1989 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team

1989 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football
Aloha Bowl, L 13–33 vs. Michigan State
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	9–3–1 (5–2–1 WAC)
Head coach	Bob Wagner (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Paul Johnson (3rd season)
Home stadium	Aloha Stadium

1989 Western Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 22 BYU $	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	3	–	0
Air Force	5	–	1	–	1			8	–	4	–	1
Hawaii	5	–	2	–	1			9	–	3	–	1
Wyoming	5	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
San Diego State	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	1
Colorado State	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	1
Utah	2	–	6	–	0			4	–	8	–	0
UTEP	1	–	7	–	0			2	–	10	–	0
New Mexico	0	–	7	–	0			2	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team represented the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa in the Western Athletic Conference during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third season under head coach Bob Wagner, the Rainbow Warriors compiled a 9–3–1 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	Tulane*		Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	W 31–26	45,667
September 9	Long Beach State*		Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	W 63–10	42,317
September 16	at Wyoming		War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY (rivalry)	L 15–20	20,102
September 23	Utah		Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	W 67–20	42,417
September 30	New Mexico		Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	W 60–14	41,706
October 7	San Diego State		Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	W 31–24	42,958
October 21	at Colorado State		Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	L 16–31	29,774
October 28	No. 18 BYU		Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	W 56–14	50,000
November 4	UTEP		Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	W 26–7	44,752
November 11	Pacific (CA)*		Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	W 34–26	39,167
November 25	Oregon State*	No. 24	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	W 23–21	45,763
December 9	Air Force	No. 23	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI (rivalry)	T 35–35	48,799
December 25	vs. No. 22 Michigan State*	No. 25	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI (Aloha Bowl)	L 13–33	50,000
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

1989 Hawaii Warriors football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class SB Ahuna C Alivado WR Darrick Branch WR Brantley SB Carpenter RB Cox RB Jamal Farmer SB Frias QB Garrett Gabriel OT Goeas G Jones OT Kaaialii C Kaleleiki SB Kealoha WR Lau SB Mahuka OT Manera SB McArthur WR Jeff Newman QB Ken Niumatalolo WR Oshiro WR Pittman G Poti OT Robinson WR Chris Roscoe G Sagapolu QB Santiago SB Senter G Smith SB Rich Stevenson SB Jeff Sydner OT Tua RB Young	Defense Pos. # Name Class S Bryan Addison CB Anzai DT Augie Apelu ILB Joaquin Barnett S Walter Briggs CB Burton DT Akili Calhoun CB Michael Coulson DT Dana Directo OLB Dan Duncan DT Tony Godinet CB Patrick Gordon DT Delmar Johnson DT Kahoano LB Nuuanu Kaulia ROV David Maeva CB Kim McCloud S David Mossman OLB Mark Odom ILB Louis Randall OLB Gavin Robertson DT Lyno Samana ROV Joe Sardo DT Stant OLB Herman Talley S Mike Tresler DT Tuatalatasi S Terry Whitaker DT Manly Williams ROV Jerry Winfrey OLB Yamasaki	Special teams Pos. # Name Class   Sean Abreu P Kyle Ah Loo K Jason Elam   Sim	Head coach Bob Wagner Coordinators/assistant coaches Paul Johnson (OC) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Season summary

BYU

#18 BYU Cougars (6–1) at Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (5–2)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
BYU	0	7	0	7	14
Hawaii	14	21	14	7	56

at Aloha Stadium, Halawa, Hawaii

• Date: October 28, 1989
• Game time: 7:30 p.m.
• Game weather: Fair, 77 °F (25 °C)
• Game attendance: 46,841
• Referee: Pat Sweeney
• Box Score, Box Score

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
BYU	Passing	Ty Detmer	24/35, 427 Yds, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Matt Bellini	7 Rush, 11 Yds
	Receiving	Matt Bellini	6 Rec, 140 Yds
Hawaii	Passing	Garrett Gabriel	22/29, 440 Yds, 4 TD
	Rushing	Jamal Farmer	18 Rush, 54 Yds, 2 TD
	Receiving	Chris Roscoe	8 Rec, 158 Yds, TD

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP BYU UH 1 11:21 10 80 3:39 Hawaii Jamal Farmer 1-yard touchdown run, Jason Elam kick good 0 7 1 2:34 17 87 6:15 Hawaii Chris Roscoe 8-yard touchdown reception from Garrett Gabriel, Jason Elam kick good 0 14 2 14:00 3 86 1:39 Hawaii Jamal Farmer 83-yard touchdown reception from Garrett Gabriel, Jason Elam kick good 0 21 2 9:55 9 84 4:00 BYU Matt Bellini 1-yard touchdown run, Jason Chaffetz kick good 7 21 2 8:09 4 77 1:39 Hawaii Jeff Newman 45-yard touchdown reception from Garrett Gabriel, Jason Elam kick good 7 28 2 3:27 6 43 2:16 Hawaii Jamal Farmer 1-yard touchdown run, Jason Elam kick good 7 35 3 10:26 6 80 2:53 Hawaii Richard Stevenson 6-yard touchdown run, Jason Elam kick good 7 42 3 5:15 8 69 4:08 Hawaii Jeff Sydner 5-yard touchdown run, Jason Elam kick good 7 49 4 14:55 7 61 3:43 Hawaii Darrick Branch 22-yard touchdown reception from Garrett Gabriel, Jason Elam kick good 7 56 4 2:57 6 99 1:32 BYU Jeff Frandsen 23-yard touchdown reception from Ty Detmer, Jason Chaffetz kick good 14 56 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 14 56