Utah State Aggies @ Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors
Alejado accounts for 4 TDs, Hawaii beats Utah State 44-26, snaps 8-game skid against Aggies
HONOLULU -- — Micah Alejado threw three touchdown passes and ran for another score on Saturday night to help Hawaii beat Utah State 44-26 for the Rainbow Warriors' first win over the Aggies since 2010.
Alejado was 34-of-54 passing for 413 yards and three touchdowns — all to Pofele Ashlock — and scored on a 15-yard run that gave Hawaii (5-2, 2-1 Mountain West Conference) a 34-26 lead with 11:55 to play.
Ashlock finished with eight receptions for 113 yards and touchdowns of 18, 7 and 31 yards. Jackson Harris had 117 yards receiving on seven catches and Landon Sims had 10 carries for 82 yards and a TD.
Bryson Barnes threw a 32-yard touchdown to Broc Lane that gave Utah State (3-3, 1-1) a 26-24 lead 59 seconds into the second half before the Rainbow Warriors scored the final 20 points.
The Aggies had won eight straight— by an average of 26.4 points — against Hawaii.
Kansei Matsuzawa made field goals of 46 and 36 yards in the second half.
Hawaii's Nick Cenacle, a preseason all-Mountain West Conference selection who returned from a four-game absence (knee), had six receptions for 57 yards.
Miles Davis had 102 yards rushing and a touchdown on 15 carries for Utah State.
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2025 Standings
Mountain West ConferenceMountain West Conference | CONF | OVR |
---|---|---|
UNLV | 2-0 | 6-0 |
San Diego State | 2-0 | 5-1 |
Boise State | 2-0 | 4-2 |
Fresno State | 2-1 | 5-2 |
Hawai'i | 2-1 | 5-2 |
Wyoming | 1-1 | 3-3 |
Utah State | 1-1 | 3-3 |
Colorado State | 1-1 | 2-4 |
San José State | 1-1 | 2-4 |
New Mexico | 0-2 | 3-3 |
Nevada | 0-2 | 1-5 |
Air Force | 0-4 | 1-5 |
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