{"id":230525,"date":"2026-03-10T12:57:24","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T22:57:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=230525"},"modified":"2026-03-11T11:09:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T21:09:10","slug":"football-announces-2026-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2026\/03\/10\/football-announces-2026-schedule\/","title":{"rendered":"Rainbow Warrior football announces full 12-game 2026 schedule, opens season at Stanford"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/manoa-2026-football-schedule.jpg\" alt=\"Rainbow Warrior football 2026 schedule\" width=\"676\" height=\"381\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-230529\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/manoa-2026-football-schedule.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/manoa-2026-football-schedule-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/manoa-2026-football-schedule-130x73.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The University of <span lang=\"haw\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at M\u0101noa <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiiathletics.com\/splash.aspx?id=splash_387&#038;path=football\">football team<\/a> will open the 2026 season on the road against Stanford University before playing a full conference slate in the Mountain West Conference.<\/p>\n<p>The Rainbow Warriors will begin the season August 29, at Stanford, marking a Week 0 matchup against the Cardinal. <abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">UH<\/abbr> will then return to Honolulu for its home opener and first Mountain West game on September 5, against <abbr title=\"University of Nevada Las Vegas\">UNLV<\/abbr> at the Clarence <abbr>T.C.<\/abbr> Ching Athletics Complex.<\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"haw\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> will play a 12-game schedule featuring six home games and six road games.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2026 Rainbow Warrior football schedule<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>August 29&#8212;at Stanford<\/li>\n<li>September 5&#8212;<abbr>UNLV<\/abbr>*<\/li>\n<li>September 12&#8212;New Mexico State<\/li>\n<li>September 26&#8212;at Wyoming*<\/li>\n<li>October 3&#8212;San Jos\u00e9 State*<\/li>\n<li>October 10&#8212;at Arizona State<\/li>\n<li>October 17&#8212;New Mexico*<\/li>\n<li>October 24&#8212;at Northern Illinois*<\/li>\n<li>November 7&#8212;at <abbr title=\"University of Texas at El Paso\">UTEP<\/abbr>*<\/li>\n<li>November 14&#8212;North Dakota State*<\/li>\n<li>November 21&#8212;at Nevada*<\/li>\n<li>November 28&#8212;Sacramento State<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>*Mountain West game<\/p>\n<p>The date for the Mountain West Championship Game has not yet been announced.<\/p>\n<p>Read more at <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiiathletics.com\/news\/2026\/3\/9\/2026-football-schedule-announced.aspx\">Hawaiiathletics.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The team will open the 2026 season at Stanford before playing a full Mountain West schedule, featuring six home games and six road 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