Air Force–Hawaii football rivalry

Air Force–Hawaii football rivalry
	Air Force Falcons Hawaii Rainbow Warriors
Sport	2027
First meeting	October 8, 1966; Air Force, 54–0
Latest meeting	September 27, 2025; Hawaii, 44–35
Trophy	Kuter Trophy
Statistics
Meetings total	24
All-time series	Air Force leads, 14–9–1 (.604)
Trophy series	Air Force leads, 13–9–1 (.587)
Largest victory	Air Force, 54–0 (1966)
Longest win streak	Air Force, 4 (1983–1987, 1994–1997)
Current win streak	Hawaii, 2 (2023–present)

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

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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 24 times, with Air Force leading the series 14–9–1.

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
13	November 20, 1993	Honolulu, HI	Hawaii	45–17

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
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	34–27^2OT
22	October 19, 2019	Honolulu, HI	Air Force	56–26
23	November 11, 2023	Honolulu, HI	Hawaii	27–13
24	September 27, 2025	Colorado Springs, CO	Hawaii	44–35
Series: Air Force leads 14–9–1^[1]

References

1 2 "Winsipedia – Air Force Falcons vs. Hawaii Warriors football series history". Winsipedia.
↑ "UH hopes to revive trophy games in Mountain West". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. June 26, 2011. Retrieved February 28, 2013.
↑ "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.
↑ "Trophy, rivalry back in play as UH takes on Air Force". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. November 16, 2012. Retrieved February 28, 2013.
↑ "Air Force beats Hawaii to become bowl eligible". CBS Sports. November 17, 2012. Retrieved February 28, 2013.

[series-1] 1 2 "Winsipedia – Air Force Falcons vs. Hawaii Warriors football series history". Winsipedia.

[note1-2] "UH hopes to revive trophy games in Mountain West". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. June 26, 2011. Retrieved February 28, 2013.

[note2-3] "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.

[note3-4] "Trophy, rivalry back in play as UH takes on Air Force". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. November 16, 2012. Retrieved February 28, 2013.

[note4-5] "Air Force beats Hawaii to become bowl eligible". CBS Sports. November 17, 2012. Retrieved February 28, 2013.

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Air Force–Hawaii football rivalry

Contents

History

Game results

See also

References