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{{Short description|Annual college football bowl game}}
{{about|the team-competitive bowl game|the college football all-star game|Hula Bowl|the Hawaiian dish|Poke (Hawaiian dish)}}
{{Infobox college football bowl game
| name               = Sheraton Hawai{{okina}}i Bowl
| full_name          = 
| nickname           = 
| defunct            =
| logo               = Hawaii Bowl logo.png
| logo_size          = 175px
| caption            = 
| stadium            = [[Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex]]
| previous_stadiums  = 
| location           = [[Honolulu]], [[Hawaii]]
| previous_locations = [[Aloha Stadium]], [[Honolulu]], [[Hawaii]]
| years              = 2002–present
| preceded_by        = [[Aloha Bowl]]
| website            = {{URL|https://www.thehawaiibowl.com/|thehawaiibowl.com}}
| conference_tie-ins = {{ubl
 |[[Mountain West Conference|MWC]] (2012–present; Hawaii if bowl-eligible and not in [[College Football Playoff|CFP]] bowl)
 |[[American Athletic Conference|AAC]] (2019–present)
 }}
| previous_tie-ins   = {{ubl
 |[[Western Athletic Conference|WAC]] (2002–2011)
 |[[Conference USA|C-USA]] (2002–2018)
 |[[Pac-12 Conference|Pac-10]] (2005–2008)
 }}
| payout             = 1.2 million (2019)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.collegefootballpoll.com/bowl-schedule/2019/ |title=2019 Bowl Schedule |website=collegefootballpoll.com |access-date=December 13, 2019}}</ref>
| sponsors           = {{ubl
 |[[ConAgra Foods]] (2002)
 |[[Sheraton Hotels and Resorts Hawaii]] (2003–2013)<!--not the same corporate entity as in 2025, below-->
 |[[SoFi]] (2018–2019)
 |EasyPost (2021–2023)
 |[[Sheraton Hotels and Resorts|Sheraton]] (2025–present)
 }}
| former_names       = {{ubl
 |ConAgra Foods Hawai'i Bowl (2002)
 |Sheraton Hawai'i Bowl (2003–2013)
 |Hawai'i Bowl (2014–2017, 2024)
 |SoFi Hawai'i Bowl (2018–2019)
 |EasyPost Hawai'i Bowl (2021–2023)
 }}
| prev_matchup_year  = 2023
| prev_matchup_season= 2023
| prev_matchup_teams = [[2023 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team|Coastal Carolina]] vs. [[2023 San Jose State Spartans football team|San Jose State]]
| prev_matchup_score = Coastal Carolina 24–14
| next_matchup_year  = 2024
| next_matchup_season= 2024
| next_matchup_teams = [[2024 South Florida Bulls football team|South Florida]] vs. [[2024 San Jose State Spartans football team|San Jose State]]
| next_matchup_date  = South Florida 41–39{{sup|5OT}}
}}

The '''Hawai{{okina}}i Bowl'''{{efn|The bowl name often appears as Hawaii Bowl, without the [[ʻOkina|okina]] character.}} is a [[college football]] [[bowl game]] that has been played in the [[Honolulu, Hawaii]], area since 2002. The game was originally held at [[Aloha Stadium]] in [[Halawa]], [[Hawaii]], a suburb of Honolulu, before moving to the [[Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex]] in 2022. The bowl is one of the post-season contests run by [[ESPN Events]]. Typically played on or near [[Christmas Eve]], the bowl normally features a team from the [[Mountain West Conference]], playing a team from either the [[American Athletic Conference]] or [[Conference USA]].

For practical and logistical reasons, the Mountain West Conference's tie-in is automatically allocated to the [[Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football|Hawaii Rainbow Warriors]] if the team is [[bowl-eligible]], and was not selected to play in a [[New Year's Six]] (or previously, [[Bowl Championship Series|BCS]]) bowl game. This means that the Rainbow Warriors do not have to travel to the [[Contiguous United States|mainland]] for a bowl game unless it is of significant importance. As a result of this practice, the Rainbow Warriors have made the most appearances in the game, at nine.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2016/12/24/14073110/hawaii-bowl-2016-game-time-tv-history|title=Why Hawaii is in the Hawaii Bowl so much|last=Kirshner|first=Alex|date=2016-12-24|website=SBNation.com|access-date=2018-12-23}}</ref>

For the 2021 through 2023 editions, the bowl was sponsored by EasyPost.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://bowlseason.com/news/2021/8/11/general-easypost-named-new-title-sponsor-for-hawai-i-bowl.aspx |title=EasyPost Named New Title Sponsor for Hawai'i Bowl |accessdate=August 11, 2021}}</ref> Previous sponsors include [[ConAgra Foods]] (2002) and [[Sheraton Hotels and Resorts Hawaii]] (2003–2013), and [[SoFi]] (2018–2019). The 2024 edition had no sponsor. On April 24, 2025, it was announced that [[Sheraton Hotels and Resorts|Sheraton]] would be returning as the title sponsor of the game.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.thehawaiibowl.com/news/sheraton-returns-as-title-sponsor-of-hawaii-bowl/ |title=Sheraton Returns as Title Sponsor of Hawai‘i Bowl |website=thehawaiibowl.com |date=April 24, 2025}}</ref>

==Bowl games in Hawaii==
The Hawaii Bowl is not affiliated with other bowl games previously staged in Hawaii: the [[Poi Bowl]] (1936–1939), [[Pineapple Bowl]] (1940–1941, 1947–1952), [[Aloha Bowl]] (1982–2000), and [[O{{okina}}ahu Bowl]] (1998–2000), or the [[Hula Bowl]] all-star game (1960–2008, and resuming in 2020). While the Aloha Bowl tried to move to [[San Francisco]], [[California]], and was decertified by the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]], the Oahu Bowl was moved to [[Seattle]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]], and was held for two years as the [[Seattle Bowl]] before losing certification in 2002.

==Game history==
In its first year, the Hawai'i Bowl was sponsored by [[ConAgra Foods, Inc.|ConAgra Foods]], making it officially the '''ConAgra Foods Hawai'i Bowl'''. The following year, [[Sheraton Hotels and Resorts Hawaii]] assumed sponsorship; the game's full name was changed to the '''Sheraton Hawai'i Bowl''' until Sheraton declined to renew sponsorship in 2014.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/pacific/news/2014/05/09/sheraton-hotels-resorts-drops-title-sponsorship-of.html?iana=ind_sports |title=Sheraton Hotels & Resorts drops title sponsorship of Hawaii Bowl college football game}}</ref>  In 2018, [[SoFi]] signed on as title sponsor of the game which is officially known as the '''SoFi Hawai'i Bowl'''.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thehawaiibowl.com/hawaii-bowl-names-sofi-as-new-title-sponsor/ |title=Hawai'i Bowl Names SoFi As New Title Sponsor |access-date=November 30, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.staradvertiser.com/2018/11/30/sports/sports-breaking/hawaii-bowl-lands-title-sponsor-after-4-year-vacancy/ |title=Hawaii Bowl lands title sponsor after 4-year vacancy |access-date=November 30, 2018}}</ref>

The current Mountain West tie-in was held by the [[Western Athletic Conference]] (WAC) until 2012, when the WAC ceased sponsoring college football, and Hawaii moved to the Mountain West.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/7376711/mountain-west-conference-aligns-sheraton-hawaii-bowl-starting-2012|title=Mountain West Conference aligns with Sheraton Hawaii Bowl starting in 2012|work=ESPN.com|date=21 December 2011|access-date=23 December 2015}}</ref>

The first two editions were played on the Aloha Bowl's traditional Christmas Day date, but ESPN's [[NBA on ESPN|acquisition of NBA rights]] came with the league's [[National Basketball Association Christmas games|Christmas Day games]], thus the game moved to [[Christmas Eve]] after 2004 in most years.

The [[2005 Hawai'i Bowl|2005]] appearance of the [[UCF Knights football|UCF Knights]] at the Hawaii Bowl was the first ever bowl game in that school's history. In [[2006 Hawai'i Bowl|2006]], the Pac-10 replaced [[Conference USA]] (C-USA) as the WAC's opposition, with C-USA as an alternate. Since Christmas Eve fell on a Monday in [[2007 Hawai'i Bowl|2007]], the game was scheduled for the night prior (December 23) to avoid a conflict with ''[[Monday Night Football]]'' (also on ESPN). In [[2008 Hawai'i Bowl|2008]], the bowl organizers selected [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish football|Notre Dame]] as an [[at-large bid]], marking the first time an [[NCAA Division I FBS independent schools|independent]] played in the contest. C-USA again became a primary tie-in starting in [[2009 Hawai'i Bowl|2009]]. The [[2011 Hawai'i Bowl|2011]] game featured the C-USA champion for the first time, as [[Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles football|Southern Mississippi]] played instead of going to the [[Liberty Bowl]], where the C-USA champion typically played at the time. The bowl featured the Mountain West champion for the first time in [[2008 Hawai'i Bowl|2015]], as [[San Diego State Aztecs football|San Diego State]] played instead of going to the [[Las Vegas Bowl]], where the Mountain West champion typically plays.

Between 2002 and 2018, C-USA sent a team to the bowl 12 times, registering an 8–4 record. In 2019, the [[American Athletic Conference]] (The American) superseded C-USA as the primary tie-in to face a Mountain West team (or independent [[BYU Cougars football|BYU]]).<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.thehawaiibowl.com/2019-sofi-hawaii-bowl-return-dec-24/ |title=2019 SoFi Hawai'I Bowl to Return to Dec. 24 |website=thehawaiibowl.com |date=May 23, 2019 |access-date=May 24, 2019 |archive-date=January 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220107111753/https://www.thehawaiibowl.com/2019-sofi-hawaii-bowl-return-dec-24/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

On October 2, ESPN Events announced that the 2020 edition of the bowl game had been canceled due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Chinen |first1=Kyle |title=2020 Hawaii Bowl canceled over pandemic concerns |url=https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2020/10/02/hawaii-bowl-canceled-over-pandemic-concerns/ |work=Hawaii News Now |date=October 2, 2020}}</ref>

On August 10, 2021, EasyPost was announced as the new sponsor of the bowl, making it the '''EasyPost Hawai'i Bowl'''.<ref>{{cite web |title=EASYPOST NAMED NEW TITLE SPONSOR FOR HAWAI'I BOWL |url=https://www.thehawaiibowl.com/easypost-named-new-title-sponsor-for-hawaii-bowl/?hss_channel=tw-843042942 |website=Hawai‘i Bowl |date = 10 August 2021|publisher=Hawai‘i Bowl |access-date=10 August 2021}}</ref> EasyPost remained the sponsor through the 2023 edition.

On December 23, 2021, the game was cancelled for the second consecutive season, after the Rainbow Warriors withdrew due to injuries and COVID-19 issues within the team.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-12-24|title=Hawai'i Bowl canceled after Hawai'i withdraws|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/32931805/hawaii-rainbow-warriors-hawaii-bowl-due-covid-19-issues|access-date=2021-12-24|website=ESPN.com|language=en}}</ref>

The [[2024 Hawaii Bowl|2024 edition]] of the bowl took five [[overtime (sports)|overtime]] periods to decide, setting a new record for the most overtime periods in a [[Football Bowl Subdivision]] (FBS) bowl game, with the South Florida Bulls defeating the San Jose State Spartans.<ref>{{cite tweet |user=HawaiiBowl |number=1871793557062959351 |title=The LONGEST bowl game in FBS HISTORY |date=December 24, 2024 |accessdate=December 25, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://apnews.com/article/south-florida-san-jose-state-score-2d7fcc182fd73f90abe1d5639ff92da8 |title=USF beats SJSU 41-39 in the Hawaii Bowl when Mac Harris knocks down a pass in the 5th overtime |agency=[[Associated Press|AP]] |website=apnews.com |date=December 25, 2024 |accessdate=December 25, 2024}}</ref> However, this record was surpassed just two days later when the [[2024 GameAbove Sports Bowl]] took six overtimes to decide.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.si.com/college/group-five/mac/toledo-downs-pitt-48-46-in-six-overtimes-in-gameabove-sports-bowl |title=Toledo Downs Pitt 48-46 in Six Overtimes in GameAbove Sports Bowl |website=[[Sports Illustrated]] |date=December 26, 2024 |accessdate=December 26, 2024}}</ref>

==={{visible anchor|Tenth anniversary team}} (2011)===
To celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Hawai'i Bowl, the ''[[Honolulu Star-Advertiser]]'', in conjunction with the bowl game, allowed fans to vote on a tenth anniversary team. Nine players were selected by a public vote, and an additional seven players were picked by a panel of sportswriters and organizers. The team was announced on December 16, 2011.

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align:left;"
! style="background:#21a0dd; color:#ffffff; border: 2px solid #000000;" colspan="4" | Ten Year Anniversary Team&nbsp;
|-
! Year !! Player !! College !! Performance
|-
| [[2002 Hawaii Bowl|2002]] || Justin Colbert || [[2002 Hawaii Warriors football team|Hawaii]] || 9 catches for 158 yards and 2 TD's.
|-
| [[2003 Hawaii Bowl|2003]] || [[Timmy Chang]] <br>[[Jackie Battle]]|| [[2003 Hawaii Warriors football team|Hawaii]]<br>[[Houston Cougars football|Houston]] || 26 for 42, 475 yards, 5 TD's passing.<br>19 carries for 124 yards and 3 TD's.
|-
| [[2004 Hawaii Bowl|2004]] || [[Chad Owens]]  || [[2004 Hawaii Warriors football team|Hawaii]] || 8 catches for 114 yards, 2 TD's.<br>5 punt returns for 90 yards and a TD.
|-
| [[2005 Hawaii Bowl|2005]] || Caleb Spencer<br>[[Brandon Marshall]] || [[Nevada Wolfpack football|Nevada]]<br>[[UCF Knights football|UCF]]|| 11 receptions for 114 yards.<br>11 receptions for 210 yards and 3 TD's.
|-
| [[2006 Hawaii Bowl|2006]] || [[Colt Brennan]]<br>[[Jason Rivers (American football)|Jason Rivers]] || [[2006 Hawaii Warriors football team|Hawaii]]<br>[[2006 Hawaii Warriors football team|Hawaii]] || 33 for 42, 559 yards and 5 TD's.<br>14 receptions for 308 yards and 2 TD's.
|-
| [[2007 Hawaii Bowl|2007]] || [[Chris Johnson (running back)|Chris Johnson]] || [[2007 East Carolina Pirates football team|East Carolina]] || 408 all purpose yards, 2 TD's.
|-
| [[2008 Hawaii Bowl|2008]] || [[Golden Tate]]<br>[[Jimmy Clausen]]<br>Aaron Bain  || [[2008 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]]<br>[[2008 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]]<br>[[2008 Hawaii Warriors football team|Hawaii]] || 6 receptions for 177 yards and 3 TD's.<br>22 for 26, 401 yards and 5TD's<br>8 receptions for 109 yards and 2 TD's.

|-
| [[2009 Hawaii Bowl|2009]] || [[Kyle Padron]] || [[2009 SMU Mustangs football team|SMU]] || 32 of 41 passing for 460 yards and 2 TD's.
|-
| [[2010 Hawai'i Bowl|2010]] || [[Damaris Johnson]]<br>Curnelius Arnick<br>[[Greg Salas]] || [[2010 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team|Tulsa]]<br>[[2010 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team|Tulsa]]<br>[[2010 Hawaii Warriors football team|Hawaii]] || 5 carries for 98 yards and 1 TD, 4 receptions for 101 yards and 1 TD, 6 returns for 127 yards.<br>2 sacks, 8 UA Tackles, 2 Asst. Tackles, 2.5 TFL, 2 Int's for 106 yards and 1 TD<br>13 receptions for 214 yards and 2 TD's.
|}

==Game results==
{| class="wikitable"
! style="background:#21a0dd; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #000000;"|Date
! style="background:#21a0dd; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #000000;" colspan="2" | Winning team
! style="background:#21a0dd; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #000000;" colspan="2" | Losing team
! style="background:#21a0dd; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #000000;"|Attendance
! style="background:#21a0dd; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #000000;"|notes
|-
| December 25, 2002 || '''[[2002 Tulane Green Wave football team|Tulane]]''' || '''36''' || [[2002 Hawaii Warriors football team|Hawai{{okina}}i]] || 28 || 35,513 || [[2002 Hawaii Bowl|notes]]
|-
| December 25, 2003 || '''[[2003 Hawaii Warriors football team|Hawai{{okina}}i]]'''  || '''54''' || [[2003 Houston Cougars football team|Houston]] || 48 <small>(3OT)</small> || 29,005 || [[2003 Hawaii Bowl|notes]]
|-
| December 24, 2004 || '''[[2004 Hawaii Warriors football team|Hawai{{okina}}i]]'''  || '''59''' || [[2004 UAB Blazers football team|UAB]] || 40 || 39,754 || [[2004 Hawaii Bowl|notes]]
|-
| December 24, 2005 || '''[[2005 Nevada Wolf Pack football team|Nevada]]''' || '''49''' || [[2005 UCF Golden Knights football team|UCF]] || 48 <small>(OT)</small> || 16,134 || [[2005 Hawaii Bowl|notes]]
|-
| December 24, 2006 || '''[[2006 Hawaii Warriors football team|Hawai{{okina}}i]]'''  || '''41''' || [[2006 Arizona State Sun Devils football team|Arizona State]] || 24 || 43,435 || [[2006 Hawaii Bowl|notes]]
|-
| December 23, 2007 || '''[[2007 East Carolina Pirates football team|East Carolina]]'''  || '''41''' || [[2007 Boise State Broncos football team|Boise State]] || 38 || 30,467 || [[2007 Hawaii Bowl|notes]]
|-
| December 24, 2008 || '''[[2008 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]]'''  || '''49''' || [[2008 Hawaii Warriors football team|Hawai{{okina}}i]] || 21 || 43,487 || [[2008 Hawaii Bowl|notes]]
|-
| December 24, 2009 ||  '''[[2009 SMU Mustangs football team|SMU]]''' || '''45''' || [[2009 Nevada Wolf Pack football team|Nevada]] || 10 || 32,650 || [[2009 Hawaii Bowl|notes]]
|-
| December 24, 2010 || '''[[2010 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team|Tulsa]]''' || '''62''' || [[2010 Hawaii Warriors football team|Hawai{{okina}}i]] ||35|| 43,673 || [[2010 Hawaii Bowl|notes]]
|-
| December 24, 2011 ||'''[[2011 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team|Southern Miss]]'''||'''24'''||[[2011 Nevada Wolf Pack football team|Nevada]]||17|| 32,630 || [[2011 Hawaii Bowl|notes]]
|-
| December 24, 2012 ||'''[[2012 SMU Mustangs football team|SMU]]'''||'''43'''||[[2012 Fresno State Bulldogs football team|Fresno State]]||10|| 30,024 || [[2012 Hawaii Bowl|notes]]
|-
| December 24, 2013 ||'''[[2013 Oregon State Beavers football team|Oregon State]]'''||'''38'''||[[2013 Boise State Broncos football team|Boise State]]||23|| 29,106 || [[2013 Hawaii Bowl|notes]]
|-
| December 24, 2014 ||'''[[2014 Rice Owls football team|Rice]]'''||'''30'''||[[2014 Fresno State Bulldogs football team|Fresno State]]||6|| 25,365 || [[2014 Hawaii Bowl|notes]]
|-
| December 24, 2015 ||'''[[2015 San Diego State Aztecs football team|San Diego State]]'''||'''42'''||[[2015 Cincinnati Bearcats football team|Cincinnati]]||7||22,793|| [[2015 Hawaii Bowl|notes]]
|-
| December 24, 2016 ||'''[[2016 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team|Hawai{{okina}}i]]'''||'''52'''||[[2016 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team|Middle Tennessee]]||35||23,175|| [[2016 Hawaii Bowl|notes]]
|-
| December 24, 2017 ||'''[[2017 Fresno State Bulldogs football team|Fresno State]]'''||'''33'''||[[2017 Houston Cougars football team|Houston]]||27||20,546|| [[2017 Hawaii Bowl|notes]]
|-
| December 22, 2018 || '''[[2018 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team|Louisiana Tech]]''' || '''31''' || [[2018 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team|Hawai{{okina}}i]] || 14 || 30,911 || [[2018 Hawaii Bowl|notes]]
|-
| December 24, 2019 || '''[[2019 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team|Hawai{{okina}}i]]''' || '''38''' || [[2019 BYU Cougars football team|BYU]] || 34 || 21,582 || [[2019 Hawaii Bowl|notes]]
|-
| December 24, 2020 || colspan=4 align=center|''Canceled due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.staradvertiser.com/2020/10/02/sports/sports-breaking/hawaii-bowl-canceled-for-2020-but-aims-to-return-in-2021/ |title=Hawaii Bowl canceled for 2020 but aims to return in 2021 |first=Stephen |last=Tsai  |website=[[Honolulu Star-Advertiser]] |date=October 2, 2020 |access-date=November 27, 2020}}</ref> || {{mdash}} || {{mdash}}
|-
| December 24, 2021 || colspan=4 align=center|''Canceled''<ref>{{cite tweet |user=usatodaysports |number=1474221703156969472 |title=The Hawaii Bowl is off. |date=December 23, 2021 |accessdate=December 23, 2021}}</ref>{{efn|The 2021 game had been scheduled to feature [[2021 Memphis Tigers football team|Memphis]] vs. [[2021 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team|Hawai{{okina}}i]].}} || {{mdash}} || {{mdash}}
|-
| December 24, 2022 || '''[[2022 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team|Middle Tennessee]]''' || '''25''' || [[2022 San Diego State Aztecs football team|San Diego State]] || 23 || {{nbsp}}6,605 || [[2022 Hawaii Bowl|notes]]
|-
| December 23, 2023 || '''[[2023 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team|Coastal Carolina]]''' || '''24''' || [[2023 San Jose State Spartans football team|San Jose State]] || 14 || {{nbsp}}7,089 || [[2023 Hawaii Bowl|notes]]
|-
| December 24, 2024 || '''[[2024 South Florida Bulls football team|South Florida]]''' || '''41''' || [[2024 San Jose State Spartans football team|San Jose State]] || 39 <small>(5OT)</small> || {{nbsp}}6,720 || [[2024 Hawaii Bowl|notes]]
|}
Source:<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2020/Bowls.pdf |magazine=Bowl/All Star Game Records |title=SoFi Hawaii Bowl |page=14 |via=NCAA.org |publisher=NCAA |date=2020 |access-date=January 3, 2021}}</ref>

==MVPs==
===2002–2019===
The bowl named an MVP from each team from inception through the 2019 edition.

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!style="background:#21a0dd; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #000000;" rowspan=2|Year
!style="background:#21a0dd; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #000000;" colspan=3|Winning team MVP
!style="background:#21a0dd; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #000000;" colspan=3|Losing team MVP
|-
!style="border: 2px solid #7FBE41;"|Player
!style="border: 2px solid #7FBE41;"|Team
!style="border: 2px solid #7FBE41;"|Position
!style="border: 2px solid #7FBE41;"|Player
!style="border: 2px solid #7FBE41;"|Team
!style="border: 2px solid #7FBE41;"|Position
|-
| 2002
| Lynaris Elpheage || Tulane || CB
| Justin Colbert || Hawai{{okina}}i || WR
|-
| 2003
| [[Timmy Chang]] || Hawai{{okina}}i || QB
| [[Jackie Battle]] || Houston || RB
|-
| 2004
| [[Timmy Chang]]<br>[[Chad Owens]] || Hawai{{okina}}i || QB<br>WR
| [[Darrell Hackney]] || UAB || QB
|-
| 2005
| B.J. Mitchell || Nevada || RB
| [[Brandon Marshall]] || UCF || WR
|-
| 2006
| [[Colt Brennan]]<br>[[Jason Rivers (American football)|Jason Rivers]] || Hawai{{okina}}i || QB<br>WR
| [[Ryan Torain]] || Arizona State || RB
|-
| 2007
| [[Chris Johnson (running back)|Chris Johnson]] || East Carolina || RB
| Jeremy Avery || Boise State || RB
|-
| 2008
| [[Jimmy Clausen]]<br>[[Golden Tate]] || Notre Dame || QB<br>WR
| Aaron Bain || Hawai{{okina}}i || WR
|-
| 2009
| [[Kyle Padron]] || SMU || QB
| [[Kevin Basped]] || Nevada || DE
|-
| 2010
| [[Damaris Johnson]] || Tulsa || WR
| [[Greg Salas]] || Hawai{{okina}}i || WR
|-
| 2011
| [[Cordarro Law]] || Southern Miss || DL
| Lampford Mark || Nevada || RB
|-
| 2012
| [[Margus Hunt]] || SMU || DE
| [[Davante Adams]] || Fresno State || WR
|-
| 2013
| [[Rashaad Reynolds]] || Oregon State || CB
| [[Matt Miller (wide receiver)|Matt Miller]] || Boise State || WR
|-
| 2014
| Driphus Jackson<br>Brian Nordstrom || Rice || QB<br>DE
| Carl Mickelsen || Fresno State || LB
|-
| 2015
| Dakota Gordon || San Diego State || FB
|Zach Edwards || Cincinnati || S
|-
| 2016
| [[Dru Brown]] || Hawai{{okina}}i || QB
|[[Richie James]] || Middle Tennessee || WR
|-
| 2017
| Marcus McMaryion || Fresno State || QB
| Steven Dunbar || Houston || WR
|-
| 2018
| [[Jaylon Ferguson]] || Louisiana Tech || DE
| Kendall Hune || Hawai{{okina}}i || DE
|-
| 2019
| [[Cole McDonald]] || Hawai{{okina}}i || QB
| [[Zach Wilson]] || BYU || QB
|}

===2022–present===
Since the 2022 playing, the award—given to a single player—has been known as the Hugh Yoshida Most Valuable Player Award, honoring a former athletic director at the University of Hawai'i.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thehawaiibowl.com/news/easypost-hawaii-bowl-mvp-award-named-in-honor-of-hugh-yoshida/ |title=EasyPost Hawai‘i Bowl MVP Award Named in Honor of Hugh Yoshida |website=thehawaiibowl.com |date=December 20, 2022 |accessdate=December 25, 2022}}</ref>

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!style="background:#21a0dd; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #000000;" rowspan=2|Year
!style="background:#21a0dd; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #000000;" colspan=3|Bowl MVP
!style="background:#21a0dd; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #000000;"  rowspan=2|Ref.
|-
!style="border: 2px solid #7FBE41;"|Player
!style="border: 2px solid #7FBE41;"|Team
!style="border: 2px solid #7FBE41;"|Position
|-
| 2022 || Jordan Ferguson || Middle Tennessee || DE || <ref>{{cite tweet |user=MT_FB |number=1606887006797271041 |title=Your 2022 @HawaiiBowl Most Valuable Player |date=December 25, 2022 |accessdate=December 25, 2022}}</ref>
|-
| 2023 || [[Ethan Vasko]] || Coastal Carolina || QB || <ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.dailypress.com/2023/12/24/oscar-smith-high-alum-ethan-vasko-throws-three-td-passes-in-coastal-carolinas-hawaii-bowl-victory/ |title=Oscar Smith High alum Ethan Vasko throws 3 TD passes in Coastal Carolina’s Hawaii Bowl victory |first=Kalani |last=Takase |agency=[[Associated Press|AP]] |website=[[Daily Press (Virginia)|Daily Press]] |location=[[Newport News, Virginia]] |date=December 24, 2023 |accessdate=December 24, 2023}}</ref>
|-
| 2024 || John Cannon || South Florida || K || <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thehawaiibowl.com/2024-hawaii-bowl-game-notes/ |title=2024 Hawai’i Bowl Game Notes |website=thehawaiibowl.com |date=December 24, 2024 |accessdate=December 25, 2024}}</ref>
|}
Source:<ref name=History>{{cite web |url=https://www.thehawaiibowl.com/history/ |title=History |website=thehawaiibowl.com |access-date=December 24, 2019}}</ref>

==Most appearances==
Updated through the December 2024 edition (21 games, 42 total appearances).

;Teams with multiple appearances
{|class = "wikitable"
!style="background:#21a0dd; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #000000;"|Rank
!style="background:#21a0dd; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #000000;"|Team
!style="background:#21a0dd; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #000000;"|Appearances
!style="background:#21a0dd; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #000000;"|Record
!style="background:#21a0dd; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #000000;"|Win pct.
|-
| 1 || [[Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football|Hawai'i]] || 9 || 5–4 || {{winpct|5|4|leading_zero=y}}
|-
| rowspan=2|2 || [[Nevada Wolf Pack football|Nevada]] || 3 || 1–2 || {{winpct|1|2|leading_zero=y}}
|-
| [[Fresno State Bulldogs football|Fresno State]] || 3 || 1–2 || {{winpct|1|2|leading_zero=y}}
|-
| rowspan=6|4 || [[SMU Mustangs football|SMU]] || 2 || 2–0 || {{winpct|2|0|leading_zero=y}}
|-
| [[Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football|Middle Tennessee]] || 2 || 1–1 || {{winpct|1|1|leading_zero=y}}
|-
| [[San Diego State Aztecs football|San Diego State]] || 2 || 1–1 || {{winpct|1|1|leading_zero=y}}
|-
| [[Houston Cougars football|Houston]] || 2 || 0–2 || {{winpct|0|2|leading_zero=y}}
|-
| [[Boise State Broncos football|Boise State]] || 2 || 0–2 || {{winpct|0|2|leading_zero=y}}
|-
| [[San Jose State Spartans football|San Jose State]] || 2 || 0–2 || {{winpct|0|2|leading_zero=y}}
|}

;Teams with a single appearance
Won (10): [[Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football|Coastal Carolina]], [[East Carolina Pirates football|East Carolina]], [[Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football|Louisiana Tech]], [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish football|Notre Dame]], [[Oregon State Beavers football|Oregon State]], [[Rice Owls football|Rice]], [[South Florida Bulls football|South Florida]], [[Southern Miss Golden Eagles football|Southern Miss]], [[Tulane Green Wave football|Tulane]], [[Tulsa Golden Hurricane football|Tulsa]]
<br>
Lost (5): [[Arizona State Sun Devils football|Arizona State]], [[BYU Cougars football|BYU]], [[Cincinnati Bearcats football|Cincinnati]], [[UAB Blazers football|UAB]], [[UCF Knights football|UCF]]

==Appearances by conference==
Updated through the December 2024 edition (21 games, 42 total appearances).

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! style="background:#21a0dd; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #000000;" rowspan=2|Conference
! style="background:#21a0dd; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #000000;" colspan=4|Record
! style="background:#21a0dd; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #000000;" colspan=2|Appearances by season
|-
! style="border: 2px solid #000000;" |Games
! style="border: 2px solid #000000;" |W
! style="border: 2px solid #000000;" |L
! style="border: 2px solid #000000;" |Win pct.
! style="border: 2px solid #000000;" class=unsortable|Won
! style="border: 2px solid #000000;" class=unsortable|Lost
|-
| [[Conference USA|C-USA]] || 13 || {{WinLossPct|9|4}} || 2002, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2018, 2022 || 2003, 2004, 2005, 2016
|-
| [[Mountain West Conference|Mountain West]] || 11 ||  {{WinLossPct|4|7}} || 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019 || 2012, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2022, 2023, 2024
|-
| bgcolor=lightgrey|''[[Western Athletic Conference|WAC]]'' || 10 || {{WinLossPct|4|6}} || 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 || 2002, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
|-
| [[American Athletic Conference|The American]] || 3 || {{WinLossPct|1|2}} || 2024 || 2015, 2017
|-
| [[Pac-12 Conference|Pac-12]] || 2 || {{WinLossPct|1|1}} || 2013 || 2006
|-
| [[NCAA Division I FBS independent schools|Independents]] || 2 || {{WinLossPct|1|1}} || 2008 || 2019
|-
| [[Sun Belt Conference|Sun Belt]] || 1 || {{WinLossPct|1|0}} || 2023 || {{nbsp}}
|}

* The record of the Pac-12 includes appearances when the conference was known as the Pac-10 (before 2011).
* The WAC no longer sponsors FBS football.
* Independent appearances: Notre Dame (2008), BYU (2019)

==Game records==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! style="background:#21a0dd; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #000000;"|Team
! style="background:#21a0dd; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #000000;"|Record, Team vs. Opponent
! style="background:#21a0dd; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #000000;"|Year
|-
|Most points scored (one team)
| 62, Tulsa vs. Hawai{{okina}}i
| 2010
|-
|Most points scored (losing team)
| 48, shared by:<br>Houston vs. Hawai{{okina}}i<br>UCF vs. Nevada
| <br>2003<br>2005
|-
|Most points scored (both teams)
| 102, Hawai{{okina}}i vs. Houston
| 2003
|-
|Fewest points allowed
| 6, Rice vs. Fresno State
| 2014
|-
|Largest margin of victory
| 35, shared by:<br>SMU vs. Nevada<br>San Diego State vs. Cincinnati 
| <br>2009<br>2015
|-
|Total yards
| 680, Hawai{{okina}}i vs. Arizona State
| 2006
|-
|Rushing yards
| 369, Nevada vs. UCF
| 2005
|-
|Passing yards
| 559, Hawai{{okina}}i vs. Arizona State
| 2006
|-
|First downs 
| 32, Hawai{{okina}}i vs. Arizona State
| 2006
|-
|Fewest yards allowed
| 170, San Diego State vs. Middle Tennessee
| 2022
|-
|Fewest rushing yards allowed
| –66, San Diego State vs. Middle Tennessee
| 2022
|-
|Fewest passing yards allowed
| 93, Rice vs. Fresno State
| 2014
|-
! style="background:#21a0dd; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #000000;"|Individual
! style="background:#21a0dd; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #000000;"|Record, Player, Team vs. Opponent
! style="background:#21a0dd; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #000000;"|Year
|-
|All-purpose yards || 408, [[Chris Johnson (running back)|Chris Johnson]], East Carolina vs. Boise State || 2007
|-
|Touchdowns (all-purpose) || 3, several players—most recent:<br>Shawnbrey McNeal, SMU vs. Nevada || <br>2009
|-
|Rushing yards || 224, [[Chris Johnson (running back)|Chris Johnson]], East Carolina vs. Boise State || 2007
|-
|Rushing touchdowns || 3, several players—most recent:<br>Shawnbrey McNeal, SMU vs. Nevada || <br>2009
|-
|Passing yards || 559, [[Colt Brennan]], Hawai{{okina}}i vs. Arizona State || 2006
|-
|Passing touchdowns || 6, [[Colt Brennan]], Hawai{{okina}}i vs. Arizona State || 2006
|-
|Receptions || 14, [[Jason Rivers]], Hawai{{okina}}i vs. Arizona State || 2006
|-
|Receiving yards || 308, [[Jason Rivers]], Hawai{{okina}}i vs. Arizona State || 2006
|-
|Receiving touchdowns || 3, several players—most recent:<br>[[Golden Tate]], Notre Dame vs. Hawai{{okina}}i || <br>2008
|-
|Tackles || 16, Roosevelt Cooks, Nevada vs. UCF || 2005
|-
|Sacks || 4, Willie Baker, Louisiana Tech vs. Hawai{{okina}}i || 2018
|-
|Interceptions || 2, several players—most recent:<br>Khoury Bethley, Hawai{{okina}}i vs. BYU || <br>2019
|-
! style="background:#21a0dd; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #000000;"|Long Plays
! style="background:#21a0dd; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #000000;"|Record, Player, Team vs. Opponent
! style="background:#21a0dd; color:#FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #000000;"|Year
|-
|Touchdown run  || 78, [[Kevin Smith (running back)|Kevin Smith]], UCF vs. Nevada || 2005
|-
|Touchdown pass || 85, [[Matt Miller (wide receiver)|Matt Miller]] from Grant Hedrick, Boise State vs. Oregon State || 2013
|-
|Kickoff return || 100, [[Rashaad Penny]], San Diego State vs. Cincinnati || 2015
|-
|Punt return || 60, Chad McCullar, Houston vs. Hawai{{okina}}i || 2003
|-
|Interception return || 83, Hayden Greenbauer, SMU vs. Fresno State || 2012
|-
|Fumble return || 70, [[Rashaad Reynolds]], Oregon State vs. Boise State || 2013
|-
|Punt || 73, [[Mat McBriar]], Hawai{{okina}}i vs. Tulane || 2002
|-
|Field goal || 52, [[Jack Browning]], San Diego State vs. Middle Tennessee || 2022
|}
Source:<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehawaiibowl.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/2022EasyPostHawaiiBowl-BowlRecords.pdf |title=Game-By-Game Recaps & Record Book |website=thehawaiibowl.com |accessdate=December 25, 2022 |pages=20–22}}</ref>

==Media coverage==
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==References==
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