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Brennan tries to pass Hawaii past New Mexico State

Oct 27, 2007 - 11:34 AM New Mexico St (4-4) at No. 16 Hawaii (7-0) 12:05 am EDT

HONOLULU (Ticker) -- It now is New Mexico State's turn to try to slow down Colt Brennan and company.

Brennan and No. 16 Hawaii look to continue their aerial assault Saturday night when they host the Aggies in a Western Athletic Conference matchup.

The Warriors (7-0, 4-0 WAC) lead the nation in scoring at 52.14 points per game and are second in passing offense at 464.4 yards per contest.

The leader of the squad is Brennan, who already has thrown for 2,395 yards and 20 touchdowns. But he has also tossed 10 interceptions - nine in the past four games.

Hawaii has not played since October 12, when it rallied past San Jose State to post a 42-35 overtime triumph.

Brennan threw an astounding 75 times, completing 44 for 545 yards and four TDs. He was intercepted four times but threw two TDs in the final 3:53 of regulation and a nine-yard strike to Jason Rivers in overtime for the winning points.

New Mexico State (4-4, 1-2) rebounded from back-to-back defeats to down Idaho last week, 45-31. Chase Holbrook threw for 404 yards and three TDs in the WAC triumph.

Hawaii scored 49 points in wins over New Mexico State both in 2005 and last year.