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1959 Hawaii Rainbows football team

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1959 Hawaii Rainbows football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–6
Head coach
Home stadiumHonolulu Stadium
Seasons
← 1958
1960 →
1959 NCAA College Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Hofstra     9 0 0
Howard (AL)     9 1 0
Buffalo     8 1 0
Carnegie Tech     7 1 0
Cal Poly Pomona     7 1 1
North Park     6 1 1
Santa Clara     4 1 0
No. 8 Southern Connecticut State ^     8 2 0
Northern Michigan     6 2 0
UC Riverside     5 2 0
Montana State     6 3 0
Carthage     5 3 1
Louisville     6 4 0
Memphis State     6 4 0
Mississippi Southern     6 4 0
Arlington State     4 3 0
Sewanee     4 3 1
Abilene Christian     5 5 0
Baldwin–Wallace     4 4 0
Washington and Lee     3 4 1
Xavier     4 6 0
Wabash     3 5 1
Rose Poly     2 4 1
Arkansas State     3 6 0
Hawaii     3 6 0
Trinity (TX)     3 6 0
Pepperdine     2 5 1
Chattanooga     3 7 0
Tampa     3 7 0
Drake     2 7 0
Northeastern     1 6 1
Washington University     1 7 0
St. Norbert     0 6 1
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA poll

The 1959 Hawaii Rainbows football team represented the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa as an independent during the 1959 college football season. In their eighth season under head coach Hank Vasconcellos, the Rainbows compiled a 3–6 record.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 21Hawaii All-StarsL 0–1318,792
September 19at Southern OregonAshland, ORW 20–13
September 26at Idaho StateW 14–85,000
October 3at San Jose StateL 14–44
October 30Pacific (CA)
  • Honolulu Stadium
  • Honolulu, HI
L 0–620,000
November 13Los Angeles State
  • Honolulu Stadium
  • Honolulu, HI
W 27–67,000
November 27Fresno State
  • Honolulu Stadium
  • Honolulu, HI (rivalry)
L 13–228,000
December 4Arizona State
  • Honolulu Stadium
  • Honolulu, HI
L 6–148,000
December 11Utah Statedagger
  • Honolulu Stadium
  • Honolulu, HI
L 6–487,000[2]
  • daggerHomecoming

References

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  1. ^ "2020 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Hawaii. 2020. p. 172. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
  2. ^ "Utah State Whips Rainbows 48-6". Honolulu Advertiser. December 12, 1959. p. A10 – via Newspapers.com.