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1999 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team

The 1999 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team represented the University of Hawaii at Manoa in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. Hawaii finished the 1999 season with a 9–4 record, going 5–2 in Western Athletic Conference (WAC) play. The Warriors capped the best single season turnaround in NCAA history with a win in the Oahu Bowl after going winless the year before. New head coach June Jones led the Warriors to their first conference championship and bowl victory and appearance since the 1992 season.

1999 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football
WAC co-champion
Oahu Bowl champion
Oahu Bowl, W 23–17 vs. Oregon State
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record9–4 (5–2 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeRun and shoot[1]
Defensive coordinatorGreg McMackin (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumAloha Stadium
Seasons
← 1998
2000 →
1999 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
Hawaii + 5–2  9–4 
TCU + 5–2  8–4 
Fresno State + 5–2  8–5 
Rice 4–3  5–6 
SMU 3–3  4–6 
UTEP 3–4  5–7 
San Jose State 1–5  3–7 
Tulsa 1–6  2–9 
  • + – Conference co-champions

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 46:30 pmNo. 21 USC*
KFVEL 7–6250,000
September 116:00 pmEastern Illinois*
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Halawa, HI
W 31–2728,762[2]
September 186:00 pmBoise State*
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Halawa, HI
W 34–1931,751
September 259:00 amat SMU
KFVEW 20–015,131
October 26:00 pmUTEPdagger
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Halawa, HI
W 33–339,021
October 96:00 pmRice
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Halawa, HI
L 19–3837,975
October 2310:00 amat Tulsa
SPWW 35–2115,756
October 306:00 pmTCU
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Halawa, HI
L 14–3433,357
November 610:30 amat San Jose State
KFVEW 62–4115,367
November 136:00 pmFresno State
W 31–24 2OT37,283
November 206:00 pmNavy*
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Halawa, HI
W 48–4141,895
November 276:00 pmWashington State*
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Halawa, HI
L 14–2245,382
December 253:30 pmvs. Oregon State*
ESPNW 23–1740,974

Game summaries

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No. 21 USC

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 21 Trojans 17 24 14 7 62
Rainbow Warriors 0 0 7 0 7

Eastern Illinois

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1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 10 7 7 3 27
Rainbow Warriors 0 10 21 0 31

Boise State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Broncos 7 12 0 0 19
Rainbow Warriors 7 0 7 20 34

At SMU

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1 2 3 4 Total
Rainbow Warriors 7 3 0 10 20
Mustangs 0 0 0 0 0

UTEP

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1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 3 0 0 0 3
Rainbow Warriors 7 6 7 13 33

Rice

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1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 7 3 14 14 38
Rainbow Warriors 10 0 3 6 19

At Tulsa

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1 2 3 4 Total
Rainbow Warriors 7 14 7 7 35
Golden Hurricane 7 0 7 7 21

TCU

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1 2 3 4 Total
Horned Frogs 14 0 7 13 34
Rainbow Warriors 6 0 0 8 14

At San Jose State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Rainbow Warriors 9 20 6 27 62
Spartans 0 7 0 34 41

Fresno State

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1 2 3 4OT2OT Total
Bulldogs 7 0 0 1430 24
Rainbow Warriors 7 6 0 837 31
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1 2 3 4 Total
Midshipmen 0 24 3 14 41
Rainbow Warriors 3 24 14 7 48

Washington State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Cougars 3 0 9 10 22
Rainbow Warriors 0 0 14 0 14

Vs. Oregon State (Oahu Bowl)

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1 2 3 4 Total
Rainbow Warriors 0 10 10 3 23
Beavers 7 3 0 7 17

Postseason and awards

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Hawaii was never ranked in the AP poll or the Coaches' Poll throughout the season. Hawaii did receive enough votes to put them at 30 in the final AP poll and 32 and in the Coaches' Poll.[3]

Head coach June Jones, was named National Coach of the Year by CNN/Sports Illustrated, American Football Coach/Shutt Sports and Sporting News and WAC Coach of the Year.[4]

The following players were named to the All-WAC team:[5][6]

First team

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Second team

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  • Dan Robinson, quarterback
  • Matt Paul, defensive line
  • Chad Shrout, punter

Statistical achievements and leaders

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The 1999 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors team broke the nation's longest active losing streak at 19 losses when they defeated Eastern Illinois. They also broke a 24 game WAC losing streak going back seven years. The offense led the WAC in total offense (417.7 yards) and passing offense (328.7 yards), which ranked #3 in of all NCAA. This was also the first time Hawaii received votes in national polls since 1992.[7]

Quarterback Dan Robinson threw for an all-time school record 530 yards against Navy and became the school's all-time passing leader with 6,038 yards. Linebacker Jeff Ulbrich broke the school record for most assisted tackles in a game with 18 against Navy and the single-season record for most total tackles with 169. Wide receiver Dwight Carter broke the school record for most receiving yards in a game with 220 yards on 9 receptions against Eastern Illinois. Carter also became only the second player in UH football history to catch for more than 1,000 yards in a single season.

Passing

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Player Attempts Completions Interceptions Comp % Yards TD
Dan Robinson5562281851.8385328

No other player had more than 100 passing yards.

Rushing

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Player Attempts Net yards Yards per attempt Touchdowns
Avion Weaver1146455.74
Afatia Thompson904354.83

Receiving

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Player Receptions Yards Yds/Recp TD
Dwight Carter77125316.39
Craig Stutzmann6365810.48
Channon Harris5686015.46
Ashley Leslie3651814.42
Afatia Thompson262128.20
Avion Weaver191517.90
Attrice Brooks718726.73

Punt Returns

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Player No. Yards Avg TD Long
Jamal Garland382827.4046

Kick Returns

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Player No. Yards Avg TD Long
Jamal Garland3375122.8041

Interceptions

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Player No. Yards Avg TD Long
Quincy LeJay715121.6354
Dedrick Miller34715.7030
Jeff Ulbrich219.0038
Shawndel Tucker2105.006
Joe Correia144.004
Anthony Smith12222.0022
Phil Austin100.000

Statistics accurate as of Nov. 28, 1999.[8]

2000 NFL draft

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The following players were claimed in the 2000 NFL draft.

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Adrian KlemmOffensive tackle246New England Patriots
Jeff UlbrichLinebacker386San Francisco 49ers
Kaulana NoaOffensive guard4104St. Louis Rams

Another five players signed free agent contracts with NFL teams. Center Dustin Owen and wide receiver Dwight Carter (San Francisco 49ers), quarterback Dan Robinson (Baltimore Ravens), offensive guard Andy Phillips (San Diego Chargers), and defensive back Yaphet Warren (Seattle Seahawks).

References

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  1. ↑ "Return Of The Run-and-Shoot". Hawaii Rainbow Warriors. August 11, 2023. Retrieved June 3, 2025.
  2. ↑ Tsai, Stephen (September 13, 1999). "UH takes time to savor victory". The Honolulu Advertiser – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ↑ "1999 coaches' poll". USA Today. January 6, 2000. p. 32. Retrieved November 24, 2025.
  4. ↑ "June Jones - Football Coach". SMU Athletics. Retrieved November 24, 2025.
  5. ↑ team, All-WAC Football 2nd (December 1, 1999). "WAC: Jones, 15 Rainbow Warriors earn conference recognition". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. p. 32. Retrieved November 24, 2025.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ↑ Team, All-WAC Football 1st (December 1, 1999). "Hawaii's Jones selected WAC's Coach of the Year". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. p. 31. Retrieved November 24, 2025.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ↑ "1999 Review". uhathletics.hawaii.edu. Archived from the original on August 23, 2000. Retrieved November 24, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Cumulative Season Statistics". humu.hper.hawaii.edu. Archived from the original on September 25, 2000. Retrieved November 24, 2025.
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