Hawaii–Wyoming football rivalry

The Hawaii–Wyoming football rivalry is an American college football rivalry between the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors and Wyoming Cowboys. The rivalry began in 1978, when Hawaii joined the Western Athletic Conference, and was played annually until 1997, shortly before Wyoming departed from the WAC and joined the newly formed Mountain West Conference. The rivalry was renewed in 2012 when Hawaii joined the MW as a football-only affiliate member. The teams have met 28 times, with Wyoming leading the series 17–12.

Hawaii–Wyoming football rivalry
First meetingNovember 18, 1978
Hawai'i, 27–22
Latest meetingNovember 18, 2023
Wyoming, 42–9
Next meeting2025
TrophyPaniolo Trophy
Statistics
Meetings total28
All-time seriesWyoming leads, 17–11[1]
Largest victoryWyoming, 66–0 (1996)
Longest win streakWyoming, 6 (1993–2013)
Current win streakWyoming, 2 (2023–present)
Locations of Wyoming and Hawai'i

Paniolo Trophy

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The Paniolo Trophy was the trophy that went to the winner of the game. Paniolo is a Hawaiian word meaning “cowboy”,[2] and the trophy featured a bronze cowboy on horseback, twirling a lariat. The trophy was donated to the two schools by the Wyoming Paniolo Society, a group of Hawaii residents with Wyoming roots.[3] However, neither team was able to locate the original Paniolo Trophy before the rivalry was reinstated;[4][5][6] this led to a new replacement trophy being created based on photographs of the original.

Game results

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Hawai'i victoriesWyoming victories
No.DateLocationWinnerScore
1 November 18, 1978 Honolulu, HI Hawai'i 27–22
2 November 17, 1979 Honolulu, HI Wyoming 21–13
3 September 27, 1980 Laramie, WY Wyoming 45–20
4 October 10, 1981 Laramie, WY Hawai'i 14–9
5 October 2, 1982 Honolulu, HI Wyoming 28–10
6 November 26, 1983 Honolulu, HI Wyoming 31–13
7 November 3, 1984 Honolulu, HI Hawai'i 31–28
8 October 12, 1985 Laramie, WY Hawai'i 26–18
9 November 29, 1986 Honolulu, HI Hawai'i 35–19
10 November 28, 1987 Honolulu, HI Wyoming 24–20
11 November 19, 1988 Honolulu, HI No. 16 Wyoming 28–22
12 September 16, 1989 Laramie, WY Wyoming 20–15
13 November 17, 1990 Honolulu, HI Hawai'i 38–17
14 August 31, 1991 Laramie, WY Hawai'i 32–17
15 November 21, 1992 Honolulu, HI Hawai'i 42–18
No.DateLocationWinnerScore
16 October 23, 1993 Laramie, WY Wyoming 48–10
17 November 19, 1994 Honolulu, HI Wyoming 13–10
18 September 16, 1995 Laramie, WY Wyoming 52–6
19 September 14, 1996 Laramie, WY Wyoming 66–0
20 September 13, 1997 Honolulu, HI Wyoming 35–6
21 November 23, 2013 Laramie, WY Wyoming 59–56OT
22 October 11, 2014 Honolulu, HI Hawai'i 38–28
23 September 23, 2017 Laramie, WY Wyoming 28–21OT
24 October 6, 2018 Honolulu, HI Hawai'i 17–13
25 October 30, 2020 Laramie, WY Wyoming 31–7
26 November 27, 2021 Laramie, WY Hawai'i 38–14
27 October 29, 2022 Honolulu, HI Wyoming 27–20
28 November 18, 2023 Laramie, WY Wyoming 42–9
Series: Wyoming leads 17–11[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Winsipedia - Hawaii Warriors vs. Wyoming Cowboys football series history". Winsipedia.
  2. ^ "The Case of the Missing Paniolo Trophy". cowboyaltitude.com. June 27, 2011. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
  3. ^ "UH hopes to revive trophy games in Mountain West". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. June 26, 2011. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
  4. ^ "Unsolved mysteries: Wyoming, Hawaii lost their rivalry trophy in 1997". Rivals.com. June 27, 2011. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
  5. ^ "Hawaii and Wyoming renew rivalry, lost trophy". thematadorsports.com. June 28, 2011. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
  6. ^ "Mountain West football schedules for 2012, 2013". Idaho Statesman. June 11, 2011. Archived from the original on April 11, 2013. Retrieved March 1, 2013.