2023 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team
American college football season
The 2023 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team represented the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa in the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by second-year coach Timmy Chang, the Rainbow Warriors played their home games at the Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex as members of the Mountain West Conference.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 26 | 1:30 p.m. | at Vanderbilt* | | SECN | L 28–35 | 21,407 |
| 5:00 p.m. | Stanford* | | CBSSN | L 24–37 | 13,739 |
September 9 | 6:00 p.m. | Albany* | - Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex
- Honolulu, HI
| SPEC PPV | W 31–20 | 9,485 |
September 16 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 13 Oregon* | | P12N | L 10–55 | 52,779 |
September 23 | 6:00 p.m. | New Mexico State* | - Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex
- Honolulu, HI
| SPEC PPV | W 20–17 | 10,254 |
September 30 | 10:00 a.m. | at UNLV | | SPEC PPV | L 20–44 | 25,328 |
October 14 | 5:00 p.m. | San Diego State | - Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex
- Honolulu, HI
| CBSSN | L 34–41 | 10,039 |
October 21 | 12:00 p.m. | at New Mexico | | SPEC PPV | L 21–42 | 13,723 |
October 28 | 6:00 p.m. | San Jose State![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | | SPEC PPV | L 0–35 | 11,486 |
November 4 | 10:00 a.m. | at Nevada | | SPEC PPV | W 27–14 | 15,540 |
November 11 | 6:00 p.m. | Air Force | - Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex
- Honolulu, HI (rivalry)
| SPEC PPV | W 27–13 | 12,742 |
November 18 | 9:00 a.m. | at Wyoming | | SPEC PPV | L 9–42 | 18,233 |
November 25 | 6:00 p.m. | Colorado State | - Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex
- Honolulu, HI
| SPEC PPV | W 27–24 | 11,013 |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Hawaii time
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Game summaries
at Vanderbilt
Hawaii Rainbow Warriors at Vanderbilt Commodores
Period |
1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Rainbow Warriors |
7 |
7 |
0 | 14 | 28 |
Commodores |
14 |
7 |
7 | 7 | 35 |
at FirstBank Stadium, Nashville, TN
- Date: August 26, 2023
- Game time: 1:30 p.m.
- Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C)
- Game attendance: 21,407
- Referee: Cal McNeill
- TV announcers (SECN): Taylor Zarzour (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (color) and Alyssa Lang (sideline)
Game information
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- First quarter
- (11:26) VAN – Patrick Smith 21-yard run (Drive: 4 plays, 32 yards, 1:22; Vanderbilt 6–0)
- (7:13) HAW – Steven McBride 9-yard pass from Brayden Schager, Matthew Shipley kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:13; Hawaii 7–6)
- (7:00) VAN – Jayden McGowan 97-yard kickoff return, Quincy Skinner Jr. kick (Vanderbilt 14–7)
- Second quarter
- (14:56) VAN – Will Sheppard 7-yard pass from AJ Swann, Jacob Borcila kick (Drive: 8 plays, 84 yards, 4:41; Vanderbilt 21–7)
- (13:03) HAW – Steven McBride 45-yard pass from Brayden Schager, Matthew Shipley kick (Drive: 5 plays, 68 yards, 1:45; Vanderbilt 21–14)
- Third quarter
- (9:32) VAN – Will Sheppard 1-yard pass from AJ Swann, Jacob Borcila kick (Drive: 4 plays, 38 yards, 2:01; Vanderbilt 28–14)
- Fourth quarter
- (14:48) VAN – London Humphreys 32-yard pass from AJ Swann, Jacob Borcila kick (Drive: 10 plays, 87 yards, 2:56; Vanderbilt 35–14)
- (11:20) HAW – Pofele Ashlock 3-yard pass from Brayden Schager, Matthew Shipley kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:28; Vanderbilt 35–21)
- (4:49) HAW – Dalen Morris 1-yard run, Matthew Shipley kick (Drive: 6 plays, 67 yards, 2:18; Vanderbilt 35–28)
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- Top passers
- Top rushers
- HAW – Landon Sims – 9 carries, 38 yards
- VAN – Patrick Smith – 7 carries, 30 yards, TD
- Top receivers
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Stanford
Game information
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- First quarter
- Second quarter
- (14:11) HAW – Pofele Ashlock 7-yard pass from Brayden Schager, Matthew Shipley kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:48; Tied 7–7)
- (12:24) STAN – Benjamin Yurosek 32-yard pass from Ashton Daniels, Joshua Karty kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:47; Stanford 14–7)
- (4:25) STAN – Bryce Farrell 2-yard run, Joshua Karty kick (Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 5:59; Stanford 21–7)
- (0:00) HAW – Matthew Shipley 32-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 1:03; Stanford 21–10)
- Third quarter
- (11:07) STAN – Joshua Karty 25-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 3:53; Stanford 24–10)
- (1:35) STAN – Joshua Karty 25-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:28; Stanford 27–10)
- Fourth quarter
- (14:52) HAW – Steven McBride 24-yard pass from Brayden Schager (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:43; Stanford 27–16)
- (9:15) STAN – Joshua Karty 46-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 47 yards, 5:37; Stanford 30–16)
- (5:30) STAN – John Humphreys 13-yard pass from Ashton Daniels, Joshua Karty kick (Drive: 3 plays, 31 yards, 1:35; Stanford 37–16)
- (1:08) HAW – Pofele Ashlock 16-yard pass from Brayden Schager, Brayden Schager two-point pass to Devon Tauaefa (Drive: 15 plays, 64 yards, 4:14; Stanford 37–24)
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- Top passers
- Top rushers
- STAN – Casey Filkins – 6 carries, 67 yards
- HAW – Tylan Hines – 5 carries, 5 yards
- Top receivers
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Albany
at No. 13 Oregon
Hawaii Rainbow Warriors at No. 13 Oregon Ducks
Period |
1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Rainbow Warriors |
0 |
3 |
0 | 7 | 10 |
No. 13 Ducks |
24 |
10 |
14 | 7 | 55 |
at Autzen Stadium, Eugene, OR
- Date: September 16, 2023
- Game time: 2:00 p.m.
- Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 85 °F (29 °C) • Wind: W 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h)
- Game attendance: 52,779
- Referee: Jeff Dahle
- TV announcers (P12N): Ted Robinson (play-by-play) and Yogi Roth (analyst)
Game information
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- First quarter
- 14:02 ORE - Tez Johnson 49-yard pass from Bo Nix (Camden Lewis kick) - 7-0 Oregon, Drive: 2 plays, 59 yards, 0:33
- 12:24 ORE - Camden Lewis 43-yard field goal - 10-0 Oregon, Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 0:51
- 5:52 ORE - Jordan James 22-yard run (Camden Lewis kick) - 17-0 Oregon, Drive: 7 plays, 91 yards, 3:30
- 0:06 ORE - Traeshon Holden 1-yard pass from Bo Nix (Camden Lewis kick) - 24-0 Oregon, Drive: 10 plays, 67 yards, 4:10
- Second quarter
- 12:01 ORE - Jordan James 3-yard run (Camden Lewis kick) - 31-0 Oregon, Drive: 5 plays, 54 yards, 1:32
- 3:21 ORE - Camden Lewis 22-yard field goal - 34-0 Oregon, Drive: 13 plays, 66 yards, 6:53
- 0:00 HAW - Matthew Shipley 29-yard field goal - 34-3 Oregon, Drive: 11 plays, 63 yards, 3:21
- Third quarter
- 11:30 ORE - Tez Johnson 12-yard pass from Bo Nix (Camden Lewis kick) - 41-3 Oregon, Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 3:30
- 1:27 ORE - Noah Whittington 34-yard run (Camden Lewis kick) - 48-3 Oregon, Drive: 4 plays, 50 yards, 1:18
- Fourth quarter
- 7:46 ORE - Traeshon Holden 60-yard pass from Ty Thompson (Camden Lewis kick) - 55-3 Oregon, Drive: 6 plays, 87 yards, 2:28
- 2:28 HAW - Alex Perry 1-yard pass from Brayden Schager (Matthew Shipley kick) - 55-10 Oregon, Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:18
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- Top passers
- HAW – Brayden Schager – 27/43, 131 yards, TD, INT
- ORE – Bo Nix – 21/27, 247 yards, 3 TD
- Top rushers
- HAW – Jordan Johnson – 4 carries, 39 yards
- ORE – Noah Whittington – 5 carries, 80 yards, TD
- Top receivers
- HAW – Pofele Ashlock – 8 receptions, 47 yards
- ORE – Troy Franklin – 4 receptions, 83 yards
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New Mexico State
Game information
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- First quarter
- NMSU – Monte Watkins 39-yard pass from Diego Pavia (Ethan Albertson kick), 7:17. Aggies 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 68 yards, 3:33.
- Second quarter
- NMSU – Ethan Albertson 35-yard field goal, 12:06. Aggies 10–0. Drive: 14 plays, 52 yards, 8:15.
- HAW – Matthew Shipley 35-yard field goal, 5:27. Aggies 10–3. Drive: 5 plays, 22 yards, 2:12.
- NMSU – Star Thomas 21-yard pass from Diego Pavia (Ethan Albertson kick), 1:38. Aggies 17–3. Drive: 8 plays, 73 yards, 3:39.
- Third quarter
- HAW – Brayden Schager 4-yard run (Matthew Shipley kick), 10:22. Aggies 17–10. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:38.
- Fourth quarter
- HAW – Koali Nishigaya 3-yard pass from Brayden Schager (Matthew Shipley kick), 7:19. Tied 17–17. Drive: 11 plays, 43 yards, 6:36.
- HAW – Matthew Shipley 24-yard field goal, 0:00. Rainbow Warriors 20–17. Drive: 11 plays, 65 yards, 3:00.
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- Top passers
- NMSU – Diego Pavia – 9/15, 155 yards, 2 TD
- HAW – Brayden Schager – 26/37, 245 yards, TD
- Top rushers
- NMSU – Diego Pavia – 12 carries, 97 yards
- HAW – Jordan Johnson – 9 carries, 44 yards
- Top receivers
- NMSU – Jordin Parker – 1 reception, 42 yards
- HAW – Pofele Ashlock – 7 receptions, 77 yards
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at UNLV
Hawaii Rainbow Warriors at UNLV Rebels
Period |
1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Rainbow Warriors |
0 |
3 |
10 | 7 | 20 |
Rebels |
7 |
13 |
7 | 17 | 44 |
at Allegiant Stadium, Paradise, NV
- Date: September 30, 2023
- Game time: 10:00 a.m.
- Game weather: None (Indoor stadium)
- Game attendance: 25,328
- Referee: Jonathan Noli
- TV announcers (SPEC PPV): Steve Cofield, Matt Neverett
Game information
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- First quarter
- (9:04) UNLV – Vincent Davis 16-yard pass from Jayden Maiava, Jose Pizano kick (Drive: 5 plays, 66 yards, 2:29; UNLV 7–0)
- Second quarter
- (13:27) UNLV – Jose Pizano 52-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 28 yards, 1:27; UNLV 10–0)
- (12:00) HAW – Matthew Shipley 33-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 59 yards, 1:27; UNLV 10–3)
- (4:56) UNLV – Jose Pizano 27-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 66 yards, 7:04; UNLV 13–3)
- (0:45) UNLV – Courtney Reese 4-yard run, Jose Pizano kick (Drive: 4 plays, 30 yards, 4:11; UNLV 20–3)
- Third quarter
- (11:45) HAW – Steven McBride 51-yard pass from Brayden Schager, Matthew Shipley kick (Drive: 1 play, 51 yards, 0:08; UNLV 20–10)
- (8:17) UNLV – Courtney Reese 21-yard run, Jose Pizano kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:28; UNLV 27–10)
- (5:07) HAW – Matthew Shipley 34-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 64 yards, 3:04; UNLV 27–13)
- Fourth quarter
- (14:29) UNLV – Jose Pizano 48-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 45 yards, 5:38; UNLV 30–13)
- (12:47) HAW – Alex Perry 38-yard pass from Brayden Schager, Matthew Shipley kick (Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 1:35; UNLV 30–20)
- (8:18) UNLV – Jacob De Jesus 3-yard pass from Jayden Maiava, Jose Pizano kick (Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 4:25; UNLV 37–20)
- (5:37) UNLV – Donavyn Lester 22-yard run, Jose Pizano kick (Drive: 2 plays, 50 yards, 0:20; UNLV 44–20)
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- Top passers
- HAW – Brayden Schager – 22/35, 313 yards, 2 TD, INT
- UNLV – Jayden Maiava – 11/21, 142 yards, 2 TD
- Top rushers
- HAW – Tylan Hines – 9 carries, 43 yards
- UNLV – Donavyn Lester – 12 carries, 98 yards, TD
- Top receivers
- HAW – Steven McBride – 6 receptions, 180 yards, TD
- UNLV – Ricky White – 5 receptions, 56 yards
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San Diego State
San Diego State Aztecs at Hawaii Rainbow Warriors
Period |
1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Aztecs |
10 |
7 |
3 | 21 | 41 |
Rainbow Warriors |
0 |
14 |
10 | 10 | 34 |
at Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex, Honolulu, HI
- Date: October 14, 2023
- Game time: 5:00 p.m.
- Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 83 °F (28 °C) • Wind: NE 2 miles per hour (3.2 km/h)
- Game attendance: 10,039
- Referee: Kenneth Ray
- TV announcers (CBSSN): Jordan Kent (play-by-play) and Randy Cross (analyst)
Game information
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- First Quarter
- (12:12) SDSU - Jack Browning 22 yard field goal; 4 plays, 8 yards, 1:58 (San Diego State 3-0)
- (4:16) SDSU - Lucky Sutton 1 yard run (Jack Browning kick); 6 plays, 43 yards, 3:16 (San Diego State 10-0)
- Second Quarter
- (12:25) SDSU - Deshawn McCuin 70 yard interception return (Jack Browning kick); 4 plays, 14 yards, 1:13 (San Diego State 17-0)
- (7:49) HAW - Pofele Ashlock 17 yard pass from Brayden Schager (Matthew Shipley kick); 10 plays, 91 yards, 4:30 (San Diego State 17-7)
- (1:30) HAW - Alex Perry 8 yard pass from Brayden Schager (Matthew Shipley kick); 3 plays, 67 yards, 1:29 (San Diego State 17-14)
- Third Quarter
- (8:34) HAW - Matthew Shipley 46 yard field goal; 10 plays, 64 yards, 4:47 (Tied 17-17)
- (0:56) SDSU - Jack Browning 24 yard field goal; 13 plays, 68 yards, 7:38 (San Diego State 20-17)
- (0:00) HAW - Nick Cenacle 52 yard pass from Brayden Schager (Matthew Shipley kick); 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:56 (Hawaii 24-20)
- Fourth Quarter
- (13:33) SDSU - Mekhi Shaw 69 yard pass from Jalen Mayden (Jack Browning kick); 3 plays, 76 yards, 1:18 (San Diego State 27-24)
- (12:27) SDSU - Lucky Sutton 2 yard run (Jack Browning kick); 3 plays, 24 yards, 0:49 (San Diego State 34-24)
- (10:22) HAW - Landon Sims 1 yard run (Matthew Shipley kick); 3 plays, 75 yards, 2:05 (San Diego State 34-31)
- (2:11) SDSU - Jaylon Armstead 1 yard run (Jack Browning kick); 5 plays, 23 yards, 2:56 (San Diego State 41-31)
- (0:59) HAW - Matthew Shipley 47 yard field goal; 6 plays, 45 yards, 1:12 (San Diego State 41-34)
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- Top passers
- SDSU – Jalen Mayden – 18/24, 221 yards, TD, INT
- HAW – Brayden Schager – 29/47, 427 yards, 3 TD, INT
- Top rushers
- SDSU – Jalen Mayden – 13 carries, 53 yards
- HAW – Nasjzae Bryant-Lelei – 4 carries, 24 yards
- Top receivers
- SDSU – Mekhi Shaw – 7 receptions, 126 yards, TD
- HAW – Steven McBride – 5 receptions, 157 yards
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at New Mexico
New Mexico Lobos at Hawaii Rainbow Warriors
Period |
1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Rainbow Warriors |
7 |
7 |
0 | 7 | 21 |
Lobos |
14 |
14 |
7 | 7 | 42 |
at University Stadium, Albuquerque, NM
- Date: October 21, 2023
- Game time: 12:00 p.m.
- Game attendance: 13,723
- TV: SPEC PPV
San Jose State
at Nevada
Hawaii Rainbow Warriors at Nevada Wolf Pack
Period |
1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Rainbow Warriors |
0 |
17 |
7 | 3 | 27 |
Wolf Pack |
0 |
0 |
14 | 0 | 14 |
at Mackay Stadium, Reno, NV
- Date: November 4, 2023
- Game time: 10:00 a.m.
- Game attendance: 15,540
- TV: SPEC PPV
Air Force
at Wyoming
Hawaii Rainbow Warriors at Wyoming Cowboys
Period |
1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Rainbow Warriors |
0 |
0 |
9 | 0 | 9 |
Cowboys |
14 |
21 |
0 | 7 | 42 |
at War Memorial Stadium, Laramie, WY
- Date: November 18, 2023
- Game time: 9:00 a.m.
- Game weather: Sunny, 52 °F (11 °C)
- Game attendance: 18,233
- Referee: Michael Cuttone
- TV announcers (SPEC PPV): Jordan Helle, Rich Miano
Game information
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- First quarter
- WYO – Ryan Marquez 44-yard pass from Andrew Peasley (John Hoyland kick), 14:00. Cowboys 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:00.
- WYO – John Michael Gyllenborg 89-yard pass from Andrew Peasley (John Hoyland kick), 10:58. Cowboys 14–0. Drive: 1 play, 89 yards, 0:13.
- Second quarter
- WYO – Harrison Waylee 28-yard run (John Hoyland kick), 9:57. Cowboys 21–0. Drive: 6 plays, 69 yards, 2:42.
- WYO – Wyatt Wieland 40-yard pass from Andrew Peasley (John Hoyland kick), 5:56. Cowboys 28–0. Drive: 4 plays, 66 yards, 2:04.
- WYO – Ayir Asante 6-yard run (John Hoyland kick), 2:35. Cowboys 35–0. Drive: 3 plays, 39 yards, 1:10.
- Third quarter
- HAW – Matthew Shipley 30-yard field goal, 8:37. Cowboys 35–3. Drive: 7 plays, 12 yards, 4:03.
- HAW – Chuuky Hines 19-yard pass from Brayden Schager (Brayden Schager pass incomplete), 0:59. Cowboys 35–9. Drive: 13 plays, 71 yards, 6:16.
- Fourth quarter
- WYO – Evan Svoboda 18-yard run (John Hoyland kick), 4:51. Cowboys 42–9. Drive: 4 plays, 27 yards, 1:58.
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- Top passers
- WYO – Andrew Peasley – 14/17, 319 yards, 3 TD
- HAW – Brayden Schager – 25/44, 278 yards, TD, 2 INT
- Top rushers
- WYO – Harrison Waylee – 11 rushes, 70 yards, TD
- HAW – David Cordero – 13 rushes, 32 yards
- Top receivers
- WYO – John Michael Gyllenborg – 3 receptions, 128 yards, TD
- HAW – Steven McBride – 5 receptions, 103 yards
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Colorado State
Colorado State Rams at Hawaii Rainbow Warriors
Period |
1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Rams |
7 |
3 |
0 | 14 | 24 |
Rainbow Warriors |
7 |
7 |
7 | 6 | 27 |
at Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex, Honolulu, HI
- Date: November 25, 2023
- Game time: 6:00 p.m.
- Game weather: Temperature: 77 °F (25 °C) • Wind: E at 11 miles per hour (18 km/h) • Weather: Sunny
- Game attendance: 11,013
- Referee: Christian Watson
- TV: SPEC PPV
Game information
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- First quarter
- Second quarter
- Third quarter
- Fourth quarter
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- Top passers
- Top rushers
- CSU – Justin Marshall – 20 carries, 94 yards, TD
- HAW – David Cordero – 5 carries, 52 yards
- Top receivers
- CSU – Tory Horton – 9 receptions, 186 yards, TD
- HAW – Steven McBride – 6 receptions, 82 yards, TD
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