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UTEP FootballMonday, November 9

UTEP football loses 17-14 to Hawaii at the Sun Bowl for a seventh straight defeat

The Daily El Paso teamFrom Monday’s edition · 1 min read · 3 sources

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If you watched at the on Saturday, you saw a close one get away. Micah Alejado threw for 303 yards and a touchdown as Hawaii beat UTEP 17-14. Hawaii came in leading the Mountain West at 275.8 passing yards per game, and it led 10-7 at halftime.

UTEP and New Mexico State both lost Saturday

  • Hawaii17
    UTEP14
    FinalAt the Sun Bowl
  • Liberty30
    New Mexico State14
    FinalAt Aggie Memorial Stadium

Source: KFOX-TV

Hawaii opened the fourth quarter with a 98-yard drive that ended on a 7-yard run by Sitani Mikaele. Raymond Moore III answered with a 15-yard touchdown pass to Jude Ezinwa, but it came too late. "It is two steps forward, one step back," coach Scotty Walden said.

  • UTEP: 1-8 overall, 0-5 in the Mountain West
  • Next: Wyoming (6-3), UTEP's final home game, next Saturday
  • NMSU: lost 30-14 to Liberty, now 3-6
  • NMSU next: at Missouri State, also 3-6

Hawaii's passing game and a late drive beat UTEP

7
straight losses for UTEP
303
passing yards for Hawaii's Micah Alejado
98
yards on Hawaii's fourth-quarter scoring drive

Source: KFOX-TV

Sources: KFOX-TV, KVIA, FOX Sports

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