Reports: Hawaii, San Diego St. to play home-and-home in 2028-29

Field Level Media|published: Thu 9th October, 19:02 2025

Sep 27, 2025; Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA; Hawaii Rainbow Warriors running back Landon Sims (30) runs the ball in the fourth quarter against the Air Force Falcons at Falcon Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images

Hawaii and San Diego State have agreed to a home-and-home series in 2028 and 2029, FBSchedules.com and the San Diego Union-Tribune reported.

The schools are currently football rivals in the Mountain West -- Hawaii is a football-only member of the conference for now -- but San Diego State is set to leave for the new-look Pac-12 after this academic year.

The Rainbow Warriors and Aztecs will meet in San Diego on Sept. 23, 2028, and in Honolulu on Sept. 22, 2029, per the reports. The latter game would be played at New Aloha Stadium provided the building opens on time in 2028.

San Diego State will move to the Pac-12 along with Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State, Texas State and Utah State next year, joining Oregon State and Washington State for eight football-laying schools. Gonzaga is also set to join but does not field a football team.

Hawaii, whose other athletic programs currently play in the Big West, will convert to full Mountain West membership in 2026.

The Aztecs (4-1, 1-0 Mountain West) will visit the Rainbow Warriors (4-2, 1-1) on Nov. 8 in their final game as conference rivals.

--Field Level Media