HONOLULU, Hawai'i (AP) -- Chevan Cordeiro passed for 246 yards and a touchdown and scored on a 2-yard run in the fourth quarter and Hawaii beat Nevada 24-21 on Saturday night.
Cordeiro was 26-of-32 passing without an interception and had 15 carries for 62 yards. Calvin Turner had 10 receptions for 77 yards and a TD for Hawaii (3-3 Mountain West Conference).
Carson Strong hit Cole Turner for a 4-yard touchdown to give Nevada (5-1) a 7-3 lead with 2:57 to play in the first half but Cordeiro led the Rainbow Warriors on an eight-play, 75-yard drive capped by his 7-yard TD pass to Turner less than two minutes later and Hawaii led the rest of the way.
Strong completed 20 of 25 passes for 168 yards and two touchdowns and Toa Taua 131 yards rushing and a score on 20 carries for the Wolf Pack.
Hawaii took a 10-point lead when its 10-play, 99-yard drive culminated with a 4-yard touchdown run by Miles Reed late in the third quarter. On Nevada's next drive, Taua scored on a 1-yard run, but the Rainbow Warriors answered with a 14-play, 75-yard to make it 24-14 on Cordeiro's TD run with 9:31 to play.
Tory Horton had an 18-yard scoring reception pulled the Wolf Pack within a field goal about four minutes later but Hawaii ran out the clock with an 11-play drive including a 9-yard pass from Cordeiro to Turner on fourth-and-9 from the Nevada 26 to seal it.
Postgame notes – Hawai'i
-As a team, Nevada recorded 208 rushing yards, its first 200-yard rushing game of the season and first since it notched 254 at Fresno State in November of 2019.
-Junior RB
Toa Taua eclipsed 100 yards on the ground for the second time this season and seventh time in his career. He finished the game with a season-high 131 rushing yards on 20 attempts and one rushing touchdown.
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Toa Taua went over 2,000 rushing yards in his career during the game, needing just 14 entering the game.
-Junior RB
Devonte Lee ran for a career-high 81 yards on 14 carries, with a long rush of 20 yards.
-Junior LB
Daiyan Henley registered the first double digit tackle performance of his career, leading the team with 11 tackles, including 0.5 TFLs.
-Senior LB
Lawson Hall finished the game with 10 tackles, including 1.5 tackles for loss. It marked his second double digit tackle game of the season. Hall has recorded 29 tackles in his last three games.
-Sophomore QB
Carson Strong threw two touchdown passes in the game, his 11th consecutive game with TD pass.
-Senior DE
Sam Hammond registered 1.5 sacks in the game, a single-game career-high and the first multi-sack game of his career.
-True freshman WR
Tory Horton caught his second touchdown catch of the season, and first since the season opener, in the fourth quarter.
-Junior TE
Cole Turner hauled in the first Nevada TD reception of the game, his fourth of the season. He has a touchdown catch in back-to-back games.
-Sophomore WR
Will Barnard made his first Division I reception in the first quarter that went for three yards.
-Junior TE
Crishaun Lappin and sophomore DB
Mikael Bradford both earned their first starts of the season. For Bradford, it was his first Division I start.
-The all-time series now stands at 14-11 in favor of Nevada. Hawai'i has won the last two meetings between the two programs.
-Up next, Nevada will look for its sixth win of the season when it hosts Fresno State for the regular season home finale on Saturday, Dec. 5, time still to be announced.