1990 UNLV Rebels football team

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1990 UNLV Rebels football
Conference Big West Conference
Record4–7 (3–4 Big West)
Head coach
Home stadium Sam Boyd Silver Bowl
Seasons
  1989
1991  
1990 Big West Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
San Jose State $ 7 0 09 2 1
Fresno State 5 1 18 2 1
Utah State 5 1 15 5 1
Long Beach State 4 3 06 5 0
UNLV 3 4 04 7 0
Pacific (CA) 2 5 04 7 0
New Mexico State 1 6 01 10 0
Cal State Fullerton 0 7 01 11 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1990 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 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first year under head coach Jim Strong, 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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1 Southwest Missouri State *L 24–3117,659 [1]
September 8at No. 24 Houston *L 9–3720,138
September 15at Oregon State *W 45–2017,272
September 22 San Jose State
  • Sam Boyd Silver Bowl
  • Whitney, NV
L 13–4718,934
September 29at Pacific (CA) W 37–286,376
October 6 Cal State Fullerton
  • Sam Boyd Silver Bowl
  • Whitney, NV
W 29–1017,526 [2]
October 13at New Mexico State W 24–2010,267
October 20 Nevada *
L 14–2622,402
October 27at Utah State L 6–3115,273
November 3 Fresno State
  • Sam Boyd Silver Bowl
  • Whitney, NV
L 18–4516,846
November 17at Long Beach State L 20–294,649 [3]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. "Bears ruin Rebels". The Springfield News-Leader. September 2, 1990. Retrieved March 24, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  2. Mike DiGiovanna (October 7, 1990). "Fullerton Is Doing Better but Still Loses to Las Vegas". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. C9. Retrieved February 12, 2017 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  3. "CS Long Beach 29, UNLV 20". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 18, 1990. p. C-21. Retrieved February 10, 2017 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  4. "1990 UNLV Rebels Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
  5. "UNLV 2020 Football Guide" (PDF). University of Nevada, Las Vegas. 2020. p. 131. Retrieved December 20, 2020.