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HONOLULU – The University of Hawai'i Rainbow Warrior football team returns to the state of Colorado for a Mountain West showdown with Mountain Division leader Colorado State, Saturday, Nov., 8. Kick-off is 5:00 p.m. MT (2:00 p.m. HT) at Hughes Stadium and the game will be televised nationally on ESPNU.
 
The Rainbow Warriors (2-7, 1-3 MW) will look to snap a 16-game road losing streak – the longest active streak in the nation – which dates back to the 2011 season and also includes 10 straight conference road games.
 
UH is coming off a 35-14 loss to Utah State in Honolulu last Saturday, the Rainbow Warriors' largest margin of defeat this season. Meanwhile, Colorado State (8-1, 4-1) extended its win streak to seven games following a 38-31 victory at San Jose State. The Rams' only loss was at Boise State in Week 2.
 
Despite a 1-3 league mark, Hawai'i is still only one loss behind West Division leaders Nevada (3-2) and San Diego State (3-2) while SJSU is 2-2. With four MW games remaining, the Rainbow Warriors are not mathematically eliminated from the Division title.
 
The Rams hold a half-game lead in the Mountain Division over BSU (3-1) and USU (3-1) with three games to play. Off to its best start since 2000, CSU is 4-0 at home this season. The Rams have won the last five games in the series and five straight in Fort Collins. UH last defeated CSU in 1992 and last won in Fort Collins in 1988.
 
Game #10
Who: Hawai'i (2-7, 1-3 MW) vs. Colorado State (8-1, 4-1 MW)
When: Saturday, Nov. 8, 2014
Time: 5:00 p.m. MT / 2:00 p.m. HT
Where: Fort Collins, Colo.; Hughes Stadium (32.500)
Television: Live nationally on ESPNU (Oceanic Ch. 221 and HD Ch. 1221 and Hawaiian Telcom Ch. 73 and HD 1073) with Anish Shroff
(play-by-play) and Kelly Stouffer (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.
Video Streaming: www.espn3.com
Audio Webcast: www.espn1420am.com
Live Stats: www.csurams.com
Series Information: 23rd meeting. CSU leads 13-9. Last meeting: CSU won 35-28, Oct. 26, 2013.
 
Game Storylines: CSU has won the last five games in the series and leads 13-9 all-time…UH's last win in the series occurred in 1992 and the Rainbow Warriors last victory in Fort Collins was in 1988…UH has been held to 18 points or less in five of the last six games. The Rainbow Warriors have scored 18 or less in six of nine games this season…UH has lost its last 16 road games dating back to 2011, including 10 straight conference road losses. Head coach Norm Chow is 0-15 in road games during his three-year career…UH is 0-5 in road games during the month of November since 2011…Over the past three games, UH has posted only one second half touchdown and scored a total of 11 second half points…UH running back Joey Iosefa will return to the line-up after missing the past seven games (4-injury, 3-suspension). Iosefa missed last year's meeting due to injury and in 2012, rushed 22 times for a then-career-high 106 yards after missing the previous four games due to injury…In three road games this season, UH has failed to score more than 14 points while averaging 270.3 yards of total offense per game…UH has allowed a 100-yard rusher in each of the past five games.