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Hawai'i at BYU

Oct 14, 2018 • Completed

Season 2018RegularWeek 7

Away

Hawai'i

Mountain West

Final Score

23 - 49

HB

Home

BYU

Big 12

Game Pulse

Immediate edge indicators from the box score.

Total Yards

BYU474
Hawai'i311

Passing Yards

BYU194
Hawai'i248

Rushing Yards

BYU280
Hawai'i63

Turnovers

BYU1
Hawai'i2

Game Conditions

Temperature51°F
Wind17 mph N

Humidity

39%

Precipitation

0.00 in

Player Game Leaders

Top individual performers and full player box data.

Passing

Cole McDonald

Hawai'i

YDS: 248

Rushing

Matt Hadley

BYU

YDS: 91

Receiving

John Ursua

Hawai'i

YDS: 89

Tackles

Jahlani Tavai

Hawai'i

TOT: 11

Full Player Box

Box Score Comparison

Possession Split

BYU32:30
Hawai'i27:30

Stat Dominance

Team comparison across key performance areas

Game Story

BYU pulls away from Hawai'i 49-23

Standard

BYU defeated Hawai'i 49-23 in Week 7 of the 2018 regular slate, finishing with a 474-311 edge in total yards, and scoring 3 passing touchdowns and 4 rushing touchdowns.

BYU set the terms early in a game that finished 49-23. Lopini Katoa 12 Yd Run (Skyler Southam Kick) came with {'seconds': 28, 'minutes': 7} left in the first quarter, giving BYU the first major swing.

BYU's box score carried the story: 474 total yards, 280 rushing yards, and 194 passing yards. Hawai'i finished with 311 total yards, including 63 on the ground and 248 through the air.

BYU converted 5-11 on third down, went 2-2 on fourth down, the turnover count was 1-2, BYU led 28-3 at halftime. The explosive highlight was Zach Wilson pass complete to Gunner Romney for 26 yds for a TD (Skyler Southam KICK).

Key Moments

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Lopini Katoa 12 Yd Run (Skyler Southam Kick) (BYU led 7-0 over Hawai'i).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Zach Wilson 23 Yd Run (Skyler Southam Kick) (BYU led 14-0 over Hawai'i).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Dallin Holker 13 Yd pass from Zach Wilson (Skyler Southam Kick) (BYU led 28-3 over Hawai'i).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Matt Hadley 21 Yd Run (Skyler Southam Kick) (BYU led 21-0 over Hawai'i).

  • Field Goal Good

    Ryan Meskell 33 Yd Field Goal (Hawai'i led 3-21 over BYU).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Dayton Furuta 20 Yd pass from Cole McDonald (Ryan Meskell Kick) (Hawai'i led 17-35 over BYU).

Stat Callouts

  • Final score

    49-23

    BYU defeated Hawai'i.

  • Total yards

    474-311

    BYU held the yardage advantage.

  • Rushing yards

    280

    BYU averaged 6 yards per rush attempt.

  • Passing yards

    194

    BYU averaged 8.1 yards per pass attempt.

  • Third downs

    5-11

    BYU's conversion rate helped sustain possessions.

  • Opponent third downs

    3-13

    Hawai'i's offense worked through that conversion rate.

  • Turnovers

    1-2

    Turnover totals are listed winner first.

Analysis

Game Breakdown

StatisticBYUHawai'i
Total Yards474311
Passing Yards194248
Rushing Yards28063
First Downs2618
Third Down Efficiency5-113-13
Fourth Down Efficiency2-22-4
Total Penalties (Yards)6-554-25
Turnovers12
Completions / Attempts16-2422-38
Rushing Attempts4728
Passing TDs32
Rushing TDs41
Kicking Points75
Possession Time32:3027:30
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Data sourced from NCAA game stats archive (2018)