Rivers also caught a 7-yard TD pass that got Hawaii on the scoreboard and capped an 83-yard drive with Brennan completing seven straight passes. Brennan was 5-of-5 on Hawaii’s next drive, including a 3-yard dart to Rivers for a score.

On a day of upsets, Washington stunned the green-clad crowd of 49,566 by jumping out to a 21-0 lead in the first 9½ minutes. The Huskies forced three fumbles and took advantage of strong field position in the one-sided first quarter.

It was the first time Hawaii had been shutout in the opening quarter this season.

“The only thing I could think about was that there was a lot of time left and if we could slowly tug away at the gap then maybe we can put ourselves in a spot to win this game and that’s exactly what we did,” Brennan said.

Louis Rankin led the Huskies with 145 yards on 21 carries.

Locker rushed for 76 yards, giving him 986 for the season, just missing becoming the first quarterback in Pac-10 history to rush for 1,000 yards.

The freshman scored on an 8-yard run on the game’s opening series, which was kept alive by a Hawaii penalty on fourth down.

On Hawaii’s ensuing drive, Nate Williams stripped Brennan to give Washington possession at the Hawaii 21. Four plays later, Luke Kravitz punched it in on fourth down from the 1. Kravitz scored on another 1-yard run to give the Huskies a 21-0 lead.

The Huskies tried to pad their lead late in the quarter, but a 38-yard field goal attempt by Ryan Perkins was blocked by Joshua Leonard.

The last time Hawaii rallied from 21 points to win was in 2004 against Michigan State.

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