| Year: | 1973 |
| Team: | Hawaii Rainbows |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Independent |
| Aprank: | 9 |
| Record: | 9–2 |
| Head Coach: | Dave Holmes |
| Hc Year: | 6th |
| Stadium: | Honolulu Stadium |
| Next: | 1974 |
The 1973 Hawaii Rainbows football team represented the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa as an independent during the 1973 NCAA Division II football season. In their sixth season under head coach Dave Holmes, the Rainbows compiled a 9–2 record.[1]