2018 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team

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2018 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football
Hawaii Warriors logo.svg
Hawaii Bowl, L 14–31 vs. Louisiana Tech
Conference Mountain West Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record8–6 (5–3 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Brian Smith (2nd season)
Offensive scheme Run and shoot
Defensive coordinator Corey Batoon (1st season)
Base defense 4–2–5
Home stadium Aloha Stadium
Seasons
←  2017
2019  →
2018 Mountain West Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Mountain Division
No. 23 Boise State x  7 –1   10 –3  
No. 22 Utah State  7 –1   11 –2  
Wyoming  4 –4   6 –6  
Air Force  3 –5   5 –7  
Colorado State  2 –6   3 –9  
New Mexico  1 –7   3 –9  
West Division
No. 18 Fresno State x$  7 –1   12 –2  
Nevada  5 –3   8 –5  
Hawaii  5 –3   8 –6  
San Diego State  4 –4   7 –6  
UNLV  2 –6   4 –8  
San Jose State  1 –7   1 –11  
Championship: Fresno State 19, Boise State 16 (OT)
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2018 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team represented the University of Hawaii at Manoa in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Rainbow Warriors played their home games at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu. They competed in the West Division of the Mountain West Conference and were led by third-year head coach Nick Rolovich. They finished the season 8–6, 5–3 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for second place in the West Division. They were invited to the Hawaii Bowl where they lost to Louisiana Tech. The Rainbow Warriors clinched their first winning season since 2010 with a 31-30 overtime win at San Diego State, while also clinching a winning conference record in the process.

Contents

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

AwardPlayerPositionYear
Fred Biletnikoff Award [1] John Ursua WRJR
Butkus Award [2] Jahlani Tavai LBSR
Bronko Nagurski Trophy [3] Jahlani TavaiLBSR
Wuerffel Trophy [4] Noah BordenLSSR

Mountain West media days

During the Mountain West media days held July 24–25 at the Cosmopolitan on the Las Vegas Strip, the Rainbow Warriors were predicted to finish in fifth place in the West Division. [5]

Media poll

West Division
Predicted finishTeamVotes (1st place)
1Fresno State126 (16)
2San Diego State116 (6)
3UNLV78
4Nevada72
5Hawaii45
6San Jose State25

Preseason All-Mountain West Team

The Rainbow Warriors had one player selected to the preseason all-Mountain West team. [6]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 252:30 p.m.at Colorado State
CBSSN W 43–3431,007
September 15:00 p.m. Navy *
CBSSNW 59–4129,702
September 86:00 p.m. Rice *
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Honolulu, HI
 SPEC HI W 43–2923,112
September 156:00 a.m.at Army *
CBSSNL 21–2831,133
September 226:00 p.m. Duquesne *Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Honolulu, HI
SPEC HIW 42–2126,175
September 291:00 p.m.at San Jose State
SPEC HIW 44–41 5OT16,363
October 66:00 p.m. Wyoming
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Honolulu, HI (rivalry)
SPEC HIW 17–1323,907
October 134:15 p.m.at BYU *
 ESPN2 L 23–4952,354
October 206:00 p.m. Nevada
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Honolulu, HI
SPEC HIL 22–4024,475
October 274:30 p.m.at Fresno State
ESPN2L 20–5033,659
November 36:00 p.m.No. 18 Utah State
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Honolulu, HI
SPEC HIL 17–5621,476
November 176:00 p.m. UNLV
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Honolulu, HI
SPEC HIW 35–2825,697
November 244:30 p.m.at San Diego State
ESPNUW 31–30 OT28,014
December 225:30 p.m. Louisiana Tech *
 ESPN L 14–3130,911
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Hawaii time

[7]

Staff

NamePositionAlma MaterJoined Staff
Nick Rolovich [8] Head Coach Hawaii (2004)2016
Brian Smith [9] Associate head coach / offensive coordinator / running backs Hawaii (2005)2016
Mark Banker [10] Assistant Head Coach / Inside Linebackers Springfield (MA) (1978)2018
Corey Batoon [11] Defensive coordinator / Safeties Long Beach State (1991)2018
Michael Ghobrial Special Teams Coordinator UCLA (2011)2018
Craig Stutzmann Passing Game Coordinator / quarterbacks Hawaii (2002)2016
Mark WeberOffensive Line Cal Lutheran (1980)2018
Andre AllenWide Receivers Ashford (2014)2018
Ricky LogoDefensive Line North Carolina State (1992)2018
Abe Elimimian [12] Cornerbacks Hawaii (2004)2015
Jacob Yoro [13] Outside Linebackers / Nickelbacks Hawaii (2008)2017

Coaching Source

Game summaries

At Colorado State

1234Total
Rainbow Warriors101314643
Rams70131434
1234Total
Midshipmen014141341
Rainbow Warriors142402159

Sophomore quarterback Cole McDonald was named Mountain West Offensive player of the week. [14] He finished 30–41 for 428 yards and six touchdowns.

Rice

1234Total
Owls7331629
Rainbow Warriors14771543

At Army

1234Total
Rainbow Warriors770721
Black Knights7140728

Duquesne

1234Total
Dukes1400721
Rainbow Warriors71471442

At San Jose State

1234OT2OT3OT4OT5OTTotal
Rainbow Warriors376157003344
Spartans017777003041

Wyoming

1234Total
Cowboys307313
Rainbow Warriors037717

At BYU

1234Total
Rainbow Warriors0314623
Cougars141471449

Nevada

1234Total
Wolf Pack101061440
Rainbow Warriors1400822

At Fresno State

1234Total
Rainbow Warriors3100720
Bulldogs142310350

Utah State

1234Total
No. 18 Aggies28028056
Rainbow Warriors3014017

UNLV

1234Total
Rebels7140728
Rainbow Warriors3372235

At San Diego State

1234OTTotal
Rainbow Warriors32100731
Aztecs14037630

Louisiana Tech–Hawaii Bowl

1234Total
Bulldogs3021731
Rainbow Warriors070714

Players drafted into the NFL

RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL Club
243 Jahlani Tavai LB Detroit Lions
7236 John Ursua WR Seattle Seahawks

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  2. ↑ "Butkus Award - 2018 Collegiate Watchlist". The Butkus Award. July 23, 2018. Archived from the original on August 20, 2010. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
  3. ↑ "2018 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Preseason Watch List". July 24, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2018 Watch List". July 26, 2018. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Boise State, Fresno State Picked to Win 2018 Mountain West Football Divisional Titles".
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