Air Force–Hawaii football rivalry

The Air Force–Hawaii football rivalry is an American college football rivalry between the Air Force Falcons and the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors.

Air Force–Hawaii football rivalry

Air Force Falcons Hawaii Rainbow Warriors
First meeting	October 8, 1966 Air Force, 54–0
Latest meeting	November 11, 2023 Hawaii, 27–13
Next meeting	September 27, 2025
Trophy	Kuter Trophy
Statistics
Meetings total	23
All-time series	Air Force leads, 14–8–1 (.630)[1]
Trophy series	Air Force leads, 13–8–1 (.614)
Largest victory	Air Force, 54–0 (1966)
Longest win streak	Air Force, 4 (1983–1987, 1994–1997)
Current win streak	Hawaii, 1 (2023)

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Air Force

Hawaii

  

Locations of Air Force and Hawaii

History

The Kuter Trophy is awarded to the winner of the game. The trophy is named after General Laurence S. Kuter, who was appointed the first head of the Pacific Air Forces Command (located at Hickam Air Force Base in Honolulu) in 1957.^[2][3][4][5] The two teams have met 23 times, with Air Force leading the series 14–8–1.

Game results

Air Force victories

Hawaii victories

Tie games

No. Date Location Winner Score 1 October 8, 1966 Colorado Springs, CO Air Force 54–0 2 November 29, 1980 Honolulu, HI Hawaii 20–12 3 November 27, 1982 Honolulu, HI Hawaii 45–21 4 November 5, 1983 Colorado Springs, CO Air Force 45–10 5 November 23, 1985 Honolulu, HI #13 Air Force 27–20 6 August 30, 1986 Colorado Springs, CO Air Force 24–17 7 November 21, 1987 Honolulu, HI Air Force 34–31 8 November 26, 1988 Honolulu, HI Hawaii 19–14 9 December 9, 1989 Honolulu, HI Tie 35–35 10 September 8, 1990 Colorado Springs, CO Air Force 27–3 11 November 23, 1991 Honolulu, HI Air Force 24–20 12 September 12, 1992 Colorado Springs, CO Hawaii 6–3 No. Date Location Winner Score 13 November 20, 1993 Honolulu, HI Hawaii 45–17 14 December 3, 1994 Honolulu, HI Air Force 37–24 15 November 25, 1995 Honolulu, HI Air Force 45–28 16 October 26, 1996 Colorado Springs, CO Air Force 34–7 17 November 1, 1997 Honolulu, HI Air Force 34–27 18 November 24, 2001 Honolulu, HI Hawaii 52–30 19 November 16, 2012 Colorado Springs, CO Air Force 21–7 20 October 31, 2015 Honolulu, HI Air Force 58–7 21 October 22, 2016 Colorado Springs, CO Hawaii 34–272OT 22 October 19, 2019 Honolulu, HI Air Force 56–26 23 November 11, 2023 Honolulu, HI Hawaii 27–13 Series: Air Force leads 14–8–1[1]

See also

• List of NCAA college football rivalry games

References

1. "Winsipedia – Air Force Falcons vs. Hawaii Warriors football series history". Winsipedia.
2. "UH hopes to revive trophy games in Mountain West". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. June 26, 2011. Retrieved February 28, 2013.
3. "1–8 Warriors battle Air Force for Kuter Trophy on national television". KHON-TV. November 16, 2012. Archived from the original on December 2, 2013. Retrieved February 28, 2013.
4. "Trophy, rivalry back in play as UH takes on Air Force". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. November 16, 2012. Retrieved February 28, 2013.
5. "Air Force beats Hawaii to become bowl eligible". CBS Sports. November 17, 2012. Retrieved February 28, 2013.