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1 Schedule  





2 Game summaries  



2.1  Howard  





2.2  At Idaho  





2.3  At Ohio State  





2.4  San Jose State  





2.5  San Diego State  





2.6  At Air Force  





2.7  Utah State  





2.8  At Fresno State  





2.9  Hawaii  





2.10  BYU  





2.11  At New Mexico  





2.12  At Nevada  







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2017 UNLV Rebels football
ConferenceMountain West Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record5–7 (4–4 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBarney Cotton (3rd season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorKent Baer (3rd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumSam Boyd Stadium
Seasons
← 2016
2018 →
2017 Mountain West Conference football standings
  • t
  • e
  • Conf Overall
    Team   W   L     W   L  
    Mountain Division
    No.22Boise 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 Statexy   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]

    Schedule

    [edit]
    DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
    September 26:00 p.m.Howard*
  • Whitney, NV
  • StadiumL 40–4315,667
    September 94:00 p.m.atIdaho*
  • Moscow, ID
  • ESPN3W 44–1610,156
    September 239:00 a.m.at No. 10Ohio State*
  • Columbus, OH
  • 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. 19San Diego State
    • Sam Boyd Stadium
  • Whitney, NV
  • ESPN2L 10–4119,770
    October 1411:00 a.m.atAir Force
  • Colorado Springs, CO
  • ATTSNRML 30–3426,679
    October 213:00 p.m.Utah Statedagger
    • Sam Boyd Stadium
  • Whitney, NV
  • ATTSNRML 28–5218,157
    October 287:00 p.m.atFresno State
  • Fresno, CA
  • 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.atNew Mexico
  • Albuquerque, NM
  • ESPN2W 38–3514,744
    November 2512:00 p.m.atNevada
  • Reno, NV (Battle for the Fremont Cannon / Governor's Series)
  • ATTSNRML 16–2317,359
    • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time
  • Schedule Source: 2017 UNLV Rebels Football Schedule

    Game summaries

    [edit]

    Howard

    [edit]
    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

    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

    [edit]
    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

    At Ohio State

    [edit]
    UNLV at Ohio State
    1 234Total
    Rebels 0 777 21
    No. 10 Buckeyes 16 28100 54

    San Jose State

    [edit]
    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

    San Diego State

    [edit]
    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

    At Air Force

    [edit]
    UNLV at Air Force
    1 234Total
    Rebels 17 1030 30
    Falcons 0 71314 34

    Utah State

    [edit]
    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)

    At Fresno State

    [edit]
    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)

    Hawaii

    [edit]
    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

    BYU

    [edit]
    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)

    At New Mexico

    [edit]
    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)

    At Nevada

    [edit]
    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)

    References

    [edit]
    1. ^ Mark Anderson (December 9, 2017). "UNLV coach Tony Sanchez fires defensive coordinator, safeties coach". ReviewJournal.com.
  • ^ Purdum, David (September 3, 2017). "Howard stuns UNLV for biggest point-spread upset in college football history". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 3, 2017.
  • ^ 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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