2019 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team explained

Year:2019
Team:Hawaii Rainbow Warriors
Sport:football
Conference:Mountain West Conference
Division:West Division
Short Conf:MW
Record:10–5
Conf Record:5–3
Head Coach:Nick Rolovich
Hc Year:4th
Off Coach:Brian Smith
Oc Year:3rd
Off Scheme:Run and shoot
Def Coach:Corey Batoon
Dc Year:2nd
Def Scheme:4–2–5
Stadium:Aloha Stadium
Champion:MW West Division co-champion
Hawaii Bowl champion
Conf Champ:MW Championship Game
Conf Champ Result:L 10–31 vs. Boise State
Bowl:Hawaii Bowl
Bowl Result:W 38–34 vs. BYU

The 2019 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team represented the University of Hawaii at Manoa in the 2019 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 fourth-year head coach Nick Rolovich, in what was his final season before his abrupt resignation in January 2020.

The Rainbow Warriors had their most successful season since 2010. They finished 10–5, 5–3 to finish tied for first in the West Division, claiming the division championship with a 14–11 win over San Diego State. They advanced to the Mountain West Championship, where they lost to Boise State, but won the Hawaii Bowl over archrival BYU, 38–34.

This was Hawaii’s first ten-win season since 2010, and just the seventh in program history. Nick Rolovich was also named Mountain West Coach of the Year, the fourth UH coach to receive that honor.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Maxwell Award[1] Cole McDonaldQBJR
Davey O'Brien Award[2] Cole McDonaldQBJR
Doak Walker Award[3] Dayton FurutaRBSR
Fred Biletnikoff Award[4] Cedric Byrd IIWRSR
JoJo WardWRSR
Rimington Trophy[5] Kohl LevaoCSR
Lou Groza Award[6] Ryan MeskellKSR
Wuerffel Trophy[7] Kaimana PadelloDLSR
Polynesian College Football Player of the Year[8] Dayton FurutaRBSR
Kohl LevaoOLSR
Solomon MatautiaLBSR
Kaimana PadelloDLJR
Penei PavihiLBJR
Solo VaipuluOLSO
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award[9] Cole McDonaldQBJR
Manning Award[10] Cole McDonaldQBJR

Mountain West media days

The Mountain West media days were held from July 23–24, 2019 at Green Valley Ranch in Henderson, NV.

Media poll

The preseason poll was released at the Mountain West media days on July 23, 2019. The Warriors were predicted to finish in fourth place in the MW West Division with one first place vote.[11]

West
1 Fresno State 122 (17)
2 San Diego State 106 (3)
3 Nevada 74
4 Hawaii 67 (1)
5 UNLV 51
6 San Jose State 21
Mountain
1 Boise State 120 (15)
2 Utah State 108 (6)
3 Air Force 73
4 Wyoming 66
5 Colorado State 52
6 New Mexico 22

Preseason All-Mountain West Team

The Warriors had one player selected to the preseason All−Mountain West Team.[12]

Offense

Cedric Byrd II – WR

Schedule

[13]

Personnel

Depth chart

Game summaries

Arizona

See also: 2019 Arizona Wildcats football team.

Oregon State

See also: 2019 Oregon State Beavers football team.

At Washington

See also: 2019 Washington Huskies football team.

Central Arkansas

See also: 2019 Central Arkansas Bears football team.

At Nevada

See also: 2019 Nevada Wolf Pack football team.

At Boise State

See also: 2019 Boise State Broncos football team.

Air Force

See also: 2019 Air Force Falcons football team and Air Force–Hawaii football rivalry.

At New Mexico

See also: 2019 New Mexico Lobos football team.

Fresno State

See also: 2019 Fresno State Bulldogs football team and Fresno State–Hawaii football rivalry.

San Jose State

See also: 2019 San Jose State Spartans football team.

At UNLV

See also: 2019 UNLV Rebels football team.

San Diego State

See also: 2019 San Diego State Aztecs football team.

Army

See also: 2019 Army Black Knights football team.

At Boise State – Mountain West Championship Game

See also: 2019 Boise State Broncos football team and 2019 Mountain West Conference Football Championship Game.

BYU – Hawaii Bowl

See also: 2019 BYU Cougars football team and 2019 Hawaii Bowl.

Source for Match-up Records:[14]

Players drafted into the NFL

See also: 2020 NFL draft.

7 224 QB Tennessee Titans

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2019 Maxwell Award Watch List. July 15, 2019. July 15, 2019. July 15, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190715183521/https://www.maxwellfootballclub.org/2019-maxwell-award-watch-list/. dead.
  2. Web site: 30 Players Named to 2019 Davey O'Brien Award Watch List. July 16, 2019 . July 16, 2019.
  3. Web site: 2019 Doak Walker Award Candidates Announced. July 17, 2019 . July 17, 2019.
  4. Web site: 2019 Biletnikoff Award Watch List. July 18, 2019 . July 18, 2019.
  5. Web site: 2019 Rimington Trophy Watch List. July 19, 2019 . July 21, 2019.
  6. Web site: Lou Groza Collegiate Place−Kicker Award Announces 2019 Preseason Watch List. July 24, 2019 . July 24, 2019.
  7. Web site: 2019 Wuerffel Trophy Watch List. July 25, 2019. July 25, 2019. July 25, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190725161232/https://www.wuerffeltrophy.org/2019-watch-list. dead.
  8. Web site: 2019 Polynesian College Football Player of the Year Award Watch List. August 6, 2019 . August 8, 2019.
  9. Web site: The Golden Arm Award Announces 2019 Class of Candidates . August 19, 2019 . August 19, 2019.
  10. Web site: Allstate Sugar Bowl Announces Manning Award Watch List . August 21, 2019 . August 21, 2019 . August 21, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190821170429/https://allstatesugarbowl.org/manning-award-watch-list-2019/ . dead .
  11. Web site: Boise State, Fresno State Picked to Win 2019 Mountain West Football Divisional Titles . TheMW.com . July 23, 2019 . July 23, 2019.
  12. Web site: 2019 Mountain West Football Preseason All−Conference Team . July 23, 2019 . July 24, 2019.
  13. Web site: 2019 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Football Schedule. Hawaii Athletic Department. February 4, 2019. February 4, 2019.
  14. Web site: Profile of the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors. Winsipedia. January 29, 2019.