1975 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team

American college football season

1975 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football

Conference| Independent
Record| 6–5
Head coach|

* Larry Price (2nd season)

Home stadium| Aloha Stadium

Seasons

<- 1974

1976 ->

1975 NCAA Division I independents football records

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Rutgers |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 2  | - | 0
No. 10 Penn State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 3  | - | 0
No. 20 West Virginia |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 3  | - | 0
Notre Dame |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 3  | - | 0
Virginia Tech |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 3  | - | 0
No. 15 Pittsburgh |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 4  | - | 0
Boston College |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 4  | - | 0
Georgia Tech |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 4  | - | 0
Memphis State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 4  | - | 0
Navy |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 4  | - | 0
North Texas State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 4  | - | 0
Southern Miss |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 4  | - | 0
South Carolina |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 5  | - | 0
Colgate |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 0
Cincinnati |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  | - | 0
Hawaii |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  | - | 0
Syracuse |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  | - | 0
Temple |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  | - | 0
Utah State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  | - | 0
Indiana State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  | - | 0
Dayton |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  | - | 0
Northeast Louisiana |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 6  | - | 1
Tulane |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  | - | 0
Villanova |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  | - | 0
Florida State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 8  | - | 0
Air Force |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 8  | - | 1
Houston |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 8  | - | 0
Miami (FL) |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 8  | - | 0
Army |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 9  | - | 0
Marshall |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 9  | - | 0
Southern Illinois |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 9  | - | 1
Holy Cross |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 10  | - | 0
Louisville |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 10  | - | 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1975 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team represented the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa as an independent during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. In their second season under head coach Larry Price, the Rainbow Warriors compiled a 6–5 record.[1][2]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 13| Texas A&I|

* Aloha Stadium
* Halawa, HI

| L 9–43| 32,247|
September 20| Grambling State|

* Aloha Stadium
* Halawa, HI

| L 6–20| 29,422| [3]
October 4| at Rutgers|

* Rutgers Stadium
* Piscataway, NJ

| L 3–7| 17,000| [4]
October 18| Portland State|

* Aloha Stadium
* Halawa, HI

| W 24–7| 20,157|
October 25| Santa Clara|

* Aloha Stadium
* Halawa, HI

| W 48–40| 21,133|
November 1| Cal State Fullerton|

* Aloha Stadium
* Halawa, HI

| W 16–7| 19,178| [5]
November 8| at Long Beach State|

* Veterans Memorial Stadium
* Long Beach, CA

| L 0–10| 13,210|
November 15| UTEP|

* Aloha Stadium
* Halawa, HI

| W 21–9| 18,664| [6]
November 22| Pacific (CA)|

* Aloha Stadium
* Halawa, HI

| W 17–10| 21,208|
November 29| No. 20 San Jose State|

* Aloha Stadium
* Halawa, HI (rivalry)

| W 30–20| 21,697|
December 4| Tennessee|

* Aloha Stadium
* Halawa, HI

| L 6–28| 40,585| [7]

* Homecoming
* Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

## References

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1. ^ "1975 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
2. ^ "2020 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Hawaii. 2020. p. 174. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
3. ^ "Rainbows improve but lose". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. September 21, 1975. pp. D1, D6 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ O'Brien, Ken (October 5, 1975). "Rutgers Defeats Hawaii". The Home News Sunday. New Brunswick, N.J. p. B1 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Birdsong Leads Hawaii to Win Over Fullerton". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 3, 1975. p. III-7. Retrieved February 7, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Bows struggle past UTEP". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. November 16, 1975. Retrieved October 17, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "UH victim of big plays". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. December 8, 1975. Retrieved May 8, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.

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Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football

Venues|

* Moiliili Field (1911–1926)
* Honolulu Stadium (1926–1974)
* Aloha Stadium (1975–2020)
* Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex (2021–present)

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