1951 Hawaii Rainbows football team

1951 Hawaii Rainbows football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–7
Head coach
Home stadiumHonolulu Stadium
1951 Western college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 14 San Francisco     9 0 0
La Verne     5 3 0
Pacific (CA)     6 5 0
Fresno State     5 5 0
Santa Clara     3 5 1
    4 7 0
Loyola (CA)     3 6 0
San Jose State     2 7 1
Cal Poly San Dimas     1 6 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1951 Hawaii Rainbows football team represented the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa as an independent during the 1951 college football season. In their first season under head coach Archie Kodros, the Rainbows compiled a 4–7 record.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12Honolulu Town TeamW 8–218,000
September 22at TulsaL 0–5814,479
September 29at BYU
L 7–208,000–8,500[2]
October 6at CincinnatiL 0–3420,000
October 24Mickalums
  • Honolulu Stadium
  • Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii
W 40–201,000
November 7Honolulu Town Team
  • Honolulu Stadium
  • Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii
W 47–131,500
November 18Submarines Pacific (CA)
  • Honolulu Stadium
  • Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii
L 33–3514,000
November 30College of Idaho
  • Honolulu Stadium
  • Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii
W 31–1311,000
December 16Pendleton
  • Honolulu Stadium
  • Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii
L 26–315,000
December 21Arizona
  • Honolulu Stadium
  • Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii
L 21–327,500[3]
January 1, 1952San Diego State
L 13–3410,000
  • Homecoming

References

  1. ^ "2020 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Hawaii. 2020. p. 171. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
  2. ^ Ray Schwartz (September 30, 1951). "Cougar Gridders Defeat Rainbows, 20-7". The Sunday Herald (Provo, Utah). p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Arizona rallies to beat Hawaii, 32–21". Tucson Daily Citizen. December 22, 1951. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.