UNLV Rebels
Mountain WestLas Vegas, NVAllegiant Stadium
2026: 4–3 (2–1 Mountain West). Last: lost at Air Force 41–31. Next: Northern Illinois, Saturday, Oct 31, 10:30 p.m. ET.
- L 21–27Memphis
- W 21–6at Hawai’i
- L 6–44at North Texas
- W 38–10at Akron
- W 39–31California
- W 13–7North Dakota State
- L 31–41at Air Force
- Oct 31Northern Illinois
- Nov 7Wyoming
- Nov 14at New Mexico
- Nov 21at San José State
- Nov 28Nevada
- Outfitted by Nike
UNLV has played football since 1968 and is 227–348–3 in the 578 games on record here, which start in 1970. Their best finish in the final AP poll is No. 23, in 2024. They have won one Big West Conference title (1994), counting shared titles. Since 1975, the NFL Draft has taken 35 players from here in its first seven rounds, 0 of them in the first round. The College Football Hall of Fame holds 1 player and 1 coach from UNLV. Tony Knap (1978–1981) won more games here than any other coach: 29. The most-played rival is Nevada: 42 meetings, Nevada leads 26–16. This season, under Dan Mullen, they’re 4–3.
Résumé
- All-time record
- 273–394–4 official; 227–348–3 on file; how we count
- Postseason
- 4–3 matches the official bowl record
- AP No. 1 finishes
- 0
- Weeks at No. 1
- 0 of 5 ranked
- Elo now
- 1570 47th of 138 FBS
- Computer rankings
- Massey No. 77 · Composite No. 63 in FBS, Oct 17; down 7 since Oct 11. From Massey Ratings
- Conference titles
- 1 last in 1994
- Seasons
- 56 since 1970, 578 games
Identity
- Fight song
- Win with the Rebels
- Student section
- The Rebellion
- Apparel
- Nike
2026 season 4–3
RosterFull 2026 season| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs Memphis | L 21–27 | 62% |
| Sep 5 | at Hawai’i | W 21–6 | 48% |
| Sep 12 | at North Texas | L 6–44 | 42% |
| Sep 26 | at Akron | W 38–10 | 63% |
| Oct 3 | vs California | W 39–31 | 73% |
| Oct 10 | vs North Dakota State | W 13–7 | 52% |
| Oct 17 | at Air Force | L 31–41 | 54% |
| Oct 31 | vs Northern Illinois | Preview | 86% |
| Nov 7 | vs Wyoming | Preview | 75% |
| Nov 14 | at New Mexico | Preview | 39% |
| Nov 21 | at San José State | Preview | 62% |
| Nov 28 | vs Nevada | Preview | 78% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
This season, game by game
Future schedule
2027–33- 20274 games: 2 home, 2 away, non-conference only
- 20282 games: 1 home, 1 away, non-conference only
- 20302 games: 1 home, 1 away, non-conference only
- 20311 game: 1 away, non-conference only
- at UCLA
- 20321 game: 1 home, non-conference only
- 20331 game: 1 home, non-conference only
UNLV’s announced games beyond the seasons on our schedule, as its Wikipedia article lists them (announced schedules as of January 15, 2026). Schedules change; a season shows only the games named so far, and many articles list non-conference games only. Future schedules: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
On the 2026 team
- Jackson Arnold1,391 passing yards, 10 TD (leads UNLV in passing yards)
- Jai’Den Thomas543 rushing yards, 3 TD (leads UNLV in rushing yards)
- Tre Fulton51 tackles, 3.5 sacks, 1 INT (leads UNLV in sacks)
- Jake Pope63 tackles (leads UNLV in tackles)
- Cam Santee53 tackles, 1 INT
- Kayden McGee16 catches, 330 yards, 4 TD (leads UNLV in receiving yards)
Program greats See all
Heisman finalists, College Football Hall of Famers, consensus All-Americans, national award winners and first-round picks, for what they did at UNLV.
Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.
Around the program
- Apparel
- Nike · Official source
- University of Nevada Las Vegas Athletics; read 2026-10-10
- Student section
- The Rebellion · Official source
- University of Nevada Las Vegas Athletics; read 2026-10-10
- University of Nevada Las Vegas Athletics; read 2026-10-10
- Sports Mockery; read 2026-10-10
Found by several AI researchers searching the web, then kept only where the page loads and says so in words naming the program; every quote is checked again each time the data is rebuilt. Official source: the school’s own page. All of them.
The apparel deal
Nike. Extended in March 2025.
- UNLV Athletics, Mar 6, 2025: Partnership extended
Apparel deals: Field Drip. Terms as the outlets reported them; checked Oct 3, 2026.
Program strength since 1970
Best seasons everMore coverage
- Medders leads Air Force ground attack with 3 TDs in Air Force's 41-31 win over UNLV, durangoherald.com,
- Expect difference feel this year for Air Force vs. UNLV, gazette.com,
- Alex Perez has 'chip on my shoulder' for UNLV matchup, gazette.com,
- UNLV Study Raises Concerns Over Colorado Gambling Risks, worldcasinodirectory.com,
- Mountain West/PAC-12 Podcast: UNLV upsets Bison, Award Races, & more!, mwcconnection.com,
- Fresno/Boise State and NDSU/UNLV highlight a weekend of critical games, mwcconnection.com,
- Boise State wins Milk Can, UNLV upsets NDSU, Broncos ranked in polls., mwcconnection.com,
- UNLV defense stymies North Dakota behind Porter's pick-6 in Rebels' 13-7 win, kfgo.com,
Found through the GDELT Project, which indexes news sites worldwide. Each link opens the story on the outlet’s own site; each picture is that outlet’s own preview of its story, shown from its site and credited to it.
Head coaches
| Coach | Years | Record |
|---|---|---|
 Dan Mullen | 2025–2026 | 14–7 |
| Del Alexander | 2024 | 1–0 |
 Barry Odom | 2023–2024 | 19–8 |
| Marcus Arroyo | 2020–2022 | 7–23 |
 Tony Sanchez | 2015–2019 | 20–40 |
 Bobby Hauck | 2010–2014 | 15–49 |
| Mike Sanford Sr. | 2005–2009 | 16–43 |
| John Robinson | 1999–2004 | 28–42 |
| Jeff Horton | 1994–1998 | 13–44 |
| Jim Strong | 1990–1993 | 17–27 |
| Wayne Nunnely | 1986–1989 | 19–25 |
 Harvey Hyde | 1982–1985 | 26–19–1 |
| Tony Knap | 1978–1981 | 29–15–2 |
Most-played series
All rivalries- Nevada
16–26 † in 42
- 2016 L 10–45
- 2017 L 16–23
- 2018 W 34–29
- 2019 W 33–30
- 2020 L 19–37
- 2021 L 20–51
- 2022 W 27–22
- 2023 W 45–27
- 2024 W 38–14
- 2025 W 42–17
Won the last four; holds the Fremont Cannon.
Next: Nov 28
- Hawai’i
17–16 in 33
- 2017 W 31–23
- 2018 L 28–35
- 2019 L 7–21
- 2020 L 21–38
- 2021 W 27–13
- 2022 L 25–31
- 2023 W 44–20
- 2024 W 29–27
- 2025 W 38–10
- 2026 W 21–6
Won the last four.
- San Diego State
9–24 † in 33
- 2014 L 17–34
- 2015 L 14–52
- 2016 L 7–26
- 2017 L 10–41
- 2018 W 27–24
- 2019 L 17–20
- 2020 L 6–34
- 2021 L 20–28
- 2022 L 10–14
- 2024 W 41–20
Won the last one.
| Opponent | Games | UNLV record |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 42 | 16–26 † |
| Hawai’i | 33 | 17–16 |
| San Diego State | 33 | 9–24 † |
| San José State | 29 | 7–21–1 † |
| Utah State | 28 | 8–20 † |
| New Mexico | 28 | 15–13 |
| Fresno State | 27 | 6–21 † |
| Air Force | 27 | 8–19 |
Official records. † Without wins the NCAA vacated. ‡ The rivalry’s own count, where it differs from the games on file. Each series page gives both.
Rivals the program names: Nevada.
The trophy it holds: Fremont Cannon (Nevada, since 2022). Who holds each comes from the games on file; the trophies from Wikipedia.
Every opponent (92)
Every program UNLV has played, A to Z, with UNLV’s record against it. Each links to the series, game by game.
- Air Force 8–19
- Akron 1–0
- Arizona 0–3
- Arizona State 1–0 †
- Arkansas 1–1
- Arkansas State 1–2
- Baylor 1–2
- Boise State 0–10
- Bryant 1–0
- BYU 3–17
- Cal State Fullerton 10–5 †
- Cal State Los Angeles 0–1
- Cal State Northridge 0–1
- California 2–1
- Central Michigan 3–2
- Clemson 0–1
- Colorado State 8–17–1
- Eastern Michigan 1–1
- Eastern Washington 0–1
- Fresno State 6–21 †
- Hawai’i 17–16
- Houston 1–3
- Howard 0–1
- Idaho 3–3
- Idaho State 4–1 †
- Illinois State 1–0
- Iowa State 1–5
- Jackson State 1–0
- Kansas 2–2
- Kansas State 0–2
- Lamar 0–0–1
- Long Beach State 5–6 †
- Louisiana 0–4
- Louisiana Tech 2–1
- Marshall 1–0
- Memphis 0–1
- Miami 0–1
- Miami (OH) 1–0
- Michigan 0–2
- Minnesota 0–2
- Missouri State 0–1
- Montana 1–0
- Montana State 1–0
- Nebraska 0–1
- Nevada 16–26 †
- New Mexico 15–13
- New Mexico State 8–4 †
- North Dakota State 1–0
- North Texas 5–2
- Northern Arizona 1–1
- Northern Colorado 2–0
- Northern Illinois 0–5
- Northwestern 0–3
- Notre Dame 0–1
- Ohio 1–1
- Ohio State 0–1
- Ole Miss 0–1
- Oregon 0–2
- Oregon State 3–3 †
- Pacific 6–6 †
- Portland State 1–0
- Prairie View A&M 1–0
- Rice 0–2
- Sacramento State 1–0
- Sam Houston 1–0
- San Diego State 9–24 †
- San José State 7–21–1 †
- SMU 0–1 †
- Southern Utah 1–1
- Syracuse 0–1
- TCU 1–9
- Tennessee 0–2
- Tennessee State 1–0
- Tennessee Tech 1–0
- Toledo 1–2 †
- Tulsa 0–3
- UCLA 1–2
- USC 0–2
- Utah 2–14
- Utah State 8–20 †
- Utah Tech 1–0
- UTEP 7–2
- UTSA 0–1
- Vanderbilt 2–0
- Washington State 0–6
- Weber State 1–0
- West Texas 0–1
- West Virginia 0–1
- Western Illinois 1–0
- Wichita State 0–1 †
- Wisconsin 2–8
- Wyoming 13–14
Official records. † Without wins the NCAA vacated, or with forfeits counted. ‡ The rivalry’s own count, where it differs from the games on file.
Conference titles
1, counting shared titles- Big West Conference 1
- 1994 (shared)
As the program counts them in its Wikipedia article, shared titles included, and listed under each conference’s current name (a Western Conference title of the 1900s counts as a Big Ten title); season pages use the name the conference had that year. A title the article files under a conference the team wasn’t in that season is listed under the one it was. Division titles include years the team tied for its division.
Conferences
- Independent 1968–1981
- PCAA 1982–1987
- Big West 1988–1995
- Mountain West Conference since 1999
- 1996Joined the WAC from the Big West. Source
- 1999Joined the Mountain West Conference from the WAC. Source
UNLV’s football conferences by season, from CollegeFootballData.com’s memberships (renamed conferences keep the name of the time). The moves and their announcement dates from Wikipedia’s lists of NCAA Division I conference changes; the year is the first season in the new conference. Conference realignment: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Consensus All-Americans 1
| 1998 | Joe Kristosik P |
Led the nation 2
| 1981 | Jim Sandusky receiving yards (1,346 yds) |
| 1981 | Sam King passing yards (3,778 yds), total offense (3,562 yds) |
The NCAA’s official national leaders since 1937, from Wikipedia’s yearly leader lists.
In the Hall of Fame
Every inductee- Players
- 1
- Coaches
- 1
| 2016 | Randall Cunningham QB |
| 2009 | John Robinson coach here, 1999–2004 |
In the NFL Draft
By college- Drafted, rounds 1–7
- 35 since 1975
- First-round picks
- 0
Who came and went in the 2026 transfer portal, and every portal year.
The school
University of Nevada-Las Vegas- Enrollment
- 32,911 27,132 undergraduates, fall 2024
- Where
- Las Vegas, Nevada
- Public or private
- Public Research 1
- Founded
- 1957
- Graduates’ median earnings
- $55,037 10 years after starting
Enrollment, place and Carnegie research tier from the National Center for Education Statistics (IPEDS, public domain). Earnings from the US Department of Education’s College Scorecard (CC BY 4.0): the median for students who received federal aid and were working, not in school. Founding year from Wikidata. Every school’s in the data.
Official accounts
- Football
- X @unlvfootballInstagram @unlvfootballFacebook unlvfootball
- Athletics department
- X @UNLVathleticsInstagram @UNLVathleticsFacebook UNLVAthletics
Official accounts: the schools’ athletics websites: the ones unlvrebels.com lists for its football program and athletics department, as of Oct 12, 2026.
Voices
play-by-play- 1996–97Dave McCann radio
From the announcers’ Wikipedia articles (CC BY-SA), with the years as each article gives them: those in Wikipedia’s UNLV football announcers category, and any whose article names them the program’s play-by-play voice. Television network crews and announcers whose articles give no years are left out.
Season by season
National champions| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4–3 | 2–1 | Dan Mullen | 1570 | -0.9 | ||
| 2025 | 10–4 | 6–2 | Dan Mullen | 1603 | 4.3 | ||
| 2024 | 11–3 | 6–1 | 23 | Barry Odom, Del Alexander | 1640 | 9.3 | |
| 2023 | 9–5 | 6–2 | Barry Odom | 1499 | 1.4 | ||
| 2022 | 5–7 | 3–5 | Marcus Arroyo | 1390 | -11.9 | ||
| 2021 | 2–10 | 2–6 | Marcus Arroyo | 1341 | -13.8 | ||
| 2020 | 0–6 | 0–6 | Marcus Arroyo | 1309 | -19.7 | ||
| 2019 | 4–8 | 2–6 | Tony Sanchez | 1373 | -17.4 | ||
| 2018 | 4–8 | 2–6 | Tony Sanchez | 1359 | -11.1 | ||
| 2017 | 5–7 | 4–4 | Tony Sanchez | 1391 | -14.5 | ||
| 2016 | 4–8 | 3–5 | Tony Sanchez | 1321 | -14.3 | ||
| 2015 | 3–9 | 2–6 | Tony Sanchez | 1324 | -16.2 | ||
| 2014 | 2–11 | 1–7 | Bobby Hauck | 1294 | -17.6 | ||
| 2013 | 7–6 | 5–3 | Bobby Hauck | 1433 | -10.1 | ||
| 2012 | 2–11 | 2–6 | Bobby Hauck | 1256 | -16.7 | ||
| 2011 | 2–10 | 1–6 | Bobby Hauck | 1274 | -24.1 | ||
| 2010 | 2–11 | 2–6 | Bobby Hauck | 1323 | -24.0 | ||
| 2009 | 5–7 | 3–5 | Mike Sanford Sr. | 1408 | -11.5 | ||
| 2008 | 5–7 | 2–6 | Mike Sanford Sr. | 1353 | -12.4 | ||
| 2007 | 2–10 | 1–7 | Mike Sanford Sr. | 1280 | -13.5 | ||
| 2006 | 2–10 | 1–7 | Mike Sanford Sr. | 1280 | -14.5 | ||
| 2005 | 2–9 | 1–7 | Mike Sanford Sr. | 1294 | -15.3 | ||
| 2004 | 2–9 | 1–6 | John Robinson | 1348 | -14.3 | ||
| 2003 | 6–6 | 2–5 | John Robinson | 1462 | 1.4 | ||
| 2002 | 5–7 | 3–4 | John Robinson | 1437 | -10.4 |
Every season back to 1970 (31 more)
| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 4–7 | 3–4 | John Robinson | 1492 | -2.7 | ||
| 2000 | 8–5 | 4–3 | John Robinson | 1507 | 0.4 | ||
| 1999 | 3–8 | 1–6 | John Robinson | 1272 | -20.2 | ||
| 1998 | 0–11 | 0–8 | Jeff Horton | 1228 | -16.9 | ||
| 1997 | 3–8 | 2–6 | Jeff Horton | 1285 | -12.4 | ||
| 1996 | 1–11 | 1–8 | Jeff Horton | 1219 | -17.0 | ||
| 1995 | 2–9 | 1–5 | Jeff Horton | 1231 | |||
| 1994 | 7–5 | 5–1 | Jeff Horton | 1456 | -3.7 | ||
| 1993 | 3–8 | 2–4 | Jim Strong | 1335 | -17.0 | ||
| 1992 | 6–5 | 3–3 | Jim Strong | 1359 | -23.5 | ||
| 1991 | 4–7 | 2–5 | Jim Strong | 1287 | -25.5 | ||
| 1990 | 4–7 | 3–4 | Jim Strong | 1322 | -15.6 | ||
| 1989 | 4–7 | 3–4 | Wayne Nunnely | 1324 | -10.6 | ||
| 1988 | 4–7 | 3–4 | Wayne Nunnely | 1336 | -22.2 | ||
| 1987 | 5–6 | 4–3 | Wayne Nunnely | 1438 | -17.6 | ||
| 1986 | 6–5 | 3–4 | Wayne Nunnely | 1495 | -3.8 | ||
| 1985 | 5–5–1 | 4–2–1 | Harvey Hyde | 1482 | -11.8 | ||
| 1984 | 11–2 | 7–0 | Harvey Hyde | 1638 | 12.4 | ||
| 1983 | 7–4 | 4–2 | Harvey Hyde | 1515 | -0.4 | ||
| 1982 | 3–8 | 1–4 | Harvey Hyde | 1380 | -7.6 | ||
| 1981 | 6–6 | Tony Knap | 1433 | -6.8 | |||
| 1980 | 7–4 | Tony Knap | 1549 | 7.9 | |||
| 1979 | 9–1–2 | Tony Knap | 1542 | -1.6 | |||
| 1978 | 7–4 | Tony Knap | 1369 | 1.4 | |||
| 1977 | 1–1 | 1194 | |||||
| 1976 | 0–1 | 1186 | |||||
| 1974 | 1–0 | 1221 | |||||
| 1973 | 1–1 | 1186 | |||||
| 1972 | 0–1 | 1138 | |||||
| 1971 | 0–1 | 1141 | |||||
| 1970 | 0–1 | 1143 |
Officially 273–394–4 since 1968 (per Wikipedia, rechecked weekly); game by game here, 227–348–3 (578 of its 671 games are on file). Our file starts in 1970; the program began in 1968. Some games are missing from our source.
No season on file for 1975: the program may not have played, or our source may be missing it.
Records are computed from every game on file at CollegeFootballData.com, whose coverage of the earliest seasons can be incomplete. Elo is this site’s own rating; see how it works on the records page.