Far West Roundup : San Diego St. Puts Hawaii Away, Prepares for BYU
Poorly rated television shows have had a longer survival rate than Hawaii did against San Diego State Saturday night.
SDSU knocked Hawaii out of the picture with 28 first-quarter points in winning, 35-5, before 23,838 fans in San Diego Jack Murphy Stadium.
If the Aztecs win at home next week against Brigham Young, they will win their first Western Athletic Conference championship since joining the WAC in 1978.
SDSU played BYU for the WAC championship in 1979 and lost, 63-14. The Aztecs, 6-1 in the WAC and 7-3 overall, had not won a game by more than seven points before Saturday.
In other Western Athletic Conference action:
Brigham Young 35, Utah 21--Lakei Heimuli and Robert Parker ran for two touchdowns in the Cougars’ victory over their arch-rivals at Salt Lake City.
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