1956 Hawaii Rainbows football team

1956 Hawaii Rainbows football
Conference	Independent
Record	7–3
Head coach	Hank Vasconcellos (5th season)
Home stadium	Honolulu Stadium

1956 NCAA College Division independents football records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Alfred			–					8	–	0	–	0
Northern Michigan			–					7	–	0	–	1
St. Norbert			–					8	–	1	–	0
Carthage			–					8	–	2	–	0
Tampa			–					7	–	2	–	0
Cal Poly San Dimas			–					6	–	2	–	0
Mississippi Southern			–					7	–	2	–	1
Wabash			–					6	–	2	–	1
Hawaii			–					7	–	3	–	0
Hofstra			–					7	–	3	–	0
Xavier			–					7	–	3	–	0
Franklin & Marshall			–					5	–	2	–	1
Louisville			–					6	–	3	–	0
Pepperdine			–					6	–	3	–	0
Washington University			–					6	–	3	–	0
La Verne			–					6	–	4	–	0
Buffalo			–					5	–	3	–	0
Drexel			–					5	–	3	–	0
Long Beach State			–					5	–	3	–	0
Delaware			–					5	–	3	–	1
Memphis State			–					5	–	4	–	1
Arkansas State			–					5	–	4	–	0
Chattanooga			–					5	–	4	–	0
Baldwin–Wallace			–					4	–	5	–	0
Washington & Jefferson			–					3	–	4	–	1
Rose Poly			–					3	–	4	–	0
Bucknell			–					3	–	5	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					3	–	5	–	0
Temple			–					3	–	5	–	0
Howard (AL)			–					2	–	5	–	2
Sewanee			–					1	–	6	–	1
UC Riverside			–					1	–	6	–	0

The 1956 Hawaii Rainbows football team represented the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa as an independent during the 1956 NCAA College Division football season. In their fifth season under head coach Hank Vasconcellos, the Rainbows compiled a 7–3 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
August 31	Prep All-Stars	Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii	W 21–7	22,000
September 21	Naval Station Pearl Harbor	Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii	W 59–7
September 28	Humboldt State	Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii	W 33–6	12,000
October 7	Hawaii Rams	Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii	W 32–7	1,000
October 20	at No. 15 Iowa	Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA	L 0–34	40,000
October 27	at Fresno State	Ratcliffe Stadium Fresno, CA (rivalry)	L 20–39	7,000
November 9	Southern Oregon	Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii	W 59–0	5,500
November 18	Hawaii Marines	Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii	L 2–7	4,000
November 24	Lewis & Clark	Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii	W 45–6	6,000
November 30	San Jose State	Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii	W 20–0	6,000
Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game