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FRISCO, Texas (AP) Chevan Cordeiro threw three first-half touchdown passes, Calvin Turner broke the New Mexico Bowl record with a 92-yard kickoff return had another long scoring play to help Hawaii beat Houston 28-14 on Thursday in the New Mexico Bowl.
The game was moved to Frisco from its usual location in Albuquerque because of COVID-19 restrictions in New Mexico.
Hawaii (5-4) gave first-year coach Todd Graham his 100th career victory. He previously coached at Rice, Tulsa, Pittsburgh and Arizona State.
Hawaii had three interceptions the first two leading to a 14-0 lead and five sacks.
“Our deal was to push the quarterback off his spot, try to pressure him and confuse him,” Graham said. “We talked about batting the ball. We gave him four or five different looks.”
Former Sulphur Tor Christian Trahan brought in a Clayton Tune touchdown pass in the third quarter of the New Mexico Bowl to bring Houston within seven of Hawaii. Unfortunately for the Cougars, the Rainbow Warriors answered back with a kick return touchdown to pull away for good in the 28-14 win in F
Houston cannot overcome disastrous first half in 28-14 New Mexico Bowl loss to Hawaii
Cougars lose their fourth consecutive bowl game, finish 2020 with a 3-5 record.
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For the first time in history, the New Mexico Bowl kicked off in the Lone Star State. A festive contest between red and green teams broke out on Christmas Eve in Frisco, TX a suburb in the Dallas metroplex.
But Hawaii (5-4, 4-4 Mountain West) unwrapped the early Christmas gift, besting Houston 28-14 in the Rainbow Warriors’ first bowl game in the contiguous United States in 13 years. Houston (3-5, 3-3 AAC) continued its recent trend of bowl struggles, losing its fourth consecutive postseason contest dating back to Major Applewhite’s head coaching debut in the 2016 Las Vegas Bowl. This time, it was Dana Holgorsen’s first bowl game at the helm, but the result was Houston’s fifth loss of a twisted 2020 season.
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