Post-game Notes
Hawai‘i at San Diego State
Nov. 5, 2016
Qualcomm Stadium – San Diego, Calif.
Attendance: 41,644
Hawai‘i Captains: Steven Lakalaka, Marcus Kemp, Malachi Mageo, Jahlani Tavai
Coin Toss: UH won and deferred.
SERIES INFORMATION
- Hawai‘i and San Diego State met for the 31st time and the 19th time in San Diego. San Diego State improved to 20-9-2 overall and 10-3 in San Diego.
- The 55-point margin of victory was the largest in the series, eclipsing SDSU 56-8 win in 1996.
- San Diego State has won all five meetings since UH joined the Mountain West in 2012. Four of those five games have been decided by double-digits.
- The Aztecs have won the last eight meetings in San Diego with UH’s last win coming in 1988 (32-30) when the teams were Western Athletic Conference rivals.
- UH dropped to 7-31 all-time in the Mountain West and 3-15 in conference road games.
STREAKS/TRENDS
- UH had its modest two-game road win streak snapped.
- Steven Lakalaka had his streak of seven straight games with a rushing touchdown snapped. It marked just the second time in 10 games this year in which the senior running back didn’t score.
- UH trailed at halftime for the first time in six games (last at Arizona, Sept. 17).
- UH has turned the ball over at least once in each game this season and in 19 straight dating back to last season.
- UH has lost 28 of its last 29 games on national television dating back to 2011 with its only win during that stretch against Colorado on CBS Sports Network to open the 2015 season.
- UH allowed an opening drive touchdown by its opponent for the third straight game.
- Dejon Allen made his 34th straight start, the longest streak on the offensive side of the ball.
TEAM NOTES
- UH was shutout for the first time this season and first time since a 55-0 loss in their MW opener last year.
- The 55-0 final matches last year’s loss at Boise State as UH’s largest margin of defeat in a Mountain West game.
- UH dropped to 3-16 in its last 19 conference road games.
- UH is 3-28 in its last 31 games away from Aloha Stadium.
- This marked the third straight game that in which the Rainbow Warriors faced a top 10 rushing offense. The Aztecs finished with 296 yards on the ground, 25 yards above their season average.
- UH was shutout in the first half for the second time this season (last at Michigan, 9/3).
- UH surrendered a defensive touchdown for the second straight week with interception returns by Ron Smith (14 yards) and Damontae Kazee (54 yards). UH opponents have scored six defensive touchdowns against UH this season.
- UH fell victim to two defensive touchdowns in the same game for the second time this year. Michigan also scored a pair of interception return touchdowns.
- After giving up a 72-yard touchdown run vs. New Mexico last week, UH gave up 73-yarder to SDSU’s Rashaad Penny in the third quarter for the longest play from scrimmage against UH this year.
- For the first time this year, UH did not have a play from scrimmage of 20 yards or more. The longest play UH generated was a 15-yard catch from Dylan Collie.
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
- Redshirt freshman Aaron Zwahlen made his first appearance as a Rainbow Warrior, starting the second half at quarterback. Zwahlen played three series and finished 3-of-10 for 32 yards and one interception.
- In his third start this season, redshirt freshman record Rojesterman Farris recorded his first career interception when he picked off Christian Chapman in the second quarter.
- Junior safety Trayvon Henderson had eight tackles, including a career-high three tackles-for-loss.
- Rigo Sanchez booted a season-long 57-yard punt in the first quarter. The senior had two 50-yard punts for the game and has 16 for the season.
- Steven Lakalaka made his first start of the season and 15th of his career and finished with 40 yards on 10 carries. Diocemy Saint Juste, who started at running back the previous nine games this season, did not suit up and missed his first game of 2016.
- Redshirt freshman Samuelia Akoteu started in the place of Kory Rasmussen and finished with one solo tackle.
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