Another effort filled with self-inflicted wounds resulted in another loss for the University of Hawai‘i football team, which fell short in a 30-12 defeat at Arizona State on Saturday evening.
Hawai‘i dropped to 1-5 overall for the 2026 season, while Arizona State improved to 3-2.
No sequence on Saturday was more symbolic of Hawai‘i's season than its first possession of the second quarter, when a DeVon Rice run gave the Rainbow Warriors a fresh set of downs at the Arizona State 2. After a false start penalty, a delay of game penalty and a pair of Micah Alejado sacks, the 'Bows found themselves trying to salvage points with a 51-yard Sean Olvera-Harle field goal attempt, which sailed wide right to leave UH empty handed.
The Rainbow Warriors committed six penalties as a team for 47 yards, but none were more costly than the pair that prevented them from scoring in the second quarter.
Arizona State, which was booed by its own home crowd on Saturday, still outplayed the Rainbow Warriors in each facet. The 'Bows trailed 17-6 with the ball three times in the third quarter but could never capitalize. Arizona State then pulled away with a 67-yard Cardae Mack rushing touchdown.
Alejado was sacked three times by the Sun Devils, completing just 25 of his 49 pass attempts for 252 yards, a touchdown and an interception.
Meanwhile, Mack gashed the Rainbow Warriors for 154 rushing yards on 13 carries, two of which went for touchdowns. ASU receiver Reed Harris had an additional two touchdowns after hauling in eight passes for 91 yards.
The Rainbow Warriors will return home to face New Mexico in its homecoming game, which is set for 4:30 p.m. HST on Saturday, Oct. 17, at the Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex.
Christian Shimabuku can be reached at christian@alohastatedaily.com.
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