Brennan sets record; Hawaii perfect champ

? Unbeaten. Record-breaking. Western Athletic Conference champion. Maybe BCS bound.

All apply to Colt Brennan and Hawaii.

The Warriors’ prolific passer threw five touchdowns to break the major-college career record as No. 14 Hawaii beat No. 17 Boise State, 39-27, Friday night to win its first outright Western Athletic Conference title.

Brennan finished 40-of-53 for 495 yards for the Warriors (11-0, 8-0), who set a school record with 12 straight victories and denied the Broncos (10-2, 7-1) a sixth straight conference championship.

The WAC heavyweights traded scores and the lead until Brennan erupted for three TD tosses in the third quarter to give the Warriors their largest lead, 39-27, heading into the final quarter.

The quick-striking Warriors, who have won 21 of their last 22 games and lead the nation in scoring, ran out the clock with their rare running game to seal the win as the crowd chanted, “BCS! BCS!”

With the final seconds ticking off the clock, players and thousands of fans spilled onto the field and celebrated the Warriors’ biggest win in school history.

Hawaii’s Davone Bess caught a school-record 14 catches for 171 yards and two touchdowns.

Jason Rivers had 12 catches for 123 yards and a touchdown.

C.J. Hawthorne added five receptions for 111 yards and a TD.

But it was Brennan’s night.

Brennan has passed for 126 TDs in his three-year career at Hawaii, which beat Boise State for the first time in seven tries.

Brennan broke the record, throwing his 122nd, in the first quarter.