1987 UNLV Rebels football team

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1987 UNLV Rebels football
Conference Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Record5–6 (4–3 PCAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Carl Ferrill (1st season)
Home stadium Sam Boyd Silver Bowl
Seasons
←  1986
1988  →
1987 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
San Jose State $ 7 –0 –010 –2 –0
Fresno State 4 –3 –06 –5 –0
Cal State Fullerton 4 –3 –06 –6 –0
UNLV 4 –3 –05 –6 –0
Utah State 4 –3 –05 –6 –0
Pacific (CA) 3 –4 –04 –7 –0
Long Beach State 2 –5 –04 –7 –0
New Mexico State 0 –7 –02 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1987 UNLV Rebels football team was an American football team that University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA) during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second year under head coach Wayne Nunnely, the Rebels compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 4–3 in conference play, placing in a four-way tie for second in the PCAA. The team played home games at the Sam Boyd Silver Bowl in Whitney, Nevada.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12at Southwestern Louisiana *
L 10–2116,241 [1]
September 19 Baylor *
L 14–2127,128 [2]
October 3 Nevada *
W 24–1925,584 [3] [4]
October 10 Utah State
  • Sam Boyd Silver Bowl
  • Whitney, NV
W 28–2723,363 [5]
October 17at Cal State Fullerton
L 14–286,019 [6]
October 24at San Jose State
L 24–4820,108 [7]
October 31at Fresno State
L 10–4531,595 [8]
November 7 Long Beach State
  • Sam Boyd Silver Bowl
  • Whitney, NV
W 30–1716,071 [9]
November 14at New Mexico State
W 29–64,219 [10]
November 21 Pacific (CA)
  • Sam Boyd Silver Bowl
  • Whitney, NV
W 30–2414,500 [11]
November 28 Northern Illinois *
  • Sam Boyd Silver Bowl
  • Whitney, NV
L 31–3414,650 [12]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ↑ "USL downs UNLV". Beauregard Daily News. September 13, 1987. Retrieved May 12, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Perry rallies Baylor over UNLV, 21–14". Waco Tribune-Herald. September 20, 1987. Retrieved May 12, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Rebels win battle of Nevada". Reno Gazette-Journal. October 4, 1987. pp. 1B, 2B – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Wolf Pack may have learned a lot in loss to UNLV". Reno Gazette-Journal. October 4, 1987. p. 2B.
  5. ↑ "UNLV miracle sinks winless Utah State". The Daily Spectrum. October 11, 1987. Retrieved May 12, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ Robyn Norwood (October 18, 1987). "White Has Big Day in Titan Win". The Los Angeles Times. p. III-6. Retrieved February 12, 2017– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  7. ↑ "Spartans dominate Las Vegas". The Peninsula Times Tribune. October 25, 1987. Retrieved May 12, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "'Dogs rip UNLV, stop 2-game losing skid". The Fresno Bee. November 1, 1987. Retrieved May 12, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Nev. Las Vegas 30, CSLB 17". The Los Angeles Times. November 9, 1987. p. III-18. Retrieved January 18, 2017– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  10. ↑ "Woods runs UNLV past NMSU, 29–6". Albuquerque Journal. November 15, 1987. Retrieved May 12, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Las Vegas nips Pacific". The Modesto Bee. November 22, 1987. Retrieved May 12, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Northern Illinois beats UNLV". Reno Gazette-Journal. November 29, 1987. Retrieved May 12, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "1987 UNLV Rebels Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
  14. ↑ "UNLV 2020 Football Guide" (PDF). University of Nevada, Las Vegas. 2020. p. 129. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
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