1940 Hawaii Rainbows football team

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1940
Hawaii Rainbows football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–5
Head coach
Home stadiumHonolulu Stadium
Seasons
1940 Western college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 11 Santa Clara     6 1 1
Cal Poly     6 3 0
Saint Mary's     5 3 0
Gonzaga     5 4 1
Nevada     4 4 1
Humboldt State     3 4 0
Idaho Southern Branch     3 5 0
San Francisco State     3 5 0
Loyola (CA)     3 7 0
Portland     2 3 1
Hawaii     2 5 0
San Francisco     1 6 1
La Verne
    0 6 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1940 Hawaii Rainbows football team represented the University of Hawaiʻi (now known as the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa) as an independent during the 1940 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Eugene Gill, the Rainbows compiled an overall record of 2–5.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 18Hawaiian Polar BearsL 28–3515,000[1]
October 25Healani
  • Honolulu Stadium
  • Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii
L 13–2812,000[2]
November 1Hawaiian Polar Bears
  • Honolulu Stadium
  • Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii
W 21–20[3]
November 15Healani
  • Honolulu Stadium
  • Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii
L 4–257,000[4]
December 7San Diego State
  • Honolulu Stadium
  • Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii
W 33–722,000[5]
December 14Denver
  • Honolulu Stadium
  • Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii
L 16–1922,000[6]
January 1Fresno State
L 0–322,000[7]

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  5. ^ "Rainbows score 33–7 triumph over State '11'". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. December 8, 1940. p. 1-E.
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