{"id":229947,"date":"2026-02-24T12:50:57","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T22:50:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=229947"},"modified":"2026-02-24T12:50:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T22:50:57","slug":"football-2026-matchups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2026\/02\/24\/football-2026-matchups\/","title":{"rendered":"Updated Rainbow Warrior football 2026 matchups announced"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>

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Updated conference opponents for the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at Mānoa<\/span> football<\/a> team\u2019s 2026 season were announced February 24 by the Mountain West. The new matchups come after the addition of North Dakota State to the league earlier this month.<\/p>\n

The Rainbow Warriors will host the Bison at Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex in addition to three teams previously scheduled to make the trip to Honolulu in New Mexico, San Jose State and UNLV<\/abbr>. UH<\/abbr> Mānoa<\/span> will travel to Nevada, Northern Illinois (NIU<\/abbr>), UTEP<\/abbr> and Wyoming.<\/p>\n

UH<\/abbr> Mānoa<\/span> will take on all three new members of the Mountain West—Northern Illinois, North Dakota State and UTEP<\/abbr> in 2026. The Rainbow Warriors have never matched up with both NIU<\/abbr> and North Dakota State. UH<\/abbr> Mānoa<\/span> and UTEP<\/abbr> were longtime rivals in the Western Athletic Conference where the Rainbow Warriors hold an 18-13 series advantage. The teams last met in 2004.<\/p>\n

UH<\/abbr> Mānoa<\/span>\u2019s 12-game schedule includes six home games and six road games. The Rainbow Warriors\u2019 previously announced non-conference slate includes home games against New Mexico State (September 12), and Massachusetts (November 28) and road games at Stanford (August 29) and Arizona State (September 19).<\/p>\n

Mountain West Home Games<\/strong><\/p>\n