FRESNO, Calif. — Against all odds — and the oddsmakers — against a red sea of smack-barking fans, the Hawai'i football team willed itself to an improbable 32-29 upset of 22nd-ranked Fresno State tonight.

It concluded with Dan "The Iceman" Kelly coolly connecting on a 33-yard field goal in overtime.

"I didn't even think about it," Kelly said. "I just kicked it."

The Warriors are 2-3 overall and 1-1 in the WAC. Fresno State is 3-2 and 0-1.

But there were many storylines that led to the emphatic finish — the Warriors' first road victory over a nationally ranked opponent.

There was the Warriors' defense, which entered as the co-defendant as the nation's worst in turnover margin (17 giveaways against two takeaways). The Warriors collected six turnovers last night — three forced fumbles and three interceptions.

There was the resurrected special teams, which produced one touchdown (Ryan Mouton's 90-yard kickoff return) and denied a potential tie-breaking, field-goal attempt (Antwan "Tua" Mahaley's gravity-defying block in the final minute of regulation).

And then there was the offense, and its much-doubted quarterback, which ate up yards and minutes with a revised spread attack.

Quarterback Inoke Funaki was in tears as he sat in front of his locker, absorbing the emotions of his first victory as a starter since the 2001 state high school championship game.

"This was for the boys," Funaki said, "and for the state. We play for Hawai'i."

And, yes, there was the self-styled Iceman, who refused to melt despite kicking into a block with about five minutes to play in regulation.

The 21-point underdog Warriors won the coin toss, opting to play defense first in overtime.

The Bulldogs were forced to consider a field goal as a primary option following a first-down sack by linebacker Solomon Elimimian. On fourth down, Kevin Goessling's 40-yard attempt sailed wide left.

But an official ruled that Calvin Roberts had struck Goessling after the kick. The runner-into-the-kicker penalty — which replays showed was very questionable — was the Warriors' 10th penalty of the game; the Bulldogs were not assessed any penalties the entire night.

Goessling's second effort was no better than the first. This one went wide right.

The Warriors, with little pressure, advanced the ball to the 16. After a Bulldog timeout, Kelly drained the winning kick.

Overtime was forced when each team blocked a potential go-ahead field-goal attempt.

Andrew Jackson blocked Kelly's 48-yard attempt with 5:31 left in regulation.

Mahaley blocked Goessling's 36-yarder in the final minute.

The Bulldogs completed a comeback from a 26-9 deficit when Anthony Harding scored on a 1-yard run to tie it at 29 with 8:34 to play.

After the Warriors extended a 19-9 halftime lead to 26-9 on Michael Washington's 2-yard scoring reception, the Bulldogs scored the next 10 points to reduce the deficit to a touchdown.

Lonyae Miller started the surge with his second scoring run, this one covering 80 yards. Miller broke to the right, then found an open alley along the right sideline.

After that, Goessling booted his second field goal of the game.

The Warriors forced four turnovers — two on interceptions, two on fumbles — and did not turn the ball over in the first half to seize the 19-9 lead.

That margin, and the way it was constructed, left the Bulldog fans stunned into muffled growling.

And the Warriors, realizing good fortune should not be risked, played it safe on their final first-half possession, opting to run the ball until time ran out.

The Bulldogs took a 3-0 lead on Goessling's 24-yard field goal. But that 3-pointer served as motivation for the Warriors, who had stopped the Bulldogs' running game.

Mouton took the ensuing kickoff at the UH 10. He raced toward the right sideline, cut back all the way and sprinted away from a sea of red-jerseyed defenders for a touchdown. After some personnel confusion on the PAT attempt, Kelly missed it to keep the score 6-3.

Mouton benefitted from the Warriors' revised kick-return strategy. Through the first four games, they used two deep returners. This time, Mouton was the lone returner, with Spencer Smith aligned 10 yards ahead as a blocker.

Fresno State's A.J. Jefferson took the next kickoff, but, while in full stride, was struck by Tyson Kafentzis. Jefferson fumbled and Jayson Rego recovered at the FS 30.

That led to Kelly's 36-yard field goal, giving the Warriors a 9-3 lead with 5:38 left in the first quarter.

The Warriors regained possession thanks to an unforced error. Fresno State quarterback Tom Brandstater fumbled the snap, and defensive tackle Tuika Tufaga recovered.

The Warriors parlayed that into Kelly's 29-yard field goal.

The Bulldogs' next possession lasted exactly one play. Brandstater's pass was tipped by defensive tackle Josh Leonard and safety Keao Monteilh made the first of his two interceptions.

Three plays later, Funaki fired a pass to Malcolm Lane at the end of a post pattern to make it 19-3.

The Warriors were without linebacker Adam Leonard, who is recovering from a hamstring injury. The Bulldogs played without leading rusher Ryan Matthews, who was also injured.