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1987 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football
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 →

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]

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

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

^ "1987 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
^ "2020 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Hawaii. 2020. p. 175. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
^ Robyn Norwood (September 7, 1987). "Rainbows Leave Titans Looking for Ray of Sunlight". The Los Angeles Times (Orange County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-14. Retrieved February 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Hawaii 44, CS Fullerton 0". The Los Angeles Times (Orange County ed.). Los Angeles, California. September 7, 1987. p. III-15. Retrieved February 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Lewis, Ferd (October 4, 1987). "'Bows Flex Muscle to Rout Yale, 62-10". Sunday Star-Bulletin & Advertiser. Honolulu, Hawaii. p. D-1 – via Newspapers.com.