Fizzled Drive
>> Situation: BYU 7, Hawaii 0, 2:24 remaining first quarter, Hawaii ball fourth-and-3 at BYU 27
>> The Play: RB Diocemy Saint Juste runs for 2 yards, stopped a yard short of the first down by LB Fred Warner and LB Butch Pau‘u.
>> Impact: Hawaii turned the ball over on downs after it failed to take advantage of a 44-yard pass from QB Dru Brown to WR Dylan Collie.
>> Brown: “We couldn’t get anything going. We got it in spurts. That’s kind of how it was all season.”
Matautia Scores Again
>> Situation: BYU 7, Hawaii 0, 4:42 remaining first quarter, BYU ball third-and-7 at own 48
>> The Play: S Trayvon Henderson sacks QB Joe Critchlow, popping the ball loose. LB Solomon Matautia recovers the fumble and runs 42 yards for a touchdown.
>> Impact: Matautia’s second touchdown in three games was Hawaii’s only score in the first three quarters.
>> Matautia: “I was blitzing late. I saw Trayvon with a nice hit and the ball was flying in the air. I said, ‘Dang, I guess I’m gonna score again.’ ”
Fourth and Long Converted
>> Situation: BYU 7, Hawaii 7, 12:59 remaining second quarter, BYU ball fourth-and-12 at Hawaii 29
>> The Play: Following a timeout, Critchlow completes an 18-yard pass to WR Jonah Trinnaman for a first down.
>> Impact: After a Hawaii penalty and 2- and 4-yard runs by RB Squally Canada, BYU was in the end zone and did not give up the lead the rest of the game.
>> BYU Coach Kalani Sitake: “We would have had a chance to win more games if we had done that every game.”
Broken Record
>> Situation: BYU 13, Hawaii 7, 13:03 remaining third quarter, Hawaii ball second-and-4 at own 38
>> The Play: Saint Juste carries for 3 yards.
>> Impact: The gain put Saint Juste past the 1,498 rushing yards of Travis Sims in 1992 for the Hawaii school record. Saint Juste finished the season with 1,510 yards.
>> Saint Juste: “It’s a nice thing to have. But I’d trade it for more wins this season.”
Down Their Throats
>> Situation: BYU 13, Hawaii 7, 3:04 remaining third quarter, BYU ball first-and-10 at Hawaii 25
>> The Play: RB Austin Kafentzis goes through a big hole for a gain of 8 yards.
>> Impact: Four plays later BYU extends its lead with a touchdown. Kafentzis, whose father and seven uncles and cousins played for Hawaii, rushed for 98 of BYU’s 285 yards on the ground.
>> Kafentzis: “The game plan was to come down here and run it. We have a great offensive line and we used them. … It wasn’t just me. They opened up holes for everyone.”
