UCLA
1-0 , 0-0
Hawai'i
0-1 , 0-0
Bruins Run Wild Over Rainbow Warriors
August 28, 2021 | Football
The 34-point margin of victory was the highest in a season opener for UCLA since Aug. 31, 2013 against Nevada.
Charbonnet finished the game with 106 yards on just six carries, with Brown running for 78 yards on 13 rushes.ย Dorian Thompson-Robinson tied Troy Aikman for seventh on UCLA's all-time touchdown passes list with 41, going 10-for-20 for 130 yards, adding 19 yards rushing.
The Bruins scored on each of their first five possessions, three on short fields thanks to a few Hawai'i miscues. After a 27-yard field goal by Nicholas Barr-Mira opened the scoring, UCLA posted a three-and-out on defense and then compiled a nine-play, 87-yard drive, punctuated by a 21-yard Charbonnet touchdown to put the Bruins up 10-0.ย
On the second play of the Rainbow Warriors' next possession, Chevan Cordeiro was intercepted by Datona Jackson, giving the Bruins a goal-to-go situation. Brown punched it in from the 1-yard line on fourth down to give UCLA a 17-0 lead with six minutes left in the first quarter.
Hawai'i got on the board in its next turn with the ball on a field goal, but UCLA stormed right back with a 61-second, four-play drive encompassing 75 yards, as Charbonnet scampered for a 47-yard touchdown run to make it 24-3 with just under a minute remaining in the first quarter. The 24 points for the Bruins over the first 15 minutes marked the most in an opening quarter since Sept. 10, 1988 against Nebraska (28).
The Rainbow Warriors turned the ball over on downs near midfield to end their next possession, and the Bruins turned it into even more points, with Charbonnet going for the trifecta on a 21-yard score to put the home team up 31-3, which would also be the score at halftime. The 28-point margin at intermission was the largest lead for the Bruins after two quarters since their last meeting with Hawai'i in 2017.ย
Out of the halftime break, the Bruins took only five plays to make it 37-3, as Thompson-Robinson completed four passes, including a 44-yard touchdownย to Kazmeir Allen. The extra point was missed.
UCLA then added a special teams score, as Ale Kaho blocked a punt in the end zone, which was recovered by David Priebeย to make it 44-3. Hawai'i reached double figures late in the third quarter on a 1-yard passing touchdown, with neither team cracking the scoreboard in the fourth.
The Bruins are back in action next Saturday at the Rose Bowl against LSU. Start time is 5:30 p.m. and the game will air on FOX and AM 1150 Radio.
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Team Stats
HAW 0, UCL 3
UCL - Barr-Mira,Nicholas 27 yd field goal 4 plays, 6 yards, TOP 00:58
HAW 0, UCL 10
UCL - Charbonnet,Zach 21 yd run (Barr-Mira,Nicholas kick), 9 plays, 87 yards, TOP 02:49
HAW 0, UCL 17
UCL - Brown,Brittain 1 yd run (Barr-Mira,Nicholas kick), 4 plays, 9 yards, TOP 01:12
HAW 3, UCL 17
HAW - Shipley,Matthew 48 yd field goal 10 plays, 44 yards, TOP 04:19
HAW 3, UCL 24
UCL - Charbonnet,Zach 47 yd run (Barr-Mira,Nicholas kick), 4 plays, 75 yards, TOP 01:01
HAW 3, UCL 31
UCL - Charbonnet,Zach 21 yd run (Barr-Mira,Nicholas kick), 7 plays, 61 yards, TOP 02:35
HAW 3, UCL 37
UCL - Allen,Kazmeir 44 yd pass from Thompson-Robinson,Dorian () 5 plays, 75 yards, TOP 01:58
HAW 3, UCL 44
UCL - Priebe,David 0 yd punt return (Barr-Mira,Nicholas kick)
HAW 10, UCL 44
HAW - Phillips,Caleb 1 yd pass from Cordeiro,Chevan (Shipley,Matthew kick) 9 plays, 90 yards, TOP 04:24
