1948 Hawaii Rainbows football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1948
| team = Hawaii Rainbows
| sport = football
| image =
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| conference = Independent
| record = 7–4–1
| head_coach = Tom Kaulukukui
| hc_year = 4th
| stadium = Honolulu Stadium
| bowl = Pineapple Bowl
| bowl_result = L 27–47 vs. Oregon State
}}
{{1948 Western college football independents records}}
The 1948 Hawaii Rainbows football team represented the University of Hawaiʻi as an independent during the 1948 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Tom Kaulukukui, the Rainbows compiled a 7–4–1 record.{{cite web|title=2020 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Football Media Guide|publisher=University of Hawaii|year=2020|page=171|accessdate=December 23, 2020|url=https://hawaiiathletics.com/documents/2020/10/16/2020_Football_Media_Guide.pdf}}
Hawaii was ranked at No. 162 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.{{cite news|title=Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings|newspaper=Wilmington Morning News|date=December 15, 1948|page=32|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123192904/michigan-irish-finish-1-2-in/|via=Newspapers.com}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 7
| w/l = w
| opponent = Kauai Broncos
| site_stadium = Honolulu Stadium
| site_cityst = Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii
| score = 20–0
| attend = 2,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 17
| w/l = w
| opponent = Cardinals
| site_stadium = Honolulu Stadium
| site_cityst = Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii
| score = 47–0
| attend = 7,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 22
| w/l = t
| opponent = Islanders
| site_stadium = Honolulu Stadium
| site_cityst = Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii
| score = 20–20
| attend = 2,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 2
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Michigan State
| site_stadium = Macklin Stadium
| site_cityst = East Lansing, MI
| score = 21–68
| attend = 30,281
| source = {{cite news|title=State Bows to U of M, 13-7; Crowd of 51,511 Sees Dedication Tilt|newspaper=Lansing State Journal|author=George S. Alderton|date=September 26, 1948|pages=1 (section 1), 1 (section 4)|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/lansing-state-journal-state-bows-to-u-of/167354429/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 9
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1948|team=Redlands Bulldogs|title=Redlands}}
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = Redlands, CA
| score = 55–0
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 21
| w/l = w
| opponent = Olympic
| site_stadium = Honolulu Stadium
| site_cityst = Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii
| score = 52–12
| attend = 2,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 3
| w/l = w
| opponent = Leilehua Vandals
| site_stadium = Honolulu Stadium
| site_cityst = Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii
| score = 53–7
| attend = 18,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 11
| w/l = w
| opponent = Ford Island
| site_stadium = Honolulu Stadium
| site_cityst = Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii
| score = 39–6
| attend = 14,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 24
| w/l = w
| opponent = Leilehua Vandals
| site_stadium = Honolulu Stadium
| site_cityst = Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii
| score = 14–7
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = December 4
| w/l = l
| opponent = Texas Mines
| site_stadium = Honolulu Stadium
| site_cityst = Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii
| score = 6–49
| attend = 14,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/el-paso-times-miners-rip-hawaiians-496/169601107/|work=The El Paso Times|title=Miners rip Hawaiians, 49–6|date=December 5, 1948|accessdate=April 4, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = December 17
| w/l = l
| opponent = Nevada
| site_stadium = Honolulu Stadium
| site_cityst = Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii
| score = 12–73
| attend = 11,000
| source = {{cite news|title=Nevada Overwhelms UH, 73 to 12: Wolfpack Too Strong for Locals|newspaper=The Honolulu Advertiser|author=Andrew Mitsukako|date=December 18, 1948|page=10|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/24076508/nevada_overwhelms_uh_73_to_12/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = January 1, 1949
| w/l = l
| opponent = Oregon State
| site_stadium = Honolulu Stadium
| site_cityst = Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii
| gamename = Pineapple Bowl
| score = 27–47
| attend = 14,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111782946/oregon-state-beats-hawaii-4727/|work=The Honolulu Advertiser|title=Oregon State beats Hawaii, 47–27|date=January 2, 1949|accessdate=October 22, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
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