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Cougars Fall 28-14 Against Hawaii - Game Recap

The Cougars came up short against the Rainbow Warriors in Week P action on Thursday, falling 28-14 at Toyota Stadium.

Hawaii won and also put money in the pockets of their supporters by covering the +7.0-point spread as underdogs. Totals bettors, meanwhile, saw the game go UNDER the closing number of 61.0.

Calvin Turner rushed for 60 yards, while Dae Dae Hunter added 44 yards in the win. Calvin Turner and Jared Smart added 88 and 33 receiving yards respectively.

Mulbah Car rushed for 47 yards for Houston, while Kyle Porter added 30 yards. Clayton Tune threw for 216 yards for the Cougars, while receivers Nathaniel Dell and Christian Trahan had 112 and 88 yards respectively.

Hawaii lost the offensive yardage battle to Houston 307-267 yards in Thursday's game. Houston had more first downs as that total ended up 20-11.

Houston led the time of possession tally, as the game finished as a 33:04-26:56 split in that important category.