UH receiver John Ursua finished with 126 yards on nine receptions, including a 10-yard touchdown pass from Dru Brown for the first score of the game.
Those stats are close to his nation-leading 131.8 yards per game and 9.25 receptions per game.
He wasn’t thinking about any of that after Hawaii’s fourth loss in a row.
“Absolutely,” said Ursua, when asked if he would trade the numbers for a win. “At the end of the day the stat line doesn’t matter unless we come home with the victory.”
Rolo gets another ‘L’ in UH-Nevada series
This was just the second loss in eight appearances for Nick Rolovich as a coach in the Hawaii-Nevada series.
As UH offensive coordinator, Rolovich’s team won in 2010 and lost in 2011. When he was the Nevada offensive coordinator from 2012 to 2015, the Wolf Pack beat Hawaii every year. Last year, his first as Hawaii head coach, Rolovich’s Warriors won.
The Warriors have now lost four consecutive games at Nevada. Its only win in Reno came in 2007, when UH went undefeated in the regular season on the way to the Sugar Bowl.
Nevada now leads the overall series 13-9.
Rainbow Warriors add a blocked kick to books
Hawaii came into the game tied for the national lead with three blocked kicks. Eperone Moananu added another one in the third quarter Saturday when he deflected Spencer Pettit’s 42-yard attempt.
Nevada botched an earlier field-goal attempt when holder Quinton Conaway failed to handle the snap cleanly on a 32-yard attempt.
Helmets make debut
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For the first time this season, the Warriors wore their green matte helmets for a road game.
But the change in gear did not change their luck. For the sixth time in a row, the Warriors lost the coin toss. Each time, the opponent chose to defer the choice. And each time, the Warriors received the opening kickoff.
And, once again, the Warriors faltered on their opening drive. After advancing to midfield, Diocemy Saint Juste was stopped for a 4-yard loss. Brown then threw incomplete twice, and the Warriors punted. The Warriors have not scored on their opening drive this season.
Kade Greeley shines in first start
The Warriors were without their top tight end. Metuisela ’Unga, who is out for the season because of an ankle injury. Dakota Torres was used on special teams but not as a tight end. But Kade Greeley, a true freshman, made his first start. He caught a 42-yard scoring pass from Brown. It was his second touchdown in as many games.
