Updated at 6:13 p.m., Thursday, May 31, 2007
UH football team will play 12-game schedule, maybe
Advertiser Staff
The University of Hawai'i football team will play only a 12-game season this year, foregoing a possible 13th contest unless one of two Division I-A schools agree to a nationally televised game at Aloha Stadium, the school announced today.UH has open dates on Oct. 20 and Nov. 3, one of which could have been used to accommodate a home or road game had an opponent been found.
"We have two Division I-A schools considering proposals that include an ESPN telecast at Aloha Stadium," UH athletic director Herman Frazier said.
"If neither accepts the offer, we will play a 12-game schedule."
Frazier had said in December that the Warriors would play a complete 13-game schedule but two weeks ago told the Legislature that the end of May was a "drop dead" deadline for securing a 13th game.
UH played 13 regular games last year under the first year of an NCAA rule change and was permitted to play the same number this year.
