We renew our rivalry with the only divisional team to sport a winning record against us, the Honolulu Blue Pacific (back under the ownership of MrBug after a 2-year hiatus). They currently have a 10-9 edge in our series, but they've struggled against us of late: they began this rivalry 9-2 against us, but over the last four years have gone 1-7. We're hoping to start the season right with a win over a division rival that will square our record against them.
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Box Score: Honolulu at Tucson
Tucson, AZ.
Week 1, 2012
Attendance: 66,000 (69,800).
Weather: 86 degrees, fair.
1Q: 11:21 TUC - Hugo Eckard 19 field goal.
1Q: 07:47 TUC - Coleman Parr 6 pass from Kent Goodwin.
1Q: 07:47 TUC - Hugo Eckard extra point.
1Q: 01:02 TUC - Hugo Eckard 27 field goal.
2Q: 08:31 HON - Les Muth 13 run.
2Q: 08:31 HON - Frederic Swallow extra point.
2Q: 07:18 TUC - Courtney Hodges 6 pass from Kent Goodwin.
2Q: 07:18 TUC - Hugo Eckard extra point.
3Q: 05:53 HON - Jody Beech 25 pass from Ronnie Tu.
3Q: 05:53 HON - Frederic Swallow extra point.
3Q: 02:09 TUC - Freddie Housley 4 pass from Kent Goodwin.
3Q: 02:09 TUC - Hugo Eckard extra point.
4Q: 13:37 TUC - Kelvin Hayakawa 4 run.
4Q: 13:37 TUC - Hugo Eckard extra point.
4Q: 08:41 TUC - Courtney Hodges 5 pass from Kent Goodwin.
4Q: 08:41 TUC - Hugo Eckard extra point.
Game MVP: TUC 19 Kent Goodwin
Honolulu 0 7 7 0 - 14
Tucson 13 7 7 14 - 41
Team Statistics HON TUC
First Downs 18 24
Total Rushes 25 29
Rushing Yards 63 156
Yards Per Carry 2.5 5.3
Pass Attempts 32 33
Completions 14 19
Passing Yards 255 258
Yards Per Attempt 7.9 7.8
Sacked 3 0
Yards Lost 19 0
Interceptions 1 0
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
Total Plays 60 62
Total Yards 299 414
Yards Per Play 4.9 6.6
3rd Down Plays 8/16 6/12
Avg. YTG on 3rd 8.1 4.7
4th Down Plays 0/0 0/0
Penalties 3 7
Penalty Yards 53 45
Avg. Drive Start OWN 17 OWN 33
Time Of Possession 28:44 31:16
Tucson Individual Statistics
Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD
33 Hayakawa 19 113 5.9 32 1
42 Holliday 5 20 4.0 15 0
26 Jeffries 3 11 3.6 4 0
80 Higginbotham 1 3 3.0 3 0
25 Edwards 1 9 9.0 9 0
Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int Sckd
19 Goodwin 30 18 245 8.1 50 4 0 0
4 Hogan 3 1 13 4.3 13 0 0 0
Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
81 Hodges 5 92 18.4 17 50 2
26 Jeffries 4 45 11.2 3 13 0
80 Higginbotham 3 45 15.0 0 21 0
88 Parr 3 23 7.6 1 9 1
86 Housley 1 4 4.0 0 4 1
82 Torres 1 34 34.0 19 34 0
84 Joyner 1 11 11.0 0 11 0
33 Hayakawa 1 4 4.0 6 4 0
Punt Returns Att Yards Avg TD
42 Holliday 1 17 17.0 0
87 Emerson 1 16 16.0 0
Kick Returns Att Yards Avg TD
81 Hodges 1 30 30.0 0
35 Giles 1 39 39.0 0
Punting Punts Yards Avg Long In20
15 Winters 4 204 51.0 57 2
Kicking FG FGA Long PAT Att
12 Eckard 2 2 27 5 5
Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
55 Trujillo 6 1 1.0 0 0 0
90 Jarrard 6 1 0.0 0 0 0
31 Enoch 4 2 0.0 0 0 0
35 Giles 4 0 0.0 0 0 0
70 Neubauer 3 1 1.0 0 0 0
37 Rosenberry 3 0 0.0 1 0 0
44 Visser 3 0 0.0 0 0 0
95 Stoltzfus 2 3 0.5 0 0 0
77 Van Brocklin 2 1 0.5 0 0 0
93 King 2 1 0.0 0 0 0
75 Grier 2 1 0.0 0 0 0
52 Wash 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
58 Watford 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
27 Callis 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
88 Parr 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
98 Crane 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
82 Torres 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
34 McGarrity 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
33 Hayakawa 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
72 Bernard 0 1 0.0 0 0 0
Miscellaneous Fumb FForc Recov MiscTD KeyRBlk SckAlwd
68 Kudrow 0 0 0 0 6 0
64 Connell 0 0 0 0 3 0
62 Tollefson 0 0 1 0 0 0
82 Torres 0 0 0 0 1 0
33 Hayakawa 1 0 0 0 0 0
That went just about as well as we could've hoped! A 27 point win is always welcome, but to come in the season opener against a big division rival gives us an enormous lift. Goodwin picked up where he left off last year, suggesting he won't just be a flash-in-the-pan. And our running game was surprisingly effective.
About that running game...um, Drew Holliday got hurt again. The man who had been Mr. Invincible for 94 straight starts as a Toro has now suffered two "out" injuries in two seasons. Methinks he might be starting to show his age a bit. At least he's only out for 4 weeks with a bad back.
But boy did his replacement put on a show! Lightly regarded undrafted FA Kelvin Hayakawa put on a clinic today. It is early in his career, to be sure, but we might have found something with this kid.
Fortunately, Holliday's injury was the only one of significance this week. And that's important, as we next travel to face a very potent Baltimore team.