Gabriel Leads Hawaii Past Wyoming, 38-17

Garret Gabriel passed for three touchdowns, leading Hawaii past Wyoming, 38-17, in a Western Athletic Conference game Saturday night.

The Rainbows improved to 6-4 overall and 3-3 in the WAC. Wyoming, which has accepted a bid to the Copper Bowl, fell to 9-3 and 5-3. Jeff Sydner caught two touchdown passes from Gabriel as Hawaii took a 21-3 halftime lead. The Rainbows scored the first three times they had the ball, twice after Cowboy turnovers.

Three plays after the opening kickoff, Gabriel ran 25 yards to the Cowboy 43. On the next down, Gabriel passed over the middle to Sydner, who ran 43 yards for a touchdown at 13:53.

After Wyoming failed to get a first down, punter Sean Fleming mishandled a snap at the Cowboy 41, turning the ball over to Hawaii at the Cowboy 23. Jamal Farmer scored four plays later.