Hawaii denies upset bid, defeats Lobos 39-33

Photo by Darryl Oumi/Getty ImagesIt was a special evening for Hawaii football, for several reasons. First home game since the restart of Mountain West football, of course the first home game for Hawaii head coach Todd Graham. Hawaii also honored the late Ben Yee, a longtime Hawaii booster who was a fixture around UH football for decades. Yee died this past April. Hawaii honored him well Saturday evening.

Hawaii’s home victory over New Mexico was not without hiccups. The game started off poorly for UH when Lobo’s wide receiver Jordan Kress took a 52-yard pass from quarterback Tevaka Tuioti to the end zone less than a minute into the game. Hawaii would respond with a run-heavy drive…