University of Hawai'i at Manoa Athletics

Post-game Notes
San Diego State at Hawai‘i
Nov. 23, 2019
Aloha Stadium – Honolulu, HI  
 
SERIES INFORMATION

• UH defeated SDSU for the second straight year and for the first time in Honolulu since 2005.
• UH snapped a three-game home losing streak to the Aztecs and defeated SDSU at home for the first time in Mountain West play.
• It was just UH’s second win over SDSU in eight Mountain West meetings.
• Nick Rolovich is 2-2 against SDSU in Mountain West meetings.
• SDSU still leads the overall series 21-11-2, including 11-7-2 in games played in Honolulu

 
STREAKS/TRENDS  

• On its opening play on offense, UH gave up a sack for the first time in its last 76 pass attempts dating back to its game versus Fresno State.
• Stan Gaudion’s streak of 88 straight punts without a touchback ended with his fourth-quarter punt. It was just his second touchback in 126 career attempts.
• UH owns the longest streak in the country at 142 games without allowing a punt block. Hawai‘i last had a punt blocked by Notre Dame in 2008.
• Senior offensive lineman J.R. Hensley saw his streak of 25 straight starts come to an end.

 
TEAM NOTES

• UH won a share of the MW West Division title and will appear in the MW Championship game for the first time since joining the league in 2012.
• The Rainbow Warriors have tallied eight wins in consecutive seasons for the first time since 2006-07, which was also the last time UH was bowl eligible in consecutive seasons.
• UH finished with a non-losing Mountain West record for the third time in four years  under Nick Rolovich.
• The UH defense has given up just one touchdown in the last seven quarters.
• The 89 yards rushing by SDSU was the least amount of rushing yards the UH defense has given up this season.
• It was also the second-lowest rushing total this year by the SDSU offense.
• UH’s 14 points is tied for the lowest point total in a UH win during the Nick Rolovich era (14-13 at Fresno State, 2016).  
• UH scored a touchdown on its opening drive for the third time in the last five games.
• UH’s 96-yard touchdown drive that resulted in a Fred Holly III touchdown run was UH’s longest of the season.
• UH rushed for 132 yards to become just the third SDSU opponent to rush over 100 yards.
• UH did not attempt a 4^th-down conversion for the first time this season.
• UH won despite a season-low 347 yards of offense.  
• Rolovich is 6-10 in Mountain West home games, including a 2-2 mark this season.
• UH is 7-8 during the month of November under Rolovich.
• Rolovich moved to 10-10 versus the MW’s West Division.

INDIVIDUAL NOTES

• Jason-Matthew Sharsh set a career high with 10 catches. The senior tallied a team-high 95 yards on those 10 catches and scored his second touchdown of the year on an 8-yard catch on UH’s opening drive.
• Cole McDonald surpassed 7,000 career passing yards after finishing with 144 yards, all of them coming the second half. The junior now has 7,048 career passing yards.
• Senior linebacker Solomon Matautia tallied a team-high seven tackles, the third straight game he has posted that many.
• Junior lineman Michael Eletise made his first career start for UH at left guard.