Division West Division Offensive coordinator Brian Smith (1st year) | 2016 record 7–7 (4–4 MW) | |
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Offensive scheme Pistol-shotgun spread option | ||
The 2016 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team represents the University of Hawaii at Mānoa in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team is led by first year head coach Nick Rolovich, who replaced Norm Chow. They play their home games at Aloha Stadium. They are members of the Mountain West Conference in the West Division.
With their 52–16 loss to Boise State on November 12, the team clinched their sixth straight losing regular season, a new school record. However, with a 14–13 victory over Fresno State the following week, they won their fourth conference game, their most since joining the Mountain West. It also snapped a string of five straight losing conference seasons. In addition, with the win against UMass, Hawaii became bowl eligible for the 1st time since 2010, because of the lack of eligible teams.