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2016 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football
2016 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football
Hawaii Bowl champion
Hawaii Bowl, W 52–35 vs. Middle Tennessee
Conference	Mountain West Conference
	West Division
Record	7–7 (4–4 MW)
Head coach	Nick Rolovich (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Brian Smith (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread option
Defensive coordinator	Kevin Lempa (4th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Aloha Stadium
	Seasons ← 2015 2017 →

2016 Mountain West Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Mountain Division
Wyoming xy	6	–	2	8	–	6
Boise State x	6	–	2	10	–	3
New Mexico x	6	–	2	9	–	4
Air Force	5	–	3	10	–	3
Colorado State	5	–	3	7	–	6
Utah State	1	–	7	3	–	9
West Division
No. 25 San Diego State xy$	6	–	2	11	–	3
Hawaii	4	–	4	7	–	7
Nevada	3	–	5	5	–	7
San Jose State	3	–	5	4	–	8
UNLV	3	–	5	4	–	8
Fresno State	0	–	8	1	–	11
Championship: San Diego State 27, Wyoming 24
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team represented the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by first year head coach Nick Rolovich, who replaced Norm Chow.^[1] They played their home games at Aloha Stadium. They were members of the Mountain West Conference in the West Division.

With their 52–16 loss to Boise State on November 12, the team clinched their sixth straight losing regular season, a new school record. However, with a 14–13 victory over Fresno State the following week, they won their fourth conference game, their most since joining the Mountain West. It also snapped a string of five straight losing conference seasons. In addition, with the win against UMass, Hawaii became bowl eligible for the first time since 2010, because of the lack of eligible teams.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 26	4:00 pm^{[s 1]}	vs. California*	ANZ Stadium Sydney, Australia (Sydney Cup)	ESPN	L 31–51	61,247
September 3	6:00 am	at No. 7 Michigan*	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	ESPN	L 3–63	110,222
September 10	6:00 pm	UT Martin*	Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI	Oceanic PPV	W 41–36	23,900
September 17	4:45 pm	at Arizona*	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	P12N	L 28–47	50,116
October 1	6:00 pm	Nevada	Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI	Oceanic PPV	W 38–17	23,593
October 8	11:30 am	at San Jose State	CEFCU Stadium San Jose, CA (rivalry)	Oceanic PPV	W 34–17	16,837
October 15	6:00 pm	UNLV	Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI	Oceanic PPV	L 38–41	31,287
October 22	9:00 am	at Air Force	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (rivalry)	Oceanic PPV	W 34–27 ^2OT	29,132
October 29	6:00 pm	New Mexico	Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI	Oceanic PPV	L 21–28	23,964
November 5	2:00 pm	at San Diego State	Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA	CBSSN	L 0–55	41,644
November 12	2:00 pm	No. 24 Boise State	Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI	CBSSN	L 16–52	22,731
November 19	2:00 pm	at Fresno State	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA (rivalry)	Oceanic PPV	W 14–13	26,951
November 26	6:00 pm	UMass*	Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI	Oceanic PPV	W 46–40	22,739
December 24	3:00 pm	Middle Tennessee*	Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI (Hawaii Bowl)	ESPN	W 52–35	23,175
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Hawaii time

All attendances at Aloha Stadium are in tickets sold.

Notes

^ Game date and time are listed in Hawaii Time. Sydney is on Australian Eastern Standard Time, which at game time was 20 hours ahead of Hawaii Time.

Game summaries

vs California

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rainbow Warriors	14	0	10	7	31
Golden Bears	17	17	7	10	51

Calling the game for ESPN: Allen Bestwick, Mike Bellotti (from Bristol) and Fox Sports Australia's NRL host Warren Smith (live on-site). It was produced by Foxtel.

at #7 Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rainbow Warriors	0	0	0	3	3
#7 Wolverines	14	21	21	7	63

Calling the game for ESPN: Mike Patrick, Ed Cunningham, and Dr. Jerry Punch. The 110,222 in attendance is the largest crowd to ever attend a University of Hawaii football game. The previous record for attendance was 107,145 during a game against Ohio State at the Ohio Stadium on September 12, 2015.

Tennessee–Martin

	1	2	3	4	Total
Skyhawks	10	7	7	12	36
Rainbow Warriors	7	7	14	13	41

at Arizona

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rainbow Warriors	7	0	7	14	28
Wildcats	20	14	10	3	47

Nevada

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolf Pack	0	3	0	14	17
Rainbow Warriors	3	14	21	0	38

at San Jose State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rainbow Warriors	3	21	0	10	34
Spartans	3	7	7	0	17

UNLV

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rebels	7	14	3	17	41
Rainbow Warriors	7	14	3	14	38

at Air Force

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
Rainbow Warriors	0	10	3	7	7	7	34
Falcons	7	0	6	7	7	0	27

New Mexico

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lobos	14	0	7	7	28
Rainbow Warriors	0	14	0	7	21

at San Diego State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rainbow Warriors	0	0	0	0	0
Aztecs	14	13	14	14	55

On the call for CBS Sports Network: Rich Waltz, Eric Davis, and Cassie McKinney.

#24 Boise State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#24 Broncos	14	21	10	7	52
Rainbow Warriors	0	3	3	10	16

On the call for CBS Sports Network: Rich Waltz, Adam Archuleta, and Cassie McKinney.

at Fresno State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rainbow Warriors	0	7	0	7	14
Bulldogs	0	7	3	3	13

Massachusetts

	1	2	3	4	Total
Minutemen	3	10	13	14	40
Rainbow Warriors	10	14	9	13	46

Middle Tennessee–Hawaii Bowl

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rainbow Warriors	14	21	10	7	52
Blue Raiders	14	7	7	7	35

Calling the game for ESPN: Chris Cotter, Mark May, and Maria Taylor.

Personnel

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Seasons at Hawaii	Alma mater
Nick Rolovich	Head coach	7	Hawaii (2004)
Kevin Lempa	Defensive coordinator	4	Southern Connecticut State (1974)
Mayur Chaudhari	Special teams coordinator / tight ends coach	1	UC Davis (2002)
Sean Duggan	Linebackers Coach	1	Boston College (2014)
Abe Elimimian	Secondary Coach	2	Hawaii (2004)
Kefense Hynson	Wide receivers Coach	1	Willamette (2003)
Chris Naeole	Offensive line Coach	4	Colorado (1997)
Brian Smith	Offensive coordinator / running backs coach	6	Hawaii (2005)
Craig Stutzmann	Pass Game Coordinator / quarterbacks coach	2	Hawaii (2002)
Legi Suiaunoa	Defensive line Coach	1	Nevada (2002)
Bubba Reynolds	Strength and conditioning	1	Humboldt State (2011)