Fresno State Athletics
Fresno State-Hawaii Postgame Notes
Captains: Camryn Bracha, Al’zillion Hamilton, Jadon Pearson, Jacob Spomer
Toss: Hawai’i wins, FS receive opening kick
Team Notes
Offense Notes
Defense Notes
Special Teams Notes
Toss: Hawai’i wins, FS receive opening kick
Team Notes
- Fresno State earned its third-straight Mountain West opening win
- Fresno State earned its first win at Hawai’i since 2019
- Fresno State earned its 31st win in the series with Hawai’i
- Fresno State won its fourth game in a row, its longest winning streak since the 2022-23 season
- Fresno State did not score points on its opening drive for the first time this season.
- Fresno State and Hawai’i were tied 0-0 at the end of the first quarter. It was the first time the Bulldogs saw a scoreless first quarter since the 2022 Mountain West Championship at Boise State.
- Fresno State had a season-high 4.0 sacks
- Fresno State had its most turnovers forced in a game since October 2024
- Fresno State moves to 4-0 this season when losing the coin toss
- Hawai’i scored on a safety for the first points of the game. It was the first time since 2023 that a Bulldog opponent scored on a safety
- Hawai’i later scored on a fumble recovery for a touchdown, the first time it has been done by a Bulldog opponent since 2015
Offense Notes
- WR Josiah Freeman made his return from injury
- WR Ezekiel Avit had a career-high 36 yards, in the first drive alone.
- Avit finished with five receptions for 46 yards
- TE Richie Anderson scored his second touchdown of the season
- Anderson extended his streak to 11 games with a reception
- TE Kamron Beachem had a career-high 84 yards
- Beachem had a career-long 64-yard reception
- Beachem led the team in receiving yards for the first time in his career
Defense Notes
- DL Merhauti Xepera and DB Ryan Wilson notched their first career sacks
- DB Camryn Bracha grabbed his first interception of the season and second of his career
- DB Al’zillion Hamilton snagged his first interception of the season, and fifth of his career
- LB K’vion Thunderbird grabbed his first career interception, and returned it for a touchdown
- Thunderbird became the second Bulldog this season to have his first career interception be a Pick-6, joining Jakari Embry (Oregon State)
- Thunderbird led the team in tackles, notching a career-high eight in the win
- NKL Simeon Harris had a season-high seven stops
- DB Jakari Embry had a season-high six tackles
- DE Finn Claypool got his first start as a Bulldog
Special Teams Notes
- K Dylan Lynch missed a 43-yard field goal attempt o the first drive, snapping his five made FG streak
- Lynch would miss another field goal attempt from 26-yards out in the second quarter