2017 UNLV Rebels football team

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2017 UNLV Rebels football
UNLV Rebels wordmark.svg
Conference Mountain West Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record5–7 (4–4 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Barney Cotton (3rd season)
Offensive scheme Multiple
Defensive coordinator Kent Baer (3rd season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Sam Boyd Stadium
Seasons
  2016
2018  
2017 Mountain West Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Mountain Division
No. 22 Boise State xy$  7 1   11 3  
Colorado State  5 3   7 6  
Wyoming  5 3   8 5  
Utah State  4 4   6 7  
Air Force  4 4   5 7  
New Mexico  1 7   3 9  
West Division
Fresno State xy  7 1   10 4  
San Diego State  6 2   10 3  
UNLV  4 4   5 7  
Nevada  3 5   3 9  
Hawaii  1 7   3 9  
San Jose State  1 7   2 11  
Championship: Boise State 17, Fresno State 14
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017 UNLV Rebels football team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Rebels were led by third-year head coach Tony Sanchez and played their home games at Sam Boyd Stadium. They were members of the West Division of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 5–7 and 4–4 in Mountain West play to finish in third place in the West Division. Following the season, head coach Tony Sanchez released Kent Baer (defensive coordinator/linebackers) and Andy LaRussa (special teams/safeties) from their contracts. [1]

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 26:00 p.m. Howard * Stadium L 40–4315,667
September 94:00 p.m.at Idaho * ESPN3 W 44–1610,156
September 239:00 a.m.at No. 10 Ohio State * BTN L 21–54106,187
September 307:30 p.m. San Jose State
  • Sam Boyd Stadium
  • Whitney, NV
ESPNU W 41–1315,009
October 77:45 p.m.No. 19 San Diego State
  • Sam Boyd Stadium
  • Whitney, NV
ESPN2 L 10–4119,770
October 1411:00 a.m.at Air Force ATTSNRM L 30–3426,679
October 213:00 p.m. Utah State Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Sam Boyd Stadium
  • Whitney, NV
ATTSNRML 28–5218,157
October 287:00 p.m.at Fresno State ATTSNRMW 26–1627,922
November 43:00 p.m. Hawaii
Stadium/SPEC HI W 31–2316,278
November 107:30 p.m. BYU *
  • Sam Boyd Stadium
  • Whitney, NV
ESPN2L 21–3119,811
November 176:30 p.m.at New Mexico ESPN2W 38–3514,744
November 2512:00 p.m.at Nevada ATTSNRML 16–2317,359
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time
Schedule Source: 2017 UNLV Rebels Football Schedule

Game summaries

Howard

Howard at UNLV
1234Total
Bison71471543
Rebels61314740
  • Date: September 2, 2017
  • Location: Sam Boyd Stadium
    Whitney, NV
  • Game start: 6:06 p.m. PDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 29 minutes
  • Game attendance: 15,667
  • Game weather: Temperature: 108 °F (42 °C) • Weather: Clear and Hot • Wind: ESE 5 MPH
  • Referee: Vidal Jones
  • TV announcers (Stadium): Tony Cordasco and Joe Arrigo

UNLV's season-opening loss to Howard represented the largest upset in college football history in terms of point spread. [2] Howard was a 45-point underdog to UNLV and pulled the upset on the back of quarterback Caylin Newton, brother of NFL quarterback Cam Newton, who had 330 total offensive yards in the game. [3]

At Idaho

UNLV at Idaho
1234Total
Rebels73241044
Vandals037616
  • Date: September 9, 2017
  • Location: Kibbie Dome
    Moscow, ID
  • Game start: 5:05 p.m. MDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 6 minutes
  • Game attendance: 10,156
  • Game weather: Temperature: 70 °F (21 °C) • Weather: Played Indoors • Wind: None
  • Referee: Jason Autrey
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Peter Young and Darius Walker

At Ohio State

UNLV at Ohio State
1234Total
Rebels077721
No. 10 Buckeyes162810054

San Jose State

San Jose State at UNLV
1234Total
Spartans3100013
Rebels14216041
  • Date: September 30, 2017
  • Location: Sam Boyd Stadium
    Whitney, NV
  • Game start: 7:30 p.m. PDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 18 minutes
  • Game attendance: 15,009
  • Game weather: Temperature: 86 °F (30 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: SW 9 MPH
  • Referee: Kevin Hassell
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Roy Philpott and Tom Ramsey

San Diego State

San Diego State at UNLV
1234Total
No. 19 Aztecs31771441
Rebels370010
  • Date: October 7, 2017
  • Location: Sam Boyd Stadium
    Whitney, NV
  • Game start: 7:50 p.m. PDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 10 minutes
  • Game attendance: 19,770
  • Game weather: Temperature: 79 °F (26 °C) • Weather: Calm and Clear Skies • Wind: E 2 MPH
  • Referee: Kevin Boitmann
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Clay Matvick and Kirk Morrison

At Air Force

UNLV at Air Force
1234Total
Rebels17103030
Falcons07131434

Utah State

Utah State at UNLV
1234Total
Aggies72171752
Rebels14140028
  • Date: October 21, 2017
  • Location: Sam Boyd Stadium
    Whitney, NV
  • Game start: 3:08 p.m. PDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 10 minutes
  • Game attendance: 18,157
  • Game weather: Temperature: 75 °F (24 °C) • Weather: Breezy and Clear Skies • Wind: N 6 MPH
  • Referee: Michael VanderVelde
  • TV announcers (ATTSNRM): Drew Goodman, Sherdrick Bonner and Caleb Herring (sideline)

At Fresno State

UNLV at Fresno State
1234Total
Rebels3671026
Bulldogs907016
  • Date: October 28, 2017
  • Location: Bulldog Stadium
    Fresno, CA
  • Game start: 7:08 p.m. PDT
  • Elapsed time: 2 hours and 50 minutes
  • Game attendance: 27,922
  • Game weather: Temperature: 77 °F (25 °C) • Weather: Clear and Crisp • Wind: 2 MPH
  • Referee: Daniel Romeo
  • TV announcers (ATTSNRM): Drew Goodman, Sherdrick Bonner and Brad Thompson (sideline)

Hawaii

Hawaii at UNLV
(Island Showdown)
1234Total
Rainbow Warriors0671023
Rebels7021331
  • Date: November 4, 2017
  • Location: Sam Boyd Stadium
    Whitney, NV
  • Game start: 3:00 p.m. PDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 35 minutes
  • Game attendance: 16,278
  • Game weather: Temperature: 75 °F (24 °C) • Weather: Beautiful and Clear • Wind: S 16 MPH
  • Referee: Kevin Hassell
  • TV announcers (Stadium/SPEC HI): Robert Kekaula and Rich Miano

BYU

BYU at UNLV
1234Total
Cougars01414331
Rebels077721
  • Date:November 10, 2017
  • Location: Sam Boyd Stadium
    Whitney, NV
  • Game start: 7:30 p.m. PST
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 18 minutes
  • Game attendance: 19,811
  • Game weather: Temperature: 67 °F (19 °C) • Weather: Breezy and Clear • Wind: SSW 8 MPH
  • Referee: Scott Campbell
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Adam Amin, Dusty Dvoracek and Molly McGrath (sideline)

At New Mexico

UNLV at New Mexico
1234Total
Rebels101431138
Lobos01471435
  • Date:November 17, 2017
  • Location: Dreamstyle Stadium
    Albuquerque, NM
  • Game start: 7:35 p.m. MST
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 20 minutes
  • Game attendance: 14,744
  • Game weather: Temperature: 58 °F (14 °C) • Weather: Mostly Cloudy • Wind: W 17 MPH
  • Referee: Stephen Baron
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Adam Amin, Dusty Dvoracek and Molly McGrath (sideline)

At Nevada

UNLV at Nevada
(Battle for the Fremont Cannon / Governor's Series)
1234Total
Rebels0133016
Wolf Pack637723
  • Date: November 25, 2017
  • Location: Mackay Stadium
    Reno, NV
  • Game start: 12:08 p.m. PST
  • Elapsed time: 2 hours and 56 minutes
  • Game attendance: 17,359
  • Game weather: Temperature: 62 °F (17 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: SE 4 MPH
  • Referee: Michael VanderVelde
  • TV announcers (ATTSNRM): Drew Goodman, Sherdrick Bonner and Brad Thompson (sideline)

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References

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  2. Purdum, David (September 3, 2017). "Howard stuns UNLV for biggest point-spread upset in college football history". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 3, 2017.
  3. Thompson, Chris (September 3, 2017). "Cam Newton's Brother Led The Largest Point-Spread Upset In College Football History". Deadspin.com. Retrieved September 3, 2017.