1987 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team

1987 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record5–7 (3–5 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPaul Johnson (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorRich Ellerson (1st season)
Home stadiumAloha Stadium
1987 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Wyoming $ 8 – 0 – 0 10 – 3 – 0
BYU 7 – 1 – 0 9 – 4 – 0
Air Force 6 – 2 – 0 9 – 4 – 0
UTEP 5 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
San Diego State 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 7 – 0
3 – 5 – 0 5 – 7 – 0
Utah 2 – 6 – 0 5 – 7 – 0
Colorado State 1 – 7 – 0 1 – 11 – 0
New Mexico 0 – 8 – 0 0 – 11 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1987 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team represented the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa in the Western Athletic Conference during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Bob Wagner, the Rainbow Warriors compiled a 5–7 record.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5Cal State Fullerton*
W 44–045,408[3][4]
September 12at Wisconsin*
L 7–2853,509[5]
September 26at UTEP
L 13–3746,921[6]
October 3Yale*
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Halawa, HI
W 62–1041,447–43,238[7]
October 10at New Mexico
W 41–3115,565[8]
October 17Utah
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Halawa, HI
W 25–1441,133[9]
October 24BYU
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Halawa, HI
L 14–1646,843[10]
October 31San Diego State
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Halawa, HI
L 21–2941,437[11]
November 7Colorado State
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Halawa, HI
W 39–3832,744[12]
November 21Air Force
L 31–3443,340[13]
November 28Wyoming
L 20–2439,690[14]
December 5Arkansas*
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Halawa, HI
L 20–3842,712[15]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

Personnel

1987 Hawaii Warriors football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DL Al Noga Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "1987 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. ^ Robyn Norwood (September 7, 1987). "Rainbows Leave Titans Looking for Ray of Sunlight". The Los Angeles Times (Orange County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-14. Retrieved February 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Hawaii 44, CS Fullerton 0". The Los Angeles Times (Orange County ed.). Los Angeles, California. September 7, 1987. p. III-15. Retrieved February 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Badgers dump Hawaii in Morton's first game". Herald-Times-Reporter. September 13, 1987. Retrieved May 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Undefeated Miners halt Hawaii". The El Paso Times. September 27, 1987. Retrieved May 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Lewis, Ferd (October 4, 1987). "'Bows Flex Muscle to Rout Yale, 62–10". Sunday Star-Bulletin & Advertiser. p. D-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Rainbows count out Lobos' rally". Albuquerque Journal. October 11, 1987. Retrieved May 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Hawaii defuses Ute passing game, 25–14". Casper Star-Tribune. October 19, 1987. Retrieved May 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "BYU stops 'Bows in defensive battle". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 26, 1987. Retrieved May 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "San Diego State, Santos strike late for win in Hawaii". The Los Angeles Times. November 2, 1987. Retrieved May 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "'Bows overtake Rams, 39–38". Honolulu Star-Bulletin & Advertiser. November 8, 1987. Retrieved May 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "8 seconds left: UH loses, 34–31". Honolulu Honolulu Star-Bulletin & Advertiser. November 22, 1987. Retrieved May 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Cowboys finish perfect in WAC". Casper Star-Tribune. November 30, 1987. Retrieved May 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Hogs rip Rainbows in Hawaii". The Shreveport Times. December 6, 1987. Retrieved May 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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