June Jones, the 20th head coach in University of Hawai`i history, has his run-and-shoot offense as the most potent in Warrior history and one of the most feared in the country to defend. Last season, UH totaled 46.9 points per game, 559.21 yards of total offense with 441.29 yards generated through the air to lead both the Western Athletic Conference and the nation in all three categories.

Since taking over the reins of the Warrior program, Jones' passing offense has led the WAC and been ranked in the top five nationally each season, including first in the country in 2006 after being ranked second the previous five years.

The biggest highlights on a national scale are the notoriety that ex-Warrior quarterback Timmy Chang drew on his way to becoming the NCAA's all-time leading passer, compiling 17,072 yards and current signal caller Colt Brennan is gained attention in the Heisman Trophy racet season.

Jones-coached teams have combined for 64 wins, a WAC co-championship, received five bowl game invites and enjoyed four nine-win seasons, including a personal-best 11 wins in 2006.

One of Jones' goals when he took the job in 1999 was to catapult the Warrior program into the national spotlight and rankings. The Warriors have been ranked in the Top 40 six of the last eight years, including a high of 24th in the final 2006 USA Today Coaches Top 25 poll.

Aside from team success, Jones' resume includes six All-Americans, 56 all-conference performers and 16 NFL draft picks. The Warriors produced 12 wins and zero NFL draft picks in five combined years before Jones' arrival.

Jones has boasted 27 Academic all-WAC honorees in the past eight years. Defensive back David Gilmore earned national recognition as a CoSIDA District VIII All-Academic team member in 2003.

In December 1998, Jones took over a dwindling football program and turned it around in just one season. In 1999, Jones and the Warriors enjoyed a 9-4 campaign, the biggest turnaround in NCAA history.

That year, the Warriors also won a share of the WAC championship and were invited to the Jeep O`ahu Bowl where they defeated Oregon State, 23-17. It was the program's first bowl game since 1992. For his accomplishments, Jones was named WAC Coach of the Year and National Coach of the Year by three different publications.

During the 2000 season, the Warriors struggled through a year plagued with injuries to finish 3-9.

On Feb. 22, 2001, Jones was involved in a car accident that nearly claimed his life. The accident kept Jones out of the entire spring session. However, Jones' tireless effort to recover allowed him to return to the field in time for fall camp.

Under Jones' tutelage, the Warriors have broken 380 school records and 45 NCAA records. In 2001, receiver Chad Owens led the nation in kickoff return average (33.6 yards) and Chang led the nation in total offense (349.7 yards) before bowing out to a wrist injury.

The 2003 season marked the first with a roster comprised of all Jones' recruits. Jones led the team to a successful 9-5 campaign, and the Warriors won the Sheraton Hawai`i Bowl with a captivating, 54-48, triple-overtime victory over Houston. That gave Jones his second bowl win and third bowl appearance at Hawai`i, both the most of any UH coach in the 96 years of the program.

The 2004 season marked one of the best finishes in UH football history. The Warriors, with their backs against the wall, won their last three games to earn an invitation to a bowl game. Jones and crew capped the comeback season with a convincing 59-40 win over UAB in the Sheraton Hawai`i Bowl.

While the 2005 season was plagued with key injuries, concluding with a 5-7 mark, the 2006 campaign brought about renewed enthusiasm throughout the state.

In 2006, the Warriors posted an 11-3 mark and finished second in the WAC with a 7-1 record. The only blemish in conference was a loss to eventual WAC and BCS champion Boise State. During the season, the success of quarterback Colt Brennan caught the nation's attention as the junior tossed an NCAA-record 58 touchdowns while the squad went on to win the Sheraton Hawai`i Bowl for a fourth time.

Warrior fever swept through the State of Hawai`i during the much anticipated 2007 season. Following their mantra of "We Believe", the Warriors overcame many close calls to finish the regular season undefeated (12-0). The first undefeated regular season in the program's history against an all Division I-A (FBS) schedule. The rewards of their magical season featured Quarterback Colt Brennan becoming the first Heisman Trophy Finalist from Hawai`i, clinching the program's first outright WAC Football Championship and earning the program's first berth in a Bowl Championship Series (BCS) Game - the Sugar Bowl on New Year's Day in New Orleans.

Prior to joining the Warriors in 1999, Jones enjoyed a 12-year coaching career in the NFL, including two head coaching jobs at Atlanta (1994-96) and San Diego (1998).

With the Falcons, Jones guided the team that he once played for to a playoff wild-card bid in 1995.

Jones is currently the Head Football Coach at Southern Methodist University

Although Jones is originally from Portland, Ore., his heart has been in Hawai`i since he left as a player in 1974.