American college football season
The 1953 Hawaii Rainbows football team represented the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa as an independent during the 1953 college football season. In their second season under head coach Hank Vasconcellos, the Rainbows compiled a 5–6 record.[1]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 4 | Islanders | | W 13–6 | 22,000 |
September 17 | MCAS Kaneohe Bay | - Honolulu Stadium
- Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii
| W 22–13 | 7,500 |
September 26 | at San Diego State | | L 7–40 | 8,500 |
October 3 | at Utah | | L 24–47 | |
October 10 | at Pacific (CA) | | L 8–26 | 11,000 |
October 21 | Naval Station Pearl Harbor | - Honolulu Stadium
- Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii
| L 7–12 | |
November 1 | Hawaii 49ers | - Honolulu Stadium
- Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii
| L 13–27 | 6,000 |
November 8 | Pacific Army | - Honolulu Stadium
- Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii
| W 28–6 | |
November 15 | Barbers Point NAS | - Honolulu Stadium
- Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii
| W 26–0 | 500 |
November 22 | Naval Station Pearl Harbor | - Honolulu Stadium
- Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii
| L 7–27 | 3,000 |
December 4 | Lewis & Clark![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | - Honolulu Stadium
- Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii
| W 34–12 | 7,500 |
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