The 1979 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team represented the University of Hawaii at Manoa in the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. Hawaii finished the 1979 season with a 6–5 record and a 3–3 in their first season of Western Athletic Conference (WAC) play. The warriors were led by third-year head coach Dick Tomey.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	Utah	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	L 23–27	41,511
September 22	New Mexico	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	W 20–3	40,079
September 29	UNLV*	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	L 31–48	44,143
October 5	at No. 20 BYU	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	L 15–38	34,741
October 13	Santa Clara*	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	W 52–3	35,455
October 20	Prairie View A&M*	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	W 65–0	28,839	[1]
October 27	at UTEP	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	W 27–12	26,003
November 3	Temple*	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	L 31–34	3,372
November 17	Wyoming	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI ( rivalry)	L 13–21	36,743	[2]
November 24	Colorado State	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	W 24–10	31,812
December 1	Arizona State*	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	W 29–17	42,040
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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