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| First season | 1909 | ||
| Athletic director | Jim Donovan | ||
| Head coach | Norm Chow | ||
| 1st year, 0–0 (—) | |||
| Home stadium | Aloha Stadium | ||
| Field | Hawaiian Airlines Field | ||
| Stadium capacity | 50,000 | ||
| Stadium surface | Synthetic Turf | ||
| Location | Honolulu, Hawaii | ||
| Conference | MWC (2012) | ||
| All-time record | 524–391–26 (.571) | ||
| Postseason bowl record | 5–5 | ||
| Claimed national titles | 0 | ||
| Conference titles | 4 | ||
| Heisman winners | 0 (1 finalist) | ||
| Consensus All-Americans | 0 | ||
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| Colors | Black and Green | ||
| Mascot | Vili The Warrior | ||
| Outfitter | Under Armour | ||
| Rivals | Fresno State (main rival) Boise State BYU Wyoming Air Force |
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| Website | HawaiiAthletics.com | ||
The Hawaiʻi Warriors football team represents the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa in NCAA Division I FBS college football. The team, was coached by Greg McMackin until 2011 and is in negotiations with Norm Chow to replace him.[1] It was part of the Western Athletic Conference until 2012, when the team joins the Mountain West Conference.
The Hawaiʻi Warriors were the third non-AQ team to play in a BCS bowl game; losing to Georgia 41–10 in the Sugar Bowl on January 1, 2008.
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The rivalry with Fresno State has increased greatly in recent years, with both teams being the oldest members of the WAC contending regularly for the conference championship. Coaches from both schools have accused each side of various episodes of poor sportsmanship over the years, and both schools have some of the nation's rowdiest home fans. The rivalry has featured some lopsided results, including a 70–14 Fresno victory over Hawaii in 2004 and a 68–37 Warriors victory in 2006 over Fresno. In 2007, allegations that Fresno State fans were physically and verbally abused by hometown Hawaii fans circulated the internet and television media added to this rivalry.
It was being reported that several Fresno State fans attempted to warn Boise State fans from attending Hawaiʻi football games due to potential violence against them, however no incidents were reported by Boise State fans and many photographs from Hawaiʻi-based publications covered incidents where Hawaiʻi and Boise State fans were seen mingling together before and after their 2007 game. The rivalry still continues to be one that is anticipated by both sides and will continue beyond 2012 as Fresno State has announced that it will be moving to the Mountain West Conference alongside Hawaii and fellow WAC members, Nevada and Boise State.
Boise State and Hawaiʻi have developed a rivalry since the Broncos joined the WAC in 2001. Until Hawaiʻi defeated Boise State 39–27 on November 23, 2007 to clinch that year's WAC championship outright, the Broncos had won the all of the contests between the two schools since Boise State became a conference member. The Warriors' all-time record against the Broncos is 3-8. Most of them have been very closely contested.
The rivalry will take a one-year break in 2011, when Boise State leaves the WAC for the MWC, before resuming in 2012 when Hawaiʻi joins the MWC for football.
BYU had been regarded by many Hawaiʻi residents to be the Warriors' biggest rival and most high-profile game. One of the reasons for the interest in games against BYU comes from the large Mormon population in Hawaiʻi, especially on the island of Oʻahu, and BYU's success in recruiting players from Hawaiʻi (in addition, BYU has a sister school on Oʻahu). As well, both programs have many players of Polynesian descent. The rivalry with BYU has been largely one-sided, with the Cougars holding a 19–8–0 all-time advantage in the series and going 18–5 since 1972 when LaVell Edwards became BYU’s head coach. BYU won 10 straight contests against the Warriors from 1978 through 1988 and six straight from 1993 through 1998. Hawaiʻi has never won in Provo, Utah, losing all eight contests by an average score of 34–18. The series has decreased in notability and importance due to BYU's departure to the Mountain West Conference in 1999. In 2001, Hawaiʻi ruined the then 8th-ranked Cougars' perfect 12–0 season and ended any chance of BYU earning a BCS bowl bid with a 72–45 victory at Aloha Stadium. The last meeting between the two teams was a 35–32 BYU victory at Provo in 2002. The rivalry has also been considered by some people to be one-sided in terms of emotion. Although some in Hawaiʻi have considered BYU to be the Warriors' main rival, BYU fans generally do not think of Hawaiʻi as a major rival, and consider Utah to be their main rival. With BYU's 2011 move to football independence, UH and BYU will renew their rivalry for at least three seasons starting that year. The Cougars will visit Hawaiʻi in 2011 and 2013, with the Warriors traveling to Provo in 2012.
The NCAA permits Hawaiʻi to play one more than the normal 12 games during the regular season to recoup its unusually high travel costs to and from the mainland.[4] The team's opponents who play at Hawaiʻi each season are also allowed one more game than their normal limit.[5][6] Since the Western Athletic Conference does not stage a conference championship game, Hawaiʻi played eight games within its conference and five outside it through the 2010 season. In 2011, the Warriors will play seven conference games and six non-conference games as a result of Boise State's move to the MW. In 2012, when Hawaiʻi joins the MW for football, that conference will have 10 football teams, but it will retain its current 8-game conference schedule through 2013.
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Conference championships
Bowl game historynote- in 1941 just prior to the attacks on Pearl Harbor Hawaii was scheduled to play in a three team round robin series called the Shrine Bowl. Including Hawaii,San Jose St., and Willamette university of Salem, Oregon. only one game was played Hawaii defeated Willamette 20-6.
UniformsThe University of Hawaiʻi Office of Intercollegiate Athletics has unveiled the designs for its new home and away uniforms for the 2008 football season. Head Coach Greg McMackin presented the uniforms at a press conference, Wednesday, March 5, 2008. This was the first public viewing of the uniforms, which were designed by Under Armour, "Outfitter of UH Football." UH and Under Armour signed an eight-year apparel, footwear, and marketing partnership that will provide UH with more than $4.1 million in cash and trade. Under Armour will supply the team with $2,424,000 in product for the student-athletes, coaches, and staff during the term of the agreement. Under Armour will also pay UH $1,680,000 in cash, including $1,140,000 in rights fees and a minimum of $540,000 in marketing support as a member of the UH Corporate Partner Program. "Under Armour did a great job with the design of the new uniforms," head coach Greg McMackin said. "We wanted to add more green in the uniform and that went well with people around the community. So we'll have green sleeves for our home jerseys and green pants for our away ones. We'll also stick with the green helmets for both home and away games." Some of the highlights of the 2008 uniform designs include:
For 2009 they wear white pants when they are away and have eliminated the green pants. They also introduced a green alternate jersey worn with white pants. Individual awards and recognitionsAP All-Americans
AP Little All-Americans
Scripps/FWAA Freshman All-Americans
CoSIDA Academic All-Americans
Mosi Tatupu Award
Sammy Baugh Trophy
Super Bowl Performers
School recordsTeam records
Career records
Single-game records
Single-season records
Statistics compiled from the University of Hawaiʻi football Media Guide and NCAA.org. Notable players and coachesNFL Draft selectionsFurther information: Hawaii Warriors NFL Draft selections
Current NFL players
Other current professional players
Other notable coaches and players
For a full list of Hawaii players drafted into the NFL, see also: NFL.com. References
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