# 2017 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team

The 2017 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team represented the University of Hawaii at Manoa in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Rainbow Warriors played their home games at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu. They competed in the West Division of the Mountain West Conference and were led by second-year head coach Nick Rolovich. They finished the season 3–9, 1–7 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for fifth place in the West Division. This marked the seventh straight losing season, continuing a school record, compiling a record of 29-62 since 2011.

## Schedule

Although NCAA rules allow Hawaii to play a 13-game regular season, only 12 games were scheduled for Hawaii's 2017 season.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 26 | 1:00 p.m. | at UMass* | McGuirk StadiumAmherst, MA | ELVN/SPEC☆ | W 38–35 | 12,145 |
| September 2 | 7:00 p.m. | Western Carolina* | Aloha StadiumHonolulu, HI | SPEC PPV | W 41–18 | 25,472 |
| September 9 | 12:00 p.m. | at UCLA* | Rose BowlPasadena, CA | P12N | L 23–56 | 50,444 |
| September 23 | 4:15 p.m. | at Wyoming | War Memorial StadiumLaramie, WY (rivalry) | ESPN2 | L 21–28 $^{OT}$ | 17,796 |
| September 30 | 7:00 p.m. | Colorado State | Aloha StadiumHonolulu, HI | SPEC PPV | L 21–51 | 25,687 |
| October 7 | 5:30 p.m. | at Nevada | Mackay StadiumReno, NV | CBSSN | L 21–35 | 16,566 |
| October 14 | 7:00 p.m. | San Jose State | Aloha StadiumHonolulu, HI (rivalry) | SPEC PPV | W 37–26 | 25,019 |
| October 28 | 5:15 p.m. | San Diego State | Aloha StadiumHonolulu, HI | ESPN2 | L 7–28 | 23,018 |
| November 4 | 1:00 p.m. | at UNLV | Sam Boyd StadiumWhitney, NV | SPEC PPV | L 23–31 | 16,278 |
| November 11 | 7:00 p.m. | Fresno State | Aloha StadiumHonolulu, HI (rivalry) | SPEC PPV | L 21–31 | 21,357 |
| November 18 | 10:00 a.m. | at Utah State | Maverik StadiumLogan, UT | SPEC PPV | L 0–38 | 17,650 |
| November 25 | 4:00 p.m. | BYU* | Aloha StadiumHonolulu, HI | CBSSN | L 20–30 | 24,910 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingAll times are in Hawaii time |||||||
☆Spectrum Sports Hawaii simulcast the UMass game. The game was available on Spectrum Sports Hawaii statewide and was not part of the teams PPV package.

## Game summaries
### At UMass

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rainbow Warriors | 7 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 38 |
| Minutemen | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 35 |

### Western Carolina

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Catamounts | 0 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 18 |
| Rainbow Warriors | 7 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 41 |

### At UCLA

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rainbow Warriors | 0 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 23 |
| Bruins | 14 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 56 |

### At Wyoming

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Rainbow Warriors | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| Cowboys | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |

### Colorado State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rams | 14 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 51 |
| Rainbow Warriors | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |

### At Nevada

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rainbow Warriors | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| Wolf Pack | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 35 |

### San Jose State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Spartans | 10 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 26 |
| Rainbow Warriors | 0 | 14 | 7 | 16 | 37 |

### San Diego State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Aztecs | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Rainbow Warriors | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |

### At UNLV

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rainbow Warriors | 0 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 23 |
| Rebels | 7 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 31 |

### Fresno State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 31 |
| Rainbow Warriors | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 |

### At Utah State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rainbow Warriors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aggies | 14 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 38 |

### BYU

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cougars | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 30 |
| Rainbow Warriors | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 20 |