# 1999 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team

The 1999 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team represented the University of Hawaii at Manoa in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. Hawaii finished the 1999 season with a 9–4 record, going 5–2 in Western Athletic Conference (WAC) play. The Warriors capped the best single season turnaround in NCAA history with a win in the Oahu Bowl after going 0–12 the year before. New head coach June Jones led the Warriors to their first conference championship and bowl victory and appearance since the 1992 season.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 4 | 6:30 pm | No. 21 USC* | Aloha StadiumHalawa, HI | KFVE | L 7–62 | 50,000 |
| September 11 | 6:00 pm | Eastern Illinois* | Aloha StadiumHalawa, HI | | W 31–27 | 28,762 |
| September 18 | 6:00 pm | Boise State* | Aloha StadiumHalawa, HI | | W 34–19 | 31,751 |
| September 25 | 9:00 am | at SMU | Cotton BowlDallas, TX | KFVE | W 20–0 | 15,131 |
| October 2 | 6:00 pm | UTEP | Aloha StadiumHalawa, HI | | W 33–3 | 39,021 |
| October 9 | 6:00 pm | Rice | Aloha StadiumHalawa, HI | | L 19–38 | 37,975 |
| October 23 | 10:00 am | at Tulsa | Skelly StadiumTulsa, OK | SPW | W 35–21 | 15,756 |
| October 30 | 6:00 pm | TCU | Aloha StadiumHalawa, HI | | L 14–34 | 33,357 |
| November 6 | 10:30 am | at San Jose State | Spartan StadiumSan Jose, CA (rivalry) | KFVE | W 62–41 | 15,367 |
| November 13 | 6:00 pm | Fresno State | Aloha StadiumHalawa, HI (rivalry) | | W 31–24 $^{2OT}$ | 37,283 |
| November 20 | 6:00 pm | Navy* | Aloha StadiumHalawa, HI | | W 48–41 | 41,895 |
| November 27 | 6:00 pm | Washington State* | Aloha StadiumHalawa, HI | | L 14–22 | 45,382 |
| December 25 | 3:30 pm | vs. Oregon State* | Aloha StadiumHalawa, HI (Oahu Bowl) | ESPN | W 23–17 | 40,974 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Hawaii–Aleutian time |||||||

## Game summaries
### No. 21 USC

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 21 Trojans | 17 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 62 |
| Rainbow Warriors | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |

### Eastern Illinois

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Panthers | 10 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
| Rainbow Warriors | 0 | 10 | 21 | 0 | 31 |

### Boise State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Broncos | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| Rainbow Warriors | 7 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 34 |

### At SMU

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rainbow Warriors | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| Mustangs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### UTEP

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Miners | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rainbow Warriors | 7 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 33 |

### Rice

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Owls | 7 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 38 |
| Rainbow Warriors | 10 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 19 |

### At Tulsa

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rainbow Warriors | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
| Golden Hurricane | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |

### TCU

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Horned Frogs | 14 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 34 |
| Rainbow Warriors | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 14 |

### At San Jose State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rainbow Warriors | 9 | 20 | 6 | 27 | 62 |
| Spartans | 0 | 7 | 0 | 34 | 41 |

### Fresno State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 24 |
| Rainbow Warriors | 7 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 31 |

### Navy

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Midshipmen | 0 | 24 | 3 | 14 | 41 |
| Rainbow Warriors | 3 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 48 |

### Washington State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cougars | 3 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 22 |
| Rainbow Warriors | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 |

### Vs. Oregon State (Oahu Bowl)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rainbow Warriors | 0 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 23 |
| Beavers | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |