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Wk 1 · 2026

UNLV Rebels at Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors — Sat, Sep 5

Sat, Sep 5 · Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex, Honolulu, HI · CW

Weather at kickoff

81°F light drizzle
12% chance of precipitation · wind 12 mph
Forecast from Open-Meteo
Mountain West · 0-1
at
10:00pET
UNLV -3 · total 58.5 DraftKings
Ratings differential UNLV by 1.0
Mountain West · 0-1

What is at stake

A Mountain West game — it counts in the standings that decide that league's championship game. Run the 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

UNLV: +1.2#60
Efficiency margin
Hawai'i: -2.2#81
UNLV: 29.4
Offense (pts/100)
Hawai'i: 27.3
UNLV: 28.2
Defense (pts/100)
Hawai'i: 29.5
UNLV: 1979.0
Pace (plays/g)
Hawai'i: 374.0
UNLV: 5.82
Yards / play
Hawai'i: 4.35
UNLV: 6.97
Yards / play allowed
Hawai'i: 6.80
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

UNLV: 21.0
Points / game
Hawai'i: 27.0
UNLV: 27.0
Points allowed
Hawai'i: 37.0
UNLV: 460
Yards / game
Hawai'i: 322
UNLV: no data
Yards allowed
Hawai'i: no data
UNLV: no data
Pass yds allowed
Hawai'i: no data
UNLV: no data
Rush yds allowed
Hawai'i: no data
UNLV: 0.00
Turnovers / game
Hawai'i: 1.00
From completed 2026 box scores; defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.

UNLV form

L 21-27vs MEM
2026 season

Hawai'i form

L 27-37at STAN
2026 season

UNLV this season

Straight up0-1 · 0% (1 games)
Against the spread0-1 · 0% (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 · 6

OpponentUNLVHawai'i
N Dakota St
Mountain West
vs Wk 6 · scheduled previewvs Wk 11 · scheduled preview
N Illinois
Mountain West
vs Wk 9 · scheduled previewat Wk 8 · scheduled preview
Wyoming
Mountain West
vs Wk 10 · scheduled previewat Wk 4 · scheduled preview
New Mexico
Mountain West
at Wk 11 · scheduled previewvs Wk 7 · scheduled preview
San José St
Mountain West
at Wk 12 · scheduled previewvs Wk 5 · scheduled preview
Nevada
Mountain West
vs Wk 13 · scheduled previewat Wk 12 · scheduled preview
Open these two in the comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.

Series history · 2006–2026

Since 2006, UNLV leads 10–8 · UNLV has won the last 3
18 meetings in 2006–2026 · average margin 1.9 points toward Hawai'i
Yr DateResultSiteWon
20252025-11-21Hawai'i 1038 UNLVat UNLVUNLV
20242024-11-09UNLV 2927 Hawai'iat HAWUNLV
20232023-09-30Hawai'i 2044 UNLVat UNLVUNLV
20222022-11-19UNLV 2531 Hawai'iat HAWHawai'i
20212021-11-13Hawai'i 1327 UNLVat UNLVUNLV
20202020-12-12UNLV 2138 Hawai'iat HAWHawai'i
20192019-11-16Hawai'i 217 UNLVat UNLVHawai'i
20182018-11-17UNLV 2835 Hawai'iat HAWHawai'i
20172017-11-04Hawai'i 2331 UNLVat UNLVUNLV
20162016-10-15UNLV 4138 Hawai'iat HAWUNLV
20152015-11-07Hawai'i 2141 UNLVat UNLVUNLV
20142014-11-22UNLV 3537 Hawai'iat HAWHawai'i
20132013-10-12Hawai'i 3739 UNLVat UNLVUNLV
20122012-11-24UNLV 1048 Hawai'iat HAWHawai'i
20112011-09-17Hawai'i 2040 UNLVat UNLVUNLV
20102010-12-04UNLV 2159 Hawai'iat HAWHawai'i
20092009-09-19Hawai'i 3334 UNLVat UNLVUNLV
20072007-09-15Hawai'i 4914 UNLVat UNLVHawai'i

UNLV leaders 2025 regular season

PassingAnthony Colandrea QB #10256/387, 3275 YDS, 23 TD, 8 INT
Alex Orji QB #13/3, 37 YDS
RushingJai'Den Thomas RB #9137 CAR, 985 YDS, 12 TD
Anthony Colandrea QB #10118 CAR, 621 YDS, 9 TD
Keyvone Lee RB #296 CAR, 433 YDS, 6 TD
ReceivingJaden Bradley WR #654 REC, 869 YDS, 4 TD
Troy Omeire WR #530 REC, 505 YDS, 5 TD
Daejon Reynolds WR #332 REC, 470 YDS, 5 TD
Taeshaun Lyons WR #813 REC, 222 YDS, 3 TD
Defense
TacklesMarsel McDuffie LB #8103
Jake Pope S #778
Jaheem Joseph S #366
SacksTunmise Adeleye DL #306
Jaheem Joseph S #33.5
Aamaris Brown DB #93.5
InterceptionsAamaris Brown DB #94
Laterrance Welch DB #04
Marsel McDuffie LB #82

Hawai'i leaders 2025 regular season

PassingMicah Alejado QB #12253/384, 2832 YDS, 21 TD, 9 INT
Luke Weaver QB #361/102, 600 YDS, 5 TD, 3 INT
RushingLandon Sims RB #30113 CAR, 523 YDS, 3 TD
Cam Barfield RB #075 CAR, 361 YDS, 4 TD
Christian Vaughn RB #4717 CAR, 89 YDS
ReceivingJackson Harris WR #449 REC, 963 YDS, 12 TD
Pofele Ashlock WR #562 REC, 704 YDS, 6 TD
Brandon White WR #837 REC, 382 YDS, 1 TD
Karsyn Pupunu WR #1130 REC, 256 YDS
Defense
TacklesPeter Manuma DB #172
Jamih Otis LB #1159
Jalen Smith LB #356
SacksJackie Johnson III DL #577.5
De'Jon Benton DL #795.5
Lesterlaisene Lagafuaina DL #512.5
InterceptionsKilinahe Mendiola-Jensen DB #82
Elijah Palmer DB #42
Giovanni Iovino LB #171
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.