1966 Hawaii Rainbows football team

1966 Hawaii Rainbows football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–6
Head coach	Phil Sarboe (1st season)
Home stadium	Honolulu Stadium

1966 NCAA College Division independents football records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
St. Norbert			–					7	–	1	–	1
Parsons			–					9	–	2	–	0
Drake			–					8	–	2	–	0
Northern Illinois			–					8	–	2	–	0
Indiana (PA)			–					7	–	2	–	0
Santa Clara			–					7	–	2	–	0
Cortland			–					6	–	2	–	0
Northeastern			–					6	–	2	–	0
Akron			–					6	–	3	–	0
Northern Michigan			–					6	–	3	–	1
Samford			–					6	–	3	–	1
Carnegie Tech			–					5	–	3	–	0
Eastern Michigan			–					5	–	3	–	1
Ashland			–					5	–	3	–	2
Northern Arizona			–					6	–	4	–	0
UC Santa Barbara			–					6	–	4	–	0
Boston University			–					5	–	5	–	0
Cal Poly Pomona			–					5	–	5	–	0
Chattanooga			–					5	–	5	–	0
Colorado College			–					4	–	4	–	0
Wabash			–					4	–	4	–	1
Milwaukee			–					4	–	5	–	1
Southern Illinois			–					4	–	5	–	1
UC Riverside			–					4	–	5	–	0
Tampa			–					4	–	5	–	0
Rose Poly			–					3	–	4	–	1
Hawaii			–					4	–	6	–	0
Portland State			–					4	–	6	–	0
Mississippi Valley State			–					3	–	6	–	0
Lake Forest			–					2	–	5	–	0
Wayne State (MI)			–					2	–	6	–	0

The 1966 Hawaii Rainbows football team represented the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa as an independent during the 1966 NCAA College Division football season. In their first season under head coach Phil Sarboe, the Rainbows compiled a 4–6 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 17	at Fresno State	Ratcliffe Stadium Fresno, CA (rivalry)	L 27–28	12,000
September 24	at UC Santa Barbara	Campus Stadium Santa Barbara, CA	L 6–24
October 1	UBC	Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, HI	W 27–6	6,734
October 8	at Air Force	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (rivalry)	L 0–54	37,786
October 15	Humboldt State	Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, HI	W 7–0	4,500
October 22	Pacific (CA)	Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, HI	L 0–41	7,000
October 29	Cal Western	Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, HI	W 21–17
November 5	Whitworth	Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, HI	W 12–6	1,000
November 19	Parsons	Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, HI	L 10–21	7,500
November 26	Utah State	Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, HI	L 0–48	10,000
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