Hawai'i dominates Portland State 23-3 in Week 3
Hawai'i dominated Portland State 23-3 on Saturday, controlling the game from start to finish behind an efficient passing attack led by quarterback Luke Weaver. The Rainbow Warriors scored 14 points in the second quarter to establish early control and never looked back.
Weaver was the game's standout performer, completing passes for 240 yards and connecting with multiple receivers throughout the contest. His touchdown pass to Cam Barfield in the second quarter proved pivotal, extending Hawai'i's lead during their explosive second quarter. The home team added field goals in the third and fourth quarters to put the game away.
Portland State's offense struggled to establish rhythm, managing only a field goal in the third quarter. Receiver Zachary Dodson-Green led the Vikings with 78 receiving yards, but it proved insufficient against Hawai'i's defense. Running back Delon Thompson's effort to punch the ball in near the goal line in the second quarter was stuffed, typifying Portland State's inability to capitalize on scoring opportunities.
The game finished well under the 54.5-point over-under, with Hawai'i's defensive performance stifling any momentum the visiting Vikings might have generated.
AI-generated recap · Aug 16, 2026
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Portland State | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
 Hawai'i | 0 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 23 |
Scoring Timeline
Drive Chart
Box Score
| Statistic | Portland State | Hawai'i |
|---|---|---|
| Passing | 23-35 | 27-45 |
| Pass Yards | 189 | 250 |
| Rush Yards | 43 | 107 |
| Total Yards | 232 | 357 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
| 3rd Down | 4-13 | 9-19 |
| Penalties | 7-65 | 13-138 |
| Possession | 25:53 | 34:07 |
Player Leaders
Player Leaders
Play-by-Play
John-Keawe Sagapolutele pass complete to Zachary Dodson-Greene for 9 yds to the PRST 34
Delon Thompson run for 2 yds to the PRST 36 for a 1ST down
John-Keawe Sagapolutele pass complete to Eddy Schultz for a loss of 1 yard to the PRST 35
John-Keawe Sagapolutele pass complete to Jaylen Lynch for 11 yds to the PRST 46 for a 1ST down
Delon Thompson run for 1 yd to the PRST 47
Portland State Penalty, Offensive Holding (Jaylen Lynch) declined
Portland State Penalty, Offensive Holding (Jaylen Lynch) declined
Tony Johnson punt for 35 yds, fair catch by Tama Uiliata at the HAW 18
Luke Weaver pass complete to Tama Uiliata for 3 yds to the HAW 21
Landon Sims run for 7 yds to the HAW 28 for a 1ST down
(10:59) No Huddle-Shotgun Weaver,Luke pass complete short left to Ashlock,Pofele caught at Hawaii32, for 4 yards to the Hawaii32 (Green,Isaiah; Mamaril,Carsten) PENALTY Hawaii Face Mask (Sotelo,Zhen) 14 yards from Hawaii28 to Hawaii14. NO PLAY.
Luke Weaver pass complete to Cam Barfield for 4 yds to the HAW 18
Luke Weaver pass complete to Karsyn Pupunu for 8 yds to the HAW 26
Luke Weaver pass complete to Max Ware for 23 yds to the HAW 49 for a 1ST down
Cam Barfield run for 2 yds to the HAW 47 Cam Barfield fumbled, recovered by PRST Dean Briski
Landon Sims run for 2 yds to the HAW 49
Luke Weaver pass incomplete to Tama Uiliata
Billy Gowers punt for 39 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the PRST 12
John-Keawe Sagapolutele pass complete to Zachary Dodson-Greene for 5 yds to the PRST 17
John-Keawe Sagapolutele pass incomplete to Jaylen Lynch
John-Keawe Sagapolutele pass complete to Zachary Dodson-Greene for 11 yds to the PRST 28 for a 1ST down
(06:33) No Huddle-Shotgun Sagapolutele,John-Keawe pass incomplete deep left to Lynch,Jaylen thrown to Hawaii30 PENALTY Hawaii Pass Interference (Wilson-Jones,Jaheim) 15 yards from PSU28 to PSU43, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
John-Keawe Sagapolutele pass complete to Jaylen Lynch for 9 yds to the HAW 48
John-Keawe Sagapolutele pass complete to Delon Thompson for 9 yds to the HAW 39 for a 1ST down
(05:14) No Huddle-Shotgun Sagapolutele,John-Keawe rush middle for 4 yards gain to the Hawaii35, End Of Play PENALTY PSU Holding (Minot,James) 10 yards from Hawaii39 to Hawaii49. NO PLAY.
Delon Thompson run for 2 yds to the HAW 47
John-Keawe Sagapolutele pass complete to Eddy Schultz for 10 yds to the HAW 37
John-Keawe Sagapolutele pass complete to Zachary Dodson-Greene for 10 yds to the HAW 27 for a 1ST down
Delon Thompson run for 2 yds to the HAW 25
Luke Weaver pass complete to Brandon White for 4 yds to the HAW 31
Luke Weaver pass incomplete to Devon Tauaefa
Luke Weaver run for 9 yds to the HAW 40 for a 1ST down
(01:10) No Huddle-Shotgun Weaver,Luke pass incomplete deep left to Pupunu,Karsyn thrown to PSU25 PENALTY PSU Pass Interference (Thornton,Dionte) 15 yards from Hawaii40 to PSU45, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
Luke Weaver pass incomplete to Max Ware
Luke Weaver pass complete to Karsyn Pupunu for 12 yds to the PRST 33 for a 1ST down
Cam Barfield run for 7 yds to the PRST 26
Cam Barfield run for 3 yds to the PRST 23 for a 1ST down
Landon Sims run for 1 yd to the PRST 22
Luke Weaver run for 6 yds to the PRST 16
Luke Weaver pass complete to Cam Barfield for 16 yds for a TD (Kansei Matsuzawa KICK)
Sean Olvera-Harle kickoff for 55 yds , Cru Newman return for 16 yds to the PRST 49 Portland State Penalty, Offensive Holding (10 Yards) to the PRST 16
John-Keawe Sagapolutele pass incomplete to Brooks Ferguson
John-Keawe Sagapolutele pass incomplete to Jaylen Lynch
John-Keawe Sagapolutele sacked for a loss of 3 yards to the PRST 13
Tony Johnson punt for 40 yds, fair catch by Tama Uiliata at the HAW 47
Luke Weaver pass complete to Pofele Ashlock for 5 yds to the PRST 48
Luke Weaver pass incomplete to Max Ware
Luke Weaver pass complete to Tama Uiliata for 4 yds to the PRST 44
Luke Weaver run for 8 yds to the PRST 36 for a 1ST down
Luke Weaver pass incomplete to Brandon White
Landon Sims run for 5 yds to the PRST 31
Luke Weaver pass complete to Cam Barfield for 31 yds for a TD Hawai'i Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct (Cam Barfield) to the PRST 0 (Kansei Matsuzawa KICK)
John-Keawe Sagapolutele run for no gain to the 50 yard line
(09:06) No Huddle-Shotgun Thompson,Delon rush middle for 6 yards gain to the Hawaii44 (Dela Cruz,Ha'aheo) PENALTY Hawaii Offside (Benton,De'jon) 5 yards from Hawaii50 to Hawaii45. NO PLAY.
John-Keawe Sagapolutele pass complete to Jaylen Lynch for 7 yds to the HAW 38 for a 1ST down
John-Keawe Sagapolutele pass complete to Cru Newman for 26 yds to the HAW 12 for a 1ST down
Tyrese Smith run for 3 yds to the HAW 9
Tyrese Smith run for no gain to the HAW 9
Eddy Schultz run for 6 yds to the HAW 3
Delon Thompson run for no gain to the HAW 3
Landon Sims run for 4 yds to the HAW 7
Luke Weaver run for 7 yds to the HAW 14 for a 1ST down
Luke Weaver pass incomplete to Pofele Ashlock
Luke Weaver run for 1 yd to the HAW 15
Luke Weaver pass incomplete to Brandon White
Billy Gowers punt for 55 yds , Cru Newman returns for 13 yds to the PRST 43
John-Keawe Sagapolutele pass complete to Delon Thompson for 1 yd to the PRST 44
PENALTY PSU False Start (Latu,Semisi) 5 yards from PSU44 to PSU39. NO PLAY.
John-Keawe Sagapolutele pass complete to Zachary Dodson-Greene for 9 yds to the PRST 48
John-Keawe Sagapolutele pass complete to Zachary Dodson-Greene for 14 yds to the HAW 38 for a 1ST down
John-Keawe Sagapolutele sacked by Jamar Sekona for a loss of 3 yards to the HAW 41
John-Keawe Sagapolutele pass complete to Delon Thompson for 2 yds to the HAW 39
John-Keawe Sagapolutele pass complete to Zachary Dodson-Greene for 9 yds to the HAW 30
Delon Thompson run for 1 yd to the HAW 29
Luke Weaver pass complete to Pofele Ashlock for 5 yds to the HAW 34
Luke Weaver run for 4 yds to the HAW 38
Luke Weaver pass incomplete to Karsyn Pupunu
Billy Gowers punt for 55 yds , Cru Newman returns for no gain to the PRST 7
J. Sagapolutele takes a knee
End of 2nd Quarter
Mathias Uribe kickoff for 65 yds , Cam Barfield return for 13 yds to the HAW 13
Luke Weaver run for no gain to the HAW 13
Luke Weaver pass incomplete to Max Ware
(14:09) Shotgun Weaver,Luke pass incomplete short right to Pupunu,Karsyn thrown to Hawaii24 PENALTY PSU Roughing The Passer (Elliott,Spencer) 15 yards from Hawaii13 to Hawaii28, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
Landon Sims run for no gain to the HAW 28
Luke Weaver pass incomplete to Tama Uiliata
Luke Weaver pass complete to Tama Uiliata for 30 yds to the PRST 42 for a 1ST down
Luke Weaver pass incomplete to Pofele Ashlock
Luke Weaver pass complete to Karsyn Pupunu for 6 yds to the PRST 36
Luke Weaver run for 6 yds to the PRST 30 for a 1ST down
Luke Weaver pass complete to Max Ware for 4 yds to the PRST 26
Luke Weaver run for 1 yd to the PRST 25
Luke Weaver pass complete to Cam Barfield for a loss of 1 yard to the PRST 26
Kansei Matsuzawa 44 yd FG GOOD Portland State Penalty, Running Into The Kicker (Jaylen Lynch) declined
Sean Olvera-Harle kickoff for 60 yds , Cru Newman return for 28 yds to the PRST 33
John-Keawe Sagapolutele sacked by Lesterlaisene Lagafuaina for a loss of 3 yards to the PRST 30
John-Keawe Sagapolutele pass complete to Zachary Dodson-Greene for 3 yds to the PRST 33
John-Keawe Sagapolutele pass incomplete to Chance Miller
PENALTY PSU Delay Of Game 5 yards from PSU33 to PSU28. NO PLAY.
Tony Johnson punt for 42 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the HAW 30
Luke Weaver pass complete to Brandon White for 5 yds to the HAW 35
(07:17) Shotgun Weaver,Luke rush right for 1 yard loss to the Hawaii34 (Walker,Pierce) PENALTY Hawaii Holding (Peihopa,Kuao) 10 yards from Hawaii35 to Hawaii25. NO PLAY.
Luke Weaver sacked by Spencer Elliott for a loss of 5 yards to the HAW 20
Landon Sims run for 13 yds to the HAW 33
Billy Gowers punt for 22 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the PRST 45 for a 1ST down Hawai'i Penalty, Face Mask (15 yards) (Alika Cavaco-Amoy) to the HAW 40 for a 1ST down
John-Keawe Sagapolutele pass complete to Eddy Schultz for 13 yds to the HAW 27 for a 1ST down Hawai'i Penalty, Personal Foul (Wynden Ho'ohuli) to the HAW 13 for a 1ST down
Micah Avery run for a loss of 2 yards to the HAW 15
John-Keawe Sagapolutele pass complete to Zachary Dodson-Greene for 8 yds to the HAW 7
John-Keawe Sagapolutele pass incomplete to Delon Thompson
Mathias Uribe 25 yd FG GOOD
Luke Weaver pass complete to Karsyn Pupunu for 5 yds to the HAW 30
Luke Weaver pass complete to Landon Sims for 17 yds to the HAW 47 for a 1ST down
Luke Weaver pass complete to Pofele Ashlock for 2 yds to the HAW 49
Luke Weaver pass incomplete to Brandon White
Luke Weaver pass incomplete to Max Ware
Billy Gowers punt for 32 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the PRST 19
John-Keawe Sagapolutele pass complete to Cru Newman for 12 yds to the PRST 31 for a 1ST down
Cru Newman run for 11 yds to the PRST 42 for a 1ST down
John-Keawe Sagapolutele run for 2 yds to the PRST 44
PENALTY PSU False Start (Miller,Andre) 5 yards from PSU44 to PSU39. NO PLAY.
John-Keawe Sagapolutele pass complete to Jaylen Lynch for 6 yds to the PRST 45
John-Keawe Sagapolutele pass incomplete to Eddy Schultz
Tony Johnson punt for 35 yds, fair catch by Tama Uiliata at the HAW 20
Luke Weaver pass complete to Landon Sims for 1 yd to the HAW 21
Luke Weaver pass complete to Brandon White for 8 yds to the HAW 29
Landon Sims run for 2 yds to the HAW 31 for a 1ST down
Landon Sims run for 7 yds to the HAW 38
Cam Barfield run for 1 yd to the HAW 39
(11:27) Shotgun Weaver,Luke pass complete short right to Ashlock,Pofele caught at Hawaii40, for 1 yard to the Hawaii40 (Mamaril,Carsten) PENALTY Hawaii False Start 5 yards from Hawaii39 to Hawaii34. NO PLAY.
Luke Weaver pass complete to Karsyn Pupunu for 9 yds to the HAW 43 for a 1ST down
Luke Weaver pass incomplete to Pofele Ashlock
Luke Weaver pass incomplete to Brandon White
Luke Weaver pass complete to Landon Sims for 23 yds to the PRST 34 for a 1ST down
Luke Weaver pass complete to Pofele Ashlock for 5 yds to the PRST 29
Luke Weaver pass incomplete to Pofele Ashlock
Brandon White run for 9 yds Hawai'i Penalty, Personal Foul (Tama Uiliata) to the PRST 35
Luke Weaver pass complete to Max Ware for 6 yds to the PRST 29
Kansei Matsuzawa 47 yd FG GOOD
Eddy Schultz run for 11 yds to the PRST 36 for a 1ST down
John-Keawe Sagapolutele run for a loss of 9 yards to the PRST 27 John-Keawe Sagapolutele fumbled, recovered by PRST John-Keawe Sagapolutele
John-Keawe Sagapolutele run for no gain to the PRST 27
John-Keawe Sagapolutele pass incomplete to Eddy Schultz
Tony Johnson punt for 31 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the HAW 42
Luke Weaver pass complete to Landon Sims for 5 yds to the HAW 47
(05:37) Shotgun Weaver,Luke pass complete deep left to White,Brandon caught at PSU04, for 53 yards to the PSU00 TOUCHDOWN nullified by penalty, clock 05:29 PENALTY Hawaii Holding (Briski,Dean) 10 yards from Hawaii47 to Hawaii37. NO PLAY.
Luke Weaver run for 4 yds to the HAW 41
Luke Weaver sacked for a loss of 11 yards to the HAW 30
PENALTY Hawaii False Start (Ioane,Matteus) 5 yards from Hawaii30 to Hawaii25. NO PLAY.
Billy Gowers punt for 56 yds , Cru Newman returns for 5 yds to the PRST 24
John-Keawe Sagapolutele pass complete to Chance Miller for 7 yds to the PRST 31
John-Keawe Sagapolutele pass complete to Jaylen Lynch for a loss of 1 yard to the PRST 30
John-Keawe Sagapolutele pass incomplete to Eddy Schultz
John-Keawe Sagapolutele pass incomplete to Eddy Schultz
Dermaricus Davis run for 9 yds to the PRST 21
Hawai'i Penalty, Offensive Holding (-10 Yards) to the PRST 28
Dermaricus Davis pass complete to Nick Delgadillo for 10 yds to the PRST 18 for a 1ST down
Dermaricus Davis pass incomplete to Nick Delgadillo
Christian Vaughn run for 6 yds to the PRST 12
PENALTY Hawaii False Start (Tauaefa,Devon) 5 yards from PSU12 to PSU17. NO PLAY.
Dermaricus Davis pass incomplete to Nick Delgadillo
Kansei Matsuzawa 35 yd FG GOOD
Sean Olvera-Harle kickoff for 60 yds , Cru Newman return for 9 yds to the PRST 14
Tyrese Smith run for 1 yd to the PRST 15
Eddy Schultz run for 6 yds to the PRST 21
Jaylen Lynch run for 15 yds to the PRST 36 for a 1ST down