1982 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
BYU $ 7 1 0 8 4 0
New Mexico 6 1 0 10 1 0
Air Force 4 3 0 8 5 0
San Diego State 4 3 0 7 5 0
Hawaii 4 4 0 6 5 0
Colorado State 3 5 0 4 7 0
Utah 2 4 0 5 6 0
Wyoming 2 6 0 5 7 0
UTEP 1 6 0 2 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1982 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team represented the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa in the Western Athletic Conference during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their sixth season under head coach Dick Tomey, the Rainbow Warriors compiled a 6–5 record.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11Montana*W 40–043,317[3]
September 18at Colorado StateW 23–1324,290[4]
September 25UTEP
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Halawa, HI
W 17–1042,924[5]
October 2Wyoming
L 10–2843,493[6]
October 9Utah
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Halawa, HI
W 10–743,381[7]
October 16at BYUL 25–3965,178[8]
October 30Cal State Fullerton*
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Halawa, HI
W 9–334,133[9][10]
November 6San Diego Statedagger
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Halawa, HI
L 28–3142,050[11]
November 20at New MexicoL 17–4123,028[12]
November 27Air Force
W 45–2140,019[13]
December 4No. 3 Nebraska*
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Halawa, HI
L 16–3746,866[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1982 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
  2. ^ "2020 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Hawaii. 2020. p. 175. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
  3. ^ "Hawaii crushes Montana 40–0". The Independent-Record. September 13, 1982. Retrieved February 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Rainbows step forward in 4th". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. September 19, 1982. Retrieved February 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "UH makes another comeback". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. September 26, 1982. Retrieved February 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Cowboys prove to be prophets". Casper Star-Tribune. October 4, 1982. Retrieved February 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Monroe sparkles, but Hawaii 'kicks' Utah". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 11, 1982. Retrieved February 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Cougars top Hawaii 39–25". The Daily Spectrum. October 17, 1982. Retrieved February 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Pete Donovan (November 1, 1982). "The Fullerton Defense Did Everything but Help End An Island Losing Streak". The Los Angeles Times (Orange County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-14. Retrieved February 11, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  10. ^ "Hawaii 9, CS Fullerton 3". The Los Angeles Times (Orange County ed.). Los Angeles, California. November 1, 1982. p. III-14. Retrieved February 11, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  11. ^ "Harvey, McKay star as Aztecs rally for 31–28 win". Daily Times-Advocate. November 7, 1982. Retrieved February 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Lobos fourth stomps Hawaii". Carlsbad Current-Argus. November 21, 1982. Retrieved February 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Hawaii finds winning formula". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. November 28, 1982. Retrieved February 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "No. 3 Huskers wake up in 4th quarter". The Grand Island Independent. December 6, 1982. Retrieved February 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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