1959 Hawaii Rainbows football team

The 1959 Hawaii Rainbows football team represented the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa as an independent during the 1959 NCAA College Division football season. In their eighth season under head coach Hank Vasconcellos, the Rainbows compiled a 3–6 record.[1]

1959 Hawaii Rainbows football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–6
Head coach
Home stadiumHonolulu Stadium
1959 NCAA College Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Hofstra    9 0 0
Howard (AL)    9 1 0
Buffalo    8 1 0
Carnegie Tech    7 1 0
Cal Poly Pomona    7 1 1
North Park    6 1 1
Santa Clara    4 1 0
No. 8 Southern Connecticut State ^    8 2 0
Northern Michigan    6 2 0
UC Riverside    5 2 0
Montana State    6 3 0
Carthage    5 3 1
Louisville    6 4 0
Memphis State    6 4 0
Mississippi Southern    6 4 0
Arlington State    4 3 0
Sewanee    4 3 1
Abilene Christian    5 5 0
Baldwin–Wallace    4 4 0
Xavier    4 6 0
Wabash    3 5 1
Rose Poly    2 4 1
Arkansas State    3 6 0
Hawaii    3 6 0
Trinity (TX)    3 6 0
Pepperdine    2 5 1
Chattanooga    3 7 0
Tampa    3 7 0
Drake    2 7 0
Northeastern    1 6 1
Washington University    1 7 0
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 21Hawaii All-StarsL 0–1318,792
September 19at Southern OregonAshland, ORW 20–13
September 26at Idaho StateW 14–85,000
October 3at San Jose StateL 14–44
October 30Pacific (CA)
  • Honolulu Stadium
  • Honolulu, HI
L 0–620,000
November 13Los Angeles State
  • Honolulu Stadium
  • Honolulu, HI
W 27–67,000
November 27Fresno State
  • Honolulu Stadium
  • Honolulu, HI (rivalry)
L 13–228,000
December 4Arizona State
  • Honolulu Stadium
  • Honolulu, HI
L 6–148,000
December 1Utah Statedagger
  • Honolulu Stadium
  • Honolulu, HI
L 6–487,000[2]
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. "2020 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Hawaii. 2020. p. 172. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
  2. "Utah State Whips Rainbows 48-6". Honolulu Advertiser. December 12, 1959. p. A10 via Newspapers.com.
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