Rainbow Warriors Unveil 2026 Football Schedule
The Rainbow Warriors have announced their full 2026 schedule, featuring 12 games with six at home and six on the road.
Hawai‘i opens the season Aug. 29 in Week 0 with a road matchup at Stanford Cardinal football before returning home to host UNLV Rebels football on Sept. 5 at the Clarence T.C. Ching Complex to begin Mountain West Conference play.
The Rainbow Warriors will also host New Mexico State Aggies football, San José State Spartans football, New Mexico Lobos football, North Dakota State Bison football, and Sacramento State Hornets football in Honolulu.
Key road games include trips to Wyoming Cowboys football, Arizona State Sun Devils football, Northern Illinois Huskies football, UTEP Miners football, and Nevada Wolf Pack football.
The schedule also features two first-time matchups for UH — a road trip to Northern Illinois and a home meeting with North Dakota State — as the Rainbow Warriors close the regular season Nov. 28 against Sacramento State.
2026 HAWAI'I FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
Date – Opponent
Aug. 29 – at Stanford
Sept. 5 – UNLV*
Sept. 12 – New Mexico State
Sept. 26 – at Wyoming*
Oct. 3 – San José State*
Oct. 10 – at Arizona State
Oct. 17 – New Mexico*
Oct. 24 – at Northern Illinois*
Nov. 7 – at UTEP*
Nov. 14 – North Dakota State*
Nov. 21 – at Nevada*
Nov. 28 – Sacramento State
* denotes Mountain West game | Home games in bold