1998 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team

1998 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	0–12 (0–8 WAC)
Head coach	Fred von Appen (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Don Lindsey (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Tom Williams (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Aloha Stadium

1998 Western Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Mountain Division
No. 13 Air Force x$		7	–	1					12	–	1
Wyoming		6	–	2					8	–	3
Colorado State		5	–	3					8	–	4
Rice		5	–	3					5	–	6
TCU		4	–	4					7	–	5
Tulsa		2	–	6					4	–	7
SMU		1	–	1					0	–	1
UNLV		0	–	8					0	–	11
Pacific Division
BYU xy		7	–	1					9	–	5
San Diego State x		7	–	1					7	–	5
Utah		5	–	3					7	–	4
Fresno State		5	–	3					5	–	6
San Jose State		3	–	5					4	–	8
UTEP		3	–	5					3	–	8
New Mexico		1	–	7					3	–	9
Hawaii		0	–	8					0	–	12
Championship: Air Force 20, BYU 13
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 1998 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team represented the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa in the Western Athletic Conference during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third season under head coach Fred von Appen, the Rainbow Warriors compiled a 0–12 record.^[1][2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 3	No. 24 Arizona*	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	L 6–27	38,745
September 19	at Utah	Rice–Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	L 21–30	37,699
September 26	Arkansas State*	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	L 0–20	28,159
October 3	SMU*	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	L 0–28	25,912
October 9	at San Diego State	Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA	L 13–35	20,320
October 17	BYU	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	L 9–31	29,944
October 24	New Mexico	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	L 20–30	25,234
October 31	at UTEP	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	L 13–30	15,207
November 7	San Jose State	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI (rivalry)	L 17–45	26,716
November 14	at Fresno State	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA (rivalry)	L 12–51	33,505
November 21	Northwestern*	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	L 21–47	25,918
November 28	No. 15 Michigan*	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	L 17–48	34,193
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "1998 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
2. "2020 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Hawaii. 2020. p. 176. Retrieved December 22, 2020.