UH-Wisconsin football game on national TV
Advertiser Staff
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The University of Hawaii-Wisconsin football game will be televised nationally on ESPN or ESPN2 — one of at least two UH regular-season games this season on national TV.
The UH-Wisconsin game will be played Dec. 5 with the kickoff time to be announced. UH's other nationally televised game will be at Louisiana Tech, 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 30, on ESPN2.
The Western Athletic Conference today announced an 11-game ESPN/ESPN2 football schedule for 2009, highlighted by a season-opening game between Oregon at defending WAC champion Boise State on ESPN. The Broncos who have a 19-game home winning streak – the second longest in the nation going into 2009 – and has won its past 49 consecutive regular season home games.
Six Boise State games will be televised nationally. Seven of the WAC's nine teams will make at least one appearance in 2009. Additional television games are expected to be added to the ESPN networks in the upcoming months.
"The last five years in the WAC have featured two BCS games, 18 other bowl appearances, and four teams that posted undefeated regular seasons," said WAC Commissioner Karl Benson. "We are expecting another exciting season in 2009 and are pleased to have ESPN as our television partner. The schedule that we have put together offers the nation several chances to see some of the most exciting football in the country."
