Sep 30, 2008 - 4:55 PM
0 shoutsHawaii (1-3) at (21) Fresno State (3-1), 10:00 pm EDT
FRESNO, California (Ticker) -- Fresno State will take plenty of momentum into the start of conference play.
After beating UCLA at the Rose Bowl for the first time in school history, the 21st-ranked Bulldogs host Hawaii on Saturday in their Western Athletic Conference opener.
Fresno State (3-1, 0-0 WAC) survived a rugged non-conference slate, losing only to then 11th-ranked Wisconsin, 13-10, on September 13. It was a game the Bulldogs easily could have won, as Kevin Goessling missed three field goals.
The Bulldogs also played three of their first four contests on the road, including last week's 36-31 victory over UCLA. Tom Brandstater threw three touchdown passes, giving him seven in the last two games.
"I'm proud of this team," Fresno State coach Pat Hill. "We've been on the road for three games this year and coming off two emotional games coming in here. This was a good win and now we move on to the WAC schedule."
The quest for a WAC title begins with a contest against a Hawaii team that is in a rebuilding mode following the graduation of record-setting quarterback Colt Brennan.
The Warriors bear no resemblance to the team that rolled to a 12-0 regular-season record last season, dropping to 1-3 following last week's 20-17 loss to San Jose State in their conference opener. The loss snapped Hawaii's 15-game WAC winning streak.
In a stunning turnaround, Hawaii is last in the WAC in scoring, averaging only 17.5 points per game. The scoring woes come after the Warriors averaged more than 40 points in each of the last two seasons.
Quarterback Inoke Funaki was benched against San Jose State after throwing three interceptions and fumbling once. He was replaced in the fourth quarter by Tyler Graunke, who also was picked off once.
Fresno State suffered a 37-30 loss at Hawaii last season - the game in which Brennan tied Ty Detmer's NCAA record for career touchdown passes.
From the Bleachers
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IDAHO: 32
FRESNO STATE: 45
Final
Oct 12 1:35 AM -
NCAAF
FG FRESNO ST
KEVIN GOESSLING 46 YD
IDAHO 32
FRESNO ST 45 4:57 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Oct 12 1:14 AM -
NCAAF
TD IDAHO
DEONTE' JACKSON 2 YD RUN
(NATHAN ENDERLE PASS TO LEE SMITH FOR TWO-POINT CONVERSION)
IDAHO 32
FRESNO ST 42 7:48 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Oct 12 1:03 AM -
NCAAF
TD IDAHO
LEE SMITH 22 YD PASS FROM NATHAN ENDERLE
(TINO AMANCIO KICK)
IDAHO 24
FRESNO ST 42 10:22 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Oct 12 12:54 AM -
NCAAF
TD FRESNO ST
VINCE PASCOE 9 YD PASS FROM TOM BRANDSTATER
(KEVIN GOESSLING KICK)
IDAHO 17
FRESNO ST 42 14:55 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Oct 12 12:44 AM -
IDAHO: 17
FRESNO STATE: 35
End of 3rd
Oct 12 12:38 AM -
NCAAF
TD IDAHO
PRESTON DAVIS 22 YD PASS FROM NATHAN ENDERLE
(TINO AMANCIO KICK)
IDAHO 17
FRESNO ST 35 4:56 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Oct 12 12:26 AM -
NCAAF
TD FRESNO ST
LONYAE MILLER 90 YD RUN
(KEVIN GOESSLING KICK)
IDAHO 10
FRESNO ST 35 8:52 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Oct 12 12:16 AM -
NCAAF
TD FRESNO ST
RYAN MATHEWS 20 YD RUN
(KEVIN GOESSLING KICK)
IDAHO 10
FRESNO ST 28 13:00 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Oct 12 12:06 AM -
IDAHO: 10
FRESNO STATE: 21
Halftime
Oct 11 11:35 PM -
NCAAF
TD FRESNO ST
SEYI AJIROTUTU 15 YD PASS FROM TOM BRANDSTATER
(KEVIN GOESSLING KICK)
IDAHO 10
FRESNO ST 21 0:22 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Oct 11 11:35 PM -
NCAAF
TD IDAHO
PRESTON DAVIS 17 YD PASS FROM NATHAN ENDERLE
(TINO AMANCIO KICK)
IDAHO 10
FRESNO ST 14 1:28 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Oct 11 11:27 PM -
NCAAF
TD FRESNO ST
SEYI AJIROTUTU 0 YD FUMBLE RETURN
(KEVIN GOESSLING KICK)
IDAHO 3
FRESNO ST 14 13:18 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Oct 11 10:57 PM -
IDAHO: 3
FRESNO STATE: 7
End of 1st
Oct 11 10:45 PM -
NCAAF
TD FRESNO ST
TOM BRANDSTATER 1 YD RUN
(KEVIN GOESSLING KICK)
IDAHO 3
FRESNO ST 7 4:19 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Oct 11 10:33 PM -
NCAAF
FG IDAHO
TINO AMANCIO 29 YD
IDAHO 3
FRESNO ST 0 10:02 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Oct 11 10:18 PM
