History of the Warriors

The Hawaii Warriors have a long and storied history in NCAA sports. Founded in 1909, the school has been competing at the highest level of college athletics for over a century. From football to basketball to baseball, the Warriors have consistently fielded competitive teams that make their fans proud.

Hawaii's football team is perhaps its most successful program, having won multiple conference championships since joining Division I-A (now known as FBS) play in 1974. The team made four appearances in bowl games between 2000 and 2010, culminating with an appearance against Georgia Tech at the 2008 Sugar Bowl, where they lost by just one point! The Warriors also had some success on defense during this period; they ranked among the nation’s top ten defenses three times from 2004-2007, thanks mainly due to their “Speed D” scheme, which featured smaller but faster players who could get off blocks quickly and swarm ball carriers before they got started downfield.

In addition to football success over recent years, Hawaii's men's basketball team has enjoyed some strong seasons under head coach Eran Ganot who took over before the 2015 season after spending several years as an assistant coach there. Since then, the Warriors have gone 79–50 overall, including two trips into postseason tournaments (a CBI championship game appearance & NIT tournament berth). Their best season came during 2018–19 when they finished 24–10 overall & 14–4 within Big West Conference, earning regular season titles & automatic bids into the 2019 NCAA Tournament, where eventual National Champions Virginia Cavaliers, unfortunately, defeated them in the first round.

Finally, Hawaii Baseball boasts an impressive legacy despite not being considered a significant sport university-wide. The team earned 5 College World Series appearances since the 1960s, with the last trip coming back in 2009 under legendary Head Coach Mike Trapasso -who still holds the all-time wins record of 890 victories accumulated throughout his career leading Warrior Program from 1990 thru 2011. Unfortunately, the squad hasn't found much luck lately, having failed to reach post season past 4 consecutive seasons despite fielding solid rosters annually led by current skipper Michael Taylor entering their 6th-year helm 2020 campaign looking finally break the streak and return Hawai`i to prominence and diamond once again and like heyday days former mentor Mike Trapasso roamed dugouts Les Murakami Stadium Honolulu HI

No matter what sport you follow or what your expectations are for any given year—one thing is sure: You can always count on exciting action when it comes to watching the University of Hawai'i compete in NCAA sporting events!