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Colorado State vs. Hawai’i

Colorado State and Hawai’i have 29 meetings on file, the first in 1925; Colorado State leads the series 16–⁠13 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Colorado State 6–⁠4, and Hawai’i has won the last 2.

Colorado State wins
16
Hawai’i wins
13
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1925
Longest streak
7 Colorado State
Current streak
2 Hawai’i
Last 10 meetings
Colorado State 6–⁠4
Most recent
2025

The series at a glance

’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1920s0–⁠1
1960s2–⁠0
1970s1–⁠1
1980s3–⁠6
1990s5–⁠1
2010s4–⁠1
2020s1–⁠3
Average margin
18 points; 10 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Colorado State
10–⁠4 Colorado State’s record at home
At Hawai’i
9–⁠6 Hawai’i’s record at home
Shutouts
4

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Colorado State’s biggest win1997: Colorado State 63, Hawai’i 0by 63 points
  2. Hawai’i’s biggest win1981: Hawai’i 59, Colorado State 6by 53 points
  3. Upset1925: Hawai’i 41, Colorado State 0Hawai’i had a 6% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset2018: Hawai’i 43, Colorado State 34Hawai’i had a 24% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  5. Upset1989: Colorado State 31, Hawai’i 16Colorado State had a 29% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Coach against coach

YearsColorado StateSeriesHawai’i
1982–⁠1986Leon Fuller2–⁠3Dick Tomey
1989–⁠1992Earle Bruce3–⁠1Bob Wagner
2012–⁠2014Jim McElwain3–⁠0Norm Chow
2022–⁠2025Jay Norvell1–⁠2Timmy Chang

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Colorado State’s side (Fuller 2–⁠3 against Tomey). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Colorado State and Hawai’i, 1925 on13001500170019401960198020002020

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

Stars of the series

Biggest days

K.J. Carta-Samuels Colorado State34 of 50, 537 yards, 5 TD, 1 INT2018 Passing
Todd Centeio Colorado State29 of 48, 527 yards, 5 TD, 2 INT2021 Passing
Michael Gallup Colorado State8 catches, 212 yards, 1 TD2017 Receiving

Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).

Every game

Oct 18, 2025Hawai’i 31, Colorado State 19at Colorado State
Nov 25, 2023Hawai’i 27, Colorado State 24at Hawai’i
Oct 22, 2022Colorado State 17, Hawai’i 13at Colorado State
Nov 20, 2021Hawai’i 50, Colorado State 45at Hawai’i
Aug 25, 2018Hawai’i 43, Colorado State 34at Colorado State
Sep 30, 2017Colorado State 51, Hawai’i 21at Hawai’i
Nov 8, 2014Colorado State 49, Hawai’i 22at Colorado State
Oct 27, 2013Colorado State 35, Hawai’i 28at Hawai’i
Oct 27, 2012Colorado State 42, Hawai’i 27at Colorado State
Oct 4, 1997Colorado State 63, Hawai’i 0at Colorado State
Oct 5, 1996Colorado State 28, Hawai’i 16at Hawai’i
Nov 11, 1995Colorado State 22, Hawai’i 0at Colorado State
Nov 7, 1992Hawai’i 24, Colorado State 13at Hawai’i
Sep 28, 1991Colorado State 28, Hawai’i 16at Colorado State
Nov 24, 1990Colorado State 30, Hawai’i 27at Hawai’i
Oct 21, 1989Colorado State 31, Hawai’i 16at Colorado State
Sep 10, 1988Hawai’i 31, Colorado State 23at Colorado State
Nov 7, 1987Hawai’i 39, Colorado State 38at Hawai’i
Oct 18, 1986Colorado State 31, Hawai’i 7at Colorado State
Nov 2, 1985Hawai’i 34, Colorado State 14at Hawai’i
Sep 15, 1984Colorado State 10, Hawai’i 3at Colorado State
Sep 10, 1983Hawai’i 34, Colorado State 0at Hawai’i
Sep 18, 1982Hawai’i 23, Colorado State 13at Colorado State
Nov 28, 1981Hawai’i 59, Colorado State 6at Hawai’i
Nov 24, 1979Hawai’i 24, Colorado State 10at Hawai’i
Sep 17, 1977Colorado State 20, Hawai’i 16at Hawai’i
Sep 18, 1965Colorado State 54, Hawai’i 6at Colorado State
Dec 4, 1964Colorado State 13, Hawai’i 6at Hawai’i
Dec 12, 1925Hawai’i 41, Colorado State 0at Hawai’i

Every game is listed as played on the field.