| Year: | 1996 |
| Team: | Hawaii Rainbow Warriors |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Western Athletic Conference |
| Short Conf: | WAC |
| Record: | 2–10 |
| Conf Record: | 1–7 |
| Head Coach: | Fred von Appen |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Off Coach: | Guy Benjamin |
| Oc Year: | 1st |
| Def Coach: | Don Lindsey |
| Dc Year: | 1st |
| Stadium: | Aloha Stadium |
The 1996 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team represented the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa in the Western Athletic Conference during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Fred von Appen, the Rainbow Warriors compiled a 2–10 record.[1] [2]