1985 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team

1985 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record4–6–2 (4–3–1 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAloha Stadium
1985 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Air Force + 7 – 1 – 0 12 – 1 – 0
No. 16 BYU + 7 – 1 – 0 11 – 3 – 0
Utah 5 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
4 – 3 – 1 4 – 6 – 2
Colorado State 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 7 – 0
San Diego State 3 – 4 – 1 5 – 6 – 1
New Mexico 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Wyoming 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
UTEP 1 – 7 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1985 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team represented the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa in the Western Athletic Conference during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their ninth season under head coach Dick Tomey, the Rainbow Warriors compiled a 4–6–2 record.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 31Kansas*
L 27–3346,626[3]
September 14Utah
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Halawa, HI
L 27–2946,591[4]
September 21Long Beach State*
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Halawa, HI
L 30–3343,076[5]
October 5at Fresno State*
T 24–2429,676[6]
October 12at Wyoming
W 26–1814,433[7]
October 19Pacific (CA)*
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Halawa, HI
L 15–2441,500[8]
October 26at New Mexico
W 27–1719,111[9]
November 2Colorado State
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Halawa, HI
W 34–1443,451[10]
November 9at UTEP
W 23–712,910[11]
November 23No. 10 Air Force
L 20–2750,000[12]
November 30San Diego State
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Halawa, HI
T 10–1040,316[13]
December 7No. 9 BYU
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Halawa, HI
L 6–2647,482[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

[15]

Personnel

1985 Hawaii Warriors football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB M.L. Johnson Jr
DL Al Noga So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured
    • Redshirt

    References

    1. ^ "1985 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
    2. ^ "2020 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Hawaii. 2020. p. 175. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
    3. ^ "Jayhawks pass off troubles, open season with a victory". The Kansas City Times. September 2, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    4. ^ "Field goal in final 3 seconds pushes Utes to 29–27 victory". The Daily Spectrum. September 16, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    5. ^ "Rainbows lose third in a row". The Sunday Star Bulliten & Advertiser. September 22, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    6. ^ "Rainbows, Fresno State play to a 24–24 standoff". The Sunday Star Bulliten & Advertiser. October 6, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    7. ^ "Rainbow Warriors ride down Cowboys, 26–18". Casper Star-Tribune. October 13, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    8. ^ "UOP quarterback leads Tigers over Hawaii 24–15". The Sacramento Bee. October 21, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    9. ^ "Permetter helps UH rin down Lobos, 27–17". The Sunday Star Bulletin & Advertiser. October 27, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    10. ^ "Hawaii clouts Colorado State". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 4, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    11. ^ "Miners can't move football; Hawaii moves in". The El Paso Times. November 10, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    12. ^ "Air Force shares title with BYU". Reno Gazette-Journal. November 25, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    13. ^ "Hawaii blocks SDSU field goal to preserve tie". The Los Angeles Times. December 2, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    14. ^ "BYU wins another WAC title with win in Hawaii". The Salt Lake Tribune. December 8, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    15. ^ "1985 Hawaii (Admin)". Retrieved February 24, 2024.
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