1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
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HAW | 7 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 26 |
NMSU | 14 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 45 |
New Mexico St. runs for 353 yards in 45-26 win over Hawaii
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 Saturday night.
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.
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2024 Mountain West Conference Standings
Team | CONF | OVR |
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Boise State | 4-0 | 7-1 |
Colorado State | 4-0 | 6-3 |
UNLV | 2-1 | 6-2 |
San Diego State | 2-1 | 3-5 |
Fresno State | 3-2 | 5-4 |
San José State | 3-2 | 5-3 |
Hawai'i | 2-2 | 4-5 |
Wyoming | 2-3 | 2-7 |
New Mexico | 2-3 | 3-6 |
Utah State | 1-3 | 2-6 |
Nevada | 0-4 | 3-7 |
Air Force | 0-4 | 1-7 |
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Western Kentucky | 4-0 | 6-2 |
Jacksonville State | 4-0 | 5-3 |
Sam Houston | 4-1 | 7-2 |
Liberty | 3-2 | 5-2 |
Florida International | 2-3 | 3-6 |
Louisiana Tech | 2-3 | 3-5 |
Middle Tennessee | 2-3 | 3-6 |
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New Mexico State | 1-4 | 2-6 |
UTEP | 1-5 | 1-8 |