2020 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football | |
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New Mexico Bowl champion | |
New Mexico Bowl, W 28–14 vs. Houston | |
Conference | Mountain West Conference |
Record | 5–4 (4–4 MW) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | G. J. Kinne (1st season) |
Co-offensive coordinator | Tony Hull (1st season) |
Offensive scheme | Run and gun |
Defensive coordinator | Victor Santa Cruz (1st season) |
Co-defensive coordinator | Jacob Yoro (1st as coordinator, 4th overall season) |
Base defense | Double eagle flex (Desert Swarm) |
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Home stadium | Aloha Stadium |
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No. 24 San Jose State y$ | 7 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boise State y | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nevada | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Diego State | 4 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hawaii | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fresno State | 3 | – | 3 | 3 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Air Force | 2 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wyoming | 2 | – | 4 | 2 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico | 2 | – | 5 | 2 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado State | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah State | 1 | – | 5 | 1 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNLV | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: San Jose State 34, Boise State 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from AP Poll
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The 2020 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team represented the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Rainbow Warriors played their final home games at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu as members of the Mountain West Conference. They were led by first-year head coach Todd Graham.
On August 10, 2020, the Mountain West Conference suspended all fall sports competitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] This decision was later reversed on September 24, with all 12 teams playing an eight-game, conference-only schedule starting on October 24.
The Rainbow Warriors ended their season with a winning record for the third year in a row, also claiming the New Mexico Bowl over Houston. Graham also became the first Hawaii coach since Bob Wagner in 1987 to win his debut; the last five had lost their debuts, all by 20 points or more.
Listed in the order that they were released
Award | Player | Position | Year |
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Doak Walker Award[3] | Miles Reed | RB | JR |
Fred Biletnikoff Award[4] | Jared Smart | WR | SR |
Outland Trophy[5] | Ilm Manning | OL | JR |
Rimington Trophy[6] | Taaga Tuulima | C | SR |
Wuerffel Trophy[7] | Hekili Keliliki | RB | JR |
Burlsworth Trophy[8] | Taaga Tuulima | C | SR |
The Mountain West media days was initially set to be virtually held on the days of July 27–29, but were later postponed by the conference.[9]
The preseason poll was released on July 21, 2020. Hawaii was initially picked to finish third in the West Division.[10] The divisions were later suspended for the 2020 season.
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | San Diego State | 122 (19) |
2 | Nevada | 100 (2) |
3 | Hawaii | 74 |
4 | Fresno State | 73 |
5 | San Jose State | 43 |
6 | UNLV | 29 |
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Boise State | 125 (20) |
2 | Wyoming | 90 (1) |
3 | Air Force | 86 |
4 | Utah State | 60 |
5 | Colorado State | 59 |
6 | New Mexico | 21 |
The Rainbow Warriors only had one player selected to the preseason All–Mountain West Team.[11]
Offense
Ilm Manning – OL
Hawaii had its first four games against Arizona, UCLA, Fordham and Oregon canceled before the start of the 2020 season. Each cancellation, related to the COVID-19 pandemic, was due to individual conferences attempting to reduce spread of the virus through travel restrictions.[12][13] Robert Morris later replaced Fordham on the schedule, announced on July 13, 2020.[14]
The entire season was suspended by the Mountain West Conference on August 10, 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the decision was reversed on September 24, with the conference announcing each team would play an eight-game, conference-only schedule. The new schedule was released by the Mountain West on October 1, 2020. Hawaii played seven of their original conference opponents, with the only change being Wyoming replacing Air Force on the schedule. Hawaii Athletics also announced that home games would be held without fans, in accordance with government regulations.
The game scheduled for December 5 with San Jose State was moved to Aloha Stadium after new COVID-19 restrictions were released in Santa Clara County, where CEFCU Stadium is located. Hawaii played as the designated road team in their new all-white road uniforms, which debuted against Fresno State.
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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October 24 | 1:30 p.m. | at Fresno State | SPEC HI | W 34–19 | 0 | |
October 30 | 3:45 p.m. | at Wyoming | FS1 | L 7–31 | 6,232 | |
November 7 | 6:00 p.m. | New Mexico | SPEC HI | W 39–33 | 0 | |
November 14 | 11:00 a.m. | at San Diego State | SPEC HI | L 10–34 | 0 | |
November 21 | 6:00 p.m. | Boise State |
| CBSSN | L 32–40 | 0 |
November 28 | 6:00 p.m. | Nevada |
| SPEC HI | W 24–21 | 0 |
December 5 | 1:00 p.m. | San Jose State |
| SPEC HI | L 24–35 | 0 |
December 12 | 6:00 p.m. | UNLV |
| SPEC HI | W 38–21 | 0 |
December 24 | 10:30 a.m. | vs. Houston* | ESPN | W 28–14 | 2,060 | |
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Special teams
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† | Final Depth Chart |
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See also: 2020 Fresno State Bulldogs football team and Fresno State–Hawaii football rivalry |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Rainbow Warriors | 7 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 34 |
Bulldogs | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 |
at Bulldog Stadium, Fresno, CA
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See also: 2020 Wyoming Cowboys football team and Hawaii–Wyoming football rivalry |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Rainbow Warriors | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Cowboys | 10 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
at War Memorial Stadium, Laramie, WY
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See also: 2020 New Mexico Lobos football team |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Lobos | 17 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 33 |
Rainbow Warriors | 7 | 7 | 14 | 11 | 39 |
at Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Rainbow Warriors | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
Aztecs | 14 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 34 |
at Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, CA
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See also: 2020 Boise State Broncos football team |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Broncos | 3 | 16 | 21 | 0 | 40 |
Rainbow Warriors | 3 | 0 | 14 | 15 | 32 |
at Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI
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See also: 2020 Nevada Wolf Pack football team |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Wolf Pack | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
Rainbow Warriors | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
at Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Spartans | 21 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
Rainbow Warriors | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
at Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI
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See also: 2020 UNLV Rebels football team |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Rebels | 0 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
Rainbow Warriors | 7 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 38 |
at Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI
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See also: 2020 Houston Cougars football team and 2020 New Mexico Bowl |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Rainbow Warriors | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
Cougars | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
at Toyota Stadium, Frisco, Texas
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Statistics | HAW | HOU |
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First downs | 11 | 20 |
Plays–yards | 57–267 | 81–307 |
Rushes–yards | 34–131 | 38–58 |
Passing yards | 136 | 249 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 15–23–0 | 21–43–3 |
Time of possession | 26:56 | 33:04 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Hawaii | Passing | Chevan Cordeiro | 15/23, 136 yards, 3 TD |
Rushing | Calvin Turner | 12 carries, 60 yards | |
Receiving | Calvin Turner | 4 receptions, 88 yards, 1 TD | |
Houston | Passing | Clayton Tune | 20/38, 216 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT |
Rushing | Mulbah Car | 15 carries, 47 yards | |
Receiving | Tank Dell | 6 receptions, 112 yards, 1 TD |
Source: [42]