1986 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team

1986 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record7–5 (4–4 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAloha Stadium
1986 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
San Diego State $ 7 – 1 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
BYU 6 – 2 – 0 8 – 5 – 0
Air Force 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
4 – 4 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Colorado State 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Wyoming 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 6 – 0
New Mexico 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 8 – 0
UTEP 2 – 6 – 0 4 – 8 – 0
Utah 1 – 7 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1986 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team represented the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa in the Western Athletic Conference during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their tenth season under head coach Dick Tomey, the Rainbow Warriors compiled a 7–5 record.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 30at Air Force
L 17–2446,242[3]
September 6Wisconsin*
W 20–1745,403[4]
September 20UTEP
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Halawa, HI
W 31–2146,427[5]
October 4New Mexico
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Halawa, HI
W 27–1046,119[6]
October 18at Colorado State
L 7–3128,310[7]
October 25Cal State Fullerton*
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Halawa, HI
W 26–1534,530–40,423[8]
November 1at Utah
W 33–1326,274[9]
November 8BYU
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Halawa, HI
L 3–1046,485[10]
November 15Fresno State*
W 24–1340,487[11]
November 22at San Diego State
L 5–3523,838[12]
November 29Wyoming
W 35–1940,383[13]
December 6No. 4 Michigan*
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Halawa, HI
L 10–2750,000[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

1986 Hawaii Warriors football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB M.L. Johnson Sr
DL Al Noga Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "1986 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. ^ "Air Force scores late to whip upstart Rainbows". The Daily Herald. August 31, 1986. Retrieved April 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Rainbow rally ruins UW visit". Wisconsin State Journal. September 8, 1986. Retrieved April 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Crowell lifts Rainbows past Miners". The Salt Lake Tribune. September 22, 1986. Retrieved April 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Their QB's OK, but Lobos 0–5". Carlsbad Current-Argus. October 6, 1986. Retrieved April 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Rams' defense denies Rainbows, 31–7". Honolulu Star-Bulletin & Advertiser. October 19, 1986. Retrieved April 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Jim McCurdie (October 27, 1986). "Titans Grounded in Hawaii". The Los Angeles Times (Orange County ed.). p. III-17. Retrieved February 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Rainbows rin past haunted Utes". The Salt Lake Tribune. November 2, 1986. Retrieved April 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Brigham Young frustrates UH another time for 10–3 victory". Honolulu Star-Bulletin & Advertiser. November 9, 1986. Retrieved April 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Sweeney nears record, but Fresno State falls 24–13". The Sacramento Bee. November 17, 1986. Retrieved April 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Aztecs get physical in rout over Hawaii". The Blade-Tribune. November 23, 1986. Retrieved April 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Pokes end grid season with 35–19 loss at Hawaii". Casper Star-Tribune. December 1, 1986. Retrieved April 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ Tommy George (December 7, 1987). "U-M dazzles Rainbows: Hawaii beached, 27–10". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1G, 8G – via Newspapers.com.
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