Wk 2 · 2026
New Mexico State Aggies at Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors — Sat, Sep 12
Sat, Sep 12 ·
Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex, Honolulu, HI
· MW+
Weather
86° / 73° drizzle
25% chance of precipitation
Kickoff time is not set yet, so this is the forecast for the day rather than for the hour.
Forecast from Open-Meteo
CUSA · 0-1
at
TBDET
no line posted yet
Ratings differential HAW by 9.3
Mountain West · 0-1
What is at stake
A non-conference game. It moves both overall records but neither conference race.
What the ratings imply
The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers:
The CFB King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus
2.4 points of home field.
It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site
compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026
games are played it is last season’s measurement of two teams that have
changed.
Efficiency · 2026 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense (pts/100)
Defense (pts/100)
Pace (plays/g)
Yards / play
Yards / play allowed
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College
King's 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so
the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a
longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the
good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so
neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.
Team stats · 2026 per game
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2026 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
New Mexico St form
L 17-34at FSU
2026 season
Hawai'i form
L 27-37at STAN
2026 season
New Mexico St this season
Straight up0-1 · 0% (1 games)
Against the spread1-0 · 100% (1 games)
Over / under0-1 · 0% (1 games)
Hawai'i this season
Straight up0-1 · 0% (1 games)
Against the spread0-1 · 0% (1 games)
Over / under1-0 · 100% (1 games)
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.
Common opponents · 1
| Opponent | New Mexico St | Hawai'i |
|---|---|---|
| New Mexico Mountain West | vs Wk 4 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 7 · scheduled preview |
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comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, Hawai'i leads 9–1 · Hawai'i won the last one
10 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
15.0 points toward Hawai'i
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2023-09-23 | New Mexico St 17 — 20 Hawai'i | at HAW | Hawai'i |
| 2022 | 2022-09-24 | Hawai'i 26 — 45 New Mexico St | at NMSU | New Mexico St |
| 2021 | 2021-10-23 | New Mexico St 34 — 48 Hawai'i | at HAW | Hawai'i |
| 2021 | 2021-09-25 | Hawai'i 41 — 21 New Mexico St | at NMSU | Hawai'i |
| 2011 | 2011-10-23 | New Mexico St 34 — 45 Hawai'i | at HAW | Hawai'i |
| 2010 | 2010-11-27 | Hawai'i 59 — 24 New Mexico St | at NMSU | Hawai'i |
| 2009 | 2009-11-14 | New Mexico St 6 — 24 Hawai'i | at HAW | Hawai'i |
| 2008 | 2008-11-08 | Hawai'i 42 — 30 New Mexico St | at NMSU | Hawai'i |
| 2007 | 2007-10-28 | New Mexico St 13 — 50 Hawai'i | at HAW | Hawai'i |
| 2006 | 2006-10-21 | Hawai'i 49 — 30 New Mexico St | at NMSU | Hawai'i |
New Mexico St leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | Logan Fife QB #4 | 204/362, 2240 YDS, 11 TD, 12 INT |
| Adam Damante QB #14 | 70/104, 711 YDS, 5 TD, 4 INT | |
| Rushing | Kadarius Calloway RB #1 | 115 CAR, 438 YDS, 3 TD |
| Dijon Stanley RB #8 | 75 CAR, 308 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Isaiah Rudison RB #21 | 42 CAR, 158 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Donovan Faupel WR #8 | 61 REC, 661 YDS, 7 TD |
| TK King WR #1 | 41 REC, 588 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Gavin Harris TE #8 | 36 REC, 514 YDS, 1 TD | |
| PJ Johnson III WR #0 | 27 REC, 335 YDS, 3 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Naeten Mitchell DB #4 | 93 |
| Tory Gethers LB #6 | 87 | |
| Sone Aupiu LB #14 | 68 | |
| Sacks | Ezra Christensen DL #90 | 6 |
| Jamall Thompson Jr. DE #6 | 5 | |
| Tory Gethers LB #6 | 3 | |
| Interceptions | Bernock Iya S #9 | 4 |
| Naeten Mitchell DB #4 | 3 | |
| Jamall Thompson Jr. DE #6 | 2 |
Hawai'i leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | Micah Alejado QB #12 | 253/384, 2832 YDS, 21 TD, 9 INT |
| Luke Weaver QB #3 | 61/102, 600 YDS, 5 TD, 3 INT | |
| Rushing | Landon Sims RB #30 | 113 CAR, 523 YDS, 3 TD |
| Cam Barfield RB #0 | 75 CAR, 361 YDS, 4 TD | |
| Christian Vaughn RB #47 | 17 CAR, 89 YDS | |
| Receiving | Jackson Harris WR #4 | 49 REC, 963 YDS, 12 TD |
| Pofele Ashlock WR #5 | 62 REC, 704 YDS, 6 TD | |
| Brandon White WR #8 | 37 REC, 382 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Karsyn Pupunu WR #11 | 30 REC, 256 YDS |
Defense
| Tackles | Peter Manuma DB #1 | 72 |
| Jamih Otis LB #11 | 59 | |
| Jalen Smith LB #3 | 56 | |
| Sacks | Jackie Johnson III DL #57 | 7.5 |
| De'Jon Benton DL #79 | 5.5 | |
| Lesterlaisene Lagafuaina DL #51 | 2.5 | |
| Interceptions | Kilinahe Mendiola-Jensen DB #8 | 2 |
| Elijah Palmer DB #4 | 2 | |
| Giovanni Iovino LB #17 | 1 |
These are regular-season totals for
the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year,
taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's
roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still
appears against the year he earned it; the
roster
pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is.
A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game. The roster
pages count bowl games too, so a player's two lines can differ by a game.