1986 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record7–5 (4–4 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAloha Stadium
Seasons
← 1985
1987 →
1986 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
San Diego State $ 7 – 1 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
BYU 6 – 2 – 0 8 – 5 – 0
Air Force 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Hawaii 4 – 4 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Colorado State 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Wyoming 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 6 – 0
New Mexico 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 8 – 0
UTEP 2 – 6 – 0 4 – 8 – 0
Utah 1 – 7 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1986 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team represented the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa in the Western Athletic Conference during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their tenth season under head coach Dick Tomey, the Rainbow Warriors compiled a 7–5 record.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 30at Air Force
L 17–2446,242
September 6Wisconsin*
W 20–1745,403
September 20UTEP
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Halawa, HI
W 31–2146,427
October 4New Mexico
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Halawa, HI
W 27–1046,119
October 18at Colorado State
L 7–3128,310
October 25Cal State Fullerton*
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Halawa, HI
W 26–1534,530–40,423[3]
November 1at Utah
W 33–1326,274
November 8BYUdagger
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Halawa, HI
L 3–1046,485
November 15Fresno State
W 24–1340,487
November 22at San Diego State
L 5–3523,838
November 29Wyoming
W 35–1940,383
December 6No. 4 Michigan*
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Halawa, HI
L 10–2750,000[4]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

1986 Hawaii Warriors football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DL Al Noga Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "1986 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. ^ Jim McCurdie (October 27, 1986). "Titans Grounded in Hawaii". The Los Angeles Times (Orange County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-17. Retrieved February 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  4. ^ Tommy George (December 7, 1987). "U-M dazzles Rainbows: Hawaii beached, 27-10". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1G, 8G – via Newspapers.com.
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