Hawaii–Wyoming football rivalry
College football rivalry
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The Hawaii–Wyoming football rivalry is an American college football rivalry between the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors and Wyoming Cowboys. The rivalry began in 1978, when Hawaii joined the Western Athletic Conference, and was played annually until 1997, shortly before Wyoming departed from the WAC and joined the newly formed Mountain West Conference. The rivalry was renewed in 2012 when Hawaii joined the MW as a football-only affiliate member. The teams have met 29 times, with Wyoming leading the series 17–12.
Hawai'i, 27–22
Hawai'i, 27–7
| First meeting | November 18, 1978 Hawai'i, 27–22 |
|---|---|
| Latest meeting | November 29, 2025 Hawai'i, 27–7 |
| Next meeting | September 26, 2026 |
| Trophy | Paniolo Trophy |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 29 |
| All-time series | Wyoming leads, 17–12[1] |
| Largest victory | Wyoming, 66–0 (1996) |
| Longest win streak | Wyoming, 6 (1993–2013) |
| Current win streak | Hawai'i, 1 (2025–present) |
Paniolo Trophy
The Paniolo Trophy was the trophy that went to the winner of the game. Paniolo is a Hawaiian word meaning “cowboy”,[2] and the trophy featured a bronze cowboy on horseback, twirling a lariat. The trophy was donated to the two schools by the Wyoming Paniolo Society, a group of Hawaii residents with Wyoming roots.[3] However, neither team was able to locate the original Paniolo Trophy before the rivalry was reinstated;[4][5][6] this led to a new replacement trophy being created based on photographs of the original.
Game results
| Hawai'i victories | Wyoming victories |
| No. | Date | Location | Winner | Score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | November 18, 1978 | Honolulu, HI | Hawai'i | 27–22 | ||||
| 2 | November 17, 1979 | Honolulu, HI | Wyoming | 21–13 | ||||
| 3 | September 27, 1980 | Laramie, WY | Wyoming | 45–20 | ||||
| 4 | October 10, 1981 | Laramie, WY | Hawai'i | 14–9 | ||||
| 5 | October 2, 1982 | Honolulu, HI | Wyoming | 28–10 | ||||
| 6 | November 26, 1983 | Honolulu, HI | Wyoming | 31–13 | ||||
| 7 | November 3, 1984 | Honolulu, HI | Hawai'i | 31–28 | ||||
| 8 | October 12, 1985 | Laramie, WY | Hawai'i | 26–18 | ||||
| 9 | November 29, 1986 | Honolulu, HI | Hawai'i | 35–19 | ||||
| 10 | November 28, 1987 | Honolulu, HI | Wyoming | 24–20 | ||||
| 11 | November 19, 1988 | Honolulu, HI | No. 16 Wyoming | 28–22 | ||||
| 12 | September 16, 1989 | Laramie, WY | Wyoming | 20–15 | ||||
| 13 | November 17, 1990 | Honolulu, HI | Hawai'i | 38–17 | ||||
| 14 | August 31, 1991 | Laramie, WY | Hawai'i | 32–17 | ||||
| 15 | November 21, 1992 | Honolulu, HI | Hawai'i | 42–18 | ||||
| 16 | October 23, 1993 | Laramie, WY | Wyoming | 48–10 | ||||
| 17 | November 19, 1994 | Honolulu, HI | Wyoming | 13–10 | ||||
| 18 | September 16, 1995 | Laramie, WY | Wyoming | 52–6 | ||||
| 19 | September 14, 1996 | Laramie, WY | Wyoming | 66–0 | ||||
| 20 | September 13, 1997 | Honolulu, HI | Wyoming | 35–6 | ||||
| 21 | November 23, 2013 | Laramie, WY | Wyoming | 59–56OT | ||||
| 22 | October 11, 2014 | Honolulu, HI | Hawai'i | 38–28 | ||||
| 23 | September 23, 2017 | Laramie, WY | Wyoming | 28–21OT | ||||
| 24 | October 6, 2018 | Honolulu, HI | Hawai'i | 17–13 | ||||
| 25 | October 30, 2020 | Laramie, WY | Wyoming | 31–7 | ||||
| 26 | November 27, 2021 | Laramie, WY | Hawai'i | 38–14 | ||||
| 27 | October 29, 2022 | Honolulu, HI | Wyoming | 27–20 | ||||
| 28 | November 18, 2023 | Laramie, WY | Wyoming | 42–9 | ||||
| 29 | November 29, 2025 | Honolulu, HI | Hawai'i | 27–7 | ||||
| Series: Wyoming leads 17–12[1] | ||||||||