October 10, 1998
SAN DIEGO (AP) - Larry Ned scored two touchdowns and Jonas Lewis added another and each rushed for 118 yards Friday night as San Diego State beat Hawaii 35-13, the Rainbows' 11th consecutive loss.
Lewis had 11 carries, while Ned had 16 as they became the first two San Diego State runners to rush for 100 yards or more in one game since Oct. 12, 1991, when Marshall Faulk had 153 rushing and T.C Wright added 108 against New Mexico.
The Aztecs (2-3, 2-0 Western Athletic Conference) handed Hawaii (0-5, 0-3) its 13th consecutive road loss, a streak that dates to 1995.
Ned scored on runs of 1 and 47 yards in the second quarter as the Aztecs took a 21-7 halftime lead. He broke three tackles on the 47-yard effort, scoring with 1:44 left in the half.
It was the third straight start for Ned, a sophomore, who ran for 313 yards over the previous two games.
Lewis scored on a 9-yard run and Sean Pierce caught a 38-yard TD pass from Brian Russell to complete San Diego State's scoring in the third quarter.
Russell, who left the game early in the fourth quarter, was 10-of-18 for 162 yards. The Rainbows' Dan Robinson was 18-of-30 for 233 yards and two touchdowns.
Daniel Ho-Ching had a 42-yard punt return in the first quarter to set up Hawaii's first score in three games. Two plays later, Robinson completed a 20-yard pass to Dwight Carter for a 7-0 lead with 8:35 elapsed.
Wesley Morris caught a 52-yard pass from Robinson for the final score with 2:14 left in the game.
The Aztecs opened their scoring with a 57-yard punt return for a touchdown by Damon Gourdine to tie it 7-7 with 1:54 left in the first quarter.
Hawaii entered the game having scored 26 points in four games, the lowest figure in Division I. San Diego State's first-half scoring exceeded its total of 19 points in the opening half of its previous four games.
The game was moved to Friday night to avoid conflict with the National League championship series, which is also being played at Qualcomm Stadium. The Padres play host to the Atlanta Braves in Game 3 on Saturday.