| UNLV Rebels football | |||
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Current season: 2025 UNLV Rebels
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| First season | 1968 | ||
| Head coach | Barry Odom | ||
| 2nd year, 13–5 (.722) | |||
| Home stadium | Allegiant Stadium | ||
| Field | John Sala Intramural Fields South | ||
| Stadium capacity | 65,000 | ||
| Stadium surface | AstroTurf (1971–1998) Natural grass (1999–2002) DURAPlay (2003–2015) Sprinturf (2015–2019) FieldTurf (2020–present) | ||
| Location | Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | ||
| Conference | Mountain West | ||
| Division | West | ||
| Past conferences | College Division Independent (1968–1972) Division II Independent (1973–1977) Division I-A Independent (1978–1981) Pacific Coast / Big West (1982–1995) WAC (1996–1998) | ||
| All-time history | |||
| All-time record | 256–386–4 (.399) | ||
| Postseason bowl record | 2–2 (.500) | ||
| Claimed national titles | 0 | ||
| Conference titles | 1 | ||
| Rivalries | Nevada Wolf Pack (rivalry) Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (rivalry) San Jose State Spartans | ||
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| Colors | Scarlet [1] and Grey [1]
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| Fight song | Win with the Rebels | ||
| Mascot | No Mascot currently | ||
| Marching band | Star of Nevada | ||
| Website | unlvrebels.com | ||
The UNLV Rebels football team represents the University of Nevada, Las Vegas located in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Rebels are a member of the NCAA FBS Mountain West Conference. The program, which began on September 14, 1968, play their games at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. The Rebels are currently coached by Dan Mullen.
Logos / Uniforms[]
Affiliations[]
- 1999-present - Mountain West Conference (NCAA FBS/1-A)
- 1996-1998 - Western Athletic Conference (NCAA 1-A)
- 1982-1995 - Pacific Coast Athletic Association/Big West Conference (NCAA 1-A)
- 1978-1981 - NCAA 1-A independent
- 1973-1977 - NCAA Division II independent
- 1968-1972 - NCAA College Division independent
Conference championships[]
UNLV has won 2 Conference Championships. In 2023, the Rebels earned a share of the Mountain West regular season title along with San Jose State and Boise State.[2] All three teams finished 6–2 in conference play, but the Spartans were left out of the MWC title game after a computer tiebreaker placed UNLV and Boise State higher in the rankings. UNLV played in their 3rd conference championship game and hosted their 1st ever Mountain West Conference Championship game on December 2, 2023, against the Boise State Broncos in 65,000 seat Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada.[3] Their 1984 Big West Conference title was forfeited due to using ineligible players. They finished the 1984 11–2 and with a 5–2 conference record prior to the forfeits.
| Year | Conference | Coach | Overall Record | Conference Record |
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| *1984 | Pacific Coast Athletic Conference | Harvey Hyde | *11-2 | *5-2 |
| 1994 | Big West Conference | Jeff Horton | 7–5 | 5–1 |
| 2023†† | Mountain West Conference | Barry Odom | 9–3 | 6–2 |
- Forfeited due to ineligible players
†† Regular Season Co-champion
Seasons[]
2020s[]
| Season | Coach | Record |
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| 2025 | Dan Mullen | |
| 2024 | Barry Odom; Del Alexander | 11-3 |
| 2023 | Barry Odom | 9-5 |
| 2022 | Marcus Arroyo | 5-7 |
| 2021 | Marcus Arroyo | 2-10 |
| 2020 | Marcus Arroyo | 0-6 |
2010s[]
| Season | Coach | Record |
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| 2019 | Tony Sanchez | 4-8 |
| 2018 | Tony Sanchez | 4-8 |
| 2017 | Tony Sanchez | 5-7 |
| 2016 | Tony Sanchez | 4-8 |
| 2015 | Tony Sanchez | 3-9 |
| 2014 | Bobby Hauck | 2-11 |
| 2013 | Bobby Hauck | 7-6 |
| 2012 | Bobby Hauck | 2-11 |
| 2011 | Bobby Hauck | 2-10 |
| 2010 | Bobby Hauck | 2-11 |
2000s[]
| Season | Coach | Record |
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| 2009 | Mike Sanford | 5-7 |
| 2008 | Mike Sanford | 5-7 |
| 2007 | Mike Sanford | 2-10 |
| 2006 | Mike Sanford | 2-10 |
| 2005 | Mike Sanford | 2-9 |
| 2004 | John Robinson | 2-9 |
| 2003 | John Robinson | 6-6 |
| 2002 | John Robinson | 5-7 |
| 2001 | John Robinson | 4-7 |
| 2000 | John Robinson | 8-5 |
1990s[]
| Season | Coach | Record |
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| 1999 | John Robinson | 3-8 |
| 1998 | Jeff Horton | 0-11 |
| 1997 | Jeff Horton | |
| 1996 | Jeff Horton | |
| 1995 | Jeff Horton | |
| 1994 | Jeff Horton | |
| 1993 | ||
| 1992 | ||
| 1991 | ||
| 1990 |
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Color Information - UNLV Rebels Style Guide (PDF). https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com (September 12, 2018). Retrieved on April 6, 2024.
- ↑ San Jose State beats UNLV 37-31; Mountain West ends in 3-way tie for first. Associated Press.
- ↑ 2023 Mountain West Football Championship (November 29, 2023).
