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Hawaii Warriors
Year founded: 1909
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City Mānoa, Honolulu, Hawaii
Team Colors Green and white
Head Coach June Jones
Home Stadium Aloha Stadium
League/Conference affiliations
Team history
  • All-Time Record: 491-372-26
  • Bowl Record: 5-2-0
National Championships (0)
Western Athletic Conference Championships (2)
  • 1992 (co-champions), 1999 (co-champions)

The Hawaii Warriors football team represents the University of Hawaii at Mānoa in NCAA Division I FBS college football. The team, currently coached by June Jones, is part of the Western Athletic Conference.

2007 season schedule

09/01/20076:05 p.m.Northern Colorado (FCS)*No. 24

W 63-6 09/08/20076:05 p.m.at Louisiana TechNo. 20

W 45-44 1 09/15/20076:35 p.m.at UNLV*No. 24

W 49-14 09/22/20076:05 p.m.Charleston Southern (FCS)*No. 18

W 66-10 09/29/20072:05 p.m.at IdahoNo. 17

W 48-20 10/06/20076:05 p.m.Utah StateNo. 15

W 52-37 10/12/20075:05 p.m.at San José StateNo. 16

ESPNW 42-35 1 10/27/20076:05 p.m.New Mexico StateNo. 17

  • Aloha Stadium
  • Honolulu, HI

11/10/20076:05 p.m.Fresno State

  • Aloha Stadium
  • Honolulu, HI

11/16/20078:05 p.m.at Nevada

ESPN2 11/23/20074:05 p.m.Boise State

  • Aloha Stadium
  • Honolulu, HI

ESPN2 12/01/2007TBAWashington*

  • Aloha Stadium
  • Honolulu, HI

ESPN or ESPN2

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Current coaching staff

Name Position Years
at UH		 Alma mater (Year)
June Jones Head Coach 8 New York State Regents College
George Lumpkin Associate Head Coach
Defensive Ends		 34 Hawaii (1972)
Dan Morrison Quarterbacks 8 UCLA (1971)
Dennis McKnight Offensive line 2 Drake (1981)
Rich Miano Secondary 8 Hawaii (1987)
Ron Lee Wide receivers 9 Willamette (1967)
Cal Lee Linebackers 4 Willamette (1970)
Wes Suan Running backs 8 Linfield (1975)
Mel deLaura Strength coach 8 Portland State
Greg McMackin Defensive coordinator 1 Southern Oregon
By Committee Special teams - -
Jeff Reinebold Special teams
Defensive line		 2 Indiana (1981)

Hawaii football history

Important milestones

  • 1920 - The College of Hawaii becomes the University of Hawaii and the football team plays its first intercollegiate game against Nevada, losing 14-0 on Christmas Day.
  • 1922 - Hawaii defeats its first collegiate opponent, beating Pomona 25-6 on Christmas Day.
  • 1923 - A rainbow appears over Moiliili Field after Hawaii upsets Oregon State, 7-0. Local reporters begin calling UH athletic teams the "Rainbows."
  • 1924-25 - The Rainbows, under the guidance of coach Otto Klum, complete back-to-back undefeated seasons. The Rainbows outscore their opponents 606-29 in 18 games. Among the schools defeated during this time are Colorado, Colorado State and Washington State. These two teams become known as the "Wonder Teams" due to their outstanding play.
  • 1926 - The Rainbows play their first game at their newly-constructed home field, Honolulu Stadium. The Rainbows fall to the Town Team by a score of 14-7 in front of 12,000 fans on Armistice Day.
  • 1935 - Rainbow running back and future coach Thomas Kaulukukui becomes Hawaii's first All-American player. Kaulukukui starred on Hawaii's 1934 undefeated team and set a school record in 1935 with a 103-yard kick return touchdown during a 19-6 loss to UCLA in Los Angeles. Kaulukukui's number 32 is later retired by the University and remains the only number to be retired in Hawaii football history.
  • 1942 - Following the Attack on Pearl Harbor and the United States' entry into World War II, Hawaii cancels the 1942, 1943, 1944 and 1945 football seasons. This marks the second time Hawaii has had to cancel football seasons due to the breakout of war. The 1912-14 seasons were cancelled due to World War I.
  • 1946 - Hawaii resumes football play after a four-year hiatus as a member of the NCAA. Hawaii enters as a Division II Independent. The Rainbows continue to play local teams on occasion but the bulk of their schedules are made up of collegiate teams.
  • 1955 - A year after suffering a 50-0 blowout loss to Nebraska in Honolulu, the Rainbows go up to Lincoln the following season and upset the Huskers 6-0. The win is considered one of the school's all-time biggest upsets.
  • 1961 - The UH Board of Athletic Control votes to abolish the football program due to a lack of finances. The program would return to intercollegiate competition the following year behind the urgings of new athletics director Young Suk Ko.
  • 1966 - Hawaii completes its first all-collegiate schedule.
  • 1968 - Head coach Dave Holmes begins what would be the most successful coaching tenure at Hawaii. From 1968-1974, UH won 67 percent of its games and never suffered a losing season. Holmes still ranks as the all-time leader at Hawaii in winning percentage (.718)
  • 1973 - The Rainbows record what is widely considered to be the biggest upset in school history, defeating Washington, 10-7, in front of 52,500 in Seattle. The Huskies were favored to beat Hawaii by as many as 50 points.
  • 1975 - 50,000-seat Aloha Stadium becomes the new home of Hawaii football. Hawaii loses its first game in the new stadium, falling to Texas A&I by a score of 43-9 in front of a crowd of 32,247.
  • 1976 - The NCAA reclassifies its divisions and drops Hawaii to Division I-A (now FCS). Athletic Director Ray Nagel appeals the decision and the next month the NCAA reinstitutes Hawaii to Division I status.
  • 1986 - Defensive end Al Noga becomes the first Hawaii player to be named a first-team All-American by the Associated Press. He also was tabbed as the school's first Heisman Trophy candidate.
  • 1992 - Hawaii wins a share of its first-ever WAC championship and posts its first bowl game victory, a 27-17 defeat of Illinois in the Thrifty Car Rental Holiday Bowl. Hawaii would finish the season ranked 20th in the nation and post a team-record 11 victories.
  • 1998 - Hawaii suffers through the program's first-ever winless season, going 0-12 under head coach Fred von Appen. von Appen coached the Rainbow Warriors to a 5-31 record in his three years at Hawaii. He would be fired after the season.
  • 1999 - June Jones becomes the new head coach at Hawaii and guides the Rainbow Warriors to the best single-season turnaround in NCAA history, winning nine games and a share of the WAC championship. Hawaii would go on to defeat Oregon State in the Jeep Oahu Bowl, 23-17.
  • 2001 - Hawaii changes its nickname from "Rainbow Warriors" to simply "Warriors." Wide receiver Ashley Lelie becomes the highest draft pick in program history as the Denver Broncos select him with the 19th pick in the first round of the 2002 NFL Draft.
  • 2002 - Hawaii is invited to play in the inaugural ConAgra Foods Hawaii Bowl. The Warriors would fall to Tulane, 36-28.
  • 2003 - Hawaii returns to the Hawaii Bowl and defeats Houston in a wild 54-48 triple-overtime game.
  • 2004 - Hawaii returns for a third-straight season to the Hawaii Bowl and triumphs over UAB, 59-40. Hawaii quarterback Timmy Chang would also become the NCAA's all-time leader in passing yards with 17,072 over the course of his career, eclipsing the old mark (15,031) set by former BYU quarterback Ty Detmer.
  • 2005 - Hawaii finishes 5-7 and misses out on playing in a bowl game for the first time since 2001, despite a breakout year for quarterback Colt Brennan.
  • 2006 - Quarterback Colt Brennan sets NCAA single-season records for touchdown passes (58) and passer efficiency rating (185.96), on his way to a sixth-place finish in the Heisman Trophy voting. The Warriors return to the Hawaii Bowl and defeat Arizona State, 41-24. Hawaii head coach June Jones passes Dick Tomey to become the winningest head coach in school history.

Rivalries

Hawaii has three teams that can be considered rivals—BYU, Fresno State and Boise State.

BYU has always been regarded by many Hawaii residents to be the Warriors' biggest rival and most high-profile game. One of the reasons for the interest in games against BYU comes from the large Mormon population in Hawaii, especially on the island of Oʻahu, and BYU's success in recruiting players from Hawaii. The rivalry with BYU has been largely one-sided, with the Cougars holding a 19-8-0 all-time advantage in the series and going 18-5 since 1972 when Lavell Edwards became BYU’s head coach. BYU won 10 straight contests against the Warriors from 1978 through 1988 and 6 straight from 1993 through 1998. Hawaii has never won in Provo, Utah losing all 8 contests by an average score of 34 to 18. The series has decreased in notability and importance due to BYU's defection to the Mountain West Conference in 1999. In 2001, Hawaii ruined the then 8th ranked Cougars perfect 12-0 season and ended any chance of BYU earning a BCS bowl bid with a 72-45 victory at Aloha Stadium. The last meeting between the two teams was a 35-32 BYU victory at Provo in 2002.

The rivalry with Fresno State has increased greatly in recent years, with both teams contending annually for the conference championship. The Bulldogs hold a slight edge in the series with a record of 20-18-1 against the Warriors. Coaches from both schools have accused each side of various episodes of poor sportsmanship over the years, and both schools have some of the nation's rowdiest fans. The rivalry has featured some lopsided results, including a 70-14 Fresno victory in 2004 and a 68-37 Warriors victory in 2006.

Boise State and Hawaii have begun to develop a rivalry since the Broncos joined the WAC in 2001. The Broncos have won the all of the contests between the two schools since Boise State became a conference member, but many of them have been very closely contested. As these two teams are usually two of the better teams in the WAC, the rivalry can only be expected to grow in the coming years.

Hawaii And Boise State next meet in Honolulu on November 23,2007

Records and statistics

Team records

  • Consecutive victories: 11, 1980-1981
  • Consecutive home victories: 11, 1988-1989
  • Consecutive winning seasons: 9, 1967-1975
  • Largest NCAA Division I margin of victory: 59 vs. UTEP, Oct. 13, 2001
  • Most points in a season: 507, 2006
  • Victories in a season: 11, 1992, 2006

Career records

Single-game records

  • Most passing yards in a single game: 559, Colt Brennan vs. Arizona State, 2006
  • Most passing touchdowns in a single game: 8, Nick Rolovich vs. BYU, 2001
  • Most rushing yards in a single game: 270, Pete Wilson vs. BYU, 1950
  • Most rushing touchdowns in a single game: 5, Heikoti Fakava vs. Yale, 1987
  • Most receiving yards in a single game: 308, Jason Rivers vs. Arizona State, 2006
  • Most receiving touchdowns in a single game: 4, Jason Rivers vs. Idaho, 2004 and Ryan Grice-Mullen vs. New Mexico State, 2005
  • Most receptions in a single game: 14, Chad Owens vs. Army, 2003, Davone Bess vs. Fresno State, 2005, Jason Rivers vs. Arizona State, 2006, and Ryan Grice-Mullen vs. San Jose State, 2007
  • Most total kick return yards in a single game: 342 (NCAA record), Chad Owens vs. BYU, 2001
  • Longest field goal made: 56 yards, Jason Elam vs. BYU, 1992
  • Most points scored in a single game: 72, vs. BYU, 2001

Single-season records

  • Most passing yards in a season: 5,549, Colt Brennan, 2006
  • Most passing touchdowns in a season: 58 (NCAA Record), Colt Brennan, 2006
  • Most passing touchdowns in two seasons: 94, Colt Brennan, 2006
  • Most consecutive pass attempts without an interception: 182, Colt Brennan, 2006
  • Best efficiency rating in a season (min. 100 att.): 185.96, Colt Brennan, 2006
  • Most rushing yards in a season: 1,498, Travis Sims, 1992
  • Most rushing touchdowns in a season: 18, Jamal Farmer, 1989
  • Most receiving yards in a season: 1,713, Ashley Lelie, 2001
  • Most receiving touchdowns in a season: 19, Ashley Lelie, 2001
  • Most receptions in a season: 102, Chad Owens, 2004
  • Most total tackles in a season: 169, Jeff Ulbrich, 1999
  • Most sacks in a season: 17, Al Noga, 1986
  • Most interceptions in a season: 9, Walter Briggs, 1989

Statistics compiled from the University of Hawaii football Media Guide and NCAA.org.

Bowl game appearances and results

Year and bowl Winning team Losing team
1989 Aloha Bowl Michigan State 33 Hawaii 13
1992 Holiday Bowl Hawaii 27 Illinois 17
1999 Oʻahu Bowl Hawaii 23 Oregon State 17
2002 Hawaii Bowl Tulane 36 Hawaii 28
2003 Hawaii Bowl Hawaii 54 Houston 48 (3 OT)
2004 Hawaii Bowl Hawaii 59 UAB 40
2006 Hawaii Bowl Hawaii 41 Arizona State 24

Conference championships

Year Championship Record
1992 Western Athletic Conference* 11-2 (6-2) (co-champions)
1999 Western Athletic Conference* 9-4 (5-2) (co-champions)

* Co-championship

College Football Hall of Famers

Players

Coaches

Individual awards

AP All-Americans

AP Little All-Americans

Scripps/FWAA Freshman All-Americans

CoSIDA Academic All-Americans

Mosi Tatupu Award

Sammy Baugh Trophy

Players of note

Current NFL players

Other Current Professional Players

Other Famous Coaches and Players

For a full list of Hawaii players drafted into the NFL, visit NFL.com

Previous team helmets

External links

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