WARRIOR STORYLINES GAME HAWAI‘I WARRIORS (0-0, 0-0 WAC) VS. UH is 19-16 in home openers at Aloha Stadium. Hawai‘i is 57-32-5 (.633) all-time in season openers and 1 COLORADO BUFFALOES (0-0, 0-0 PAC-12) 61-28-5 (.676) all-time in home openers. UH is 28-51 all-time vs. current members of the Pac-12 con- When: Saturday, Sept. 3, 2011 ference, including a 1-1 mark against Colorado. Time: 4:15 p.m. HT UH has played at least one Pac-12 opponent each year since Where: Aloha Stadium (50,000), Honolulu, HI 2005, with a 3-3 record in home games. Television: Live nationally on ESPN2 with Dave Lamont (play- Colorado has a current streak of 17 consecutive road games by-play) and David Diaz-Infante (color). dating back to 2007 while Hawai‘i has a current streak of six Radio: ESPN 1420 AM will carry the game live with Bobby Curran (play-by-play), John Veneri (color), and straight season-opening losses to BCS conference teams dating Felipe Ojastro (sideline). Don Robbs, Chris Hart and Gary Dickman host the “Countdown To Kickoff” back to 1998. beginning at 2:45 p.m. HT, and also the halftime show. Neighbor islands can listen live on KNUI on Maui, The Warriors return 11 starters (3 offense, 6 defense, 2 special KHLO in Hilo, KKON in Kona teams) from last year’s squad that went 10-4 overall and captured Video Streaming: www.espn3.com a share of the WAC title. Audio Webcast: Live audio streaming on espn1420am.com Among the returnees is senior quarterback Bryant Moniz, a Live Stats: Live in-game stats are available at HawaiiAthletics.com second-team all-WAC pick, who led the nation in passing (360.0 Series Information: Tied 1-1. ypg), total offense (367.3 ypg), and touchdowns (39). Promotions: First Hawaiian Bank is the game sponsor. Fans may sign-up for First Hawaiian Bank’s/ On defense, UH returns three of its top four returning tack- Zippy’s halftime Tailgate Relay and win $300 in cash and $200 Zippy’s Cash Card. In addition, the fan lers, including linebacker Corey Paredes, who led the Warriors with the best sign using the ESPN acronym will win an interisland airline ticket. with 151 tackles and ranked 14th nationally with 10.8 tackles per game. THIS WEEK’S MATCHUP UH enters its 33rd and final season in the Western Athletic The University of Hawai‘i Warrior football team opens its 2011 season by hosting one of the Conference. UH is the longest standing member of the league and Pac-12’s newest members, Colorado, Saturday, Sept. 3 in a nationally televised game on ESPN2. will join the Mountain West Conference beginning in 2012. Kickoff is 4:15 p.m. at Aloha Stadium. The teams will play for the second straight season after the Buffaloes won 31-13 in Boulder, Colo., last season. In that game, the Warriors led 10-0 at the half, before Colorado ran off 17 BRYANTMONIZFORHEISMAN.COM unanswered points and out-scored UH, 31-3 after halftime. The teams had previously met only once prior, with Hawai‘i winning, 13-0 in 1925. This season, the UH Athletics Department is pro- Under fourth-year head coach Greg McMackin, Hawai‘i finished 10-4 in 2010; captured a moting quarterback Bryant Moniz for All-America share of the Western Athletic Conference title; and appeared in the Sheraton Hawai‘i Bowl for consideration with his very own Facebook fan page the sixth time in nine years. The Warriors are the preseason favorite to win the WAC, as they (BryantMonizForHeisman). Moniz led the nation prepare to leave the league at the end of the this season before moving to the Mountain West in passing (360.0 ypg) and touchdowns (39) last Conference in 2012. Quarterback Bryant Moniz is the consensus preseason WAC player of the season and is named to the watch list of the Walter year and is mentioned on the watch list of nearly every major award as the nation’s top player Camp Award, Maxwell Award, Davey O’Brien Award, and quarterback. and Manning Award as well as being named to Colorado finished 5-7 and 2-6 in the Big 12 last season. The Buffaloes will be led by first- HeismanPundit.com’s Watch List. year head coach Jon Embree, who inherits a team which returns 17 starters from a year ago. 2011 SCHEDULE Date Opponent Result/Time TV Series Notes Sept. 3 COLORADO 4:15 p.m. ESPN2 Tied 1-1 Open season against BCS opp. for 4th time in 6 years Sept. 10 at Washington 12:30 p.m. PT ROOT UH, 2-1 UH won only mtg. in Seattle, 10-7 in 1973 Sept. 17 at UNLV 7:00 p.m. PT CBS Sports UH, 13-7 Future Moutain West foes; series tied 5-5 in LV Sept. 24 UC DAVIS 6:00 p.m. Oceanic PPV 1st meeting First meeting between the schools Oct. 1 at Louisiana Tech* 6:00 p.m. CT Oceanic PPV UH, 7-2 Third straight year UH opens WAC play vs. Bulldogs Oct. 14 at San Jose State* 6:00 p.m. PT ESPN UH, 17-16-1 Last 2 games in San Jose won by UH in overtime Oct. 22 NEW MEXICO STATE* 6:00 p.m. Oceanic PPV UH, 7-0 UH has won its last nine homecoming games Oct. 29 at Idaho* 2:00 p.m. PT Oceanic PPV UH, 9-2 Warriors lead series 2-1 all-time in Moscow Nov. 5 UTAH STATE* 6:00 p.m. Oceanic PPV UH, 6-5 UH has scored 45+ points in 5 of 6 WAC meetings Nov. 12 at Nevada* 1:05 p.m. PT Oceanic PPV UH, 8-7 Last six games of series decided by 10 points or less Nov. 19 FRESNO STATE* 6:00 p.m. Oceanic PPV Tied, 21-21-1 UH has won 4 of last 5 meetings Nov. 26 TULANE* 6:00 p.m. Oceanic PPV UH, 2-1 Green Wave won last meeting at 2002 Hawai‘i Bowl Dec. 3 BRIGHAM YOUNG 2:30 p.m. ESPN2 BYU, 19-8 Former WAC rivals meet for first time since 2002 BOLD CAPS = Home games played at Aloha Stadium All times local to site * = WAC game 2011 Hawai‘i Football Weekly Release 1 HawaiiAthletics.com HAWAI‘I VS. COLORADO (SEPT. 3, 2011) MEDIA INFORMATION THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE MEDIA RELATIONS FOOTBALL CONTACTS MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY Derek Inouchi, Media Relations Director Office: (808) 956-4478 Cell: (808) 954-0234 Practice Practice Practice Practice Closed walk- E-mail: [email protected] 7-9 a.m. 7-9 a.m. 7-9 a.m. 7-9 a.m. through Players and coach- Players and coach- Players and coach- Players and coach- No media Neal Iwamoto, Asst. Media Relations Director Office: (808) 956-9748 Cell: (808) 375-6819 es available after es available after es available after es available after availability E-mail: [email protected] practice practice practice practice INTERVIEW POLICY Contact the UH Sports Media Relations Office to SEASON/HOME OPENERS: Hawai‘i is 57-32- before being out-scored 31-3 after intermission. arrange player or coach interviews at least 24 hours 5 (.633) all-time in season openers and 61-28-5 in advance. All players and coaches will be available (.676) all-time in home openers. The 2011 season THREEYEAR WIN TOTAL: With 23 wins in his for interviews after practice from Monday through marks UH’s 36th season at Aloha Stadium and first three seasons as head coach, Greg McMackin Thursday. Every effort will be made to accommodate interview requests but players will not be asked to miss UH is 19-16 (.543) in home openers at the facil- is tied for the second-most by a coach in his first class, study hall, practices, or medical treatment. Players ity. Under head coach Greg McMackin, UH is three seasons during the school’s modern era. In cellular or home numbers will not be released by the 1-2 in season-openers and 2-1 in home openers. 2008, McMackin became just the second coach to Sports Media Relations Office. lead his team to a bowl game in his first season. HAWAI‘I VS. THE BCS: Since 2003, UH has MEDICAL POLICY eight wins versus teams from Bowl Championship Head Coach Rec After 3rd Career Rec (Yrs) Bowls The UH Sports Media Relations Office abides by fed- Series conference schools, which is fifth most Bob Wagner 23-13-1 58-49-3 (9) 2 eral law pertaining to the releasing of injury informa- in the country among non-BCS conference Greg McMackin 23-18 23-18 (3) 2 tion. We will not disseminate any information about Dave Holmes 22-8-1 46-17-1 (6) 0 teams. Hawai‘i’s wins during that span have a student-athletes’ injury without written consent. June Jones 21-16 76-41 (9) 6 The only information given to the media will be if come against Alabama (2003), Northwestern a student-athlete is “probable,” “questionable,” or (2004), Michigan State (2004), Purdue (2006), ON THE NATIONAL STAGE: UH will be “doubtful” to play. However, the student-athlete may Arizona State (2006), Washington (2007), and release information about his/her injury. making its 54th all-time appearance on nation- Washington State (2008 and 2009). al television and owns a 16-35-2 record. The WE ARE THE “WARRIORS” Warriors made five appearances on national TV HAWAI‘I VS.