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1999 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1999
team	Hawaii Rainbow Warriors
sport	football
conference	Western Athletic Conference
short_conf	WAC
record	9–4
conf_record	5–2
head_coach	June Jones
hc_year	1st
off_scheme	Run and shoot
def_coach	Greg McMackin
dc_year	1st
def_scheme	[4–3](4-3-defense)
stadium	Aloha Stadium
champion	WAC co-champion
Oahu Bowl champion
bowl	[Oahu Bowl](1999-oahu-bowl)
bowl_result	W 23–17 vs. [Oregon State](1999-oregon-state-beavers-football-team)
next	[2000](2000-hawaii-warriors-football-team)

Oahu Bowl champion 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.

Schedule

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Game summaries

No. 21 USC

Eastern Illinois

Boise State

At SMU

UTEP

Rice

At Tulsa

TCU

At San Jose State

Fresno State

Navy

Washington State

Vs. Oregon State (Oahu Bowl)

Postseason and awards

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.

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.

The following players were named to the All-WAC team:

First team:

Dwight Carter, wide receiver
Adrian Klemm, offensive line
Kaulana Noa, offensive line
Jeff Ulbrich, linebacker
Quincy LeJay, defensive back
Jamal Garland, special teams

Second team:

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

Statistical achievements and leaders

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.

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

Dan Robinson	556	228	18	51.8	3853	28

No other player had more than 100 passing yards.

Rushing

Afatia Thompson	90	435	4.8	3

Receiving

Attrice Brooks	7	187	26.7	3

Punt Returns

Jamal Garland	38	282	7.4	0	46

Kick Returns

Jamal Garland	33	751	22.8	0	41

Interceptions

Phil Austin	1	0	0.0	0	0

Statistics accurate as of Nov. 28, 1999.

2000 NFL draft

The following players were claimed in the 2000 NFL draft.

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

(August 11, 2023). "Return Of The Run-and-Shoot". [[Hawaii Rainbow Warriors]].
Tsai, Stephen. (September 13, 1999). "UH takes time to savor victory". [[The Honolulu Advertiser]].
(2000-01-06). "1999 coaches' poll". USA Today.
"June Jones - Football Coach".
team, All-WAC Football 2nd. (1999-12-01). "WAC: Jones, 15 Rainbow Warriors earn conference recognition". Honolulu Star-Advertiser.
Team, All-WAC Football 1st. (1999-12-01). "Hawaii's Jones selected WAC's Coach of the Year". Honolulu Star-Advertiser.
"1999 Review".
"Cumulative Season Statistics".

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