Warriors Head To The Rockies To Face Big 12’s Colorado

Game Notes

The University of Hawai'i Warrior football team concludes its 13-day road trip with a non-conference game at Colorado, Saturday, Sept. 18 at Folsom Field. Kick-off is 1:30 p.m. MT (9:30 a.m. HT) and the game will be televised on Fox College Sports.

Hawai'i (1-1) rallied to defeat Army, 31-28, last Saturday in West Point, N.Y. The Warriors jumped out to a 21-0 first half lead before the Black Knights scored 28 unanswered points. UH tied it at 28 and its defense forced a late Army turnover. With 24 seconds left, quarterback Bryant Moniz connected with wide receiver Royce Pollard on consecutive plays setting up Scott Enos' 31-yard field goal with :07 remaining. For his efforts, Moniz was named the WAC's Offensive player of the week.

Colorado (1-1) dropped a 52-7 decision to California in Berkeley, Calif. The Buffaloes trailed 31-0 at the half. CU opened the season with a 24-3 win over in-state rival Colorado State in Denver.

The teams have met once with Hawai'i winning 13-0 on Jan. 1, 1925 in Honolulu. UH is 2-12-1 all-time against current members of the Big 12 Conference and have not played at a Big 12 school since playing at Nebraska in 1978.

UH is in the midst of a 13-day road trip which covers 11,184 air miles and takes the team to eight cities in five states and four time zones for non-conference games at Army and Colorado. Between games, the team will stay in Las Vegas before flying to Denver on Friday.

The Warriors are currently ranked second nationally in passing offense, averaging 401.0 yards per game. On the year, Moniz has thrown for 612 yards and four touchdowns while his starting receivers Greg Salas (15 rec., 187 yds), Kealoha Pilares (11 rec., 280 yds, 4 TD), Rodney Bradley (10 rec, 84 yds, 1 TD), and Pollard (12 rec. 200 yds, 1 TD) have shown big playmaking ability. Pilares ranks fourth nationally in receiving yards per game.

Defensively, linebacker Corey Paredes leads the group with 23 tackles, including a team-high 14 last week at Army. Safety Mana Silva has 13 tackles and two fumbles recovered. Fellow safety Spencer Smith will miss the Colorado game due to an arm injury suffered last week.

Game 3

What: Hawai'i Warriors (1-1, 0-0 WAC) vs. Colorado Buffaloes (1-1, 0-0 Big 12)

When: Saturday, Sept. 18, 2010

Time: 1:30 p.m. MT / 9:30 a.m. HT

Where: Folsom Field (53,613); Boulder, Colo.

Television: Live nationally on Fox College Sports with Steve Physioc (play-by-play), Yogi Roth (color), and Samantha Steele (sidelines).

Radio: ESPN 1420 AM will carry the game live with Bobby Curran (play-by-play) and Robert Kekaula (color). Don Robbs, Chris Hart and Gary Dickman host the “Countdown To Kickoff” beginning at 9:30 a.m. HT, and also the halftime show. Neighbor islands can listen live on KNUI on Maui, KHLO in Hilo, KKON in Kona.