2018 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team
2018 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football | |
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Conference | Mountain West Conference |
West Division | |
2018 record | 6–2 (3–0 MW) |
Head coach | Nick Rolovich (3rd season) |
Offensive coordinator | Brian Smith (3rd season) |
Offensive scheme | Run and Shoot |
Defensive coordinator | Corey Batoon (1st season) |
Home stadium |
Aloha Stadium (Capacity: 50,000) |
2018 Mountain West football standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Utah State | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boise State | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado State | 2 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Air Force | 0 | – | 3 | 2 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wyoming | 0 | – | 3 | 2 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hawaii | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fresno State | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Diego State | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nevada | 1 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNLV | 0 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Jose State | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: December 1, 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
As of October 15, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2018 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team represents the University of Hawaii at Manoa in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Rainbow Warriors play their home games at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu. They compete in the West Division of the Mountain West Conference and are led by third-year head coach Nick Rolovich.
Previous season
The Rainbow Warriors finished the 2017 season 3–9, 1–7 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for fifth place in the West Division.
Preseason
Award watch lists
Listed in the order that they were released
Award | Player | Position | Year |
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Fred Biletnikoff Award[1] | John Ursua | WR | JR |
Butkus Award[2] | Jahlani Tavai | LB | SO |
Bronko Nagurski Trophy[3] | Jahlani Tavai | LB | SO |
Wuerffel Trophy[4] | Noah Borden | LS | SR |
Mountain West media days
During the Mountain West media days held July 24–25 at the Cosmopolitan on the Las Vegas Strip, the Rainbow Warriors were predicted to finish in fifth place in the West Division.[5]
Media poll
West Division | ||
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Fresno State | 126 (16) |
2 | San Diego State | 116 (6) |
3 | UNLV | 78 |
4 | Nevada | 72 |
5 | Hawaii | 45 |
6 | San Jose State | 25 |
Preseason All-Mountain West Team
The Rainbow Warriors had one player selected to the preseason all-Mountain West team.[6]
Defense Jahlani Tavai – LB |
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 25 | 2:30 p.m. | at Colorado State | CBSSN | W 43–34 | 31,007 | |
September 1 | 5:00 p.m. | Navy* | CBSSN | W 59–41 | 29,702 | |
September 8 | 6:00 p.m. | Rice* |
| SPEC HI | W 43–29 | 23,112 |
September 15 | 6:00 a.m. | at Army* | CBSSN | L 21–28 | 31,133 | |
September 22 | 6:00 p.m. | Duquesne* |
| SPEC HI | W 42–21 | 26,175 |
September 29 | 1:00 p.m. | at San Jose State | SPEC HI | W 44–41 5OT | 16,363 | |
October 6 | 6:00 p.m. | Wyoming |
| SPEC HI | W 17–13 | 23,907 |
October 13 | 4:15 p.m. | at BYU* | ESPN2 | L 23–49 | 52,354 | |
October 20 | 6:00 p.m. | Nevada |
| SPEC HI | ||
October 27 | at Fresno State | ESPN Networks | ||||
November 3 | 6:00 p.m. | Utah State |
| SPEC HI | ||
November 17 | 6:00 p.m. | UNLV |
| SPEC HI | ||
November 24 | at San Diego State | ESPN Networks | ||||
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- Schedule Source:[7]
Game summaries
at Colorado State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Rainbow Warriors | 10 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 43 |
Rams | 7 | 0 | 13 | 14 | 34 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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9–15 | 2017 | CSU, 51–21 |
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Navy
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Midshipmen | 0 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 41 |
Rainbow Warriors | 14 | 24 | 0 | 21 | 59 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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2–1 | 2013 | NAVY, 42–28 |
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Sophomore quarterback Cole McDonald was named Mountain West Offensive player of the week.[8] He finished 30–41 for 428 yards and six touchdowns.
Rice
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Owls | 7 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 29 |
Rainbow Warriors | 14 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 43 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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2–5 | 2014 | RICE, 28–14 |
at Army
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Rainbow Warriors | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
Black Knights | 7 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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3–0 | 2013 | HAW, 49–42 |
Duquesne
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Dukes | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
Rainbow Warriors | 7 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 42 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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First meeting |
at San Jose State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | 3OT | 4OT | 5OT | Total | |
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Rainbow Warriors | 3 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 44 |
Spartans | 0 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 41 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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20–19–1 | 2017 | HAW, 37–26 |
Wyoming
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Cowboys | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
Rainbow Warriors | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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9–14 | 2017 | WYO, 28–21 |
at BYU
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Rainbow Warriors | 0 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 23 |
Cougars | 14 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 49 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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8–22 | 2017 | BYU, 30–20 |
Nevada
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Wolf Pack | 0 | ||||
Rainbow Warriors | 0 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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9–13 | 2017 | NEV, 35–20 |
at Fresno State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Rainbow Warriors | 0 | ||||
Bulldogs | 0 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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22–27–1 | 2017 | FRES, 31–21 |
Utah State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Aggies | 0 | ||||
Rainbow Warriors | 0 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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6–9 | 2017 | USU, 38–0 |
UNLV
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Rebels | 0 | ||||
Rainbow Warriors | 0 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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14–12 | 2017 | UNLV, 31–23 |
at San Diego State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Rainbow Warriors | 0 | ||||
Aztecs | 0 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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9–21–2 | 2017 | SDSU, 28–7 |
Rankings
Week | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
AP | NR | RV | RV | NR | NR | RV | RV | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coaches | NR | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | RV | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CFP | Not released | Not released |
References
- ↑ "2018 Biletnikoff Award Watch List". July 19, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
- ↑ "Butkus Award - 2018 Collegiate Watchlist". The Butkus Award. July 23, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
- ↑ "2018 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Preseason Watch List". July 24, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
- ↑ "Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2018 Watch List". July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
- ↑ https://themw.com/news/2018/7/24/boise-state-fresno-state-picked-to-win-2018-mountain-west-football-divisional-titles.aspx
- ↑ https://themw.com/news/2018/7/24/2018-mountain-west-football-preseason-all-conference-team.aspx
- ↑ "2018 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
- ↑ https://themw.com/news/2018/9/2/2018-mountain-west-football-players-of-the-week-sept-3.aspx?path=fball