2017 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team

2017 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football
ConferenceMountain West Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record3–9 (1–7 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrian Smith (2nd season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorLegi Suiaunoa (1st season)
Base defense4–3
MVPDiocemy Saint Juste
Home stadiumAloha Stadium
2017 Mountain West Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Mountain Division
No. 22 Boise State xy$   7 – 1     11 – 3  
Colorado State   5 – 3     7 – 6  
Wyoming   5 – 3     8 – 5  
Utah State   4 – 4     6 – 7  
Air Force   4 – 4     5 – 7  
New Mexico   1 – 7     3 – 9  
West Division
Fresno State xy   7 – 1     10 – 4  
San Diego State   6 – 2     10 – 3  
UNLV   4 – 4     5 – 7  
Nevada   3 – 5     3 – 9  
  1 – 7     3 – 9  
San Jose State   1 – 7     2 – 11  
Championship: Boise State 17, Fresno State 14
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team represented the University of Hawaii at Manoa in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Rainbow Warriors played their home games at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu. They competed in the West Division of the Mountain West Conference and were led by second-year head coach Nick Rolovich. They finished the season 3–9, 1–7 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for fifth place in the West Division. This marked the seventh straight losing season, continuing a school record, compiling a record of 29-62 since 2011.

Schedule

Although NCAA rules allow Hawaii to play a 13-game regular season,[1] only 12 games were scheduled for Hawaii's 2017 season.

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 261:00 p.m.at UMass*
ELVN/SPEC☆W 38–3512,145
September 27:00 p.m.Western Carolina*
SPEC PPVW 41–1825,472
September 912:00 p.m.at UCLA*
P12NL 23–5650,444
September 234:15 p.m.at Wyoming
ESPN2L 21–28 OT17,796
September 307:00 p.m.Colorado State
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Honolulu, HI
SPEC PPVL 21–5125,687
October 75:30 p.m.at Nevada
CBSSNL 21–3516,566
October 147:00 p.m.San Jose State
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Honolulu, HI (rivalry)
SPEC PPVW 37–2625,019
October 285:15 p.m.San Diego State
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Honolulu, HI
ESPN2L 7–2823,018
November 41:00 p.m.at UNLV
SPEC PPVL 23–3116,278
November 117:00 p.m.Fresno State
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Honolulu, HI (rivalry)
SPEC PPVL 21–3121,357
November 1810:00 a.m.at Utah State
SPEC PPVL 0–3817,650
November 254:00 p.m.BYU*
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Honolulu, HI
CBSSNL 20–3024,910
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • All times are in Hawaii time

[2] ☆Spectrum Sports Hawaii simulcast the UMass game. The game was available on Spectrum Sports Hawaii statewide and was not part of the teams PPV package.

Game summaries

At UMass

1 2 3 4 Total
Rainbow Warriors 7 7 7 17 38
Minutemen 7 7 14 7 35
See also: 2017 UMass Minutemen football team

Western Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total
Catamounts 0 10 8 0 18
Rainbow Warriors 7 14 13 7 41
See also: 2017 Western Carolina Catamounts football team

At UCLA

1 2 3 4 Total
Rainbow Warriors 0 7 7 9 23
Bruins 14 21 14 7 56
See also: 2017 UCLA Bruins football team

At Wyoming

1 2 3 4OT Total
Rainbow Warriors 0 7 7 70 21
Cowboys 0 7 7 77 28
See also: 2017 Wyoming Cowboys football team and Hawaii–Wyoming football rivalry

Colorado State

1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 14 17 13 7 51
Rainbow Warriors 0 7 7 7 21
See also: 2017 Colorado State Rams football team

At Nevada

1 2 3 4 Total
Rainbow Warriors 7 7 7 0 21
Wolf Pack 7 14 7 7 35
See also: 2017 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

San Jose State

1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 10 3 7 6 26
Rainbow Warriors 0 14 7 16 37
See also: 2017 San Jose State Spartans football team

San Diego State

1 2 3 4 Total
Aztecs 7 7 7 7 28
Rainbow Warriors 0 7 0 0 7
See also: 2017 San Diego State Aztecs football team

At UNLV

1 2 3 4 Total
Rainbow Warriors 0 6 7 10 23
Rebels 7 0 21 3 31
See also: 2017 UNLV Rebels football team

Fresno State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 21 10 0 31
Rainbow Warriors 7 0 0 14 21
See also: 2017 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

At Utah State

1 2 3 4 Total
Rainbow Warriors 0 0 0 0 0
Aggies 14 7 14 3 38
See also: 2017 Utah State Aggies football team

BYU

1 2 3 4 Total
Cougars 7 6 7 10 30
Rainbow Warriors 7 0 0 13 20
See also: 2017 BYU Cougars football team

Roster

2017 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 4 Steven Lakalaka Sr
RB 6 Paul Harris Sr
TE 7 Metuisela 'Unga Jr
WR 9 Devan Stubblefield So
WR 10 Makoa Camanse-Stevens Sr
QB 11 Ikaika Woolsey Sr
WR 12 Keelan Ewaliko Jr
QB 13 Cole McDonald Fr
QB 15 Aaron Zwahlen Fr
QB 16 Beau Reilly So
QB 17 Cole Brownholtz So
QB 18 Kyle Gallup Fr
QB 19 Dru Brown So
QB 20 Hunter Hughes Fr
RB 21 Freddie Holly III Fr
RB 22 Diocemy Saint Juste Jr
WR 23 Dylan Collie So
WR 24 Samson Anguay Sr
RB 29 Genta Ito Jr
WR 30 Davine Tullis Fr
WR 31 Frank Abreu Jr
RB 33 Melvin Davis Sr
WR 34 Nic Tom Fr
WR 35 Don'Yeh Patterson So
WR 36 Ben Scruton Fr
WR 45 John Ursua Fr
TE 47 Kaiwi Chung So
RB 48 Ryan Tuiasoa Jr
OL 50 Dejon Allen Jr
OL 51 John Wa'a Jr
OL 56 Elijah Tupai Jr
OL 57 J.R. Hensley Fr
OL 60 Chris Posa Jr
OL 64 Fred Ulu-Perry So
OL 65 Asotui Eli So
OL 66 Eperone Moananu So
OL 67 Josh Hauani'o Fr
OL 70 Luke Clements So
OL 71 Kingjames Taylor Fr
OL 72 Matt Norman Jr
OL 73 Austin Webb Fr
OL 74 RJ Hollis Sr
OL 76 Arona Amosa Fr
WR 80 Ammon Barker Jr
WR 81 Kalakaua Timoteo Fr
TE 82 Davasyia Hagger Jr
WR 83 Ko'olua Gaspar Fr
WR 83 Stan Gaudion Fr
WR 84 Isaiah Bernard Sr
TE 85 Andrew James-Ho Jr
TE 86 Dakota Torres So
WR 87 Kumoku Hoa Fr
WR 88 Kalei Letoto Sr
TE 95 Sione Kauhi Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DL 3 David Manoa Jr
DL 5 Makani Kema-Kaleiwahea Sr
LB 7 Jeremiah Prichard Fr
DL 8 Penitito Faalologo Jr
DB 11 Jamal Mayo Sr
DB 13 Keala Santiago Fr
DB 15 Daniel Lewis Jr. Jr
DB 16 Kalen Hicks Fr
DB 18 Rojesterman Farris II Fr
DB 19 Jalen Rogers Sr
DB 20 Zach Wilson Fr
DB 21 Damien Packer Sr
LB 22 Ikem Okeke Fr
DB 24 Mykal Tolliver Fr
DB 25 Austin Borengasser Fr
DB 26 Dejaun Butler Sr
LB 27 Solomon Matautia Fr
DB 28 Cameron Hayes Fr
LB 31 Jahlani Tavai So
DB 33 Tyrus Tuiasosopo Fr
DB 34 Austin Pang Kee Fr
DB 36 Terrance Sayles So
DB 37 Austin Gerard Jr
LB 38 Malachi Mageo So
DB 39 Trayvon Henderson Jr
LB 40 Dany Mulanga So
LB 41 Noah Borden So
DB 42 Scheyenne Sanitoa Fr
DL 43 Tevarua Aldridge So
LB 44 Russell Williams Jr. Jr
DL 49 Manly Williams Fr
LB 52 Dalton Gouveia Fr
LB 53 Dayton Furuta Fr
LB 54 La'akea Look Fr
LB 58 Rashaan Falemalu So
LB 59 Max Broman Jr
DL 61 Wesley Faagau Fr
DL 63 Taaga Tuulima Fr
DL 70 Joey Nu'uanu-Kuhi'iki Fr
DL 75 Kory Rasmussen Sr
DL 77 Alesana Sunia Fr
LB 88 Tumua Tuinei So
DL 89 Cole Carter Fr
DL 91 Samiuela Akoteu Fr
DL 92 Maxwell Hendrie Fr
DL 93 Isaac Liva Fr
DL 94 Ka'aumoana Gifford So
DL 95 Jeremy McClam Jr
DL 96 Kaimana Padello Fr
DL 97 Meffy Koloamatangi Jr
DL 98 Viane Moala Fr
DL 99 Zeno Choi So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 46 Alex Trifonovitch Fr
LS 62 Brodie Nakama Sr
K 69 Stephen Yaffe Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Support Staff

  • Bubba Reynolds – Strength & conditioning coordinator
  • Jimmy Morimoto – Director of football operations
  • Jason Cvercko – Director of recruiting & retention
  • Oli Vea – Video Coordinator
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References

  1. ^ NCAA (July 2017). "2017-18 NCAA Division I Manual" (PDF). NCAAPublications.com. National Collegiate Athletic Association. p. 312. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
  2. ^ "2017 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
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