Kansei Matsuzawa

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Kansei Matsuzawa
No. 17 – Hawaii Rainbow Warriors
Position Kicker
ClassSenior
Personal information
Born Ichikawa, Chiba, Japan [1]
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school Makuhari Sogo High School
College
Stats at ESPN

Kansei Matsuzawa is a Japanese American football player who currently plays for the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors as a placekicker.

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Career

Matsuzawa began his college career at Hocking College in Ohio. He spent two years at Hocking where he converted 12 field goals with a long of 50 yards. [2] In 2023, He transferred to the University of Hawaii but did not appear in any games. In his junior season, Matsuzawa started every game and lead the team in scoring. [1] On August 23, 2025, Matsuzawa converted a field goal as time expired to beat Stanford University [3] helping him win the Mountain West Conference Special Teams Player of the Week award. [4]

Personal life

Matsuzawa was born in Tokyo, Japan and attended Makuhari Sogo High School. [5] At 20 years old he taught himself how to kick the ball from YouTube videos. [6] [7]

References

  1. 1 2 "Kansei Matsuzawa - Football". University of Hawai'i at Manoa Athletics. Retrieved August 29, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Kansei Matsuzawa, Who Learned To Kick on YouTube, Helps Hawaii Beat Stanford". www.foxsports.com. Retrieved August 25, 2025.
  3. ↑ Mandel, Stewart (August 24, 2025). "Hawaii spoils Frank Reich-Andrew Luck Stanford opener on walk-off field goal". The New York Times. Retrieved August 29, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Football Players of the Week". Mountain West Conference. August 5, 2023. Retrieved August 29, 2025.
  5. ↑ Chinen, Kyle (September 5, 2024). "Rainbow Warriors kicker Kansei Matsuzawa finds his footing in Manoa". www.hawaiinewsnow.com. Retrieved August 25, 2025.
  6. ↑ Vannini, Chris (September 5, 2025). "Meet Kansei Matsuzawa, this college football season's first awesome underdog story". The New York Times.
  7. ↑ "Hawaii kicker wins the internet with unbelievable backstory". www.sportingnews.com. August 24, 2025. Retrieved August 25, 2025.
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