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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

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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*dagger
  • 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
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

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  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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