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THE BATTALION Page 9
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1978
Football finds home in Hawaii
By DERRICK GRUBBS
The number-one industry of
Hawaii is tourism. Visitors from the
mainland often go there to enjoy the
warm weather and experience the
atmosphere of one of our nation’s
most beautiful states.
There is one particular aspect of
Hawaii that links it with the other 49
states of the union — college foot
ball.
The University of Hawaii at Hon
olulu is a liberal arts college located
on the side of the Koolau Mountain
Range on the island of Oahu. It has
an enrollment of around 19,000 stu
dents.
Currently, the Rainbow Warriors
of UH are competing athletically as
an NCAA Division I independant,
but will become a member of the
Western Athletic Conference be
ginning with the 1979 season.
Last season, the Bows finished
5-6 under new head coach Dick
Tomey, who had a seven-year stint
as an assistant coach at UCLA. He
also coached five years at Kansas be
fore joining the Bruin staff.
“I think Dick Tomey is a great
coach,” says Frank Stephens, a de
fensive back who played out his
eligibility at UCLA in 1977. T
thought he always needed to be a
head coach somewhere. When I
heard he was going to Hawaii to de
velop the program, I knew he was
going to do a good job.”
Gus Coppens, a Bruin offensive
lineman who also played out his
eligibility last year, agrees, pointing
out that Tomey was the one who re
cruited him to UCLA:
“He’s a straight-forward, pleas
ant, easy-going and friendly guy. I
thought it was a great opportunity
for him when he went to Hawaii. He
deserved a chance to be a head
coach at a major college. Hawaii fits
his friendly personality. Looking at
UH last season with their 5-6 record
when they weren’t supposed to win
any, I think in the seasons to come.
Hawaii will be one of the top col
leges around.
Indeed, their season was a suprise
to many people. Tomey feels it was
just an indication of the improve
ment in the football program at UH.
“Hawaii played its best football
last year,” he notes. “We defeated
South Carolina 24-7 before just
barely losing to Arizona in our last
game of the season. Those were a
couple of good teams with big repu
tations. Our program here at UH is
definitely on the rise.
Next season, their last competing
as an independant, the Bows have
what Tomey considers the most dif
ficult schedule in the school’s his
tory.
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ket. Foreman had 15 points against the Red
Raiders, but it wasn’t enough. A&M lost
78-70. Battalion photo by Pat O'Malley
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“We open with New Mexico and
from there play teams like USC,
Nebraska, Brigham Young, Wyom
ing and San Diego State. We had a
tough schedule last year and are
playing even better teams in 1978.”
Not only does UH struggle for
athletic prominence against the
big-name universities of the west
coast, but they must make them
selves heard above the roar of the
Pacific Ocean, being more than
2,000 miles from the mainland.
“Our program isn’t as far along as
schools like USC or UCLA,” says
Tomey. “We re just getting started
really. I don’t think we’ve been
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