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1986 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team

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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

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 30at Air ForceL 17–2446,242[3]
September 6Wisconsin*W 20–1745,403[4]
September 20UTEP
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Halawa, HI
W 31–2146,427[5]
October 4New Mexico
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Halawa, HI
W 27–1046,119[6]
October 18at Colorado StateL 7–3128,310[7]
October 25Cal State Fullerton*
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Halawa, HI
W 26–1534,530–40,423[8]
November 1at UtahW 33–1326,274[9]
November 8BYUdagger
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Halawa, HI
L 3–1046,485[10]
November 15Fresno State*
W 24–1340,487[11]
November 22at San Diego StateL 5–3523,838[12]
November 29Wyoming
W 35–1940,383[13]
December 6No. 4 Michigan*
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Halawa, HI
L 10–2750,000[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

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1986 Hawaii Warriors football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB M.L. Johnson Sr
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

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  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. ^ "Air Force scores late to whip upstart Rainbows". The Daily Herald. August 31, 1986. Retrieved April 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Rainbow rally ruins UW visit". Wisconsin State Journal. September 8, 1986. Retrieved April 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Crowell lifts Rainbows past Miners". The Salt Lake Tribune. September 22, 1986. Retrieved April 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Their QB's OK, but Lobos 0–5". Carlsbad Current-Argus. October 6, 1986. Retrieved April 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Rams' defense denies Rainbows, 31–7". Honolulu Star-Bulletin & Advertiser. October 19, 1986. Retrieved April 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Jim McCurdie (October 27, 1986). "Titans Grounded in Hawaii". The Los Angeles Times (Orange County ed.). p. III-17. Retrieved February 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  9. ^ "Rainbows rin past haunted Utes". The Salt Lake Tribune. November 2, 1986. Retrieved April 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Brigham Young frustrates UH another time for 10–3 victory". Honolulu Star-Bulletin & Advertiser. November 9, 1986. Retrieved April 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Sweeney nears record, but Fresno State falls 24–13". The Sacramento Bee. November 17, 1986. Retrieved April 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Aztecs get physical in rout over Hawaii". The Blade-Tribune. November 23, 1986. Retrieved April 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Pokes end grid season with 35–19 loss at Hawaii". Casper Star-Tribune. December 1, 1986. Retrieved April 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ Tommy George (December 7, 1987). "U-M dazzles Rainbows: Hawaii beached, 27–10". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1G, 8G – via Newspapers.com.