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Monday, Oct. 12, 2009
Fresno State football says aloha to streak
HONOLULU -- Fresno State snapped a three-game losing streak against Hawaii -- and avoided an 0-2 start in conference play in the process.
Dominating what coach Pat Hill had called a "must-win game," the Bulldogs blocked kicks, ran with power and passed with efficiency to hammer the Warriors 42-17 Saturday night at Aloha Stadium.
"It's hard to win here ... I don't know if it was a monkey -- it might have been a gorilla," Hill said after the game. "It was our turn finally to get one. We made some big plays early and were able to control the game with the run game."
Ryan Colburn passed for two touchdowns and Robbie Rouse ran for two more as Fresno State (2-3, 1-1 WAC) defeated Hawaii (2-3, 1-1) for the first time since 2005. Even quarterback Derek Carr -- who had not seen action since the Bulldogs' previous victory, the opener against UC Davis -- got into the game, mopping up in the fourth quarter.
Fresno State returns to Bulldog Stadium on Saturday, hosting San Jose State.
"It definitely gives us momentum for San Jose and gives us something to build off of, because we've been waiting for a victory," said Chris Carter, who had two sacks and leads the WAC with six.
Hawaii's Bryant Moniz, the former Fresno City quarterback, had a tough outing in his first major-college start. He was 24 of 52 for 283 yards and two interceptions. His second, by Ben Jacobs midway through the third quarter, led to Rouse's second touchdown, a 16-yard run that put Fresno State up 42-3.
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