Hawai’i at New Mexico State

Saturday, October 21, 2006

Hawai’i beat New Mexico State 49–⁠30. It was their third meeting; after it, Hawai’i led the series 3–⁠0.

AwayHawai’i11–⁠3 in 2006
49
HomeNew Mexico State4–⁠8 in 2006
30

Final at Aggie Memorial Stadium, Las CrucesTV: ESGPAttendance 17,318

At kickoff
73°F, clear, wind 3 mph from the eastWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Las Cruces International Airport (KLRU), 17 km from the stadium, nine minutes before kickoff

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Hawai’i141402149
New Mexico State1437630

Standouts

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Player stats

Hawai’i

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Colt Brennan22/3133050
Tyler Graunke1/32300
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Nate Ilaoa1894111
Colt Brennan628012
Reagan Maui’a72606
Tyler Graunke2704
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Ross Dickerson6125236
Davone Bess455123
Jason Rivers549113
Ian Sample442120
InterceptionsIntYdsTD
Gerard Lewis100

New Mexico State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Chase Holbrook31/4532331
Alex Gibson1/1700
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Chris Nwoko1259112
Chase Holbrook1025015
Chris Williams119019
Jeremiah Williams51308
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Chris Williams7160261
Jeremiah Williams643015
Nick Cleaver541011
A.J. Harris634113

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

Hawai’iNew Mexico State
508Total yards448
354Passing yards339
155Rushing yards118
10.4Yards per pass7.2
4.7Yards per rush3.9
26First downs28
4–⁠9Third downs3–⁠12
3–⁠5Fourth downs2–⁠3
1Turnovers4
8–⁠67Penalties4–⁠40
17:47Possession17:51

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Hawai’i 74% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Hawai’i leads 12–⁠1 in 13 meetings, counting the 10 since this game.

Recent meetings
2026Hawai’i 29, New Mexico State 19
2023Hawai’i 20, New Mexico State 17
2022New Mexico State 45, Hawai’i 26
2021Hawai’i 48, New Mexico State 34
2021Hawai’i 41, New Mexico State 21
2011Hawai’i 45, New Mexico State 34

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