The 2019 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team represented the

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in the

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. The Rainbow Warriors played their home games at

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. They competed in the West Division of the

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and were led by fourth-year head coach

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, in what was his final season before his abrupt resignation in January 2020. The Rainbow Warriors had their most successful season since

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. They finished 10–5, 5–3 to finish tied for first in the West Division, claiming the division championship with a 14–11 win over San Diego State. They advanced to the Mountain West Championship, where they lost to Boise State, but won the Hawaii Bowl over BYU, 38–34. This was Hawaii’s first ten-win season since 2010, and just the seventh in program history. Nick Rolovich was also named Mountain West Coach of the Year, the fourth UH coach to receive that honor.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Mountain West media days

The Mountain West media days were held from July 23–24, 2019 at

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in Henderson, NV.

Media poll

The preseason poll was released at the Mountain West media days on July 23, 2019. The Warriors were predicted to finish in fourth place in the MW West Division with one first place vote.

Preseason All-Mountain West Team

The Warriors had one player selected to the preseason All−Mountain West Team. Offense Cedric Byrd II – WR

Schedule

Personnel

Depth chart

Game summaries

Arizona

Oregon State

At Washington

Central Arkansas

At Nevada

At Boise State

Air Force

At New Mexico

Fresno State

San Jose State

At UNLV

San Diego State

Army

At Boise State – Mountain West Championship Game

BYU – Hawaii Bowl

:Source for Match-up Records:

Players drafted into the NFL

References

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Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football seasons Hawaii Bowl champion seasons

Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football 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 Conferenc ...