1997 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team

1997 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record3–9 (1–7 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorWally English (1st season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorDon Lindsey (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumAloha Stadium
1997 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Mountain Division
New Mexico x   6 – 2     9 – 4  
Rice   5 – 3     7 – 4  
SMU   5 – 3     6 – 5  
Utah   5 – 3     6 – 5  
BYU   4 – 4     6 – 5  
UTEP   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Tulsa   2 – 6     2 – 9  
TCU   1 – 7     1 – 10  
Pacific Division
No. 17 Colorado State x$   7 – 1     11 – 2  
Air Force   6 – 2     10 – 3  
Fresno State   5 – 3     6 – 6  
Wyoming   4 – 4     7 – 6  
San Diego State   4 – 4     5 – 7  
San Jose State   4 – 4     4 – 7  
UNLV   2 – 6     3 – 8  
  1 – 7     3 – 9  
Championship: Colorado State 41, New Mexico 13
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1997 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team represented the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa in the Western Athletic Conference during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Fred von Appen, the Rainbow Warriors compiled a 3–9 record.[1][2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 303:00 pmMinnesota*
W 17–335,248
September 67:05 pmCal State Northridge*
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Halawa, HI
W 34–2133,138
September 137:05 pmWyoming
L 6–3542,369
September 204:05 pmat UNLV
L 15–2527,117
October 49:30 amat Colorado State
L 0–6330,047
October 117:05 pmFresno State
W 28–1628,206
October 188:00 amat BYU
KSLL 3–1764,558
October 257:05 pmSan Diego State
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Halawa, HI
Cox 4L 3–1029,342
November 17:05 pmAir Force
L 27–3429,850
November 1510:00 amat San Jose State
L 14–389,437
November 227:05 pmNortheast Louisianadagger
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Halawa, HI
L 20–23 OT27,862[3]
November 293:30 pmNotre Dame*
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Halawa, HI
ESPNL 22–2341,509

[4]

References

  1. ^ "1997 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. 177. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
  3. ^ "'Bows fall to Indians in overtime, 23–20". The Honolulu Advertiser. November 23, 1997. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "1997 Football Schedule". hawaiiathletics.com. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
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