1983 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team

1983 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	5–5–1 (3–3–1 WAC)
Head coach	Dick Tomey (7th season)
Home stadium	Aloha Stadium

1983 Western Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 7 BYU $	7	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
No. 13 Air Force	5	–	2	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Wyoming	5	–	3	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
New Mexico	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	6	–	0
Hawaii	3	–	3	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Utah	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Colorado State	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	7	–	0
San Diego State	1	–	6	–	1			2	–	9	–	1
UTEP	0	–	8	–	0			2	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1983 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team represented the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa in the Western Athletic Conference during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their seventh season under head coach Dick Tomey, the Rainbow Warriors compiled a 5–5–1 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 10	Colorado State	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	W 34–0	43,266
September 17	Long Beach State*	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	L 21–23	46,350
September 24	at Utah	Robert Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	L 25–28	30,258
October 1	San Diego State	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	T 27–27	34,153
October 15	at UNLV*	Las Vegas Silver Bowl Whitney, NV	W 23–0	16,520
October 22	New Mexico	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	W 25–16	47,799
October 29	UTEP	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	W 25–24	40,785
November 5	at Air Force	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (rivalry)	L 10–45	26,501
November 19	Pacific (CA)*	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	W 31–21	38,290
November 26	Wyoming	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI (rivalry)	L 13–31	43,352
December 3	Oklahoma*	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	L 17–21	45,143
*Non-conference game Homecoming