1956 Hawaii Rainbows football team

The 1956 Hawaii Rainbows football team represented the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa as an independent during the 1956 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Hank Vasconcellos, the Rainbows compiled a 7–3 record.[1]

1956 Hawaii Rainbows football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–3
Head coach
Home stadiumHonolulu Stadium
Seasons
← 1955
1957 →
1956 NCAA College Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Alfred     8 0 0
Northern Michigan     7 0 1
St. Norbert     8 1 0
Carthage     8 2 0
Tampa     7 2 0
Cal Poly San Dimas     6 2 0
Mississippi Southern     7 2 1
Wabash     6 2 1
Hawaii     7 3 0
Hofstra     7 3 0
Xavier     7 3 0
Franklin & Marshall     5 2 1
Louisville     6 3 0
Pepperdine     6 3 0
Washington University     6 3 0
La Verne     6 4 0
Buffalo     5 3 0
Drexel     5 3 0
Long Beach State     5 3 0
Delaware     5 3 1
Memphis State     5 4 1
Arkansas State     5 4 0
Chattanooga     5 4 0
Baldwin–Wallace     4 5 0
Washington & Jefferson     3 4 1
Rose Poly     3 4 0
Bucknell     3 5 0
Carnegie Tech     3 5 0
Temple     3 5 0
Howard (AL)     2 5 2
Sewanee     1 6 1
UC Riverside     1 6 0

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
August 31Prep All-StarsW 21–722,000
September 21Naval Station Pearl Harbor
  • Honolulu Stadium
  • Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii
W 59–7
September 28Humboldt State
  • Honolulu Stadium
  • Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii
W 33–612,000
October 7Hawaii Rams
  • Honolulu Stadium
  • Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii
W 32–71,000
October 20at No. 15 IowaL 0–3440,000
October 27at Fresno StateL 20–397,000
November 9Southern Oregon
  • Honolulu Stadium
  • Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii
W 59–05,500
November 18Hawaii Marines
  • Honolulu Stadium
  • Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii
L 2–74,000
November 24Lewis & Clark
  • Honolulu Stadium
  • Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii
W 45–66,000
November 30San Jose State 
  • Honolulu Stadium
  • Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii (rivalry)
W 20–06,000
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

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References

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  1. ^ "2020 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Hawaii. 2020. p. 172. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
  2. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved January 8, 2023.