1965 Hawaii Rainbows football team

The 1965 Hawaii Rainbows football team represented the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa as an independent during the 1965 NCAA College Division football season. In their first season under head coach Clark Shaughnessy, the Rainbows compiled a 1–8–1 record.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	Hawaii Colts	Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, HI	T 26–26	4,006
September 11	at Utah State	Romney Stadium Logan, UT	L 12–31	7,000	^[2]
September 18	at Colorado State	Colorado Field Fort Collins, CO	L 6–54	11,700	^[3]
September 25	Humboldt State	Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, HI	L 6–14	5,500
October 2	at Pacific (CA)	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	L 0–21	4,000
October 30	No. 4 Cal State Los Angeles	Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, HI	L 7–37	14,000	^[4]
November 13	UC Santa Barbara	Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, HI	L 0–3	2,807
November 20	Cal Western	Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, HI	W 10–8
November 27	Fresno State	Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, HI (rivalry)	L 3–7	2,356
December 3	Service Stars	Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, HI	L 15–26	1,807
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

^ "2020 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Hawaii. 2020. p. 173. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
^ "Utes, Utags Blast Grid Foes in Openers: Rainbows Fall 31-12 To Aggies". The Sunday Herald. September 12, 1966. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "CSU batters Hawaii 54–6". The Idaho Statesman. September 19, 1965. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Diablos Gallop by Hawaii, 37-7". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 1, 1965. p. III-10. Retrieved January 20, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.