New Mexico State 45, Hawaii 26
Associated Press
LAS CRUCES, N.M. - Star Thomas had 144 yards rushing and a touchdown on 11 carries, Jamoni Jones scored on runs of 3 and 2 yards and New Mexico State beat Hawaii 45-26.
New Mexico State coach Jerry Kill replaced Doug Martin, who went 25-74 overall and had one season with more than three wins (7-6 in 2017), got his first win with the Aggies (1-4).
Dedrick Parson capped Hawaii's game-opening eight-play, 75-yard drive with a 1-yard touchdown run with 11:55 left in the first quarter. Thomas tied the score with a 27-yard TD run about 3 minutes later, Gavin Frakes scored on a 20-yard run and Thomas' first TD run made it 21-7 with 14:57 left in the second quarter.
Hawaii answered with a nine-play, 90-yard drive but settled for a 23-yard field goal by Matthew Shipley. Jones scored from 2 yards out, Frakes threw a 1-yard TD pass to Thomas Whitford and Ahmonte Watkins added a 1-yard touchdown run to make it 42-10 midway through the third quarter.
Brayden Schager completed 22 of 40 passes for 260 yards and a touchdown for Hawaii (1-4).
New Mexico State finished with 353 yards rushing on 42 attempts.
Scoring Summary |
First Quarter |
Hawaii | NMSt |
Hawaii |
TD |
11:55 |
Dedrick Parson 1 yd run (Matthew Shipley kick) |
7 |
0 |
NMSt |
TD |
9:00 |
Star Thomas 27 yd run (Brett Money kick) |
7 |
7 |
NMSt |
TD |
3:58 |
Gavin Frakes 20 yd run (Brett Money kick) |
7 |
14 |
Second Quarter |
Hawaii | NMSt |
NMSt |
TD |
14:57 |
Jamoni Jones 3 yd run (Brett Money kick) |
7 |
21 |
Hawaii |
FG |
10:34 |
Matthew Shipley 23 yd FG |
10 |
21 |
NMSt |
TD |
3:41 |
Jamoni Jones 2 yd run (Brett Money kick) |
10 |
28 |
NMSt |
TD |
0:16 |
Thomaz Whitford 1 yd pass from Gavin Frakes (Brett Money kick) |
10 |
35 |
Third Quarter |
Hawaii | NMSt |
NMSt |
TD |
7:02 |
Ahmonte Watkins 1 yd run (Brett Money kick) |
10 |
42 |
Hawaii |
TD |
1:46 |
Jalen Walthall 16 yd pass from Brayden Schager (Matthew Shipley kick) |
17 |
42 |
Fourth Quarter |
Hawaii | NMSt |
Hawaii |
FG |
10:55 |
Matthew Shipley 30 yd FG |
20 |
42 |
NMSt |
FG |
6:53 |
Brett Money 26 yd FG |
20 |
45 |
Hawaii |
TD |
1:28 |
Dedrick Parson 1 yd run (failed 2pt pass) |
26 |
45 |
Team Stats |
|
Hawaii |
New Mexico State |
First downs |
23 |
19 |
Rushing |
8 |
14 |
Passing |
11 |
4 |
Penalty |
4 |
1 |
3rd Down Efficiency |
4-16, 25% |
6-11, 55% |
4th down efficiency |
4-5, 80% |
1-1, 100% |
Rushes-Yards |
37-150 |
45-357 |
Passing Yards |
261 |
81 |
Return Yards |
4 |
38 |
Completions-Attempts-Int |
22-39-0 |
8-15-1 |
Sacks-Yards Lost |
1--4 |
0-0 |
Punts |
4 |
2 |
Punts-Average |
36.8 |
52 |
Fumbles Lost |
0-0 |
0-0 |
Penalties - Yards |
6-39 |
8-69 |
Time of Possession |
32:47 |
27:13 |
Hawaii Passing |
Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
B. Schager |
22 |
39 |
261 |
1 |
0 |
New Mexico State Passing |
Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
G. Frakes |
8 |
14 |
81 |
1 |
1 |
D. Pavia |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Hawaii Rushing |
Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
D. Parson |
16 |
69 |
4.3 |
2 |
T. Hines |
6 |
39 |
6.5 |
0 |
J. Johnson |
4 |
23 |
5.8 |
0 |
N. Bryant-Lelei |
3 |
12 |
4.0 |
0 |
B. Schager |
7 |
8 |
1.1 |
0 |
New Mexico State Rushing |
Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
S. Thomas |
11 |
144 |
13.1 |
1 |
G. Frakes |
6 |
78 |
13.0 |
1 |
J. Jones |
12 |
59 |
4.9 |
2 |
T. Gans |
5 |
34 |
6.8 |
0 |
A. Watkins |
6 |
28 |
4.7 |
1 |
J. Brady |
2 |
10 |
5.0 |
0 |
O. Samuels |
1 |
6 |
6.0 |
0 |
Hawaii Receiving |
Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
C. Phillips |
8 |
138 |
17.3 |
0 |
J. Phillips |
3 |
40 |
13.3 |
0 |
D. Scott |
4 |
31 |
7.8 |
0 |
J. Walthall |
2 |
23 |
11.5 |
1 |
D. Parson |
4 |
19 |
4.8 |
0 |
J. Murray |
1 |
10 |
10.0 |
0 |
New Mexico State Receiving |
Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
J. Powers |
2 |
47 |
23.5 |
0 |
B. Childress |
1 |
11 |
11.0 |
0 |
C. Bellamy |
1 |
10 |
10.0 |
0 |
S. Thomas |
1 |
8 |
8.0 |
0 |
J. Brady |
1 |
8 |
8.0 |
0 |
T. Whitford |
1 |
1 |
1.0 |
1 |
J. Jones III |
1 |
-4 |
-4.0 |
0 |
Hawaii Interceptions |
Player |
Int |
Yards |
V. Edwards II |
1 |
0 |
New Mexico State Interceptions |
Player |
Int |
Yards |
Hawaii Punting |
Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
M. Shipley |
4 |
147 |
36.8 |
New Mexico State Punting |
Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
J. Carlson |
2 |
104 |
52.0 |
Hawaii Punt Returns |
Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
D. Scott |
1 |
4 |
4.0 |
New Mexico State Punt Returns |
Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
L. Dixon |
2 |
38 |
19.0 |
Hawaii Kick Returns |
Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
J. Perdue |
2 |
0 |
0 |
New Mexico State Kick Returns |
Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
Hawaii Missed FG |
Player |
Length |
New Mexico State Missed FG |
Player |
Length |