1980 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team
| 1980 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football | |
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| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Record | 8–3 (3–3 WAC) |
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| Home stadium | Aloha Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 BYU $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hawaii | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Air Force | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTEP | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 11 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1980 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team was an American football team that represented the University of Hawaii in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth season under head coach Dick Tomey, the Rainbow Warriors compiled an 8–3 record (3–3 against WAC opponents), placed third in the WAC, and outscored opponents by a total of 260 to 212.[1][2]
The team's statistical leaders included Mike Stennis with 869 passing yards, Gary Allen with 864 rushing yards, Ron Pennick with 282 receiving yards, and Jim Asmus with 68 point scored (13 field goals and 29 extra points).[3]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 13 | Abilene Christian* | W 41–0 | 46,649 | ||||
| September 20 | Pacific (CA)* |
| W 25–14 | 43,900 | |||
| September 27 | at Wyoming | L 20–45 | 20,883 | ||||
| October 4 | UTEP |
| L 14–34 | 40,421 | |||
| October 11 | West Virginia* |
| W 16–13 | 41,889 | [4] | ||
| October 18 | at New Mexico | W 31–14 | 15,813 | ||||
| October 25 | No. 19 BYU |
| L 7–34 | 49,139 | |||
| November 1 | Cal State Fullerton* |
| W 31–21 | 38,166 | [5] | ||
| November 8 | San Diego State |
| W 31–6 | 36,485 | |||
| November 15 | at UNLV* | W 24–19 | 27,239 | ||||
| November 29 | Air Force |
| W 20–12 | 46,203 | [6] | ||
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References
[edit]- ^ "1980 Hawaii Warriors Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
- ^ "Hawaii Rainbow Warrior Football 2019 Media Guide". University of Hawaii. 2018. p. 138. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
- ^ "1980 Hawaii Warriors Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
- ^ "Asmus kicks in UH upset special". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. October 12, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cal State Fullerton Loses to Hawaii, 31-21". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 3, 1980. p. III-10. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Lewis, Ferd (November 30, 1980). "Gaison, Bows end with fond aloha". The Honolulu Advertiser. p. J1. Retrieved January 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
