2019 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football | |
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MW West Division co-champion Hawaii Bowl champion | |
MW Championship Game, L 10–31 vs.
Boise State | |
Hawaii Bowl, W 38–34 vs.
BYU | |
Conference | Mountain West Conference |
West Division | |
Record | 10–5 (5–3 MW) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Brian Smith (3rd season) |
Offensive scheme | Run and shoot |
Defensive coordinator | Corey Batoon (2nd season) |
Base defense | 4–2–5 |
Home stadium | Aloha Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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No. 23 Boise State xy$ | 8 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 22 Air Force | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah State | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wyoming | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado State | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico | 0 | – | 8 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hawaii xy | 5 | – | 3 | 10 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Diego State x | 5 | – | 3 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nevada | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Jose State | 2 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNLV | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fresno State | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Boise State 31, Hawaii 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2019 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team represented the University of Hawaii at Manoa in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Rainbow Warriors played their home games at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu. They competed in the West Division of the Mountain West Conference and were led by fourth-year head coach Nick Rolovich, in what was his final season before his abrupt resignation in January 2020.
The Rainbow Warriors had their most successful season since 2010. They finished 10–5, 5–3 to finish tied for first in the West Division, claiming the division championship with a 14–11 win over San Diego State. They advanced to the Mountain West Championship, where they lost to Boise State, but won the Hawaii Bowl over archrival BYU, 38–34.
This was Hawaii’s first ten-win season since 2010, and just the seventh in program history. Nick Rolovich was also named Mountain West Coach of the Year, the fourth UH coach to receive that honor.
Listed in the order that they were released
Award | Player | Position | Year |
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Maxwell Award [1] | Cole McDonald | QB | JR |
Davey O'Brien Award [2] | Cole McDonald | QB | JR |
Doak Walker Award [3] | Dayton Furuta | RB | SR |
Fred Biletnikoff Award [4] | Cedric Byrd II | WR | SR |
JoJo Ward | WR | SR | |
Rimington Trophy [5] | Kohl Levao | C | SR |
Lou Groza Award [6] | Ryan Meskell | K | SR |
Wuerffel Trophy [7] | Kaimana Padello | DL | SR |
Polynesian College Football Player of the Year [8] | Dayton Furuta | RB | SR |
Kohl Levao | OL | SR | |
Solomon Matautia | LB | SR | |
Kaimana Padello | DL | JR | |
Penei Pavihi | LB | JR | |
Solo Vaipulu | OL | SO | |
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award [9] | Cole McDonald | QB | JR |
Manning Award [10] | Cole McDonald | QB | JR |
The Mountain West media days were held from July 23–24, 2019 at Green Valley Ranch in Henderson, NV.
The preseason poll was released at the Mountain West media days on July 23, 2019. The Warriors were predicted to finish in fourth place in the MW West Division with one first place vote. [11]
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Fresno State | 122 (17) |
2 | San Diego State | 106 (3) |
3 | Nevada | 74 |
4 | Hawaii | 67 (1) |
5 | UNLV | 51 |
6 | San Jose State | 21 |
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Boise State | 120 (15) |
2 | Utah State | 108 (6) |
3 | Air Force | 73 |
4 | Wyoming | 66 |
5 | Colorado State | 52 |
6 | New Mexico | 22 |
The Warriors had one player selected to the preseason All−Mountain West Team. [12]
Offense Cedric Byrd II – WR |
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 24 | 4:30 p.m. | Arizona* | CBSSN | W 45–38 | 22,396 | |
September 7 | 6:00 p.m. | Oregon State* |
| SPEC HI | W 31–28 | 26,807 |
September 14 | 1:30 p.m. | at No. 23 Washington* | P12N | L 20–52 | 67,589 | |
September 21 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 14 ( FCS) Central Arkansas* |
| SPEC HI | W 35–16 | 23,465 |
September 28 | 4:30 p.m. | at Nevada | ESPN2 | W 54–3 | 15,137 | |
October 12 | 4:15 p.m. | at No. 14 Boise State | ESPN2 | L 37–59 | 36,902 | |
October 19 | 5:00 p.m. | Air Force |
| CBSSN | L 26–56 | 23,757 |
October 26 | 10:00 a.m. | at New Mexico | SPEC HI | W 45–31 | 12,617 | |
November 2 | 6:00 p.m. | Fresno State |
| SPEC HI | L 38–41 | 22,058 |
November 9 | 6:00 p.m. | San Jose State |
| SPEC HI | W 42–40 | 19,858 |
November 16 | 11:00 a.m. | at UNLV |
| SPEC HI | W 21–7 | 21,317 |
November 23 | 6:00 p.m. | San Diego State |
| SPEC HI | W 14–11 | 24,911 |
November 30 | 7:30 p.m. | Army* |
| CBSSN | W 52–31 | 26,256 |
December 7 | 11:00 a.m. | at No. 19 Boise State |
| ESPN | L 10–31 | 23,561 |
December 24 | 3:00 p.m. | BYU* |
| ESPN | W 38–34 | 21,582 |
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Special teams
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Support staff
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Wildcats | 0 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 38 |
Rainbow Warriors | 14 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 45 |
at Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Beavers | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
Rainbow Warriors | 7 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 31 |
at Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Rainbow Warriors | 0 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 20 |
No. 23 Huskies | 21 | 17 | 0 | 14 | 52 |
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 14 (FCS) Bears | 0 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 16 |
Rainbow Warriors | 14 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 35 |
at Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Rainbow Warriors | 7 | 24 | 14 | 9 | 54 |
Wolf Pack | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Rainbow Warriors | 7 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 37 |
No. 14 Broncos | 14 | 17 | 21 | 7 | 59 |
at Albertsons Stadium, Boise, ID
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Falcons | 7 | 21 | 7 | 21 | 56 |
Rainbow Warriors | 3 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 26 |
at Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Rainbow Warriors | 21 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 45 |
Lobos | 3 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 31 |
at Dreamstyle Stadium, Albuquerque, NM
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bulldogs | 7 | 7 | 17 | 10 | 41 |
Rainbow Warriors | 0 | 24 | 0 | 14 | 38 |
at Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Spartans | 3 | 20 | 3 | 14 | 40 |
Rainbow Warriors | 7 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 42 |
at Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Rainbow Warriors | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
Rebels | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
at Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, NV
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Aztecs | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 11 |
Rainbow Warriors | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
at Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Black Knights | 10 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 31 |
Rainbow Warriors | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 52 |
at Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Rainbow Warriors | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
No. 19 Broncos | 3 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 31 |
at Albertsons Stadium, Boise, ID
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Rainbow Warriors | 14 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 38 |
Cougars | 7 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 34 |
at Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI
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Statistics | HAW | BYU |
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First downs | 19 | 29 |
Plays–yards | 74–495 | 81–505 |
Rushes–yards | 27–2 | 40–231 |
Passing yards | 493 | 274 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 28–47–0 | 24–41–2 |
Time of possession | 29:29 | 30:31 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Hawaii | Passing | Cole McDonald | 28/46, 493 yards, 4 TD |
Rushing | Miles Reed | 10 carries, 17 yards | |
Receiving | JoJo Ward | 7 receptions, 159 yards | |
BYU | Passing | Zach Wilson | 24/40, 274 yards, 2 INT |
Rushing | Tyler Allgeier | 8 carries, 77 yards | |
Receiving | Matt Bushman | 6 receptions, 91 yards |
Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL club |
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7 | 224 | Cole McDonald | QB | Tennessee Titans |