1951 Hawaii Rainbows football team

The 1951 Hawaii Rainbows football team represented the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa as an independent during the 1951 college football season. In their first season under head coach Archie Kodros, the Rainbows compiled a 4–7 record.

1951 Hawaii Rainbows football
Pineapple Bowl, L 13–34 vs. San Diego State
Conference	Independent
Record	4–7
Head coach	Archie Kodros (1st season)
Home stadium	Honolulu Stadium

1951 Western college football independents records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 14 San Francisco			–					9	–	0	–	0
La Verne			–					5	–	3	–	0
Pacific (CA)			–					6	–	5	–	0
Fresno State			–					5	–	5	–	0
Santa Clara			–					3	–	5	–	1
Hawaii			–					4	–	7	–	0
Loyola (CA)			–					3	–	6	–	0
San Jose State			–					2	–	7	–	1
Cal Poly San Dimas			–					1	–	6	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 12	Honolulu Town Team	Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii	W 8–2	18,000
September 22	at Tulsa	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	L 0–58	14,479
September 29	at BYU	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	L 7–20	8,000
October 6	at Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	L 0–34	20,000
October 24	Mickalums	Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii	W 40–20	1,000
November 7	Honolulu Town Team	Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii	W 47–13	1,500
November 18	Submarines Pacific (CA)	Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii	L 33–35	14,000
November 30	College of Idaho	Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii	W 31–13	11,000
December 16	Pendleton	Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii	L 26–31	5,000
December 21	Arizona	Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii	L 21–32
January 1, 1952	San Diego State	Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii (Pineapple Bowl)	L 13–34	10,000
Homecoming