2009 UNLV Rebels football team

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2009 UNLV Rebels football
UNLV Rebels wordmark.svg
Conference Mountain West Conference
2009 record5–7 (3–5 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Todd Berry (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator Dennis Therrell (2nd season)
Home stadium Sam Boyd Stadium
(Capacity: 36,800)
Seasons
←  2008
2010  →
2009 Mountain West Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 6 TCU $ 8–0    12–1 
No. 12 BYU  7–1    11–2 
No. 18 Utah  6–2    10–3 
Air Force  5–3    8–5 
Wyoming  4–4    7–6 
UNLV  3–5    5–7 
San Diego State  2–6    4–8 
New Mexico  1–7    1–11 
Colorado State  0–8    3–9 
  • $ – Conference champion and BCS representative as top non-AQ school to meet automatic qualification criteria
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009 UNLV Rebels football team was the 42nd varsity football team to represent the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The Rebels play in the Mountain West Conference and compete each season against the remaining eight members of the conference and one permanent interstate rival: Nevada. In 2009, UNLV also played non-conference games at home against Sacramento State, Oregon State and Hawaii. Mike Sanford entered his fifth and final season as UNLV's head coach and the Rebels played their home games at Sam Boyd Stadium in Whitney, Nevada.

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In November, head coach Mike Sanford was fired after five losing seasons, a 16-43 record and no bowl appearances. He won his last game as head coach against San Diego State on November 28, 2009, 28-24, with a fourth quarter comeback. [1]

Pre-season

At the 2009 Mountain West Conference Media Day in Las Vegas, the Rebels were picked to finish fifth in the conference, the highest preseason ranking since the Rebels were picked to finish tied for fifth with BYU in 2004. [2] ESPN NFL analyst Mel Kiper, Jr. named the Rebels, along with Miami (FL), California and SMU, as one of his sleepers that could make "national noise" in 2009. [3] Kiper stated: "If Omar Clayton, their quarterback, can stay healthy and get the ball to Ryan Wolfe, UNLV, I think, can go bowling for the first time in a long time and be a factor in the Mountain West Conference." [4] Paul Myerberg of The New York Times ranked UNLV in the 84th position in their preseason Quad Countdown, in front of Ball State and behind UTEP. The ranking was an improvement of 27 spots from their 2008 preseason ranking of 111th. Myerberg predicted that the Rebels would go 6-6 and earn their first bowl berth since their 2000 Las Vegas Bowl victory against Arkansas. [5]

Junior quarterback Omar Clayton received much praise during the preseason including that from The New York Times and Mel Kiper, Jr. and was named as one of the favorites to be named the conference's Offensive Player of the Year by Bleacher Report's Mountain West Conference writer. [6] Senior wide receiver Ryan Wolfe was named as one of the best non-BCS receivers in the country by The New York Times and was named to the Biletnikoff Award watch list during the preseason. [7] Wolfe enters the season only 50 receptions and 900 yards away from breaking the conference's career receptions and receiving yards records. [5] Wolfe and senior linebacker Jason Beauchamp were both named to the All-MWC preseason team. [8]

On July 3, 2009, sophomore linebacker Bryce Saldi suffered severe injuries following a skateboarding accident while in southern California. Saldi was placed in the intensive care unit at Loma Linda University Medical Center. There has been no word on a timetable for Saldi's return. [9]

Key Losses

The following are some of the key players who will be no longer eligible to play in the 2009 season:

Recruiting

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 57:00 p.m. Sacramento State *
W 38–322,195 [10]
September 128:00 p.m.No. 24 Oregon State *
  • Sam Boyd Stadium
  • Whitney, NV
 CBSCS L 21–2325,967 [11]
September 198:00 p.m. Hawaii *
  • Sam Boyd Stadium
  • Whitney, NV
 MWSN/CBSCSW 34–3329,717 [12]
September 2612:00 p.m.at Wyoming
L 27–3019,196 [13]
October 31:00 p.m.at Nevada *
L 28–6324,078 [14]
October 107:00 p.m.No. 20 BYU
  • Sam Boyd Stadium
  • Whitney, NV
MWSNL 21–5925,597 [15]
October 177:00 p.m.No. 24 Utah Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Sam Boyd Stadium
  • Whitney, NV
MWSNL 15–3526,315 [16]
October 245:00 p.m.at New Mexico
MWSNW 34–1724,021 [17]
October 311:00 p.m.at No. 6 TCU
Versus L 0–4133,541 [18]
November 77:00 p.m. Colorado State
  • Sam Boyd Stadium
  • Whitney, NV
MWSNW 35–1615,902 [19]
November 143:00 p.m.at Air Force
MWSNL 17–4525,370 [20]
November 286:00 p.m. San Diego State
  • Sam Boyd Stadium
  • Whitney, NV
MWSNW 28–2413,730 [21]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

Sources: [22]

Game summaries

Sacramento State

1234Total
Hornets03003
Rebels10072138

UNLV opened their season as a 22-point favorite against FCS squad Sacramento State from the Big Sky Conference. Both teams' passing games were hampered by the 32 mph wind gusts that were recorded around the stadium. UNLV took a 10–3 lead into halftime after a one-yard touchdown run by junior runningback Channing Trotter and a 39-yard field goal by senior kicker Kyle Watson gave UNLV the 10–0 lead after the first quarter. Sacramento State would get their only points of the game on a 44-yard field goal by Hornets' kicker Chris Diniz [23]

In the second half, the Rebels would explode on offense, starting with another 1 yard touchdown run by Trotter late in the third quarter. Trotter would score his third one-yard touchdown early in the fourth quarter to push the Rebels lead to 24–3. The Rebels increased their lead midway through the fourth on a 55-yard strike from senior quarterback Omar Clayton to senior wide receiver Rodelin Anthony. Clayton's backup, sophomore Mike Clausen, played the final minutes of the game and sealed the Rebels victory with a 4-yard touchdown run. The win against Sacramento State was their fourth straight opener. [24]

Oregon State

1234Total
Beavers0614323
Rebels0071421

Hawai'i

1234Total
Warriors101001333
Rebels7771334

Wyoming

1234Total
Rebels767727
Cowboys31071030

Nevada

1234Total
Rebels0217028
Wolf Pack147142863

BYU

1234Total
Cougars1014211459
Rebels077721

Utah

1234Total
Utes7210735
Rebels339015

New Mexico

1234Total
Rebels14731034
Lobos037717

TCU

1234Total
Rebels00000
Horned Frogs101071441

Colorado State

1234Total
Rams073616
Rebels01471435

Air Force

1234Total
Rebels037717
Falcons71771445

San Diego State

1234Total
Aztecs1473024
Rebels7002128

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