Box Score

FRESNO, Calif. - Fresno State took the home field advantage in what has become a traditional Western Athletic Conference rivalry and ran with it to beat Hawai`i, 70-14, Friday night at Bulldog Stadium.

Hawai`i (4-5, 4-4 WAC) suffered its fifth-straight road loss and are winless on the road (0-4) for the first time since the 2000 season (0-4).

The lone bright spot of the evening came in the second quarter when slot receiver Chad Owens became the school's career all-purpose yards leader on an 11-yard reception in the second quarter. Owens, who broke running back Gary Allen's record of 4,558 yards set from 1978-81, has 4,586 all-purpose yards in 39 career games.

Warrior quarterback Timmy Chang finished the game with completing 26-of-43 passes for 167 yards. Fresno State (6-3, 3-3 WAC) took command from the start, scoring touchdowns on seven of its first eight possessions of the game, three by tailback Bryson Sumlin, to take a 49-0 lead in the first half. It is the worst first-half deficit in the modern era of UH football.

Sumlin gained a career-high 210 yards in the first half, while the Bulldogs out-gained the Warriors 512 to 134 before the break.

The Bulldogs boasted two 100-yard rushers in the first half alone as Wendell Mathis gained 119 yards and scored twice. The Sumlin-Mathis tandem was averaging 120.1 yards per game entering the contest.

Sumlin finished the game with 220 yards and three touchdowns on 18 carries, while Mathis had 176 yards on 26 carries and three scores. Hawai`i scored its first touchdown of the game on a 18-yard run by running back Michael Brewster in the third quarter. The score was set-up by an interception by defensive end Kila Kamakawiwo`ole, the first of his career, which gave the Warriors the ball in Bulldog territory for the first time in the game.

Jason Rivers scored a late touchdown on a 6-yard reception from Chang with 9:01 left in the game.

Watson Ho`ohuli came up big on the defensive side of the ball collecting a career-high 15 tackles (13 solo), including two for a loss of yardage.

Hawai`i is back at Aloha Stadium for its final three games of the season, beginning with a game next Saturday against future WAC opponent Idaho.