American college football season
The 1935 Hawaii Rainbows football team represented the University of Hawaiʻi (now known as the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa ) as an independent during the 1935 college football season . Led by 15th-year head coach Otto Klum , the Rainbows compiled an overall record of 5–3.
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 27 Saint Louis School alumni W 18–09,000 [ 1]
October 4 McKinley High School alumni Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii W 40–08,000 [ 2]
October 16 Kamehameha alumni Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii W 19–711,000 [ 3]
October 25 Honolulu Town Team Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii W 10–718,000 [ 4]
November 9 at Denver L 7–1415,000 [ 5]
November 15 at UCLA L 6–1916,000 [ 6]
December 14 Utah Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii W 21–2017,000 [ 7]
January 1, 1936 USC Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii (Poi Bowl ) L 6–3818,000 [ 8]
^ "Deans defeat Saintalums in 18–0 grid game" . Honolulu Star-Bulletin . September 28, 1935. Retrieved April 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "University annihilates M'Kinley alums 40 to 0" . The Honolulu Advertiser . October 5, 1935. Retrieved April 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Early drives win game for Deans, 19–7" . Honolulu Star-Bulletin . October 17, 1935. Retrieved April 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "University defeats Townies to win senior title" . Honolulu Star-Bulletin . October 26, 1936. Retrieved April 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Thirty-five seconds to go and a 63-yard dash wins game for Denver" . The Daily Sentinel . November 10, 1935. Retrieved April 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Bruins beat Hawaii's Roarin' Rainbows, 19–6" . The Los Angeles Times . November 16, 1935. Retrieved April 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Long forward pass gives Hawaii victory over Utah" . The Ogden Standard-Examiner . December 15, 1935. Retrieved April 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "U.S.C. overpowers Hawaii to triumph, 38–6" . The Honolulu Advertiser . January 2, 1936. Retrieved April 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
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