1999 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team

The 1999 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team represented the University of Hawaii at Manoa in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. Hawaii finished the 1999 season with a 9–4 record, going 5–2 in Western Athletic Conference (WAC) play. The Warriors capped the best single season turnaround in NCAA history with a win in the Oahu Bowl after going 0–12 the year before. New head coach June Jones led the Warriors to their first conference championship and bowl victory and appearance since the 1992 season.

1999 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football
WAC co-champion
Oahu Bowl champion
Oahu Bowl, W 23–17 vs. Oregon State
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record9–4 (5–2 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeRun and shoot
Defensive coordinatorGreg McMackin (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumAloha Stadium
Seasons
← 1998
2000 →
1999 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Hawaii +   5 2     9 4  
TCU +   5 2     8 4  
Fresno State +   5 2     8 5  
Rice   4 3     5 6  
SMU   3 3     4 6  
UTEP   3 4     5 7  
San Jose State   1 5     3 7  
Tulsa   1 6     2 9  
  • + – Conference co-champions

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 46:30 pmNo. 21 USC*KFVEL 7–6250,000
September 116:00 pmEastern Illinois*
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Halawa, HI
W 31–2728,762
September 186:00 pmBoise State*
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Halawa, HI
W 34–1931,751
September 259:00 amat SMUKFVEW 20–015,131
October 26:00 pmUTEP 
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Halawa, HI
W 33–339,021
October 96:00 pmRice
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Halawa, HI
L 19–3837,975
October 2310:00 amat TulsaSPWW 35–2115,756
October 306:00 pmTCU
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Halawa, HI
L 14–3433,357
November 610:30 amat San Jose StateKFVEW 62–4115,367
November 136:00 pmFresno State
W 31–24 2OT37,283
November 206:00 pmNavy*
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Halawa, HI
W 48–4141,895
November 276:00 pmWashington State*
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Halawa, HI
L 14–2245,382
December 253:30 pmvs. Oregon State*
ESPNW 23–1740,974

Game summaries

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No. 21 USC

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 21 Trojans 17 24 14 7 62
Rainbow Warriors 0 0 7 0 7

Eastern Illinois

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1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 10 7 7 3 27
Rainbow Warriors 0 10 21 0 31

Boise State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Broncos 7 12 0 0 19
Rainbow Warriors 7 0 7 20 34

At SMU

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1 2 3 4 Total
Rainbow Warriors 7 3 0 10 20
Mustangs 0 0 0 0 0

UTEP

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1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 3 0 0 0 3
Rainbow Warriors 7 6 7 13 33

Rice

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1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 7 3 14 14 38
Rainbow Warriors 10 0 3 6 19

At Tulsa

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1 2 3 4 Total
Rainbow Warriors 7 14 7 7 35
Golden Hurricane 7 0 7 7 21
1 2 3 4 Total
Horned Frogs 14 0 7 13 34
Rainbow Warriors 6 0 0 8 14

At San Jose State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Rainbow Warriors 9 20 6 27 62
Spartans 0 7 0 34 41

Fresno State

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1 2 3 4OT2OT Total
Bulldogs 7 0 0 1430 24
Rainbow Warriors 7 6 0 837 31
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1 2 3 4 Total
Midshipmen 0 24 3 14 41
Rainbow Warriors 3 24 14 7 48

Washington State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Cougars 3 0 9 10 22
Rainbow Warriors 0 0 14 0 14

Vs. Oregon State (Oahu Bowl)

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1 2 3 4 Total
Rainbow Warriors 0 10 10 3 23
Beavers 7 3 0 7 17

References

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