2004 SCHEDULE GAME 13 Released: December 10, 2004 HAWAI‘I (7-5, 4-4 WESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE) Date Opponent Time VS
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2004 SCHEDULE GAME 13 Released: December 10, 2004 HAWAI‘I (7-5, 4-4 WESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE) Date Opponent Time VS. Sept. 4 FLORIDA ATLANTIC L, 28-35 UAB (7-4, 5-3 CONFERENCE USA) Sept. 18 at Rice * (Sportswest) L, 29-41 Oct. 2 TULSA * W, 44-16 GAME INFORMATION Oct. 9 NEVADA * W, 48-26 Friday, Dec. 24, 2004 Oct. 16 at UTEP * (ERT) L, 20-51 2:05 p.m. Oct. 23 SAN JOSE STATE * W, 46-28 Oct. 29 at Boise State * (ESPN2) L, 3-69 Aloha Stadium - Honolulu (50,000) Nov. 6 LOUISIANA TECH * W, 34-23 Nov. 12 at Fresno State * (ESPN) L, 14-70 TELEVISION: Live nationwide on ESPN with Dave Pasch calling the action, Rod Nov. 20 IDAHO W, 52-21 Gilmore and Trevor Matich providing color, and Rob Stone reporting from the sidelines. Nov. 27 NORTHWESTERN W, 49-41 NATIONALRADIO: Live on CBS Sports Westwood One Radio with Tony Roberts Dec. 4 MICHIGAN STATE (ESPN2) W, 41-38 calling the action. LOCAL RADIO: Live on KKEA Sportsradio 1420 AM with Bobby Curran calling the * denotes WAC game action Robert Kekaula providing color and John Veneri reporting from the sidelines. Don Robbs will host the pregame show “Warrior Tailgate” beginning at 1 pm., and also the halftime show. Live to the Neighbor Islands on KAOI on Maui/Kona, KPUA Hilo, and KQNG Kauai. TICKETS WEBCAST: Listen live on the internet at KKEA1420AM.com PARKING GATES: Parking lot gates at Aloha Stadium will open at 10 a.m. Parking is $5. Alternate parking is available at Leeward Community College (free with a $2 charge Tickets for the Sheraton Hawai‘i Bowl are on sale on-line of shuttle service, and at Kam Drive-In for $5 and free shuttle service. All shuttle service at eTicketHawaii.com. operation runs from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. (or approxi- Fans may also purchase tickets by calling 944-BOWS mately one hour after the game ends). Parking is also available at Radford High School (2697), between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through for $3 with no available shuttle service. No tailgating is allowed at alternate parking sites. Friday. STADIUMGATES: Stadium gates will open at 11 a.m. STADIUMSECURITY: Security measures are in effect. Only fanny packs and small Additional ticket outlets include: the Stan Sheriff Center purses will be allowed into the stadium. There will be no backpacks, weapons, handbags, Box Office, Aloha Stadium Box Office, UH Campus coolers, umbrellas, megaphones or purses allowed inside the stadium gates. Center Box Office, RainBowtique at Ward Centre, and TRAFFIC ADVISORY: KKEA Sportsradio 1420 AM will provide traffic advisories and Windward Community College’s OCET Office during updates before the game. each respective locations normal business hours. Convenience fees may apply. BOWL WEEK PRACTICE SCHEDULE Prices SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT Sideline ______________________________$25 - $40 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 South Endzone ________________________$25 - $40 Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice Hawai‘i vs. Merry North Endzone (Adult) __________________$15 - $40 8am-10am 7am-9am 7am-9am 7am-9am 4-5:30 pm UAB Christmas at St. Louis (last day for (coaches (closed) Aloha Stadium School Field player inter- interviews 2:05 p.m. views) only) Track Chang’s NCAA career passing record at HawaiiAthletics.com WARRIOR FOOTBALL 1 GAME 13: UAB (12/24/04) CHANG - NCAA CAREER PASSING LEADER ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25 POLL NCAA PASSING LEADERS Week 16 (Dec. 7 - 13) - CATCHESFIRE IN LAST THREE GAMES Warrior quarterback Timmy Chang, who celebrated Player (School) Yards 1. Timmy Chang (UH) 16,667 Rk School (1st Place Votes) Record Points Last Week his 23rd birthday on Oct. 9, broke the NCAA career 2. Ty Detmer (BYU) 15,031 1. USC (44) 12-0 1,599 1 passing record on Nov. 6, 2004, in the first quarter 3. Phillip Rivers (NC State) 13,484 2. Oklahoma (14) 12-0 1,556 2 against Louisiana Tech. The record-breaking toss was 3. Auburn (7) 12-0 1,525 3 a 7-yard touchdown pass to Jason Rivers. Chang, who 4. California 10-1 1,399 4 5. Utah 11-0 1,345 5 earned WAC Player of the Week honors (Nov. 8) for his 285-yard and four-touchdown per- 6. Texas 10-1 1,337 6 formance against Louisiana Tech, currently leads the WAC in both passing (321.1) and total 7. Louisville 10-1 1,183 7 offense (322.6, 3rd nationally). On. Oct. 29, 2004, at Boise State, Chang broke the NCAA 8. Georgia 9-2 1,117 8 career record for total offense, surpassing Detmer’s mark of 14,665 and currently has 16,508 9. Virginia Tech 10-2 1,111 10 yards. The native of Waipahu, Oahu broke the school record for most pass attempts without 10. Boise State 11-0 960 11 11. Iowa 9-2 948 12 an interception earlier this season throwing 178 times without a pick in four games. Prior to 12. LSU 9-2 929 13 2004, his last interception was in the third quarter of the Sheraton Hawai‘i Bowl against 13. Michigan 9-2 917 14 Houston on Dec. 25, 2003. He tossed the pigskin a total of 200 times without an intercep- 14. Miami 8-3 776 9 tion dating back to the 2003 season. On. Nov. 20 against Idaho, Chang tied the school 15. Tennessee 9-3 651 15 record for most touchdown passes in a quarter with four in the second. He finished with a 16. Wisconsin 9-2 648 17 17. Florida State 8-3 647 16 career-high six in the game. In his last three games, Chang has completed 83-of-136 passes 18. Virginia 8-3 482 18 for 1,197 yards and 14 TDs, opposed to 1,043 yards and eight TDs in his first three games 19. Pittsburgh 8-3 415 19 of the 2004 season. Chang has already accepted an invitation to play in the East/West Shrine 20. Florida 7-4 325 20 Game on Jan. 15, 2005, at SBC Park in San Francisco, Calif., and received an invitation to 21. Arizona State 8-3 222 21 play in the Hula Bowl Maui on Jan. 22, 2005. In 2004, Chang owns two of the 2004 top 20 22. Texas A&M 7-4 213 22 23. Texas Tech 7-4 168 24 single-game performances in total offense with 448 yards against Michigan State on Dec. 4 24. Ohio State 7-4 155 25 (tied for 9th), and 434 yards against Northwestern on Nov. 27 (18th). He also ranks among 25. Boston College 8-3 150 23 the top 25 single-game performances in 2004 in pass completions with 38 against Florida Atlantic on Sept. 4 (6th), 34 against Rice on Sept. 18 (tied for 16th), and 31 against OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES Northwestern on Nov. 27 (tied for 23rd). Chang finished his junior season by coming off the West Virginia 97, Toledo 86, Purdue 49, Navy 28, Memphis 26, Fresno State 24, Oklahoma State 16, UTEP 6, Syracuse 5, Northern bench to throw for 475 yards and five touchdowns to lead the Warriors to a come-from- Illinois 4, Bowling Green 3, New Mexico 3. behind victory (54-48 in 3OT) against Houston in the Sheraton Hawai‘i Bowl on Dec. 25. (For more information on Timmy Chang, see page 8) BOWLING WARRIORS ESPN/USA TODAY COACHES POLL Hawai‘i has participated in six bowl games since becoming a member of the NCAA in 1976. Week 16 (Dec. 7 - 13) The first bowl game was Dec. 25, 1989 when the Warriors fell to Michigan State (33-13) in the Jeep Eagle Aloha Bowl. In 1992, Hawai‘i enjoyed a 27-17 win over Illinois in the Thrifty Rk School (1st Place Votes) Record Points Last Week Car Rental Holiday Bowl at Jack Murphy Stadium in San Dingo, Calif. Head coach June 1. USC (35 1/3) 12-0 1,490 1 2. Oklahoma (16 1/3) 12-0 1,459 2 Jones has led the Warriors to four bowl games in his six seasons at the helm. In his first sea- 3. Auburn (9 1/3) 12-0 1,435 3 son, the Warriors upset Oregon State, 23-17, in the Jeep Oahu Bowl on Dec. 25, 1999. On 4. California 10-1 1,286 4 Dec. 25, 2002, Hawai‘i fell to Tulane, 36-28, in the first-ever ConAgra Foods Hawai‘i Bowl. 5. Texas 10-1 1,281 5 Last season, the Warriors outlasted Houston, 54-48, in triple overtime, in the Sheraton 6. Utah 11-0 1,215 6 Hawai‘i Bowl. This is the first time in school history the Warriors have played in three con- 7. Georgia 9-2 1,117 7 8. Louisville 10-1 1,066 8 secutive bowl games. Warrior head coach Bob Wagner is the only other UH coach to lead the 9. Virginia Tech 10-2 1,037 11 Warriors to a post-season bowl game. 10. Boise State 11-0 943 10 11. LSU 9-2 932 12 12. Michigan 9-2 874 13 WILLING AND ABE-L 13. Iowa 9-2 812 14 Senior cornerback Abraham Elimimian, a first team all-WAC pick, has proven he is one the 14. Miami 8-3 738 9 WAC’s best cornerbacks in 2004. The Los Angeles, Calif. native, is tied for the WAC lead 15. Florida State 8-3 643 16 and ninth nationally, averaging 0.45 interceptions per game.