1979 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team

1979 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	6–5 (3–3 WAC)
Head coach	Dick Tomey (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Bob Burt (3rd season)
Home stadium	Aloha Stadium

1979 Western Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 13 BYU $	7	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
Utah	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	6	–	0
San Diego State	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Hawaii	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
New Mexico	3	–	4	–	0			6	–	6	–	0
Colorado State	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	1
Wyoming	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	8	–	0
UTEP	0	–	7	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team represented the University of Hawaii at Manoa in the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. Hawaii finished the 1979 season with a 6–5 record and a 3–3 in their first season of Western Athletic Conference (WAC) play. The warriors were led by third-year head coach Dick Tomey.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	Utah	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	L 23–27	41,511
September 22	New Mexico	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	W 20–3	40,079
September 29	UNLV*	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	L 31–48	44,143
October 5	at No. 20 BYU	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	L 15–38	34,741
October 13	Santa Clara*	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	W 52–3	35,455
October 20	Prairie View A&M*	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	W 65–0	28,839
October 27	at UTEP	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	W 27–12	26,003
November 3	Temple*	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	L 31–34	3,372
November 17	Wyoming	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI (rivalry)	L 13–21	36,743
November 24	Colorado State	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	W 24–10	31,812
December 1	Arizona State*	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	W 29–17	42,040
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game