1999 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team

The 1999 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team represented the University of Hawaii at Manoa in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. Hawaii finished the 1999 season with a 9–4 record, going 5–2 in Western Athletic Conference (WAC) play. The Warriors capped the best single season turnaround in NCAA history with a win in the Oahu Bowl after going 0–12 the year before. New head coach June Jones led the Warriors to their first conference championship and bowl victory since the 1992 season.

1999 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football
WAC co-champion
Oahu Bowl champion
Oahu Bowl, W 23–17 vs. Oregon State
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record9–4 (6–2 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJune Jones (1st season)
Offensive schemeRun and shoot
Defensive coordinatorGreg McMackin (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumAloha Stadium
(capacity: 50,000)
1999 Western Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Hawaii +  5 2   9 4  
TCU +  5 2   8 4  
Fresno State +  5 2   8 5  
Rice  4 3   5 6  
SMU  3 3   4 6  
UTEP  3 4   5 7  
San Jose State  1 5   3 7  
Tulsa  1 6   2 9  
  • + Conference co-champions

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 46:30 pmNo. 21 USC*KFVEL 7–6250,000
September 116:00 pmEastern Illinois*
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Halawa, HI
W 31–2728,762
September 186:00 pmBoise State*
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Halawa, HI
W 34–1931,751
September 259:00 amat SMUKFVEW 20–015,131
October 26:00 pmUTEPdagger
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Halawa, HI
W 33–339,021
October 96:00 pmRice
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Halawa, HI
L 19–3837,975
October 2310:00 amat TulsaSPWW 35–2115,756
October 306:00 pmTCU
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Halawa, HI
L 14–3433,357
November 610:30 amat San Jose StateKFVEW 62–4115,367
November 136:00 pmFresno State
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Halawa, HI
W 31–24 2OT37,283
November 206:00 pmNavy*
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Halawa, HI
W 48–4141,895
November 276:00 pmWashington State*
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Halawa, HI
L 14–2245,382
December 253:30 pmOregon State*
ESPNW 23–1740,974

References

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