1974 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team

1974 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–5
Head coach
Home stadiumHonolulu Stadium
1974 NCAA Division I independents football records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Notre Dame     10 2 0
No. 7 Penn State     10 2 0
Temple     8 2 0
Boston College     8 3 0
Utah State     8 3 0
No. 19 Houston     8 3 1
Rutgers     7 3 1
Cincinnati     7 4 0
Memphis State     7 4 0
Pittsburgh     7 4 0
Georgia Tech     6 5 0
Hawaii     6 5 0
Miami (FL)     6 5 0
Southern Miss     6 5 0
Tampa     6 5 0
Holy Cross     5 5 1
Tulane     5 6 0
Colgate     4 6 0
Northern Illinois     4 7 0
Navy     4 7 0
South Carolina     4 7 0
Virginia Tech     4 7 0
West Virginia     4 7 0
Army     3 8 0
Dayton     3 8 0
Villanova     3 8 0
Air Force     2 9 0
Southern Illinois     2 9 0
Syracuse     2 9 0
Florida State     1 10 0
Marshall     1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1974 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team represented the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa as an independent during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. In their first season under head coach Larry Price, the Rainbow Warriors compiled a 6–5 record.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14BYUW 15–1323,000[3]
September 21Humboldt State
  • Honolulu Stadium
  • Honolulu, HI
W 35–918,555[4]
October 5at Pacific (CA)W 23–1411,842[5]
October 19Long Beach State
  • Honolulu Stadium
  • Honolulu, HI
W 28–2120,278[6]
October 26at No. 3 UNLVL 8–3315,418[7]
November 2Western Illinois
  • Honolulu Stadium
  • Honolulu, HI
L 0–3118,372[8]
November 9San Jose State
  • Honolulu Stadium
  • Honolulu, HI (rivalry)
L 11–3213,629[9]
November 16Santa Clara
  • Honolulu Stadium
  • Honolulu, HI
L 3–914,064[10]
November 23Fresno State
  • Honolulu Stadium
  • Honolulu, HI (rivalry)
W 21–710,628[11]
November 30Rutgers
  • Honolulu Stadium
  • Honolulu, HI
W 28–1616,308[12]
December 7Arizona State
  • Honolulu Stadium
  • Honolulu, HI
L 3–2623,000[13]
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1974 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
  2. ^ "2020 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Hawaii. 2020. p. 174. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
  3. ^ "Hawaii wins 15–13 on five field goals". The Daily Herald. September 15, 1974. Retrieved October 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Humboldt St. loses to Rainbows, 35–9". The Los Angeles Times. September 23, 1974. Retrieved September 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Rainbows upset fumble-happy Pacific 23–14". Hawaii Tribune-Herald. October 6, 1974. Retrieved September 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Bows win a thriller, 28–21". Honolulu Star-Bulletin & Advertiser. October 20, 1974. Retrieved September 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Rebels end Rainbows string, 33–8". Honolulu Star-Bulletin & Advertiser. October 27, 1974. Retrieved September 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Rainbows fall". Hawaii Tribune-Herald. November 3, 1974. Retrieved September 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Spartans win on three TD passes". The San Francisco Examiner. November 11, 1974. Retrieved September 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Broncos outmud Hawaii, 9–3". The Argus of Fremont. November 18, 1974. Retrieved September 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "QB leads Hawaii win". The Daily Breeze. November 25, 1974. Retrieved September 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Knights fall to Rainbows". Asbury Park Press. December 2, 1974. Retrieved September 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Arizona State routs Hawaii, 26–3". The Los Angeles Times. December 9, 1974. Retrieved October 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.