1980 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team

The 1980 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team was an American football team that represented the University of Hawaii in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth season under head coach Dick Tomey, the Rainbow Warriors compiled an 8–3 record (3–3 against WAC opponents), placed third in the WAC, and outscored opponents by a total of 260 to 212.^[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included Mike Stennis with 869 passing yards, Gary Allen with 864 rushing yards, Ron Pennick with 282 receiving yards, and Jim Asmus with 68 point scored (13 field goals and 29 extra points).^[3]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 13	Abilene Christian*	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	W 41–0	46,649	[4]
September 20	Pacific (CA)*	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	W 25–14	43,900	[5]
September 27	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY (rivalry)	L 20–45	20,883	[6]
October 4	UTEP	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	L 14–34	40,421	[7]
October 11	West Virginia*	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	W 16–13	41,889	[8]
October 18	at New Mexico	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	W 31–14	15,813	[9]
October 25	No. 19 BYU	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	L 7–34	49,139	[10]
November 1	Cal State Fullerton*	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	W 31–21	38,166	[11]
November 8	San Diego State	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	W 31–6	36,485	[12]
November 15	at UNLV*	Las Vegas Silver Bowl Whitney, NV	W 24–19	27,239	[13]
November 29	Air Force	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI (rivalry)	W 20–12	46,203	[14]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game