American college football season
The 1927 Hawaii Rainbows football team represented the University of Hawaiʻi (now known as the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa ) as an independent during the 1927 college football season . Led by seventh-year head coach Otto Klum , the Rainbows compiled an overall record of 5–2.
Date Opponent Site Result Source October 8 Hawaii alumni L 2–3[ 1] October 22 O‘ahu Blues W 20–13[ 2] November 2 Pearl Harbor Navy Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii W 24–7[ 3] November 11 Honolulu Town Team Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii W 10–0[ 4] November 24 at Occidental W 20–0[ 5] December 17 Utah Agricultural Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii W 21–20[ 6] January 2, 1928 Santa Clara Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii L 12–18[ 7]
^ "Deans lose to Alumni on grid at Fairgrounds" . The Honolulu Advertiser . October 9, 1927. Retrieved April 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Klum team is conqueror in first contest" . The Honolulu Advertiser . October 23, 1927. Retrieved April 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Deans battle way to championship finals by defeating Navy" . Honolulu Star-Bulletin . November 3, 1927. Retrieved April 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Holt stars as Hawaii U. wins title" . Hilo Tribune-Herald . November 12, 1927. Retrieved April 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Hawaii beats Oxy, 20–0" . The Los Angeles Times . November 25, 1927. Retrieved April 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Utah Aggies lose by one point in game in Honolulu" . The Ogden Standard-Examiner . December 18, 1927. Retrieved April 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Rainbows lose, 18 to 12: Santa Clara's high-powered offense proves too much for fighting University eleven" . The Honolulu Advertiser . January 3, 1928. Retrieved April 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
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