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Dick Tomey Legacy Game

The Dick Tomey Legacy Game is the name given to the Hawaii–San Jose State football rivalry. It is a college football rivalry between the Hawaiʻi Rainbow Warriors football team of the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa and the San José State Spartans football team of San José State University. Since 1936, the two teams have played each other 46 times. Beginning in 2019 the winner of the game receives the Dick Tomey Legacy Trophy. As of 2023, San Jose State leads, 23–22–1.

Dick Tomey Legacy Game
San Jose State Spartans
Hawaii Rainbow Warriors
SportAmerican football
TypeCollegiate
First meetingDecember 11, 1936
San Jose State, 13–8
Latest meetingOctober 28, 2023
San Jose State, 35–0
StadiumsCEFCU and Clarence T. C. Ching
TrophyDick Tomey Legacy Trophy
Statistics
Meetings total46
All-time seriesSan Jose State leads, 23–22–1
Trophy seriesSan Jose State leads, 4–1
Largest victorySan Jose State, 48–6 (1960)
Longest win streakHawaii, 7 wins (2001–2007)
Current win streakSan Jose State, 4 wins (2020–Present)
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University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Locations of University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa and San José State University

Historical overview

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The series between San Jose State and Hawaii began in 1936 with a game in Honolulu, which San Jose State won 13–8. Two years later in 1938, Hawaiʻi won their first game of the series, a 13–12 victory in Honolulu.

In 1941, the San Jose State Spartans football team served unexpectedly with the Honolulu Police Department during World War II. The team had just arrived in Hawaii to play a series of postseason bowl games, known as the Shrine Bowl, against the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors and the Willamette University Bearcats when the U.S. Navy base at Pearl Harbor was attacked on December 7, 1941. The team was stranded on the islands for a number of weeks following the attack, and players were employed by the local police department to help improve island defenses against a possible Japanese amphibious assault and as guards for military bases on the island.[1][2] They were rescued on December 19 aboard the SS President Coolidge.[3]

In 1996, San José State joined the Western Athletic Conference, making the pair conference rivals. In 2007, Hawaiʻi had their seventh consecutive win, the longest win-streak of the series. In 2012, Hawaiʻi moved their football team to the Mountain West Conference,[4] they were followed by San José State the following year,[5] allowing the teams to continue to be conference rivals.

In 2019, after the death of Dick Tomey, a former head coach for both schools, the near-annual game was renamed to the Dick Tomey Legacy Game, the winner of which would receive the Dick Tomey Legacy Trophy.[6][7]

Statistics

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Source:[8]

San José State Hawaiʻi
Games played 45
Wins 23 22
Ties 1
Home wins 7 13
Road wins 16 9
Consecutive wins 4 7
Most total points in a game 105 (2000)
Most points in a win 57 (2000) 62 (1999)
Most points in a loss 41 (1999, 2018) 48 (2000)
Fewest total points in a game 12 (1957)
Largest margin of victory 42 (1960) 37 (2006)
Smallest margin of victory 1 (1937, 2011) 1 (1938)
Total points scored in series 1,197 1,069
Shut-outs of opposing team 4 (1955, 1957, 1962, 2023) 2 (1956, 2014)

Game results

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San Jose State victoriesHawaii victoriesTie games
No.DateLocationWinnerScore
1December 11, 1936Honolulu, HISan Jose State13–8
2December 4, 1937Honolulu, HISan Jose State7–6
3December 3, 1938Honolulu, HIHawaii13–12
4September 9, 1955San Jose, CASan Jose State34–0
5November 30, 1956Honolulu, HIHawaii20–0
6November 30, 1957Honolulu, HISan Jose State12–0
7September 27, 1958San Jose, CAHawaii8–6
8October 3, 1959San Jose, CASan Jose State44–14
9December 2, 1960Honolulu, HISan Jose State48–6
10November 30, 1962Honolulu, HISan Jose State19–0
11November 25, 1972Honolulu, HIHawaii28–14
12November 24, 1973Honolulu, HISan Jose State23–3
13November 9, 1974Honolulu, HISan Jose State32–11
14November 29, 1975Honolulu, HIHawaii30–20
15September 11, 1976San Jose, CASan Jose State48–7
16November 5, 1977San Jose, CASan Jose State24–14
17October 7, 1978Honolulu, HIHawaii25–11
18September 17, 1988Honolulu, HIHawaii36–27
19November 16, 1991San Jose, CATie35–35
20November 9, 1996Honolulu, HISan Jose State38–17
21November 15, 1997San Jose, CASan Jose State38–14
22November 7, 1998Honolulu, HISan Jose State45–17
23November 6, 1999San Jose, CAHawaii62–41
24October 28, 2000Honolulu, HISan Jose State57–48
No.DateLocationWinnerScore
25November 3, 2001Honolulu, HIHawaii34–10
26November 2, 2002Honolulu, HIHawaii40–31
27November 1, 2003San Jose, CAHawaii13–10
28October 23, 2004Honolulu, HIHawaii46–28
29October 22, 2005San Jose, CAHawaii45–38
30November 18, 2006Honolulu, HIHawaii54–17
31October 12, 2007San Jose, CA#16 Hawaii42–35
32September 27, 2008Honolulu, HISan Jose State20–17
33November 21, 2009San Jose, CAHawaii17–10
34November 20, 2010Honolulu, HIHawaii41–7
35October 14, 2011San Jose, CASan Jose State28–27
36October 6, 2013Honolulu, HISan Jose State37–27
37November 15, 2014San Jose, CAHawaii13–0
38November 21, 2015Honolulu, HISan Jose State42–23
39October 8, 2016San Jose, CAHawaii34–17
40October 14, 2017Honolulu, HIHawaii37–26
41September 29, 2018San Jose, CAHawaii44–41
42November 9, 2019Honolulu, HIHawaii42–40
43December 5, 2020Honolulu, HISan Jose State35–24
44September 19, 2021Honolulu, HISan Jose State17–13
45November 26, 2022San Jose, CASan Jose State27–14
46October 28, 2023Honolulu, HISan Jose State35–0
Series: San Jose State leads 23–22–1

See also

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References

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  1. ^ San Jose State Football Record Book (Offerpad Arizona Bowl ed.). San Jose State University. 2022. p. 59.
  2. ^ "Seventy years ago, teams from San Jose State and Willamette were in Hawaii for fun and football". Santa Rosa Press Democrat. December 7, 2011. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  3. ^ "State of Oregon: World War II – Shock and Resolve: Oregon Reacts to Pearl Harbor". sos.oregon.gov. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
  4. ^ E, Dave. "Hawaii Warriors Football To Join Mountain West: What Move Is Next for MWC?". Bleacher Report. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  5. ^ Walker, Dave. "Rest in Peace, WAC Football: Utah State and San Jose State Leaving". Bleacher Report. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  6. ^ "Spartans & Hawai'i Unveil Dick Tomey Legacy Trophy". SJSU Athletics. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  7. ^ "Dick Tomey Legacy Trophy". University of Hawai'i at Manoa Athletics. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  8. ^ "Winsipedia – San Jose State Spartans vs. Hawaii Warriors football series history". Winsipedia. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
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