Overview
- Hawai'i won 35-31 on a touchdown pass to Nick Cenacle with 10 seconds left, completing a drive after Cal had briefly retaken the lead.
- Starter Micah Alejado went 32-for-46 for 274 yards and three touchdowns before exiting late following a hit.
- Cal freshman Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele topped 320 passing yards and scored on a 1-yard sneak with 1:57 remaining to put the Bears ahead.
- The 21-point comeback is Hawai'i’s largest ever and matches the biggest rally in the Hawai'i Bowl’s history.
- Pofele Ashlock led Hawai'i with 14 receptions for 123 yards and two scores, while Cal’s Jacob De Jesus caught nine passes for 137 yards; a brief postgame skirmish followed Cal’s failed last-play lateral sequence.