Arizona Football announces Schedule changes with Hawai’i

It may be a ways away, but Arizona Football has announced changes to their future schedules with their matchups against Hawai’i. 

In some important Arizona Football news that ultimately won’t matter for quite some time, the school has officially announced future scheduling changes for the Wildcats.

Making news on Wednesday afternoon, the school announced the continuation of the ongoing partnership between Arizona and Hawai’i, as the Wildcats renew their head-to-head matchup against Hawai’i in 2025 and again in 2029.

For those that didn’t know, Arizona was originally scheduled to play Hawai’i in Honolulu in 2025, however, that game will now be played in Tucson on Aug. 30, and the game in 2029 will now be played in Honolulu.

Arizona last faced Hawai’i in Honolulu in 2019, where the Wildcats came up just short, losing to the Warriors in regulation by a 45-38 final. Khalil Tate finished that game completing 22 of 39 passes with 361 yards passing and three touchdowns to two interceptions.

Before that, Arizona defeated Hawai’i 47-28 in Tucson in 2016. Then a freshman, J.J. Taylor ran wild in his debut, rushing for 168 yards and a touchdown on 18 carries.

Arizona Football’s partnership versus Hawai’i continues strong traditions against the Warriors and expands Arizona’s exposure in the Pacific Islands.

As everyone knows, Arizona has had an ongoing “rivalry” of sorts against Hawai’i that dates back to 1951-52, when the squads first faced each other in back-to-back years. The Wildcats currently hold a 5-1 advantage in the head-to-head series.

Also, even when former Arizona head coach Dick Tomey left Hawai’i for Tucson, Tomey continued that partnership, recruiting the talent-rich state and bringing in several hard-nosed and athletic football players that turned Arizona into a pseudo-powerhouse in the early 90s.

Since then, that partnership and recruiting focus have sort of fizzled out. Well, that is until recently! The hope is that with this renewed rivalry, Arizona will be able to market itself better in Hawai’i by creating more exposure.