| QUICK STATS | | STATS COMPARISON |  |  | | First Downs | 20 | 21 | | Total Yards | 355 | 499 | | Passing Yards | 194 | 265 | | Rushing Yards | 161 | 234 | | Number of Plays | 84 | 73 | | Penalties-Yards | 5 - 33 | 6 - 44 | | 3rd Down Conversions | 8 of 19 | 4 of 15 | | 4th Down Conversions | 0 of 1 | 1 of 2 | | Kick Return Yards | 37 | 75 | | Punt Return Yards | 9 | -1 | | Punts-Yards | 10 - 38.2 | 7 - 34.0 | | Turnovers | 2 | 4 | | Time of Possession | 31:04 | 28:56 |
| STATISTICAL LEADERS | | Passing | C-Att | Yds | TD | Int | | Sean Schroeder (UH) | 18 - 36 | 194 | 2 | 0 | | Quinn Kaehler (SDSU) | 17 - 34 | 265 | 1 | 0 | | Rushing | Car | Yds | TD | Long | | Joey Iosefa (UH) | 37 | 150 | 1 | 18 | | Adam Muema (SDSU) | 24 | 163 | 1 | 33 | | Receiving | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | | Chris Gant (UH) | 5 | 42 | 0 | 11 | | Colin Lockett (SDSU) | 4 | 106 | 1 | 56 |
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Aztecs Slide Past Hawai'i in Overtime, 28-21
HONOLULU - Adam Muema rushed 163 yards to lead San Diego State to another come-from-behind victory over Hawai'i at Aloha Stadium.
The win was the sixth of the season for the Aztecs, who became bowl eligible for the fourth consecutive season after failing to make a bowl the previous 11 years.
SDSU rallied from a 7-point deficit three times in the game and won its fourth straight contest when trailing at the half.
Down 21-14 with 6:20 left, San Diego State put together an 8-play, 82-yard drive over 3:50, culminating with a 14-yard touchdown run by Chad Young.
The Aztec defense then forced the Warriors to punt with 54 seconds left. Starting on its own 28, SDSU got into UH territory when Quinn Kaehler found Dylan Denso with a 19-yard pass on a 3rd and 8. Denso, however, fumbled the ball, giving Hawai'i a last chance to end the game in regulation. The Warriors' Hail Mary at the end of regulation was knocked down by San Diego State's Nat Berhe, forcing overtime for the third time this year and fourth time in 16 contests.
As they had done for most of the game, the Aztecs let Muema and the offensive line do the work. Muema ran it three times for 25 yards on the overtime drive with rushes of 11 yards and 12 yards before ending with a 2-yard score. The PAT by Seamus McMorrow put SDSU up by seven.
After a no gain by Joey Iosefa, San Diego State's Eric Pinkins sacked UH quarterback Sean Schroeder, forcing a 3rd and 20. The Aztecs then forced Schroeder into throwing two more incompletions, sealing the win for SDSU and improving its all-time overtime record to 6-2 and 2-1 in 2013.
Hawai'i got on the scoreboard late in the first quarter when it recovered a fumble on a rugby punt and Iosefa's punched it in from five yards one play later.
San Diego State answered early in the second quarter when Quinn Kaehler took advantage of a free play and Warrior penalty and found a streaking Colin Lockett, who blew by the UH defenders for a 56-yard score.
On the ensuing drive, Hawai'i responded with a 5-play, 65-yard drive with Schroeder connecting on a 31-yard pass to Harold Moleni.
Down, 14-7, at halftime, the Aztecs put together a 8-play, 78-yard drive on their first opening possession, gaining all 78 yards on the ground and taking advantage of a roughing the kicker by a Warrior player on 4th down. Donnel Pumphrey officially tied it at 14-14 on a 30-yard touchdown run down the left side of the field.
UH took its third lead of the game to start the fourth quarter, going 86 yards on 16 plays and taking up 7:17 of clock time before Schroeder found Iosefa for an 8-yard touchdown on a dump pass on 3rd and 6.
After trading punts, SDSU used its 8-play, 82-yard drive to force overtime.
Muema finished with 163 yards and a touchdown on 24 attempts (6.8 avg.), his fourth straight 100-yard rushing game, fifth of the season and 13th of his career.
Pumphrey added 61 yards on 10 rushes (6.1 avg.).
Lockett picked up his second 100-yard receiving game and fifth of his career with four catches for 106 yards and the touchdown, while Ezell Ruffin just missed a 100-yard game with four receptions for 99 yards.
Quinn Kaehler threw for 265 yards and a touchdown.
Josh Gavert led the San Diego State defense with a career-high 11 tackles and an interception.
Iosefa led Hawai'i with 150 rushing yards, a touchdown and a school-record 37 attempts.
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