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
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 Robinson5562281851.8385328 No other player had more than 100 passing yards.
Rushing Avion Weaver1146455.74Afatia Thompson904354.83
Receiving Dwight Carter77125316.39Craig Stutzmann6365810.48Channon Harris5686015.46Ashley Leslie 3651814.42Afatia Thompson262128.20Avion Weaver191517.90Attrice Brooks718726.73
Punt Returns Jamal Garland382827.4046
Kick Returns Jamal Garland3375122.8041
Interceptions Quincy LeJay715121.6354Dedrick Miller34715.7030Jeff Ulbrich219.0038Shawndel Tucker2105.006Joe Correia144.004Anthony Smith12222.0022Phil Austin100.000 Statistics accurate as of Nov. 28, 1999.
2000 NFL draft The following players were claimed in the 2000 NFL draft.
Adrian Klemm Offensive tackle 2 46 New England Patriots Jeff Ulbrich Linebacker 3 86 San Francisco 49ers Kaulana Noa Offensive guard 4 104 St. Louis Rams 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).
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