Air Force–Hawaii football rivalry


Air Force Falcons	Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors

Total meetings

Series record

Air Force leads, 12–6–1

First meeting

October 8, 1966
Air Force 54, Hawai'i 0

Last meeting

November 16, 2012
Air Force 21, Hawai'i 7

Next meeting

2015

Largest win

Air Force, 54–0 (1966)

Longest win streak

Air Force, 4 (1994–1997)

Current win streak

Air Force, 1 (2012–present)

Trophy

Kuter Trophy

The Air Force–Hawaii football rivalry is an American college football rivalry between the Air Force Falcons and the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors. The Kuter Trophy is awarded to the winner of the game. The trophy is named after General Laurence S. Kuter, who was appointed the first head of the Pacific Air Forces Command (located at Hickam Air Force Base in Honolulu) in 1957.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] The two teams have met 19 times, with Air Force leading the series 12–6–1.

Game results

#	Date	Location	Winner	Score		Series
#	Date	Location	Winner	AF	UH	Series
1	October 8, 1966	Colorado Springs, CO	Air Force	54	0	Air Force 1–0
2	November 29, 1980	Honolulu, HI	Hawaii	12	20	Tied 1–1
3	November 27, 1982	Honolulu, HI	Hawaii	21	45	Hawaii 2–1
4	November 5, 1983	Colorado Springs, CO	Air Force	45	10	Tied 2–2
5	November 23, 1985	Honolulu, HI	Air Force	27	20	Air Force 3–2
6	August 30, 1986	Colorado Springs, CO	Air Force	24	17	Air Force 4–2
7	November 21, 1987	Honolulu, HI	Air Force	34	31	Air Force 5–2
8	November 26, 1988	Honolulu, HI	Hawaii	14	19	Air Force 5–3
9	December 9, 1989	Honolulu, HI	Tied	35	35	Air Force 5–3–1
10	September 8, 1990	Colorado Springs, CO	Air Force	27	3	Air Force 6–3–1
11	November 23, 1991	Honolulu, HI	Air Force	24	20	Air Force 7–3–1
12	September 12, 1992	Colorado Springs, CO	Hawaii	3	6	Air Force 7–4–1
13	November 20, 1993	Honolulu, HI	Hawaii	17	45	Air Force 7–5–1
14	December 3, 1994	Honolulu, HI	Air Force	37	24	Air Force 8–5–1
15	November 25, 1995	Honolulu, HI	Air Force	45	28	Air Force 9–5–1
16	October 26, 1996	Colorado Springs, CO	Air Force	34	7	Air Force 10–5–1
17	November 1, 1997	Honolulu, HI	Air Force	34	27	Air Force 11–5–1
18	November 24, 2001	Honolulu, HI	Hawaii	30	52	Air Force 11–6–1
19	November 16, 2012	Colorado Springs, CO	Air Force	21	7	Air Force 12–6–1

Air Force Falcons football

Venues	DU Stadium (1955–1961) Falcon Stadium (1962–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Army (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) Colorado State (Ram–Falcon Trophy) Hawaii (Kuter Trophy) Navy (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)

Culture & lore	History The Bird "Falcon Fight Song" "The U.S. Air Force" United States Air Force Academy Band

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football

Venues	Moiliili Field (1909–1925) Honolulu Stadium (1926–1974) Aloha Stadium (1975–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Air Force (Kuter Trophy) Fresno State: Battle for the Screwdriver Wyoming (Paniolo Trophy)

Culture & lore	Vili The Warrior University of Hawaii Marching Band

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Mountain West Conference football rivalries

Conference	Air Force–Colorado State Air Force–Hawaii Boise State–Fresno State Boise State–Nevada Border War (Colorado State–Wyoming) Fresno State–San Diego State Fresno State–San Jose State Fremont Cannon (Nevada–UNLV) Hawaii–Wyoming Utah State–Wyoming

Non-conference	Arizona–New Mexico Beehive Boot (BYU–Utah–Utah State) Bill Walsh Legacy Game (San Jose State–Stanford) Boise State–Idaho BYU–San Diego State BYU–Utah State Commander-in-Chief's Trophy (Air Force–Army–Navy) Rocky Mountain Showdown (Colorado–Colorado State) Rio Grande Rivalry (New Mexico–New Mexico State) The Bowl (New Mexico–Utah) Battle of the Brothers (Utah-Utah State)