HONOLULU – Following its first two-game win streak in the Timmy Chang era, the University of Hawai’i football team heads to Laramie for a rivalry match-up against Wyoming, Saturday, Nov. 18 at War Memorial Stadium. Kick-off is 12:00 p.m. MT (9:00 a.m. HT). The teams will be playing for the Paniolo Trophy, which the Cowboys (6-4, 3-3 MW) currently own possession. The Rainbow Warriors (4-7, 2-4) are coming off a 27-13 victory over Air Force last week in Honolulu in another rivalry trophy game that gave them ownership of the Kuter Trophy.
    













HAWAI’I (4-7, 2-4 MW) vs. WYOMING (6-4, 3-3 MW)
Date | Time Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023 | 12:00 p.m. MT / 9:00 a.m. HT
Location | Stadium Laramie, Wyo. | War Memorial Stadium (29,181)
Television Spectrum Sports PPV. Jordan Helle (play-by-play) and Rich Miano (analyst). Rob DeMello, Kawika Hallums, and RJ Hollis host the pre-, halftime, and post-game show.
Radio ESPN Honolulu (1420AM/92.7FM). John Veneri (play-by-play) and Hunter Hughes (analyst). Josh Pacheco and Arnold Martinez host “The Countdown To Kickoff” at 7:00 a.m. HT.
Streaming Video Team1Sports app (outside of Hawai’i only)
Streaming Audio ESPNHonolulu.com & Sideline Hawaii app
Live Stats HawaiiAthletics.com
Game Notes Hawai’i | Wyoming | Mountain West
Social Media @HawaiiFootball Twitter | #HawaiiFB | @RainbowWarriorsFootball Instagram | Facebook Facebook

      
SERIES VS WYOMING 
Series Information: WYO leads 16-11
            In Honolulu: WYO leads 8-7
            In Laramie: WYO leads 8-4

GAME STORYLINES

  • UH and Wyoming will play for the Paniolo Trophy, one of four rivalry trophies in the Mountain West that UH is involved with.

  • Wyoming currently owns possession of the trophy after a 27-20 victory in Honolulu last season.

  • The Paniolo Trophy was established in 1979 and was played annually until 1997 while the schools were members of the Western Athletic Conference. The rivalry was renewed in 2013 when the schools met for the first time as Mountain West members.

  • UH has played three of its rivalry trophy games this season including last week’s win over Air Force for the Kuter Trophy. Hawai’i dropped games to UNLV (Island Showdown Trophy) and San Jose State (Dick Tomey Legacy Trophy) earlier this season.

  • This week’s match-up is the 28th all-time meeting between the teams with Wyoming holding a 16-11 overall advantage, including an 8-4 advantage in Laramie, Wyo.

  • The meeting marks the third in Laramie since 2020. The Cowboys won 31-7 in 2020 while the Warriors prevailed 38-14 in 2021.

  • The teams have played seven times in Mountain West play with the Cowboys winning four of those games. Since MW play, no team has won consecutive games.

  • Two of the four MW match-ups in Laramie went into overtime, both won by UW (2013 & ’17).

  • Wyoming is 6-0 at home this season while UH is 1-4 on the road.

  • UH snapped a six-game losing streak to the Cowboys in War Memorial Stadium in 2021 with a 38-14 victory which closed out the regular season. The victory proved pivotal as the Warriors were awarded a bowl invitation despite a 6-7 season.

  • Hawai’i (4-7, 2-4 MW) is coming off a 27-13 victory over Air Force last week in Honolulu in a game in which the Warriors forced four turnovers and held the nation’s top-ranked rushing offense to 80 yards below its season average.

  • Wyoming (6-4, 3-3) dropped its fourth straight road game after a 34-14 setback to UNLV in Las Vegas last Friday. The Cowboys fell behind 21-0 after the first quarter and were out-scored 13-0 in the second half.

  • QB Brayden Schager needs 93 more passing yards to reach 6,000 in his career and become just the seventh UH quarterback all-time to reach that mark. He is currently tied for eighth all-time with 39 career touchdown passes.

  • Schager also needs 56 passing yards for 3,000 in a season which would mark the 13th time a UH quarterback eclipsed that milestone. He currently ranks 11th in the FBS and leads the Mountain West with 2,944 yards passing on the season and is also tied for 10th in the FBS and is first in the Mountain West with 24 TD passes.

  • WR Pofele Ashlock leads all freshman receivers in the FBS with 726 receiving yards, 72 catches and nine touchdown receptions. The Euless, Texas native is also third nationally among freshmen with 66.0 receiving yards per game.


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