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1988 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football
Conference Western Athletic Conference
Record9–3 (5–3 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Paul Johnson (2nd season)
Home stadium Aloha Stadium
Seasons
←  1987
1989 →
1988 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 20 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
Rankings from Coaches Poll

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]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 3No. 9 Iowa*W 27–2446,721
September 10at Colorado StateW 31–2321,741
September 17 San Jose State*
W 36–2745,683
September 24at UtahW 48–2032,892
October 8 UTEP
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Halawa, HI
L 25–4250,000
October 15at San Diego StateW 32–3027,142
October 22 BYU
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Halawa, HI
L 23–2450,089
October 29 Long Beach State*
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Halawa, HI
W 34–3137,498
November 5 New Mexicodagger
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Halawa, HI
W 45–339,953
November 19No. 16 Wyoming
L 22–2843,177
November 26 Air Force
W 19–1443,942
December 3 Oregon*
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Halawa, HI
W 41–1944,801
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • 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
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 9 Hawkeyes 7 14 0324
Rainbow Warriors 7 7 01327

at Aloha StadiumHalawa, 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
  • 3 hours, 20 minutes

at Colorado State

Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (2–0) at Colorado State Rams (0–1) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Rainbow Warriors 7 21 3031
Rams 0 17 3323

at Hughes StadiumFort 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
  • 3 hours, 15 minutes

San Jose State

San Jose State Spartans (1–2) at Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (3–0) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Spartans 7 6 01427
Rainbow Warriors 3 0 27636

at Aloha StadiumHalawa, 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
  • 3 hours, 16 minutes

at Utah

Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (4–0) at Utah Utes (1–2) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Rainbow Warriors 7 10 24748
Utes 7 0 7620

at Rice StadiumSalt 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
  • 3 hours, 25 minutes

UTEP

UTEP Miners (5–1) at Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (4–1) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Miners 7 14 71442
Rainbow Warriors 7 10 0825

at Aloha StadiumHalawa, 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
  • 3 hours, 22 minutes

at San Diego State

Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (5–1) at San Diego State Aztecs (1–5) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Rainbow Warriors 17 9 3332
Aztecs 7 7 31330

at Jack Murphy StadiumSan 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
  • 3 hours, 18 minutes

BYU

BYU Cougars (6–1) at Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (5–2) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Cougars 3 14 0724
Rainbow Warriors 6 0 10723

at Aloha StadiumHalawa, 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
  • 3 hours, 15 minutes

Long Beach State

Long Beach State 49ers (1–7) at Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (6–2) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
49ers 6 10 01531
Rainbow Warriors 14 7 6734
  • 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
  • 3 hours, 25 minutes

New Mexico

New Mexico Lobos (1–8) at Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (7–2) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Lobos 6 0 039
Rainbow Warriors 10 7 141445
  • 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
  • 2 hours, 56 minutes

#16 Wyoming

#16 Wyoming Cowboys (11–1) at Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (7–3) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Cowboys 3 17 8028
Rainbow Warriors 0 7 7822
  • 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
  • 3 hours, 14 minutes

Air Force

Air Force Falcons (5–7) at Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (8–3) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Falcons 7 7 0721
Rainbow Warriors 7 6 0619
  • 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
  • 2 hours, 56 minutes

Oregon

Oregon Ducks (6–6) at Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (9–4) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Ducks 3 3 3817
Rainbow Warriors 3 3 142141
  • 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
  • 3 hours, 1 minute

References

  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.