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
Hawaii Bowl champion
ConferenceMountain West Conference
DivisionWest Division
2016 record7–7 (4–4 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrian Smith (1st as OC, 6th season)
Offensive schemeSpread option
Defensive coordinatorKevin Lempa (4th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumAloha Stadium
(Capacity: 50,000)
2016 Mountain West Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Mountain Division
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
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

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
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 264:00 pm[s 1]vs. California*
ESPNL 31–5161,247
September 36:00 amat No. 7 Michigan*
ESPNL 3–63110,222
September 106:00 pmUT Martin*
Oceanic PPVW 41–3623,900
September 174:45 pmat Arizona*
P12NL 28–4750,116
October 16:00 pmNevada
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Honolulu, HI
Oceanic PPVW 38–1723,593
October 811:30 amat San Jose State
Oceanic PPVW 34–1716,837
October 156:00 pmUNLV
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Honolulu, HI (Pair-O-Dice Trophy)
Oceanic PPVL 38–4131,287
October 229:00 amat Air Force
Oceanic PPVW 34–27 2OT29,132
October 296:00 pmNew Mexico
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Honolulu, HI
Oceanic PPVL 21–2823,964
November 52:00 pmat San Diego State
CBSSNL 0–5541,644
November 122:00 pmNo. 24 Boise State
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Honolulu, HI
CBSSNL 16–5222,731
November 192:00 pmat Fresno State
Oceanic PPVW 14–1326,951
November 266:00 pmUMass*
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Honolulu, HI
Oceanic PPVW 46–4022,739
December 243:00 pmMiddle Tennessee*
ESPNW 52–3523,175
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game
  • All times are in Hawaii time

All attendances at Aloha Stadium are in tickets sold.

Notes
  1. 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
Rainbow Warriors 14 0 10 7 31
Golden Bears 17 17 7 10 51
See also: 2016 California Golden Bears football team

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
Rainbow Warriors 0 0 0 3 3
#7 Wolverines 14 21 21 7 63
See also: 2016 Michigan Wolverines football team

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
Skyhawks 10 7 7 12 36
Rainbow Warriors 7 7 14 13 41
See also: 2016 UT Martin Skyhawks football team

at Arizona
1 2 3 4 Total
Rainbow Warriors 7 0 7 14 28
Wildcats 20 14 10 3 47
See also: 2016 Arizona Wildcats football team

Nevada
1 2 3 4 Total
Wolf Pack 0 3 0 14 17
Rainbow Warriors 3 14 21 0 38
See also: 2016 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

at San Jose State
1 2 3 4 Total
Rainbow Warriors 3 21 0 10 34
Spartans 3 7 7 0 17
See also: 2016 San Jose State Spartans football team

UNLV
1 2 3 4 Total
Rebels 7 14 3 17 41
Rainbow Warriors 7 14 3 14 38
See also: 2016 UNLV Rebels football team

at Air Force
1 2 3 4OT2OT Total
Rainbow Warriors 0 10 3 777 34
Falcons 7 0 6 770 27
See also: 2016 Air Force Falcons football team

New Mexico
1 2 3 4 Total
Lobos 14 0 7 7 28
Rainbow Warriors 0 14 0 7 21
See also: 2016 New Mexico Lobos football team

at San Diego State
1 2 3 4 Total
Rainbow Warriors 0 0 0 0 0
Aztecs 14 13 14 14 55
See also: 2016 San Diego State Aztecs football team

On the call for CBS Sports Network: Rich Waltz, Eric Davis, and Cassie McKinney.

#24 Boise State
1 2 3 4 Total
#24 Broncos 14 21 10 7 52
Rainbow Warriors 0 3 3 10 16
See also: 2016 Boise State Broncos football team

On the call for CBS Sports Network: Rich Waltz, Adam Archuleta, and Cassie McKinney.

at Fresno State
1 2 3 4 Total
Rainbow Warriors 0 7 0 7 14
Bulldogs 0 7 3 3 13
See also: 2016 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

Massachusetts
1 2 3 4 Total
Minutemen 3 10 13 14 40
Rainbow Warriors 10 14 9 13 46
See also: 2016 UMass Minutemen football team

Middle Tennessee–Hawaii Bowl
1 2 3 4 Total
Rainbow Warriors 14 21 10 7 52
Blue Raiders 14 7 7 7 35
See also: 2016 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team and 2016 Hawaii Bowl

Calling the game for ESPN: Chris Cotter, Mark May, and Maria Taylor.

Personnel

Coaching staff
NamePositionSeasons at
Hawaii		Alma mater
Nick RolovichHead Coach7Hawaii (2004)
Kevin LempaDefensive Coordinator4Southern Connecticut State (1974)
Mayur ChaudhariSpecial Teams Coordinator / Tight Ends Coach1UC Davis (2002)
Sean DugganLinebackers Coach1Boston College (2014)
Abe ElimimianSecondary Coach2Hawaii (2004)
Kefense HynsonWide Receivers Coach1Willamette (2003)
Chris NaeoleOffensive Line Coach4Colorado (1997)
Brian SmithOffensive Coordinator / Running Backs Coach6Hawaii (2005)
Craig StutzmannPass Game Coordinator / Quarterbacks Coach2Hawaii (2002)
Legi SuiaunoaDefensive Line Coach1Nevada (2002)
Bubba ReynoldsStrength and Conditioning1Humboldt State (2011)

Roster
2016 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Football

Quarterback

  • 11 Ikaika Woolsey – Senior (6'1, 215)
  • 13 Cole McDonald – Freshman (6'4, 205)
  • 15 Aaron Zwahlen – Freshman (6'3, 200)
  • 16 Beau Reilly – Sophomore (6'6, 190)
  • 17 Cole Brownholtz – Sophomore (6'4, 210)
  • 18 Kyle Gallup – Freshman (6'2, 210)
  • 19 Dru Brown – Sophomore (6'0, 200)

Tailback

  •  4 Steven Lakalaka – Senior (5'10, 210)
  •  6 Paul Harris – Senior (5'11, 190)
  • 21 Freddie Holly III – Freshman (6'0, 210)
  • 22 Diocemy Saint Juste – Junior (5'8, 195)
  • 29 Genta Ito – Junior (5'8, 195)
  • 33 Melvin Davis – Senior (6'2, 235)
  • 47 Kaiwi Chung – Sophomore (5'11, 240) (FB)
  • 48 Ryan Tuiasoa – Junior (5'11, 210)

Wide receiver

  •  9 Devan Stubblefield – Sophomore (6'0, 190)
  • 10 Makoa Camanse-Stevens – Senior (6'4, 205)
  • 12 Keelan Ewaliko – Junior (5'11, 200)
  • 14 Marcus Kemp – Senior (6'4, 200)
  • 23 Dylan Collie – Sophomore (5'10, 175)
  • 24 Samson Anguay – Senior (5'7, 170)
  • 30 Davine Tullis – Freshman (6'1, 195)
  • 31 Frank Abreu – Junior (6'0, 200)
  • 34 Nic Tom – Freshman (5'9, 180)
  • 35 Don'Yeh Patterson – Sophomore (6'0, 175)
  • 45 John Ursua – Freshman (5'10, 165)
  • 80 Ammon Barker – Junior (6'4, 215)
  • 81 Kalakaua Timoteo – Freshman (6'1, 190)
  • 84 Isaiah Bernard – Senior (6'1, 190)
  • 88 Kalei Letoto – Senior (5'10, 190)
  • Marcus Armstrong-Brown – Junior (6'3, 195)

Tight end

  •  7 Metuisela `Unga – Junior (6'5, 240)
  • 82 Davasyia Hagger – Junior (6'6, 230)
  • 85 Andrew James-Ho – Junior (6'2, 240)
  • 86 Dakota Torres – Sophomore (6'2, 245)
  • 95 Sione Kauhi – Freshman (6'5, 250)
  

Offensive lineman

  • 50 Dejon Allen – Junior (6'3, 290)
  • 51 John Wa‘a – Junior (6'4, 315)
  • 56 Elijah Tupai – Junior (6'4, 315)
  • 57 J.R. Hensley – Freshman (6'5, 310)
  • 60 Chris Posa – Junior (6'4, 290)
  • 64 Fred Ulu-Perry – Sophomore (6'2, 305)
  • 65 Asotui Eli – Sophomore (6'4, 315)
  • 66 Eperone Moananu – Sophomore (6'2, 290)
  • 67 Josh Hauani‘o – Freshman (6'4, 300)
  • 70 Luke Clements – Sophomore (6'5, 300)
  • 71 King James Taylor – Freshman (6'4, 305)
  • 72 Matt Norman – Junior (6'5, 270)
  • 73 Austin Webb – Freshman (6'8, 310)
  • 74 RJ Hollis – Senior (6'4, 295)
  • 78 Leo Koloamatangi – Senior (6'5, 310)

Defensive lineman

  •  3 David Manoa – Junior (6'3, 240)
  •  5 Makani Kema-Kaleiwahea – Senior (6'3, 240)
  •  8 Penitito Faalologo – Junior (5'11, 300)
  • 45 Tevarua Eldridge – Sophomore (6'2, 230)
  • 49 Manly Williams – Freshman (6'2, 220)
  • 63 Taaga Tuulima – Freshman (6'2, 280)
  • 70 Joey Nu'uanu-Kuhi'iki – Freshman (6'3, 260)
  • 75 Kory Rasmussen – Senior (6'2, 295)
  • 77 Alesana Sunia – Freshman (6'3, 305)
  • 89 Cole Carter – Freshman (6'4, 265)
  • 91 Samiuela Akoteu – Freshman (6'2, 320)
  • 92 Maxwell Hendrie – Freshman (6'4, 245)
  • 93 Isaac Liva – Freshman (6'5, 230)
  • 94 Ka‘aumoana Gifford – Sophomore (6'4, 275)
  • 96 Kaimana Padello – Freshman (6'0, 205)
  • 97 Meffy Koloamatangi – Junior (6'5, 240)
  • 98 Viane Moala – Freshman (6'7, 270)
  • 99 Zeno Choi – Sophomore (6'3, 260)
  • Netane Muti – Freshman (6'4, 275)

Long snappers

  • 62 Brodie Nakama – Senior (5'9, 225)
  

Linebacker

  •  2 Jerrol Garcia-Williams – Senior (6'2, 230)
  • 10 Jeremiah Pritchard – Freshman (6'0, 210)
  • 22 Ikem Okeke – Freshman (6'0, 220)
  • 27 Solomon Matautia – Freshman (6'1, 230)
  • 31 Jahlani Tavai – Sophomore (6'4, 235)
  • 38 Malachi Mageo – Sophomore (6'2, 210)
  • 40 Dany Mulanga – Sophomore (6'3, 200)
  • 41 Noah Borden – Sophomore (6'1, 215) (+LS)
  • 44 Russell Williams Jr. – Junior (6'1, 230)
  • 52 Dalton Gouveia – Freshman (6'1, 225)
  • 53 Dayton Furuta – Freshman (5'11, 230)
  • 54 La'akea Look – Freshman (6'0, 225)
  • 58 Rashaan Falemalu – Sophomore (6'1, 230)
  • 59 Max Broman – Junior (6'1, 220)
  • 88 Tumua Tuinei – Sophomore (5'9, 210)

Defensive back

  • 11 Jamal Mayo – Senior (5'11, 185)
  • 13 Keala Santiago – Freshman (6'0, 200)
  • 15 Daniel Lewis Jr. – Junior (5'11, 180)
  • 16 Kalen Hicks – Freshman (6'3, 200)
  • 18 Rojesterman Farris II – Freshman (6'1, 180)
  • 19 Jalen Rogers – Senior (6'1, 200)
  • 20 Zach Wilson – Freshman (5'11, 170)
  • 21 Damien Packer – Senior (5'11, 210)
  • 24 Mykal Tolliver – Freshman (6'0, 175)
  • 25 Austin Borengasser – Freshman (6'2, 205)
  • 26 Dejaun Butler – Senior (5'11, 180)
  • 28 Cameron Hayes – Freshman (5'11, 180)
  • 33 Tyrus Tuiasosopo – Freshman (6'4, 180)
  • 37 Austin Gerard – Junior (6'1, 195)
  • 39 Trayvon Henderson – Junior (6'0, 200)
  • 42 Scheyenne Sanitoa – Freshman (6'0, 200)
  • Eugene Ford – Freshman (6'2, 185)

Placekicker

  •  1 Rigoberto Sanchez – Senior (6'1, 190) (+P)
  • 69 Stephen Yaffe – Freshman (5'11, 185)

Punter

  • 46 Alex Trifonovitch – Freshman (6'1, 180)
  • 83 Stan Gaudion – Freshman (6'3, 210)

References
  1. Tsai, Stephen (November 1, 2015). "Chow Let Go by University of Hawaii". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
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