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Lifting curse a big relief

The 27-13 victory is the first for the Bulldogs at Hawaii since Pat Hill's arrival

Jesse Bowman / The Collegian

Garrett McIntyre, who played with a cast because of a broken hand, sacked Hawaii quarterback Colt Brennan three times in Saturday’s 27-13 victory.

By Robert Shikina
The Ka Leo (University of Hawaii)

Wendell Mathis ran for more than 229 yards with three touchdowns to help the Bulldogs beat the Warriors at Aloha Stadium 27-13

The win, the 12th in Fresno State’s last 13 games, moves the Bulldogs up the national polls to No. 21 in the Associated Press poll and No. 22 in USA Today Coaches poll.

Fresno State has struggled at Aloha Stadium, possessing an all-time 2-11 record. But the drought ended as the Bulldogs notched the first win in Hawaii since 1994.

“Now I don’t have to hear about all the losses in Hawaii,” head coach Pat Hill said. “That got old after a while.”

In the second quarter, quarterback Paul Pinegar found Jermaine Jamison for a 58-yard touchdown and Mathis had a 49-yard rush to set up his 3-yard touchdown.

Fresno State amassed 445 yards, 10 less than the Warriors.

“It’s a tough defense to run against because they’re all up on the line of scrimmage,” Hill said. “I don’t know how many yards we had, but I think we increased it a few times when we had to.”

Even though Warriors quarterback Colt Brennan completed 35 of 54 passing for 327 yards, the Bulldogs held Hawaii to just one touchdown.

“The fact that they came out and did that they did today, it’s real frustrating on the offense,” Brennan said. “ Because they showed up and played and we didn’t.”

Defensive end Garrett McIntyre had a strong showing, blocking a field goal attempt by Hawaii’s Dan Kelly in the second quarter and finding Brennan for three of Fresno State’s five sacks.

Fresno State sealed the win with 2:40 remaining on the clock. After a 15-yard carry, Mathis broke through Hawaii’s defensive line and carried the ball 78 yards to Hawaii’s endzone for a total of 94 yards in three running plays.

“The main thing when you play this team is hold the points down,” Hill said. “And that’s what we did.”

The Hawaii game marked the beginning of a strong second-half schedule that includes games against Boise State and USC.

The only light-weight remaining is San Jose State, who will be coming to Bulldog Stadium next week.


	October 31, 2005 California State University, Fresno