Courtesy of Hawai‘i Athletics
University of Hawai’i placekicker Kansei Matsuzawa became the program’s first consensus All-American after being named to three of the NCAA’s five official All-America teams.
The Tokyo, Japan native was named to the first team by the Walter Camp Foundation, Associated Press, and American Football Coaches Association (AFCA). He was a second team selection by The Sporting News and Football Writers Association of America (FWAA).
No other UH football player was named to more than one of the official All-America selector teams. Offensive lineman Hercules Satele was UH’s last first-team honoree by the FWAA in 2007. Among UH’s other honorees by the NCAA’s selector teams include placekicker Jason Elam (1992 Kodak-AFCA) and defensive lineman Al Noga (1986 Associated Press)
Thus far, Matsuzawa has been named to 12 All-America teams including to the first team by five selectors – AFCA, Associated Press, CBS Sports, Walter Camp, and Pro Football & Sports Network. He was named to the second team by seven others – FWAA, The Sporting News, The Athletic, Sports Illustrated, Sports Info Solutions, USA Today, and On3.
In addition, Matsuzawa was one of three finalists for the Lou Groza Award, given to the nation’s top placekicker and was selected as the Mountain West’s Special Teams Player of the Year. He was also presented a proclamation by Honolulu City and County Mayor Rick Blangiardi – a former UH player and coach – who proclaimed December 18, 2025, “Kansei Matsuzawa Day.”
All-America Teams
AFCA* – First Team
Associated Press* – First Team
Walter Camp* – First Team
CBS Sports – First Team
Pro Football & Sports Network – First Team
FWAA* – Second Team
The Sporting News* – Second Team
The Athletic – Second Team
Sports Illustrated – Second Team
Sports Info Solutions – Second Team
USA Today – Second Team
On3 – Second Team
* – NCAA’s official All-America selector team
