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1997 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football
Conference Western Athletic Conference
Record3–9 (1–7 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Wally English (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorDon Lindsey (2nd season)
Home stadium Aloha Stadium
Seasons
←  1996
1998 →
1997 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Mountain Division
New Mexico x   6 2     9 4  
Rice   5 3     7 4  
SMU   5 3     6 5  
Utah   5 3     6 5  
BYU   4 4     6 5  
UTEP   3 5     4 7  
Tulsa   2 6     2 9  
TCU   1 7     1 10  
Pacific Division
No. 17 Colorado State x$   7 1     11 2  
Air Force   6 2     10 3  
Fresno State   5 3     6 6  
Wyoming   4 4     7 6  
San Diego State   4 4     5 7  
San Jose State   4 4     4 7  
UNLV   2 6     3 8  
Hawaii   1 7     3 9  
Championship: Colorado State 41, New Mexico 13
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1997 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team represented the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa in the Western Athletic Conference during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Fred von Appen, the Rainbow Warriors compiled a 3–9 record. [1] [2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
August 30 Minnesota*W 17–335,248
September 6 Cal State Northridge*
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Halawa, HI
W 34–2133,138
September 13 Wyoming
L 6–3542,369
September 20at UNLVL 15–2527,117
October 4at Colorado StateL 0–6330,047
October 11 Fresno State
W 28–1628,206
October 18at BYUL 3–1764,558
October 25 San Diego State
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Halawa, HI
L 3–1029,342
November 1 Air Force
L 27–3429,850
November 15at San Jose StateL 14–389,437
November 22 Northeast Louisianadagger
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Halawa, HI
L 20–23 OT27,862
November 29 Notre Dame*
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Halawa, HI
L 22–2341,509
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ^ "1997 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
  2. ^ "2020 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Hawaii. 2020. p. 177. Retrieved December 22, 2020.