WEST POINT, N.Y. – The University of Hawai'i football team held its final workout for Saturday's game at Army with a 60-minute practice Friday afternoon at Michie Stadium.

 

Kickoff is 12:00 p.m. ET (6:00 a.m. HT) and the game will be televised live on CBS College Sports. In addition, fans can listen to the game live on ESPN 1420 AM, beginning with the “Countdown To Kickoff” show at 5:30 a.m. Neighbor islands can listen live on KNUI on Maui, KHLO in Hilo, KKON in Kona.

 

The practice was briefly interrupted as three members of Army's parachute team practiced their landing at midfield to the delight of the Warriors who applauded each landing.

 

Temperature at kickoff for tomorrow's game is expected to be 72 degrees and sunny. A crowd of nearly 30,000 is expected, including 4,000 cadets and around 400 who made the trip to the East Coast.

 

The game marks the farthest distance UH has travelled to a game. The previous long was a trip to Piscataway, N.J., for a game at Rutgers in 1975. This game will also mark only the sixth time UH has played in the Eastern Time Zone.

 

UH won the only meeting between the schools in 2003, a 59-23 rout at Aloha Stadium. In the win, the Warriors gained a school-record 741 yards of total offense, including 543 yards passing. Quarterback Timmy Chang threw for 356 yards and two scores while receiver Chad Owens set a school record with 14 catches for 168 yards and one TD. Running back John West scored three times, twice on the ground and once through the air.

 

Hawai'i (0-1) is coming off a 49-36 season-opening loss to No. 14 USC last Thursday at Aloha Stadium. UH racked up 588 yards of total offense, including 459 through the air. Slot receiver Kealoha Pilares had five catches for a career-high 176 yards and three touchdowns. Quarterback Bryant Moniz completed 18-of-36 passes for 269 yards and one score before being knocked out of the game. Third string Shane Austin threw for 141 yards and two TDs.

 

The Black Knights (1-0) opened their season with a come-from-behind 31-27 victory at Eastern Michigan. Jared Hassin's 7-yard touchdown run with 38 seconds left capped an 8-play, 78-yard game-winning drive. Army's triple-option attack gained 308 yards on the ground, including three scores by Hassin (68 yards rushing) and another by Patrick Mealy, who finished with a team-high 81 yards rushing.

 

Following the game, the Warriors will fly to Las Vegas where they will stay the week before heading to Boulder for the Colorado game. The trip will last 13 days and cover 11,184 air miles on five plane rides (three commercial flights, two charter flights), approximately 200 miles by bus, three different hotel accommodations, four time zones (Hawai'i-Eastern-Pacific-Mountain), eight cities (Honolulu-Newark, N.J.-Park Ridge, N.J.-West Point, N.Y.-Las Vegas, Nev.-Denver, Colo.-Westminster, Colo.-Boulder, Colo.), and five states (Hawai'i-New Jersey-New York-Nevada-Colorado).