2018 UNLV Rebels football team

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2018 UNLV Rebels football
UNLV Rebels wordmark.svg
Conference Mountain West Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record4–8 (2–6 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Barney Cotton (4th season)
Offensive scheme Multiple
Defensive coordinatorTim Skipper (1st season)
Base defense 3–4
Home stadium Sam Boyd Stadium
Seasons
  2017
2019  
2018 Mountain West Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Mountain Division
No. 23 Boise State x  7 1   10 3  
No. 22 Utah State  7 1   11 2  
Wyoming  4 4   6 6  
Air Force  3 5   5 7  
Colorado State  2 6   3 9  
New Mexico  1 7   3 9  
West Division
No. 18 Fresno State x$  7 1   12 2  
Nevada  5 3   8 5  
Hawaii  5 3   8 6  
San Diego State  4 4   7 6  
UNLV  2 6   4 8  
San Jose State  1 7   1 11  
Championship: Fresno State 19, Boise State 16 (OT)
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2018 UNLV Rebels football team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Rebels were led by fourth-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 4–8 and 2–6 in Mountain West play to finish in fifth place in the West Division.

Contents

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

AwardPlayerPositionYear
Maxwell Award [1] Armani Rogers QBSO
Doak Walker Award [2] Lexington ThomasRBSR
Lou Groza Award [3] Evan PantelsKSR
Wuerffel Trophy [4] Darren Wood Jr.WRJR
Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award [5] Lexington ThomasRBSR

Mountain West media days

During the Mountain West media days held July 24–25 at the Cosmopolitan on the Las Vegas Strip, the Rebels were predicted to finish in third place in the West Division. [6]

Media poll

West Division
Predicted finishTeamVotes (1st place)
1Fresno State126 (16)
2San Diego State116 (6)
3UNLV78
4Nevada72
5Hawaii45
6San Jose State25

Preseason All-Mountain West Team

The Rebels had one player selected to the preseason all-Mountain West team. [7]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 11:00 p.m.at No. 15 USC * P12N L 21–4358,708
September 86:00 p.m. UTEP * ATTSNRM W 52–2414,122
September 157:00 pm Prairie View A&M *
  • Sam Boyd Stadium
  • Whitney, NV
Stadium W 46–1714,786
September 224:00 p.m.at Arkansas State * ESPN3 L 20–2718,537
October 61:00 p.m. New Mexico
  • Sam Boyd Stadium
  • Whitney, NV
ATTSNRML 14–5018,949
October 131:00 p.m.at Utah State Stadium on Facebook L 28–5921,212
October 197:00 p.m. Air Force Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Sam Boyd Stadium
  • Whitney, NV
CBSSN L 35–4117,881
October 273:30 p.m.at San Jose State ATTSNRML 37–5016,165
November 37:30 p.m.No. 20 Fresno State
  • Sam Boyd Stadium
  • Whitney, NV
CBSSNL 3–4815,276
November 107:30 p.m.at San Diego State ESPN2 W 27–2424,986
November 178:00 p.m.at Hawaii Stadium/SPEC HI L 28–3525,697
November 246:30 p.m. Nevada CBSSNW 34–2919,921
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time
Schedule Source: 2018 UNLV Rebels Football Schedule

Game summaries

At USC

UNLV at USC
1234Total
Rebels770721
No. 15 Trojans61302443

UTEP

UTEP at UNLV
1234Total
Miners1007724
Rebels14247752

Prairie View A&M

Prairie View A&M at UNLV
1234Total
Panthers0014317
Rebels201401246
  • Date: September 15, 2018
  • Location: Sam Boyd Stadium
    Whitney, NV
  • Game start: 7:06 p.m. PDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 27 minutes
  • Game attendance: 14,786
  • Game weather: Temperature: 100 °F (38 °C) • Weather: Clear and Windy • Wind: SSW 15 MPH
  • Referee: Dwayne Johnson
  • TV announcers (Stadium): Tony Cordasco and Joe Haro

At Arkansas State

UNLV at Arkansas State
1234Total
Rebels7013020
Red Wolves676827

New Mexico

New Mexico at UNLV
1234Total
Lobos02971450
Rebels0001414
  • Date: October 6, 2018
  • Location: Sam Boyd Stadium
    Whitney, NV
  • Game start: 1:08 p.m. PDT
  • Elapsed time: 2 hours and 51 minutes
  • Game attendance: 18,949
  • Game weather: Temperature: 77 °F (25 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: N 8 MPH
  • Referee: Michael VanderVelde
  • TV announcers (ATTSNRM): Drew Goodman, Sherdrick Bonner and Brad Thompson (sideline)

At Utah State

UNLV at Utah State
1234Total
Rebels7071428
Aggies142871059

Air Force

Air Force at UNLV
1234Total
Falcons31721041
Rebels7147735
  • Date:October 19, 2018
  • Location: Sam Boyd Stadium
    Whitney, NV
  • Game start: 7:02 p.m. PDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 17 minutes
  • Game attendance: 17,881
  • Game weather: Temperature: 78 °F (26 °C) • Weather: Clear Skies • Wind: NNE 15 MPH
  • Referee: David Alvarez
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Dave Ryan and Corey Chavous

At San Jose State

UNLV at San Jose State
1234Total
Rebels7147937
Spartans71717950
  • Date: October 27, 2018
  • Location: CEFCU Stadium
    San Jose, CA
  • Game start: 3:38 p.m. PDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 16 minutes
  • Game attendance: 16,165
  • Game weather: Temperature: 74 °F (23 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: NW 12 MPH
  • Referee: Stephen Baron
  • TV announcers (ATTSNRM): Drew Goodman, Sherdrick Bonner and Brad Thompson (sideline)

Fresno State

Fresno State at UNLV
1234Total
No. 20 Bulldogs710171448
Rebels00033
  • Date: November 3, 2018
  • Location: Sam Boyd Stadium
    Whitney, NV
  • Game start: 7:32 p.m. PDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 26 minutes
  • Game attendance: 15,276
  • Game weather: Temperature: 69 °F (21 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: NE 5 MPH
  • Referee: Kevin Hassell
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Rich Waltz, Aaron Murray and Cassie McKinney (sideline)

At San Diego State

UNLV at San Diego State
1234Total
Rebels6701427
Aztecs01410024

At Hawaii

UNLV at Hawaii
(Island Showdown)
1234Total
Rebels7140728
Rainbow Warriors3372235
  • Date: November 17, 2018
  • Location: Aloha Stadium
    Halawa, HI
  • Game start: 6:07 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 17 minutes
  • Game attendance: 25,697
  • Game weather: Temperature: 74 °F (23 °C) • Weather: Cloudy and 74% Humidity • Wind: NNE 13 MPH
  • Referee: Brad Van Vark
  • TV announcers (Stadium/SPEC HI): Robert Kekaula, Rich Miano and Scott Robbs (sideline)

Nevada

Nevada at UNLV
(Battle for the Fremont Cannon / Silver State Series)
1234Total
Wolf Pack2060329
Rebels0217634
  • Date: November 24, 2018
  • Location: Sam Boyd Stadium
    Whitney, NV
  • Game start: 6:32 p.m. PST
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 23 minutes
  • Game attendance: 19,921
  • Game weather: Temperature: 53 °F (12 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: NE 3 MPH
  • Referee: Cal McNeill
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Rich Waltz, Aaron Murray and A.J. Ross (sideline)

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