location in Albuquerque due to COVID-19 restrictions in New Mexico.
Hawaii (5-4) gave first-year coach Todd Graham his 100th career victory. He has previously trained at Rice, Tulsa, Pittsburgh and Arizona.
Hawaii had three interruptions, the first two leading with a 14-0 lead և five bags.
“Our deal was to push the fan out of his place, try to pressure him, confuse him,” Graham said. “We talked about hitting the ball. We gave her four or five different looks. “
Rainbow Warriors had the third consecutive win record. This was the first time they did it since 2001-04. Houston (3-5) has had consecutive losing seasons since 2000-02.
Cordeiro completed 15 of 23 passes at 136 yards and had eight moves at 33 yards.
Houston Clayton Tune completed 38 of 38 at 216 yards with two touches and three misses.
Hawaii took a 21-0 lead in the first half, with Cordeiro scoring 3 yards over Dae Dae Hunter and 75 yards over Turner և 4 yards over Jon ona Laulou.
In the third quarter, Houston met with two touches. Tune provided a 7-yard pass to Nathaniel Delhi and a 26-yard pass to Christian Trahan.
After Trahan’s touchdown, Turner returned to the starting 92 yards to score.
“They were touching,” Turner said, “so I thought I should put on a great show.”
Houston coach Dana Holgorsen said. “He was sick to his stomach. “We play good football, but it won’t work. I am glad that 2020 is over ”.
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