Among them is a matchup between Stanford in Hawaii, which will be the final game of the weekend before the page turns to Week 1 next week. This will mark the fifth all-time matchup between Stanford and Hawaii and the first since the Cardinal opened the 2023 campaign with a 37-24 win over the Rainbow Warriors.

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Stanford and Hawaii will open the college football season on CBS at 7:30 p.m. ET from Honolulu, with Stanford having won all four previous meetings.

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.