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Fresno State running back Jordan Mims scores a touchdown in front of Hawaii defensive back Leonard Lee during the first half of the Bulldogs’ 55-13 win Saturday. AP photo
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Jake Haener completed 24 of 29 passes for 327 yards and four touchdowns, and Jordan Mims had 123 yards rushing and a TD on 18 carries to help Fresno State beat the University of Hawaii football team 55-13 Saturday night.
Abraham Montano kicked a 31-yard field goal to open the scoring midway through the first quarter and Cam Lockridge returned an interception 31 yards for a touchdown before Mims scored on a 22-yard run to make it 17-0 going into the second.
Haener threw second-quarter touchdown passes of 7 yards to Jalen Moreno-Cropper and 16 yards to Erik Brooks to give Fresno State (5-4, 4-1 Mountain West Conference) a 31-0 lead at halftime. Moreno-Cropper finished with five receptions for 93 yards and two TDs.
The Bulldogs have won four in a row following a four-game losing streak.
Nasjzae Bryant-Lelei scored on a 1-yard run to get Hawaii (2-8, 1-4) on the board with 3:46 to play, and Tamatoa Mokiao-Atimalala caught a 4-yard touchdown pass from Brayden Schager in the closing seconds.
The Rainbow Warriors have lost three in a row for the second time this season.
UH returns home for the first of back-to-back home games beginning with a matchup against Utah State on Saturday.
Hawaii 0 0 0 13–13
17 14 10 14-55 Fresno St
first quarter
FRES-FG Montano 31, 6:54.
FRES–Lockridge 31 interception return (Montano kick), 4:55.
FRES-Mim’s 22 run (Montano kick), 1:59.
Second Quarter
FRES–Moreno-Cropper 7 pass from Haener (Lynch kick), 7:16.
FRES–Brooks 16 pass from Haener (Lynch kick), :41.
Third quarters
FRES-FG Lynch 25, 9:12.
FRES–Moreno-Cropper 59 pass from Haener (Lynch kick), 6:22.
FourthQuarter
FRES–Remigio 11 pass from Haener (Lynch kick), 14:18.
FRES–Gilliam 7 run (Lynch kick), 9:33.
HAW–Bryant-Lelei 1 run (Shipley kick), 3:46.
HAW–Mokiao-Atimalala 4 pass from Schager (kick failed), :35.
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HAW FRES
First down 21 27
Total net yards 362 572
Rushes yards 34-158 39-245
Passing 204 327
Punt returns 0-0 1-4
Kick off returns 3-45 0-0
Interceptions Ret. 0-0 1-31
Comp Att Int 20-40-1 24-29-0
Sacked yards lost 2-9 1-3
Punts 3-46.0 1-26.0
Fumbles Lost 0-0 0-0
Penalties yards 3-19 1-15
Time of possession 27:44 32:16
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING–Hawaii, T.Hines 11-79, Schager 8-49, Bryant-Lelei 6-17, Parson 8-14, (Team) 1-(minus 1). Fresno St., Mims 18-123, Sherrod 10-74, Gilliam 5-36, Remigio 1-12, Haener 4-1, (Team) 1-(minus 1).
PASSING – Hawaii, Schager 20-40-1-204. Fresno St., Haener 24-29-0-327.
RECEIVING–Hawaii, T.Hines 4-48, Mokiao-Atimalala 3-27, C.Phillips 3-23, Cenacle 2-35, Bowens 2-19, Perry 2-19, Parson 2-8, Fiso 1-17, Bryant-Lelei 1-8. Fresno St., Moreno-Cropper 5-93, Pope 5-76, Remigio 5-65, Brooks 3-40, Kelly 3-29, Pauwels 2-17, Dalena 1-7.
MISSED FIELD GOALS – Hawaii, Shipley 48.
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