Why did USC play 13 regular season games

[dnemchik]

...... and every other d1A team played 12 games ?

 

[The Derski]

Not sure what you are looking at. Tons of teams played 13 games

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[ralphiewvu]

First game was at Hawaii. If you play at Hawaii, you are allowed to play 13.

 

[KansasSooner]

Colorado State also played 13 regular season games, special NCAA rule for teams who go to play Hawaii...

 

[TexasMan]

I never knew of this Hawaii rule. Reasoning?

 

[dnemchik]

thank you

 

[KansasSooner]

The NCAA Bylaws that govern this situation are listed below (NCAA Division I Manual):

17.28.2 Alaska/Hawaii, Additional Football Contest
Member institutions located in Alaska and Hawaii shall be permitted to exceed, by one, the maximum number of football contests permitted under Bylaw 17.9.5.1 but otherwise shall conform to the same maximum number of contests and dates of competition permitted other members of the Association.

17.9.5.2 Annual Exemptions. [FBS/FCS]
The maximum number of football contests shall exclude the following:

(k) Hawaii, Alaska, Puerto Rico. [FBS/FCS]
Any football games played in Hawaii, Alaska or Puerto Rico,respectively, either against or under the sponsorship of an active member institution located in Hawaii, Alaska or Puerto Rico, by a Division I member institution located outside the area in question.

Well, that's what I found...

 

[Doctor Krieger]

Rule for teams that play at Hawaii because it's expensive and such I believe....they want the team to get another home game to counteract those costs.

 

[TheDayMan]

I never knew of this Hawaii rule. Reasoning?

So teams will agree to take the trip to Hawaii.

 

[WizardHawk]

yeah, hawaii used to have a hard time getting teams to travel to play games at their facility because of travel costs. After that rule went into place it allowed all teams willing to go to get an extra home game to make up the costs of that travel. Now they have no problems getting teams to line up to play them.

 

[RegentDenali]

yeah, hawaii used to have a hard time getting teams to travel to play games at their facility because of travel costs. After that rule went into place it allowed all teams willing to go to get an extra home game to make up the costs of that travel. Now they have no problems getting teams to line up to play them.

Yep.

UW has 13 games next season because we open on the road in Hawaii.

And anyone who thinks teams do it just to gain an W-L advantage, needs to remember this. Any NCAA team that has a 13 game regular season schedule, you have to win 7 games to be bowl eligible, not the usual 6. If you lose that Hawaii game (and Hawaii gains a pretty significant home field advantage out there), you have really set yourselves back.

 

[cane_man]

Hawaii is 5 time zones away for an east coast team. Thats a tough adjustment.

 

[Wild Turkey]

If the PAC expands they need to really consider Hawaii for the following reasons:

1. The extra game rule which would bring in more revenue for teams and the conference.
2. What a recruiting hook to tell guys come play for us and you will get to go to Hawaii twice during your career.

The logistics are tough but I think you could work through them.

 

[Olyduck]

This rule is like 10 years old or something too. how have you never heard of this?

 

[cane_man]

This rule is like 10 years old or something too. how have you never heard of this?

 

[TexasMan]

This rule is like 10 years old or something too. how have you never heard of this?

Last time the Longhorns played in Honolulu was 1995, so it's been a while.

 

[963BUSC]

Last time the Longhorns played in Honolulu was 1995, so it's been a while.

Looks like they did get an extra regular season game out of it though. They played 12 regular season games and I think the max back then was 11. Could be wrong.