By Jason Kaneshiro

Hawaii and Army announced a four-game series beginning in 2010. The dates of the meetings are:

Sept. 11, 2010, West Point, NY.

Nov. 30, 2013, Honolulu.

Sept. 15, 2018, West Point.

Nov. 30, 2019, Honolulu.

Next year’s game will again give the Warriors back-to-back road games during the nonconference schedule, which now shapes up this way:

Sept. 4, 2010, USC.

Sept. 11, 2010, at Army.

Sept. 18, 2010, at Colorado.

Sept. 25, 2010, UNLV.

UH has one more opening for next year’s nonconference schedule. UH plays Washington State in Seattle and at UNLV on consecutive weeks this season.

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Quotes from today’s press release:

UH head coach Greg McMackin:  “We’re excited about this opportunity to play Army. I’ve got the utmost respect for their program. I’ve known Rich Ellerson for years and he’s an outstanding coach. With the large military presence here in Hawaii, it seems like a natural fit to schedule those programs like we’ve done with Navy this upcoming season.”

Army coach Rich Ellerson, a former UH linebacker and defensive coordinator:  “Obviously there is a tremendous military presence in the state of Hawaii and I have a connection with the University of Hawaii. We’ve talked about having a presence west of the Mississippi and Hawaii is about as far west of the Mississippi as you can go and still speak English. This is an opportunity for us to engage in a part of the country where we aren’t as well-known. Three weeks off before the Navy game is just too much of a layoff. When the calendar presents that situation, it’s very important to try and schedule a game after Thanksgiving. We’ll have a bye coming off the trip in both years we travel to Hawaii. That’s something that I think is important when you play there. This will help to provide a little extra continuity between the regular season and the Navy game. I think this an opportunity, and it’s healthy for a lot of reasons.”

UH athletic director Jim Donovan: “We’re very pleased to have this home and home arrangement with Army put in place. With Rich Ellerson being a former UH football player and now head coach at Army, it adds even more to this series besides the fact that its an academy school and those programs always draw well in Hawaii. I’m glad we were able to get it done and we’re looking forward to some great games.”

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