Stanford’s defense made some nice plays, including on Hawaii’s first offensive play, when Patterson strip-sacked Alejado, with Wilfredo Aybar recovering the loose ball in the end zone, which gave Stanford a 10-0 lead after the extra point.

Andrew Luck took over the Stanford football program as its general manager at the end of last year, and he put his stamp on the program in March when he fired head coach Troy Taylor and replaced him with Frank Reich,

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.