HONOLULU – The University of Hawai'i football team will look to continue its winning ways this week for its Homecoming game against Portland State, Saturday, Sept. 13 at Clarence T.C. Ching Complex. Kickoff is 6:00 p.m. The Rainbow Warriors (2-1) are coming off a 37-20 victory over Sam Houston, which opened a three-week homestand. Hawai'i has won six of its last seven Homecoming games and are 5-1 all-time versus the Vikings (0-3).
 
PROMOTIONS

OUTRIGGER Resorts is the sponsor for Saturday night's match-up against Portland State in celebration of Homecoming. 

• The first 1,500 fans through Gate 2 will receive a rally towel courtesy of OUTRIGGER.
• The first 800 students through Gate 7 will receive an official 2025 Homecoming shirt designed by Sweet Enemy. The shirt will also be available for sale at the bookstore and H Zone during the game. 
• Tailgating lot opens at 2:00 p.m. Fans are invited to join the Warrior Walk, where the team will be dropped off on campus and walk through the tailgating and Pa'ina on the Path area around 3:30 p.m. Our pregame concert with Hawaii's Finest will begin at 3:00pm with Kani Ka Pila Grille Talent Search Competition finalist Moon Kahele performing live at 3:00 p.m., followed by Keala and Miah at 4:30 p.m.
• Michael Bright will lead the fans in attendance with his performance of the national anthem and Hawai'i Pono'i and Sean Dee, OUTRIGGER's Executive Vice President & Chief Commercial Officer will do the coin toss.
• At Halftime, we'll have a special presentation to recognize OUTRIGGER CEO, Jeff Wagoner, for his strong support of UH Athletics as a long-time Diamond sponsor.
• Also at halftime, we'll honor five distinguished members of the UH Manoa faculty for their contributions as Manoa Award winners.
• Board of Regents member Gabe Lee will also be recognized in the first quarter for for his "Giving Week" $1 million donation to athletics.
• In the third quarter, UH will welcome designer and alum Drew Honda of Sweet Enemy as the designer of our official Homecoming shirts in 2024 & 2025. 

    

HAWAI'I (2-1, 0-0 MW) vs. PORTLAND STATE (0-3, 0-0 BIG SKY)
Date | Time				Saturday, Sept. 13 | 6:00 p.m. HT
Location | Stadium				Honolulu, O'ahu | Clarence T.C. Ching Complex (15,194)
Game Day Information				Click here for the latest information about tickets, parking, food & beverage, activities and more.
Television				Spectrum Sports & Spectrum SportsNet. Kanoa Leahey (play-by-play) and Rich Miano (analyst). Streaming: Mountain West app (outside of HI only)
Radio				ESPN Honolulu (1420AM/92.7FM). John Veneri (play-by-play) and Mark Veneri (analyst). Streaming: ESPNHonolulu.com & Sideline Hawaii app
Live Stats				HawaiiAthletics.com
Game Notes				Hawai'i | Portland State | Mountain West
Digital Program				Click here
Social Media				@HawaiiFootball  | #HawaiiFB | @RainbowWarriorsFootball  | Facebook

      
SERIES VS PORTLAND STATE
Series Information: UH leads 5-1
            In Honolulu: UH leads 4-1
            In Portland: UH leads 1-0
Last Meeting: UH, 49-35, Sept. 4, 2021

GAME STORYLINES

• UH leads the all-time series, 5-1, including a 4-1 advantage in Honolulu.
• This week is UH's Homecoming. Hawai'i is 42-30-1 all-time on its Homecoming and have won six of its last seven.
• PSU was Hawai'i's Homecoming opponent in 1976 and '77, both of which resulted in UH wins (20-17 in 1976 and 21-12 in 1977).
• This year's Homecoming Game marks the earliest in school history. Previously the earliest Homecoming Game was Sept. 17, 2022 versus Duquesne.
• Head coach Timmy Chang has a 2-1 mark on Homecoming. As a player, Chang won all four of his Homecoming Game starts.
• UH and PSU opened the 2021 season, which marked the first-ever game at Clarence T.C. Ching Complex. The Rainbow Warriors won that contest, 49-35.
• Hawai'i has a 23-game win streak over FCS opponents dating back to 2001. UH's last loss was against Portland State in the 2000 season-opener.
• Chang has a 4-0 career record against FCS opponents.
• UH (2-1) opened its three-game homestand last week in Honolulu with a 37-20 victory over Sam Houston. Junior QB Luke Weaver made his first career start as a Rainbow Warrior and threw for 294 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for 26 yards in the victory.
• PSU (0-3) dropped its third straight game to start the season after a 50-20 loss to North Dakota. Former Rainbow Warrior QB John-Keawe Sagapolutele got the start and finished 11-of-17 for 146 yards and one touchdown. Sagapolutele spent two seasons at UH (2023-24).
• UH has a 28-5 all-time record against current members of the Big Sky Conference.
• UH is in the midst of a three-game homestand, its longest since a four-game homestand during the 2020 season. (UH hosted San Josè State in the middle of that homestand, a game originally scheduled to be played in San Josè but moved to Honolulu due to COVID). UH's last true three-game homestand was the final three games of the 2015 season.
• UH has won its last three home games dating back to last season, which is tied for the longest win streak at Ching Complex. UH has also won its last three non-conference home games.