1981 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team

1981 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	9–2 (5–1 WAC)
Head coach	Dick Tomey (5th season)
Home stadium	Aloha Stadium
Seasons ← 1980 1982 →

1981 Western Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 13 BYU $	7	–	1	–	0	11	–	2	–	0
Hawaii	5	–	1	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
Utah	4	–	1	–	1	8	–	2	–	1
Wyoming	6	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
New Mexico	3	–	4	–	1	4	–	7	–	1
Air Force	2	–	3	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
San Diego State	3	–	5	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
UTEP	1	–	6	–	0	1	–	10	–	0
Colorado State	0	–	8	–	0	0	–	12	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1981 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team was an American football team that represented the University of Hawaii in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth season under head coach Dick Tomey, the Rainbow Warriors compiled an 9–2 record (5–1 against WAC opponents), placed second in the WAC, and outscored opponents by a total of 328 to 130.^[1]^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	Cal State Fullerton*		Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	W 38–12	45,061	^[3]
September 26	Idaho*		Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	W 21–6	43,719
October 10	at Wyoming		War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY (rivalry)	W 14–9	19,931
October 17	New Mexico		Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	W 23–13	46,692
October 24	at San Diego State		Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA	W 28–10	33,167
October 31	UNLV*		Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	W 57–21	46,153
November 7	at UTEP		Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	W 35–7	9,600
November 14	BYU	No. 19	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	L 3–13	45,355
November 21	Pacific (CA)*		Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	L 17–23	36,368
November 28	Colorado State		Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	W 59–6	32,955
December 5	South Carolina*		Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	W 33–10	43,958	^[4]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

BYU Cougars (9–2) at #19 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (7–1) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars	0	6	7	0	13
#19 Rainbow Warriors	0	0	3	0	3

Date: November 14, 1981
Game time: 10:45 a.m. HST
Game attendance: 45,355
Referee: Guy Gibbs
TV announcers (ABC): Steve Zabriskie (play-by-play) and Russ Francis (color commentator)

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	BYU	Hawaii
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							13	3

^ "1981 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.
^ "Hawaii 38, CS Fullerton 12". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 21, 1981. p. III-10. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Mistakes hurt Carolina in loss to Hawaii". The Item. December 7, 1981. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

v t e Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football
Venues	Moiliili Field (1909–1925) Honolulu Stadium (1926–1974) Aloha Stadium (1975–2020) Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex (2021–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Air Force Fresno State San Jose State Wyoming
Culture & lore	Vili The Warrior Marching band
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1909 1910 1911 1912–1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942–1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

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