2016 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team
The 2016 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team represented the University of Hawaii at Mānoa in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by first year head coach Nick Rolovich, who replaced Norm Chow.[1] They played their home games at Aloha Stadium. They were members of the Mountain West Conference in the West Division.
2016 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football | |
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Hawaii Bowl champion | |
Hawaii Bowl, W 52–35 vs. Middle Tennessee | |
Conference | Mountain West Conference |
West Division | |
2016 record | 7–7 (4–4 MW) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Brian Smith (1st as OC, 6th season) |
Offensive scheme | Spread option |
Defensive coordinator | Kevin Lempa (4th season) |
Base defense | 4–3 |
Home stadium | Aloha Stadium (Capacity: 50,000) |
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Wyoming xy | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boise State x | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico x | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Air Force | 5 | – | 3 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado State | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah State | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 25 San Diego State xy$ | 6 | – | 2 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hawaii | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nevada | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Jose State | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNLV | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fresno State | 0 | – | 8 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: San Diego State 27, Wyoming 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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With their 52–16 loss to Boise State on November 12, the team clinched their sixth straight losing regular season, a new school record. However, with a 14–13 victory over Fresno State the following week, they won their fourth conference game, their most since joining the Mountain West. It also snapped a string of five straight losing conference seasons. In addition, with the win against UMass, Hawaii became bowl eligible for the first time since 2010, because of the lack of eligible teams.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 26 | 4:00 pm[s 1] | vs. California* |
| ESPN | L 31–51 | 61,247 |
September 3 | 6:00 am | at No. 7 Michigan* | ESPN | L 3–63 | 110,222 | |
September 10 | 6:00 pm | UT Martin* | Oceanic PPV | W 41–36 | 23,900 | |
September 17 | 4:45 pm | at Arizona* | P12N | L 28–47 | 50,116 | |
October 1 | 6:00 pm | Nevada |
| Oceanic PPV | W 38–17 | 23,593 |
October 8 | 11:30 am | at San Jose State | Oceanic PPV | W 34–17 | 16,837 | |
October 15 | 6:00 pm | UNLV![]() |
| Oceanic PPV | L 38–41 | 31,287 |
October 22 | 9:00 am | at Air Force | Oceanic PPV | W 34–27 2OT | 29,132 | |
October 29 | 6:00 pm | New Mexico |
| Oceanic PPV | L 21–28 | 23,964 |
November 5 | 2:00 pm | at San Diego State | CBSSN | L 0–55 | 41,644 | |
November 12 | 2:00 pm | No. 24 Boise State |
| CBSSN | L 16–52 | 22,731 |
November 19 | 2:00 pm | at Fresno State | Oceanic PPV | W 14–13 | 26,951 | |
November 26 | 6:00 pm | UMass* |
| Oceanic PPV | W 46–40 | 22,739 |
December 24 | 3:00 pm | Middle Tennessee* |
| ESPN | W 52–35 | 23,175 |
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All attendances at Aloha Stadium are in tickets sold.
- Notes
- Game date and time are listed in Hawaii Time. Sydney is on Australian Eastern Standard Time, which at game time was 20 hours ahead of Hawaii Time.
Game summaries
vs California
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Rainbow Warriors | 14 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 31 |
Golden Bears | 17 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 51 |
Calling the game for ESPN: Allen Bestwick, Mike Bellotti (from Bristol) and Fox Sports Australia's NRL host Warren Smith (live on-site). It was produced by Foxtel.
at #7 Michigan
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Rainbow Warriors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
#7 Wolverines | 14 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 63 |
Calling the game for ESPN: Mike Patrick, Ed Cunningham, and Dr. Jerry Punch. The 110,222 in attendance is the largest crowd to ever attend a University of Hawaii football game. The previous record for attendance was 107,145 during a game against Ohio State at the Ohio Stadium on September 12, 2015.
Tennessee–Martin
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Skyhawks | 10 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 36 |
Rainbow Warriors | 7 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 41 |
at Arizona
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Rainbow Warriors | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
Wildcats | 20 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 47 |
Nevada
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Wolf Pack | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
Rainbow Warriors | 3 | 14 | 21 | 0 | 38 |
at San Jose State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Rainbow Warriors | 3 | 21 | 0 | 10 | 34 |
Spartans | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
UNLV
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Rebels | 7 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 41 |
Rainbow Warriors | 7 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 38 |
at Air Force
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total | |
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Rainbow Warriors | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 34 |
Falcons | 7 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 27 |
New Mexico
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Lobos | 14 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
Rainbow Warriors | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
at San Diego State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Rainbow Warriors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Aztecs | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 55 |
On the call for CBS Sports Network: Rich Waltz, Eric Davis, and Cassie McKinney.
#24 Boise State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#24 Broncos | 14 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 52 |
Rainbow Warriors | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 16 |
On the call for CBS Sports Network: Rich Waltz, Adam Archuleta, and Cassie McKinney.
at Fresno State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Rainbow Warriors | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Bulldogs | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
Massachusetts
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Minutemen | 3 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 40 |
Rainbow Warriors | 10 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 46 |
Middle Tennessee–Hawaii Bowl
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Rainbow Warriors | 14 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 52 |
Blue Raiders | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
Calling the game for ESPN: Chris Cotter, Mark May, and Maria Taylor.
Personnel
Coaching staff
Name | Position | Seasons at Hawaii | Alma mater |
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Nick Rolovich | Head Coach | 7 | Hawaii (2004) |
Kevin Lempa | Defensive Coordinator | 4 | Southern Connecticut State (1974) |
Mayur Chaudhari | Special Teams Coordinator / Tight Ends Coach | 1 | UC Davis (2002) |
Sean Duggan | Linebackers Coach | 1 | Boston College (2014) |
Abe Elimimian | Secondary Coach | 2 | Hawaii (2004) |
Kefense Hynson | Wide Receivers Coach | 1 | Willamette (2003) |
Chris Naeole | Offensive Line Coach | 4 | Colorado (1997) |
Brian Smith | Offensive Coordinator / Running Backs Coach | 6 | Hawaii (2005) |
Craig Stutzmann | Pass Game Coordinator / Quarterbacks Coach | 2 | Hawaii (2002) |
Legi Suiaunoa | Defensive Line Coach | 1 | Nevada (2002) |
Bubba Reynolds | Strength and Conditioning | 1 | Humboldt State (2011) |
Roster
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Quarterback
Tailback
Wide receiver
Tight end
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Offensive lineman
Defensive lineman
Long snappers
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Linebacker
Defensive back
Placekicker
Punter
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References
- Tsai, Stephen (November 1, 2015). "Chow Let Go by University of Hawaii". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved March 4, 2016.