{"id":128084,"date":"2020-10-01T13:26:08","date_gmt":"2020-10-01T23:26:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=128084"},"modified":"2020-10-01T13:26:08","modified_gmt":"2020-10-01T23:26:08","slug":"warriors-football-2020-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2020\/10\/01\/warriors-football-2020-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Warriors\u2019 2020 season schedule unveiled"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

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The University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> football team<\/a>\u2019s modified 2020 schedule was announced and it features an eight-game, Mountain West (MW<\/abbr>) Conference-only slate. The schedule, which includes four home games at Aloha Stadium and four on the road, is subject to approval from state, county and local officials.<\/p>\n

Schedule details<\/h2>\n

The Rainbow Warriors open the season with back-to-back road games against Fresno State and Wyoming on October 24 and October 31. UH<\/abbr> comes back to Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> for its home opener against New Mexico on November 7 before heading to California to face San Diego State on November 14.<\/p>\n

UH<\/abbr> returns to Aloha Stadium for back-to-back home games beginning with a rematch of the 2019 MW<\/abbr> championship game against Boise State on November 21 and Nevada on November 28. The Rainbow Warriors\u2019 final road contest is December 5 at San Jose State before ending the regular season at home on December 12 versus UNLV<\/abbr>.<\/p>\n

Unlike past years, the MW<\/abbr> championship game on December 19 will feature the top two teams with the highest conference winning percentage instead of the top teams from each division.<\/p>\n

The MW<\/abbr> and its national television partners will begin a selection procedure that will include shifting several games to Thursdays and Fridays. An announcement on national television broadcasts will be made in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n

COVID-19 testing protocols<\/h2>\n

The conference partnered with Quest Diagnostics to implement testing protocols across all member institutions. The agreement includes frequent testing with rapid results. The conference will require all football student-athletes, coaches, trainers and other individuals who are on the field for all games to undergo testing three times per week. Test results must be completed and recorded prior to each game.<\/p>\n

Football is the only UH<\/abbr> sport that participates in the MW<\/abbr>. The remaining sports compete in the Big West Conference. No decision on a return to fall athletics for the Big West has been announced.<\/p>\n

2020 football schedule<\/h2>\n