Driving ’55

About 10 members of the UH team that defeated Nebraska, 6-0, in Lincoln in 1955, will serve as honorary captains for tomorrow’s game.

The current Warriors benefit from first-person tales from the most astonishing victory in the program’s history.

The attending ’55 players will join the Warriors for the traditional eve-of-the-game dinner at KCC.

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Wideout/returner Keelan Ewaliko was excused from yesterday’s practice to attend a family situation on Maui.


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Zach Radner, who was projected to start at middle blocker for the volleyball Warriors this coming season, has retired from the sport to focus on school. Radner is majoring in engineering.

COMMENTS

  1. pakegolf September 18, 2015 9:33 am

    Go Warriors!


  2. chopsueyboy September 18, 2015 9:47 am

    Go Warriors!
    UH 42 – 17


  3. seewhy September 18, 2015 9:49 am

    Go Bows!


  4. seewhy September 18, 2015 9:51 am

    #FreeEwaliko


  5. seewhy September 18, 2015 9:52 am

    Good luck to Radner! Engineering is very demanding.


  6. Ron September 18, 2015 10:49 am

    Radner was really improving, too bad but I think he made the smart choice.


  7. 3-Prong September 18, 2015 10:52 am

    Happy Aloha Friday from Paradise!

    Tailgate plans…..check.


  8. SteveM September 18, 2015 11:14 am

    Good morning everyone!

    Tsai-kos Guess the Score
    Scores will be listed until noon on game day.
    Exact score to win prize, if any.

    UH – UCD – Blogger
    23 – 07 = seewhy
    23 – 15 = H-Man
    24 – 03 = cappie the dog
    31 – 06 = nutmegger
    31 – 14 = DaMenehune
    31 – 16 = hilorain
    35 – 14 = Tarheel Warrior
    38 – 00 = z
    38 – 07 = Tempmanoa
    38 – 13 = ML Warrior
    41 – 24 – Boolakanaka
    42 – 03 = Tofuzuke
    42 – 17 = chopsueyboy
    42 – 21 = Claud Sutcliffe
    45 – 13 = uhfan10
    45 – 24 = 3-Prong
    48 – 10 = BigWave96744
    49 – 21 = TChahng
    56 – 14 = Akamai Okole
    56 – 21 = Ipu Man
    63 – 07 = azwarrior22
    63 – 17 = hitman


  9. NotNasti September 18, 2015 11:32 am

    us: 41 dem: 13


  10. Bugaz September 18, 2015 11:33 am

    34 – 13 Warriors


  11. Andrew September 18, 2015 11:34 am

    UH: 55
    UC Davis: 17


  12. Boya_jr September 18, 2015 11:37 am

    UH 31
    UCD 10


  13. SteveM September 18, 2015 11:47 am

    I liked Tempmanoa’s reasoning in his 38 – 7 prediction..

    Tempmanoa September 18, 2015 at 7:59 am
    If we keep the starters in, the defense can pitch a shutout with Davis as long as offense cuts the turnovers. But I think with no byes and tough games ahead we will develop depth and rest defensive starters. So Davis scores 1 TD against lineup with several defensive reserves. Davis 7

    Offense has not shown itself in two games so far, therefore pressure is on to improve in every area and make things happen. Would be good to rest starters on O but they and the best offensive players need work. Not ready to score 40-50 points yet, but big step– score every quarter and then some. Hawaii 38.

    Although I do not make guesses, I think the score will be within 10 points (give or take) — hope I don’t make bachi here. What do you think?


  14. NorthShoreFan September 18, 2015 11:51 am

    Guud Morning Tsaikos…bootiful day.

    Hoping the Warriors are healed up and focused. Busy, busy Saturday.

    Warriors …37 da odda guys…10
    IMUA WARRIORS!


  15. SteveM September 18, 2015 11:53 am

    RE: #13
    Meant to say, “…score will be within 10 points (give or take) of the 38-7 guess”


  16. mctruck September 18, 2015 12:06 pm

    You want a lot of scores??, throw Mililani in there! Go Warriors.


  17. Maddog50 September 18, 2015 12:11 pm

    So there are new home uni’s throwback road uni’s leads one to believe there is one More uniform combo left. Maybe-


  18. SteveM September 18, 2015 12:19 pm

    mctruck — long time! How’s the weather in your time zone? πŸ™‚


  19. A View From Afar September 18, 2015 12:27 pm

    UH 48 – 24 UC Davis


  20. bowwar September 18, 2015 12:43 pm

    Steve M: UH 27 – Davis 10

    Unfortunately, UH still trying to work the bugs out on Offense…We may have to reshuffle the receiving corps to find the most reliable receivers. Wittek needs to find his groove quickly before we face Wisconsin.

    Go Warriors!


  21. mctruck September 18, 2015 12:50 pm

    SteveM, howzit; ova here, 94/70 today.


  22. SteveM September 18, 2015 1:49 pm

    Hiya mctruck. Honolulu is 88˚/76˚F with 54% humidity. Outlook for tomorrows game is good: partly cloudy with tradewinds 10-20 mph.

    Here’s the current guess-the-score list…
    UH – UCD – Blogger
    23 – 07 = seewhy
    23 – 15 = H-Man
    24 – 03 = cappie the dog
    27 – 10 = bowwar
    31 – 06 = nutmegger
    31 – 10 = Boya_jr
    31 – 14 = DaMenehune
    31 – 16 = hilorain
    34 – 13 = Bugaz
    35 – 14 = Tarheel Warrior
    37 – 10 = NorthShoreFan
    38 – 00 = z
    38 – 07 = Tempmanoa
    38 – 13 = ML Warrior
    41 – 13 = NotNasti
    41 – 24 – Boolakanaka
    42 – 03 = Tofuzuke
    42 – 17 = chopsueyboy
    42 – 21 = Claud Sutcliffe
    45 – 13 = uhfan10
    45 – 24 = 3-Prong
    48 – 10 = BigWave96744
    48 – 24 = A View from Afar
    49 – 21 = TChahng
    55 – 17 = Andrew
    56 – 14 = Akamai Okole
    56 – 21 = Ipu Man
    63 – 07 = azwarrior22
    63 – 17 = hitman


  23. HawaiiMongoose September 18, 2015 1:54 pm

    Steve, my prediction is 28-10 UH.


  24. oldtimer808 September 18, 2015 1:54 pm

    UH…54 UCD..14 GO RAINBOW WARRIORS…Good job Coach for inviting the 55 team that beat Nebraska


  25. BigFan September 18, 2015 1:55 pm

    Score will be:
    UH-31
    Davis- 17


  26. islandman September 18, 2015 2:03 pm

    Mel Davis 14, UC Davis 10


  27. Glenn September 18, 2015 2:32 pm

    UH 31, Davis 20
    We are still a work in progress.


  28. cocobean September 18, 2015 2:49 pm

    Halftime UH 31 – UCD 3

    Running game gets going forcing UCD’s safeties to move up creating 1 v 1 matchups for some receivers. I expect a lot of big plays.


  29. st. anthony trojan September 18, 2015 3:09 pm

    Me just wonder if 2 of those 10 will be there from Maui….one from Lahinaluna…n one from St. Anthony… be nice if we could get their names…


  30. Maddog50 September 18, 2015 3:10 pm

    Island man you crack me up with that post. I’m ok with David scoring that many but if you can put 28 on the Buffs should be a bunch doesn’t matter receivers backs TE how bout Justin V! Just do it! UCD mill be sport their new blue helmets with Gold face mask for the first time! Let’s get those helmets scuffed! All gas no brake! GO WARRRRRRRRIORS!


  31. TChahng September 18, 2015 3:20 pm

    Prediction: First score will be RB Paul Harris 25 yard pass reception for TD.


  32. UHfan808 September 18, 2015 4:17 pm

    Good morning lol, Tsai-kos! πŸ™‚

    Wooooo! Congratulations on your win, 1955 Rainbow
    team!!!

    Thank you for being honorary team captains for our current team!

    I’m sure you have a lot to share in terms of the moxy it took to overcome Nebraska!


  33. UHfan808 September 18, 2015 4:21 pm

    Best wishes and good luck to Mr. Radner! Sometimes one must just focus on Engineering, yeah?!

    Mr. Ewaliko: Hope all is okay there in Maui!


  34. UHfan808 September 18, 2015 4:23 pm

    Hope everyone is having a wonderful Happy Aloha Friday!

    Have a great weekend! Next game is tomorrow!! Yahoo!! :mrgreen:


  35. UHfan808 September 18, 2015 4:29 pm

    uhfan10:

    Maybe you can tink of one nodda moniker other than the one you typed..?

    Mine is already UHfan808 and should someone here just type “UHfan” in a message to you or me, IDK about you but I going be sooooo confuse-d..!

    Yeah?

    Ugh

    πŸ™


  36. jm2375 September 18, 2015 4:38 pm

    Howzit Tsaikos!

    Dang, I was looking forward to seeing the “twins” (Radner & Wallenreiter) on the court together this season.
    Best wishes to Zach. This Aunty will definitely miss you.
    (ST – who are the other MBs – Vaughn, Luke Owens & ??)

    Looking forward to seeing the offense start clicking tomorrow night.
    GO WARRIORS!
    GO WAHINE!

    PS, bp on the tgate menu tomorrow. πŸ˜†


  37. ALLAN September 18, 2015 4:46 pm

    NEED PICS & NAMES OF ’55 WARRIORS THAT BEAT NEBRASKA!!


  38. tom September 18, 2015 4:56 pm

    GOOD AFTERNOON, HAWAII!

    Hope Hartwell Freitas (sp?) be one of the Captains as he was the one who scored the TD. And Walter Nozoe, an inspiration to us (comparatively) short guys. He played both ways – and against BIGGER and Heavier guys in the Nebraska win!


  39. 3-Prong September 18, 2015 5:04 pm

    It’s Pau Hana Tirsty Time!


  40. islandman September 18, 2015 5:11 pm

    37. … An article on the 1955 upset over Nebraska, 6-0 :

    ” …On the sideline, coach Hank Vasconcellos said, “Give it to Hardy and let him dive over.”

    Fullback Hartwell Freitas, who had replaced Clayton Ching on the previous play, took a handoff from Kawawaki. “I stepped on top of our guard and dove over,” Freitas recalled this week.
    “I landed on my head and I was in the touchdown zone.”

    http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2002/Sep/19/sp/sp10a.html

    http://www.huskermax.com/games/1955/01hawaii55.html


  41. UHfan808 September 18, 2015 5:33 pm

    SteveM:

    UH 7 7 7 7 7 2 3 2 (not specifically in this order lol) = 42 : dem 3 7 = 10

    Thank you!!! πŸ˜€


  42. UHfan808 September 18, 2015 5:35 pm

    40 islandman:

    Thank you for posting the ’55 team story links!

    Awesome! πŸ˜€


  43. UHfan808 September 18, 2015 5:56 pm

    Wow! What an exciting game that must have been!

    Everyone undersized and none of the 48 Hawaii players weighed more than 200 lbs!

    Sheer guts, determination, and will to win playing in front a sea of red kept Nebraska from scoring all game long!

    How awesome is that?!?!! πŸ˜€


  44. Ipu Man September 18, 2015 5:59 pm

    Nebraska UH Victors should be before the Wisconsin game…


  45. islandman September 18, 2015 6:52 pm

    43. UHfan808 ….That 1955 team only took 28 players to the mainland and in those days many of the players played both defense and offense (one platoon football ).

    Now as to Hartwell Freitas, that’s what is called ” use your head “.


  46. st. anthony trojan September 18, 2015 7:58 pm

    When me looked the pic…was 2 from Lahainaluna… Araki, Laanui…2 from St. Anthony… Mamiya, Silva … and 1 Baldwin… Teshima… great names from the past…


  47. mo808 September 18, 2015 8:33 pm

    HAWAII 42 – UCD 7

    (sorry gangies no can make da tailgate tomorrow…bummahs) getting dea too dang late fo make da pre-game festivities)

    GO HAWAII !!! πŸ™‚


  48. Haleakala September 18, 2015 9:12 pm

    No injuries for UH & UCD.


  49. SteveM September 18, 2015 9:18 pm

    Tsai-kos Guess the Score
    Scores will be listed until noon tomorrow (game day).
    Exact score to win prize, if any.

    UH – UCD – Blogger
    14 – 10 = islandman
    23 – 07 = seewhy
    23 – 15 = H-Man
    24 – 03 = cappie the dog
    27 – 10 = bowwar
    28 – 10 = HawaiiMongoose
    31 – 06 = nutmegger
    31 – 10 = Boya_jr
    31 – 14 = DaMenehune
    31 – 16 = hilorain
    31 – 17 = BigFan
    31 – 20 = Glenn
    34 – 13 = Bugaz
    35 – 14 = Tarheel Warrior
    37 – 10 = NorthShoreFan
    38 – 00 = z
    38 – 07 = Tempmanoa
    38 – 13 = ML Warrior
    41 – 13 = NotNasti
    41 – 24 = Boolakanaka
    42 – 03 = Tofuzuke
    42 – 07 = mo808
    42 – 10 = UHfan808
    42 – 17 = chopsueyboy
    42 – 21 = Claud Sutcliffe
    45 – 13 = uhfan10
    45 – 24 = 3-Prong
    48 – 10 = BigWave96744
    48 – 24 = A View from Afar
    49 – 21 = TChahng
    54 – 14 = oldtimer808
    55 – 17 = Andrew
    56 – 14 = Akamai Okole
    56 – 21 = Ipu Man
    63 – 07 = azwarrior22
    63 – 17 = hitman


  50. islandman September 18, 2015 9:45 pm

    SteveM: Revise mine to 38-10 (including Mel Davis’ 14 pts.)


  51. cappie the dog September 18, 2015 10:11 pm

    I had so much fun at the Florida game, I went to my second women’s volleyball match.

    There is a different energy level than at a men’s basketball game.

    The people seem happier.

    There is much more audience participation.

    More dancers.

    The Cal-State Bakersfield women’s volleyball coach looks like a comparative literature professor.

    My favorite player is Olivia Magill.


  52. cappie the dog September 18, 2015 10:15 pm

    Good to see that nobody is picking Hawaii to lose.

    No haters.


  53. tom-warriornation September 19, 2015 4:27 am

    Can someone post a list of those 1955 UH players who had to play in 95 degree heat & 26 mph winds to upset Nebraska? I know that one of them was Henry “Bruno” Ariyoshi, who used to be a principal at Lahainaluna High School, my alma mater.


  54. walter September 19, 2015 6:28 am

    thanks SteveM
    56-10 Hawaii


  55. oneseason September 19, 2015 7:04 am

    UH 34 – 10 UCD


  56. 3-Prong September 19, 2015 7:26 am

    GAME DAY!


  57. islandman September 19, 2015 7:37 am

    37. .Allan; 43. .UHfan808; 53..tom-warriornation;
    46..st anthony trojan – amazing that you can come up with those names from that picture.
    Here is a roster for the 1955 UH Rainbow team- some names are repeated and don’t know if it is totally accurate.
    http://www.fanbase.com/hawaii-warriors-football-1955/roster/

    ‘Freitas, a senior who had played high school football for St. Louis, told sophomore place kicker Don Botelho, a Roosevelt grad: “You better make that point or nobody’s going to remember you.”

    But Botelho’s kick was wide to the right. “That was the only miss I ever had in my career,” Botelho said.’

    http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2002/Sep/19/sp/sp10a.html


  58. RB September 19, 2015 7:59 am

    UH 45
    UCD 6


  59. islandman September 19, 2015 9:25 am

    UH is a 25 1/2 favorite over UC Davis. UNLV lost to Michigan only 28-7 .


  60. Stephen Tsai September 19, 2015 9:58 am

    New post: http://hawaiiwarriorworld.com/?p=33285


  61. SteveM September 19, 2015 9:58 am

    Tsai-kos Guess the Score
    Scores will be listed until noon today (game day!).
    Exact score to win prize, if any.

    UH – UCD – Blogger
    23 – 07 = seewhy
    23 – 15 = H-Man
    24 – 03 = cappie the dog
    27 – 10 = bowwar
    28 – 10 = HawaiiMongoose
    31 – 06 = nutmegger
    31 – 10 = Boya_jr
    31 – 14 = DaMenehune
    31 – 16 = hilorain
    31 – 17 = BigFan
    31 – 20 = Glenn
    34 – 10 = oneseason
    34 – 13 = Bugaz
    35 – 14 = Tarheel Warrior
    37 – 10 = NorthShoreFan
    38 – 00 = z
    38 – 07 = Tempmanoa
    38 – 10 = islandman
    38 – 13 = ML Warrior
    41 – 13 = NotNasti
    41 – 24 = Boolakanaka
    42 – 03 = Tofuzuke
    42 – 07 = mo808
    42 – 10 = UHfan808
    42 – 17 = chopsueyboy
    42 – 21 = Claud Sutcliffe
    45 – 06 = RB
    45 – 13 = uhfan10
    45 – 24 = 3-Prong
    48 – 10 = BigWave96744
    48 – 24 = A View from Afar
    49 – 21 = TChahng
    54 – 14 = oldtimer808
    55 – 17 = Andrew
    56 – 10 = walter
    56 – 14 = Akamai Okole
    56 – 21 = Ipu Man
    63 – 07 = azwarrior22
    63 – 17 = hitman


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