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SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The University of Hawai`i football team lost its first conference game of the season with a 20-10 setback to San Diego State Saturday night at Qualcomm Stadium. The Rainbow Warriors dropped to 2-5 overall and 1-1 in the Mountain West.

UH never led in the game but remained in striking distance and trailed by just seven points midway through the fourth quarter. But UH was doomed by two interceptions in the fourth quarter as well as by the exploits of Aztec running back Donnell Pumphrey.

Pumphery rushed for 182 yards and two touchdowns leading an Aztec ground game that racked up 283 yards. His 47-yard run in the fourth quarter set up an Aztec field goal that pushed the lead to 10 points and helped seal the game for the Aztecs who improved to 4-3 overall and 3-1 in the Mountain West.

The Rainbow Warrior offense, meanwhile, set a season lows in points (10), while its 264 yards was the second-lowest output this year. The loss was UH's 16th straight on the road, which includes nine straight in Mountain West games.

San Diego State was in control for nearly all of the first half. The Aztecs took their opening drive 86 yards for a score, capped by a Pumphrey 10-yard rush.  They added a field goal later in the quarter and looked to take a double-digit lead going into the half.

But a UH got a break in the waning seconds when Ikaika Woolsey's desperation heave was caught in traffic—off a SDSU deflection—by  Marcus Kemp for a 39-yard touchdown. That made it a 10-7 game heading into the locker room.

UH came bursting out of the gates in the second half as Keelan Ewaliko took the opening kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown and what appeared to be a UH lead.  However, the score was called back on a UH penalty.

The Aztecs extended their lead to 17-7 with 5:32 left in the third quarter on a Quinn Kaehler 26-yard toss to Lloyd Mills that finished off a 92-yard drive. UH answered with a 16-play, 70-yard drive as a 25-yard Tyler Hadden field goal brought the Rainbow Warriors within a touchdown going into the final quarter.

UH though saw its final three possessions of the game end in turnovers—including two interceptions which extinguished any hopes of a victory.

The Rainbow Warriors next host Nevada in a Homecoming match-up on Saturday, Oct. 25. Kickoff is set for 6:00 p.m. at Aloha Stadium.