1979 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team information
American college football season
1979Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football
Conference
Western Athletic Conference
Record
6–5 (3–3 WAC)
Head coach
Dick Tomey (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator
Bob Burt (3rd season)
Home stadium
Aloha Stadium
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
1979 Western Athletic Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 13 BYU $
7
–
0
–
0
11
–
1
–
0
Utah
5
–
2
–
0
6
–
6
–
0
San Diego State
4
–
2
–
0
8
–
3
–
0
Hawaii
3
–
3
–
0
6
–
5
–
0
New Mexico
3
–
4
–
0
6
–
6
–
0
Colorado State
3
–
4
–
0
4
–
7
–
1
Wyoming
2
–
5
–
0
4
–
8
–
0
UTEP
0
–
7
–
0
2
–
9
–
0
$ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
The 1979 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team represented the University of Hawaii at Manoa in the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. Hawaii finished the 1979 season with a 6–5 record and a 3–3 in their first season of Western Athletic Conference (WAC) play. The warriors were led by third-year head coach Dick Tomey.
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