Hawaii opened the 2025 season with a thrilling 23-20 win over Stanford on Saturday to cap off Week 0 action. Hawaii kicker Kansei Matsuzawa drilled a 38-yard field goal with no time remaining to give the Rainbow Warriors their first win over a Power Four team since 2019.

Micah Alejado’s toughness and Kansei Matsuzawa’s clutch kick lifted the Rainbow Warriors past Stanford in dramatic fashion.

Kansei Matsuzawa converted a 38-yard field goal as time expired to lift Hawaii to a season-opening 23-20 football victory over Stanford today at the Ching Complex.

The Stanford Cardinals take on the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors during Week 0 of the college football season on Saturday at Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex.

The Stanford football team’s season-opening game with Hawaii is being televised nationally on CBS. But in the Bay Area, the game is being shown on the local CBS affiliate’s other station, KPIX+, or KPYX.