Oct. 19, 2014
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| STATISTICAL LEADERS | ||||
| Passing | C-Att | Yds | TD | Int |
| Ikaika Woolsey, UH | 17-31 | 174 | 1 | 2 |
| Quinn Kaehler, SDSU | 13-24 | 174 | 1 | 0 |
| Rushing | Car | Yds | TD | Long |
| Steve Lakalaka, UH | 16 | 58 | 0 | 9 |
| Donnel Pumphrey, SDSU | 25 | 182 | 1 | 47 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
| Marcus Kemp, UH | 5 | 68 | 1 | 39 |
| Lloyd Mills, SDSU | 4 | 42 | 1 | 26 |
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SAN DIEGO -- Donnel Pumphrey ran for 182 yards and a touchdown and Quinn Kaehler added 174 yards in the air in his first start in three games to lead San Diego State past Hawai`i, 20-10, and into sole possession of first place in the West Division of the Mountain West Saturday night at Qualcomm Stadium.
The Aztecs (4-3, 3-1 MW)) outgained the Rainbow Warriors (2-5, 1-1 MW), 457-264, including a massive 283-90 edge on the ground.
SDSU also forced three UH turnovers, while committing one, and held an almost 13-minute time of possession advantage (36:07-23:53).
San Diego State took its opening drive 86 yards on 10 plays, culminating with a 10-yard rushing touchdown by Pumphrey. The Aztecs showed its game plan early as 83 of the 86 yards were on the ground on the opening drive, which lasted 5:16, highlighted by a 34-yard run by Marcus Stamps.
After forcing a 3 and out, SDSU put together another 10-play drive, this time ending in a 36-yard field goal by Donny Hageman. It was Hageman's eighth straight field goal make.
San Diego State would take a 10-0 lead into the second quarter as it had 100 more yards (128-28) than Hawai`i after the break.
The Rainbow Warriors caught a break early in the second quarter when Scott Harding's rugby punt was misplayed by the Aztecs and recovered by Quinto Pedroza. The SDSU defense, however, held UH to a field goal attempt, which was missed by Tyler Hadden from 39 yards out.
It appeared San Diego State would go into halftime with a 10-0 lead, but a Hail Mary by Hawai`i's Ikaika Woolsey was caught by Marcus Kemp in the end zone with just five seconds left on a 3rd and 15, bringing the visitors to within three at 10-7 after two quarters.
The Aztecs tacked on another score in the third quarter as they marched 92 yards on nine plays over 4:56 before Kaehler connected on a 26-yard touchdown strike to Lloyd Mills. On the scoring drive, SDSU's second longest of the season in terms of yards, Kaehler was 4-for-4 for 71 yards, connecting three times with Mills (39 yards) and once to Larry Clark (32 yards). San Diego State would hold its 17-10 lead into the fourth quarter.
The Aztecs got into the red zone early in the fourth, but Hageman's 31-yard field goal attempt missed wide left.
SDSU's defense ended the game in style, however, forcing three Rainbow Warrior turnovers over their final four plays, including two by Malik Smith (interception and fumble recovery) and one by Damontae Kazee (interception).
In between, Pumphrey broke 100 yards for the game with a 47-yard rush and Hageman added a 23-yard field goal to close out the scoring.
San Diego State ran its home winning streak to five games, its longest since another five-game home winning streak from Oct. 9, 1998-Sept. 4, 1999 (17 seasons), and improved to 16-3 over its last 19 conference games.
The Aztecs' 283 rushing yards came against a team that was allowing just 125.83 per game, good enough for 36th in the nation. SDSU improved to 3-0 on the year and 20-2 in the Rocky Long era with 12 straight wins when rushing for at least 200 yards.
It was San Diego State's third consecutive game in which fewer than 40 points were scored by both teams, the first time that has happened since 2004 (Oct. 9-23).
Pumphrey set a career high with 25 carries en route to his fifth 100-yard rushing game of the season and eighth of his career. The 182 yards were the second most of his career.
Kaehler finished the game with 174 yards and a touchdown, completing 13 of 24 passes in his first start since the UNLV game. He improved to 11-5 all-time as the Aztecs' starting quarterback.
Mills had a career-high four catches for 42 yards and a touchdown, while Chase Favreau (42 yards) and Clark (32) each hauled in long grabs.
Na'im McGee had a team and career-high eight tackles, while Calvin Munson chipped in with seven stops and a tackle for loss. Smith had one tackle, and the fumble recovery and interception.
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| First Downs | 12 | 19 | ||||
| Total Yards | 264 | 457 | ||||
| Passing Yards | 174 | 174 | ||||
| Rushing Yards | 90 | 283 | ||||
| Number of Plays | 56 | 71 | ||||
| Penalties-Yards | 7-40 | 4-44 | ||||
| 3rd Down Conversions | 3 of 13 | 6 of 15 | ||||
| 4th Down Conversions | 1 of 1 | 1 of 2 | ||||
| Kick Return Yards | 68 | 44 | ||||
| Punt Return Yards | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Punts-Yards | 6 - 38.5 | 4 - 32.8 | ||||
| Turnovers | 3 | 1 | ||||
| Time of Possession | 23:53 | 36:07 | ||||