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KANSEI THE KICKER
Matsuzawa has been the nation's most prolific kicker throughout the season
Matsuzawa has been the nation's most prolific kicker throughout the season
Lou Groza Award semifinalist
22 consecutive made field goals to start the season (Mountain West and UH record)
23 consecutive made field goals dating back to last year - longest streak in school history, longest active streak in FBS
99 points scored - eighth in FBS
22 made field goals is a program single season school record
- Longest streak of consecutive made field goals to start a season by an FBS kicker since 2023 (Graham Nicholson, Miami Ohio – 23).
- Tied for first nationally in made field goals with 22 and the only kicker with at least 15 made kicks without a miss.
- Tied for seventh in FBS with eight made field goals of 40-plus yards. One of only two with eight-plus makes without a miss.
- Started the year on a streak of seven consecutive games with multiple field goals made and no misses - the longest in Mountain West history.
- Named to seven different midseason All-America teams (Associated Press, Athlon, CBS Sports, Pro Football Focus, Sports Illustrated, Sporting News, The Athletic).
- Four-time Mountain West Special Teams Player of the Week.
- Lou Groza Award Star of the Week (Week 0, 1).
- Nominee for the Burlsworth Trophy, the award given to the nation's top college football player who started their career as a walk-on.
- Kicked game-winning field goal as time expired in a Week 0 win over Stanford.
| Rank | Player (School) | FGs |
| 1. | Kansei Matsuzawa (Hawai‘i) | 23 |
| 2. | Tate Sandell (Oklahoma) | 21 |
| 3. | Luca Lombardo (Boston College) | 15 |
| Nico Radicic (Indiana) | 15 |
Kansei Matsuzawa - The Tokyo Toe
Kansei Matsuzawa - The Tokyo Toe for University of Hawai'i at Manoa Rainbow Warriors
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