2018 UNLV Rebels football team

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.

2018 UNLV Rebels football
ConferenceMountain West Conference
DivisionWest Division
2018 record4–8 (2–6 MW)
Head coachTony Sanchez (4th season)
Offensive coordinatorBarney Cotton (4th season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorTim Skipper (1st season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumSam Boyd Stadium
(Capacity: 35,500)
2018 Mountain West Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
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

Previous season

The Rebels finished the 2017 season 5–7 and 4–4 in Mountain West play to finish in third place in the West Division.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award Player Position Year
Maxwell Award[1] Armani Rogers QB SO
Doak Walker Award[2] Lexington Thomas RB SR
Lou Groza Award[3] Evan Pantels K SR
Wuerffel Trophy[4] Darren Wood, Jr. WR JR
Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award[5] Lexington Thomas RB SR

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 finish Team Votes (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*
P12NL 21–4358,708
September 86:00 p.m.UTEP*
ATTSNRMW 52–2414,122
September 157:00 pmPrairie View A&M*
  • Sam Boyd Stadium
  • Whitney, NV
StadiumW 46–1714,786
September 224:00 p.m.at Arkansas State*
ESPN3L 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 FacebookL 28–5921,212
October 197:00 p.m.Air Force
  • Sam Boyd Stadium
  • Whitney, NV
CBSSNL 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
ESPN2W 27–2424,986
November 178:00 p.m.at Hawaii
Stadium/SPEC HIL 28–3525,697
November 246:30 p.m.Nevada
CBSSNW 34–2919,921
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • 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
1 234Total
Rebels 7 707 21
• No. 15 Trojans 6 13024 43
See also: 2018 USC Trojans football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–1 1997 USC, 35–21

UTEP
UTEP at UNLV
1 234Total
Miners 10 077 24
• Rebels 14 2477 52
See also: 2018 UTEP Miners football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
5–2 1993 UTEP, 41–24

Prairie View A&M
Prairie View A&M at UNLV
1 234Total
Panthers 0 0143 17
• Rebels 20 14012 46
  • 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
See also: 2018 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 1974 UNLV, 63–28

at Arkansas State
UNLV at Arkansas State
1 234Total
Rebels 7 0130 20
• Red Wolves 6 768 27
See also: 2018 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 1995 UNLV, 28–23

New Mexico
New Mexico at UNLV
1 234Total
• Lobos 0 29714 50
Rebels 0 0014 14
  • 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)
See also: 2018 New Mexico Lobos football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
12–11 2017 UNLV, 38–35

at Utah State
UNLV at Utah State
1 234Total
Rebels 7 0714 28
• Aggies 14 28710 59
  • Date: October 13, 2018
  • Location: Maverik Stadium
    Logan, UT
  • Game start: 2:00 p.m. MDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 20 minutes
  • Game attendance: 21,212
  • Game weather: Temperature: 57 °F (14 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: W 14 MPH
  • Referee: Eddy Shelton
  • TV announcers (Stadium on Facebook): Ari Wolfe, Bruce Gradkowski and Dani Klupenger (sideline)
See also: 2018 Utah State Aggies football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
7–16 2017 USU, 52–28

Air Force
Air Force at UNLV
1 234Total
• Falcons 3 17210 41
Rebels 7 1477 35
  • 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
See also: 2018 Air Force Falcons football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
6–15 2017 AF, 34–30

at San Jose State
UNLV at San Jose State
1 234Total
Rebels 7 1479 37
• Spartans 7 17179 50
  • 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)
See also: 2018 San Jose State Spartans football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
6–15–1 2017 UNLV, 41–13

Fresno State
Fresno State at UNLV
1 234Total
• No. 20 Bulldogs 7 101714 48
Rebels 0 003 3
  • 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)
See also: 2018 Fresno State Bulldogs football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
7–13 2017 UNLV, 26–16

at San Diego State
UNLV at San Diego State
1 234Total
• Rebels 6 7014 27
Aztecs 0 14100 24
See also: 2018 San Diego State Aztecs football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
6–15–1 2017 SDSU, 41–10

at Hawaii
UNLV at Hawaii
(Island Showdown)
1 234Total
Rebels 7 1407 28
• Rainbow Warriors 3 3722 35
  • 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)
See also: 2018 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
12–14 2017 UNLV, 31–23

Nevada
Nevada at UNLV
(Battle for the Fremont Cannon / Silver State Series)
1 234Total
Wolf Pack 20 603 29
• Rebels 0 2176 34
  • 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)
See also: 2018 Nevada Wolf Pack football team and Fremont Cannon
Overall record Last meeting Result
16–27 2017 NEV, 23–16

References
  1. "2018 Maxwell Award Watch List". July 16, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  2. "2018 Doak Walker Award Candidates". July 18, 2018. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  3. "Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award Announces 2018 Preseason Watch List". July 25, 2018. Archived from the original on August 17, 2009. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  4. "Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2018 Watch List". July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  5. "2018 Nominations The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award" (PDF). August 16, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  6. https://themw.com/news/2018/7/24/boise-state-fresno-state-picked-to-win-2018-mountain-west-football-divisional-titles.aspx
  7. https://themw.com/news/2018/7/24/2018-mountain-west-football-preseason-all-conference-team.aspx
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