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GAME DAY BLOG: Hawaii football hosts Stanford in home opener

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                                Pofele Ashlock catches a 7-yard TD pass for Hawaii to tie the game at 7-7 in the second quarter against Stanford at Ching Complex.
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Pofele Ashlock catches a 7-yard TD pass for Hawaii to tie the game at 7-7 in the second quarter against Stanford at Ching Complex.

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                                Hawaii quarterback Brayden Schager scrambled to buy time on Hawaii’s first offensive play from scrimmage against Stanford at Ching Complex.
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Hawaii quarterback Brayden Schager scrambled to buy time on Hawaii’s first offensive play from scrimmage against Stanford at Ching Complex.

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                                Stanford safety Alaka’i Gilman, who graduated from Punahou, dove for an interception attempt in the first quarter against Hawaii at Ching Complex.
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Stanford safety Alaka’i Gilman, who graduated from Punahou, dove for an interception attempt in the first quarter against Hawaii at Ching Complex.

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                                Pofele Ashlock catches a 7-yard TD pass for Hawaii to tie the game at 7-7 in the second quarter against Stanford at Ching Complex.
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                                Hawaii quarterback Brayden Schager scrambled to buy time on Hawaii’s first offensive play from scrimmage against Stanford at Ching Complex.
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                                Stanford safety Alaka’i Gilman, who graduated from Punahou, dove for an interception attempt in the first quarter against Hawaii at Ching Complex.

Editor’s Note: Bookmark this page for live updates from the game below.

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SCORE: Stanford 37, Hawaii 24, FINAL

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Onside kick goes out of bounds and that will do it. Hawaii falls to 0-2.

Hawaii converts fourth-and-goal at the 16 with a 16-yard TD pass from Schager to Ashlock. Ashlock with eight catches for 114 yards and two touchdowns. Schager with a career-high 355 yards and three touchdowns with no picks, but was sacked six times.

Daniels puts the game away with a 13-yard TD pass to John Humphreys. 37-16.

8:10 p.m.: Two crucial drops on screen passes force a fourth-and-10 on the Hawaii 43-yard line. Schager is sacked and Stanford has complete control of this one.

Official attendance is 12,547.

7:54 p.m.: A third-and-15 for Stanford becomes a first down as Hawaii’s John Tuitupou is whistled for roughing the passer. That might be one worth debating and Timmy Chang is not pleased on the sideline. Huge break for Stanford. Third-and-8 and Hawaii misses a sack allowing Daniels to throw one deep and UH is whistled for pass interference. Another 15-yard penalty on third down to move the chains. Third-and-1 at the UH 27 and Sedrick Irvin is taken down for a loss of 2. 46-yard field goal is good. STAN 30, HAW 16, 9:15, Q4.

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7:47 p.m.: Steven McBride wants a spot on the SportsCenter Top 10. He gets the toe down on a back shoulder pass after the out-and-up route and it’s a touchdown for Hawaii. UH goes for two down 11 and doesn’t get it. STAN 27, HAW 16, 14:52, Q4.

7:43 p.m.: Third quarter comes to an end with UH in Stanford territory. Schager with completions of 28 and 11 yards to Ashlock to put the ball at the Stanford 24.

7:36 p.m.: Stanford continues to grind it out on offense. Hawaii looks to have gotten a stop near the 20 but Isaiah Tufaga comes in late and is whistled for an obvious targeting penalty. Second UH ejection of the night as that review didn’t need much time at all. Ruins a great play by the Hawaii defensive back who broke up the pass. Third-and-2 at the 5 and Jonah Kahahawai-Welch comes flying in for the TFL. Forces the Stanford field goal from 25 yards. STAN 27, HAW 10, 1:35, Q3.

7:25 p.m.: Hawaii comes out and it’s a deep ball on the first play. Schager to Ashlock for 38 yards as Ashlock completely burns the defender. Bailey is unblockable off the edge for Stanford but this time he grabs Schager’s face mask for a 15-yard penalty. Fourth-and-3 at the Stanford 10 and Stanford calls a timeout as UH lines up to go for it. Cardinal thought Schager should have been whistled for intentional grounding but the play isn’t reviewable. UH goes for it and Schager runs out of time. Sack. Cardinal ball.

7:11 p.m.: Casey Filkins runs through a couple of tackles and breaks off a 47-yard run for Stanford inside the 10. Third-and-goal at the 5 and Peter Manuma with the tackle for loss to force the 25-yard field goal. STAN 24, HAW 10, 11:07, Q3.

7:08 p.m. Stanford will receive.

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HALFTIME STATS

Schager 13-25, 144 yards, TD; Ashlock 4 rec, 27 yds, TD; Schager six carries, 15 yds

Daniels 16-23, 172 yards, TD; Yurosek 7 rec, 113 yards, TD; Daniels 8 carries, 33 yds.

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6:46 p.m.: Hawaii catches a break at the end of the half as Karsyn Pupunu catches a ball that deflected off a receiver. Play is reviewed and stands and Matthew Shipley kicks a 32-yard field goal to end the first half. STAN 21, HAW 10.

6:36 p.m.: Freshman DB Elijah Palmer comes up and makes the hit on the short crossing route to stop Stanford short of the marker. Fourth-and-4 at the UH 45 with 1:12 to go and Stanford will go for it. No. They try to get Hawaii to jump and take the delay penalty.

6:34 p.m.: Another Hawaii holding penalty and David Bailey’s second sack makes it three-and-out for the Hawaii offense and give Stanford a chance to drive before the half.

6:25 p.m.: Stanford again is marching down the field as it goes hurry up, which is, different for a Cardinal team. Hawaii safety Meki Pei is ejected for targeting. Bryce Farrell comes in motion and scores on a 2-yard TD run. Cardinal over 200 yards of offense after going 66 yards in 11 plays. STAN 21, HAW 7, 4:25, Q2.

6:13 p.m.: A holding penalty on a successful scramble by Schager kills the drive and Hawaii punts from its side of the field. Cardinal take over near their 35.

6:07 p.m.: Stanford comes out of a timeout with a trick play. The reverse pitch back to the QB ends up as a 32-yard TD pass from Daniels to Yurosek. Stanford has a good tight end. Shocking. STAN 14, HAW 7, 12:24, Q2.

5:57 p.m.: Third-and-6 and who else. After getting the first down inside the 10, Ashlock in the corner catches the 7-yard TD pass. Schager gets hot and UH ties it at 7-7, 14:11, Q2. 6-for-7 for 64 yards on the drive for Schager.

5:52 p.m.: Schager shows off his legs and his strength, stiff-arming Stanford’s middle linebacker to the ground before picking up 21 yards on second-and-19 for UHs first first down. Schager has all day on third-and-10 and hits Koali Nishigaya for 12 yards. That was nice. Schager on the out to 6-foot-5 freshman Alex Perry for 14 yards and the run-and-shoot is cooking all of a sudden. Landon Sims catches one out of the backfield for 17 yards and UH is inside the 20 to end the first quarter.

5:45 p.m.: Cam Stone is that man for UH, breaking up another pass on third down to force a punt. Three-and-out go the Cardinal and then Stone with some electrifying moves on the punt return to get the crowd going a bit.

5:39 p.m.: Still no first downs for Hawaii. Another three-and-out as Schager is 1-for-6 for 5 yards and Tylan Hines has three carries for minus-3 yards.

5:30 p.m.: Senior E.J. Smith caps a 12-play, 72-yard drive with a 1-yard TD run. Daniels hit Benjamin Yurosek with a 25-yard pass between two UH defenders and he is ruled to have gotten a foot down inbounds. The play stood and Stanford cashed it in two plays later. STAN 7, UH 0, 7:25, Q1.

5:20 p.m.: Still waiting on our first first down of the game from either team. Hawaii goes three-and-out as Pofele Ashlock’s catch on the sideline is ruled out and then upheld after a challenge. Slow start from both teams.

5:11 p.m.: It’s a three-and-out right back from Stanford. Ashton Daniels gets the start for the Cardinal, who manage 5 yards and have to punt.

5:10 p.m.: Hawaii comes out and throw the ball on all three plays to start. Schager has time but goes 0-for-3 and Hawaii is three-and-out.

5:03 p.m.: Stanford will kick off. Hawaii will receive in the Ewa end zone.

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After a close 35-28 loss to Vanderbilt last week to start the season, the Hawaii football team plays its home opener against Stanford today at Ching Complex.

The Rainbow Warriors welcome a Stanford team playing under first-year coach Troy Taylor, who takes over for David Shaw, who went 96-54 in 12 years at Stanford, which included five 10-win seasons.

Hawaii has lost all three meetings against Stanford with the last coming in 1972. Of Hawaii’s 12 wins against Power Five schools since 2003, eight are against the Pac-12.

Follow above for a live blog of the game.

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