Penny's career-high 253 lifts San Diego St. over Hawaii 28-7
Penny fuels San Diego State over Hawai'i
Kirk Morrison and Clay Matvick break down the Aztecs' 28-7 win over the Rainbow Warriors, citing RB Rashaad Penny's 250 yard, two touchdown performance as the key to San Diego State's victory.
HONOLULU -- Rashaad Penny ran 30 times for a career-high 253 yards and two touchdowns on Saturday night and San Diego State beat Hawaii 28-7.
Penny led the way with runs on all six plays of a 99-yard drive when the Aztecs (7-2, 3-2 Mountain West Conference) broke away early in the fourth quarter. Penny capped the possession with a 24-yarder followed by 63-yard TD run to make it 28-7 with 13:33 left.
The Rainbow Warriors (3-5, 1-4) struggled to establish their running game. Diocemy Saint Juste had two 200-yard rushing games coming into Saturday, but was contained to just 40 yards on 17 carries by the Aztecs defense.
San Diego State jumped to a 14-0 lead with Juwan Washington's 1-yard run late in the first quarter and Christian Chapman's 16-yard pass to Mikah Holder early in the second.
Dru Brown cut the deficit to 14-7 on a 1-yard keeper for Hawaii in the final minute of the first half.
Penny's first TD run made it 21-7 with 10:23 left in the third quarter.
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2023 Mountain West Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Boise State | 6-2 | 8-6 |
| San José State | 6-2 | 7-6 |
| UNLV | 6-2 | 9-5 |
| Air Force | 5-3 | 9-4 |
| Wyoming | 5-3 | 9-4 |
| Fresno State | 4-4 | 9-4 |
| Utah State | 4-4 | 6-7 |
| Hawai'i | 3-5 | 5-8 |
| Colorado State | 3-5 | 5-7 |
| Nevada | 2-6 | 2-10 |
| New Mexico | 2-6 | 4-8 |
| San Diego State | 2-6 | 4-8 |
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