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The University of Hawai'i football team travels to Las Vegas, Nev., this week in search of its first victory of the season in a Mountain West match-up against UNLV, Saturday, Oct. 12. Kick-off is 5:05 p.m. PT (2:05 p.m. HT) at Sam Boyd Stadium.
 
The Rainbow Warriors (0-5, 0-2 MW) saw their season-opening losing streak extend to five games following a 37-27 loss to San Jose State last week at Aloha Stadium. UH led 14-3 in the first quarter before allowing the Spartans to score 31 unanswered.
 
Despite the loss, the UH offense has seemed to turn the corner the past two weeks, averaging 32 points and 452 yards of total offense against Fresno State and San Jose State. Last week, quarterback Sean Schroeder threw for a career-high 342 yards and three touchdowns while the offense generated 473 yards, its highest total under head coach Norm Chow.
 
The Rebels (3-2, 1-0) were idle last week after defeating New Mexico, 56-42 in Albuquerque, N.M., two weeks ago for their third consecutive victory. Following losses to Minnesota and Arizona, UNLV has wins over Central Michigan, Western Illinois, and UNM, surpassing its win total from a year ago.
 
Hawai'i leads the series 14-8, however, the Rebels own a 6-5 advantage in Las Vegas with wins in four of the last five meetings. UH's last win in Las Vegas occurred in 2007.
 
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Who: Hawai'i (0-5, 0-3 MW) vs. UNLV (3-2, 1-0 MW)
When: Saturday, Oct. 12, 2013
Time: 5:05 p.m. PT/2:05 p.m. HT
Where: Las Vegas, Nev.; Sam Boyd Stadium (36,800)
Television: Live statewide on Oceanic Pay-Per-View (Digital Ch. 255 and HD Ch. 1255) with Robert Kekaula (play-by-play) and Dick Tomey (analyst).
Radio: ESPN 1420 AM will carry the game live with Bobby Curran (play-by-play) and John Veneri (analyst). Chris Hart and Gary Dickman host the "Countdown To Kickoff" beginning at 12:00 p.m. HT, and also the halftime show. Neighbor islands can listen live on KNUI on Maui, KHLO in Hilo, KKON in Kona, KTOH on Kaua'i, and KNWJ in Pago Pago, American Samoa. In addition, the game is available on satellite radio on XM 203 and Sirius 93.
Audio Webcast: Live audio streaming on espn1420am.com
Live Stats: Live in-game stats are available at www.unlvrebels.com
Series Information: 23rd meeting. UH leads 14-8.
 
UH-UNLV Storylines
Hawai'i leads the overall series 14-8, however, UNLV holds a 6-5 advantage in Las Vegas…UNLV has won four of the last five meetings in Las Vegas, including the last two in 2009 (34-33) and 2011 (40-20)…The last time UH started a season 0-5 was during its winless campaign of 1998 (0-12)…UH's current five-game losing streak is tied for the fourth longest in school history…UH is one of nine remaining winless teams in FBS this season…Prior to this season, UH had started winless through its first five games twice (1965: 0-4-1 and 1998: 0-5)…In its last two games, UH has averaged 32.0 points and 452.0 yards of total offense while quarterback Sean Schroeder has combined for 663 yards passing and six touchdowns.