In the 13 years Utah State has been part of the Mountain West, it has never lost to Hawaii. The Aggies' eight-game winning streak against the Warriors (which dates back to when both teams were in the WAC) will be put to a final test Saturday evening in what is also a crucial mid-season matchup between a pair of teams aiming to prove they can be contenders in the Mountain West.
Hawaii enters the game with a 4-2 record but not as much respect as a team with four wins might hope. The Warriors are the lowest-ranked four-win team by Bill Connelly's SP+ , being ranked behind no less than seven teams that have four losses on the season so far, including an Air Force team Hawaii beat not quite two weeks ago. Utah State meanwhile, has clawed back a bit more of the respect it had lost after a