1981 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record9–2 (5–1 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAloha Stadium
Seasons
← 1980
1982 →
1981 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 13 BYU $ 7 – 1 – 0 11 – 2 – 0
Hawaii 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Utah 4 – 1 – 1 8 – 2 – 1
Wyoming 6 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
New Mexico 3 – 4 – 1 4 – 7 – 1
Air Force 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
San Diego State 3 – 5 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
UTEP 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
Colorado State 0 – 8 – 0 0 – 12 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1981 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team was an American football team that represented the University of Hawaii in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth season under head coach Dick Tomey, the Rainbow Warriors compiled an 9–2 record (5–1 against WAC opponents), placed second in the WAC, and outscored opponents by a total of 328 to 130.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19Cal State Fullerton*
W 38–1245,061[3]
September 26Idaho*
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Halawa, HI
W 21–643,719
October 10at Wyoming
W 14–919,931
October 17New Mexico
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Halawa, HI
W 23–1346,692
October 24at San Diego State
W 28–1033,167
October 31UNLV*dagger
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Halawa, HI
W 57–2146,153
November 7at UTEP
W 35–79,600
November 14BYUNo. 19
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Halawa, HI
L 3–1345,355
November 21Pacific (CA)*
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Halawa, HI
L 17–2336,368
November 28Colorado State
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Halawa, HI
W 59–632,955
December 5South Carolina*
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Halawa, HI
W 33–1043,958
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

Game summaries

BYU

See also: 1981 BYU Cougars football team
BYU Cougars (8–2) at #19 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (7–0)
Period 1 2 34Total
Cougars 0 6 7013
#19 Rainbow Warriors 0 0 303

at Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, Hawaii

  • Date: November 14, 1981
  • Game time: 10:45 a.m. HT
  • Game attendance: 45,355
  • Referee: Guy Gibbs
  • TV announcers (ABC): Steve Zabriskie (play-by-play) and Russ Francis (analyst)

References

  1. ^ "1981 Hawaii Warriors Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
  2. ^ "Hawaii Rainbow Warrior Football 2019 Media Guide". University of Hawaii. 2018. p. 138. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
  3. ^ "Hawaii 38, CS Fullerton 12". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 21, 1981. p. III-10. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
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