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
Seasons
← 1986
1988 →
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
Hawaii 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

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5Cal State Fullerton*
W 44–045,408[3][4]
September 12at Wisconsin*
L 7–2853,509
September 26at UTEP
L 13–3746,921
October 3Yale*
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Halawa, HI
W 62–1041,447–43,238[5]
October 10at New Mexico
W 41–3115,565
October 17Utah
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Halawa, HI
W 25–1441,133
October 24BYU
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Halawa, HI
L 14–1650,000
October 31San Diego Statedagger
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Halawa, HI
L 21–2941,437
November 7Colorado State
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Halawa, HI
W 39–3838,578
November 21Air Force
L 31–3443,340
November 28Wyoming
L 20–2439,690
December 5Arkansas*
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Halawa, HI
L 20–3842,712
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

Personnel

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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 Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

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  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.Open access icon
  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.Open access icon
  5. ^ Lewis, Ferd (October 4, 1987). "'Bows Flex Muscle to Rout Yale, 62-10". Sunday Star-Bulletin & Advertiser. Honolulu, Hawaii. p. D-1 – via Newspapers.com.
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