Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football
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The Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team represents the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa in NCAA Division I FBS college football. It was part of the Western Athletic Conference until July 2012, when the team joined the Mountain West Conference.
Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football | |||
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First season | 1909 | ||
Athletic director | Craig Angelos | ||
Head coach | Timmy Chang 2nd season, 8–18 (.308) | ||
Stadium | Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex | ||
Field surface | Synthetic Turf | ||
Location | Honolulu, Hawaii | ||
Conference | Mountain West | ||
All-time record | 604–492–25 (.550) | ||
Bowl record | 8–6 (.571) | ||
Conference titles | 4 | ||
Division titles | 1 | ||
Rivalries | Fresno State (rivalry) Air Force (rivalry) Wyoming (rivalry) San Jose State (rivalry) UNLV (rivalry) | ||
Colors | Green, black, silver, and white[1] | ||
Fight song | University of Hawaii Fight Song Co-Ed | ||
Mascot | Vili the Warrior (1999-2011) | ||
Marching band | Rainbow Warriors Marching Band | ||
Outfitter | Adidas |
From 2000 until July 1, 2013, the football team was renamed to simply Warriors, until a 2013 decision to standardize all of the school's athletic team names took effect, and the team was once again known as the Rainbow Warriors.[2]
The Hawaiʻi Warriors were the third team from a non automatic qualifier conference to play in a BCS bowl game. They played Georgia in the Sugar Bowl on January 1, 2008, in New Orleans, and lost 41–10.