1979 UNLV Rebels football team

The 1979 UNLV Rebels football team was an American football team that represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas as an independent during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth year under head coach Tony Knap, the team compiled a 9–1–2 record.[1][2]

1979 UNLV Rebels football
ConferenceIndependent
1979 record9–1–2
Head coach
Home stadiumLas Vegas Silver Bowl
1979 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 6 Florida State        11 1 0
No. 7 Pittsburgh        11 1 0
UNLV        9 1 2
No. 17 Temple        10 2 0
Tulane        9 3 0
Rutgers        8 3 0
East Carolina        7 3 1
No. 20 Penn State        8 4 0
South Carolina        8 4 0
Navy        7 4 0
Notre Dame        7 4 0
Southern Miss        6 4 1
Syracuse        7 5 0
Colgate        5 4 1
Boston College        5 6 0
Holy Cross        5 6 0
Memphis        5 6 0
Miami        5 6 0
North Texas State        5 6 0
Villanova        5 6 0
Virginia Tech        5 6 0
West Virginia        5 6 0
Georgia Tech        4 6 1
Louisville        4 6 1
William & Mary        4 7 0
Illinois State        3 8 0
Northeast Louisiana        3 8 0
Army        2 8 1
Air Force        2 9 0
Cincinnati        2 9 0
Richmond        0 11 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 8Cal State FullertonW 35–1420,881
September 15at NevadaW 26–2112,751
September 22at UTEPL 15–1727,400
September 29at HawaiiW 48–3144,143
October 6Northern Colorado
  • Las Vegas Silver Bowl
  • Whitney, NV
W 35–3120,925
October 13New Mexico
  • Las Vegas Silver Bowl
  • Whitney, NV
W 28–2022,201
October 20Utah
  • Las Vegas Silver Bowl
  • Whitney, NV
W 43–4124,782
October 27at WyomingW 28–2413,637
November 3at Fresno StateW 31–288,143
November 9Tennessee State
  • Las Vegas Silver Bowl
  • Whitney, NV
W 36–2826,431
November 17Colorado State
  • Las Vegas Silver Bowl
  • Whitney, NV
T 21–2124,607
November 23Lamar
  • Las Vegas Silver Bowl
  • Whitney, NV
T 24–2419,818

References

  1. "1979 UNLV Rebels Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
  2. "UNLV 2020 Football Guide" (PDF). University of Nevada, Las Vegas. 2020. p. 130. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
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