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2016 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team

2016 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football
Hawaii Warriors Logo.svg
Hawaii Bowl champion
Hawaii Bowl, W 52–35 vs. Middle Tennessee
Conference Mountain West Conference
Division West Division
2016 record 7–7 (4–4 MW)
Head coach Nick Rolovich (1st year)
Offensive coordinator Brian Smith (1st year)
Offensive scheme Pistol-shotgun spread option
Defensive coordinator Kevin Lempa (1st of 2nd stint, 4th overall year)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Aloha Stadium
(Capacity: 50,000)
Seasons
← 2015
2017 →
2016 Mountain West football standings
Conf     Overall
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 Hawaii at Mānoa in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team wa-s 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.

All attendances at Aloha Stadium are in tickets sold.

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 (FOX Australia).

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.

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


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