2025 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team

The 2025 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team will represent the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa in the Mountain West Conference during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Rainbow Warriors will be led by Timmy Chang in his fourth year as the program's head coach.^[1] The Rainbow Warriors will play home games at the Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex, located in Honolulu, Hawaii.

2025 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 MW)
Head coach	Timmy Chang (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Anthony Arceneaux (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Dennis Thurman (2nd season)
Home stadium	Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex
Seasons ← 2024 2026 →

2025 Mountain West Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Air Force		0	–	0					0	–	0
No. 25 Boise State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Colorado State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Fresno State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Hawaii		0	–	0					0	–	0
Nevada		0	–	0					0	–	0
New Mexico		0	–	0					0	–	0
San Diego State		0	–	0					0	–	0
San Jose State		0	–	0					0	–	0
UNLV		0	–	0					0	–	0
Utah State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Wyoming		0	–	0					0	–	0
Championship: December 5, 2025
As of August 21, 2025 Rankings from AP Poll

Offseason

Transfers

Outgoing

Player	Position	Destination
Ka'ena DeCambra	OL	Arizona
Dion Washington	DL	Boise State
Derek Boyd	LB	Delaware State
Alex Perry	WR	FIU
Jake Farrell	QB	Missouri S&T
Patrick Hisatake	DL	Northeastern State
John-Keawe Sagapolutele	QB	Portland State
Maclane Watkins	WR	San Diego
Malachi Finau	DL	San Diego State
Tylan Hines	RB	Tarleton State
Jordon Crawford	DL	Maine
Koali Nishigaya	WR	Unknown
Ismail Ganley	OL	Unknown
Ezra Evaimalo	DE	Unknown
Hunter Higham	LS	Unknown
Armando Lewis	WR	Unknown
Brandon Shah	DB	Unknown
Dekel Crowdus	WR	Withdrawn
Nick Cenacle	WR	Withdrawn

Incoming

Player	Position	Previous school
Max Ware	WR	Arizona State
Tim Malo	S	Brown
Brandon White	WR	Kentucky
Luther McCoy	DL	Minnesota
De'jon Benton	DL	New Mexico
Qwyn Williams	DL	Ohio Dominican
Jackson Harris	WR	Stanford
Caleb Sempebwa	PK	TCU
Jax Thompson	LS	TCU
Ka'eo Akana	EDGE	Utah

^[2][3][4][5]

Preseason

Mountain West media poll

The Mountain West's preseason prediction poll was released on July 16, 2025.^[6]

Mountain West media poll
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Boise State	464 (35)
2	UNLV	415 (4)
3	San Jose State	359
4	Colorado State	326
5	Fresno State	301
6	Air Force	280
7	Hawaii	213
8	San Diego State	202
9	Utah State	165
10	Wyoming	150
11	New Mexico	84
12	Nevada	83

Schedule

On August 11, it was announced that for the first time ever, all home games not nationally televised would be aired live on Spectrum Sports in the state of Hawaii. Elsewhere in the United States, these games will air on the Mountain West Network app.

Previously, all home games were shown on a tape-delay or by purchasing pay-per-view. ^[7]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result
August 23	1:30 p.m.	Stanford*	Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex Honolulu, HI	CBS
August 30	4:30 p.m.	at Arizona*	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	TNT/TruTV
September 6	6:00 p.m.	Sam Houston*	Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex Honolulu, HI	Spectrum Sports
September 13	6:00 p.m.	Portland State*	Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex Honolulu, HI	Spectrum Sports
September 20	6:00 p.m.	Fresno State	Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex Honolulu, HI (rivalry)	Spectrum Sports
September 27		at Air Force	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (rivalry)	FOX/FS1/FS2
October 11	6:00 p.m.	Utah State	Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex Honolulu, HI	Spectrum Sports
October 18	1:00 p.m.	at Colorado State	Canvas Stadium Fort Collins, CO	Spectrum Sports
November 1	4:30 p.m.	at San Jose State	CEFCU Stadium San Jose, CA (Dick Tomey Legacy Game)	CBSSN
November 8	6:00 p.m.	San Diego State	Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex Honolulu, HI	Spectrum Sports
November 21	4:30 p.m.	at UNLV	Allegiant Stadium Las Vegas, NV	FS1
November 29	6:00 p.m.	Wyoming	Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex Honolulu, HI (rivalry)	Spectrum Sports
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Hawaii time

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Game summaries

Stanford

See also: 2025 Stanford Cardinal football team

Stanford Cardinal (0–0) vs Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinal	0	0	0	0	0
Rainbow Warriors	0	0	0	0	0

at Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, HI

• Date: August 23, 2025
• Game time: 1:30 p.m. HST
• TV announcers (CBS): Rich Waltz (play-by-play), Logan Ryan (color), Tiffany Blackmon (sideline)

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	STAN	HAW
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Stanford	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Hawaii	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Arizona

See also: 2025 Arizona Wildcats football team

Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (0–0) vs Arizona Wildcats (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Rainbow Warriors	0	0	0	0	0
Wildcats	0	0	0	0	0

at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ

• Date: August 30, 2025
• Game time: 7:30 p.m. MST
• TV: TNT

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	HAW	ARIZ
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Hawaii	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Arizona	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Sam Houston

See also: 2025 Sam Houston Bearkats football team

Sam Houston Bearkats (0–0) vs Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bearkats	0	0	0	0	0
Rainbow Warriors	0	0	0	0	0

at Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, HI

• Date: September 6, 2025

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	SHSU	HAW
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Sam Houston	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Hawaii	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Portland State (FCS)

See also: 2025 Portland State Vikings football team

Portland State Vikings (FCS) (0–0) vs Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings (FCS)	0	0	0	0	0
Rainbow Warriors	0	0	0	0	0

at Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, HI

• Date: September 13, 2025

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	PRST	HAW
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Portland State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Hawaii	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Fresno State (rivalry)

See also: 2025 Fresno State Bulldogs football team and Fresno State–Hawaii football rivalry

Fresno State Bulldogs (0–0) vs Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	0	0	0	0
Rainbow Warriors	0	0	0	0	0

at Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, HI

• Date: September 20, 2025

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	FRES	HAW
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Fresno State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Hawaii	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Air Force (rivalry)

See also: 2025 Air Force Falcons football team and Air Force–Hawaii football rivalry

Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (0–0) vs Air Force Falcons (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Rainbow Warriors	0	0	0	0	0
Falcons	0	0	0	0	0

at Falcon Stadium • Air Force Academy, CO

• Date: September 27, 2025
• TV: Fox/FS1/FS2

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	HAW	AFA
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Hawaii	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Air Force	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Utah State

See also: 2025 Utah State Aggies football team

Utah State Aggies (0–0) vs Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	0	0	0	0	0
Rainbow Warriors	0	0	0	0	0

at Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, HI

• Date: October 11, 2025

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	USU	HAW
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Utah State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Hawaii	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Colorado State

See also: 2025 Colorado State Rams football team

Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (0–0) vs Colorado State Rams (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Rainbow Warriors	0	0	0	0	0
Rams	0	0	0	0	0

at Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO

• Date: October 18, 2025

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	HAW	CSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Hawaii	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Colorado State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at San Jose State (Dick Tomey Legacy Game)

See also: 2025 San Jose State Spartans football team and Dick Tomey Legacy Game

Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (0–0) vs San Jose State Spartans (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Rainbow Warriors	0	0	0	0	0
Spartans	0	0	0	0	0

at CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA

• Date: November 1, 2025
• Game time: 7:30 p.m. PDT
• TV: CBSSN

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	HAW	SJSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Hawaii	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
San Jose State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

San Diego State

See also: 2025 San Diego State Aztecs football team

San Diego State Aztecs (0–0) vs Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Aztecs	0	0	0	0	0
Rainbow Warriors	0	0	0	0	0

at Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, HI

• Date: November 8, 2025

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	SDSU	HAW
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
San Diego State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Hawaii	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at UNLV

See also: 2025 UNLV Rebels football team

Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (0–0) vs UNLV Rebels (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Rainbow Warriors	0	0	0	0	0
Rebels	0	0	0	0	0

at Allegiant Stadium • Paradise, NV

• Date: November 21, 2025
• Game time: 7:30 p.m. PST
• TV: FS1

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	HAW	UNLV
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Hawaii	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
UNLV	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Wyoming (rivalry)

See also: 2025 Wyoming Cowboys football team and Hawaii–Wyoming football rivalry

Wyoming Cowboys (0–0) vs Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	0	0	0	0	0
Rainbow Warriors	0	0	0	0	0

at Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, HI

• Date: November 29, 2025

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	WYO	HAW
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Wyoming	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Hawaii	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving