Picks and pans
POSTED: Sunday, September 28, 2008
This time, it was San Jose State celebrating a dramatic comeback on the road.
Hawaii lost its grip on the ball and slipped up in its Western Athletic Conference opener as San Jose State rallied for a 20-17 win over the Warriors last night at Aloha Stadium.
Hawaii (1-3), which led 17-7 at halftime, committed five turnovers in the second half, and the Spartans (3-2) scored 13 unanswered points to avenge an overtime loss to the Warriors last year in San Jose.
The last of the turnovers, an interception by Duke Ihenacho off Tyler Graunke, set up Jared Strubeck's game-winning 47-yard field goal with 1:47 left.
Inoke Funaki got the start at quarterback for the Warriors and was effective early as he completed 16 of 27 passes for 173 yards. But he threw three interceptions and lost a fumble.
Graunke took over with 9:28 left after Funaki's third interception led to a game-tying field goal. But he couldn't lead the Warriors back.
San Jose State stunned the Warriors on their opening possession when running back Brandon Rutley took the direct snap and lateraled to quarterback Kyle Reed, who then connected deep downfield with David Richmond for a 77-yard touchdown.
But the Warriors defense forced the Spartans into five straight punts, allowing only four first downs in the first half.
Hawaii took the lead on two touchdown runs by Kealoha Pilares, a 34-yarder in the first quarter and a 1-yard plunge in the second.
A Dan Kelly field goal with 8 seconds left in the half sent Hawaii into the locker room with a 17-7 lead.
The Warriors turned the ball over on three straight possessions and the Spartans tied the game on a 10-yard touchdown pass and Strubeck's 50-yard field goal with 9:32 left in the game.
Reed, the nation's most accurate passer entering the night, went 14-for-28 for 152 yards and two TDs.
San Jose State 20, Hawaii 17
At Aloha Stadium
| San Jose State (3-2, 1-0) | 7 | 0 | 7 | 6 | — | 20 |
| Hawaii (1-3, 0-1) | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 |
| First Quarter |
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| SJSU | 10:43 | David Richmond 77 pass from Kyle Reed | 7-0 |
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| UH | 9:02 | Kealoha Pilares 34 run (Dan Kelly kick) | 7-7
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| Second Quarter |
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| UH | 13:36 | Pilares 1 run (Kelly kick) | 7-14 |
| UH | 00:08 | Kelly 37 field goal | 7-17
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| Third Quarter |
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| SJSU | 00:14 | Jeff Clark 10 pass from Reed (Strubeck kick) | 14-17
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| Fourth Quarter |
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| SJSU | 9:32 | Strubeck 50 field goal | 17-17 |
| SJSU | 1:49 | Strubeck 47 field goal | 20-17 |
Attendance: 36,766. Time: 3:20.
Officials—Referee: Dan Romeo; Umpire: Frank Villar;Linesman: Jim LaBorde; Line judge: Joe Cronin; Back judge: Joe Johnston; Field judge: Shane Standley; Side judge: Matt Sumstine; Scorer: Dara Young.
Western Athletic Conference Standings
| Conference | Overall |
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| W | L | PF | PA | W | L | PF | PA |
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| San Jose St. | 1 | 0 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 90 | 95 |
| Utah St. | 1 | 0 | 42 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 93 | 168 |
| Boise St. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 106 | 46 |
| Fresno St. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 125 | 105 |
| Louisiana Tech | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 63 | 69 |
| Nevada | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 134 | 144 |
| New Mexico St. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 65 | 106 |
| Hawaii | 0 | 1 | 17 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 70 | 138 |
| Idaho | 0 | 1 | 17 | 42 | 1 | 4 | 104 | 235 |
Yesterday
San Jose St. 20, Hawaii 17
Fresno St. 36, UCLA 31
San Diego St. 45, Idaho 17
New Mexico 35, New Mexico St. 24
Nevada 49, UNLV 27
Wednesday
Louisiana Tech at Boise St., 2 p.m.
Friday
BYU at Utah St., 2 p.m.
Saturday
Alcorn St. at New Mexico St., 7:30 a.m.
Nevada at Idaho, 11 a.m.
Hawaii at Fresno St., 4 p.m.
Team Statistics
| SJSU | Hawaii |
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| FIRST DOWNS | 11 | 18 |
| Rushing | 4 | 6 |
| Passing | 4 | 10 |
| Penalty | 3 | 2 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 85 | 131 |
| Rushing Attempts | 39 | 29 |
| Average Per Rush | 2.2 | 4.5 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 0 | 2 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 129 | 182 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 44 | 51 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 152 | 225 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 14-28-0 | 21-36-4 |
| Average Per Attempt | 5.4 | 6.2 |
| Average Per Completion | 10.9 | 10.7 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 2 | 0 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 237 | 356 |
| Total offense plays | 67 | 65 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 3.5 | 5.5 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 11-79 | 11-115 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 7-288 | 4-153 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 41.1 | 38.2 |
| Net Yards Per Punt | 38.0 | 38.2 |
| Inside 20 | 1 | 2 |
| 50+ Yards | 2 | 1 |
| Touchbacks | 1 | 0 |
| Fair catch | 2 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS-YARDS | 5-282 | 4-250 |
| Average Yards Per Kickoff | 56.4 | 62.5 |
| Net Yards Per Kickoff | 44.4 | 44.5 |
| Touchbacks | 0 | 0 |
| Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD | 0-0-0 | 2-2-0 |
| Average Per Return | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD | 4-72-0 | 4-60-0 |
| Average Per Return | 18.0 | 15.0 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD | 4-30-0 | 0-0-0 |
| Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
| Miscellaneous Yards | 0 | 0 |
| Possession Time | 28:46 | 31:14 |
| 1st Quarter | 5:55 | 9:05 |
| 2nd Quarter | 6:50 | 8:10 |
| 3rd Quarter | 8:25 | 6:35 |
| 4th Quarter | 7:36 | 7:24 |
| Third-Down Conversions | 4 of 17 | 5 of 14 |
| Fourth-Down Conversions | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 |
| Red-Zone Scores-Chances | 1-3 | 2-2 |
| Sacks By: Number-Yards | 6-50 | 2-10 |
| PAT Kicks | 2-2 | 2-2 |
| Field Goals | 2-3 | 1-2 |
Individual Offensive Statistics
RUSHING—San Jose St., Rutley 10-44, Y.Davis 16-33, Liaina 1-6, K.Reed 9-5, Avila 1-0, Francies 1-0, Team 1-(minus 3). Hawaii, Libre 12-55, Pilares 3-43, Funaki 10-36, Farmer 1-9, Rego 1-5, Graunke 2-(minus 17).
PASSING—San Jose St., K.Reed 14-28-0-152. Hawaii, Funaki 16-27-3-173, Graunke 5-9-1-52.
RECEIVING—San Jose St., Richmond 5-83, Clark 3-27, Harrison 3-19, Avila 2-13, Y.Davis 1-10. Hawaii, Bain 6-94, Washington 5-19, Salas 3-34, Pollard 2-30, Wright-Jackson 2-12, Pilares 1-23, Lane 1-12, Libre 1-1.
Individual Defensive Statistics
San Jose State
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| Player | Solo | Ast | Tot |
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| Marah | 6 | 2 | 8 |
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| Owens | 5 | 1 | 6 |
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| D. Ihenacho | 3 | 2 | 5 |
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| C. Ihenacho | 4 | 0 | 4 |
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| Gilbert | 4 | 0 | 4 |
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| Francies | 3 | 1 | 4 |
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| Cole | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| Flynn | 3 | 1 | 4 |
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| Tuipulotu | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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| Newsome | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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| Jones | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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| Festejo | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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| Schweiger | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| O'Neal | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| Ring | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| Garcia | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| Burns | 1 | 0 | 1
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Hawaii
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| Tackles |
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| Player | Solo | Ast | Tot |
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| A. Leonard | 4 | 5 | 9 |
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| Fonoti | 5 | 3 | 8 |
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| Dowling | 7 | 0 | 7 |
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| Elimimian | 4 | 2 | 6 |
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| Mouton | 3 | 1 | 4 |
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| Veikune | 2 | 2 | 4 |
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| Satele | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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| Kiesel-Kauhane | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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| Roberts | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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| Thomas | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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| J. Leonard | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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| Allen-Jones | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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| Laeli | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| Purcell | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| Robinson | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| Watson | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| Funaki | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| Smith | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| Monteilh | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| Salas | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Paredes | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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| Savaiigaea | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Tackles for loss-yards—SJSU, Gilbert 1-0.4, Francies 0.5-1, Cole 2.5-19, Schweiger 1-6, O'Neal 1-13, Garcia 1-8. Hawaii, A. Leonard 2-13, Fonoti 1-3, Dowling 1-3, Elimimian 1-1, Mouton 2-15, Satele 2-6, Laeli 1-5, Watson 1-1.
Sacks-yards—SJSU, Gilbert 1-4, Cole 2-19, Schweiger 1-6, O'Neal 1-13, Garcia 1-8. Hawaii, Dowling 1-3, Mouton 1-7.
Interceptions—SJSU, D. Ihenacho 1-5, Francies 1-17, Flynn 1-5, Ryan 1-3. Hawaii, none.
Kicks blocked—SJSU, none. Hawaii, none.
Quarterback hurries—SJSU, C. Ihenacho. Hawaii, Kiesel-Kauhane 2, Mouton, Satele, Watson, Savaiigaea, Meatoga.
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