1977 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team

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1977 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–6
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorBob Burt (1st season)
Home stadiumAloha Stadium
Seasons
← 1976
1978 →
1977 NCAA Division I independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Notre Dame       11 1 0
No. 5 Penn State       11 1 0
Colgate       10 1 0
North Texas State *       10 1 0
No. 16 San Diego State       10 1 0
Tennessee State       8 1 1
No. 14 Florida State       10 2 0
No. 8 Pittsburgh       9 2 1
East Carolina       8 3 0
Rutgers       8 3 0
Army       7 4 0
Louisville       7 4 1
Boston College       6 5 0
Cincinnati       5 4 2
Georgia Tech       6 5 0
Memphis State       6 5 0
Northwestern State       6 5 0
Syracuse       6 5 0
William & Mary       6 5 0
Southern Miss       6 5 0
Temple       5 5 1
Hawaii       5 6 0
Navy       5 6 0
West Virginia       5 6 0
South Carolina       5 7 0
Utah State       4 7 0
Villanova       4 7 0
Illinois State       3 7 1
Virginia Tech       3 7 1
Miami (FL)       3 8 0
Richmond       3 8 0
Tulane       3 8 0
Air Force       2 8 1
Holy Cross       2 8 0
Northeast Louisiana       2 9 0
  • North Texas State (originally 9–2) awarded a forfeit win after Mississippi State was found to be using an ineligible player.[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1977 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team represented the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa as an independent during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. In their first season under head coach Dick Tomey, the Rainbow Warriors compiled a 5–6 record.[2][3]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10New MexicoL 26–3526,532
September 17Colorado State
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Halawa, HI
L 16–2026,193
September 24Idaho
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Halawa, HI
W 45–2625,463[4]
October 1Southwestern Louisiana
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Halawa, HI
W 20–631,762
October 8at Pacific (CA)L 7–3710,364
October 15Southern Miss
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Halawa, HI
L 26–2826,474[5]
October 22Portland Statedagger
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Halawa, HI
W 21–1229,949
November 6at San Jose StateL 14–248,145
November 19Bowling Green
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Halawa, HI
W 41–2128,034
November 26South Carolina
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Halawa, HI
W 24–730,146[6]
December 3Arizona
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Halawa, HI
L 10–1730,994
  • daggerHomecoming

References[edit]

  1. ^ https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1977-standings.html
  2. ^ "1977 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
  3. ^ "2020 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Hawaii. 2020. p. 174. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
  4. ^ "Leaky Vandals yield again; Hawaii rolls to 46-25 win". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). September 26, 1977. p. 15.
  5. ^ "Bow rally and FG fall short". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. October 16, 1977. Retrieved March 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Rainbows shock Gamecocks, 24–7". The Honolulu Advertiser. November 27, 1977. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.