The University of Hawai'i football team will travel to Pullman, Wash., for the first time in a non-conference match-up against Washington State, Saturday, Oct. 19 at Gesa Field. Kickoff is 12:30 p.m. PT (9:30 a.m. HT) and the game will be televised nationally on The CW. The Rainbow Warriors (2-4) will be looking to snap a two-game skid after dropping a 28-7 decision to nationally ranked Boise State last week in Honolulu. WSU (5-1) is off to its best start since 2018 after securing its second fourth-quarter comeback win of the season last week with a 25-17 win at Fresno State.
    

HAWAI'I (2-4, 0-2 MW) vs. WASHINGTON STATE (5-1)
Date | Time				Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024 | 12:30 p.m. PT / 9:30 a.m. HT
Location | Stadium				Pullman, Wash. | Gesa Field (32,952)
Live Stream				The CW. Ted Robinson (play-by-play), Michael Bumpus (analyst), Nigel Burton (sidelines)
Radio				ESPN Honolulu (1420AM/92.7FM). John Veneri (play-by-play) and Mark Veneri (analyst).
Streaming Audio				ESPNHonolulu.com & Sideline Hawaii app
Live Stats				WSUCougars.com
Game Notes				Hawai'i | WSU | Mountain West
Social Media				@HawaiiFootball  | #HawaiiFB | @RainbowWarriorsFootball  | Facebook

      
SERIES VS WASHINGTON STATE 
All-Time Record: UH leads 3-2
            In Honolulu: Tied 2-2
            In Pullman: None
            In Seattle: UH leads 1-0
Last Meeting: UH, 38-20, Sept. 12, 2009 (in Seattle)

GAME STORYLINES

• This week's match-up is the sixth all-time meeting between the schools and first since 2009. UH leads the series 3-2 and have won the last two meetings in 2008 & '09.
• The game marks the first for Hawai'i in Pullman, Wash. The last time the teams met in 2009, the game was played at Qwest Field in Seattle, Wash., and UH won 38-20.
• UH's last road/neutral win against a Pac-12 opponent was the 2009 victory over WSU. Since then, UH has lost 12 straight.
• UH (2-4, 0-2 MW) is coming off a hard-fought 28-7 loss to Boise State last week in Honolulu. The Rainbow Warriors trailed 13-7 heading into the fourth quarter and held the potent Bronco offense to 22 points below its season average.
• The game marks UH's first-ever appearance on The CW network.
• Hawai'i has dropped its last 13 games on national television and 16 of its last 17 dating back to the start of the 2021 season.
• With the Mountain West's scheduling agreement with Washington State and Oregon State, WSU replaced Air Force on UH's schedule however this week's game does not count toward the Mountain West standings.
• WSU (5-1) defeated Fresno State, 25-17 last week in Fresno, Calif., improving to 5-1 for the first time since 2018 while recording its second fourth quarter comeback win this season.
• The Cougars, who are receiving votes in both the Associated Press and Coaches polls this week, are 3-0 at home this season.
• UH is 1-13 on the road under head coach Timmy Chang, including 0-2 this season.
• UH will look to snap a five-game non-conference road losing streak dating back to 2021. Hawai'i's last non-conference road win was at New Mexico State, 41-21, in Las Cruces, N.M. UH has lost five straight since then.
• UH leads the Mountain West in scoring defense (20.5) and total defense (332.8) while WSU's offense averages 39.0 points and 462.0 yards of total offense per game.
• Under Chang, UH is 0-13 when scoring 17 points or fewer compared to 10-9 when scoring more than 17 points. UH is 0-3 this season with scoring 17 points or less.