MWC matchup features New Mexico playing Hawaii
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New Mexico (4-1) at Hawaii (1-5), Oct. 17 at 10:30 p.m. EDT.
Opening Line: New Mexico by 15.5. Against the spread: New Mexico 5-0, Hawaii 2-4.
How to watch: Fox Sports 1
Key stats
New Mexico Offense
Overall: 386.2 yards per game (74th in FBS)
Passing: 177.4 yards per game (120th)
Rushing: 208.8 yards per game (31st)
Scoring: 43.4 points per game (5th)
New Mexico Defense
Overall: 255.6 yards per game (10th in FBS)
Passing: 154.8 yards per game (10th)
Rushing: 100.8 yards per game (27th)
Scoring: 10.6 points per game (3rd)
Hawaii Offense
Overall: 353.3 yards per game (101st in FBS)
Passing: 271.0 yards per game (28th)
Rushing: 82.3 yards per game (138th)
Scoring: 16.7 points per game (129th)
Hawaii Defense
Overall: 392.3 yards per game (107th in FBS)
Passing: 220.2 yards per game (88th)
Rushing: 172.2 yards per game (108th)
Scoring: 25.7 points per game (88th)
Hawaii is 86th in third down percentage, converting 38.0% of the time. New Mexico ranks 34th on defense, allowing its opponents at convert at 32.3%.
Hawaii is 103rd in the FBS with a -3 turnover margin, compared to New Mexico’s 1st-ranked +18 margin.
New Mexico ranks 24th in the FBS averaging 44.8 penalty yards per game.
Hawaii is 132nd in FBS in red zone offense, scoring on 65.0% of trips. New Mexico’s red zone defense ranks 26th at 75.0%.
Hawaii ranks 60th in the FBS with an average time of possession of 30:26, compared to New Mexico’s 6th-ranked average of 34:08.
Team leaders
New Mexico
Passing: Toa Fa’avae, 639 yards, 5 TDs, 1 INT, 57.1 completion percentage
Rushing: Scottre Humphrey, 332 yards on 70 carries, 6 TDs
Receiving: Bailen George, 218 yards on 11 catches, 3 TDs
Hawaii
Passing: Micah Alejado, 1,612 yards, 5 TDs, 4 INTs, 59.2 completion percentage
Rushing: DeVon Rice, 304 yards on 65 carries, 3 TDs
Receiving: Kainoa Carvalho, 335 yards on 29 catches, 0 TDs
Last game
New Mexico won 61-7 over UTEP on Oct. 3. Fa’avae threw for 249 yards on 15-of-19 attempts (78.9%) with three touchdowns and one interception. Cameron Mathews carried the ball six times for 108 yards and scored one touchdown. D.J. Darling recorded 75 yards on three catches.
Hawaii was beaten by Arizona State 30-12 on Oct. 10. Alejado led Hawaii with 252 yards on 25-of-49 passing (51.0%) for one touchdown and one interception. Rice had 28 rushing yards on six carries. Carvalho put up 86 yards on seven catches.
Next game
New Mexico hosts North Dakota State on Oct. 24. Hawaii plays at Northern Illinois on Oct. 24.