Jump to content

Main menu Navigation ●Main page ●Contents ●Current events ●Random article ●About Wikipedia ●Contact us ●Donate Contribute ●Help ●Learn to edit ●Community portal ●Recent changes ●Upload file

●Create account ●Log in ●Create account ● Log in Pages for logged out editors learn more ●Contributions ●Talk

(Top) 1 History 2 Game results 3 See also 4 References

Air Force–Hawaii football rivalry

Add links ●Article ●Talk ●Read ●Edit ●View history Tools Actions ●Read ●Edit ●View history General ●What links here ●Related changes ●Upload file ●Special pages ●Permanent link ●Page information ●Cite this page ●Get shortened URL ●Download QR code ●Wikidata item Print/export ●Download as PDF ●Printable version Appearance From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Air Force–Hawaii football rivalry
Statistics
Air Force Falcons Hawaii Rainbow Warriors
First meeting	October 8, 1966 Air Force, 54–0
Latest meeting	November 11, 2023 Hawaii, 27–13
Trophy	Kuter Trophy
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)

1200km
820miles

Air Force

Hawaii

Locations of Air Force and Hawaii

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

History

[edit]

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 BaseinHonolulu) in 1957.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5] The two teams have met 23 times, with Air Force leading the series 14–8–1.

Game results

[edit]

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	34–27^2OT
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]

References

[edit]

^ ^a ^b "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.

v t e Air Force Falcons football
Venues	DU Stadium (1955–1961) Falcon Stadium (1962–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Army (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) Colorado State (Ram–Falcon Trophy) Hawaii (Kuter Trophy) Navy (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)
Culture & lore	History The Bird "Falcon Fight Song" "The U.S. Air Force" United States Air Force Academy Band
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees
Seasons	1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

v t e Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football
Venues	Moiliili Field (1909–1926) Honolulu Stadium (1926–1974) Aloha Stadium (1975–2020) Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex (2021–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Air Force Fresno State San Jose State Wyoming
Culture & lore	Vili The Warrior Marching band
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1909 1910 1911 1912–1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942–1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

Mountain West Conference football rivalries

Conference

Air Force–Colorado State
Air Force–Hawaii
Boise State–Fresno State
Boise State–Nevada
Colorado State–Wyoming (Border War)
Fresno State–Hawaii
Fresno State–San Diego State
Fresno State–San Jose State
Hawaii–San Jose State (Dick Tomey Legacy Game)
Hawaii–Wyoming
Nevada–UNLV (Fremont Cannon)
Utah State–Wyoming

Non-conference

Air Force–Army–Navy (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)
Arizona–New Mexico
Boise State–Idaho
BYU–Utah–Utah State (Beehive Boot)
BYU–Utah State
Colorado–Colorado State (Rocky Mountain Showdown)
New Mexico–New Mexico State (Rio Grande Rivalry)
San Jose State–Stanford (Bill Walsh Legacy Game)
Utah–Utah State (Battle of the Brothers)

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Air_Force–Hawaii_football_rivalry&oldid=1209818599" Categories: ●College football rivalries in the United States ●Air Force Falcons football ●Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football Hidden categories: ●Articles with short description ●Short description matches Wikidata ●Use mdy dates from February 2024 ●Articles containing OSM location maps ●Pages using the Kartographer extension ●This page was last edited on 23 February 2024, at 18:28 (UTC). ●Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 4.0; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. ●Privacy policy ●About Wikipedia ●Disclaimers ●Contact Wikipedia ●Code of Conduct ●Developers ●Statistics ●Cookie statement ●Mobile view