| First meeting | November 18, 1978 Hawai'i, 27–22 |
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| Latest meeting | November 18, 2023 Wyoming, 42–9 |
| Next meeting | 2025 |
| Trophy | Paniolo Trophy |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 28 |
| All-time series | Wyoming leads, 17–11[1] |
| Largest victory | Wyoming, 66–0 (1996) |
| Longest win streak | Wyoming, 6 (1993–2013) |
| Current win streak | Wyoming, 2 (2023–present) |
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 17–11.
Paniolo Trophy
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
| Hawai'i victories | Wyoming victories |
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See also
References
- 1 2 "Winsipedia - Hawaii Warriors vs. Wyoming Cowboys football series history". Winsipedia.
- ↑ "The Case of the Missing Paniolo Trophy". cowboyaltitude.com. June 27, 2011. Retrieved 2013-03-01.
- ↑ "UH hopes to revive trophy games in Mountain West". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. June 26, 2011. Retrieved 2013-03-01.
- ↑ "Unsolved mysteries: Wyoming, Hawaii lost their rivalry trophy in 1997". Rivals.com. June 27, 2011. Retrieved 2013-03-01.
- ↑ "Hawaii and Wyoming renew rivalry, lost trophy". thematadorsports.com. June 28, 2011. Retrieved 2013-03-01.
- ↑ "Mountain West football schedules for 2012, 2013". Idaho Statesman. June 11, 2011. Archived from the original on April 11, 2013. Retrieved 2013-03-01.