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HONOLULU – The University of Hawai'i football team got off to a quick start and never looked back in a 56-14 rout of UC Davis Saturday at Aloha Stadium. UH improved to 2-2 on the year with the win.

Coming off of two deflating road losses, UH regained its mojo right from the get-go against the FCS Aggies (1-3). The Warriors scored a touchdown on each of its seven first-half possessions—including a touchdown on its first offensive play from scrimmage—to cruise to victory in the first-ever meeting between the teams.

Bryant Moniz had a hand on all of the UH touchdowns, tying an NCAA record with seven touchdown passes in a half, a feat shared with three others and last accomplished 14 years ago.  The senior also set a new school record with 424 first-half passing yards, completing 30-of-40 passes, before sitting out the second half.

Meanwhile, the defense was equally dominate, holding UC Davis to just one first down and 51 yards of offense in the first frame as the Warriors staked a 49-0 lead at the break. It marked the second straight home game that UH posted a first-half shutout.

The Warrior defense set the tone early by forcing and recovering an Aggie fumble on the opening drive. The offense picked it up from there, as Moniz found Sterling Jackson for 25-yard touchdown on the very next play to get UH on the scoreboard just 67 seconds into the game. It was the first of seven touchdown passes for Moniz who completed his first eight passes of the game and racked up 164 yards in less than half a quarter.

UH took a 28-0 lead after the first quarter and tacked on 21 more points in the second quarter. The Warriors put a punctuation mark on the half when Moniz found Pollard for an 8-yard score with 26 seconds left, tying the NCAA record-for touchdown passes and surpassing Colt Brennan's first-half yardage record (416 vs. Northern Colorado, 2007).

Pollard was Moniz' favorite target as the senior hauled in a career-high nine catches for 145 yards and three touchdowns.

UH has now won its last eight regular season home games dating back to last season, while also winning for the 10^th time in its last 11 meetings against FCS schools.

Hawai'i now heads back on the road again for its Western Athletic Conference opener at Louisiana Tech on Saturday, Oct. 1. Kickoff is 6:00 p.m. CT (1:00 p.m. HT).