Oct. 11, 2015
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| STATISTICAL LEADERS | ||||
| Passing | C-Att | Yds | TD | Int |
| Smith, SDSU | 11-15 | 184 | 1 | 0 |
| Wittek, UH | 14-32 | 179 | 0 | 2 |
| Rushing | Car | Yds | TD | Long |
| Pumphrey, SDSU | 30 | 148 | 3 | 34 |
| Davis, IJH | 13 | 52 | 1 | 12 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
| Judge, SDSU | 4 | 92 | 1 | 58 |
| Pedroza, UH | 4 | 41 | 0 | 22 |
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HONOLULU -- Donnel Pumphrey rushed for 148 yards and three touchdowns to lead San Diego State to a 28-14 victory over Hawai`i Saturday night in Honolulu.
Pumphrey, who missed most of the second half in the Aztecs' (3-3, 2-0 Mountain West) 21-7 win over Fresno State last Saturday with a high ankle sprain and was limited in practice during this week in practice, scored on rushes of 34, 8 and 4 yards as SDSU outgained the Rainbow Warriors (2-4, 0-2 MW), 218-53, on the ground for the game.
Pumphrey also had two catches for 49 yards, giving him 197 of the team's 402 yards in all. The 148 rushing yards, which came on a career-high 30 carries (4.9 avg.), were a season high, his second straight 100-yard rushing game, third of the season and 16th of his career.
For the second straight game, San Diego State scored on its opening drive, all on the ground. Pumphrey rushed four times on the drive for 67 yards, culminating with a 34-yard touchdown to give the Aztecs the early 7-0 lead.
SDSU got the ball right back as Christian Heyward hit UH wide receiver Quinton Pedroza on its third play of the game, forcing the ball to the turf and pouncing on it, giving San Diego State the ball on the 32-yard line.
Four plays later, Pumphrey scored from eight yards out, putting the Aztecs up, 14-0, just 5:50 into the game.
Hawai`i halved the SDSU lead early in the second quarter when Melvin Davis scored on a 1-yard run, the first against San Diego State in three games.
Later in the quarter, Maxwell Smith connected on a 58-yard touchdown pass to a wide-open Eric Judge to put the Aztecs back up by 14 at 21-7.
The score would remain 21-7 until the Rainbow Warriors capitalized on a SDSU fumble midway through the third quarter, giving UH the ball on the San Diego State 26. Six plays later, quarterback Max Wittek scored on a sneak on 3rd and 1 to close the gap to 21-14.
The Aztecs had arguably their best drive early in the fourth quarter, grinding away with 85 yards on 11 plays over 4:49, ending with a 4-yard touchdown run by Pumphrey. Key plays on the drive included a 36-yard pass from Smith to Pumphrey on 3rd and 6, an offside penalty by Hawai`i on 4th and 1 and a holding penalty on the Rainbow Warriors on 3rd and 4.
SDSU sealed the victory with back-to-back interceptions of Wittek by the cornerback tandem of Damontae Kazee and J.J. Whittaker on UH's final two plays, making San Diego State the only undefeated team in the West Division of the MW.
Smith was 11-for-15 for a season-high 184 yards and a touchdown, and extended his streak to 86 passing attempts without an interception. Judge had season highs of four receptions and 92 receiving yards, while Chase Price added 60 rushing yards on 16 carries and a 14-yard reception.
The Aztec defense continued their solid play, holding Hawai`i to just 251 yards of total offense and forcing three turnovers. Calvin Munson tied a career high with 12 tackles, including 1.5 sacks (and tackles for loss) for 13 yards, while Kameron Kelly added eight stops. Altogether, SDSU totaled a season-high four sacks, seven tackles for loss, two forced fumbles, a fumble recovery, two interceptions, 10 pass breakups and four quarterback hurries.
San Diego State outgained the Rainbow Warriors, 402-251, for the game and dominated the time of possession by almost 13 minutes (36:17-23:43).
The win was the 100th for Aztec head coach Rocky Long.
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| First Downs | 19 | 14 | ||||
| Total Yards | 402 | 151 | ||||
| Passing Yards | 184 | 198 | ||||
| Rushing Yards | 218 | 53 | ||||
| Number of Plays | 72 | 67 | ||||
| Penalties-Yards | 11-70 | 4-30 | ||||
| 3rd Down Conversions | 5 of 16 | 5 of 16 | ||||
| 4th Down Conversions | 0 of 0 | 1 of 2 | ||||
| Kick Return Yards | 34 | 127 | ||||
| Punt Return Yards | 55 | 37 | ||||
| Punts-Yards | 9-42.1 | 8-47.9 | ||||
| Turnovers | 1 | 3 | ||||
| Time of Possession | 36:17 | 23:43 | ||||