Hawaii pulls out win on field goal

Dan Kelly kicked a 45-yard field goal with 11 seconds left to lift Hawaii to a 28-26 victory over Nevada in a Western Athletic Conference game at Reno on Friday night.

The win keeps Hawaii (10-0, 6-0) alive for a possible berth in a Bowl Championship Series game.

The Warriors played without starting quarterback Colt Brennan, who sat out after suffering a concussion last week against Fresno State.

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Dennis Dixon will have surgery on the left knee that buckled early in second-ranked Oregon’s upset loss to Arizona on Thursday night.

The senior quarterback tore his anterior cruciate ligament during Oregon’s Nov. 3 victory over Arizona State, according to Coach Mike Bellotti, but he had rested it and felt as if he was ready to play Thursday night against the Wildcats.

His recovery after surgery will take some six months. The date for the surgery wasn’t set.

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Pierre Walker rushed for 149 yards in 31 carries with three touchdowns, including a one-yarder with 3:08 to play as Eastern Michigan (4-8, 3-4) held on, 48-45, over Central Michigan (6-5, 5-1) in a Mid-American Conference game at Mount Pleasant.