Game Notes

The University of Hawai'i Warrior football team looks to snap its current two-game losing streak this Saturday, in a Western Athletic Conference match-up against No. 22/21 Fresno State. Kickoff is 7:00 p.m. PT (4:00 p.m. HT) at Bulldog Stadium.

The Warriors (1-3, 0-1 WAC) dropped their WAC opener last Saturday in a 20-17 loss to San Jose State. UH led 17-7 at halftime but were shutout in the second half due to five turnovers and a missed field goal attempt. In all, UH committed six turnovers - four interceptions and two fumbles - against the Spartans.

Fresno State (3-1, 0-0) opens WAC play after posting non-conference wins at Rutgers, Toledo, and UCLA along with a home loss to Wisconsin. The Bulldogs are coming off a 36-31 win at UCLA last Saturday, becoming the first non-BCS conference team in 25 years to beat the Bruins at the Rose Bowl.

The Bulldogs lead the all-time series 20-19-1, however the Warriors have won the last two meetings. In 2006, UH defeated the Bulldogs in Fresno, 68-37. Colt Brennan completed 32-of-39 passes for 409 yards and five touchdowns. Last season in Honolulu, the Warriors led 31-7 before the Bulldogs mounted a comeback, knocking Brennan out of the game in the third quarter and drawing to within seven with 1:31 left in the game.

The Warriors are 0-2 on the road this season while the Bulldogs lost their only home game. Since the Bulldogs joined the WAC in 1992, the Warriors lead the series 9-7 with two wins at Bulldog Stadium in 2002 and 2006.

Game 5
What: Hawai'i (1-3, 0-1 WAC) vs. #22/#21 Fresno St. (3-1, 0-0 WAC)
When: Saturday, Oct. 4, 2008
Time: 7:00 p.m. PT / 4:00 p.m. HT
Where: Bulldog Stadium (41,031), Fresno, Calif.
Television: Live statewide on Oceanic Cable Pay-Per-View digital channel 255 with Jim Leahey (play-by-play) and Russell Yamanoha (color). Call (808) 643-3333 statewide to order. Also delayed on KFVE (ch. 5) on Saturday at 9:30 p.m. and on Sunday at 10:00 a.m.
Radio: ESPN 1420 AM will carry the game live with Bobby Curran (play-by-play) and Robert Kekaula (color).  Don Robbs, Chris Hart and Gary Dickman host the “Countdown To Kickoff” beginning at 2:00 p.m., and also the halftime show. Neighbor islands can listen live on KNUI on Maui, KPUA in Hilo, KMWB in Kona.
Audio Webcast: Live audio streaming on espn1420am.com
Live Stats: Live in-game stats are available at gobulldogs.com
Series Information: 41st meeting. FS leads 20-19-1.

Warrior Storylines
-UH has won the last two meetings against Fresno State and two of the last three in games played in Fresno.
-The last time Fresno State was ranked while these teams played was in 2001, when the Warriors upset the 18th-ranked Bulldogs, 38-34 at Aloha Stadium.
-UH will play its third road game of the season. UH is 0-2 with losses at Florida and Oregon State.
-UH will play its second ranked team this season in No. 22 Fresno State. The Warriors played and lost to No. 5 Florida to open the season.
-UH is 0-10 all-time versus ranked teams on the road.
-UH has not lost three consecutive games in a season since 2000.
-UH started 1-3 for the first time since 2005 and the third time in the last nine years.
-UH has started three different quarterbacks through the first four games of the season.