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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 FINAL

Weather

No forecast yet. Forecasts reach about 16 days ahead, so this fills in nearer the game. A seasonal average printed here would look exactly like a forecast, which is why there is not one.
UNLV Rebels
Mountain West · 4-2
21
at
10:00pET
UNLV -2.5 · total 55.5 DraftKings opened +3 · 0.5 toward HAW
Ratings differential UNLV by 11.2
Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors
Mountain West · 1-5
6

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: -2.2#77
Efficiency margin
Hawai'i: -15.8#127
UNLV: 29.0
Offense (pts/100)
Hawai'i: 21.7
UNLV: 22.2
Defense (pts/100)
Hawai'i: 28.5
UNLV: 66.7
Pace (plays/g)
Hawai'i: 71.0
UNLV: 5.54
Yards / play
Hawai'i: 4.97
UNLV: 5.48
Yards / play allowed
Hawai'i: 6.16
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: 23.0
Points / game
Hawai'i: 16.7
UNLV: 20.8
Points allowed
Hawai'i: 25.7
UNLV: 370
Yards / game
Hawai'i: 353
UNLV: 370
Yards allowed
Hawai'i: 390
UNLV: 229
Pass yds allowed
Hawai'i: 220
UNLV: 141
Rush yds allowed
Hawai'i: 170
UNLV: 1.17
Turnovers / game
Hawai'i: 1.00
From completed 2026 box scores; defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.

UNLV form

W 13-7vs NDSUW 39-31vs CALW 38-10at AKRL 6-44at UNTW 21-6at HAW
2026 season

Hawai'i form

L 12-30at ASUL 16-20vs SJSUL 10-27at WYOW 29-19vs NMSUL 6-21vs UNLV
2026 season

UNLV this season

Straight up4-2 · 67% (6 games)
Against the spread4-2 · 67% (6 games)
Over / under1-5 · 17% (6 games)

Hawai'i this season

Straight up1-5 · 17% (6 games)
Against the spread2-4 · 33% (6 games)
Over / under1-5 · 17% (6 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 W 13-7 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 L 10-27 preview
New Mexico
Mountain West
at Wk 11 · scheduled previewvs Wk 7 · scheduled preview
San José St
Mountain West
at Wk 12 · scheduled previewvs L 16-20 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 11–8 · UNLV has won the last 4
19 meetings in 2006–2026 · average margin 1.1 points toward Hawai'i
Yr DateResultSiteWon
20262026-09-05UNLV 21 — 6 Hawai'iat HAWUNLV
20252025-11-21Hawai'i 10 — 38 UNLVat UNLVUNLV
20242024-11-09UNLV 29 — 27 Hawai'iat HAWUNLV
20232023-09-30Hawai'i 20 — 44 UNLVat UNLVUNLV
20222022-11-19UNLV 25 — 31 Hawai'iat HAWHawai'i
20212021-11-13Hawai'i 13 — 27 UNLVat UNLVUNLV
20202020-12-12UNLV 21 — 38 Hawai'iat HAWHawai'i
20192019-11-16Hawai'i 21 — 7 UNLVat UNLVHawai'i
20182018-11-17UNLV 28 — 35 Hawai'iat HAWHawai'i
20172017-11-04Hawai'i 23 — 31 UNLVat UNLVUNLV
20162016-10-15UNLV 41 — 38 Hawai'iat HAWUNLV
20152015-11-07Hawai'i 21 — 41 UNLVat UNLVUNLV
20142014-11-22UNLV 35 — 37 Hawai'iat HAWHawai'i
20132013-10-12Hawai'i 37 — 39 UNLVat UNLVUNLV
20122012-11-24UNLV 10 — 48 Hawai'iat HAWHawai'i
20112011-09-17Hawai'i 20 — 40 UNLVat UNLVUNLV
20102010-12-04UNLV 21 — 59 Hawai'iat HAWHawai'i
20092009-09-19Hawai'i 33 — 34 UNLVat UNLVUNLV
20072007-09-15Hawai'i 49 — 14 UNLVat UNLVHawai'i

UNLV leaders 2026 regular season

PassingJackson Arnold QB #1179/133, 1063 YDS, 8 TD
Alex Orji QB #11/5, 9 YDS, 1 INT
RushingJai'Den Thomas RB #973 CAR, 383 YDS, 2 TD
Jackson Arnold QB #1173 CAR, 270 YDS, 5 TD
Jaylon Glover RB #016 CAR, 89 YDS
ReceivingTaz Reddicks WR #214 REC, 272 YDS, 2 TD
Kayden McGee WR #68 REC, 188 YDS, 2 TD
Taeshaun Lyons WR #811 REC, 120 YDS
Jai'Den Thomas RB #912 REC, 108 YDS, 2 TD
Defense
TacklesCam Santee LB #2337
Jake Pope S #736
Tre Fulton DB #1036
SacksTre Fulton DB #103.5
Kal-El Togafau DL #443
Elias Rudolph LB #912
InterceptionsQuandarius Keyes DB #52
Mumu Bin-Wahad DB #11
Tre Fulton DB #101
full roster and per-player history

Hawai'i leaders 2026 regular season

PassingMicah Alejado QB #12132/216, 1361 YDS, 4 TD, 3 INT
Tama Uiliata WR #81/1, 7 YDS, 1 TD
RushingDeVon Rice RB #159 CAR, 276 YDS, 3 TD
Sitani Mikaele RB #2621 CAR, 67 YDS, 1 TD
Cam Barfield RB #011 CAR, 43 YDS
ReceivingKainoa Carvalho WR #622 REC, 249 YDS
Tama Uiliata WR #827 REC, 245 YDS, 1 TD
Devin Alves WR #117 REC, 167 YDS, 1 TD
Audric Harris WR #211 REC, 166 YDS
Defense
TacklesKona Moore DB #238
Jamih Otis LB #1135
Matagi Thompson DB #2531
SacksJulian Smith LB #72
Wynden Ho'ohuli LB #121
Ka'eo Akana DL #101
InterceptionsJamih Otis LB #111
Jaylon Edmond DB #51
full roster and per-player history
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.