| Year: | 1987 |
| Team: | Hawaii Rainbow Warriors |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Western Athletic Conference |
| Short Conf: | WAC |
| Record: | 5–7 |
| Conf Record: | 3–5 |
| Head Coach: | Bob Wagner |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Off Coach: | Paul Johnson |
| Oc Year: | 1st |
| Def Coach: | Rich Ellerson |
| Dc Year: | 1st |
| Stadium: | Aloha Stadium |
The 1987 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team represented the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa in the Western Athletic Conference during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Bob Wagner, the Rainbow Warriors compiled a 5–7 record.[1] [2]