2020 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team
The 2020 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team was to represent the University of Hawaii at Manoa in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Rainbow Warriors were to play their home games at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu as members in the West Division of the Mountain West Conference. They were to be led by first-year head coach Todd Graham.
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Conference | Mountain West Conference |
West Division | |
2020 record | 0–0 (0–0 MW) |
Head coach | Todd Graham (1st season) |
Offensive coordinator | G. J. Kinne (1st season) |
Co-offensive coordinator | Tony Hull (1st season) |
Offensive scheme | Run and gun |
Defensive coordinator | Victor Santa Cruz (1st season) |
Co-defensive coordinator | Jacob Yoro (1st as coordinator, 4th overall season) |
Base defense | Double eagle flex (Desert Swarm) |
Home stadium | Aloha Stadium (Capacity: 50,000) |
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Air Force | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boise State | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado State | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah State | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wyoming | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Fresno State | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hawaii | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nevada | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Diego State | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Jose State | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNLV | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: TBA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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On August 10, 2020, the Mountain West Conference cancelled all fall sports competitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]
Previous season
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.
However, Rolovich abruptly resigned on January 13, 2020 to accept the head coaching position at Washington State.[2] Seven more assistants followed, including assistant coach Mark Banker, offensive coordinator Brian Smith and quarterbacks coach Craig Stutzmann.[3]
After a week, Athletic Director David Matlin hired former Arizona State head coach Todd Graham as Rolovich's successor on January 21, 2020. He was officially introduced on January 22, 2020.[4]
Preseason
Award watch lists
Listed in the order that they were released
Award | Player | Position | Year |
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Doak Walker Award[5] | Miles Reed | RB | RS JR |
Fred Biletnikoff Award[6] | Jared Smart | WR | SR |
Outland Trophy[7] | Ilm Manning | OL | JR |
Mountain West media days
The Mountain West media days will be held in July.
Media poll
The preseason poll will be released at the Mountain West media days in July.
Preseason All-Mountain West Team
The Preseason All-Mountain West Team will be announced at Mountain West media days in July.
Schedule
Hawaii had its first four games against Arizona, UCLA, Fordham and Oregon canceled before the start of the 2020 season. Each cancellation, related to the COVID-19 pandemic, was due to individual conferences attempting to reduce spread of the virus through travel restrictions.[8][9] Robert Morris later replaced Fordham on the schedule, announced on July 13, 2020.[10]
The entire season was canceled by the Mountain West Conference on August 10, 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This was the schedule of opponents prior to the cancellation of the season.
Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
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September 26 | Robert Morris* |
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October 3 | Nevada |
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October 10 | New Mexico State* |
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October 17 | at Air Force | ||
October 24 | Boise State |
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October 31 | at Fresno State | ||
November 7 | New Mexico |
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November 14 | UNLV |
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November 21 | at San Jose State | ||
November 28 | at San Diego State | ||
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Notes
Personnel
Staff
Name | Position | Seasons at Hawaii |
Alma Mater |
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Todd Graham | Head Coach | 1 | East Central (1986) |
Victor Santa Cruz | Associate Head Coach / Defensive Coordinator / Outside Linebackers | 1 | Hawaii (1994) |
G. J. Kinne | Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks | 1 | Tulsa (2011) |
Danny Phillips | Special Teams Coordinator / Defensive Line | 1 | Central Oklahoma (1993) |
Tony Hull | Co-Offensive Coordinator / Inside Receivers | 1 | Louisiana–Lafayette (2004) |
Jacob Yoro | Co-Defensive Coordinator / Linebackers | 3 | Hawaii (2008) |
Sam Bennett | Run Game Coordinator / Offensive Line | 1 | Texas Tech (2010) |
Brandon "Bo" Graham | Pass Game Coordinator / Running Backs | 1 | Tulsa (2005) |
Brennan Marion | Wide Receivers | 1 | Tulsa (2008) |
Laiu Moeakiola | Safeties | 1 | Arizona State (2016) |
Abe Elimimian | Cornerbacks / Recruiting Coordinator | 5 | Hawaii (2004) |
Trent Figg | Chief of Staff | 1 | William Jewell (2008) |
Kody Cooke | Strength & Conditioning Coordinator / Assistant Head Coach | 1 | Tulsa (2011) |
Roster
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Quarterback
Running backs
Wide receiver
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Offensive lineman
Defensive lineman
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Linebacker
Defensive backs
Placekickers
Punter
Long snappers
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Head Coach Assistant Coaches
Support Staff
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Game summaries
Nevada
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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10–14 | 2019 | UH, 54–3 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Wolf Pack | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rainbow Warriors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI
- Date: October 3, 2020
- Game time: TBD
- TV: TBD
New Mexico State
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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8–0 | 2011 | UH, 45–34 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Aggies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rainbow Warriors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI
- Date: October 10, 2020
- Game time: TBD
- TV: TBD
at Air Force
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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7–14–1 | 2019 | L, 56–26 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Rainbow Warriors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Falcons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, CO
- Date: October 17, 2020
- Game time: TBD
- TV: TBD
Boise State
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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3–14 | 2019 | L 31–10 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Broncos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rainbow Warriors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI
- Date: October 24, 2020
- Game time: TBD
- TV: TBD
at Fresno State
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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22–29–1 | 2019 | L, 41–38 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Rainbow Warriors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Bulldog Stadium, Fresno, CA
- Date: October 31, 2020
- Game time: TBD
- TV: TBD
New Mexico
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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15–10 | 2019 | W 45–31 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Lobos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rainbow Warriors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI
- Date: November 7, 2020
- Game time: TBD
- TV: TBD
UNLV
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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17–12 | 2019 | W 21–7 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Rebels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rainbow Warriors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI
- Date: November 14, 2020
- Game time: TBD
- TV: TBD
at San Jose
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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22–19–1 | 2019 | W, 42–40 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Rainbow Warriors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Spartans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at CEFCU Stadium, San Jose, CA
- Date: November 21, 2020
- Game time: TBD
- TV: TBD
at San Diego State
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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11–21–2 | 2019 | W, 14–11 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Rainbow Warriors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Aztecs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at SDCCU Stadium, San Diego, CA
- Date: November 28, 2020
- Game time: TBD
- TV: TBD
References
- "Mountain West Postpones 2020 Fall Sports". TheMW.com. August 10, 2020. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
- "Nick Rolovich resigns; heads to Washington State". Bleacher Report. January 22, 2020. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
- "More assistants join Rolovich at Washington State". The Spokesman-Review. January 22, 2020. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
- "Ex-ASU coach Todd Graham hired by Hawaii". CBS Sports. January 22, 2020. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
- Taylor, John. "2019 finalist Chuba Hubbard, 2018 finalist Travis Etienne two of the 76 Doak Walker Award watch listers". NBC Sports. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- "2020 Biletnifkoff Award Watch List". Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- "Manning Selected To Outland Trophy Watch List". Hawaii Athletics. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- "Fordham game in Hawaii canceled due to virus". ESPN. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- Bromberg, Nick. "Pac-12 follows Big Ten's lead and won't play non-conference games in 2020". Yahoo News. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- "Robert Morris replaces Fordham on Hawaii schedule". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- "2020 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Football Schedule". Hawaii Athletic Department. January 22, 2020. Retrieved January 22, 2020.