USC and Hawaii will play a home-and-home football series in 2012 and 2013, Trojan athletic director Mike Garrett announced today.
The Trojans will host Hawaii at the Coliseum on Sept. 1, 2012 and then travel to Honolulu to face the Warriors on Aug. 31, 2013.
Additionally, the Trojans' previously scheduled 2010 season-opener at Hawaii has been moved from Saturday, Sept. 4 to Thursday, Sept. 2. The game will kick off at 5:30 p.m. in Honolulu (8:30 p.m. Pacific time) and be televised live nationally on an ESPN station.
"We're excited to be able to add some more games against Hawaii to our schedule," Coach Carroll said. "It's a great way for us to open our seasons in 2012 and 2013. I know our players and fans enjoy traveling to Honolulu for the game, and we get good crowd support from the many Trojan fans living in Hawaii who get to see us play. And it works out well for Hawaii coming to the Coliseum, because they have such a strong fan base in Southern California."
Here's the breakdown of the Trojans' nonconference opponents for the coming five seasons:
2009: San Jose State, at Ohio State, at Notre Dame
2010: at Hawaii, Virginia, at Minnesota, Notre Dame
2011: Minnesota, Syracuse, at Notre Dame
2012: Hawaii, at Syracuse, Notre Dame
2013: at Hawaii, Boston College, at Notre Dame
The Trojans will host Hawaii at the Coliseum on Sept. 1, 2012 and then travel to Honolulu to face the Warriors on Aug. 31, 2013.
Additionally, the Trojans' previously scheduled 2010 season-opener at Hawaii has been moved from Saturday, Sept. 4 to Thursday, Sept. 2. The game will kick off at 5:30 p.m. in Honolulu (8:30 p.m. Pacific time) and be televised live nationally on an ESPN station.
"We're excited to be able to add some more games against Hawaii to our schedule," Coach Carroll said. "It's a great way for us to open our seasons in 2012 and 2013. I know our players and fans enjoy traveling to Honolulu for the game, and we get good crowd support from the many Trojan fans living in Hawaii who get to see us play. And it works out well for Hawaii coming to the Coliseum, because they have such a strong fan base in Southern California."
Here's the breakdown of the Trojans' nonconference opponents for the coming five seasons:
2009: San Jose State, at Ohio State, at Notre Dame
2010: at Hawaii, Virginia, at Minnesota, Notre Dame
2011: Minnesota, Syracuse, at Notre Dame
2012: Hawaii, at Syracuse, Notre Dame
2013: at Hawaii, Boston College, at Notre Dame
Ben, nice work as always with this, and the special feature on Coach Carroll.
However, doesn't USC intend to schedule a 13th game in 2013? Looks like they will in 2010. A 13th game in 2013 would be a good idea, especially against a marquee opponent.