BYU 17, HAWAII 3 Provo, Utah -- The BYU offense continued to struggle in its 17-3 win over Hawaii. The Cougars managed just 242 total yards, including a season-low 89 yards passing. The game plan going into Saturday's contest was to grind down the clock with the rushing game. As a result, senior tailback Brian McKenzie finished the game with 30 attempts for 122 yards. With starter Kevin Feterik sidelined for anywhere from three to eight weeks with a foot fracture, the quarterback duties against the Rainbow Warriors fell to one-time starter Paul Shoemaker and freshman Drew Miller. Shoemaker played the first half, and the pair traded off in the second, finishing the game with a combined 10-of-22 for 89 yards, with two interceptions and no touchdowns. "A win is a win," Shoemaker said. "I think everybody is disappointed in the way we played, but we are happy to get the win." Miller got his chance to enter the game in the third quarter after Shoemaker was sacked and knocked out on a play that included an interception, a taunting penalty on Hawaii and a trip for Shoemaker to the locker room to get six stitches in his chin. "I thought the penalty was for a late hit and that we punted after I left," Shoemaker said. "I didn't even see the interception." Miller showed flashes of adequacy in going 3-for-7 for 23 yards. After the win over Hawaii, an obviously bothered coach LaVell Edwards bristled when he was asked to assess the ongoing quarterback situation. "Neither have played much, and that makes it hard. It's a struggle at quarterback and there is not a simple solution. As I have said all along, we are going to do anything we can to win," Edwards said. "Read whatever you want into it, but I'm saying the same things I've said all year long. We won and that is all that is important to me right now." Hawaii did everything it could to avoid throwing the ball in Omarr Morgan's direction. The lack of action on his side of the field - only one pass in Morgan's direction, which he almost intercepted - left the All-WAC corner twiddling his thumbs. "I didn't do anything. Truthfully I was getting bored, but as long as we win, the rest takes care of itself." It took six games, but BYU finally got its first interception of the season as Ben Cook snared an errant Hawaii pass in the third quarter. "It had been a monkey on our back," Cook said. "We were pretty disgusted about the fact. It felt really good to finally get one." Coach Edwards has been talking since the preseason about the excitement freshman Jaron Dabney would generate on special teams. It took six games for the speedy receiver to make a statement, in the form of an 83-yard punt return for a touchdown. "The special times got together and decided that we had to do something electrifying. It is a big change going from high school to college. I believe that six games is kinda good." Watching film of last season's punt returner, James Dye, has given Jaron Dabney inspiration: "I watched what he did and told myself I was going to do as good as that." But the relationship between Dabney and Dye goes deeper than old game films. "He comes over to the house all the time. I cut his hair," Dabney said. 1st 2nd 3rd 4th f hawaii 0 0 3 0 3 byu 7 10 0 0 17 rainbows 3 cougars 17 final 1st quarter byu - Jaron Dabney 83-yard punt return(Pochman kick) 2nd quarter byu - Owen Pochman 42-yard field goal byu - Brian McKenzie 4-yard run(Pochman kick) 3rd quarter uh - Eric Hannum 45-yard field goal 4th quarter no scoring BYU - Hawaii Game Recap Source: Blue & White Sports Network 1st Quarter Hawai'i second punt early in the ballgame proved costly, as BYU's Jaron Dabney returned it 83-yards for the touchdown. Dabney, a freshman from Texas, looked James Dye-like taking a seam up the middle to go untouched into the endzone. 2nd Quarter BYU continues a long drive that took up several minutes in the 1st Quarter with the running game. After the Cougars are stopped on 3rd and 4, Owen Pochman connects from 42-yards out to extend BYU's lead. KEY PLAYS: 16-yard run by Brian McKenzie, 27-yard pass from Paul Shoemaker to Ben Cahoon. The Cougars continue to work on their rushing game in the 1st half. Brian McKenzie caps off another BYU drive with a 5-yard run to the endzone. KEY PLAYS: Shoemaker to Cahoon for 19-yards, Shoemaker to Dabney for 6-yards. Hawai'i puts together their first solid drive of the game driving the BYU 3. The drive is stuffed there, however, and a 20-yard field goal try by Eric Hannum misses to keep the Rainbows off the scoreboard. KEY PLAYS: 29-yard run by Calvin Mims. 3rd Quarter An interception by the Rainbows Brian Chapman sets UH up at the BYU 31. Hawai'i manages one first down but is stopped there. They settle for a 46-yard field goal by Hannum to cut into the lead. KEY PLAYS: Runs of 6 and 5-yards by Charles Tharp. BYU finally gets their first interception of season as Ben Cook picks off Josh Skinner. BYU can't capitalize, however, and end up with a missed field goal. Freshman quarterback Drew Miller is forced to replace an injured Paul Shoemaker. 4th Quarter Both teams struggle to get anything going in the 4th Quarter. With six minutes left, BYU finally gets a drive started from their own 45. The Cougars go for it on 4th-and-1 from the Rainbow 15, but don't get it and turn the ball over on downs. Hawai'i drives inside the BYU 30, but fumbles the ball. Issiah Magalei recovers for the Cougars to stop the Rainbows. BYU can't get a drive of their own going, though, and are forced to punt once again. Statistics Hawai'i BYU Rushes-Yards 29-54 45-153 Passing Yards 97 89 Sacks-yards lost 3-16 4-21 Return Yards 17 155 Passing (Att-Comp-Int) 10-24-1 10-22-2 Punts-Average 9-48.2 5-40.4 Fumbles-Lost 3-1 1-0 Penalties-Yards 9-65 5-35 Time of Possession 25:26 34:34 Individual Statistics Rushing Hawaii-Tharp 19-53, Mims 1-29, Dileso 1-minus 3, Kane 1-minus 10, Skinner 7-minus 15. BYU-McKenzie 30-120, Snowden 5-14, D Johnson 2-14, Hooks 1-9, Dabney 1-6, Shoemaker 5-minus 4, Miller 1-minus 6. Passing Hawaii-Skinner 10-24-1-97. BYU-Shoemaker 7-15-1-66, Miller 3-7-1-23. Receiving Hawaii-Kalama 3-35, Tharp 2-15, Morris 1-15, Macon 1-12, Ellison 1-9, Kane 1-8, Mims 1-3. BYU-Cahoon 6-76, Dabney 1-6, D Johnson 1-4, Roderick 1-2, Mckenzie 1-1. Att: 64,558