1988 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team

1988 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football
1988 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	9–3 (5–3 WAC)
Head coach	Bob Wagner (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Paul Johnson (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Rich Ellerson (2nd season)
Home stadium	Aloha Stadium
	Seasons ← 1987 1989 →

The 1988 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team represented the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa in the Western Athletic Conference during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Bob Wagner, the Rainbow Warriors compiled a 9–3 record.^[1]^[2]

1988 Western Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Wyoming $	8	–	0	–	0	11	–	2	–	0
UTEP	6	–	2	–	0	10	–	3	–	0
Hawaii	5	–	3	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
BYU	5	–	3	–	0	9	–	4	–	0
Utah	4	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Air Force	3	–	5	–	0	5	–	7	–	0
San Diego State	3	–	5	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
New Mexico	1	–	7	–	0	2	–	10	–	0
Colorado State	1	–	7	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 3	No. 9 Iowa*	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	W 27–24	46,721
September 10	at Colorado State	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	W 31–23	21,741
September 17	San Jose State*	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI (rivalry)	W 36–27	45,683
September 24	at Utah	Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	W 48–20	32,892
October 8	UTEP	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	L 25–42	50,000
October 15	at San Diego State	Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA	W 32–30	27,142
October 22	BYU	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	L 23–24	50,089
October 29	Long Beach State*	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	W 34–31	37,498
November 5	New Mexico	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	W 45–3	39,953
November 19	No. 16 Wyoming	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI (rivalry)	L 22–28	43,177
November 26	Air Force	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI (rivalry)	W 19–14	43,942
December 3	Oregon*	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	W 41–19	44,801
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Game summaries

#9 Iowa

#9 Iowa Hawkeyes (0–1) at Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (1–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 9 Hawkeyes	7	14	0	3	24
Rainbow Warriors	7	7	0	13	27

at Aloha Stadium • Halawa, HI

Date: September 3
Game time: 7:06 p.m. HDT
Game attendance: 46,721
Referee: Pat Sweeney

Statistics	IOWA	UH
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Iowa	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Hawaii	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	Iowa	Hawaii
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							24	27

3 hours, 20 minutes

at Colorado State

Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (2–0) at Colorado State Rams (0–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Rainbow Warriors	7	21	3	0	31
Rams	0	17	3	3	23

at Hughes Stadium • Fort Collins, CO

Date: September 10
Game time: 10:05 a.m. HDT
Game attendance: 21,741
Referee: Gene Wurtz

Statistics	UH	COL ST
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Hawaii	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Colorado State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	Hawaii	Colorado State
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							31	23

3 hours, 15 minutes

San Jose State

San Jose State Spartans (1–2) at Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (3–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	7	6	0	14	27
Rainbow Warriors	3	0	27	6	36

at Aloha Stadium • Halawa, HI

Date: September 17
Game time: 7:05 p.m. HDT
Game attendance: 41,384
Referee: Pat Sweeney

Statistics	SJSU	UH
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
San Jose State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Hawaii	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	San Jose State	Hawaii
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							27	36

3 hours, 16 minutes

at Utah

Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (4–0) at Utah Utes (1–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Rainbow Warriors	7	10	24	7	48
Utes	7	0	7	6	20

at Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT

Date: September 24
Game time: 5:05 p.m. HDT
Game attendance: 32,892
Referee: Jack Baker

Statistics	UH	UTAH
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Hawaii	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Utah	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	Hawaii	Utah
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							48	20

3 hours, 25 minutes

UTEP

UTEP Miners (5–1) at Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (4–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Miners	7	14	7	14	42
Rainbow Warriors	7	10	0	8	25

at Aloha Stadium • Halawa, HI

Date: October 8
Game time: 7:05 p.m. HDT
Game attendance: 46,375
Referee: Tom Robinson

Statistics	UTEP	UH
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UTEP	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Hawaii	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	UTEP	Hawaii
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							42	25

3 hours, 22 minutes

at San Diego State

Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (5–1) at San Diego State Aztecs (1–5) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Rainbow Warriors	17	9	3	3	32
Aztecs	7	7	3	13	30

at Jack Murphy Stadium • San Diego, CA

Date: October 15
Game time: 5:06 p.m. HDT
Game attendance: 27,142
Referee: Guy Gibbs

Statistics	UH	SDSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Hawaii	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
San Diego State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	Hawaii	San Diego State
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							32	30

3 hours, 18 minutes

BYU

BYU Cougars (6–1) at Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (5–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars	3	14	0	7	24
Rainbow Warriors	6	0	10	7	23

at Aloha Stadium • Halawa, HI

Date: October 22
Game time: 6:38 p.m. HDT
Game attendance: 50,089
Referee: Gene Wurtz

Statistics	BYU	UH
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
BYU	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Hawaii	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	BYU	Hawaii
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							24	23

3 hours, 15 minutes

Long Beach State

Long Beach State 49ers (1–7) at Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (6–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
49ers	6	10	0	15	31
Rainbow Warriors	14	7	6	7	34

Date: October 29
Game time: 7:06 p.m. HDT
Game attendance: 31,371
Referee: Pat Sweeney

Statistics	LBS	UH
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Long Beach State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Hawaii	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	Long Beach State	Hawaii
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							31	34

3 hours, 25 minutes

New Mexico

New Mexico Lobos (1–8) at Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (7–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Lobos	6	0	0	3	9
Rainbow Warriors	10	7	14	14	45

Date: November 5
Game time: 7:06 p.m. HST
Game attendance: 30,536
Referee: Jack Baker

Statistics	UNM	UH
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
New Mexico	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Hawaii	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	New Mexico	Hawaii
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							3	45

2 hours, 56 minutes

#16 Wyoming

#16 Wyoming Cowboys (11–1) at Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (7–3) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	3	17	8	0	28
Rainbow Warriors	0	7	7	8	22

Date: November 19
Game time: 7:06 p.m. HST
Game attendance: 43,177
Referee: Jack Baker

Statistics	WYO	UH
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Wyoming	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Hawaii	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	Wyoming	Hawaii
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							28	22

3 hours, 14 minutes

Air Force

Air Force Falcons (5–7) at Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (8–3) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	7	7	0	7	21
Rainbow Warriors	7	6	0	6	19

Date: November 26
Game time: 7:06 p.m. HST
Game attendance: 43,942

Statistics	AF	UH
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Air Force	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Hawaii	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	Air Force	Hawaii
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							14	19

2 hours, 56 minutes

Oregon

Oregon Ducks (6–6) at Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (9–4) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Ducks	3	3	3	8	17
Rainbow Warriors	3	3	14	21	41

Date: December 3
Game time: 7:10 p.m. HST
Game attendance: 39,301
Referee: Guy Gibbs

Statistics	ORE	UH
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Oregon	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Hawaii	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	Oregon	Hawaii
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							17	41

3 hours, 1 minute

References

^ "1988 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
^ "2020 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Hawaii. 2020. p. 175. Retrieved December 21, 2020.

[1] "1988 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.

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