UNLV will become the first team to visit The Island in 2026. Dan Mullen’s Rebels fell short in a Week 0 clash against Memphis and now face a must-win game against the Rainbow Warriors if they’re going to keep their College Football Playoff hopes alive.

The UNLV Rebels and Hawaii Rainbow Warriors tangle Saturday in a Mountain West Conference game in Honolulu, Hawaii. Kickoff is at 10 p.m. ET.

It might be early, but UNLV's trip to Hawaii is a massive deal in the race to win the new Mountain West. Here's the CFN prediction and game preview.

The Mountain West Conference scheduled one of the top matchups of the season during Labor Day weekend when Hawaii hosts UNLV at Ching Complex today. The Rainbow Warriors (0-1) and the Rebels (0-1) are coming off losses in Week 0. UH lost at Stanford, 37-27, while UNLV lost at home to Memphis, 27-21.

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The University of Hawaii football team will face UNLV on September 5 in the Island Showdown, an event sponsored by California Hotel & Casino and Vacations Hawaii that features the annual

Hawaii takes on UNLV on Sept. 5 for the Island Showdown. Supporters hope the annual Pineapple Trophy stays in Hawaii this year.

The UNLV Rebels will look to bounce back Saturday after a season-opening loss to the Memphis Tigers when they travel to face the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors in the next installment of the “Ninth Island Showdown.