The 2018 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team represented the
University of Hawaii at Manoa in the
2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Rainbow Warriors played their home games at
Aloha Stadium in
Honolulu. They competed in the West Division of the
Mountain West Conference and were led by third-year head coach
Nick Rolovich. They finished the season 8–6, 5–3 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for second place in the West Division. They were invited to the
Hawaii Bowl where they lost to
Louisiana Tech. The Rainbow Warriors clinched their first winning season since 2010 with a 31-30 overtime win at San Diego State, while also clinching a winning conference record in the process.
During the Mountain West media days held July 24–25 at the
Cosmopolitan on the
Las Vegas Strip, the Rainbow Warriors were predicted to finish in fifth place in the West Division.[5]
Media poll
West Division
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
Fresno State
126 (16)
2
San Diego State
116 (6)
3
UNLV
78
4
Nevada
72
5
Hawaii
45
6
San Jose State
25
Preseason All-Mountain West Team
The Rainbow Warriors had one player selected to the preseason all-Mountain West team.[6]
The 2018 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team represented the
University of Hawaii at Manoa in the
2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Rainbow Warriors played their home games at
Aloha Stadium in
Honolulu. They competed in the West Division of the
Mountain West Conference and were led by third-year head coach
Nick Rolovich. They finished the season 8–6, 5–3 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for second place in the West Division. They were invited to the
Hawaii Bowl where they lost to
Louisiana Tech. The Rainbow Warriors clinched their first winning season since 2010 with a 31-30 overtime win at San Diego State, while also clinching a winning conference record in the process.
During the Mountain West media days held July 24–25 at the
Cosmopolitan on the
Las Vegas Strip, the Rainbow Warriors were predicted to finish in fifth place in the West Division.[5]
Media poll
West Division
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
Fresno State
126 (16)
2
San Diego State
116 (6)
3
UNLV
78
4
Nevada
72
5
Hawaii
45
6
San Jose State
25
Preseason All-Mountain West Team
The Rainbow Warriors had one player selected to the preseason all-Mountain West team.[6]