1976 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team

1976 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–8
Head coach
Home stadiumAloha Stadium
1976 NCAA Division I independents football records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Pittsburgh   –   12 – 0 – 0
No. 17 Rutgers   –   11 – 0 – 0
San Diego State   –   10 – 1 – 0
No. 12 Notre Dame   –   9 – 3 – 0
Colgate   –   8 – 2 – 0
Boston College   –   8 – 3 – 0
Cincinnati   –   8 – 3 – 0
Memphis State   –   7 – 4 – 0
North Texas State *   –   7 – 4 – 0
Southern Illinois   –   7 – 4 – 0
Penn State   –   7 – 5 – 0
Villanova   –   6 – 4 – 1
South Carolina   –   6 – 5 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   6 – 5 – 0
Army   –   5 – 6 – 0
Florida State   –   5 – 6 – 0
Illinois State   –   5 – 6 – 0
Richmond   –   5 – 6 – 0
West Virginia   –   5 – 6 – 0
Georgia Tech   –   4 – 6 – 1
Temple   –   4 – 6 – 0
Air Force   –   4 – 7 – 0
Dayton   –   4 – 7 – 0
Louisville   –   4 – 7 – 0
Marshall   –   4 – 7 – 0
Navy   –   4 – 7 – 0
Indiana State   –   3 – 7 – 0
Hawaii   –   3 – 8 – 0
Holy Cross   –   3 – 8 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   3 – 8 – 0
Syracuse   –   3 – 8 – 0
Utah State   –   3 – 8 – 0
Northeast Louisiana   –   2 – 9 – 0
Southern Miss   –   2 – 9 – 0
Tulane   –   2 – 9 – 0
  • North Texas State (originally 6–5) was awarded a forfeit win after Mississippi State was found to be using an ineligible player.[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1976 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team represented the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa as an independent during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. In their first season under head coach Larry Price, the Rainbow Warriors compiled a 3–8 record.[2][3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11at San Jose State
L 7–4819,500[4]
September 18Texas A&I
L 21–5622,708[5]
September 25at Pacific (CA)
L 12–218,625[6]
October 2Grambling State
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Halawa, HI
L 23–3420,891–26,000[7][8]
October 16Portland State
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Halawa, HI
W 20–1718,860[9]
October 30Cal State Fullerton
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Halawa, HI
W 27–717,207[10]
November 6Kent State
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Halawa, HI
L 6–2717,447[11]
November 13Montana State
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Halawa, HI
L 7–2820,515[12]
November 20UTEP
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Halawa, HI
W 28–1214,169[13]
November 27Oregon State
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Halawa, HI
L 0–5916,594[14]
December 4No. 13 Nebraska
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Halawa, HI
L 3–6833,737[15]

References

  1. ^ https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1976-standings.html
  2. ^ "1976 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
  3. ^ "2020 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Hawaii. 2020. p. 174. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
  4. ^ "Spartans rout Hawaii". The San Francisco Examiner. September 12, 1976. Retrieved September 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Javelinas explode". San Antonio Express. September 20, 1976. Retrieved September 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "UOP Tigers clip Hawaii". The Sacramento Bee. September 26, 1976. Retrieved September 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Final 1976 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
  8. ^ "Tigers out-control Bows". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. October 3, 1976. Retrieved September 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Viks stunned by loss to Hawaiians, 20–17". The Oregonian. October 18, 1976. Retrieved September 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Titans find an isle of disenchantment". The Los Angeles Times. November 1, 1976. Retrieved September 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Rainbows lose, 27–6". Honolulu Star-Bulletin & Advertiser. November 7, 1976. Retrieved September 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ English, Sue (November 15, 1976). "Undisputed 2nd goal for Idaho". Spokane Daily Chronicle. p. 19. Retrieved September 11, 2025 – via Google News Archive.
  13. ^ "Gaison guides Bows past UTEP". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. November 21, 1976. Retrieved October 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Rainbows get steamrolled". Hawaii Tribune-Herald. November 28, 1976. Retrieved September 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Bonnet-bound Nebraska crushes Hawaii, 68–3". The Houston Chronicle. December 6, 1976. Retrieved September 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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