1971 Hawaii Rainbows football team

1971 Hawaii Rainbows football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–4
Head coach
Home stadiumHonolulu Stadium
1971 NCAA College Division independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Delaware    10 1 0
No. 5 Tennessee State    9 1 0
No. 2 McNeese State    9 1 1
Colorado College    7 1 0
No. 8 Akron    8 2 0
Samford    8 2 0
No. 3 Eastern Michigan    7 1 2
Arkansas AM&N    7 2 0
Indiana (PA)    7 2 0
Kentucky State    8 3 0
Appalachian State    7 3 1
Northern Michigan    7 3 0
Hawaii    7 4 0
Ashland    6 4 0
Santa Clara    6 4 0
Southern Illinois    6 4 0
Tampa    6 5 0
UNLV    5 4 1
Bucknell    5 5 0
Central Michigan    5 5 0
Milwaukee    5 5 0
Nevada    5 5 0
St. Norbert    5 5 0
Wayne State (MI)    4 4 0
Hofstra    5 6 0
Cortland    4 5 0
Northeastern    4 5 0
Portland State    4 5 0
Chicago    3 4 0
Northeast Louisiana    4 6 1
Eastern Illinois    4 6 0
Indiana State    4 6 0
Saint Mary's    3 5 0
Rose-Hulman    3 6 0
Boston University    3 7 0
Drexel    2 6 0
Chattanooga    2 9 0
Rankings from AP small college poll

The 1971 Hawaii Rainbows football team represented the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa as an independent during the 1971 NCAA College Division football season. In their fourth season under head coach Dave Holmes, the Rainbows compiled a 7–4 record.