1981 UNLV Rebels football team

The 1981 UNLV Rebels football team was an American football team that represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas as an independent during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their sixth year under head coach Tony Knap, the team compiled a 6–6 record.[1][2]

1981 UNLV Rebels football
ConferenceIndependent
1981 record6–6
Head coach
Home stadiumLas Vegas Silver Bowl
1981 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 3 Penn State        10 2 0
No. 4 Pittsburgh        11 1 0
No. 8 Miami (FL)        9 2 0
Southern Miss        9 2 1
No. 17 West Virginia        9 3 0
Colgate        7 3 0
Virginia Tech        7 4 0
Navy        7 4 1
Cincinnati        6 5 0
Florida State        6 5 0
Holy Cross        6 5 0
Tulane        6 5 0
UNLV        6 6 0
South Carolina        6 6 0
Temple        5 5 0
Boston College        5 6 0
East Carolina        5 6 0
Northeast Louisiana        5 6 0
Louisville        5 6 0
Notre Dame        5 6 0
Rutgers        5 6 0
William & Mary        5 6 0
Syracuse        4 6 1
Richmond        4 7 0
Army        3 7 1
North Texas State        2 9 0
Georgia Tech        1 10 0
Memphis State        1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 5at San Jose StateW 16–617,112
September 12New MexicoW 49–4225,605
September 19West Texas State
  • Las Vegas Silver Bowl
  • Whitney, NV
L 17–2124,560
September 26Long Beach State
  • Las Vegas Silver Bowl
  • Whitney, NV
W 32–3125,080
October 3at WyomingL 21–4523,793
October 10at No. 8 BYUW 45–4139,852
October 24Utah
  • Las Vegas Silver Bowl
  • Whitney, NV
L 28–6927,883
October 31at HawaiiL 21–5746,153
November 7at Fresno StateL 26–4216,241
November 14San Diego State
  • Las Vegas Silver Bowl
  • Whitney, NV
L 20–3823,090
November 21Air Force
  • Las Vegas Silver Bowl
  • Whitney, NV
W 24–2122,574
November 28at UTEPW 27–203,214

References

  1. "1981 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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