1999 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team

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 0–12 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.

1999 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football
WAC co-champion Oahu Bowl champion
Oahu Bowl, W 23–17 vs. Oregon State
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	9–4 (5–2 WAC)
Head coach	June Jones (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Run and shoot[1]
Defensive coordinator	Greg McMackin (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Aloha Stadium
Seasons ← 1998 2000 →

1999 Western Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Hawaii +		5	–	2					9	–	4
TCU +		5	–	2					8	–	4
Fresno State +		5	–	2					8	–	5
Rice		4	–	3					5	–	6
SMU		3	–	3					4	–	6
UTEP		3	–	4					5	–	7
San Jose State		1	–	5					3	–	7
Tulsa		1	–	6					2	–	9
+ – Conference co-champions

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	6:30 pm	No. 21 USC*	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	KFVE	L 7–62	50,000
September 11	6:00 pm	Eastern Illinois*	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI		W 31–27	28,762
September 18	6:00 pm	Boise State*	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI		W 34–19	31,751
September 25	9:00 am	at SMU	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	KFVE	W 20–0	15,131
October 2	6:00 pm	UTEP	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI		W 33–3	39,021
October 9	6:00 pm	Rice	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI		L 19–38	37,975
October 23	10:00 am	at Tulsa	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	SPW	W 35–21	15,756
October 30	6:00 pm	TCU	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI		L 14–34	33,357
November 6	10:30 am	at San Jose State	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA (rivalry)	KFVE	W 62–41	15,367
November 13	6:00 pm	Fresno State	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI (rivalry)		W 31–24 2OT	37,283
November 20	6:00 pm	Navy*	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI		W 48–41	41,895
November 27	6:00 pm	Washington State*	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI		L 14–22	45,382
December 25	3:30 pm	vs. Oregon State*	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI (Oahu Bowl)	ESPN	W 23–17	40,974
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Hawaii–Aleutian time

Game summaries

No. 21 USC

See also: 1999 USC Trojans football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 21 Trojans	17	24	14	7	62
Rainbow Warriors	0	0	7	0	7

Eastern Illinois

See also: 1999 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	10	7	7	3	27
Rainbow Warriors	0	10	21	0	31

Boise State

See also: 1999 Boise State Broncos football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	7	12	0	0	19
Rainbow Warriors	7	0	7	20	34

At SMU

See also: 1999 SMU Mustangs football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rainbow Warriors	7	3	0	10	20
Mustangs	0	0	0	0	0

UTEP

See also: 1999 UTEP Miners football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Miners	3	0	0	0	3
Rainbow Warriors	7	6	7	13	33

Rice

See also: 1999 Rice Owls football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	7	3	14	14	38
Rainbow Warriors	10	0	3	6	19

At Tulsa

See also: 1999 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rainbow Warriors	7	14	7	7	35
Golden Hurricane	7	0	7	7	21

TCU

See also: 1999 TCU Horned Frogs football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Horned Frogs	14	0	7	13	34
Rainbow Warriors	6	0	0	8	14

At San Jose State

See also: 1999 San Jose State Spartans football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rainbow Warriors	9	20	6	27	62
Spartans	0	7	0	34	41

Fresno State

See also: 1999 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
Bulldogs	7	0	0	14	3	0	24
Rainbow Warriors	7	6	0	8	3	7	31

Navy

See also: 1999 Navy Midshipmen football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Midshipmen	0	24	3	14	41
Rainbow Warriors	3	24	14	7	48

Washington State

See also: 1999 Washington State Cougars football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars	3	0	9	10	22
Rainbow Warriors	0	0	14	0	14

Vs. Oregon State (Oahu Bowl)

See also: 1999 Oregon State Beavers football team and 1999 Oahu Bowl

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rainbow Warriors	0	10	10	3	23
Beavers	7	3	0	7	17