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1979 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team

1979 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record6–5 (3–3 WAC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorBob Burt (3rd season)
Home stadiumAloha Stadium
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
1979 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 13 BYU $ 7 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
Utah 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 6 – 0
San Diego State 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Hawaii 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
New Mexico 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 6 – 0
Colorado State 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 1
Wyoming 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 8 – 0
UTEP 0 – 7 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8Utah
L 23–2741,511[1]
September 22New Mexico
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Halawa, HI
W 20–340,079[2]
September 29UNLV*
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Halawa, HI
L 31–4844,143[3]
October 5at No. 20 BYU
L 15–3834,741[4]
October 13Santa Clara*
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Halawa, HI
W 52–335,455[5]
October 20Prairie View A&M*
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Halawa, HI
W 65–028,839[6]
October 27at UTEP
W 27–1226,003[7]
November 3Temple*dagger
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Halawa, HI
L 31–343,372[8]
November 17Wyoming
L 13–2136,743[9]
November 24Colorado State
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Halawa, HI
W 24–1031,812[10]
December 1Arizona State*
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Halawa, HI
W 29–1742,040[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ "Utes hold off Hawaii, 27–23". The Salt Lake Tribune. September 10, 1979. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Hawaii trip results in number of losses for Lobos". Albuquerque Journal. September 24, 1979. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "44,143 see Vegas rout Bows, 48–31". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. September 30, 1979. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "BYU humbles Hawaii". South Idaho Press. October 7, 1979. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Hawaii routs Santa Clara". The Los Angeles Times. October 15, 1979. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Nolo contendere: Bows 65, PV 0". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. October 21, 1979. Retrieved August 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Hawaii buries UTEP, 27–12". Abilene Reporter-News. October 28, 1979. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Owls win on timely field goal". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 4, 1979. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Fred Borsch (November 18, 1979). "Cowboys lasso Rainbows at Aloha corral". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. p. K1. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Rainbows rally for 24–10 win". The Sunday Star-Bulletin & Advertiser. November 25, 1979. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Hawaii cleans up on tormented ASU in finale". The Arizona Republic. December 3, 1979. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Hawaii Rainbow Warrior Football 2016 Media Guide. University of Hawaii Athletics. p. 128.
  13. ^ "1979 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
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