The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa football team‘s conference matchups for the 2026 season were announced after the Mountain West released the home and away designations for the league’s 12 teams.
The Rainbow Warriors will host Air Force, New Mexico, San Jose State and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) at the Clarence T.C. Ching Complex, while travelling to Nevada, Northern Illinois University (NIU), the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) and Wyoming to complete their eight-game conference slate. Dates and kickoff times for these matchups will be released at a later date.
The Mountain West welcomes two new additions, NIU and UTEP in 2026. UH Mānoa and NIU have never met on the football field. UH Mānoa and UTEP were longtime rivals in the Western Athletic Conference where the ʻBows hold an 18–13 series advantage. The teams last met in 2004.
The Rainbow Warriors’ 12-game schedule includes six home games and six road games. UH Mānoa’s 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).
Mountain West Home Games
- Air Force
- New Mexico
- San Jose State
- UNLV
Mountain West Away Games
- Nevada
- NIU
- UTEP
- Wyoming
Read more at Hawaiiathletics.com.
