# 2024 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team

The 2024 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team represented the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa in the Mountain West Conference during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Rainbow Warriors were led by Timmy Chang in his third year as the head coach. The Rainbow Warriors played home games at the Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex, located in Honolulu, Hawaii.

## Preseason
### Mountain West media poll

The Mountain West's preseason prediction poll was released on July 10, 2024.
Mountain West media poll :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Boise State | 543 (38) |
| 2 | UNLV | 471 (4) |
| 3 | Fresno State | 460 (4) |
| 4 | Air Force | 384 |
| 5 | Colorado State | 337 |
| 6 | Wyoming | 296 |
| 7 | Utah State | 285 |
| 8 | San Diego State | 251 |
| 9 | Hawaii | 214 |
| 10 | San Jose State | 185 |
| 11 | New Mexico | 85 |
| 12 | Nevada | 77 |

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 24 | 6:00 p.m. | Delaware State* | Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics ComplexHonolulu, HI | SPEC PPV | W 35–14 | 12,206 |
| August 31 | 1:30 p.m. | UCLA* | Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics ComplexHonolulu, HI | CBS | L 13–16 | 15,194 |
| September 14 | 1:00 p.m. | at Sam Houston* | Bowers StadiumHuntsville, TX | ESPN+ | L 13–31 | 15,134 |
| September 21 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 25 (FCS) Northern Iowa* | Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics ComplexHonolulu, HI | SPEC PPV | W 36–7 | 11,402 |
| October 5 | 2:00 p.m. | at San Diego State | Snapdragon StadiumSan Diego, CA | CBSSN | L 24–27 | 31,307 |
| October 12 | 5:00 p.m. | No. 17 Boise State | Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics ComplexHonolulu, HI | CBSSN | L 7–28 | 15,194 |
| October 19 | 9:30 a.m. | at Washington State* | Martin StadiumPullman, WA | The CW | L 10–42 | 25,112 |
| October 26 | 6:00 p.m. | Nevada | Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics ComplexHonolulu, HI | SPEC PPV | W 34–13 | 12,006 |
| November 2 | 1:00 p.m. | at Fresno State | Valley Children's StadiumFresno, CA (rivalry) | SPEC PPV | W 21–20 | 41,575 |
| November 9 | 4:00 p.m. | UNLV | Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics ComplexHonolulu, HI | CBSSN | L 27–29 | 12,691 |
| November 16 | 10:00 a.m. | at Utah State | Maverik StadiumLogan, UT | SPEC PPV | L 10–55 | 13,348 |
| November 30 | 6:00 p.m. | New Mexico | Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics ComplexHonolulu, HI | SPEC PPV | W 38–30 | 12,046 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings released prior to gameAll times are in Hawaii time |||||||

## Game summaries
### Delaware State (FCS)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hornets (FCS) | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Rainbow Warriors | 14 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
at Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex, Honolulu, Hawaii
* Date: August 24
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. HDT
* Game weather: Cloudy, 79 °F (26 °C)
* Game attendance: 12,206
* Referee: Cal McNeill
* TV announcers (SPEC PPV): Kanoa Leahey (play-by-play), Rich Miano (analyst) and Jordan Helle (sideline)
* Box score, Recap
| Statistics | DSU | HAW |
| First downs | 11 | 19 |
| Total yards | 260 | 331 |
| Rushing yards | 104 | 128 |
| Passing yards | 156 | 203 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 33:05 | 26:55 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Delaware State | Passing | Marqui Adams | 17/28, 156 yards |
| Delaware State | Rushing | Jaden Sutton | 12 rushes, 56 yards, TD |
| Delaware State | Receiving | Ryan Lee | 2 receptions, 48 yards |
| Hawaii | Passing | Brayden Schager | 17/34, 203 yards, 2 TD |
| Hawaii | Rushing | Landon Sims | 10 rushes, 58 yards |
| Hawaii | Receiving | Pofele Ashlock | 5 receptions, 81 yards |

### UCLA

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bruins | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 16 |
| Rainbow Warriors | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
at Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex, Honolulu, Hawaii
* Date: August 31
* Game time: 1:30 p.m. HDT
* Game weather: Sunny, 87 °F (31 °C)
* Game attendance: 15,194
* Referee: Jerry McGinn
* TV announcers (CBS): Rich Waltz (play-by-play), Ross Tucker (analyst), and Tiffany Blackmon (sideline)
* Box score, Recap
| Statistics | UCLA | HAW |
| First downs | 19 | 18 |
| Total yards | 343 | 278 |
| Rushing yards | 71 | 51 |
| Passing yards | 272 | 227 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 27:34 | 32:26 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| UCLA | Passing | Ethan Garbers | 19/38, 272 yards, TD, 2 INT |
| UCLA | Rushing | Ethan Garbers | 7 rushes, 47 yards |
| UCLA | Receiving | Rico Flores Jr. | 3 receptions, 102 yards, TD |
| Hawaii | Passing | Brayden Schager | 25/42, 227 yards, TD, 2 INT |
| Hawaii | Rushing | Lucas Borrow | 1 rush, 19 yards |
| Hawaii | Receiving | Pofele Ashlock | 9 receptions, 112 yards, TD |

### at Sam Houston

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rainbow Warriors | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 13 |
| Bearkats | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
at Bowers Stadium, Huntsville, Texas
* Date: September 14
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. HDT/6:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Sunny, 96 °F (36 °C)
* Game attendance: 15,134
* Referee: Rory Bernard
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Tom Franklin (play-by-play) and John Harris (analyst)
* Box score, Recap
| Statistics | HAW | SHSU |
| First downs | 15 | 22 |
| Total yards | 308 | 422 |
| Rushing yards | 56 | 257 |
| Passing yards | 252 | 165 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 25:38 | 34:22 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Hawaii | Passing | Brayden Schager | 21/42, 252 yards, TD, INT |
| Hawaii | Rushing | Cam Barfield | 5 rushes, 24 yards |
| Hawaii | Receiving | Pofele Ashlock | 8 receptions, 84 yards, TD |
| Sam Houston | Passing | Hunter Watson | 15/23, 165 yards, 3 TD, INT |
| Sam Houston | Rushing | Jay Ducker | 15 rushes, 148 yards |
| Sam Houston | Receiving | Qua'Vez Humphreys | 4 receptions, 106 yards, 2 TD |

### No. 25 (FCS) Northern Iowa

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 25 (FCS) Panthers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Rainbow Warriors | 15 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 36 |
at Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex, Honolulu, Hawaii
* Date: September 21
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. HDT
* Game weather: Sunny, 78 °F (26 °C)
* Game attendance: 11,402
* Referee: Jonathan Noli
* TV announcers (SPEC PPV): Kanoa Leahey (play-by-play), Rich Miano (analyst) and Jordan Helle (sideline)
* Box score, Recap
| Statistics | UNI | HAW |
| First downs | 13 | 29 |
| Total yards | 199 | 528 |
| Rushing yards | 72 | 149 |
| Passing yards | 127 | 379 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 26:58 | 33:02 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Northern Iowa | Passing | Aidan Dunne | 13/20, 104 yards |
| Northern Iowa | Rushing | Amauri Pesek-Hickson | 6 rushes, 43 yards |
| Northern Iowa | Receiving | Sergio Morancy | 4 receptions, 38 yards |
| Hawaii | Passing | Brayden Schager | 35/43, 374 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT |
| Hawaii | Rushing | Landon Sims | 7 rushes, 35 yards, TD |
| Hawaii | Receiving | Dekel Crowdus | 3 receptions, 83 yards |

### at San Diego State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rainbow Warriors | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| Aztecs | 3 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 27 |
at Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, California
* Date: October 5
* Game time: 2:00 p.m. HDT/5:00 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: Fog, 71 °F (22 °C)
* Game attendance: 31,307
* Referee: Christian Watson
* TV announcers (CBSSN): Chris Lewis (play-by-play) and Robert Turbin (analyst)
* Box score, Recap
| Statistics | HAW | SDSU |
| First downs | 24 | 19 |
| Total yards | 356 | 323 |
| Rushing yards | 84 | 99 |
| Passing yards | 272 | 224 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 30:56 | 29:04 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Hawaii | Passing | Brayden Schager | 26/44, 272 yards, 3 TD, INT |
| Hawaii | Rushing | Landon Sims | 8 rushes, 36 yards |
| Hawaii | Receiving | Pofele Ashlock | 8 receptions, 77 yards, TD |
| San Diego State | Passing | Danny O'Neil | 24/33, 224 yards, TD |
| San Diego State | Rushing | Marquez Cooper | 30 rushes, 109 yards, 2 TD |
| San Diego State | Receiving | Nate Bennett | 4 receptions, 74 yards |

### No. 17 Boise State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 17 Broncos | 10 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 28 |
| Rainbow Warriors | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
at Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex, Honolulu, Hawaii
* Date: October 12
* Game time: 5:00 p.m. HDT
* Game weather: Sunny, 81 °F (27 °C)
* Game attendance: 15,194
* Referee: Patrick Foy
* TV announcers (CBSSN): Rich Waltz (play-by-play) and Robert Turbin (analyst)
* Box score, Recap
| Statistics | BSU | HAW |
| First downs | 23 | 17 |
| Total yards | 455 | 287 |
| Rushing yards | 238 | 23 |
| Passing yards | 217 | 264 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 32:07 | 27:53 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Boise State | Passing | Maddux Madsen | 17/25, 217 yards, 2 TD |
| Boise State | Rushing | Ashton Jeanty | 31 rushes, 217 yards, TD |
| Boise State | Receiving | Cameron Camper | 7 receptions, 111 yards |
| Hawaii | Passing | Brayden Schager | 21/37, 264 yards, TD |
| Hawaii | Rushing | Brayden Schager | 16 rushes, 13 yards |
| Hawaii | Receiving | Nick Cenacle | 7 receptions, 59 yards |

### at Washington State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rainbow Warriors | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Cougars | 7 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 42 |
at Martin Stadium, Pullman, Washington
* Date: October 19
* Game time: 9:30 a.m. HDT/12:30 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: Cloudy, 62 °F (17 °C)
* Game attendance: 25,112
* Referee: Mark Duddy
* TV announcers (The CW): Ted Robinson (play-by-play) and Michael Bumpus (analyst)
* Box score, Recap
| Statistics | HAW | WSU |
| First downs | 17 | 23 |
| Total yards | 300 | 444 |
| Rushing yards | 104 | 123 |
| Passing yards | 196 | 321 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 27:30 | 32:30 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Hawaii | Passing | Brayden Schager | 20/30, 196 yards, TD, INT |
| Hawaii | Rushing | Cam Barfield | 6 rushes, 47 yards |
| Hawaii | Receiving | Nick Cenacle | 4 receptions, 48 yards |
| Washington State | Passing | John Mateer | 23/27, 295 yards, 3 TD |
| Washington State | Rushing | Djouvensky Schlenbaker | 8 rushes, 48 yards |
| Washington State | Receiving | Kris Hutson | 7 receptions, 90 yards, TD |

### Nevada

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wolf Pack | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| Rainbow Warriors | 14 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 34 |
at Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex, Honolulu, Hawaii
* Date: October 26
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. HDT
* Game weather: Sunny, 77 °F (25 °C)
* Game attendance: 12,006
* Referee: Christian Watson
* TV announcers (SPEC PPV): Kanoa Leahey (play-by-play), Rich Miano (analyst) and Jordan Helle (sideline)
* Box score, Recap
| Statistics | NEV | HAW |
| First downs | 21 | 26 |
| Total yards | 386 | 399 |
| Rushing yards | 100 | 246 |
| Passing yards | 286 | 153 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 28:06 | 31:54 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Nevada | Passing | Chubba Purdy | 13/18, 155 yards, TD, INT |
| Nevada | Rushing | Chubba Purdy | 8 rushes, 41 yards |
| Nevada | Receiving | Marcus Bellon | 6 receptions, 111 yards, 2 TD |
| Hawaii | Passing | Brayden Schager | 14/25, 153 yards, INT |
| Hawaii | Rushing | Brayden Schager | 19 rushes, 120 yards, 4 TD |
| Hawaii | Receiving | Jonah Panoke | 5 receptions, 58 yards |

### at Fresno State (rivalry)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rainbow Warriors | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
at Valley Children's Stadium, Fresno, California
* Date: November 2
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. HDT/4:00 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: Sunny, 67 °F (19 °C)
* Game attendance: 41,575
* Referee: Jonathan Noli
* TV announcers (SPEC PPV): Kanoa Leahey (play-by-play) and Rich Miano (analyst)
* Box score, Recap
| Statistics | HAW | FRES |
| First downs | 24 | 14 |
| Total yards | 346 | 176 |
| Rushing yards | 102 | 19 |
| Passing yards | 244 | 157 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 38:08 | 21:52 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Hawaii | Passing | Brayden Schager | 29/53, 244 yards, 3 TD, INT |
| Hawaii | Rushing | Tylan Hines | 12 rushes, 66 yards |
| Hawaii | Receiving | Nick Cenacle | 12 receptions, 113 yards, 2 TD |
| Fresno State | Passing | Mikey Keene | 25/31, 157 yards, TD |
| Fresno State | Rushing | Elijah Gilliam | 10 rushes, 25 yards, TD |
| Fresno State | Receiving | Raylen Sharpe | 5 receptions, 48 yards, TD |

### UNLV

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rebels | 12 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 29 |
| Rainbow Warriors | 7 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 27 |
at Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex, Honolulu, Hawaii
* Date: November 9
* Game time: 4:00 p.m. HST
* Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 79 °F (26 °C) • Wind: NE 24 miles per hour (39 km/h)
* Game attendance: 12,691
* Referee: Nolan Dumas
* TV announcers (CBSSN): Rich Waltz (play-by-play) and Ross Tucker (analyst)
| Statistics | UNLV | HAW |
| First downs | 22 | 16 |
| Total yards | 465 | 374 |
| Rushing yards | 290 | 92 |
| Passing yards | 175 | 282 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 32:29 | 27:31 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| UNLV | Passing | Hajj-Malik Williams | 13/27, 175 yards, TD |
| UNLV | Rushing | Hajj-Malik Williams | 19 carries, 122 yards, TD |
| UNLV | Receiving | Ricky White III | 7 receptions, 128 yards, TD |
| Hawaii | Passing | Brayden Schager | 14/35, 282 yards, 3 TD, INT |
| Hawaii | Rushing | Brayden Schager | 18 carries, 42 yards |
| Hawaii | Receiving | Jonah Panoke | 6 receptions, 90 yards, 2 TD |

### at Utah State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rainbow Warriors | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Aggies | 17 | 7 | 21 | 10 | 55 |
at Maverik Stadium, Logan, Utah
* Date: November 16
* Game time: 10:00 a.m. HST/1:00 p.m. MST
* Game weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 13,348
* Referee: Kenneth Ray
* TV announcers (SPEC PPV): Kanoa Leahey (play-by-play) and Rich Miano (analyst)
| Statistics | HAW | USU |
| First downs | 15 | 27 |
| Total yards | 309 | 580 |
| Rushing yards | 47 | 321 |
| Passing yards | 262 | 259 |
| Turnovers | 5 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 30:18 | 29:42 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Hawaii | Passing | Brayden Schager | 11/19, 124 yards, 3 INT |
| Hawaii | Rushing | Landon Sims | 6 carries, 28 yards |
| Hawaii | Receiving | Nick Cenacle | 6 receptions, 72 yards |
| Utah State | Passing | Spencer Petras | 20/30, 255 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT |
| Utah State | Rushing | Rahsul Faison | 20 carries, 191 yards, 2 TD |
| Utah State | Receiving | Otto Tia | 6 receptions, 68 yards, TD |

### New Mexico

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lobos | 0 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 30 |
| Rainbow Warriors | 7 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 38 |
at Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex, Honolulu, Hawaii
* Date: November 30
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. HST
* Game attendance: 12,046
* TV: SPEC PPV
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Turnovers
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| New Mexico | Passing |
| New Mexico | Rushing |
| New Mexico | Receiving |
| Hawaii | Passing |
| Hawaii | Rushing |
| Hawaii | Receiving |