Warriors travel to San Diego State to open league play

HONOLULU – The University of Hawai’i football team will travel to San Diego to open Mountain West play against rival San Diego State on Saturday, Oct. 5 at Snapdragon Stadium. The Rainbow Warriors (2-2, 0-0 MW) are coming off a bye week, while the Aztecs (1-3, 0-0) lost for the third straight season after a loss at Central Michigan. SDSU is 12-4 in the series at home, including 10 wins in the last 11 meetings on the continent.

HAWAI’I (2-2, 0-0 MW) vs. SAN DIEGO STATE (1-3, 0-0 MW)
Date | Time				Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024 | 5:00 p.m. PT/2:00 p.m. HT
Location | stadium				San Diego, California | Snapdragon Stadium (35,000)
Live stream				CBS Sports Network. Chris Lewis (play-by-play), Robert Turbin (analyst) and Amanda Guerra (sideline).
radio				ESPN Honolulu (1420 AM/92.7 FM). John Veneri (play-by-play) and Mark Veneri (analyst).
Audio streaming				ESPNHonolulu.com & Sideline Hawaii app
Live statistics				HawaiiAthletics.com
Game notes				Hawaii | SDSU | Mountain West
Social media				@HawaiiFootball | #HawaiiFB | @RainbowWarriorsFootball | Facebook

SERIES AGAINST SAN DIEGO STATE
All-time record: SDSU leads 25-11-2
In Honolulu: SDSU leads 13-7-2
In San Diego: SDSU leads 12-4*
*includes the 2020 game in Carson, California.

GAME STORIES

• This week’s game marks the 39th meeting between the two teams, with San Diego State holding a 25-11-2 lead.
• The Aztecs have won 10 of the last 12 in the series and 19 of 23. SDSU has won four straight games overall after UH won two straight games in 2018 and 2019.
• SDSU has a 12-4 lead in the series at home after winning 10 of its last 11. (including 2020 game in Carson, California)
• Five of the last six matches were decided by seven points or less.
• The teams have met every year as members of the Mountain West since 2012, with the Aztecs winning 10 of the 12 meetings. In those 12 meetings, UH scored 14 or fewer points nine times.
• UH (2-2, 0-0 MW) is coming off a bye week. Two weeks ago, Hawaii tied its record with a 36-7 victory over Northern Iowa. With the win, the Warriors set season highs for points (36), total yards (528), passing yards (379), rushing yards (149) and first downs (29).
• Under head coach Timmy ChangUH is 0-3 after bye weeks, including 0-1 this season. Hawaii, which has had one bye week in each of the last two seasons, has three bye weeks this season (Weeks 2, 5, 13).
• The last time the teams met in San Diego in 2022, UH also had a bye week and the Aztecs earned a 16-14 victory with a field goal with 0:07 left.
• UH is 5-7 in Mountain West openers since joining the league in 2012, including a 3-5 mark in MW openers on the road. UH had won three straight MW openers on the road (2018, ’19, ’20) before losing the last two (2022, ’23).
• UH is 1-12 on the road under Chang, including 0-1 this season.
• Hawaii has missed its last 11 games on national television and 14 of its last 15 games come from the start of the 2021 season.
• SDSU (1-3, 0-0) lost its third straight game after a 22-21 setback at Central Michigan last week when the Chippewas kicked a last-second field goal to win it. The Aztecs led 21-10 before CMU scored the final 12 points of the game and shut out SDSU in the second half.

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