1987 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team

The 1987 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team represented the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa in the Western Athletic Conference during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Bob Wagner, the Rainbow Warriors compiled a 5–7 record.^[1][2]

1987 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	5–7 (3–5 WAC)
Head coach	Bob Wagner (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Paul Johnson (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Rich Ellerson (1st season)
Home stadium	Aloha Stadium
Seasons ← 1986 1988 →

1987 Western Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Wyoming $	8	–	0	–	0			10	–	3	–	0
BYU	7	–	1	–	0			9	–	4	–	0
Air Force	6	–	2	–	0			9	–	4	–	0
UTEP	5	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
San Diego State	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	7	–	0
Hawaii	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	7	–	0
Utah	2	–	6	–	0			5	–	7	–	0
Colorado State	1	–	7	–	0			1	–	11	–	0
New Mexico	0	–	8	–	0			0	–	11	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	Cal State Fullerton*	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	W 44–0	45,408	[3][4]
September 12	at Wisconsin*	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 7–28	53,509
September 26	at UTEP	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	L 13–37	46,921
October 3	Yale*	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	W 62–10	41,447–43,238	[5]
October 10	at New Mexico	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	W 41–31	15,565
October 17	Utah	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	W 25–14	41,133
October 24	BYU	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	L 14–16	50,000
October 31	San Diego State	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	L 21–29	41,437
November 7	Colorado State	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	W 39–38	38,578
November 21	Air Force	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI (rivalry)	L 31–34	43,340
November 28	Wyoming	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI (rivalry)	L 20–24	39,690
December 5	Arkansas*	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	L 20–38	42,712
*Non-conference game Homecoming

Personnel

1987 Hawaii Warriors football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class	Defense Pos. # Name Class DL Al Noga Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Bob Wagner Coordinators/assistant coaches Robert Anae (Graduate assistant) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt