# 2012 Hawaii Warriors football team

The 2012 Hawaii Warriors football team represented the University of Hawaii at Manoa in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Norm Chow and played their home games at Aloha Stadium. They were first year members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 3–9, 1–7 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for ninth place.

## New head coach

The university hired Norm Chow, a native Hawaiian who had most recently served as the offensive coordinator at Utah, as its head coach in the 2011–12 offseason to replace the retiring Greg McMackin. With Chow's hiring, the Warriors abandoned the run and shoot offense that McMackin's predecessor June Jones installed and instead ran a pro-style offense.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 1 | 1:30 pm | at No. 1 USC* | Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA | FOX | L 10–49 | 93,607 |
| September 15 | 6:00 pm | Lamar* | Aloha StadiumHonolulu, HI | Oceanic PPV/ROOT | W 54–2 | 31,442 |
| September 22 | 4:30 pm | Nevada | Aloha StadiumHonolulu, HI | NBCSN | L 24–69 | 31,417 |
| September 28 | 2:00 pm | at BYU* | LaVell Edwards StadiumProvo, UT | ESPN | L 0–47 | 62,022 |
| October 6 | 2:00 pm | at San Diego State | Qualcomm StadiumSan Diego, CA | CBSSN | L 14–52 | 50,586 |
| October 13 | 6:00 pm | New Mexico | Aloha StadiumHonolulu, HI | Oceanic PPV/ROOT | L 23–35 | 31,632 |
| October 27 | 1:00 pm | at Colorado State | Hughes StadiumFort Collins, CO | KTVD/Oceanic PPV/ROOT | L 27–42 | 16,573 |
| November 3 | 1:00 pm | at Fresno State | Bulldog StadiumFresno, CA (rivalry) | Oceanic PPV/TWCSN | L 10–45 | 30,755 |
| November 10 | 2:00 pm | Boise State | Aloha StadiumHonolulu, HI | NBCSN | L 14–49 | 29,471 |
| November 16 | 3:30 pm | at Air Force | Falcon StadiumColorado Springs, CO (rivalry) | ESPN2 | L 7–21 | 25,313 |
| November 24 | 6:00 pm | UNLV | Aloha StadiumHonolulu, HI | Oceanic PPV | W 48–10 | 28,359 |
| December 1 | 6:00 pm | South Alabama* | Aloha StadiumHonolulu, HI | Oceanic PPV/ROOT/TWCSN | W 23–7 | 27,865 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Hawaii time |||||||

## Game summaries
### @ USC

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Warriors | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| #1 Trojans | 20 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 49 |

### Lamar

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Warriors | 7 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 54 |

### Nevada

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wolf Pack | 14 | 20 | 21 | 14 | 69 |
| Warriors | 3 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 24 |

### @ BYU

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Warriors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cougars | 7 | 13 | 20 | 7 | 47 |

### @ San Diego State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Warriors | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Aztecs | 14 | 21 | 3 | 14 | 52 |

### New Mexico

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lobos | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
| Warriors | 0 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 23 |

### @ Colorado State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Warriors | 14 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 27 |
| Rams | 7 | 21 | 0 | 14 | 42 |

### @ Fresno State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Warriors | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Bulldogs | 21 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 45 |

### Boise State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #24 Broncos | 21 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 49 |
| Warriors | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |

### @ Air Force

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Warriors | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Falcons | 0 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 21 |

### UNLV

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rebels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Warriors | 7 | 24 | 3 | 14 | 48 |

### South Alabama

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Jaguars | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Warriors | 10 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 23 |