Fresno, CA (Sports Network) - Derek Carr threw for 304 yards and four
touchdowns as the Fresno State Bulldogs cruised to a 45-10 win over the Hawaii
Warriors in Mountain West Conference action at Bulldog Stadium.
Carr, who became just the second quarterback in program history to have a pair
of 3,000-yard passing campaigns, converted 15-of-23 passes for the Bulldogs
(7-3, 5-1 MWC) as they won their third straight and the fifth in six tries.
Robbie Rouse delivered 102 yards and a score on 13 carries as he became the
first running back in FSU history to have three seasons with at least 1,000
yards rushing.
The Warriors (1-7, 0-5), losers of six straight, were paced by Sean Schroeder
who converted 16-of-30 passes for 162 yards, but was picked off once and
sacked five times. The team as a whole connected on 21-of-38 passes for 221
yards in the setback.
The Bulldogs scored four straight touchdowns to open the game, beginning with
an eight-yard scoring pass from Carr to Rashad Evans, followed by a 47-yard
pass from Carr to Dillon Root. Greg Watson added a one-yard TD run late in the
first quarter and Rouse then crossed the goal line on a 51-yard scamper early
in the second to make the score 28-0.
Hawaii stopped the bleeding momentarily with a 49-yard field goal by Tyler
Hadden at the 7:03 mark of the second frame, but that still left the hosts
plenty of time for Carr to deliver scoring strikes of 45 and 31 yards to
Davante Adams and Isaiah Burse, respectively, leading to a commanding 42-3
advantage at the break.
In the third quarter FSU kicker Quentin Breshears knocked through a 32-yard
field goal for the only points of the period.
With 3:06 to play in the fourth, the Warriors capped a seven-play, 75-yard
drive with a five-yard TD run by Jeremy Higgins, but it wasn't nearly enough
to keep Hawaii from remaining winless against Football Bowl Subdivision
opponents this season.
The Warriors, flagged nine times for 90 yards while generating just 300 total
yards on the evening, have just one win this season, a 54-2 thrashing of Lamar
at home back on Sept. 15. The last victory for the team against another member
of the FBS came against Tulane (35-23) in late November of last season.
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