FRESNO STATE | NOV. 10

The Hawai'i football team survived two scares — one to star quarterback Colt Brennan, the other from Fresno State — in a milestone 37-30 victory last night at Aloha Stadium.

The Warriors raced to a 31-7 lead early in the second quarter, then withstood a fourth-quarter surge from the Bulldogs to open a season 9-0 for the first time against an all-college schedule.

In improving to 6-0 in the Western Athletic Conference, the Warriors, no matter how they do in Friday's nationally televised game at Nevada, will meet Boise State Nov. 23 for the league title.

The Bulldogs, who fell to 6-4, and 5-2, were eliminated from title contention.

But the victory was overshadowed by the injury to Brennan. With UH leading 37-23, Brennan was floored by linebacker Marcus Riley at the end of a scramble.

Brennan was down on the FieldTurf for several minutes while teammates kneeled in prayer.

"Colt is a big part of this team," UH linebacker Solomon Elimimian said. "It's not just on offense. Without Colt, we wouldn't be where we are today. Colt is one of our leaders. We all love Colt."

Two trainers escorted the woozy Brennan to the training room with 10:43 to play.

After the game, UH announced that Brennan had suffered a "mild" concussion and that his status was "day to day."

Brennan issued this statement: "I'm doing fine. I'd like to thank everyone for the support they gave me out there."

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