2017 UNLV Rebels football team

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 shook up his staff after releasing Kent Baer (defensive coordinator/linebackers) and Andy LaRussa (special teams/safeties).[1]

2017 UNLV Rebels football
ConferenceMountain West Conference
DivisionWest Division
2017 record5–7 (4–4 MW)
Head coachTony Sanchez (3rd season)
Offensive coordinatorBarney Cotton (3rd season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorKent Baer (3rd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumSam Boyd Stadium
(Capacity: 35,500)
2017 Mountain West Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
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

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 26:00 p.m.Howard*
StadiumL 40–4315,667
September 94:00 p.m.at Idaho*
ESPN3W 44–1610,156
September 239:00 a.m.at No. 10 Ohio State*
BTNL 21–54106,187
September 307:30 p.m.San Jose State
  • Sam Boyd Stadium
  • Whitney, NV
ESPNUW 41–1315,009
October 77:45 p.m.No. 19 San Diego State
  • Sam Boyd Stadium
  • Whitney, NV
ESPN2L 10–4119,770
October 1411:00 a.m.at Air Force
ATTSNRML 30–3426,679
October 213:00 p.m.Utah State
  • 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
  • Sam Boyd Stadium
  • Whitney, NV (Island Showdown)
Stadium/SPEC HIW 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
  • Homecoming
  • 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
1 234Total
• Bison 7 14715 43
Rebels 6 13147 40
  • 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
See also: 2017 Howard Bison football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

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
1 234Total
• Rebels 7 32410 44
Vandals 0 376 16
  • 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
See also: 2017 Idaho Vandals football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–4 2016 IDA, 33–30 OT

at Ohio State
UNLV at Ohio State
1 234Total
Rebels 0 777 21
• No. 10 Buckeyes 16 28100 54
  • Date: September 23, 2017
  • Location: Ohio Stadium
    Columbus, OH
  • Game start: 12:01 p.m. EDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 17 minutes
  • Game attendance: 106,187
  • Game weather: Temperature: 93 °F (34 °C) • Weather: Clear Skies • Wind: ENE 8 MPH
  • Referee: Ron Snodgrass
  • TV announcers (BTN): Kevin Kugler, Matt Millen and Lisa Byington (sideline)
See also: 2017 Ohio State Buckeyes football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

San Jose State
San Jose State at UNLV
1 234Total
Spartans 3 1000 13
• Rebels 14 2160 41
  • 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
See also: 2017 San Jose State Spartans football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
5–15–1 2016 SJSU, 30–24

San Diego State
San Diego State at UNLV
1 234Total
• No. 19 Aztecs 3 17714 41
Rebels 3 700 10
  • 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
See also: 2017 San Diego State Aztecs football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
9–17 2016 SDSU, 26–7

at Air Force
UNLV at Air Force
1 234Total
Rebels 17 1030 30
• Falcons 0 71314 34
See also: 2017 Air Force Falcons football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
6–14 2016 AF, 48–21

Utah State
Utah State at UNLV
1 234Total
• Aggies 7 21717 52
Rebels 14 1400 28
  • 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)
See also: 2017 Utah State Aggies football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
7–15 2014 USU, 34–20

at Fresno State
UNLV at Fresno State
1 234Total
• Rebels 3 6710 26
Bulldogs 9 070 16
  • 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)
See also: 2017 Fresno State Bulldogs football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
6–13 2016 UNLV, 45–20

Hawaii
Hawaii at UNLV
(Island Showdown)
1 234Total
Rainbow Warriors 0 6710 23
• Rebels 7 0213 31
  • 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
See also: 2017 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
11–15 2016 UNLV, 41–38

BYU
BYU at UNLV
1 234Total
• Cougars 0 14143 31
Rebels 0 777 21
  • 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)
See also: 2017 BYU Cougars football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–16 2014 BYU, 42–23

at New Mexico
UNLV at New Mexico
1 234Total
• Rebels 10 14311 38
Lobos 0 14714 35
  • 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)
See also: 2017 New Mexico Lobos football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
11–11 2014 UNM, 31–28

at Nevada
UNLV at Nevada
(Battle for the Fremont Cannon / Governor's Series)
1 234Total
Rebels 0 1330 16
• Wolf Pack 6 377 23
  • 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)
See also: 2017 Nevada Wolf Pack football team and Fremont Cannon
Overall record Last meeting Result
16–26 2016 NEV, 45–10

References
  1. Mark Anderson (2017-12-09). "UNLV coach Tony Sanchez fires defensive coordinator, safeties coach". ReviewJournal.com.
  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.
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