Hawaii Rainbow Warriors
The University of Hawaiʻi Rainbow Warriors and Rainbow Wāhine are the athletic teams that represent the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (UH), in Honolulu, Hawaii. The UH athletics program is a member of the Big West Conference in most sports and competes at the NCAA Division I level. It comprises seven men's, 12 women's, and two coed athletic teams.
A controversial change in 2000 allowed each team to pick its own team name; the football, men's volleyball, golf, and tennis teams became the Warriors, while the men's basketball and swimming & diving teams remained Rainbow Warriors, and the baseball team became the Rainbows. The women's teams, however, all remained the Rainbow Wāhine. At the same time, the school changed its athletics logo to the current stylized "H," omitting the rainbow of the old logo altogether.
On July 1, 2013, the nicknames of the university's men's sports teams were once again standardized, and all male teams at the university are now referred to as the Rainbow Warriors. More recently, the women's beach volleyball team, while still officially Rainbow Wāhine, generally uses SandBows.
Football
| First Season |
|---|
| 1909 |
| Team History |
| Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (1924-99, 2013-present) Hawaii Warriors (2000-12) Hawaii Deans (1909-23) |
| Conference |
| Mountain West Conference (2012-present) Western Athletic Conference (1979-2011) Independent (1909-78) |
| Venue |
| Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex (2021-present) Aloha Stadium (1975-2020) Honolulu Stadium (1926-74) Moiliili Field (1909-25) |
| Key People |
| Players • Coaches |
Programs by season
1930s
| Season/Date | Opponent | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | |||
| January 2, 1939 | vs. UCLA | Honolulu Stadium | |
1940s
| Season/Date | Opponent | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | |||
| October 2 | at Michigan State | Macklin Stadium | |
| 1949 | |||
| January 2, 1950 | vs. Stanford | Honolulu Stadium | |
1950s
| Season/Date | Opponent | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | |||
| January 1, 1952 | vs. San Diego State | Honolulu Stadium | |
| 1952 | |||
| September 20 | at Arizona | Arizona Stadium | |
| 1958 | |||
| September 13 | at Kentucky | Fairgrounds Stadium | |
1960s
| Season/Date | Opponent | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | |||
| September 17 | at Utah | Ute Stadium | |
| September 24 | at Fresno State | Ratcliffe Stadium | |
| October 1 | at Pacific | Pacific Memorial Stadium | |
1970s
| Season/Date | Opponent | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | |||
| December 2 | vs. Stanford | Honolulu Stadium | |
| 1973 | |||
| December 1 | vs. Utah | Honolulu Stadium | |
| 1978 | |||
| December 2 | vs. USC | Honolulu Stadium | |
1980s
| Season/Date | Opponent | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | |||
| September 4 | vs. New Mexico | Memorial Stadium | |
| 1987 | |||
| December 30 | vs. Iowa | Jack Murphy Stadium | |
| 1988 | |||
| December 30 | vs. Oklahoma State | Jack Murphy Stadium | |
1990s
| Season/Date | Opponent | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | |||
| December 31 | vs. California | Arizona Stadium | |
2000s
| Season/Date | Opponent | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | |||
| September 3 | at Florida | Ben Hill Griffin Stadium | |
2010s
| Season/Date | Opponent | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | |||
| December 21 | vs. BYU | Qualcomm Stadium | |
Media guides and yearbooks by season
Media guides
| 1970s | 1974 |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 1982 |
| 2010s | 2017 • 2019 |
| 2020s | 2021 |
