FRESNO, Calif. — Brayden Schager threw two touchdown passes to Nick Cenacle in the fourth quarter, including a 3-yarder with 15 seconds left, to help Hawaii beat Fresno State 21-20 on Saturday night.

Schager was 29 of 53 passing for 244 yards with three touchdowns and one interception and Cenacle finished the game with 12 receptions for 111 yards. Tylan Hines had 66 yards rushing on 12 carries for Hawaii (4-5, 2-2 Mountain West Conference).

Schager threw a 9-yard touchdown pass to Cenacle, capping a 12-play, 87-yard drive – including two fourth-down conversions – to cut Hawaii's deficit to 20-14 with 9:04 to play. The teams traded empty possessions until Schager hit a wide-open cenacle for the go-ahead touchdown.

Hawaii received the first kickoff and capitalized on a 12-play, 75-yard drive that lasted 7 minutes, 48 ​​seconds and made it 7-0 when Schager Pofele hit Ashlock for a 5-yard touchdown.

Fresno State (5-4, 3-2) responded in kind as Elijah Gilliam scored on a 10-yard run to cap a 12-play, 83-yard drive with 1:32 left in the first The quarter was equalized at 7:7.

Hawaii took the lead on a fourth-and-1 from near midfield and Malachi Langley's strip sack on Schager was recovered by Hawaii's Zhen Sotelo and the Bulldogs gained possession at the Hawaii 28. Eight plays later, Mikey Keene threw a 5-yard touchdown pass to Raylen Sharpe and after Cameron Stone blocked the PAT attempt, Fresno State led 13-7 with 10:21 left in the first half.

Tuasivi Nomua redirected a pass from Schager high into the air that Phoenix Jackson intercepted at the 11 and raced down the right sideline for an 89-yard touchdown to give the Bulldogs a 13-point lead with 3:58 left in the third quarter to provide.

The Bulldogs, who averaged 378.5 yards per game, rushed for a season-low 191 yards on just 19 rushing yards.

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