Today’s Mountain West football game at San Jose State was another opportunity for the University of Hawaii to snap the nation’s longest road losing streak.

And that’s exactly what the Warriors did in a 13-0 victory over San Jose State at Spartans Stadium in San Jose, Calif. The string dated back 17 games to a win in October of 2011 at Idaho. It was also the first road victory for head coach Norm Chow in his tenure at Manoa.

The win snapped a four-game losing streak and raised Hawaii’s record to 2-4 in conference play and 3-8 overall. San Jose State fell to 2-4 in league play and 3-7 for the season. It was the first shutout for Hawaii since 2005, also at Idaho.

UH running back Joey Iosefa scored the game’s only touchdown from 1 yard out and Tyler Hadden hit a pair of field goals to account for the scoring. The Spartans blew numerous chances to score, missing three field goals, dropping one touchdown pass and having another pass picked off in the end zone.

Iosefa rushed for 68 yards on 26 carries. Woolsey hit nine of 16 passes for 150 yards and one interception. The offense had only 240 yards and the defense yielded another 462, but on four fourth-down attempts by San Jose State, the Spartans converted only one.

San Jose State quarterback Joe Gray competed 25 of 45 passes for 305 yards and one interception. Favorite target Tyler Winston caught 10 passes for 86 yards and running back Tyler Ervin gained 86 yards on 10 carries, but when the offense needed to convert, it didn’t.

Down by 10 at intermission, the Spartans got a nice lift on their opening drive of the second half as Ervin returned the kick to the San Jose State 41, and then picked up 16 yards on a key third-down pass from Gray.

But four plays later, Ervin was stopped short on a fourth-and-2 run and UH took over the ball at its own 34 for its opening drive of the second half. Unfortunately for the Warriors, the Spartans defense forced a three-and-out with five minutes gone in the third quarter.

Once again, the San Jose State offense got it in gear, moving quickly into Hawaii territory behind the arm and legs of Gray, who completed an 8-yard pass for one first down and ran 11 yards for another, helping set up a first-and-10 at the UH 38. Three plays later, Gray scampered around the end for 17 yards to the UH 14.

Fullback Brandon Monroe picked up 6 yards on a pair of runs, but Gray was stuffed on a keeper on third down, forcing the Spartans to try a field goal by their punter, but it was blocked by Moses Samia and UH took over at its own 15.

The UH offense had another three-and-out and the Spartans began their next drive at the UH 46 and thanks to Gray, moved to the UH 23 where he faced a third-and-2 as the third quarter drew to a close.

On the first play of the fourth, Chris Gadson gained nothing, setting up a fourth-and-2 where Ervin converted it with a 6-yard run to the 16. It was the only fourth-down conversion for the Spartans on this perfect afternoon in the Bay Area.

Three plays later, Monroe fumbled the football and UH recovered at its own 11 by Lance Williams as the defense continued to come up big on its own end of the field with about 14 minutes left. It was the sixth red zone failure in the game for the Spartans.

The Spartans defense held on the ensuing series, but Tim Crawley fumbled a booming punt by Scott Harding that was recovered by Michael Martin, setting up a first-and-10 at the Spartans 13. Three plays later, it appeared Hawaii had a touchdown pass from Woolsey to wideout Quinton Pedroza, but was nullified on a holding penalty by Iosefa.

It set up a 32-yard field goal by Hadden to make it 13-0 with 9:55 left in the fourth quarter. No one scored the rest of the way, but give the Spartans credit, the offense continued to move the football with big plays by Gray and Ervin, setting up a first-and-10 at the UH 25, but three snaps later, the Spartans faced a fourth-and-4, and the UH defense held as the Spartans dropped an apparent touchdown pass. It was the third time UH stopped San Jose State on fourth down.

On the ensuing series, Iosefa was the main course on the menu as UH moved the ball to its own 36, facing third-and-5. Woolsey faked it to Iosefa and ran 15 yards to the Spartans 49. Hawaii eventually had to punt, but Harding killed it at the 2 as the clock ran out with San Jose State at the UH 3. It was the seventh time San Jose State failed to score after getting into the red zone.

After forcing a three-and-out on the game’s opening drive, the fluid San Jose State offense mixed run with pass and moved easily into Hawaii territory. If Gray wasn’t completing passes, Ervin was exploiting holes, setting up a fourth-and-1 at the UH 25.

But the Warriors held Ervin for no gain on the rush attempt, giving the offense the football at its own 25. Woosley produced one first down, but was picked off on a third-down pass to Marcus Kemp by San Jose State defensive back Akeem Green giving the Spartans the ball at its own 43.

The Spartans quickly moved into Warriors territory, but the drive stalled setting up a field goal. Austin Lopez missed the 41-yard attempt wide right with 6:05 left in the first quarter as UH dodged another bullet.

Unfortunately for Hawaii, the offense went three-and-out once more, Harding shanked a punt, but the Spartans didn’t take advantage of starting at the UH 39 as Lopez missed a 37-yard field goal to keep the game scoreless with 2:18 left in the first quarter. Williams was credited with getting his hand on the ball.

From there, the UH offense came to life with a huge third-down catch and run of 26 yards by Iosefa. That set up a 31-yard pass from Woolsey to wideout Keelan Ewaliko to the Spartans 19 as the first quarter drew to a close.

Two plays later, Diocemey Saint Juste picked up 9 yards to set up a first-and-goal at the 5, but a bad snap over Iosefa’s head in the wildcat formation resulted in a 16-yard loss to set up a 36-yard field goal by Hadden to give UH a 3-0 lead with 13:03 to play in the second quarter.

Once again, the San Jose State offense dominated the UH defense, moving easily down the field, setting up a first-and-goal at the UH 9 on a 12-yard keeper by Gray. But two plays later, Danny Lewis Jr. intercepted a Gray pass in the end zone to end another Spartans drive.

He returned the ball out to near midfield, but a block in the back by Williams brought the ball all the way back to the UH 10 midway through the second quarter. Woolsey came up with a huge 49-yard completion to Harding to the Spartans 36 en route to a 14-play back-breaking drive.

From there, Woolsey found Donnie King Jr. for 8 yards, setting up a 2-yard first-down run by a somewhat sluggish Iosefa. Saint Juste had a 6-yard run on first down and a 5-yarder on second to make it first-and-10 at the 15. Facing a fourth-and-1 at the San Jose State 6, Iosefa went over the top for a first-and-goal at the 2.

Iosefa came up short on his first attempt out of the wildcat, gaining officially 1 yard. The second time he got through into the end zone as Hadden added the PAT to make it 10-0 with 18 seconds left in the half to complete the 90-yard drive.