This is a list of seasons completed by the UNLV Rebels football team of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). UNLV's first football team was fielded in 1968.
UNLV football began in 1968. After spending time in the Big West Conference between 1982 and 1995, and the Western Athletic Conference between 1996 and 1998, the Rebels joined the Mountain West Conference as one of the founding members in 1999, of which it has been a member since.
Seasons
edit| Year | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Coaches# | AP° | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Ireland (Independent) (1968–1972) | |||||||||
| 1968 | Nevada Southern | 8–1 | |||||||
| 1969 | UNLV | 6–4 | |||||||
| 1970 | UNLV | 6–4 | |||||||
| 1971 | UNLV | 5–4–1 | |||||||
| 1972 | UNLV | 1–10 | |||||||
| Ron Meyer (Div. II Independent) (1973–1975) | |||||||||
| 1973 | UNLV | 8–3 | |||||||
| 1974 | UNLV | 12–1 | L NCAA Division II Semifinal | ||||||
| 1975 | UNLV | 7–4 | |||||||
| Tony Knap (Div. II Independent) (1976–1977) | |||||||||
| 1976 | UNLV | 9–3 | L NCAA Division II Quarterfinal | ||||||
| 1977 | UNLV | 9–2 | |||||||
| Tony Knap (I-A Independent) (1978–1981) | |||||||||
| 1978 | UNLV | 7–4 | |||||||
| 1979 | UNLV | 9–1–2 | |||||||
| 1980 | UNLV | 7–4 | |||||||
| 1981 | UNLV | 6–6 | |||||||
| Harvey Hyde (PCAA) (1982–1985) | |||||||||
| 1982 | UNLV | 3–8 | 1–4 | 6th | |||||
| 1983 | UNLV | 0–11[A] | 0–6 | 7th | |||||
| 1984 | UNLV | 0–13[A] | 0–7 | 8th | L California[A] | ||||
| 1985 | UNLV | 5–5–1 | 4–2–1 | 3rd | |||||
| Wayne Nunnely (PCAA/Big West Conference) (1986–1989) | |||||||||
| 1986 | UNLV | 6–5 | 3–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 1987 | UNLV | 5–6 | 4–3 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1988 | UNLV | 4–7 | 3–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 1989 | UNLV | 4–7 | 3–4 | 5th | |||||
| Jim Strong (Big West Conference) (1990–1993) | |||||||||
| 1990 | UNLV | 4–7 | 3–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1991 | UNLV | 4–7 | 2–5 | T–5th | |||||
| 1992 | UNLV | 6–5 | 3–3 | T–4th | |||||
| 1993 | UNLV | 3–8 | 2–4 | T–6th | |||||
| Jeff Horton (Big West Conference) (1994–1995) | |||||||||
| 1994 | UNLV | 7–5 | 5–1 | T–2nd | W Las Vegas | ||||
| 1995 | UNLV | 2–9 | 1–5 | 10th | |||||
| Jeff Horton (Western Athletic Conference) (1996–1998) | |||||||||
| 1996 | UNLV | 1–11 | 1–8 | 8th (Pacific) | |||||
| 1997 | UNLV | 3–8 | 2–6 | 7th (Pacific) | |||||
| 1998 | UNLV | 0–11 | 0–8 | 8th (Mountain) | |||||
| John Robinson (Mountain West Conference) (1999–2004) | |||||||||
| 1999 | UNLV | 3–8 | 1–6 | 8th | |||||
| 2000 | UNLV | 8–5 | 4–3 | T–3rd | W Las Vegas | ||||
| 2001 | UNLV | 4–7 | 3–4 | 6th | |||||
| 2002 | UNLV | 5–7 | 3–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 2003 | UNLV | 6–6 | 2–5 | T–7th | |||||
| 2004 | UNLV | 2–9 | 1–6 | 8th | |||||
| Mike Sanford Sr. (Mountain West Conference) (2005–2009) | |||||||||
| 2005 | UNLV | 2–9 | 1–7 | 9th | |||||
| 2006 | UNLV | 2–10 | 1–7 | T–8th | |||||
| 2007 | UNLV | 2–10 | 1–7 | 9th | |||||
| 2008 | UNLV | 5–7 | 2–6 | T–6th | |||||
| 2009 | UNLV | 5–7 | 3–5 | 6th | |||||
| Bobby Hauck (Mountain West Conference) (2010–2014) | |||||||||
| 2010 | UNLV | 2–11 | 2–6 | T–6th | |||||
| 2011 | UNLV | 2–10 | 1–6 | T–6th | |||||
| 2012 | UNLV | 2–11 | 2–6 | 8th | |||||
| 2013 | UNLV | 7–6 | 5–3 | T–3rd (West) | L Heart of Dallas | ||||
| 2014 | UNLV | 2–11 | 1–7 | 6th (West) | |||||
| Tony Sanchez (Mountain West Conference) (2015–2019) | |||||||||
| 2015 | UNLV | 3–9 | 2–6 | T–4th (West) | |||||
| 2016 | UNLV | 4–8 | 3–5 | T–3rd (West) | |||||
| 2017 | UNLV | 5–7 | 4–4 | T–3rd (West) | |||||
| 2018 | UNLV | 4–8 | 2–6 | 5th (West) | |||||
| 2019 | UNLV | 4–8 | 2–6 | 5th (West) | |||||
| Marcus Arroyo (Mountain West Conference) (2020–2022) | |||||||||
| 2020 | UNLV | 0–6 | 0–6 | 12th | |||||
| 2021 | UNLV | 2–10 | 2–6 | 6th (West) | |||||
| 2022 | UNLV | 5–7 | 3–5 | 4th (West) | |||||
| Barry Odom (Mountain West Conference) (2023–present) | |||||||||
| 2023 | UNLV | 9–5 | 6–2 | T–1st | L Guaranteed Rate | ||||
| 2024 | UNLV | 10–2 | 5–1 | T–2nd | |||||
| Total: | 269–381–4 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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Notes
edit- A In March 1985, the NCAA ruled UNLV to forfeit all of its victories from their 1983 and 1984 seasons due to playing with ineligible players, including 7 wins in 1983 and 11 wins in 1984 as well as the 1984 California Bowl.[5]
References
edit- ^ "The Sports Network Football Bowl Subdivision". www.sportsnetwork.com. Archived from the original on November 9, 2014.
- ^ "Nevada-Las Vegas Runnin' Rebels Stats, History, and More - databaseFootball.com/College". databasefootball.com. Archived from the original on December 10, 2013. Retrieved August 9, 2013.
- ^ "Nevada-Las Vegas Historical Data". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on May 15, 2013. Retrieved August 9, 2013.
- ^ "2021 UNLV Rebels Schedule".
- ^ McCurdie, Jim (March 13, 1985). "UNLV Punished for Using Ineligible Football Players". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 13, 2024.