1979 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team

The 1979 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team represented the University of Hawaii at Manoa in the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. Hawaii finished the 1979 season with a 6–5 record and a 3–3 in their first season of Western Athletic Conference (WAC) play. The warriors were led by third-year head coach Dick Tomey.

1979 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record6–5 (3–3 WAC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorBob Burt (3rd season)
Home stadiumAloha Stadium
1979 Western Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 13 BYU $ 7 0 011 1 0
Utah 5 2 06 6 0
San Diego State 4 2 08 3 0
Hawaii 3 3 06 5 0
New Mexico 3 4 06 6 0
Colorado State 3 4 04 7 1
Wyoming 2 5 04 8 0
UTEP 0 7 02 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8UtahL 23–2741,511
September 22New Mexico
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Halawa, HI
W 20–340,079
September 29UNLV*
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Halawa, HI
L 31–4844,143
October 5at No. 20 BYUL 15–3834,741
October 13Santa Clara*
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Halawa, HI
W 52–335,455
October 20Prairie View A&M*
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Halawa, HI
W 65–028,839[1]
October 27at UTEPW 27–1226,003
November 3Temple*
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Halawa, HI
L 31–343,372
November 17Wyoming
L 13–2136,743[2]
November 24Colorado State
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Halawa, HI
W 24–1031,812
December 1Arizona State*
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Halawa, HI
W 29–1742,040
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. "Nolo contendere: Bows 65, PV 0". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. October 21, 1979. Retrieved August 19, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  2. Fred Borsch (November 18, 1979). "Cowboys lasso Rainbows at Aloha corral". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. p. K1 via Newspapers.com.
  3. Hawaii Rainbow Warrior Football 2016 Media Guide. University of Hawaii Athletics. p. 128.
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