1977 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team

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]

1977 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–6
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorBob Burt (1st season)
Home stadiumAloha Stadium
1977 NCAA Division I independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW 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

Schedule

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
December 3Arizona
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Halawa, HI
L 10–1730,994
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  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.
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