The Zeitgeist List · rivalries
Ninth Island Showdown
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UNLV leads the all-time series 17–16. They've met 33 times since 1974. UNLV has won the last 4.
Stature & the series, 1974–2026
Both programs’ standing over time in their colors, with every meeting beneath — read down to see who was bigger and who won.
all-time
16–17
UNLV leads
streak
4
UNLV in a row
longest run
7
Hawai'i
biggest win
38
Hawai'i, 2010
first met
1974
33 meetings
biggest crowd
37,106
2025
The coaching duels
Dick Tomey vs Tony Knap2–2
Nick Rolovich vs Tony Sanchez2–2
Norm Chow vs Bobby Hauck2–1
Dick Tomey vs Harvey Hyde2–0
Fred Vonappen vs Jeff Horton1–1
June Jones vs John Robinson0–2
The draft ledger
Every NFL Draft pick either program has produced since the modern era began, decade by decade.
draft picks
47–32
Hawai'i leads
1st-rounders
1–0
since
1967
first CFBD-carried draft class
1970s4–7
1980s11–6
1990s4–6
2000s20–11
2010s7–1
2020s1–1
Best picks, either side
2002Ashley Lelie Wide ReceiverRd 1, pick 19#19 overall
1985Randall Cunningham QuarterbackRd 2, pick 9#37 overall
2004Travis LaBoy Defensive EndRd 2, pick 10#42 overall
2003Pisa Tinoisamoa LinebackerRd 2, pick 11#43 overall
1986Walter Murray Wide ReceiverRd 2, pick 18#45 overall
1973Golden Richards Wide ReceiverRd 2, pick 20#46 overall
2000Adrian Klemm Offensive TackleRd 2, pick 15#46 overall
Recent meetings
2026UNLV21–6
2025UNLV38–10
2024UNLV29–27
2023UNLV44–20
2022Hawai'i31–25
2021UNLV27–13
2020Hawai'i38–21
2019Hawai'i21–7
2018Hawai'i35–28
2017UNLV31–23
2016UNLV41–38
2015UNLV41–21
2014Hawai'i37–35
2013UNLV39–37