1980 UNLV Rebels football team

The 1980 UNLV Rebels football team was an American football team that represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas as an independent during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth year under head coach Tony Knap, the team compiled a 7–4 record.[1][2]

1980 UNLV Rebels football
ConferenceIndependent
1980 record7–4
Head coach
Home stadiumLas Vegas Silver Bowl
1980 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 2 Pittsburgh        11 1 0
No. 5 Florida State        10 2 0
No. 8 Penn State        10 2 0
No. 9 Notre Dame        9 2 1
No. 18 Miami (FL)        9 3 0
Southern Miss        9 3 0
Navy        8 4 0
South Carolina        8 4 0
Virginia Tech        8 4 0
Boston College        7 4 0
Northeast Louisiana        7 4 0
Rutgers        7 4 0
UNLV        7 4 0
Tulane        7 5 0
Colgate        5 4 1
North Texas State        6 5 0
Villanova        6 5 0
West Virginia        6 6 0
Louisville        5 6 0
Richmond        5 6 0
Syracuse        5 6 0
East Carolina        4 7 0
Illinois State        4 7 0
Temple        4 7 0
Army        3 7 1
Holy Cross        3 8 0
Cincinnati        2 9 0
Memphis State        2 9 0
William & Mary        2 9 0
Georgia Tech        1 9 1
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 13Fresno StateW 35–619,085
September 20at UtahL 29–4523,645
September 27at Colorado StateW 56–1525,972
October 4Cal State Fullerton
  • Las Vegas Silver Bowl
  • Whitney, NV
W 36–1721,974
October 11at San Diego StateW 28–1728,212
October 18UTEP
  • Las Vegas Silver Bowl
  • Whitney, NV
W 53–1420,552
October 25at OregonL 9–3231,651
November 1at New MexicoW 72–714,250
November 8Wyoming
  • Las Vegas Silver Bowl
  • Whitney, NV
W 33–2620,277
November 15Hawaii
  • Las Vegas Silver Bowl
  • Whitney, NV
L 19–2427,239
November 29No. 12 BYU
  • Las Vegas Silver Bowl
  • Whitney, NV
L 14–5431,406

References

  1. "1980 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. 129. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
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