BYU is back.

The University of Hawai'i and Brigham Young have agreed to a home-and-home football series in 2012 and 2013, the schools announced today.

The Warriors and Cougars were former Western Athletic Conference rivals and have not played in football since 2002.

The teams will meet on Sept. 8, 2012 in Provo, Utah, and again on Sept. 14, 2013 at Aloha Stadium.

"Playing BYU has always been a thrill for our fans as well as our coaches and players," UH athletic director Jim Donovan said in a press release. "I'm very pleased we were able to work out an agreement and continue this friendly rivalry."

Said BYU athletic director Tom Holmoe: "It's great to rekindle the rivalry with Hawai'i. Over the years the tradition has included fantastic players, coaches, teams and games. Add in terrific fans and stadiums and you have the ingredients of an excellent match up."

The teams first met on Dec. 10, 1930, in Honolulu with Hawai'i winning 49-13. The schools have played 27 times over the years with BYU winning the last contest 35-32 on Sept. 6, 2002, in Provo. The last time the teams met here in 2001, UH walloped then-unbeaten BYU, 72-45.

The Cougars lead the overall series 19-8.

BYU and seven other schools left the WAC in 1999 to form the Mountain West Conference.