1976 UNLV Rebels football team

The 1976 UNLV Rebels football team was an American football team that represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas as an independent during the 1976 NCAA Division II football season. In their first year under head coach Tony Knap, the team compiled an 9–3 record.[1]

1976 UNLV Rebels football
NCAA Division II Quarterfinal, L 6–27 vs. Akron
ConferenceIndependent
1976 record9–3
Head coach
Home stadiumLas Vegas Stadium
1976 NCAA Division II independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 2 Northern Michigan ^      11 2 0
No. 3 Akron ^      10 3 0
No. 7 UNLV ^      9 3 0
No. 4 Delaware ^      8 3 1
Nevada      8 3 0
Portland State      8 3 0
Tennessee State      7 2 1
Northern Colorado      6 3 0
Santa Clara      7 4 0
Chattanooga      6 4 1
Central State (OH)      6 5 0
Lehigh      6 5 0
Cal State Los Angeles      5 3 1
Lafayette      5 5 0
Bucknell      4 5 0
Nebraska–Omaha      3 8 0
Northeastern      2 7 0
  • ^ NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from Associated Press poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 11MontanaW 21–1913,848
September 18South Dakota
  • Las Vegas Stadium
  • Whitney, NV
W 28–2613,031
September 25at Weber StateW 33–1613,602
October 2Idaho State
  • Las Vegas Stadium
  • Whitney, NV
W 31–1713,702
October 9at Pacific (CA)L 13–389,327
October 16Nebraska–Omaha
  • Las Vegas Stadium
  • Whitney, NV
W 63–4213,213
October 23at Northern Arizona
L 28–316,860
October 30Cal Poly
  • Las Vegas Stadium
  • Whitney, NV
W 28–1011,138
November 6Boise State
  • Las Vegas Stadium
  • Whitney, NV
W 31–2614,066
November 13Missouri Southern
  • Las Vegas Stadium
  • Whitney, NV
W 28–311,320
November 20Nevada
  • Las Vegas Stadium
  • Whitney, NV (rivalry)
W 49–3314,270
November 37at Akron
L 6–276,562

References

  1. "UNLV 2020 Football Guide" (PDF). University of Nevada, Las Vegas. 2020. p. 129. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
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