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Wk 2 · 2026

New Mexico State Aggies at Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors — Sat, Sep 12

Sat, Sep 12 · Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex, Honolulu, HI · MW+ 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.
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TBDET
HAW -7.5 · total 50.5 DraftKings opened -11.5 · 4 toward NMSU
Ratings differential HAW by 2.1
Mountain West · 1-5
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What is at stake

A non-conference game. It moves both overall records but neither conference 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

New Mexico St: -15.5#126
Efficiency margin
Hawai'i: -15.8#127
New Mexico St: 22.1
Offense (pts/100)
Hawai'i: 21.7
New Mexico St: 28.6
Defense (pts/100)
Hawai'i: 28.5
New Mexico St: 64.0
Pace (plays/g)
Hawai'i: 71.0
New Mexico St: 5.83
Yards / play
Hawai'i: 4.97
New Mexico St: 5.20
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

New Mexico St: 23.7
Points / game
Hawai'i: 16.7
New Mexico St: 25.7
Points allowed
Hawai'i: 25.7
New Mexico St: 373
Yards / game
Hawai'i: 353
New Mexico St: 348
Yards allowed
Hawai'i: 390
New Mexico St: 222
Pass yds allowed
Hawai'i: 220
New Mexico St: 126
Rush yds allowed
Hawai'i: 170
New Mexico St: 1.83
Turnovers / game
Hawai'i: 1.00
From completed 2026 box scores; defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.

New Mexico St form

L 3-22at FIUW 34-13vs WKUL 18-42vs UNML 19-29at HAWW 51-14vs MERC
2026 season

Hawai'i form

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

New Mexico St this season

Straight up2-4 · 33% (6 games)
Against the spread3-3 · 50% (6 games)
Over / under2-4 · 33% (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 · 1

OpponentNew Mexico StHawai'i
New Mexico
Mountain West
vs L 18-42 previewvs Wk 7 · scheduled preview
Open these two in the comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.

Series history · 2006–2026

Since 2006, Hawai'i leads 10–1 · Hawai'i has won the last 2
11 meetings in 2006–2026 · average margin 14.5 points toward Hawai'i
Yr DateResultSiteWon
20262026-09-12New Mexico St 19 — 29 Hawai'iat HAWHawai'i
20232023-09-23New Mexico St 17 — 20 Hawai'iat HAWHawai'i
20222022-09-24Hawai'i 26 — 45 New Mexico Stat NMSUNew Mexico St
20212021-10-23New Mexico St 34 — 48 Hawai'iat HAWHawai'i
20212021-09-25Hawai'i 41 — 21 New Mexico Stat NMSUHawai'i
20112011-10-23New Mexico St 34 — 45 Hawai'iat HAWHawai'i
20102010-11-27Hawai'i 59 — 24 New Mexico Stat NMSUHawai'i
20092009-11-14New Mexico St 6 — 24 Hawai'iat HAWHawai'i
20082008-11-08Hawai'i 42 — 30 New Mexico Stat NMSUHawai'i
20072007-10-28New Mexico St 13 — 50 Hawai'iat HAWHawai'i
20062006-10-21Hawai'i 49 — 30 New Mexico Stat NMSUHawai'i

New Mexico St leaders 2026 regular season

PassingTrey Hedden QB #365/124, 906 YDS, 5 TD, 6 INT
Adam Damante QB #1443/70, 477 YDS, 4 TD, 2 INT
RushingJames Jones RB #292 CAR, 599 YDS, 3 TD
TJ Washington Jr. RB #039 CAR, 164 YDS, 2 TD
Jalen Brown RB #285 CAR, 68 YDS
ReceivingTK King WR #120 REC, 286 YDS, 3 TD
Josiah Thomas TE #1517 REC, 237 YDS
AJ Williams WR #1112 REC, 195 YDS, 1 TD
Terrione Graves WR #94 REC, 137 YDS, 1 TD
Defense
TacklesNick Session S #550
Tory Gethers LB #639
Sone Aupiu LB #1428
SacksGabe Peterson DE #164.5
Sone Aupiu LB #142.5
Reeves Baller DE #992
InterceptionsNick Session S #52
Sone Aupiu LB #141
Javon Gillespie CB #21

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
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.