University of Hawai'i athletic director Herman Frazier yesterday declared the 2008 UH football schedule "completed."

He said the Warriors will play 12 regular-season games next year, although it appears he misspoke, and that they will play the maximum 13 — six on the road and seven at Aloha Stadium.

Frazier said he could not reveal the names of UH's opponents until a formal announcement is made.

When?

"Soon," Frazier said. "We know who the teams are. They've accepted, but we still have some things to clear up."

The schedule includes one NCAA I-AA team and will conclude with consecutive games against BCS teams — Washington State on Nov. 29 and an as-yet unnamed team on Dec. 6. UH will open at Florida and play at Oregon State two weeks later.

Byes are scheduled for the weeks of Oct. 20 and Nov. 3.

Frazier said he has been fielding frequent calls from programs interested in playing UH, including one team that turned down a game this season.

"At the end of the day, things fell into place because of the success of the team," Frazier said.

Frazier said the 2009 schedule is nearly complete, with just one game to fill.

"For 2010, we don't need anybody," he said. "Now we have to focus on '11 and '12."

Frazier was roundly criticized this year for missing self-imposed deadlines for the 2007 schedule and for scheduling 12 games instead of 13.

"We already know what happened this past year, but bygones are bygones — it's over," Frazier said.

"I'm not going to go through what we went through last year," he later added.

Frazier also addressed last week's Aerosmith concert at Les Murakami Stadium. The concert was part of the Toyota Motor Sales USA National Dealer Meeting.

The UH athletic department received $500,000 for facility rental, which also included use of Cooke Field and the Stan Sheriff Center.

"Those funds enable us to continue to support our sports programs, and if there are shortfalls in the future, they will allow us to continue to take care of our teams," Frazier said.

Frazier said he will continue to look for opportunities to generate additional funds for the department.

"When I accepted this position, one thing I said was I wanted to do out-of-the-box type things," Frazier said. "In this particular regard, it was just a normal type of thing that urban universities should be doing."

The department has a commitment from Sweet Adelines International for a November 2008 event that is expected to bring 10,000 people to the Sheriff Center.

Reach Michael Tsai at mtsai@honoluluadvertiser.com.