1989 UNLV Rebels football team

1989 UNLV Rebels football
Conference	Big West Conference
Record	4–7 (3–4 Big West)
Head coach	Wayne Nunnely (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Carl Ferrill (3rd season)
Home stadium	Sam Boyd Silver Bowl
Seasons ←  1988 1990  →

1989 Big West Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Fresno State $	7	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
Cal State Fullerton	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	1
San Jose State	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Utah State	4	–	3	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
UNLV	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Long Beach State	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	8	–	0
Pacific (CA)	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	10	–	0
New Mexico State	0	–	7	–	0			0	–	11	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1989 UNLV Rebels football team was an American football team that represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) as a member of the Big West Conference during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth and final year under head coach Wayne Nunnely, the Rebels compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, placing fifth in the Big West. The team played home games at the Sam Boyd Silver Bowl in Whitney, Nevada.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	No. 21 Houston *	Sam Boyd Silver Bowl Whitney, NV	L 0–69	22,416	[1]
September 9	Weber State *	Sam Boyd Silver Bowl Whitney, NV	W 16–12	17,718	[2]
September 23	New Mexico State	Sam Boyd Silver Bowl Whitney, NV	W 26–14	13,164	[3]
September 30	at Cal State Fullerton	Santa Ana Stadium Santa Ana, CA	L 20–34	3,900	[4]
October 7	Pacific (CA)	Sam Boyd Silver Bowl Whitney, NV	W 30–7	15,030	[5]
October 21	at Northern Illinois *	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	L 24–42	16,352	[6]
October 28	at Fresno State	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	L 17–31	32,302	[7]
November 4	Long Beach State	Sam Boyd Silver Bowl Whitney, NV	W 43–21	16,562	[8]
November 11	at Nevada *	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV (Fremont Cannon)	L 7–45	16,545	[9]
November 18	Utah State	Sam Boyd Silver Bowl Whitney, NV	L 22–27	17,710	[10]
November 25	at San Jose State	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	L 28–38	3,479	[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

^{[12] [13]}

References

1. "Ware, UH annihilate UNLV, 69–0". Times Record News. September 4, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
2. "UNLV tops Weber State". Reno Gazette-Journal. September 10, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
3. "UNLV running back rips Aggies". Albuquerque Journal. September 24, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
4. Robyn Norwood (October 1, 1989). "Titans put on show in dealing Las Vegas 34–20 loss". The Los Angeles Times (Orange County ed.). p. III-16. Retrieved June 8, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Brightmon leads Las Vegas over Pacific". The Los Angeles Times. October 8, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
6. "NIU rins wild, hammers UNLV". Northwest Herald. October 22, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Fresno State rolls past Las Vegas, sets up showdown with San Jose". The Los Angeles Times. October 29, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Long Beach falls apart at Las Vegas". The Los Angeles Times. November 5, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Nevada packs a wallop". Reno Gazette-Journal. November 12, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Aggies ambush UNLV". The Daily Spectrum. November 19, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Martini stirs up San Jose". The San Francisco Examiner. November 26, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
12. "1989 UNLV Rebels Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
13. "UNLV 2020 Football Guide" (PDF). University of Nevada, Las Vegas. 2020. p. 129. Retrieved December 20, 2020.