The 1952 Hawaii Rainbows football team represented the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa as an independent during the 1952 college football season. In their first season under head coach Hank Vasconcellos, the Rainbows compiled a 5–5–2 record.^[1]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 12	Honolulu Town Team	Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii	W 42–0	20,000
September 20	at Arizona	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	L 7–57	18,000
September 26	at Lewis & Clark	Multnomah Stadium Portland, OR	W 21–20	3,700
October 4	at Texas Western	Kidd Field El Paso, TX	L 26–42	10,000
October 15	Hawaiian Athletic Club	Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii	W 47–0
October 22	Barbers Point NAS	Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii	W 40–20
October 30	Hawaii 49ers	Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii	T 21–21	9,000
November 5	Honolulu Town Team	Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii	W 40–7	900
November 16	Hawaii 49ers	Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii	L 14–41
November 28	Willamette	Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii	T 7–7	8,500
December 5	Pacific (CA)	Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii	L 13–49	7,000
December 13	Barbers Point NAS	Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii	L 7–16
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