1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
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HAW | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
SDSU | 3 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 27 |
Marquez Cooper runs for 109 yards, 2 TDs; San Diego State beats Hawaii 27-24 in MWC opener
SDSU stuffs Hawai'i to come away with a win
The Aztecs come away with a big fourth down stop to force a late turnover on downs by the Rainbow Warriors.
SAN DIEGO -- — Marquez Cooper ran for 109 yards and two touchdowns to lead San Diego State over Hawaii 27-24 on Saturday night in a Mountain West Conference opener.
Cooper's 2-yard scoring run ended an 87-yard drive and capped the scoring with 7:05 left.
Hawaii had fourth-and-2 from the Aztec 31, but Brayden Schager tossed a pass to Pofele Ashlock for a 2-yard loss with 1:12 remaining. The Rainbow Warriors forced a three-and-out on the next series, but were then pinned deep in their own territory with just 4 seconds left.
Danny O'Neil completed 24 of 34 passes for 224 yards with a touchdown for San Diego State (2-3, 1-0). Cooper carried 30 times and was the only rusher beside O'Neil, who carried four times for minus-10 yards. Nate Bennett had 74 yards receiving on four catches to lead the Aztecs.
Schager was 26-of-44 passing for 272 yards and threw three touchdown passes and an interception for Hawaii (2-3, 0-1). Ashlock had eight receptions for 77 yards and a touchdown. Nick Cenacle also had a TD catch.
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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 |