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Revision as of 16:48, 13 January 2022

The UNLV Rebels are the intercollegiate athletics teams that represent the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The Rebels compete in the NCAA Division I (Football Bowl Subdivision for college football) as a member of the Mountain West Conference. The school's colors are scarlet and gray. The program was founded in 1958 for basketball in Paradise, Nevada. It did not have a nickname for Nevada Southern at the time from 1958 to 1968.

Some of the Rebels teams use variations of the team name for their individual sport, such as the Runnin' Rebels for men's basketball and the Hustlin' Rebels for the baseball team.

Football

UNLV Rebels college football
First Season
1968
Team History
UNLV Rebels (1969-present)
Conference
Mountain West Conference (1999-present)
Western Athletic Conference (1996-98)
Big West Conference (1982-95)
Independent (1968-81)
Venue
Allegiant Stadium (2020-present)
Sam Boyd Stadium (1971-2020)
Butcher Field (1970-71)
Cashman Field (1968-69)
Key People
Players • Coaches


Programs by season

1950s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1951
November 3 vs. San Diego State Ratcliffe Stadium

1960s

1960
September 24 vs. Hawaii Ratcliffe Stadium
1968
September 28 at San Jose State Spartan Stadium

1970s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1976
October 23 at San Jose State Spartan Stadium
1978
October 7 at San Diego State San Diego Stadium

1980s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1988
September 17 vs. New Mexico State Bulldog Stadium

1990s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1991
December 14 vs. Bowling Green Bulldog Stadium
1992
December 29 vs. USC Anaheim Stadium

2000s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
2005
December 31 vs. Tulsa Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
2006
September 16 at Washington Husky Stadium

2010s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
2010
December 18 vs. Northern Illinois Bronco Stadium
2011
September 10 at Nebraska Memorial Stadium

Media guides and yearbooks

Media guides

1970s 1974
Mountain West Conference
Full Members Air Force Falcons • Boise State Broncos • Colorado State Rams • Fresno State Bulldogs • Hawaii Rainbow Warriors • Nevada Wolf Pack • New Mexico Lobos • Utah State Aggies • San Diego State Aztecs • San Jose State Spartans • UNLV Rebels • Utah State Aggies • Wyoming Cowboys
Basketball Venues Moby Arena • Thomas & Mack Center • War Memorial Fieldhouse
Football Venues Albertsons Stadium • Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex • Falcon Stadium • Mackay Stadium • University Stadium • Valley Children's Stadium