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Air Force–Hawaii football rivalry

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Air Force–Hawaii football rivalry
First meetingOctober 8, 1966
Air Force, 54–0
Latest meetingNovember 11, 2023
Hawaii, 27–13
TrophyKuter Trophy
Statistics
Meetings total23
All-time seriesAir Force leads, 14–8–1 (.630)[1]
Trophy seriesAir Force leads, 13–8–1 (.614)
Largest victoryAir Force, 54–0 (1966)
Longest win streakAir Force, 4 (1983–1987, 1994–1997)
Current win streakHawaii, 1 (2023)
Locations of Air Force and Hawaii

The Air Force–Hawaii football rivalry is an American college football rivalry between the Air Force Falcons and the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors.

History

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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.[2][3][4][5] The two teams have met 23 times, with Air Force leading the series 14–8–1.

Game results

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Air Force victoriesHawaii victoriesTie games
No.DateLocationWinnerScore
1 October 8, 1966 Colorado Springs, CO Air Force 54–0
2 November 29, 1980 Honolulu, HI Hawaii 20–12
3 November 27, 1982 Honolulu, HI Hawaii 45–21
4 November 5, 1983 Colorado Springs, CO Air Force 45–10
5 November 23, 1985 Honolulu, HI #13 Air Force 27–20
6 August 30, 1986 Colorado Springs, CO Air Force 24–17
7 November 21, 1987 Honolulu, HI Air Force 34–31
8 November 26, 1988 Honolulu, HI Hawaii 19–14
9 December 9, 1989 Honolulu, HITie35–35
10 September 8, 1990 Colorado Springs, CO Air Force 27–3
11 November 23, 1991 Honolulu, HI Air Force 24–20
12 September 12, 1992 Colorado Springs, CO Hawaii 6–3
No.DateLocationWinnerScore
13 November 20, 1993 Honolulu, HI Hawaii 45–17
14 December 3, 1994 Honolulu, HI Air Force 37–24
15 November 25, 1995 Honolulu, HI Air Force 45–28
16 October 26, 1996 Colorado Springs, CO Air Force 34–7
17 November 1, 1997 Honolulu, HI Air Force 34–27
18 November 24, 2001 Honolulu, HI Hawaii 52–30
19 November 16, 2012 Colorado Springs, CO Air Force 21–7
20 October 31, 2015Honolulu, HI Air Force 58–7
21 October 22, 2016 Colorado Springs, CO Hawaii 34–272OT
22 October 19, 2019Honolulu, HI Air Force 56–26
23 November 11, 2023 Honolulu, HI Hawaii 27–13
Series: Air Force leads 14–8–1[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Winsipedia – Air Force Falcons vs. Hawaii Warriors football series history". Winsipedia.
  2. ^ "UH hopes to revive trophy games in Mountain West". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. June 26, 2011. Retrieved February 28, 2013.
  3. ^ "1–8 Warriors battle Air Force for Kuter Trophy on national television". KHON-TV. November 16, 2012. Archived from the original on December 2, 2013. Retrieved February 28, 2013.
  4. ^ "Trophy, rivalry back in play as UH takes on Air Force". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. November 16, 2012. Retrieved February 28, 2013.
  5. ^ "Air Force beats Hawaii to become bowl eligible". CBS Sports. November 17, 2012. Retrieved February 28, 2013.