Rainbow Warriors and Rainbow Wahine from Hawaii

DESCRIPTION :- The sporting teams that represent the University of Hawaii at Manoa (UH) in Honolulu, Hawaii, are the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors and Rainbow Whine. The majority of UH’s sports teams compete at the NCAA Division I level and are members of the Big West Conference.

1. The Island Showdown Trophy, which was established in 2017, is the goal of the contest. After losing 27-13 in Las Vegas the previous year, UH was no longer in control of the trophy. One of the four rivalry trophies for which UH competes is the Island Showdown Trophy. At the moment, neither of the four trophies belongs to Hawaii.
2. In a series that started in 1969, the teams will meet for the 32nd time. Overall, UH has an 18-13 lead. Since 2009, the teams have faced each other annually.
3. In the past 13 games in the series, the home team has triumphed 11 times.

4. UH has triumphed in 12 of the 15 encounters held in Honolulu throughout time, including the most recent two—35-28 in 2018 and 38-21 in 2020, both of which were UH’s Senior Games in night.

5.After losing to Utah State 41-34 in Honolulu last week, UH (2-9, 1-5 MW) lost its fourth straight game. In the defeat, the Warriors recorded season highs for points, running yards (235), passing yards (306), and overall offence (541).

6. 20 seniors in all, including the offensive lineman Stephan Bernal-Wendt, tight end Kamuela Borden, wide receiver Zion Bowens, quarterback Armani Edden, offensive lineman Ra Elkington, defensive lineman George Hooker, offensive lineman Austin Hopp, defensive lineman Noa Kamana, defensive back Leonard Lee, offensive lineman Ilm Manning, defensive back Jordan Murray, defensive back Hugh Nelson, running back Dedrick Parson, defensive lineman Penei Pavih.

7.Twelve of the 20 seniors are full-time or part-time starters, including Ilm Manning and Blessman Ta’ala, who have each started for four years. Ta’ala has played in all 62 of Manning’s career games and has started 49 of his 60 games.

8.Hawaii’s defeat would result in UH’s first 10-loss campaign since 2015 (3-10). UH has had four seasons with 10 losses.
9.UH linebacker Logan Taylor is the first Rainbow Warrior since Darius Muasau in 2020 to record double-digit tackles in four straight games (first four games of the season). His 53 tackles over the past four games are the most by a University of Hawaii player since Jahlani Tavai had 53 tackles over a four-game span in 2017. (last four games of season).

10. In the previous three games, UH running back Tylan Hines has a team-high 279 yards rushing on 31 attempts (9.0 average) in addition to six catches for 82 yards. He has the second-highest yards per rush among rookies in the country this season (7.97).