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1983 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team

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1983 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record5–5–1 (3–3–1 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAloha Stadium
Seasons
← 1982
1984 →
1983 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 BYU $ 7 0 0 11 1 0
No. 13 Air Force 5 2 0 10 2 0
Wyoming 5 3 0 7 5 0
New Mexico 4 3 0 6 6 0
Hawaii 3 3 1 5 5 1
Utah 4 4 0 5 6 0
Colorado State 4 4 0 5 7 0
San Diego State 1 6 1 2 9 1
UTEP 0 8 0 2 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1983 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team represented the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa in the Western Athletic Conference during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their seventh season under head coach Dick Tomey, the Rainbow Warriors compiled a 5–5–1 record.[1][2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10Colorado StateW 34–043,266[3]
September 17Long Beach State*
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Halawa, HI
L 21–2346,350[4]
September 24at UtahL 25–2830,258[5]
October 1San Diego State
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Halawa, HI
T 27–2734,153[6]
October 15at UNLV*W 23–016,520[7]
October 22New Mexicodagger
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Halawa, HI
W 25–1647,799[8]
October 29UTEP
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Halawa, HI
W 25–2440,785[9]
November 5at Air ForceL 10–4526,501[10]
November 19Pacific (CA)*
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Halawa, HI
W 31–2138,290[11]
November 26Wyoming
L 13–3143,352[12]
December 3Oklahoma*
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Halawa, HI
L 17–2145,143[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

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  1. ^ "1983 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. ^ "Bows rout Colorado State". Hawaii Tribune-Herald. September 12, 1983. Retrieved February 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Long Beach St. scores 23–21 win over Hawaii". The San Bernardino County Sun. September 19, 1983. Retrieved February 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Hawaii rally intercepted". Honolulu Star-Bulletin & Advertiser. September 25, 1983. Retrieved February 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Aztecs fit to be tied in Hawaii". Daily Times-Advocate. October 2, 1983. Retrieved February 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "UH Bows blank UNLV 23–0". Hawaii Tribune-Herald. October 16, 1983. Retrieved February 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Rainbow handle New Mexico, 25–16". Albuquerque Journal. October 24, 1983. Retrieved February 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "UH undermines UTEP, 25–24". Honolulu Star-Bulletin & Advertiser. October 30, 1983. Retrieved February 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Streaking Air Force bombs Hawaii". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 6, 1983. Retrieved February 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Hawaii outlasts Pacific". Honolulu Star-Bulletin & Advertiser. November 20, 1983. Retrieved February 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Pokes end season with victory". Casper Star-Tribune. November 28, 1983. Retrieved February 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Oklahoma wins over Rainbows". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. December 5, 1983. Retrieved February 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.