American college football season
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.
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 |
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September 3 | 7:00 pm | Colorado* | | CBSSN | W 28–20 | 24,255 |
September 12 | 9:30 am | at No. 1 Ohio State* | | 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* | | BTN | L 0–28 | 80,829 |
October 3 | 4:15 pm | at Boise State | | ESPN2 | L 0–55 | 35,907 |
October 10 | 6:00 pm | San Diego State![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | - Aloha Stadium
- Honolulu, HI
| Oceanic PPV | L 14–28 | 28,543 |
October 17 | 1:00 pm | at New Mexico | | Oceanic PPV/RTRM | L 27–28 | 20,541 |
October 24 | 10:00 am | at Nevada | | Oceanic PPV | L 20–30 | 19,992 |
October 31 | 4:30 pm | Air Force | | CBSSN | L 7–58 | 22,430 |
November 7 | 12:00 pm | at UNLV | | 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
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- Schedule Source:[5]
Game summaries[]
Colorado[]
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1
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
Buffaloes
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0
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14
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3
|
3 |
20 |
Rainbow Warriors
|
8
|
10
|
7
|
3 |
28 |
at Ohio State[]
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1
|
2
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3
|
4 |
Total |
Rainbow Warriors
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0
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0
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0
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0 |
0 |
#1 Buckeyes
|
7
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7
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3
|
21 |
38 |
The 107,145 in attendance is the largest crowd to ever attend a University of Hawaii football game.
UC Davis[]
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1
|
2
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3
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4 |
Total |
Aggies
|
3
|
7
|
0
|
17 |
27 |
Rainbow Warriors
|
3
|
10
|
13
|
21 |
47 |
at Wisconsin[]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Rainbow Warriors
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0
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
0 |
#24 Badgers
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7
|
7
|
7
|
7 |
28 |
at Boise State[]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Rainbow Warriors
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
0 |
Broncos
|
14
|
35
|
3
|
3 |
55 |
San Diego State[]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Aztecs
|
14
|
7
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0
|
7 |
28 |
Rainbow Warriors
|
0
|
7
|
7
|
0 |
14 |
at New Mexico[]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Rainbow Warriors
|
10
|
14
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0
|
3 |
27 |
Lobos
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7
|
7
|
7
|
7 |
28 |
at Nevada[]
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1
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
Rainbow Warriors
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3
|
14
|
3
|
0 |
20 |
Wolf Pack
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0
|
10
|
3
|
17 |
30 |
Air Force[]
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Falcons
|
14
|
20
|
3
|
21 |
58 |
Rainbow Warriors
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
7 |
7 |
at UNLV[]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Rainbow Warriors
|
0
|
7
|
7
|
7 |
21 |
Rebels
|
7
|
7
|
10
|
17 |
41 |
Fresno State[]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Bulldogs
|
7
|
21
|
7
|
7 |
42 |
Rainbow Warriors
|
0
|
7
|
7
|
0 |
14 |
San Jose State[]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Spartans
|
21
|
14
|
7
|
0 |
42 |
Rainbow Warriors
|
0
|
0
|
14
|
9 |
23 |
Louisiana–Monroe[]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Warhawks
|
3
|
7
|
10
|
6 |
26 |
Rainbow Warriors
|
7
|
14
|
7
|
0 |
28 |
Depth chart[]
Defense
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FS
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Marrell Jackson
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Dejaun Butler
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CB
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Ne’Quan Phillips
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Jalen Rogers
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DE
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NT
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DE
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Luke Shawley
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Penitito Faalologo
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Kennedy Tulimasealii
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Meffy Koloamatangi
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Kory Rasmussen
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Ka’aumoana Gifford
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Offense
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WR
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Dylan Collie
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Isaiah Bernard
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LT
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LG
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C
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RG
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RT
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Ben Clarke
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Elijah Tupai
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Asotui Eli
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Dejon Allen
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R.J. Hollis
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Leo Koloamatangi
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John Wa’a
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Brenden Urban
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Eperone Moananu
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Leo Koloamatangi
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TE
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Metuisela Unga
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Harold Moleni
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WR
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Quinton Pedroza
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Vasquez Haynes
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Key Reserves
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Keelan Ewaliko – WR
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Justin Vele – FB/TE
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Steven Lakalaka – RB
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Diocemy Saint Juste – RB
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Davasyia Hagger – TE
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Dakota Torres – TE
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Russell Williams Jr. – LB
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Beau Riley – QB
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RB
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Paul Harris
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Melvin Davis
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Special Teams
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PK Rigoberto Sanchez
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PK Mauro Bondi
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P Rigoberto Sanchez
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P Alex Trifonovich
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KR Paul Harris
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PR Quinton Pedroza
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LS Brian Hitner
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H Ikaika Woolsey
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References[]
- ^ Tsai, Stephen (November 1, 2015). "Chow Let Go by University of Hawaii". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
- ^ Lewis, Ferd; Tsai, Stephan; Reardon, Dan (November 27, 2015). "Hawaii hires Rolovich as head football coach". StarAdvertiser. Honolulu. Retrieved November 27, 2015.
- ^ Evans, Thayer (November 27, 2015). "Nevada Offensive Coordinator Nick Rolovich hired as Hawaii head coach". Sports Illustrated (SI). Retrieved November 27, 2015.
- ^ "Nevada offensive coordinator Nick Rolovich named Hawaii head coach". AP. November 27, 2015. Retrieved November 27, 2015.
- ^ "2015 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
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