1999 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team

American college football season February 2026 June 2025 August 2023 1999 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football Western Athletic Conference WAC 9–4 5–2 June Jones 1st Run and shoothttps://hawaiiathletics.com/news/2023/8/11/football-return-of-the-run-and-shoot.aspx Return Of The Run-and-Shoot Hawaii Rainbow Warriors August 11, 2023 June 3, 2025 Greg McMackin 1st 4–3 Aloha Stadium WAC co-championOahu Bowl champion Oahu Bowl W 23–17 vs. Oregon State 2000 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 winless 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 1999 AP Hawaii–Aleutian September 4 6:30 pm l y USC 21 Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI KFVE 7–62 50,000 September 11 6:00 pm w y Eastern Illinois Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI 31–27 28,762 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/82672893/the-honolulu-advertiser/ The Honolulu Advertiser Newspapers.com September 13, 1999 Tsai, Stephen UH takes time to savor victory September 18 6:00 pm w y Boise State Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI 34–19 31,751 September 25 9:00 am w y SMU Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX KFVE 20–0 15,131 October 2 6:00 pm w y UTEP Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI 33–3 39,021 October 9 6:00 pm l Rice Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI 19–38 37,975 October 23 10:00 am w y Tulsa Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK SPW 35–21 15,756 October 30 6:00 pm l TCU Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI 14–34 33,357 November 6 10:30 am w y San Jose State Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA rivalry KFVE 62–41 15,367 November 13 6:00 pm w Fresno State rivalry Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI 31–24 2OT 37,283 November 20 6:00 pm w y Navy Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI 48–41 41,895 November 27 6:00 pm l y Washington State Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI 14–22 45,382 December 25 3:30 pm w y y Oregon State Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI Oahu Bowl ESPN 23–17 40,974 Game summaries No. 21 USC 1999 USC Trojans football team No. 21 Trojans 17 24 14 7 Rainbow Warriors 0 0 7 0 Eastern Illinois 1999 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team Panthers 10 7 7 3 Rainbow Warriors 0 10 21 0 Boise State 1999 Boise State Broncos football team Broncos 7 12 0 0 Rainbow Warriors 7 0 7 20 At SMU 1999 SMU Mustangs football team Rainbow Warriors 7 3 0 10 Mustangs 0 0 0 0 UTEP 1999 UTEP Miners football team Miners 3 0 0 0 Rainbow Warriors 7 6 7 13 Rice 1999 Rice Owls football team Owls 7 3 14 14 Rainbow Warriors 10 0 3 6 At Tulsa 1999 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team Rainbow Warriors 7 14 7 7 Golden Hurricane 7 0 7 7 TCU 1999 TCU Horned Frogs football team Horned Frogs 14 0 7 13 Rainbow Warriors 6 0 0 8 At San Jose State 1999 San Jose State Spartans football team Rainbow Warriors 9 20 6 27 Spartans 0 7 0 34 Fresno State 1999 Fresno State Bulldogs football team Bulldogs 7 0 0 14 3 0 Rainbow Warriors 7 6 0 8 3 7 Navy 1999 Navy Midshipmen football team Midshipmen 0 24 3 14 Rainbow Warriors 3 24 14 7 Washington State 1999 Washington State Cougars football team Cougars 3 0 9 10 Rainbow Warriors 0 0 14 0 Vs. Oregon State (Oahu Bowl) 1999 Oregon State Beavers football team 1999 Oahu Bowl Rainbow Warriors 0 10 10 3 Beavers 7 3 0 7 Postseason and awards Hawaii was never ranked in the AP poll or the Coaches' Poll throughout the season. Hawaii did receive enough votes to put them at 30 in the final AP poll and 32 and in the Coaches' Poll.2000-01-06 1999 coaches' poll https://www.newspapers.com/article/usa-today-1999-coaches-poll/185574752/ 2025-11-24 USA Today 32 Head coach June Jones, was named National Coach of the Year by CNN/Sports Illustrated, American Football Coach/Shutt Sports and Sporting News and WAC Coach of the Year.June Jones - Football Coach https://smumustangs.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/june-jones/236 2025-11-24 SMU Athletics en The following players were named to the All-WAC team:team All-WAC Football 2nd 1999-12-01 WAC: Jones, 15 Rainbow Warriors earn conference recognition https://www.newspapers.com/article/honolulu-star-advertiser-wac-jones-15/185573474/ 2025-11-24 Honolulu Star-Advertiser 32Team All-WAC Football 1st 1999-12-01 Hawaii's Jones selected WAC's Coach of the Year https://www.newspapers.com/article/honolulu-star-advertiser-hawaiis-jones/185573403/ 2025-11-24 Honolulu Star-Advertiser 31 First team Dwight Carter, wide receiver Adrian Klemm, offensive line Kaulana Noa, offensive line Jeff Ulbrich, linebacker Quincy LeJay, defensive back Jamal Garland, special teams Second team Dan Robinson, quarterback Matt Paul, defensive line Chad Shrout, punter Statistical achievements and leaders The 1999 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors team broke the nation's longest active losing streak at 19 losses when they defeated Eastern Illinois. They also broke a 24 game WAC losing streak going back seven years. The offense led the WAC in total offense (417.7 yards) and passing offense (328.7 yards), which ranked #3 in of all NCAA. This was also the first time Hawaii received votes in national polls since 1992.1999 Review http://uhathletics.hawaii.edu/Fball/review.html https://web.archive.org/web/20000823181800/http://uhathletics.hawaii.edu/Fball/review.html 2000-08-23 2025-11-24 uhathletics.hawaii.edu Quarterback Dan Robinson threw for an all-time school record 530 yards against Navy and became the school's all-time passing leader with 6,038 yards. Linebacker Jeff Ulbrich broke the school record for most assisted tackles in a game with 18 against Navy and the single-season record for most total tackles with 169. Wide receiver Dwight Carter broke the school record for most receiving yards in a game with 220 yards on 9 receptions against Eastern Illinois. Carter also became only the second player in UH football history to catch for more than 1,000 yards in a single season. Passing 2 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Player Attempts Completions Interceptions Comp % Yards TD Dan Robinson5562281851.8385328 No other player had more than 100 passing yards. Rushing 2 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Player Attempts Net yards Yards per attempt Touchdowns Avion Weaver1146455.74Afatia Thompson904354.83 Receiving 2 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Player Receptions Yards Yds/Recp TD Dwight Carter77125316.39Craig Stutzmann6365810.48Channon Harris5686015.46Ashley Leslie 3651814.42Afatia Thompson262128.20Avion Weaver191517.90Attrice Brooks718726.73 Punt Returns 2 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Player No. Yards Avg TD Long Jamal Garland382827.4046 Kick Returns 2 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Player No. Yards Avg TD Long Jamal Garland3375122.8041 Interceptions 2 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Player No. Yards Avg TD Long Quincy LeJay715121.6354Dedrick Miller34715.7030Jeff Ulbrich219.0038Shawndel Tucker2105.006Joe Correia144.004Anthony Smith12222.0022Phil Austin100.000 Statistics accurate as of Nov. 28, 1999.Cumulative Season Statistics http://humu.hper.hawaii.edu/Fball/Stats/99/teamcume.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20000925203247/http://humu.hper.hawaii.edu/Fball/Stats/99/teamcume.htm 2000-09-25 2025-11-24 humu.hper.hawaii.edu 2000 NFL draft The following players were claimed in the 2000 NFL draft. 2 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Player Position Round Pick NFL club Adrian Klemm Offensive tackle 2 46 New England Patriots Jeff Ulbrich Linebacker 3 86 San Francisco 49ers Kaulana Noa Offensive guard 4 104 St. Louis Rams Another five players signed free agent contracts with NFL teams. Center Dustin Owen and wide receiver Dwight Carter (San Francisco 49ers), quarterback Dan Robinson (Baltimore Ravens), offensive guard Andy Phillips (San Diego Chargers), and defensive back Yaphet Warren (Seattle Seahawks). References Hawaii Category:Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football seasons Category:Western Athletic Conference football champion seasons Category:Oahu Bowl champion seasons Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football