University of Arizona
0-1
Hawai'i
1-0
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 0 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 38 |
| Hawai'i | 14 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 45 |
Cats Drop Opener in Honolulu, 45-38
08/24/2019 | Football
The Rainbow Warriors (1-0) never trailed, saw three separate 14-point leads erased and overcame six turnovers to record their first win over the Wildcats (0-1) in six tries.
Byrd caught scoring passes of 7 and 25 yards in the first half and added TD grabs of 35 and 30 yards after halftime. He finished with career-highs of 14 receptions for 224 yards.
Arizona evened the score at 35-all with Khalil Tate's 21-yard TD pass to Stanley Berryhill III late in the third quarter, but Hawaii took the lead for good on Ryan Meskell's 34-yard field goal with 10:39 left to play.
Tate passed for 361 yards and three touchdowns on 22-of-39 passing with two interceptions. He also rushed for a team-high 108 yards on 13 carries.
Hawaii used two quarterbacks in the win. Starter Cole McDonald completed 29 of 41 passes for 378 and four touchdowns, but was intercepted four times. Chevan
Cordeiro replaced McDonald in the third quarter and finished 5 of 7 for 58 yards and a touchdown.
The Wildcats had a chance to tie on the final play, but Tate scrambled all the way to the Hawaii 1-yard line before he was tackled by Kalen Hicks and Manly Williams to end the game.
Jace Whittaker recorded two of Arizona's four interceptions.
Hawaii led 28-21 at halftime.
THE TAKEAWAY
Arizona: After just six carries for 16 yards in the first half, running back J.J. Taylor finished with 11 rushes for 75 yards and a touchdown. He ran for 1,434 yards as a sophomore last year, when he earned third team AP All-American honors. The Wildcats, who averaged 202.4 rushing yards per game in 2018, ran for 178 yards Saturday.
Hawaii: The Rainbow Warriors executed their lone punt of the night inside the game's final minute. Of their 14 total offensive possessions, six drives ended with a touchdown, six others in turnovers (four interceptions, two fumbles) and one field goal. They were 5 of 10 on third-down conversions and 2 of 3 on fourth downs.
NEXT UP
Arizona: Hosts Northern Arizona on Sept. 7
Players Mentioned
Team Stats
ARIZ 0, UH 7
UH - BYRD II, Cedric 7 yd pass from MCDONALD, Cole (MESKELL, Ryan kick) 7 plays, 51 yards, TOP 2:51
ARIZ 0, UH 14
UH - WARD, JoJo 39 yd pass from MCDONALD, Cole (MESKELL, Ryan kick) 5 plays, 62 yards, TOP 3:12
ARIZ 7, UH 14
ARIZ - Wolma, B. 14 yd pass from Tate, K. (Havrisik, L. kick) 7 plays, 49 yards, TOP 2:00
ARIZ 7, UH 21
UH - BYRD II, Cedric 25 yd pass from MCDONALD, Cole (MESKELL, Ryan kick) 10 plays, 75 yards, TOP 4:33
ARIZ 14, UH 21
ARIZ - Tilford, N. 1 yd run (Havrisik, L. kick), 6 plays, 77 yards, TOP 1:45
ARIZ 21, UH 21
ARIZ - Joiner, J. 27 yd pass from Tate, K. (Havrisik, L. kick) 4 plays, 76 yards, TOP 1:01
ARIZ 21, UH 28
UH - BYRD II, Cedric 35 yd pass from MCDONALD, Cole (MESKELL, Ryan kick) 4 plays, 75 yards, TOP 1:19
ARIZ 21, UH 35
UH - FURUTA, Dayton 3 yd run (MESKELL, Ryan kick), 4 plays, 78 yards, TOP 1:42
ARIZ 28, UH 35
ARIZ - Taylor, J.J. 24 yd run (Havrisik, L. kick), 8 plays, 68 yards, TOP 2:36
ARIZ 35, UH 35
ARIZ - Berryhill III 21 yd pass from Tate, K. (Havrisik, L. kick) 4 plays, 52 yards, TOP 1:42
ARIZ 35, UH 38
UH - MESKELL, Ryan 34 yd field goal 10 plays, 51 yards, TOP 5:05
ARIZ 35, UH 45
UH - BYRD II, Cedric 30 yd pass from CORDEIRO, C. (MESKELL, Ryan kick) 4 plays, 48 yards, TOP 2:30
ARIZ 38, UH 45
ARIZ - Havrisik, L. 53 yd field goal 5 plays, 40 yards, TOP 1:09
