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UTEP 51, Hawaii 20
| At the Sun Bowl |
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| Hawaii (2-3, 2-2 WAC) | 13 | 0 | 7 | 0 | -- | 20 |
| UTEP (4-2, 2-1 WAC) | 14 | 10 | 20 | 7 | -- | 51 |
| First Quarter | |||
| UTEP | 11:41 | Crafts 3 pass from Palmer (Schneider kick) | 0-7 |
| UTEP | 9:29 | Francies 15 pass from Palmer (Schneider kick) | 0-14 |
| UH | 5:36 | Welch 13 pass from Chang (Ayat kick) | 7-14 |
| UH | 5:26 | Elimimian 20 interception return (kick failed) | 13-14 |
| Second Quarter | |||
| UTEP | 10:41 | Higgins 16 pass from Palmer (Schneider kick) | 13-21 |
| UTEP | 00:00 | FG Schneider 48 | 13-24 |
| Third Quarter | |||
| UTEP | 11:58 | Francies 9 pass from Palmer (Schneider kick) | 13-31 |
| UTEP | 7:05 | Chamois 1 run (Schneider kick) | 13-38 |
| UTEP | 4:57 | Jackson 5 run (kick failed) | 13-44 |
| UH | 3:26 | Welch 30 pass from Chang (Ayat kick) | 20-44 |
| Fourth Quarter | |||
| UTEP | 9:52 | Francies 13 pass from Palmer (Schneider kick) | 20-51 |
| Attendance: 44,381. Time: 3:35. | |||
Team Statistics
| HAWAII | UTEP |
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| FIRST DOWNS | 27 | 28 |
| Rushing | 4 | 12 |
| Passing | 21 | 16 |
| Penalty | 2 | 0 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 77 | 173 |
| Rushing Attempts | 14 | 42 |
| Average Per Rush | 5.5 | 4.1 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 359 | 317 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 32-65-2 | 28-45-4 |
| Average Per Attempt | 5.5 | 7.0 |
| Average Per Completion | 11.2 | 11.3 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 436 | 490 |
| Total offense plays | 79 | 87 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 5.5 | 5.6 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 4-2 | 1-0 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 1-5 | 6-56 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 5-210 | 5-215 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 42.0 | 43.8 |
| Net Yards Per Punt | 32.2 | 45.8 |
| Inside 20 | 1 | 2 |
| KICKOFFS-YARDS | 4-227 | 8-512 |
| Average Yards Per Kickoff | 56.8 | 64.0 |
| Net Yards Per Kickoff | 50.0 | 59.2 |
| Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD | 2-(-14)-0 | 3-49-0 |
| Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD | 2-38-0 | 1-27-0 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD | 4-30-1 | 2-0-0 |
| Possession Time | 27:36 | 32:24 |
| Third-Down Conversions | 2 of 13 | 9 of 15 |
| Fourth-Down Conversions | 0 of 4 | 1 of 1 |
| Red-Zone Scores-Chances | 1-3 | 7-7 |
| Sacks By: Number-Yards | 1-9 | 1-6 |
| Field Goals | 0-1 | 1-1 |
Individual Offensive
Statistics
Rushing -- Hawaii, Akina 6-58, Brewster 5-20, Keliikipi 2-5, Chang 1-(minus 6). UTEP, Jackson 28-138, Thomas 6-21, Smith 3-11, Givens 1-7, Austin 1-6, Chamois 1-1, Team 1-(minus 2), Palmer 1-(minus 9).Passing -- Hawaii, Chang 26-49-0-294, Akina 6-14-2-65, Kapanui 0-2-0-0. UTEP, Palmer 28-44-4-317, Duarte 0-1-0-0.
Receiving -- Hawaii, Komine 6-49, Welch 5-83, Rivers 5-51, Owens 5-33, Brewster 3-32, Sampie 3-21, Keliikipi 2-17, Ferguson 1-44, Poumele 1-20, Dickerson 1-9. UTEP, Higgins 6-104, Boyd 6-40, Francies 4-41, Givens 4-35, Crafts 3-61, Marrow 3-19, Jackson 2-17.
Individual Defensive
Statistics
| Hawaii | |||
| Player | Solo | Ast | Tot |
| Peters | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| Purcell | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Broadway | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| Moe | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Hollingsworth | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Elimimian | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Hogan | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Lutu-Carroll | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Sauafea | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Kamakawiwo'ole | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Hoohuli | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Paepule | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Komine | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Tautofi, D. | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Kapanui | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Ayat | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Milne | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Kalilimoku | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Noa, Karl | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Noa, Kilinahe | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Fuga | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Akpan | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Allen-Jones | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Manners | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Brewster | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| UTEP | |||
| Player | Solo | Ast | Tot |
| Rodriguez | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| Draughon | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| Demps | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Akinduro | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Ward | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Dowdy | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Fenner | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Mineo | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Hanel | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| West | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Ward | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Ibok | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Jones, J. | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Collavo | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Howard | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Garcia | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Perez | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jones, V. | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dillard | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Tackles for loss-yards -- UTEP: Howard 1-6, Demps 1-2, Mineo 1-1. Hawaii: Purcell 2-14, Komine 1-5, Peters 1-2, Moe 1-1, Hogan 1-1, Hoohuli 1-1.
Sacks-Yards -- UTEP: Howard 1-6. Hawaii: Purcell 1-9.
Fumbles forced -- UTEP: Mineo, Collavo. Hawaii: none.
Fumbles recovered -- UTEP: Akinduro 1-0, Higgins 1-0. Hawaii: none.
Interceptions -- UTEP: Fenner 2-0. Hawaii: Elimimian 3-30, Hollingsworth 1-0.
Passes broken up-- UTEP: Rodriguez, Demps, Fenner, Ibok, Chamois. Hawaii: Purcell.
Kicks blocked -- UTEP: Mineo 2-0. Hawaii: None.
Quarterback hurries -- UTEP: Ibok 3, Hanel 2, West 2, Obomese, Howard, Ward, Akinduro, Rodriguez. Hawaii: Moe, Kapanui.
WAC Standings
| Conference | Overall | ||||||
| W | L | Pct | W | L | Pct | Str | |
| Boise State | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 6 | 0 | 1.000 | W17 |
| Louisiana Tech | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 4 | 3 | .571 | W1 |
| Rice | 3 | 1 | .750 | 4 | 2 | .667 | L3 |
| UTEP | 2 | 1 | .667 | 4 | 2 | .667 | W3 |
| Hawaii | 2 | 2 | .500 | 2 | 3 | .400 | L1 |
| San Jose State | 1 | 1 | .500 | 2 | 3 | .400 | L1 |
| Nevada | 1 | 2 | .333 | 3 | 4 | .429 | W1 |
| SMU | 1 | 3 | .250 | 1 | 6 | .143 | L3 |
| Fresno State | 0 | 2 | .000 | 3 | 2 | .600 | L2 |
| Tulsa | 0 | 2 | .000 | 1 | 5 | .200 | L3 |
Yesterday's results
UTEP 51, Hawaii 20
Louisiana Tech 41, SMU 10
Boise St. 45, Tulsa 42
Nevada 35, Rice 10
UH Schedule
| Sept. 4 | Fla. Atlantic | L, 28-35, OT |
| Sept. 18 | at Rice | L, 41-29 |
| Oct. 2 | Tulsa | W, 44-16 |
| Oct. 9 | Nevada | W, 48-26 |
| Yesterday | at Texas-El Paso | L, 51-20 |
| Saturday | San Jose State |
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| Oct. 29 | at Boise State |
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| Nov. 6 | Louisiana Tech |
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| Nov. 12 | at Fresno State |
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| Nov. 20 | Idaho |
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| Nov. 27 | Northwestern |
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| Dec. 4 | Michigan State |
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