AGGIE-nizing
POSTED: Sunday, November 02, 2008
LOGAN, Utah » Missed opportunities added up to a deflating loss for the Hawaii football team yesterday.
Hawaii went scoreless on four of its five trips into the red zone—including three opportunities inside the Utah State 9—and Utah State defeated the Warriors 30-14 before a crowd of 12,112 at Romney Stadium.
Utah State quarterback Diondre Borel completed 14 of 19 passes for 223 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 87 yards to lead the Aggies (2-7, 2-3 WAC) to their first win over Hawaii as a WAC member.
Hawaii quarterbacks Greg Alexander and Inoke Funaki led a Hawaii offense that racked up 374 total yards and outgained Utah State. But the Warriors couldn't overcome a series of miscues deep in Utah State territory.
“;We left too many points on the field,”; UH coach Greg McMackin said after the Warriors fell to 4-5 overall and 3-3 in WAC play in losing the front end of a two-game road trip.
The Warriors stay on the road this week and face New Mexico State on Saturday in Las Cruces. They must now go 3-1 down the stretch to become bowl eligible.
Utah State blocked two field goals in the first half yesterday and never trailed.
After the second block the Aggies took a 10-0 lead when Borel hit Nnamdi Gwacham for a 62-yard touchdown on the next play.
Hawaii broke through on its next drive when Alexander connected with Mike Washington for a 34-yard touchdown. But the Aggies ate up the remaining 6:20 of the half with a 15-play drive ending with a 34-yard field goal by Peter Caldwell to give Utah State a 13-7 cushion.
Hawaii appeared in position to tie or take the lead after Malcolm Lane's 46-yard kickoff return to open the half and Aaron Bain's 33-yard reception moved the Warriors to the Aggies 4. But Daniel Libre fumbled a pitch and Igboeli recovered for the Aggies.
After Utah State extended the lead to 20-7, Hawaii closed to within a touchdown with 7 minutes left on Alexander's 9-yard TD run.
But Borel's 61-yard run set up Caldwell's third field goal, and the Aggies closed the scoring with a 6-yard run by Robert Turbin.
Utah State 30, Hawaii 14
At Romney Stadium
| Hawaii (4-5, 3-3) | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | — | 14 |
| Utah State (2-7, 2-3) | 3 | 10 | 7 | 10 | — | 30 |
QB Carousel
How Hawaii's signal-callers fared yesterday:
| QB | C-A | YDS | TD INT |
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| Alexander | 13-27 | 186 | 1 | 0 |
| Funaki | 6-10 | 47 | 0 | 0 |
| First Quarter |
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| USU | 09:12 | Peter Caldwell 34 field goal | 0-3 |
| Second Quarter |
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| USU | 08:48 | Nnamdi Gwacham 62 pass from Diondre Borel |
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| (Caldwell kick) | 0-10 |
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| UH | 06:20 | Michael Washington 34 pass from Greg Alexander |
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| (Dan Kelly kick) | 7-10 |
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| USU | 00:00 | Caldwell 34 field goal | 7-13 |
| Third Quarter |
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| USU | 01:26 | Robert Turbin 23 pass from Borel (Caldwell kick) | 7-20 |
| Fourth Quarter |
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| UH | 07:00 | Alexander 9 run (Kelly kick) | 14-20 |
| USU | 04:08 | Caldwell 21 field goal | 14-23 |
| USU | 02:00 | Turbin 6 run (Caldwell kick) | 14-30 |
Attendance: 12,112. Time: 3:03.
Officials—Referee: Rich Kollen; Umpire: Al Cory; Linesman: Cal McNeill; Line judge: Tom Keeling; Back judge: Robin Hall; Field judge: John Masterson; Side judge: Steve Lindsay; Scorer: USU Media Relations.
Western Athletic Conference Standings
| Conference | Overall | |||||||
| W | L | PF | PA | W | L | PF | PA | |
| Boise St. | 4 | 0 | 147 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 277 | 79 |
| San Jose St. | 4 | 1 | 127 | 95 | 6 | 3 | 197 | 173 |
| Hawaii | 3 | 3 | 132 | 151 | 4 | 5 | 185 | 269 |
| Fresno St. | 2 | 2 | 139 | 130 | 5 | 3 | 264 | 235 |
| Louisiana Tech | 2 | 2 | 101 | 111 | 4 | 4 | 171 | 194 |
| Nevada | 2 | 2 | 169 | 117 | 4 | 4 | 303 | 261 |
| Utah St. | 2 | 3 | 124 | 135 | 2 | 7 | 189 | 320 |
| New Mexico St. | 1 | 3 | 76 | 145 | 3 | 5 | 186 | 261 |
| Idaho | 1 | 5 | 121 | 226 | 2 | 8 | 208 | 419 |
Yesterday
Louisiana Tech 38, Fresno St. 35
Utah St. 30, Hawaii 14
San Jose St. 30, Idaho 24
Boise St. 49, New Mexico St. 0
Friday
Nevada at Fresno St.
Saturday
Utah St. at Boise St.
Hawaii at New Mexico St.
Louisiana Tech at San Jose St.
Team Statistics
| UH | USU |
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| FIRST DOWNS | 21 | 17 |
| Rushing | 9 | 5 |
| Passing | 11 | 10 |
| Penalty | 1 | 2 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 141 | 145 |
| Rushing Attempts | 27 | 40 |
| Average Per Rush | 5.2 | 3.6 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 1 | 1 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 152 | 189 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 11 | 44 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 233 | 223 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 19-37-0 | 14-20-1 |
| Average Per Attempt | 6.3 | 11.1 |
| Average Per Completion | 12.3 | 15.9 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 1 | 2 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 374 | 368 |
| Total offense plays | 64 | 60 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 5.8 | 6.1 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 3-2 | 2-0 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 9-66 | 2-30 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 3-128 | 4-189 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 42.7 | 47.2 |
| Net Yards Per Punt | 38.0 | 44.2 |
| Inside 20 | 1 | 1 |
| 50+ Yards | 1 | 2 |
| Touchbacks | 0 | 0 |
| Fair catch | 2 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS-YARDS | 3-203 | 6-413 |
| Average Yards Per Kickoff | 67.7 | 68.8 |
| Net Yards Per Kickoff | 47.3 | 33.2 |
| Touchbacks | 2 | 3 |
| Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD | 3-12-0 | 1-14-0 |
| Average Per Return | 4.0 | 14.0 |
| Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD | 3-154-0 | 1-21-0 |
| Average Per Return | 51.3 | 21.0 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD | 1-5-0 | 0-0-0 |
| Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD | 0-0-0 | 1-17-0 |
| Miscellaneous Yards | -6 | 13 |
| Possession Time | 28:52 | 31:08 |
| 1st Quarter | 6:56 | 8:04 |
| 2nd Quarter | 8:20 | 6:40 |
| 3rd Quarter | 7:13 | 7:47 |
| 4th Quarter | 6:23 | 8:37 |
| Third-Down Conversions | 6 of 13 | 5 of 15 |
| Fourth-Down Conversions | 0 of 2 | 2 of 2 |
| Red-Zone Scores-Chances | 1-5 | 4-4 |
| Sacks By: Number-Yards | 4-22 | 1-10 |
| PAT Kicks | 2-2 | 3-3 |
| Field Goals | 0-2 | 3-3 |
Individual Offensive Statistics
RUSHING—Hawaii, Libre 7-59, Alexander 9-57, Farmer 5-17, Funaki 5-8, Mouton 1-0. Utah State, Borel 14-87, Scott 4-27, Turbin 5-15, Butler 9-15, Morrison 2-8, Flores 1-2, Marsh 3-(-4), Team 2-(-5).
PASSING—Hawaii, Alexander 13-27-0-186, Funaki 6-10-0-47. Utah State, Borel 14-19-0-223, Setzer 0-1-1-0.
RECEIVING—Hawaii, Lane 7-77, Salas 6-71, Mouton 3-13, Washington 1-34, Bain 1-33, Libre 1-5. Utah State, Butler 3-30, Bowman 3-24, Turbin 2-31, Nelson 2-26, Gwacham 1-62, Morrison 1-22, Mitchell 1-20, Marsh 1-8.
Individual Defensive Statistics
Hawaii
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| Player | Solo | Ast | Tot |
| Veikune | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| A. Leonard | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| Dowling | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| Elimimian | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Robinson | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Fonoti | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Monteilh | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Kiesel-Kauhane | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Roberts | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Meatoga | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Porlas | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Maka | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Smith | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Thomas | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kafentzis | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mouton | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| C.J. Allen-Jones | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Grasso | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Watson | 0 | 1 | 1
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Utah State
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| Tackles |
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| Player | Solo | Ast | Tot |
| Hurst | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Igboeli | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Hutton | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Brindley | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Taylor | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Bishop | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Murphy | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Calderwood | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Dinka | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| May | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Keiaho | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Hall | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Charles | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Wagner | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Nelson | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Alder | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Taylor | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Garner | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Royster | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Golden | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Tackles for loss-yards — Hawaii, Veikune 3.5-15, Robinson 1-6, Monteilh 1-3, A. Leonard 1-1, Meatoga 0.5-4, Dowling 0.5-3, Kiesel-Kauhane 0.5-2, Fonoti 0.5-1, Roberts 0.5-1. Utah State, Taylor 1-2, Hutton 0.5-5, Keiaho 0.5-5, Bishop 0.5-1, Calderwood 0.5-0.
Sacks-yards — Hawaii, Veikune 2.5-13, Meatoga 0.5-4, Dowling 0.5-3, Kiesel-Kauhane 0.5-2. Utah State, Hutton 0.5-5, Keiaho 0.5-5.
Interceptions — Hawaii, Dowling 1-5. Utah State, none.
Kicks blocked —Hawaii, none. Utah State, Hurst, Igboeli.
Quarterback hurries — Hawaii, none. Utah State, none.
