2022 UNLV Rebels football team

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2022 UNLV Rebels football
UNLV Rebels wordmark.svg
Conference Mountain West Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record5–7 (3–5 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Nick Holz (1st season)
Offensive scheme Pro-style
Defensive coordinator Keith Heyward (1st season)
Base defense 4–2–5
Home stadium Allegiant Stadium
Seasons
  2021
2023  
2022 Mountain West Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
Mountain Division
Boise State xy  8 0   10 4  
Air Force  5 3   10 3  
Wyoming  5 3   7 6  
Utah State  5 3   6 7  
Colorado State  3 5   3 9  
New Mexico  0 8   2 10  
West Division
No. 24 Fresno State xy$  7 1   10 4  
San Diego State  5 3   7 6  
San Jose State  5 3   7 5  
UNLV  3 5   5 7  
Hawaii  2 6   3 10  
Nevada  0 8   2 10  
Championship: Fresno State 28, Boise State 16
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2022 UNLV Rebels football team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) as a member of the Mountain West Conference (MW) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by Marcus Arroyo in his third and final season as head coach, the Rebels compiled an overall record of 5–7 record with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, placing fourth in the MW's West Division. The team played home games at the Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada.

Contents

On November 28, two days after the final game of the season, Arroyo was fired. He finished his tenure at UNLV with an overall record of 7–23. [1] In December, Barry Odom was hired as UNLV's new head football coach.

Schedule

UNLV and the Mountain West Conference announced the 2022 football schedule on February 16, 2022. [2] [3]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 2712:30 p.m. Idaho State * CBSSN W 52–2119,579
September 101:00 p.m.at California * P12N L 14–2038,180
September 1712:00 p.m. North Texas *
  • Allegiant Stadium
  • Paradise, NV
KVVU W 58–2719,623
September 244:00 p.m.at Utah State CBSSNW 34–2417,454
September 308:00 p.m. New Mexico
  • Allegiant Stadium
  • Paradise, NV
CBSSNW 31–2021,605
October 77:30 p.m.at San Jose State CBSSNL 7–4016,669
October 157:30 p.m. Air Force
  • Allegiant Stadium
  • Paradise, NV
CBSSNL 7–4223,847
October 2211:30 a.m.at Notre Dame * Peacock L 21–4473,165
November 54:00 p.m.at San Diego State CBSSNL 10–1428,854
November 117:30 p.m. Fresno State
  • Allegiant Stadium
  • Paradise, NV
CBSSNL 30–3723,146
November 198:00 p.m.at Hawaii SPEC PPV, KVVUL 25–319,346
November 263:00 p.m. Nevada
KNSN-TV, KVVUW 27–2224,873

[4] [5] [6]

Game summaries

Idaho State

Idaho State Bengals (0-0) at UNLV Rebels (0-0) – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Bengals707721
Rebels10350752

at Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas, Nevada

  • Date: August 27
  • Game time: 12:30 p.m. MDT
  • Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
  • Game attendance: 19,579
  • Referee: Kevin Boitmann
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Chris Lewis (play by play), Donte Whitner (analyst)
  • Spread: UNLV -22.5 • Odds to win: UNLV 99.9% •
Game information
First quarter
  • (9:13) UNLV - Aidan Robbins 1 yard run, Daniel Gutierrez kick
  • (3:52) UNLV - Daniel Gutierrez 39 yard field goal
  • (0:15) ISU - Jalen Johnson 55 yard pass from Tyler Vander Waal, Ian Hershey kick
Second quarter
  • (13:02) UNLV - Aidan Robbins 2 yard run, Daniel Gutierrez kick
  • (9:29) UNLV - Ricky White 72 yard pass from Doug Brumfield, Daniel Gutierrez kick
  • (6:49) UNLV - Kyle Williams 9 yard pass from Doug Brumfield, Daniel Gutierrez kick
  • (3:23) UNLV - Ricky White 19 yard pass from Doug Brumfield, Daniel Gutierrez kick
  • (0:42) UNLV - Aidan Robbins 7 yard pass from Doug Brumfield, Daniel Gutierrez kick
Third quarter
  • (3:04) ISU - Hunter Hays 5 yard run, Ian Hershey kick
Fourth quarter
  • (10:54) ISU - Xavier Guillory 19 yard pass from Hunter Hays, Ian Hershey kick
  • (5:05) UNLV - Zyell Griffin 14 yard pass from Cameron Friel, Daniel Gutierrez kick
StatisticsISUUNLV
First downs1323
Plays–yards67-24159-554
Rushes–yards40-5033-149
Passing yards191405
Passing: compattint14-27-126-35-0
Time of possession29:3630:24
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Idaho StatePassingTyler Vander Waal7/13, 130 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
RushingRaiden Hunter13 carries, 26 yards
ReceivingXavier Guillory4 receptions, 73 yards, 1 TD
UNLVPassingDoug Brumfield21/25, 356 yards, 4 TD
RushingCourtney Reese7 carries, 73 yards
Receiving Ricky White 8 receptions, 182 yards, 2 TD

At California

UNLV Rebels (1–0) vs California Golden Bears (1–0) – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Rebels077014
Golden Bears1433020

at California Memorial StadiumBerkeley, CA

  • Date: September 10, 2022
  • Game time: 1:07 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sloudy, 68 °F (20 °C)
  • Game attendance: 38,180
  • Referee: Francisco Villar
  • TV announcers (Pac-12 Network): Guy Haberman (play-by-play), Shane Vereen (analyst)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (11:08) CAL – Jaydn Ott 2-yard run, Dario Longhetto kick (Drive: 6 plays, 55 yards, 3:02; California 7–0)
  • (3:52) CAL – Jaydn Ott 12-yard pass from Jack Plummer, Dario Longhetto kick (Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:58; California 14–0)
Second Quarter
  • (14:55) UNLV – Kyle Williams 11-yard pass from Doug Brumfield, Daniel Gutierrez kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:57; California 14–7)
  • (1:58) CAL – Dario Longhetto 21-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 4:22; California 17–7)
Third Quarter
  • (8:21) CAL – Dario Longhetto 30-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 67 yards, 6:34; California 20–7)
  • (7:04) UNLV – Aidan Robbins 31-yard run, Daniel Gutierrez kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:17; California 20–14)
Fourth Quarter

None

StatisticsUNLVCAL
First downs1725
Total yards309370
Rushes/yards31–10332–92
Passing yards206278
Passing: Comp–Att–Int18–33–128–39–1
Time of possession24:2435:36
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
UNLVPassingDoug Brumfield18/33, 206 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Aidan Robbins 14 carries, 84 yards, TD
ReceivingRicky White4 receptions, 59 yards
CaliforniaPassing Jack Plummer 28/39, 278 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Jaydn Ott 7 carries, 52 yards, TD
Receiving Jeremiah Hunter 5 receptions, 79 yards

North Texas

1234Total
Mean Green10107027
Rebels914142158
StatisticsUNTUNLV
First downs2028
Total yards474576
Rushing yards169365
Passing yards305211
Turnovers20
Time of possession21:0338:57
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
North TexasPassing Austin Aune 17/29, 305 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
RushingAyo Adeyi11 carries, 73 yards
ReceivingRoderic Burns5 receptions, 98 yards
UNLVPassingDoug Brumfield21/27, 211 yards, 2 TD
RushingAidan Robbins29 carries, 227 yards, 3 TD
ReceivingRicky White7 receptions, 76 yards, TD

At Utah State

New Mexico

At San Jose State

Air Force

At Notre Dame

UNLV Rebels (4–3) vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish (3–3) – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Rebels707721
Fighting Irish23701444

at Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN

  • Date: October 22, 2022
  • Game time: 11:30 a.m. PT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 72 °F (22 °C)
  • Game attendance: 73,165
  • Referee: Jerry Magallanes
  • TV announcers (Peacock): Jac Collinsworth (play–by–play), Jason Garrett (analyst), Zora Stephenson (sideline)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (12:35) ND – Audric Estimé 12-yard run, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:25; Notre Dame 7–0)
  • (10:06) ND – Blake Grupe 43-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 18 yards, 2:07; Notre Dame 10–0)
  • (9:10) UNLV – Jordan Younge-Humphrey 2-yard run, Daniel Gutierrez kick (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:56; Notre Dame 10–7)
  • (6:24) ND – Michael Mayer 20-yard pass from Drew Pyne, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 2 plays, 20 yards, 0:08; Notre Dame 17–7)
  • (3:58) ND – Blake Grupe 27-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 0:48; Notre Dame 20–7)
  • (1:18) ND – Blake Grupe 46-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 1:12; Notre Dame 23–7)
Second Quarter
  • (4:10) ND – Mitchell Evans 1-yard run, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 6 plays, 46 yards, 3:04; Notre Dame 30–7)
Third Quarter
  • (8:06) UNLV – Harrison Bailey 2-yard run, Daniel Gutierrez kick (Drive: 9 plays, 76 yards, 3:43; Notre Dame 30–14)
Fourth Quarter
  • (11:59) ND – Chris Tyree 8-yard run, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 13 plays, 62 yards, 7:10; Notre Dame 37–14)
  • (8:02) UNLV – Jordan Younge-Humphrey 1-yard run, Daniel Gutierrez kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 3:57; Notre Dame 37–21)
  • (2:55) ND – Braden Lenzy 4-yard pass from Drew Pyne, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 5:06; Notre Dame 44–21)
Pregame lineOver/under
ND −26.046.5
StatisticsUNLVND
First downs1123
Total yards299428
Rushes/yards28–14647–223
Passing yards153205
Passing: Comp–Att–Int17–33–014–28–1
Time of possession26:0233:58
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
UNLVPassingCameron Friel8/15, 80 yards
RushingCourtney Reese11 carries, 142 yards
ReceivingNick Williams4 receptions, 47 yards
Notre DamePassing Drew Pyne 14/28, 205 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Logan Diggs 28 carries, 130 yards
Receiving Michael Mayer 6 receptions, 115 yards, TD

At San Diego State

Fresno State

Game Ten – Fresno State Bulldogs (5–4) at UNLV Rebels (4–5)
Quarter1234Total
Bulldogs77101337
Rebels10631130

at Allegiant StadiumParadise, NV

  • Date: Friday, November 11, 2022
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: Partly Cloudy • Temperature: 61 °F (16 °C) • Wind:
  • Game attendance: 23,146
  • Referee: Kevin Boitmann
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Carter Blackburn (play-by-play), & Tom Herman (analyst)
  • Pregame line: Fresno State −8.5
Game information
First quarter
  • (11:29) UNLV – Daniel Gutierrez 42-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 51 yards, 3:31; UNLV 3–0)
  • (8:29) FRES – Jalen Cropper 33-yard pass from Jake Haener, Dylan Lynch kick (Drive: 7 plays, 48 yards, 3:00; Fresno State 7–3)
  • (1:12) UNLV – Doug Brumfield 5-yard run, Daniel Gutierrez kick (Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 7:17; UNLV 10–7)
Second quarter
  • (9:39) UNLV – Daniel Gutierrez 48-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 15 yards, 3:54; UNLV 13–7)
  • (6:16) FRES – Jordan Mims 5-yard run, Dylan Lynch kick (Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, 3:17; Fresno State 14–13)
  • (0:17) UNLV – Daniel Gutierrez 27-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 66 yards, 5:59; UNLV 16–14)
Third quarter
  • (9:49) FRES – Dylan Lynch 26-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 67 yards, 5:11; Fresno State 17–16)
  • (3:15) FRES – Zane Pope 2-yard pass from Jake Haener, Dylan Lynch kick (Drive: 10 plays, 46 yards, 4:50; Fresno State 24–16)
  • (0:48) UNLV – Daniel Gutierrez 38-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 55 yards, 2:27; Fresno State 24–19)
Fourth quarter
  • (10:57) FRES – Dylan Lynch 23-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 52 yards, 4:43; Fresno State 27–19)
  • (9:28) UNLV – Adin Robbins 66-yard run, Nick Williams–Kyle Williams Two-point pass (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:29; Tied 27–27)
  • (8:47) FRES – Jalen Cropper 60-yard pass from Jake Haener, Dylan Lynch kick (Drive: 3 plays, 79 yards, 0:37; Fresno State 34–27)
  • (2:56) FRES – Dylan Lynch 29-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 22 yards, 4:11; Fresno State 37–27)
  • (0:13) UNLV – Daniel Gutierrez 33-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 59 yards, 2:43; Fresno State 37–30)
StatisticsFRESUNLV
First downs2122
Plays–yards60–38171–391
Rushes–yards26–6839–219
Passing yards313172
Passing: compattint28–36–018–34–0
Time of possession29:1630:44
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Fresno StatePassing Jake Haener 28/36, 313 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Jordan Mims 21 carries, 70 yards, TD
Receiving Jalen Cropper 8 receptions, 164 yards, 2 TD
UNLVPassingDoug Brumfield18/34, 172 yards
RushingAidan Robbins26 carries, 144 yards, TD
Receiving Kyle Williams 6 receptions, 43 yards

At Hawaii

UNLV Rebels at Hawaii Rainbow Warriors
Quarter1234Total
Rebels673925
Rainbow Warriors70141031

at Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex, Honolulu, HI

  • Date: November 19, 2022
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. HT
  • Game attendance: 9,346
  • TV announcers (Spectrum PPV): Kanoa Leahey (play-by-play), Rich Miano (analyst), Scott Robbs (sideline)

Nevada

References

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