1968 Hawaii Rainbows football team

1968 Hawaii Rainbows football
Conference	Independent
Record	7–3
Head coach	Dave Holmes (1st season)
Home stadium	Honolulu Stadium

1968 NCAA College Division independents football records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 San Diego State			–					9	–	0	–	1
No. 3 Chattanooga			–					9	–	1	–	0
Indiana State			–					9	–	1	–	0
Indiana (PA)			–					9	–	1	–	0
Nevada Southern			–					8	–	1	–	0
UC Riverside			–					7	–	1	–	1
Ashland			–					8	–	2	–	0
No. 7 Eastern Michigan			–					8	–	2	–	0
Lincoln (MO)			–					8	–	2	–	04
St. Norbert			–					6	–	2	–	1
Tennessee State			–					6	–	2	–	1
Hawaii			–					7	–	3	–	0
No. 14 Tampa			–					7	–	3	–	0
No. 17 Akron			–					7	–	3	–	1
Northeastern			–					6	–	3	–	0
Southern Illinois			–					6	–	3	–	0
Cortland			–					5	–	3	–	0
Boston University			–					5	–	3	–	1
Northern Arizona			–					6	–	4	–	0
Pacific (CA)			–					6	–	4	–	0
Samford			–					6	–	4	–	0
Northern Michigan			–					5	–	4	–	0
Parsons			–					5	–	4	–	0
Drake			–					5	–	5	–	0
UC Santa Barbara			–					4	–	4	–	1
Santa Clara			–					4	–	5	–	0
Portland State			–					4	–	6	–	0
Wayne State (MI)			–					3	–	6	–	0
Wabash			–					3	–	6	–	0
Colorado College			–					2	–	6	–	0
Kentucky State			–					2	–	7	–	0
Milwaukee			–					2	–	7	–	0
Lake Forest			–					2	–	8	–	0
Northern Illinois			–					2	–	8	–	0
Mississippi Valley State			–					1	–	7	–	0
UC San Diego			–					0	–	7	–	0
Rose Poly			–					0	–	8	–	0
Cal Poly Pomona			–					0	–	10	–	0
Rankings from AP small college poll

The 1968 Hawaii Rainbows football team represented the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa as an independent during the 1968 NCAA College Division football season. In their first season under head coach Dave Holmes, the Rainbows compiled a 7–3 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	Humboldt State	Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, HI	W 34–20	15,478
September 28	Puget Sound	Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, HI	W 38–28	15,440
October 5	UBC	Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, HI	W 48–0	12,533–15,891
October 12	at UC Santa Barbara	Campus Stadium Santa Barbara, CA	L 14–49	8,500
October 19	Santa Clara	Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, HI	W 23–12	19,852–21,867
November 2	at Cal State Los Angeles	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	L 33–46	2,914
November 9	Whitworth	Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, HI	W 54–14	8,721
November 16	Linfield	Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, HI	W 35–13	12,950
November 23	Nevada	Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, HI	W 21–0	14,005
November 30	California	Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, HI	L 12–17	19,042
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