Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football statistical leaders

The Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football program in various categories,[1] including passing, rushing, receiving, total offense, defensive stats, and kicking. Within those areas, the lists identify single-game, Single season and career leaders. The Rainbow Warriors represent the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa in the NCAA Division I FBS Mountain West Conference (MW).

Although Hawaii began competing in intercollegiate football in 1909, the school's official record book considers[1] the "modern era" to have begun in 1968. Records from before this year are often incomplete and inconsistent, and they are generally not included in these lists.

These lists are dominated by more recent players for several reasons:

  • Since 1968, college football seasons have increased from 10 games to 11 and then 12 games in length. Additionally, the NCAA allows Hawaii to play one more game each season than institutions located on the U.S. mainland,[2] presumably as compensation for the costs required to travel to games on the mainland. In turn, this means that a typical Hawaii season now consists of 13 regular-season games, not counting possible conference championship games or bowl appearances.
  • The NCAA didn't allow freshmen to play varsity football until 1972 (with the exception of the World War II years), allowing players to have four-year careers.
  • Bowl games only began counting toward single-season and career statistics in 2002.[3] The Rainbow Warriors have played in 10 bowl games since then.[4]
  • The Rainbow Warriors also played in the 2019 MW Championship Game, giving players in that season yet another game to accumulate statistics.
  • Since 2018, players have been allowed to participate in as many as four games in a redshirt season; previously, playing in even one game "burned" the redshirt.[5] Since 2024, postseason games have not counted against the four-game limit.[6] These changes to redshirt rules have given very recent players several extra games to accumulate statistics.
  • Due to COVID-19 disruptions, the NCAA did not count the 2020 season against the eligibility of any football player, giving all players active in that season five years of eligibility instead of the normal four.

These lists are updated through the end of the 2025 regular season. Players active for Hawai'i in 2025 are in bold. The 2025 Hawai'i Football Almanac does not list a top 10 for every statistic, sometimes only listing a single leader.[1]

Passing

Passing yards

Passing touchdowns

Rushing

Rushing yards

Rushing touchdowns

Receiving

Receptions

Receiving yards

Receiving touchdowns

Total offense

Total offense is the sum of passing and rushing statistics. It does not include receiving or returns.[8]

Total offense yards

Touchdowns responsible for

"Touchdowns responsible for" is the official NCAA term for combined rushing and passing touchdowns. It does not include receiving or returns.[9]

Defense

Interceptions

Tackles

Sacks

Kicking

Field goals made

Field goal percentage

References

  1. ^ a b c "Hawaiʻi Football Almanac 2025" (PDF). University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Athletics. Retrieved November 23, 2025.
  2. ^ "Bylaw 17.28.2: Alaska/Hawaii, Additional Football Contest" (PDF). 2016–17 NCAA Division I Manual. NCAA. p. 288. Retrieved December 24, 2016.
  3. ^ "NCAA changes policy on football stats". ESPN.com. AP. August 28, 2002. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
  4. ^ "Hawaii Bowl History". CFbDataWarehouse.com. Archived from the original on November 26, 2014. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
  5. ^ "DI football to offer more participation opportunities" (Press release). NCAA. June 13, 2018. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
  6. ^ "DI football oversight committees propose one transfer window" (Press release). NCAA. August 27, 2024. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
  7. ^ a b c d Hawaii Bowl
  8. ^ "Official 2007 NCAA Division I Football Record Book" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. August 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 1, 2007. Retrieved January 3, 2008.
  9. ^ "2021 Football Bowl Subdivision Records" (PDF). NCAA. p. 12. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
  10. ^ a b c d "Kansei Matsuzawa: Stats". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 2, 2025.
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