Key to the Warriors’ success is on the road

Dear Football Fan:

If you don't think the University of Hawaii has a prayer against the Crimson Tide of Alabama, chances are you won't be wearing green and white or black and silver the second day in September.

[Road Warriors] June Jones and Co. will be seeing a lot of red as the football team embarks on one of its more historic journeys. What a road trip -- opening the season against a program that has won more national championships in football than any other. And that's only the beginning, as the Warriors crisscross the continental United States in hopes of returning to Honolulu for a holiday date at the Sheraton Hawaii Bowl.

It won't be easy. Jones has four WAC destinations -- to Boise, Idaho; Fresno, Calif.; Las Cruces, N.M., and Logan, Utah. Winning two of those puts Hawaii in position of sharing the WAC crown. Take all four and the championship will belong to UH alone. It's been more years than most can count since Hawaii was good enough to finish atop the WAC leaderboard.

But if the Warriors can muster a defense that's good enough to complement an explosive offense, then bad things can happen to the opposition, including Alabama on the first weekend in September.

Sincerely,

Paul Arnett
Sports Editor


Aloha Stadium

Did you know? The Warriors begin their 32nd season playing at Aloha Stadium, which was built in 1975.

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Attendance

Year Games Average Total
2005 7 32,735 229,142
2004 8 36,801 294,404
2003 7 41,308 289,155
2002 8 38,759 310,074
2001 8 39,168 313,345
2000 8 37,340 298,719
1999 9 38,677 348,095


2006 Player Roster

Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown No.
Ryan Grice-Mullins WR 5-11 179 So Rialto, Calif. 1
Jason Ferguson WR 5-5 170 Jr. Los Angeles 2
Ian Sample WR 5-10 196 Sr Washington Township, N.J. 3
Nate Ilaoa RB 5-9 254 Sr. Stafford, Va. 4
Alonzo Chopp RB 6-0 245 Jr. Hearne, Tx. 23
Michael Washington WR 5-7 165 So Aliquippa, Pa. 5
Tyler Graunke QB 6-0 202 So Tucson, Ariz. 6
Davone Bess WR 5-10 195 So Oakland, Calif. 7
Khevin Peoples RB 5-11 202 So Tampa, Fla. 27
Tyson Kafentzis LB 6-1 230 So Richland, Wash. 8
Amani Purcell LB 6-3 257 Jr Pago Pago, Am. Samoa 54
Rick Taylor WR 5-9 169 Fr Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. 9
Timo Paepule LB 6-2 255 Jr Kaneohe 10
Victor Fergerstrom LB 6-2 218 Sr Kamuela 11
Inoke Funaki QB 5-11 195 Fr Laie 11
William Brogan QB 6-1 198 Fr Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. 12
Karl Noa DL 6-4 238 Jr Waianae 12
Brashton Satele LB 6-2 243 Fr Mililani 13
Kirk Alexander DB 6-2 201 So Altadena, Calif. 14
Josh Aufai DB 5-10 190 Fr Stanwood, Wash. 15
Colt Brennan QB 6-3 196 Jr Irvine, Calif. 15
JoPierre Davis DB 6-0 199 Fr San Francisco 16
Desmond Thomas DB 6-3 171 So Vallejo, Calif. 17
Guyton Galdeira DB 5-7 163 So Wahiawa 18
C.J. Hawthorne DB 5-11 161 Jr Gulf Port, Miss. 19
Jayson Rego RB 5-9 214 Fr Wailuku 19
Michael Malala DB 6-2 209 Sr Honolulu 20
Jazen Anderson RB 5-10 221 Jr Woodland Hills, Calif. 21
Patrick Olchovy WR 5-7 171 Jr Islip, N.Y. 22
Gerard Lewis DB 5-9 168 Jr Houston, Texas 23
Kenny Patton DB 6-0 188 Sr Altadena, Calif. 24
Kurt Milne P 6-0 205 Sr Roswell, Ga. 25
Micah Lau LB 5-9 218 Jr Honolulu 26
Josh Berry DB 5-11 193 Fr Sparks, Nev. 37
Erik Pedersen DB 6-0 197 Fr Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif. 28
Kenji Holloway P/WR 5-9 184 Fr Enola, Pa. 29
C.J. Tausaga DB 5-7 187 Fr Aiea 29
Dane Porlas DB 5-10 179 So San Diego 30
Jacob Patek DB 6-0 202 Jr Victoria, Texas 31
C.J. Allen-Jones LB 6-1 224 So Aberdeen, Md. 33
A.J. Martinez DB 5-10 179 Jr Fountian Valley, Calif. 34
Reagan Mauia RB 6-0 296 Sr Stockton, Calif. 34
David Kaihenui WR 5-11 182 Jr Kailua 35
Greg Salas WR 6-1 186 Fr Chino, Calif. 36
Myron Newberry DB 5-8 164 Jr Denton, Texas 38
Siave Seti RB 6-0 281 Jr Long Beach, Calif. 39
Briton Forester KS 5-9 171 Fr San Diego 40
Solomon Elimimian LB 6-0 224 So Los Angeles 41
Leonard Peters DB 6-1 211 Sr Laie 42
Brad Kalilimoku DB 5-10 213 Jr Honolulu 43
Gabriel Weisbrath RB 5-10 203 Fr San Mateo, Calif. 44
Adam Leonard LB 6-0 236 So Seattle 44
Spencer Smith DB 5-11 185 Fr Marietta, Ga. 45
Joshua Rice LB 5-11 206 Fr Las Vegas 47

David Farmer RB 6-0 231 So Santa Cruz, Calif. 48
Stephen Lei DB 6-0 214 Fr Mililani 48
Laupepa Letuli OL 6-3 287 Fr Torrance, Calif. 50
Victor Clore LB 6-2 225 Fr Kaneohe 51
Clarence Tuioti-Mariner OL 6-0 279 So Corona, Calif. 51
Rustin Saole LB 5-11 239 Jr Waipahu 52
Blaze Soares LB 6-1 224 Fr Kaneohe 53
John Estes OL 6-2 290 Fr Stockton, Calif. 55
Kavan Bannigan OL 6-6 376 Jr Wahiawa 56
Jake Ingram DL 6-4 268 So Mililani 57
Joey Lipp OL 6-3 261 Fr Chino, Calif. 58
R.J. Kiesel-Kauhane LB 5-11 222 Fr Aiea 59
Marques Kaonohi OL 6-1 273 Sr Waimanalo 60
Jason Laumoli RB 5-11 284 Jr Pago Pago, Am. Samoa 45
Keith Ah-Soon OL 6-1 294 So Pago Pago, Am. Samoa 62
Brysen Ginlack OL 6-1 296 Fr Kailua 63
Samson Satele OL 6-2 298 Sr Kaneohe 64
Hercules Satele OL 6-2 288 Jr Long Beach, Calif. 65
Adrian Thomas OL 6-5 340 Fr Bangor, NSW, Australia 66
Michael Lafaele DL 6-0 302 Jr Honolulu 67
Kahai LaCount DL 6-2 299 Sr Kailua 68
Daniel Johnson OL 6-4 297 Fr Issaquah, Wash. 69
Tala Esera OL 6-4 308 Sr Hauula 70
Dane Uperesa OL 6-4 310 Sr Hauula 72
Larry Sauafea OL 6-2 313 Jr Pago Pago, Am. Samoa 73
Raphael Ieru OL 6-3 340 Fr Honolulu 74
Jared Lene LB 6-3 222 Fr Altus, Okla. 49
Nathan McKay OL 6-2 280 Fr Lake Oswego, Ore. 76
Aaron Kia OL 6-4 283 Fr Mililani 77
Keoni Steinhoff OL 6-3 269 So Ewa Beach 78
Cameron Allen-Jones OL 6-2 255 So. Aberdeen, Md. 79
Antwan Mahaley WR 6-4 200 Fr Carson, Calif. 80
Dylan Linkner WR 6-0 202 So Kailua 81
Ross Dickerson WR 5-10 198 Sr Waipahu 82
Mitch Farney WR 5-11 188 Fr Phoenix 83
Jason Rivers WR 6-2 192 Jr Waipahu 84
Aaron Bain WR 5-9 183 So Aiea 85
Marquez Jackson WR 5-8 148 Fr Snellville, Ga. 87
Chad Mock WR 6-0 177 Sr Honolulu 88
Malcolm Lane WR 6-1 181 Fr Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. 89
Elliot Purcell DL 6-3 240 Fr Ewa Beach 90
Ikaika Alama-Francis DL 6-6 285 Sr Kaneohe 91
Rocky Savaiigaea DL 6-3 321 Fr Ewa Beach 92
David Veikune DL 6-3 258 So Wahiawa 94
Keala Watson DL 6-3 328 So Nanakuli 93
Fale Laeli DL 6-2 285 So Honolulu 96
Renolds Fruean DL 6-4 276 Sr Kapolei 97
Melila Purcell DL 6-5 276 Sr Pago Pago, Am. Samoa 98
Dan Kelly PK/P 6-3 202 So Temecula, Calif. 86
Lawrence Wilson DL 6-1 291 Sr Honolulu 99

Note: Roster is as of August 10, 2006


2006 Road Trip Schedule

Date Opponent Time
Sept. 2 at Alabama 1:07 p.m.
Sept. 16 UNLV 6:05 p.m.
Sept. 23 at Boise State 2:05 p.m.
Sept. 30 Eastern Illinois 6:05 p.m.
Oct. 7 Nevada 6:05 p.m.
Oct. 14 at Fresno State 11:05 a.m.
Oct. 21 at New Mexico State 2:05 p.m.
Oct. 28 Idaho 6:05 p.m.
Nov. 4 at Utah State 10:05 a.m.
Nov. 11 Louisiana Tech 6:05 p.m.
Nov. 18 San Jose State 6:05 p.m.
Nov. 25 Purdue 6:05 p.m.
Dec. 2 Oregon State 6:05 p.m.

All times Hawaii times. All home games at Aloha Stadium.
Bold denotes Western Athletic Conference game.


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Starters

The Warriors have 17 starters returning this season. They are listed with their position, class and number.

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Offense
Returning Player Pos. Cl. No.
Davone Bess WR So 7
Colt Brennan QB Jr 15
Ross Dickerson WR Sr 82
Tala Esera OL Sr 70
Ryan Grice-Mullins WR So 1
Nate Ilaoa RB Sr 4
Chad Mock WR Sr 88
Samson Satele OL Sr 64
Dane Uperesa OL Sr 72

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Defense
Returning Player Pos. Cl. No.
Ikaika Alama-Francis DL Sr 91
Solomon Elimimian LB So 41
Brad Kalilimoku DB Jr 43
Michael Lafaele DL Jr 67
Kenny Patton DB Sr 24
Melila Purcell DL Sr 98

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Special Teams
Returning Player Pos. Cl. No.
Dan Kelly PK/K Sr 99
Kurt Milne P Sr 25




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