Hawai’i Rainbow Warriors
Mountain WestHonolulu, HIClarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex
2026: 1–6 (0–4 Mountain West). Last: lost to New Mexico 21–10 at home. Next: at Northern Illinois, Saturday, Oct 24, 3:30 p.m. ET.
- L 27–37at Stanford
- L 6–21UNLV
- W 29–19New Mexico State
- L 10–27at Wyoming
- L 16–20San José State
- L 12–30at Arizona State
- L 10–21New Mexico
- Oct 24at Northern Illinois
- Nov 7at UTEP
- Nov 14North Dakota State
- Nov 21at Nevada
- Nov 28Sacramento State
- Outfitted by Nike
Hawai’i has played football since 1909 and is officially 597–504–25; 769 of its 1,126 games are in our file. Their best finish in the final AP poll is No. 19, in 2007. They have won four Western Athletic Conference titles (the last in 2010), counting shared titles. Since 1973, the NFL Draft has taken 48 players from here in its first seven rounds, 1 of them in the first round. The College Football Hall of Fame holds 1 coach from Hawai’i. June Jones (1999–2007) won more games here than any other coach: 76. The most-played rival is San José State: 45 meetings, San José State leads 23–21–1. This season, under Timmy Chang, they’re 1–6.
Résumé
- All-time record
- 597–504–25 official; 357–406–6 on file; how we count
- Postseason
- 9–6 matches the official bowl record
- AP No. 1 finishes
- 0
- Weeks at No. 1
- 0 of 25 ranked
- Elo now
- 1395 120th of 138 FBS
- Computer rankings
- Massey No. 120 · Composite No. 129 in FBS, Oct 17; up 1 since Oct 11. From Massey Ratings
- Conference titles
- 4 last in 2010
- Seasons
- 97 since 1921, 769 games
Identity
- Fight song
- University of Hawaii Fight Song Co-Ed
- Apparel
- Nike deal through 2032
- Band
- University of Hawaii Marching Band since 1923, 250 members
2026 season 1–6
RosterFull 2026 season| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | at Stanford | L 27–37 | 55% |
| Sep 5 | vs UNLV | L 6–21 | 52% |
| Sep 12 | vs New Mexico State | W 29–19 | 70% |
| Sep 26 | at Wyoming | L 10–27 | 58% |
| Oct 3 | vs San José State | L 16–20 | 64% |
| Oct 10 | at Arizona State | L 12–30 | 30% |
| Oct 17 | vs New Mexico | L 10–21 | 35% |
| Oct 24 | at Northern Illinois | Preview | 54% |
| Nov 7 | at UTEP | Preview | 60% |
| Nov 14 | vs North Dakota State | Preview | 29% |
| Nov 21 | at Nevada | Preview | 41% |
| Nov 28 | vs Sacramento State | Preview | 76% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
This season, game by game
Future schedule
2027–32- 20273 games: 2 home, 1 away, non-conference only
- 20284 games: 2 home, 2 away, non-conference only
- 20292 games: 2 home, non-conference only
- 20302 games: 2 away, non-conference only
- at Stanford
- at Washington
- 20321 game: 1 away, non-conference only
- at Kansas
Hawai’i’s announced games beyond the seasons on our schedule, as its Wikipedia article lists them (announced schedules as of March 6, 2026). Schedules change; a season shows only the games named so far, and many articles list non-conference games only. Future schedules: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
On the 2026 team
- Micah Alejado1,863 passing yards, 6 TD (No. 7 in FBS in passing yards)
- Jamih Otis50 tackles, 1 INT (leads Hawai’i in tackles)
- Wynden Ho’Ohuli43 tackles, 2 sacks
- Devon Rice314 rushing yards, 3 TD (leads Hawai’i in rushing yards)
- Kainoa Carvalho32 catches, 384 yards (leads Hawai’i in receiving yards)
- Kona Moore46 tackles
Program greats See all
Heisman finalists, College Football Hall of Famers, consensus All-Americans, national award winners and first-round picks, for what they did at Hawai’i.
Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.
Around the program
- Apparel
- Nike · Official source
- University of Hawai'i at Manoa Athletics; read 2026-10-10
- Aloha State Daily; read 2026-10-10
Found by several AI researchers searching the web, then kept only where the page loads and says so in words naming the program; every quote is checked again each time the data is rebuilt. Official source: the school’s own page. All of them.
The apparel deal
Nike, July 2025 through June 2032. Seven years. Replaced Adidas, with BSN Sports as the dealer.
- KHON2, Feb 27, 2025: Seven years, July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2032, all UH athletics teams
Before: Adidas, 2021 through 2025; Under Armour, 2008 through 2021.
Apparel deals: Field Drip. Terms as the outlets reported them; checked Oct 3, 2026.
Program strength since 1921
Best seasons everHead coaches
| Coach | Years | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Timmy Chang | 2022–2026 | 23–35 |
 Todd Graham | 2020–2021 | 11–11 |
 Nick Rolovich | 2016–2019 | 28–27 |
 Chris Naeole | 2015 | 1–2 |
 Norm Chow | 2012–2015 | 10–37 |
| Greg McMackin | 2008–2011 | 29–25 |
 June Jones | 1999–2007 | 76–41 |
| Fred Vonappen | 1996–1998 | 5–31 |
| Bob Wagner | 1987–1995 | 58–49–3 |
| Dick Tomey | 1977–1986 | 63–46–3 |
| Larry Price | 1974–1976 | 15–18 |
| Dave Holmes | 1971 | 7–4 |
Most-played series
All rivalries- San José State
21–23–1 in 45
- 2016 W 34–17
- 2017 W 37–26
- 2018 W 44–41
- 2019 W 42–40
- 2020 L 24–35
- 2021 L 13–17
- 2022 L 14–27
- 2023 L 0–35
- 2025 L 38–45
- 2026 L 16–20
Lost the last six.
- Fresno State
20–19–1 in 40
- 2015 L 14–42
- 2016 W 14–13
- 2017 L 21–31
- 2018 L 20–50
- 2019 L 38–41
- 2020 W 34–19
- 2021 W 27–24
- 2022 L 13–55
- 2024 W 21–20
- 2025 L 21–23
Lost the last one.
- San Diego State
10–23–2 in 35
- 2016 L 0–55
- 2017 L 7–28
- 2018 W 31–30
- 2019 W 14–11
- 2020 L 10–34
- 2021 L 10–17
- 2022 L 14–16
- 2023 L 34–41
- 2024 L 24–27
- 2025 W 38–6
Won the last one.
| Opponent | Games | HAW record |
|---|---|---|
| San José State | 45 | 21–23–1 |
| Fresno State | 40 | 20–19–1 |
| San Diego State | 35 | 10–23–2 |
| UNLV | 33 | 16–17 |
| BYU | 32 | 9–23 |
| UTEP | 31 | 18–13 |
| Wyoming | 30 | 12–18 |
| Colorado State | 29 | 13–16 |
Rivals the program names: Fresno State, Air Force, Wyoming, UNLV.
The trophy it holds: Kuter Trophy (Air Force, since 2023). Who holds each comes from the games on file; the trophies from Wikipedia.
Every opponent (121)
Every program Hawai’i has played, A to Z, with Hawai’i’s record against it. Each links to the series, game by game.
- Abilene Christian 1–0
- Air Force 9–14–1
- Alabama 1–1 †
- App State 1–0
- Arizona 1–6
- Arizona State 2–6
- Arkansas 0–1
- Arkansas State 0–1
- Army 4–1
- Boise State 3–16
- Boston College 0–1
- Bowling Green 1–0
- BYU 9–23
- Cal State Fullerton 9–1
- Cal State Los Angeles 3–0
- Cal State Northridge 1–0
- California 3–3
- California–Santa Barbara 1–2
- Central Arkansas 2–0
- Charleston Southern 2–0
- Cincinnati 1–1
- Colorado 3–2
- Colorado State 13–16
- Delaware State 1–0
- Denver 5–5
- Drake 1–0
- Duquesne 2–0
- Eastern Illinois 3–0
- Florida 0–1
- Florida Atlantic 0–1
- Fresno State 20–19–1
- Georgia 0–1
- Grambling 0–2
- Houston 2–0
- Humboldt State 1–0
- Idaho 10–2
- Illinois 1–0
- Iowa 1–3
- Kansas 0–1
- Kent State 1–1
- Kentucky 0–1
- Lamar 1–0
- Linfield 1–0
- Long Beach State 4–5
- Louisiana 1–0
- Louisiana Tech 8–3
- Maine 1–0
- Massachusetts 2–0
- Miami (OH) 1–0
- Michigan 0–4
- Michigan State 1–4
- Middle Tennessee 2–0
- Minnesota 1–0
- Missouri 0–0–1
- Montana 3–1
- Montana State 1–1
- Navy 3–1
- Nebraska 1–5
- Nevada 13–14
- New Mexico 17–12
- New Mexico Highlands 1–0
- New Mexico State 12–1
- Northern Colorado 1–0
- Northern Iowa 2–0
- Northwestern 1–1
- Notre Dame 0–3
- Ohio 0–1
- Ohio State 0–1
- Oklahoma 0–2
- Oklahoma State 0–1
- Oregon 3–5
- Oregon State 4–8
- Pacific 8–14
- Pittsburgh 1–0
- Portland State 5–1
- Prairie View A&M 1–0
- Purdue 1–0
- Rice 3–5
- Rutgers 1–1
- Saint Mary’s (CA) 0–1
- Sam Houston 1–1
- San Diego State 10–23–2
- San José State 21–23–1
- Santa Clara 3–2
- SMU 4–0 †
- South Alabama 1–0
- South Carolina 2–0
- Southeast Missouri State 1–0
- Southern Miss 0–1
- Stanford 1–5
- TCU 0–2
- Temple 0–1
- Tennessee 0–2
- Texas 0–1
- Texas A&M 0–1
- Texas A&M–Kingsville 0–2
- Tulane 3–1
- Tulsa 5–4
- UAB 1–0
- UAlbany 1–0
- UC Davis 2–0
- UCF 1–0
- UCLA 0–5
- UL Monroe 1–1
- UNLV 16–17
- USC 0–8 †
- UT Martin 1–0
- Utah 12–15
- Utah State 7–13
- UTEP 18–13
- Vanderbilt 0–2
- Washington 2–4
- Washington State 3–3
- Weber State 1–0
- West Virginia 1–0
- Western Carolina 1–0
- Western Illinois 0–1
- Western Kentucky 0–1
- Wisconsin 1–6
- Wyoming 12–18
- Yale 1–0
Official records. † Without wins the NCAA vacated, or with forfeits counted. ‡ The rivalry’s own count, where it differs from the games on file.
Conference titles
4, counting shared titles- MW West 1
- 2019 (tied)
As the program counts them in its Wikipedia article, shared titles included, and listed under each conference’s current name (a Western Conference title of the 1900s counts as a Big Ten title); season pages use the name the conference had that year. A title the article files under a conference the team wasn’t in that season is listed under the one it was. Division titles include years the team tied for its division.
Conferences
- Independent 1909–1941 and 1946–1978
- Mountain West Conference since 2012
- 1979Joined the WAC from independence. Source
- 2012Joined the Mountain West Conference from the WAC in football. Source
- 2026Joined the Mountain West Conference from the Big West, announced October 15, 2024. Source
Hawai’i’s football conferences by season, from CollegeFootballData.com’s memberships (renamed conferences keep the name of the time). The moves and their announcement dates from Wikipedia’s lists of NCAA Division I conference changes; the year is the first season in the new conference. Conference realignment: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Consensus All-Americans 1
| 2025 | Kansei Matsuzawa K |
Led the nation 8
| 2018 | John Ursua receiving touchdowns (16 TD) |
| 2010 | Bryant Moniz passing yards (5,040 yds), passing touchdowns (39 TD), total offense (5,142 yds), total offense per game (367.3) |
| 2010 | Greg Salas receiving yards (1,889 yds) |
| 2006 | Colt Brennan passing yards (5,549 yds), passing touchdowns (58 TD), passer rating (186.0), total offense (5,915 yds), total offense per game (422.5) |
| 2006 | Davone Bess receptions (96 catches) |
| 2005 | Colt Brennan passing yards (4,301 yds), passing touchdowns (35 TD), total offense (4,455 yds), total offense per game (371.3) |
| 2004 | Chad Owens receiving touchdowns (17 TD) |
| 2001 | Ashley Lelie receiving touchdowns (19 TD) |
The NCAA’s official national leaders since 1937, from Wikipedia’s yearly leader lists.
Heisman runners-up and finalists
The votes| 2007 | Colt Brennan QB | 3rd |
Second to fifth in the vote, from each season’s Wikipedia article.
In the Hall of Fame
Every inductee- Players
- 0
- Coaches
- 1
| 1968 | Clark Shaughnessy coach, career 1915–1965 |
In the NFL Draft
By college- Drafted, rounds 1–7
- 48 since 1973
- First-round picks
- 1
| 2002 | Ashley Lelie WR | No. 19, Denver Broncos |
Who came and went in the 2026 transfer portal, and every portal year.
The school
University of Hawaii at Manoa- Enrollment
- 20,028 15,375 undergraduates, fall 2024
- Where
- Honolulu, Hawaii
- Public or private
- Public Research 1
- Founded
- 1907
- Graduates’ median earnings
- $57,624 10 years after starting
Enrollment, place and Carnegie research tier from the National Center for Education Statistics (IPEDS, public domain). Earnings from the US Department of Education’s College Scorecard (CC BY 4.0): the median for students who received federal aid and were working, not in school. Founding year from Wikidata. Every school’s in the data.
Official accounts
- Football
- X @hawaiifootballInstagram @rainbowwarriorsfootballFacebook hawaiirainbowwarriorsfootball
- Athletics department
- X @HawaiiAthleticsInstagram @hawaiiathletics
Official accounts: the schools’ athletics websites: the ones hawaiiathletics.com lists for its football program and athletics department, as of Oct 12, 2026.
Season by season
National champions| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1–6 | 0–4 | Timmy Chang | 1395 | -12.9 | ||
| 2025 | 9–4 | 5–3 | Timmy Chang | 1539 | 1.7 | ||
| 2024 | 5–7 | 3–4 | Timmy Chang | 1385 | -10.9 | ||
| 2023 | 5–8 | 3–5 | Timmy Chang | 1369 | -16.4 | ||
| 2022 | 3–10 | 2–6 | Timmy Chang | 1341 | -24.7 | ||
| 2021 | 6–7 | 3–5 | Todd Graham | 1474 | -2.3 | ||
| 2020 | 5–4 | 4–4 | Todd Graham | 1532 | -7.1 | ||
| 2019 | 10–5 | 5–3 | Nick Rolovich | 1550 | -1.9 | ||
| 2018 | 8–6 | 5–3 | Nick Rolovich | 1391 | -10.4 | ||
| 2017 | 3–9 | 1–7 | Nick Rolovich | 1300 | -19.7 | ||
| 2016 | 7–7 | 4–4 | Nick Rolovich | 1432 | -10.1 | ||
| 2015 | 3–10 | 0–8 | Norm Chow, Chris Naeole | 1261 | -16.3 | ||
| 2014 | 4–9 | 3–5 | Norm Chow | 1354 | -15.0 | ||
| 2013 | 1–11 | 0–8 | Norm Chow | 1289 | -14.3 | ||
| 2012 | 3–9 | 1–7 | Norm Chow | 1349 | -19.1 | ||
| 2011 | 6–7 | 3–4 | Greg McMackin | 1465 | -2.1 | ||
| 2010 | 10–4 | 7–1 | Greg McMackin | 1571 | 12.8 | ||
| 2009 | 6–7 | 3–5 | Greg McMackin | 1450 | -8.8 | ||
| 2008 | 7–7 | 5–3 | Greg McMackin | 1502 | -7.6 | ||
| 2007 | 12–1 | 8–0 | 23 | 19 | June Jones | 1682 | 12.4 |
| 2006 | 11–3 | 7–1 | June Jones | 1647 | 13.1 | ||
| 2005 | 5–7 | 4–4 | June Jones | 1472 | -2.9 | ||
| 2004 | 8–5 | 4–4 | June Jones | 1544 | -2.4 | ||
| 2003 | 9–5 | 5–3 | June Jones | 1547 | -0.7 | ||
| 2002 | 10–4 | 7–1 | June Jones | 1572 | 2.5 |
Every season back to 1921 (72 more)
| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 9–3 | 5–3 | June Jones | 1568 | 4.0 | ||
| 2000 | 3–9 | 2–6 | June Jones | 1350 | -13.3 | ||
| 1999 | 9–4 | 5–2 | June Jones | 1450 | 0.0 | ||
| 1998 | 0–12 | 0–8 | Fred Vonappen | 1163 | -29.4 | ||
| 1997 | 3–9 | 1–7 | Fred Vonappen | 1278 | -15.0 | ||
| 1996 | 2–10 | 1–7 | Fred Vonappen | 1251 | -24.0 | ||
| 1995 | 4–8 | 2–6 | Bob Wagner | 1354 | -18.9 | ||
| 1994 | 3–8–1 | 0–8 | Bob Wagner | 1383 | -5.4 | ||
| 1993 | 6–6 | 3–5 | Bob Wagner | 1481 | -7.0 | ||
| 1992 | 11–2 | 6–2 | 20 | Bob Wagner | 1598 | 7.9 | |
| 1991 | 4–7–1 | 3–5 | Bob Wagner | 1448 | -0.5 | ||
| 1990 | 7–5 | 4–4 | Bob Wagner | 1595 | 4.8 | ||
| 1989 | 9–3–1 | 5–2–1 | Bob Wagner | 1581 | 7.4 | ||
| 1988 | 9–3 | 5–3 | Bob Wagner | 1554 | 6.8 | ||
| 1987 | 5–7 | 3–5 | Bob Wagner | 1442 | -8.6 | ||
| 1986 | 7–5 | 4–4 | Dick Tomey | 1518 | 0.5 | ||
| 1985 | 4–6–2 | 4–3–1 | Dick Tomey | 1484 | 4.4 | ||
| 1984 | 7–4 | 5–2 | Dick Tomey | 1523 | 7.3 | ||
| 1983 | 5–5–1 | 3–3–1 | Dick Tomey | 1483 | -3.4 | ||
| 1982 | 6–5 | 4–4 | Dick Tomey | 1524 | -0.4 | ||
| 1981 | 9–2 | 5–1 | Dick Tomey | 1599 | 15.3 | ||
| 1980 | 8–3 | 3–3 | Dick Tomey | 1520 | -4.2 | ||
| 1979 | 6–5 | 3–3 | Dick Tomey | 1471 | 4.8 | ||
| 1978 | 6–5 | Dick Tomey | 1417 | 2.4 | |||
| 1977 | 5–6 | Dick Tomey | 1371 | -2.0 | |||
| 1976 | 3–8 | Larry Price | 1205 | -28.6 | |||
| 1975 | 6–5 | Larry Price | 1351 | 1.2 | |||
| 1974 | 6–5 | Larry Price | 1278 | 6.4 | |||
| 1973 | 3–2 | 1313 | |||||
| 1972 | 1–2 | 1378 | |||||
| 1971 | 7–4 | Dave Holmes | 1317 | -10.8 | |||
| 1970 | 4–1 | 1272 | |||||
| 1969 | 1–3 | 1097 | |||||
| 1968 | 0–1 | 1110 | |||||
| 1967 | 0–1 | 1094 | |||||
| 1966 | 0–3 | 1073 | |||||
| 1965 | 0–3 | 1094 | |||||
| 1964 | 0–2 | 1108 | |||||
| 1963 | 0–1 | 1106 | |||||
| 1962 | 0–1 | 1108 | |||||
| 1960 | 1–4 | 1115 | |||||
| 1959 | 0–4 | 1105 | |||||
| 1958 | 1–3 | 1136 | |||||
| 1957 | 0–2 | 1131 | |||||
| 1956 | 1–1 | 1160 | |||||
| 1955 | 1–2 | 1121 | |||||
| 1954 | 0–2 | 1081 | |||||
| 1953 | 0–2 | 1089 | |||||
| 1952 | 0–3 | 1093 | |||||
| 1951 | 0–3 | 1120 | |||||
| 1950 | 2–2 | 1163 | |||||
| 1949 | 1–2 | 1147 | |||||
| 1948 | 0–4 | 1098 | |||||
| 1947 | 1–5 | 1131 | |||||
| 1946 | 1–2 | 1127 | |||||
| 1940 | 0–1 | 1110 | |||||
| 1939 | 0–2 | 1119 | |||||
| 1938 | 0–3 | 1138 | |||||
| 1937 | 1–1 | 1175 | |||||
| 1935 | 1–3 | 1199 | |||||
| 1934 | 2–0 | 1260 | |||||
| 1933 | 1–1 | 1180 | |||||
| 1931 | 1–1 | 1216 | |||||
| 1930 | 2–1 | 1247 | |||||
| 1929 | 0–2 | 1131 | |||||
| 1928 | 0–2 | 1155 | |||||
| 1927 | 1–0 | 1193 | |||||
| 1926 | 0–1 | 1220 | |||||
| 1925 | 2–0 | 1285 | |||||
| 1924 | 1–0 | 1188 | |||||
| 1923 | 1–0 | 1134 | |||||
| 1921 | 0–1 | 1091 |
Officially 597–504–25 since 1909 (per Wikipedia, rechecked weekly); game by game here, 357–406–6 (769 of its 1,126 games are on file). Our file starts in 1921; the program began in 1909. Some games are missing from our source.
No season on file for 1922, 1932, 1936, 1941–45, 1961: the program may not have played, or our source may be missing them.
Records are computed from every game on file at CollegeFootballData.com, whose coverage of the earliest seasons can be incomplete. Elo is this site’s own rating; see how it works on the records page.