1949 Hawaii Rainbows football team

1949 Hawaii Rainbows football
Pineapple Bowl, L 20–74 vs. Stanford
Conference	Independent
Record	6–3
Head coach	Tom Kaulukukui (5th season)
Home stadium	Honolulu Stadium

1949 Western college football independents records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 10 Pacific (CA)			–					11	–	0	–	0
Oregon College			–					9	–	0	–	0
No. 15 Santa Clara			–					8	–	2	–	1
San Francisco			–					7	–	3	–	0
Idaho State			–					6	–	2	–	1
Hawaii			–					6	–	3	–	0
La Verne			–					5	–	3	–	2
Loyola (CA)			–					6	–	4	–	0
Nevada			–					5	–	5	–	0
Pepperdine			–					4	–	5	–	0
Saint Mary's			–					3	–	6	–	1
Portland			–					3	–	5	–	0
Cal Poly San Dimas			–					2	–	8	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1949 Hawaii Rainbows football team represented the University of Hawaiʻi as an independent during the 1949 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Tom Kaulukukui, the Rainbows compiled a 6–3 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 23	Mōʻiliʻili Cards	Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii	W 59–6	9,000
October 1	at Texas Western	Kidd Field El Paso, TX	L 7–14	15,000
October 7	at Denver	DU Stadium Denver, CO	W 27–14	15,000
October 28	Islanders	Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii	W 98–7	5,500
November 4	Mōʻiliʻili Cards	Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii	W 34–0	2,500
November 11	Leilehua	Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii	W 76–6	2,000
December 2	Fresno State	Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii (rivalry)	W 41–14	15,000
December 16	Pacific (CA)	Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii	L 0–75	28,000
January 1, 1950	Stanford	Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii (Pineapple Bowl)	L 20–74	20,000