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2010 SCHEDULE GAME HAWAI‘I WARRIORS (1-1, 0-0 WAC) VS. Date Opponent Time 3 COLORADO BUFFALOES (1-1, 0-0 BIG 12) Sept. 2 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (ESPN) L, 36-49 Sept. 11 at Army (CSBCS) W, 31-28 When: Saturday, Sept. 18, 2010 Sept. 18 at Colorado (FCS) 1:30 p.m. MT Time: 1:30 p.m. MT / 9:30 a.m. HT Where: Folsom Field (53,613); Boulder, Colo. Sept. 25 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN 5:30 p.m. Television: Live nationally on Fox College Sports with Oct. 2 LOUISIANA TECH* 5:30 p.m. Steve Physioc (play-by-play), Yogi Roth (color), and Samantha Steele (sidelines). Oct. 9 at Fresno State* 7:00 p.m. PT Radio: ESPN 1420 AM will carry the game live with Bobby Curran (play-by-play) and Robert Oct. 16 NEVADA* 5:30 p.m. Kekaula (color). Don Robbs, Chris Hart and Gary Dickman host the “Countdown To Kickoff” Oct. 23 at Utah State* 3:00 p.m. MT beginning at 9:30 a.m. HT, and also the halftime show. Neighbor islands can listen live on Oct. 30 IDAHO* (Homecoming) 5:30 p.m. KNUI on Maui, KHLO in Hilo, KKON in Kona. Nov. 6 at Boise State* 12:00 p.m. MT Audio Webcast: Available on espn1420am.com Nov. 20 SAN JOSE STATE* 5:30 p.m. Live Stats: Available on cubuffs.com Nov. 27 at New Mexico State* 1:00 p.m. MT Series Information: 2nd meeting. UH leads 1-0. Dec. 4 UNLV 5:30 p.m. THIS WEEK’S GAME BOLD CAPS = Home games played at Aloha Stadium All times local to site * = WAC game The University of Hawai‘i Warrior football team concludes its 13-day road trip with a non- conference game at Colorado, Saturday, Sept. 18 at Folsom Field. Kick-off is 1:30 p.m. MT (9:30 a.m. HT) and the game will be televised on Fox College Sports. WARRIOR STORYLINES Hawai‘i (1-1) rallied to defeat Army, 31-28, last Saturday in West Point, N.Y. The Warriors jumped out to a 21-0 first half lead before the Black Knights scored 28 unanswered UH is 2-12-1 all-time against current members of points. UH tied it at 28 and its defense forced a late Army turnover. With 24 seconds left, the Big 12 Conference although UH has not played a quarterback Bryant Moniz connected with wide receiver Royce Pollard on consecutive plays Big 12 opponent since the conference was established setting up Scott Enos’ 31-yard field goal with :07 remaining. For his efforts, Moniz was named in 1996. the WAC’s Offensive player of the week. The last time UH visited a Big 12 opponent was at Colorado (1-1) dropped a 52-7 decision to California in Berkeley, Calif. The Buffaloes Nebraska on Sept. 16, 1978. trailed 31-0 at the half. CU opened the season with a 24-3 win over in-state rival Colorado State UH is 0-10-1 in its last 11 games against Big 12 in Denver. teams. The teams have met once with Hawai‘i winning 13-0 on Jan. 1, 1925 in Honolulu. UH is UH is 2-3 in non-conference road games under head 2-12-1 all-time against current members of the Big 12 Conference and have not played at a Big coach Greg McMackin. 12 school since playing at Nebraska in 1978. Slot receiver Kealoha Pilares had eclipsed the 100-yard UH is in the midst of a 13-day road trip which covers 11,184 air miles and takes the team receiving mark in each game this season and leads the to eight cities in five states and four time zones for non-conference games at Army and Colorado. team with four touchdowns. Between games, the team will stay in Las Vegas before flying to Denver on Friday. Slot receiver Greg Salas has a streak of 29 consecutive The Warriors are currently ranked second nationally in passing offense, averaging 401.0 games with a reception. yards per game. On the year, Moniz has thrown for 612 yards and four touchdowns while his UH has not won consecutive non-conference road starting receivers Greg Salas (15 rec., 187 yds), Kealoha Pilares (11 rec., 280 yds, 4 TD), Rodney games since 1994-95 (def. California, 21-7, Sept. 17, Bradley (10 rec, 84 yds, 1 TD), and Pollard (12 rec. 200 yds, 1 TD) have shown big playmaking 1994 and def. UNLV, 58-30, Sept. 30, 1995). ability. Pilares ranks fourth nationally in receiving yards per game. Defensively, linebacker Corey Paredes leads the group with 23 tackles, including a team- high 14 last week at Army. Safety Mana Silva has 13 tackles and two fumbles recovered. Fellow CATCHGREGSALAS.COM safety Spencer Smith will miss the Colorado game due to an arm injury suffered last week. This season, the UH Athletics Department is trum- peting senior slot receiver Greg Salas for the Fred THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE Biletnikoff Award and All-America consideration with his very own webpage (CatchGregSalas.com). Salas, MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY a 6-foot-2, 210-pound, Chino, Calif., native, is on the preseason “Watch List” of the Biletnikoff Award ROAD TRIP ROAD TRIP ROAD TRIP ROAD TRIP TRAVEL TO (nation’s best receiver). The all-WAC honoree was also DENVER selected to several preseason All-America teams after ranking among the nation’s best receivers in receptions per game (8.15) and yards per game (122.3). 2010 Hawai‘i Football Weekly Release 1 HawaiiAthletics.com HAWAI‘I VS. COLORADO (SEPT. 18, 2010) MEDIA INFORMATION NOTES FROM THE ARMY GAME: UH improved to 10-11-1 all-time against the academies, including a 2-0 mark vs. Army...UH has won its last five games against the academies dating SPORTS MEDIA RELATIONS FOOTBALL CONTACTS back to 1999 (def. Navy in 1999 & 2009, def. Air Force in 2001 and def. Army in 2003 & 2010)...Bryant Moniz finished with 343 yards passing, the fifth time in his career he has topped Derek Inouchi Neal Iwamoto 300 yards...Keahola Pilares scored for second straight game on a 48-yard reception from Moniz Media Relations Director Asst. Media Relations Director in the second quarter. Pilares has a team-leading four touchdowns, with each one going for 30 Office: (808) 956-4478 Office: (808) 956-9748 Cell: (808) 954-0234 Cell: (808) 375-6819 yards or longer...Pilares went for 100+ yards (6 catches, 104 yards) for the second time this sea- E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] son and fourth time in his career...Royce Pollard scored his first career touchdown on a 26-yard reception on UH’s opening drive...John Hardy-Tuliau blocked UH’s first kick of the season SID Office: (808) 956-7523 Fax: (808) 956-4470 when he denied Army’s 37-yard attempt in the fourth quarter. It was UH’s first blocked kick since the 2008 season. INTERVIEW POLICY Contact the UH Sports Media Relations Office to arrange UH VS. COLORADO: In the teams’ only meeting on Jan. 1, 1925, UH defeated Colorado player or coach interviews at least 24 hours in advance. All 13-0 in Honolulu. The win capped a perfect 8-0 season for the Rainbows, who allowed only 12 players and coaches will be available for interviews after practice points all season. The “Wonder Teams” of 1924 and ’25, went 18-0 during those two seasons from Monday through Thursday. Every effort will be made to and out-scored their opponents 606-29. accommodate interview requests but players will not be asked to miss class, study hall, practices, or medical treatment. Players cel- Series History lular or home numbers will not be released by the Sports Media Date UH-Colorado Location Attendance Relations Office. 01/01/25 13-0 Honolulu 10,000 MEDICAL POLICY HAWAI‘I VS. THE BIG 12: Although Hawai‘i has not played a Big 12 opponent since the The UH Sports Media Relations Office abides by federal law conference was established in 1996, UH holds a 2-12-1 all-time record against its current pertaining to the releasing of injury information. We will not members. The last time UH played a Big 12 team was in 1995 when the Warriors opened the disseminate any information about a student-athletes’ injury season against Texas (L, 17-38) and closed the season against Oklahoma State (L, 20-24). UH without written consent. The only information given to the media will be if a student-athlete is “probable,” “questionable,” is 0-10-1 in its last 11 games against Big 12 teams. Team-by-team breakdown: 1-0 vs. Colorado, or “doubtful” to play. However, the student-athlete may release 0-1 vs. Kansas, 0-0-1 vs. Missouri, 1-5 vs. Nebraska, 0-2 vs. Oklahoma, 0-2 vs. Oklahoma State, information about his/her injury. 0-1 vs. Texas, and 0-1 vs. Texas A&M. WE ARE THE “WARRIORS” LIFE ON THE ROAD: For the fourth straight year, the Warriors will stay on the continent When referring to the UH football team, please use the for consecutive road games. Following the Army game, UH travelled to Las Vegas and will stay nickname “Warriors.” Other UH teams go by the nickname there before flying to Denver on Friday for the Colorado game. The trip will last 13 days and “Rainbow Warriors” or “Rainbow Wahine” however, the foot- cover 11,184 air miles on five plane rides (3 commercial flights, 2 charter flights), approximately ball team prefers the nickname Warriors.