Timmy Chang breaks Ty Detmer's record for passing yardage

He broke the career record in Hawaii's 34-23 win over Louisiana Tech.
HONOLULU (AP) -- Timmy Chang remembers all too well when he was booed and benched at Hawaii.
Now he has not only cemented his legacy at the school, but he has left his mark on all of college football. He moved to the top of the NCAA career list for yards passing, breaking the record of 15,031 set by BYU's Ty Detmer from 1988-91.
The milestone came on a 7-yard scoring pass in the first quarter of Hawaii's 34-23 victory over Louisiana Tech on Saturday. He received a standing ovation for several minutes and was presented with the ball.
"It was very special," Chang said. "I can remember not too long ago, I got booed."
He finished the game with four touchdowns and 285 yards. The fifth-year senior from Honolulu has 15,303 yards with at least four games remaining.
Chang entered the game needing 14 yards to break Detmer's record. He overtook the Heisman Trophy winner with a toss to Jason Rivers on the Warriors' second series.
Hugs father on sideline
With flashbulbs sparkling throughout Aloha Stadium, Chang ran across the field and gave the football -- and a hug -- to his father, Levi, on the sideline.
"There's no better person I could give the ball to than my father," he said. "I just wanted to thank him and my family for everything they've done for me."
Teammates mobbed Chang on the field, and Detmer, a backup with the Atlanta Falcons, appeared on the stadium's video screen and congratulated Chang in a recorded message.
At first, Rivers thought the crowd was cheering his touchdown catch.
"Then I realized Timmy broke the record," Rivers said. "I was looking for the ball to give to him, but the referee beat me to the punch."
Chang went on to set another record. On the first play of the second quarter, his 5-yard pass to Gerald Welch broke the NCAA career completions mark of 1,231 held by Texas Tech's Kliff Kingsbury.
Chang also holds the record for career attempts (2,211), interceptions (75) and total offense (15,096).
The only major passing record left for Chang to chase is career TDs passes. He has 98. Detmer holds the mark with 121.
Chang finished 26-of-42, and Rivers caught eight passes for 137 yards for Hawaii (4-4, 4-3 Western Athletic Conference).
Had high expectations
Chang, who started 10 games as a freshman in 2000, always had high expectations, but never thought he would become a record-breaking passer.
"I stayed home wanting to accomplish something big here," he said. "It's been up and down -- with injuries and a lot of things -- but with a strong family, good friends, we pulled it through."
Chang was coming off one of his worst games, a 69-3 loss at No. 14 Boise State in which he threw four interceptions.
"When you get whipped like that, there's a lot of doubts going through people's minds," Chang said. "But the guys stayed strong. We picked up the intensity and we made it work. We found a way to win."
Hawaii coach June Jones is glad Chang finally has the yards passing record.
"It's just awesome," Jones said. "He'll be so proud of this 15, 20 years from now."
Jones believes Chang's mark will stand for a long time, especially if the Warriors win three more game to qualify for the Hawaii Bowl.
"I really don't think this record will ever be broken if he finishes the last five games," Jones said.