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HONOLULU – The University of Hawai'i football team's frustrating season continued with a 28-21 overtime loss to San Diego State, Saturday, in a nationally televised game at Hawaiian Airlines Field at Aloha Stadium.
 
The Rainbow Warriors (0-10, 0-7 MW) were in control for much of the game until the Aztecs tied the score at 21 with 2:34 left in regulation. SDSU punched in the go-ahead score on Adam Muema's 2-yard run in overtime while the 'Bows failed to score on their possession.
 
UH running back Joey Iosefa broke a single-game school record – which he tied last week – with 37 carries for 150 yards and one touchdown. He also caught an 8-yard scoring pass in the third quarter.
 
Muema led SDSU's offensive attack with 163 yards rushing on 24 carries. The Aztecs tallied 499 yards of total offense, including 234 on the ground, compared to 340 yards of offense for Hawai'i.
 
One week after a thigh injury forced him out of the Navy game, all-purpose player Scott Harding helped UH win the field position battle with his punting, pinning three punts inside the 5-yard line and two over 50-yards. He also had two catches for 43 yards and two punt returns for nine yards.
 
After UH turned the ball over on two of its first three possessions, the 'Bows' first touchdown was set up by a wild play in which Harding's last second rugby style punt deflected off a SDSU defender and was recovered by UH's Jerrol Garcia-Williams. Iosefa then rambled 23 yards on two plays giving UH a 7-0 lead.
 
SDSU tied it up at 7-7 after a 56-yard pass play from Quinn Kaehler to Collin Lockett on a play that linemen from both teams stopped in anticipation of an offside penalty. On its ensuing possession, UH drove downfield on five plays capped by Sean Schroeder's 31-yard pass to tight end Harold Moleni.
 
UH held a lead at the half (14-7) for just the second time this season but the Aztecs quickly tied it up again on their opening possession of the second half on Donne Pumphrey's 30-yard TD rush.
 
After a Harding punt was downed at the 1, the Aztecs drove 85 yards to the UH 14 before Ne'Quan Phillips stripped SDSU's Ezell Ruffin. The 'Bows then mounted a 16-play, 86-yard drive capped by Schroeder's 8-yard pass to Iosefa, giving UH a 21-14 lead.
 
The Hawai'i defense held the Aztecs from the endzone until late in regulation. SDSU got the ball back with 6:20 left and drove 82 yards on eight plays and Chad Morrow's 14-yard TD run with 2:34 left tied the score at 21.
 
In overtime, the Rainbow Warriors won the toss and elected to defend first. Muema carried the ball on 11- and 12-yard gains to the 2 before his touchdown gave the Aztecs their first lead of the game.
 
On UH's possession, Iosefa was stuffed on the first play and Schroeder was sacked on second down. Schroeder's third down pass to a streaking Billy Ray Stutzmann in the endzone was just too long. On the final play, the pocket collapsed and Schroeder was forced to dump off a pass to Clark Evans which fell incomplete.
 
The game was dubbed "Retro Night" and the Rainbow Warriors sported helmets and uniforms from the 1960s.
 
UH will next travel to Wyoming, Saturday, Nov. 23, to conclude the MW schedule.