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.

Stanford started its season under interim head coach Frank Reich by falling to the Rainbow Warriors 23-20 in Hawaii to start a 2025 season playing with a record number of transfers.

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

Expectations are at a higher level for the University of Hawaii football team and Timmy Chang, who begins his fourth season as UH head coach today against Stanford at Ching Complex. Chang is searching for his first win against a power conference team as Hawaii looks to build off a 5-7 campaign last season.