1952 Hawaii Rainbows football team

1952 Hawaii Rainbows football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–5–2
Head coach
Home stadiumHonolulu Stadium
1952 Western college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Fresno State   –   8 – 2 – 0
Pacific (CA)   –   7 – 3 – 1
San Jose State   –   6 – 3 – 0
La Verne   –   5 – 3 – 1
  –   5 – 5 – 2
Cal Poly San Dimas   –   4 – 4 – 0
Nevada   –   2 – 2 – 0
Santa Clara   –   2 – 6 – 1

The 1952 Hawaii Rainbows football team represented the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa as an independent during the 1952 college football season. In their first season under head coach Hank Vasconcellos, the Rainbows compiled a 5–5–2 record.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12Honolulu Town Team
W 42–020,000
September 20at Arizona
L 7–5718,000[2]
September 26at Lewis & Clark
W 21–203,700
October 4at Texas Western
L 26–4210,000[3]
October 15Hawaiian Athletic Club
  • Honolulu Stadium
  • Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii
W 47–0
October 22Barbers Point NAS
  • Honolulu Stadium
  • Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii
W 40–20
October 30Hawaii 49ers
  • Honolulu Stadium
  • Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii
T 21–219,000
November 5Honolulu Town Team
  • Honolulu Stadium
  • Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii
W 40–7900
November 16Hawaii 49ers
  • Honolulu Stadium
  • Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii
L 14–41
November 28Willamette
  • Honolulu Stadium
  • Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii
T 7–78,500
December 5Pacific (CA)
  • Honolulu Stadium
  • Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii
L 13–497,000
December 13Barbers Point NAS
  • Honolulu Stadium
  • Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii
L 7–16
  • Homecoming

References

  1. ^ "2020 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Hawaii. 2020. p. 171. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
  2. ^ "Arizona whips Hawaii, 57–7". The Honolulu Advertiser. September 21, 1952. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Texas Western defeats Hawaii". The Sunday Oregonian. October 5, 1952. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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