2015 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team

The 2015 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team represented the University of Hawaii at Mānoa in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by head coach Norm Chow, who was fired after week 10 and replaced by Chris Naeole on an interim basis.[1] They played their home games at Aloha Stadium. They were members of the Mountain West Conference in the West Division. They finished the season 3–10, 0–8 in Mountain West play to finish in last place in the West Division.

2015 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Division	West Division
2015 record	3–10 (0–8 MW)
Head coach	Norm Chow (through week 10) Chris Naeole (interim) (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Don Bailey (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style/Spread
Defensive coordinator	Tom Mason through game 12 Abraham Elimimian (game 13) (1st season)
Base defense	3–4 hybrid
Home stadium	Aloha Stadium (Capacity: 50,000)

2015 Mountain West Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Mountain Division
Air Force x		6	–	2					8	–	6
New Mexico		5	–	3					7	–	6
Utah State		5	–	3					6	–	7
Boise State		5	–	3					9	–	4
Colorado State		5	–	3					7	–	6
Wyoming		2	–	6					2	–	10
West Division
San Diego State x$		8	–	0					11	–	3
Nevada		4	–	4					7	–	6
San Jose State		4	–	4					6	–	7
Fresno State		2	–	6					3	–	9
UNLV		2	–	6					3	–	9
Hawaii		0	–	8					3	–	10
Championship: San Diego State 27, Air Force 24
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

On November 27, 2015, Nick Rolovich was hired as the new head football coach at the University of Hawaii replacing Norm Chow.[2][3][4]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	7:00 PM	Colorado*	Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI	CBSSN	W 28–20	24,255
September 12	9:30 AM	at No. 1 Ohio State*	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	BTN	L 0–38	107,145
September 19	6:00 PM	UC Davis*	Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI	Oceanic PPV	W 47–27	25,714
September 26	2:00 PM	at No. 24 Wisconsin*	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	BTN	L 0–28	80,829
October 3	4:15 PM	at Boise State	Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID	ESPN2	L 0–55	35,907
October 10	6:00 PM	San Diego State	Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI	Oceanic PPV	L 14–28	28,543
October 17	1:00 PM	at New Mexico	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	Oceanic PPV/RTRM	L 27–28	20,541
October 24	10:00 AM	at Nevada	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	Oceanic PPV	L 20–30	19,992
October 31	4:30 PM	Air Force	Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI (Kuter Trophy)	CBSSN	L 7–58	22,430
November 7	12:00 PM	at UNLV	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV	Oceanic PPV	L 21–41	20,006
November 14	6:00 PM	Fresno State	Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI	Oceanic PPV	L 14–42	21,485
November 21	6:00 PM	San Jose State	Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI	Oceanic PPV	L 23–42	20,320
November 28	6:00 PM	Louisiana–Monroe*	Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI	Oceanic PPV/Campus Insiders	W 28–26	21,284
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game All times are in Hawaii time

Schedule Source:[5]

Game summaries

Colorado

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buffaloes	0	14	3	3	20
Rainbow Warriors	8	10	7	3	28

See also: 2015 Colorado Buffaloes football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–2	2014	COLO, 21–12

at Ohio State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rainbow Warriors	0	0	0	0	0
#1 Buckeyes	7	7	3	21	38

See also: 2015 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

The 107,145 in attendance is the largest crowd to ever attend a University of Hawaii football game.

UC Davis

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	3	7	0	17	27
Rainbow Warriors	3	10	13	21	47

See also: 2015 UC Davis Aggies football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2011	HAW, 56–14

at Wisconsin

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rainbow Warriors	0	0	0	0	0
#24 Badgers	7	7	7	7	28

See also: 2015 Wisconsin Badgers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–5	2009	WIS, 51–10

at Boise State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rainbow Warriors	0	0	0	0	0
Broncos	14	35	3	3	55

See also: 2015 Boise State Broncos football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–10	2012	BSU, 49–14

San Diego State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aztecs	14	7	0	7	28
Rainbow Warriors	0	7	7	0	14

See also: 2015 San Diego State Aztecs football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
9–18–2	2014	SDSU, 20–10

at New Mexico

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rainbow Warriors	10	14	0	3	27
Lobos	7	7	7	7	28

See also: 2015 New Mexico Lobos football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
14–8	2012	UNM, 35–23

at Nevada

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rainbow Warriors	3	14	3	0	20
Wolf Pack	0	10	3	17	30

See also: 2015 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–11	2012	NEV, 26–18

Air Force

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	14	20	3	21	58
Rainbow Warriors	0	0	0	7	7

See also: 2015 Air Force Falcons football team and Air Force–Hawaii football rivalry

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–12	2012	AF, 21–7

at UNLV

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rainbow Warriors	0	7	7	7	21
Rebels	7	7	10	17	41

See also: 2015 UNLV Rebels football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
15–9	2014	HAW, 37–35

Fresno State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	7	21	7	7	42
Rainbow Warriors	0	7	7	0	14

See also: 2015 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
21–25–1	2014	FRES, 31–21

San Jose State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	21	14	7	0	42
Rainbow Warriors	0	0	14	9	23

See also: 2015 San Jose State Spartans football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
18–18–1	2014	HAW, 13–0

Louisiana–Monroe

	1	2	3	4	Total
Warhawks	3	7	10	6	26
Rainbow Warriors	7	14	7	0	28

See also: 2015 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	1997	ULM, 23–20

Depth Chart

Defense FS Marrell Jackson Dejaun Butler OLB ILB ILB OLB Lance Williams Jerrol Garcia-Williams Julian Gener Makani Kema-Kaleiwahea Jeremy Castro Simon Poti Benetton Fonua Jahlani Tavai SS Trayvon Henderson Daniel Lewis Jr. CB Ne’Quan Phillips Jalen Rogers DE NT DE Luke Shawley Penitito Faalologo Kennedy Tulimasealii Meffy Koloamatangi Kory Rasmussen Ka’aumoana Gifford CB Nick Nelson Jamal Mayo Offense WR Marcus Kemp Ammon Barker WR Dylan Collie Isaiah Bernard LT LG C RG RT Ben Clarke Elijah Tupai Asotui Eli Dejon Allen R.J. Hollis Leo Koloamatangi John Wa’a Brenden Urban Eperone Moananu Leo Koloamatangi TE Metuisela Unga Harold Moleni WR Quinton Pedroza Vasquez Haynes QB Max Wittek Ikaika Woolsey Key Reserves Keelan Ewaliko – WR Justin Vele – FB/TE Steven Lakalaka – RB Diocemy Saint Juste – RB Davasyia Hagger – TE Dakota Torres – TE Russell Williams Jr. – LB Beau Riley – QB RB Paul Harris Melvin Davis Special Teams PK Rigoberto Sanchez PK Mauro Bondi P Rigoberto Sanchez P Alex Trifonovich KR Paul Harris PR Quinton Pedroza LS Brian Hitner H Ikaika Woolsey

References

1. Tsai, Stephen (November 1, 2015). "Chow Let Go by University of Hawaii". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
2. Lewis, Ferd; Tsai, Stephan; Reardon, Dan (November 27, 2015). "Hawaii hires Rolovich as head football coach". StarAdvertiser. Honolulu. Retrieved November 27, 2015.
3. Evans, Thayer (November 27, 2015). "Nevada Offensive Coordinator Nick Rolovich hired as Hawaii head coach". Sports Illustrated (SI). Retrieved November 27, 2015.
4. "Nevada offensive coordinator Nick Rolovich named Hawaii head coach". AP. November 27, 2015. Retrieved November 27, 2015.
5. "2015 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved April 9, 2015.