1977 UNLV Rebels football team

The 1977 UNLV Rebels football team was an American football team that represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas as an independent during the 1977 NCAA Division II football season. In their second year under head coach Tony Knap, the team compiled an 9–2 record.^[1]

1977 NCAA Division II independents football records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. 8 Lehigh ^		–		12	–	2	–	0
UNLV		–		9	–	2	–	0
Kentucky State		–		8	–	2	–	1
No. T–5 Nevada		–		8	–	3	–	0
Central Connecticut		–		7	–	3	–	0
Northern Michigan ^		–		7	–	3	–	0
Youngstown State		–		7	–	3	–	0
Portland State		–		7	–	4	–	0
Delaware		–		6	–	3	–	1
Akron		–		6	–	4	–	1
American International		–		5	–	4	–	1
West Chester		–		5	–	5	–	0
Central State (OH)		–		5	–	6	–	0
Arkansas–Pine Bluff		–		4	–	5	–	1
Bucknell		–		4	–	5	–	0
Cal State Los Angeles		–		4	–	5	–	0
Southern Connecticut State		–		4	–	6	–	0
Northeastern		–		3	–	6	–	1
Northern Colorado		–		3	–	7	–	0
Santa Clara		–		2	–	7	–	1
Eastern Illinois		–		1	–	10	–	0

^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from Associated Press poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10	at Montana	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	W 15–13	6,500
September 17	Troy State	Las Vegas Silver Bowl Whitney, NV	W 35–28	13,424	^[2]
September 24	at Boise State	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	L 14–45	20,575	^[3]
October 1	No. 8 Northern Arizona	Las Vegas Silver Bowl Whitney, NV	W 20–16	13,397–13,497	^[4]
October 8	Western Illinois	Las Vegas Silver Bowl Whitney, NV	W 59–29	11,798
October 15	Weber State	Las Vegas Silver Bowl Whitney, NV	W 26–13	13,918
October 22	at San Diego State	San Diego Stadium San Diego, CA	L 7–31	39,109
October 29	Cal State Fullerton	Las Vegas Silver Bowl Whitney, NV	W 24–21	11,663
November 5	at Idaho	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID	W 35–14	7,400	^[5]
November 12	North Dakota	Las Vegas Silver Bowl Whitney, NV	W 38–14	17,238
November 19	at No. T–5 Nevada	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV (rivalry)	W 27–12	10,412
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

^ "UNLV 2020 Football Guide" (PDF). University of Nevada, Las Vegas. 2020. p. 129. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
^ "Trojans lose 35–28; play Nicholls Saturday". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 19, 1977. Retrieved November 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Boise nails Vegas". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. September 25, 1977. p. 3B.
^ "Final 1977 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
^ Payne, Bob (November 6, 1977). "Rebels roll over Idaho". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. D3.
^ "Final 1977 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 22, 2022.