2016 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team

American college football season November 2021 February 2026 football 2016 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Hawaii Warriors logo.svg 150 Mountain West Conference West Division MW 7–7 4–4 Nick Rolovich 1st Brian Smith 1st Spread option Kevin Lempa 4th 4–3 Aloha Stadium Hawaii Bowl champion Hawaii Bowl W 52–35 vs. Middle Tennessee The 2016 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team represented the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by first year head coach Nick Rolovich, who replaced Norm Chow.Chow Let Go by University of Hawaii Stephen Tsai http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking/20151101_Chow_let_go_by_University_of_Hawaii.html?id=339170481 Honolulu Star-Advertiser November 1, 2015 March 4, 2016 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. Schedule 2016 AP Hawaii August 26 4:00 pms Game date and time are listed in Hawaii Time. Sydney is on Australian Eastern Standard Time, which at game time was 20 hours ahead of Hawaii Time. l y y California Australia ANZ Stadium Sydney, Australia Sydney Cup ESPN 31–51 61,247 September 3 6:00 am l y y Michigan 7 Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI ESPN 3–63 110,222 September 10 6:00 pm w y UT Martin Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI Oceanic PPV 41–36 23,900 September 17 4:45 pm l y y Arizona Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ P12N 28–47 50,116 October 1 6:00 pm w Nevada Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI Oceanic PPV 38–17 23,593 October 8 11:30 am w y San Jose State CEFCU Stadium San Jose, CA rivalry Oceanic PPV 34–17 16,837 October 15 6:00 pm l y UNLV Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI Oceanic PPV 38–41 31,287 October 22 9:00 am w y Air Force Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO rivalry Oceanic PPV 34–27 2OT 29,132 October 29 6:00 pm l New Mexico Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI Oceanic PPV 21–28 23,964 November 5 2:00 pm l y San Diego State Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA CBSSN 0–55 41,644 November 12 2:00 pm l Boise State 24 Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI CBSSN 16–52 22,731 November 19 2:00 pm w y Fresno State Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA rivalry Oceanic PPV 14–13 26,951 November 26 6:00 pm w y UMass Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI Oceanic PPV 46–40 22,739 December 24 3:00 pm w y Middle Tennessee Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI Hawaii Bowl ESPN 52–35 23,175 All attendances at Aloha Stadium are in tickets sold. Notes s Game summaries vs California Rainbow Warriors 14 0 10 7 Golden Bears 17 17 7 10 2016 California Golden Bears football team 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. at #7 Michigan Rainbow Warriors 0 0 0 3 #7 Wolverines 14 21 21 7 2016 Michigan Wolverines football team 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. Tennessee–Martin Skyhawks 10 7 7 12 Rainbow Warriors 7 7 14 13 2016 UT Martin Skyhawks football team at Arizona Rainbow Warriors 7 0 7 14 Wildcats 20 14 10 3 2016 Arizona Wildcats football team Nevada Wolf Pack 0 3 0 14 Rainbow Warriors 3 14 21 0 2016 Nevada Wolf Pack football team at San Jose State Rainbow Warriors 3 21 0 10 Spartans 3 7 7 0 2016 San Jose State Spartans football team UNLV Rebels 7 14 3 17 Rainbow Warriors 7 14 3 14 2016 UNLV Rebels football team at Air Force Rainbow Warriors 0 10 3 7 7 7 Falcons 7 0 6 7 7 0 2016 Air Force Falcons football team New Mexico Lobos 14 0 7 7 Rainbow Warriors 0 14 0 7 2016 New Mexico Lobos football team at San Diego State Rainbow Warriors 0 0 0 0 Aztecs 14 13 14 14 2016 San Diego State Aztecs football team On the call for CBS Sports Network: Rich Waltz, Eric Davis, and Cassie McKinney. #24 Boise State #24 Broncos 14 21 10 7 Rainbow Warriors 0 3 3 10 2016 Boise State Broncos football team On the call for CBS Sports Network: Rich Waltz, Adam Archuleta, and Cassie McKinney. at Fresno State Rainbow Warriors 0 7 0 7 Bulldogs 0 7 3 3 2016 Fresno State Bulldogs football team Massachusetts Minutemen 3 10 13 14 Rainbow Warriors 10 14 9 13 2016 UMass Minutemen football team Middle Tennessee–Hawaii Bowl Rainbow Warriors 14 21 10 7 Blue Raiders 14 7 7 7 2016 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team 2016 Hawaii Bowl Calling the game for ESPN: Chris Cotter, Mark May, and Maria Taylor. Personnel Coaching staff Name Position Seasons atHawaii Alma mater Nick Rolovich Head coach 7 Hawaii (2004) Kevin Lempa Defensive coordinator 4 Southern Connecticut State (1974) Mayur Chaudhari Special teams coordinator / tight ends coach 1 UC Davis (2002) Sean Duggan Linebackers Coach 1 Boston College (2014) Abe Elimimian Secondary Coach 2 Hawaii (2004) Kefense Hynson Wide receivers Coach 1 Willamette (2003) Chris Naeole Offensive line Coach 4 Colorado (1997) Brian Smith Offensive coordinator / running backs coach 6 Hawaii (2005) Craig Stutzmann Pass Game Coordinator / quarterbacks coach 2 Hawaii (2002) Legi Suiaunoa Defensive line Coach 1 Nevada (2002) Bubba Reynolds Strength and conditioning 1 Humboldt State (2011) Roster 2016 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors FootballQuarterback 11 Ikaika Woolsey – 10px|Redshirt senior (6'1, 215) 13 Cole McDonald – freshman (6'4, 205) 15 Aaron Zwahlen – 10px|Redshirt freshman (6'3, 200) 16 Beau Reilly – 10px|Redshirt sophomore (6'6, 190) 17 Cole Brownholtz – sophomore (6'4, 210) 18 Kyle Gallup – freshman (6'2, 210) 19 Dru Brown – sophomore (6'0, 200) Tailback  4 Steven Lakalaka – senior (5'10, 210)  6 Paul Harris – 10px|Redshirt senior (5'11, 190) 21 Freddie Holly III – freshman (6'0, 210) 22 Diocemy Saint Juste – 10px|Redshirt junior (5'8, 195) 29 Genta Ito – junior (5'8, 195) 33 Melvin Davis – senior (6'2, 235) 47 Kaiwi Chung – 10px|Redshirt sophomore (5'11, 240) (FB) 48 Ryan Tuiasoa – 10px|Redshirt junior (5'11, 210) Wide receiver  9 Devan Stubblefield – 10px|Redshirt sophomore (6'0, 190) 10 Makoa Camanse-Stevens – senior (6'4, 205) 12 Keelan Ewaliko – 10px|Redshirt junior (5'11, 200) 14 Marcus Kemp – senior (6'4, 200) 23 Dylan Collie – 10px|Redshirt sophomore (5'10, 175) 24 Samson Anguay – senior (5'7, 170) 30 Davine Tullis – freshman (6'1, 195) 31 Frank Abreu – 10px|Redshirt junior (6'0, 200) 34 Nic Tom – freshman (5'9, 180) 35 Don'Yeh Patterson – 10px|Redshirt sophomore (6'0, 175) 45 John Ursua – 10px|Redshirt freshman (5'10, 165) 80 Ammon Barker – 10px|Redshirt junior (6'4, 215) 81 Kalakaua Timoteo – freshman (6'1, 190) 84 Isaiah Bernard – senior (6'1, 190) 88 Kalei Letoto – senior (5'10, 190) Marcus Armstrong-Brown – junior (6'3, 195) Tight end  7 Metuisela `Unga – junior (6'5, 240) 82 Davasyia Hagger – 10px|Redshirt junior (6'6, 230) 85 Andrew James-Ho – 10px|Redshirt junior (6'2, 240) 86 Dakota Torres – 10px|Redshirt sophomore (6'2, 245) 95 Sione Kauhi – 10px|Redshirt freshman (6'5, 250) Offensive lineman 50 Dejon Allen – 10px|Redshirt junior (6'3, 290) 51 John Wa'a – 10px|Redshirt junior (6'4, 315) 56 Elijah Tupai – 10px|Redshirt junior (6'4, 315) 57 J.R. Hensley – 10px|Redshirt freshman (6'5, 310) 60 Chris Posa – junior (6'4, 290) 64 Fred Ulu-Perry – sophomore (6'2, 305) 65 Asotui Eli – 10px|Redshirt sophomore (6'4, 315) 66 Eperone Moananu – sophomore (6'2, 290) 67 Josh Hauani'o – freshman (6'4, 300) 70 Luke Clements – 10px|Redshirt sophomore (6'5, 300) 71 King James Taylor – freshman (6'4, 305) 72 Matt Norman – 10px|Redshirt junior (6'5, 270) 73 Austin Webb – 10px|Redshirt freshman (6'8, 310) 74 RJ Hollis – 10px|Redshirt senior (6'4, 295) 78 Leo Koloamatangi – 10px|Redshirt senior (6'5, 310) Defensive lineman  3 David Manoa – 10px|Redshirt junior (6'3, 240)  5 Makani Kema-Kaleiwahea – 10px|Redshirt senior (6'3, 240)  8 Penitito Faalologo – 10px|Redshirt junior (5'11, 300) 45 Tevarua Eldridge – 10px|Redshirt sophomore (6'2, 230) 49 Manly Williams – 10px|Redshirt freshman (6'2, 220) 63 Taaga Tuulima – freshman (6'2, 280) 70 Joey Nu'uanu-Kuhi'iki – freshman (6'3, 260) 75 Kory Rasmussen – 10px|Redshirt senior (6'2, 295) 77 Alesana Sunia – freshman (6'3, 305) 89 Cole Carter – freshman (6'4, 265) 91 Samiuela Akoteu – 10px|Redshirt freshman (6'2, 320) 92 Maxwell Hendrie – freshman (6'4, 245) 93 Isaac Liva – freshman (6'5, 230) 94 Ka'aumoana Gifford – 10px|Redshirt sophomore (6'4, 275) 96 Kaimana Padello – freshman (6'0, 205) 97 Meffy Koloamatangi – 10px|Redshirt junior (6'5, 240) 98 Viane Moala – freshman (6'7, 270) 99 Zeno Choi – sophomore (6'3, 260) Netane Muti – freshman (6'4, 275) Long snappers 62 Brodie Nakama – senior (5'9, 225) Linebacker  2 Jerrol Garcia-Williams – 10px|Redshirt senior (6'2, 230) 10 Jeremiah Pritchard – freshman (6'0, 210) 22 Ikem Okeke – freshman (6'0, 220) 27 Solomon Matautia – 10px|Redshirt freshman (6'1, 230) 31 Jahlani Tavai – 10px|Redshirt sophomore (6'4, 235) 38 Malachi Mageo – 10px|Redshirt sophomore (6'2, 210) 40 Dany Mulanga – 10px|Redshirt sophomore (6'3, 200) 41 Noah Borden – sophomore (6'1, 215) (+LS) 44 Russell Williams Jr. – junior (6'1, 230) 52 Dalton Gouveia – 10px|Redshirt freshman (6'1, 225) 53 Dayton Furuta – 10px|Redshirt freshman (5'11, 230) 54 La'akea Look – freshman (6'0, 225) 58 Rashaan Falemalu – 10px|Redshirt sophomore (6'1, 230) 59 Max Broman – 10px|Redshirt junior (6'1, 220) 88 Tumua Tuinei – 10px|Redshirt sophomore (5'9, 210) Defensive back 11 Jamal Mayo – 10px|Redshirt senior (5'11, 185) 13 Keala Santiago – freshman (6'0, 200) 15 Daniel Lewis Jr. – junior (5'11, 180) 16 Kalen Hicks – freshman (6'3, 200) 18 Rojesterman Farris II – 10px|Redshirt freshman (6'1, 180) 19 Jalen Rogers – 10px|Redshirt senior (6'1, 200) 20 Zach Wilson – freshman (5'11, 170) 21 Damien Packer – 10px|Redshirt senior (5'11, 210) 24 Mykal Tolliver – freshman (6'0, 175) 25 Austin Borengasser – 10px|Redshirt freshman (6'2, 205) 26 Dejaun Butler – senior (5'11, 180) 28 Cameron Hayes – 10px|Redshirt freshman (5'11, 180) 33 Tyrus Tuiasosopo – freshman (6'4, 180) 37 Austin Gerard – 10px|Redshirt junior (6'1, 195) 39 Trayvon Henderson – 10px|Redshirt junior (6'0, 200) 42 Scheyenne Sanitoa – freshman (6'0, 200) Eugene Ford – freshman (6'2, 185) Placekicker  1 Rigoberto Sanchez – senior (6'1, 190) (+P) 69 Stephen Yaffe – freshman (5'11, 185) Punter 46 Alex Trifonovitch – 10px|Redshirt freshman (6'1, 180) 83 Stan Gaudion – freshman (6'3, 210) References Hawaii Category:Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football seasons Category:Hawaii Bowl champion seasons Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football