# 2016 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team

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. 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 | vs. California* | ANZ StadiumSydney, Australia (Sydney Cup) | ESPN | L 31–51 | 61,247 |
| September 3 | 6:00 am | at No. 7 Michigan* | Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, MI | ESPN | L 3–63 | 110,222 |
| September 10 | 6:00 pm | UT Martin* | Aloha StadiumHonolulu, HI | Oceanic PPV | W 41–36 | 23,900 |
| September 17 | 4:45 pm | at Arizona* | Arizona StadiumTucson, AZ | P12N | L 28–47 | 50,116 |
| October 1 | 6:00 pm | Nevada | Aloha StadiumHonolulu, HI | Oceanic PPV | W 38–17 | 23,593 |
| October 8 | 11:30 am | at San Jose State | CEFCU StadiumSan Jose, CA (rivalry) | Oceanic PPV | W 34–17 | 16,837 |
| October 15 | 6:00 pm | UNLV | Aloha StadiumHonolulu, HI | Oceanic PPV | L 38–41 | 31,287 |
| October 22 | 9:00 am | at Air Force | Falcon StadiumColorado Springs, CO (rivalry) | Oceanic PPV | W 34–27 $^{2OT}$ | 29,132 |
| October 29 | 6:00 pm | New Mexico | Aloha StadiumHonolulu, HI | Oceanic PPV | L 21–28 | 23,964 |
| November 5 | 2:00 pm | at San Diego State | Qualcomm StadiumSan Diego, CA | CBSSN | L 0–55 | 41,644 |
| November 12 | 2:00 pm | No. 24 Boise State | Aloha StadiumHonolulu, HI | CBSSN | L 16–52 | 22,731 |
| November 19 | 2:00 pm | at Fresno State | Bulldog StadiumFresno, CA (rivalry) | Oceanic PPV | W 14–13 | 26,951 |
| November 26 | 6:00 pm | UMass* | Aloha StadiumHonolulu, HI | Oceanic PPV | W 46–40 | 22,739 |
| December 24 | 3:00 pm | Middle Tennessee* | Aloha StadiumHonolulu, HI (Hawaii Bowl) | ESPN | W 52–35 | 23,175 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll 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) |