1973 Hawaii Rainbows football team

American college football season

1973 Hawaii Rainbows football

Conference| Independent
Ranking
AP| No. 9
Record| 9–2
Head coach|

* Dave Holmes (6th season)

Home stadium| Honolulu Stadium

Seasons

<- 1972

1974 ->

1973 NCAA Division II independents football records

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 1 Tennessee State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 0  | - | 0
No. 9 Hawaii |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 2  | - | 0
Nebraska–Omaha |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 1
Trinity (TX) |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 3  | - | 0
UNLV |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 3  | - | 0
No. 13 Delaware ^  |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 4  | - | 0
Western Carolina |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 1
Central Michigan |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 4  | - | 0
Nevada |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 4  | - | 0
Western Illinois |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 4  | - | 0
Milwaukee |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 1
Eastern Michigan |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 0
American International |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 0
Akron |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  | - | 0
Central State (OH) |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  | - | 0
Wayne State (MI) |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  | - | 0
Drexel |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 0
Bucknell |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 4  | - | 2
Northeast Louisiana |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 5  | - | 2
Santa Clara |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 6  | - | 0
Youngstown State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 6  | - | 0
Arkansas–Pine Bluff |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 5  | - | 1
Chattanooga |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  | - | 0
Indiana State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  | - | 0
Northeastern |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 0
Kentucky State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 8  | - | 0
Northern Michigan |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 7  | - | 1
Eastern Illinois |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 9  | - | 0
Portland State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 10  | - | 0

* ^ - NCAA Division II playoff participant

Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1973 Hawaii Rainbows football team represented the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa as an independent during the 1973 NCAA Division II football season. In their sixth season under head coach Dave Holmes, the Rainbows compiled a 9–2 record.[1]

## Schedule[edit]

Date| Opponent| Rank| Site| Result| Attendance

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September 15| at Washington| |

* Husky Stadium
* Seattle, WA

| W 10–7| 52,500
September 22| at Fresno State| No. T–11|

* Ratcliffe Stadium
* Fresno, CA (rivalry)

| W 13–10| 8,683
September 29| Texas Southern| No. 6|

* Honolulu Stadium
* Honolulu, HI

| W 24–21| 23,500
October 6| Cal State Los Angeles| No. 6|

* Honolulu Stadium
* Honolulu, HI

| W 16–9| 23,015
October 20| Puget Sound| No. 4|

* Honolulu Stadium
* Honolulu, HI

| W 30–7| 23,000
October 27| UNLV| No. 3|

* Honolulu Stadium
* Honolulu, HI

| W 31–29| 23,011
November 3| Cal State Northridge| No. 2|

* Honolulu Stadium
* Honolulu, HI

| W 28–3| 19,281
November 10| Santa Clara| No. 2|

* Honolulu Stadium
* Honolulu, HI

| W 40–9| 22,987
November 17| Pacific (CA)| No. 2|

* Honolulu Stadium
* Honolulu, HI

| L 3–28| 23,206
November 24| San Jose State| No. T–6|

* Honolulu Stadium
* Honolulu, HI (Dick Tomey Legacy Game)

| L 3–23| 20,777
December 1| Utah| No. 11|

* Honolulu Stadium
* Honolulu, HI

| W 7–6| 15,662

* Homecoming
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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## References[edit]

1. ^ "2020 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Hawaii. 2020. p. 174. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
2. ^ "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved January 9, 2023.

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* Moiliili Field (1909–1925)
* Honolulu Stadium (1926–1974)
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* Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex (2021–present)

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