Fresno State fails to stop Hawaii's 4th quarter comeback, falls 21-20

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Giving up a touchdown with conscionable 15 seconds near connected the clock, Fresno State falls 21-20 to Hawaii Saturday nighttime astatine Valley Children's Stadium.

With the last-minute loss, the Bulldogs autumn to (5-4, 3-2 MW) connected the season.

Fresno State would people connected its archetypal 2 drives of the game, but were yet held to conscionable 95 yards the remainder of the night.

OFFENSIVE WOES

Fresno State finished the nighttime with conscionable 176 full yards of discourtesy against the Rainbow Warriors. It's the archetypal clip they've been held to nether 200 yards since a 2022 nonaccomplishment to UCONN connected the road.

On the ground, the Bulldogs were held to conscionable 19 yards rushing connected 21 carries (0.9 yards per carry).

Junior QB Mikey Keene went 25/31 for 157 yards, 1 TD. Keene was besides sacked 4 times for a full nonaccomplishment of 28 yards.

PHOENIX JACKSON SHINES IN LOSS

Junior LB Phoenix Jackson was a agleam spot connected Saturday's nonaccomplishment against Hawaii, snagging an 89-yard prime six precocious successful the 3rd 4th to enactment the 'Dogs up 20-7.

The Modesto native's 89 all-purpose yards were much than WRs Jalen Moss (74), Raylen Sharpe (48), and RB Elijah Gilliam (42).

WHAT'S NEXT

Fresno State volition question to Colorado Springs to look Air Force (1-7, 0-4 MW) adjacent Saturday.

Kickoff from Falcon Stadium is acceptable for 6:45pm PT.

With 3 games left, Fresno State needs 1 much triumph to go bowl-eligible.

FULL GAME RECAP

After receiving the opening kickoff, Hawai'i utilized up astir 8 minutes during a 14-play, 75-yard drive. A 5-yard touchdown walk from Brayden Schager to Pofele Ashlock connected third-and-goal enactment the Rainbow Warriors up 7-0.

Fresno State responded with a 12-play drive. With the thrust appearing to stall, Mikey Keene recovered Raylen Sharp for a 21-yard completion connected third-and-11 astatine the UH 43-yard line. Two plays later, a Hawai'i idiosyncratic foul negated a fumble by the 'Dogs. Elijah Gilliam took the hand-off 10 yards up the mediate into the extremity portion to necktie the game.

With Hawai'i attempting a fourth-and-1 for the 2nd clip connected the thrust connected their ain broadside of the field, Malachi Langley stripped Schager of the shot to unit a turnover connected downs astatine its 28-yard line. It took Fresno State 7 plays earlier Keene recovered Sharpe successful the extremity portion for a 5-yard score. The Bulldogs' pb stood astatine 13-7 with 10:21 connected the timepiece aft the PAT was blocked.

Following the aboriginal scores, the crippled turned to the defenses arsenic 7 consecutive punts were forced.

As Hawai'i enactment unneurotic the longest thrust since the archetypal 2 drives of the game, the Bulldogs defence stood gangly erstwhile it mattered. After a mendacious commencement pushed UH into a third-and-11 from the 25-yard line, Schager's walk effort was tipped up successful the aerial by Tuasivi Nomura. Phoenix Jackson pulled it retired of the aerial and took it 89 yards for a touchdown to springiness the Bulldogs a 20-3 pb with 3:58 remaining successful the 3rd quarter.

Early successful the 4th quarter, Hawai'i got its discourtesy going erstwhile again. But connected fourth-and-9, Fresno State appeared to extremity the drive. A walk breakup by Cam Lockridge though was deemed to beryllium targeting, extending the drive. Three plays later, Schager made it 20-14 with a 9-yard touchdown walk to Nick Cenacle with 9 minutes remaining.

The Bulldogs were forced to punt from their ain 43-yard enactment connected the adjacent drive. Hawai'i moved the shot into Fresno State's extremity but conscionable aft the two-minute timeout, Jackson punched the shot escaped and Jadyen Davis recovered the fumble.

Following 2 rushes, a sack connected third-and-5 near the 'Dogs punting for the seventh consecutive drive, this clip from its ain extremity zone.

UH started their last thrust astatine the Fresno State 47-yard line. On fourth-and-10 astatine the 18, Nomura was whistled for walk interference successful the extremity zone, moving the shot to the 3-yard line. Three plays later, Schager deed Cenacle for the go-ahead touchdown with 15 seconds left.

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