Schager throws for 320 yards and a TD, Hawaii beat Colorado State 27-24
HONOLULU -- — Brayden Schager was 30-of-43 passing for 320 yards and a touchdown, Matthew Shipley kicked a 51-yard field goal as time expired and Hawaii beat Colorado State 27-24 Saturday night.
On third-and-3 from the Rams 45 in the closing seconds, Schager hit Chuuky Hines for an 11-yard gain to set up Shipley's winner.
Colorado State (5-7, 3-5 Mountain West) took the opening kickoff and went 75 yards in nine plays to take a 7-0 lead when Justin Marshall scored on a 21-yard run and Jordan Noyes kicked to 22-yard field goal to give the Rams a 10-7 lead with 9:27 remaining in the second quarter. Hawaii (4-8, 2-5) responded with a five-play, 75-yard drive that culminated with Tauaefa's first career touchdown less than 3 minutes later.
Tamatoa Mokiao-Atimalala ran for a 8-yard touchdown in the third quarter and Matthew Shipley kicked a 35-yard field goal with 13:32 to play that made it 24-10.
Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi threw a 17-yard touchdown pass to Louis Brown IV with about 9 minutes left that capped the scoring when the 2-point conversion attempt failed.
Facing fourth-and-8, Tory Horton got behind the defense and caught a pass from Fowler-Nicolosi on his way to a 70-yard touchdown and the pair connected again for the 2-point conversion to make it 24-all with 54 seconds left.
Fowler-Nicolosi finished with 317 yards passing and two touchdowns, Marshall had 20 carries for 94 yards rushing and Horton added 186 yards receiving on nine catches for Colorado State.
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2023 Mountain West Conference Standings
Team | CONF | OVR |
---|---|---|
Boise State | 6-2 | 8-6 |
San José State | 6-2 | 7-6 |
UNLV | 6-2 | 9-5 |
Air Force | 5-3 | 9-4 |
Wyoming | 5-3 | 9-4 |
Fresno State | 4-4 | 9-4 |
Utah State | 4-4 | 6-7 |
Hawai'i | 3-5 | 5-8 |
Colorado State | 3-5 | 5-7 |
Nevada | 2-6 | 2-10 |
New Mexico | 2-6 | 4-8 |
San Diego State | 2-6 | 4-8 |