Hawaii stuns Cal in Hawaii Bowl
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The Cal Golden Bears and Hawaii Rainbow Warriors meet Wednesday at the Hawaii Bowl. Kickoff in Honolulu, Hawaii, is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET.
The Hawaii Rainbow Warriors came back from 21 points down to defeat the California Golden Bears in the Hawaii Bowl. A brawl broke out afterward.
Backup quarterback Luke Weaver threw a 22-yard touchdown pass to Nick Cenacle with 10 seconds left, and Hawaii rallied for a 35-31 victory over California in the Hawaii Bowl
The backup QB, who has the same name as a new Mets pitcher, entered the game after starter Micah Alejado took a hard hit on the previous play.
Seeking help, Honolulu is said to have turned to California, convincing South Bay developers in the 1920s to ship them enough sand to, in essence, fill in paradise’s watery potholes. The Kuhn Brothers Construction Company led the effort, selling off barges full of sand to Hawaii, an effort that continued passively for a decade, by some estimates.
Most of us weren’t around to remember the first time Cal and Hawaii met on the football field. It was Jan. 1, 1935 — a bookend to the 1934 season — and on Wedne