2019 UNLV Rebels football team

The 2019 UNLV Rebels football team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Rebels were led by fifth 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.[1] They finished the season 4–8, 2–6 in Mountain West play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place in the West division. On November 25, UNLV and Sanchez agreed that he would leave as head coach after the team's final game of the season.[2]

2019 UNLV Rebels football
ConferenceMountain West Conference
DivisionWest Division
2019 record4–8 (2–6 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGarin Justice (1st season as OC, 2nd overall season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorTim Skipper (2nd season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumSam Boyd Stadium
(Capacity: 35,000)
2019 Mountain West Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Mountain Division
No. 23 Boise State xy$  8 –0     12 –2  
No. 22 Air Force  7 –1     11 –2  
Utah State  6 –2     7 –6  
Wyoming  4 –4     8 –5  
Colorado State  3 –5     4 –8  
New Mexico  0 –8     2 –10  
West Division
Hawaii xy  5 –3     10 –5  
San Diego State x  5 –3     10 –3  
Nevada  4 –4     7 –6  
San Jose State  2 –6     5 –7  
UNLV  2 –6     4 –8  
Fresno State  2 –6     4 –8  
Championship: Boise State 31, Hawaii 10
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

This was the final season UNLV played at Sam Boyd Stadium, with their November 23 match against San Jose State being the final game at the site. The Rebels will move into the newly constructed Allegiant Stadium in 2020 where they will share the venue with the National Football League's Las Vegas Raiders.

Previous season

The 2018 UNLV Rebels football team went 4–8 overall and 2–6 in Conference play last year and did not qualify for a bowl game last season.

Preseason

Media poll

The preseason poll was released at the Mountain West media days on July 23, 2019. The Rebels were predicted to finish in fifth place in the MW West Division.[3]

West
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Fresno State122 (17)
2San Diego State106 (3)
3Nevada74
4Hawaii67 (1)
5UNLV51
6San Jose State21
Mountain
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Boise State120 (15)
2Utah State108 (6)
3Air Force73
4Wyoming66
5Colorado State52
6New Mexico22

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 317:00 p.m.Southern Utah*
StadiumW 56–2317,421
September 77:00 p.m.Arkansas State*
  • Sam Boyd Stadium
  • Whitney, NV
Stadium on FacebookL 17–4318,742
September 1412:30 p.m.at Northwestern*
BTNL 14–3037,714
September 285:00 p.m.at Wyoming
ESPNUL 17–5323,029
October 57:30 p.m.No. 16 Boise State
  • Sam Boyd Stadium
  • Whitney, NV
CBSSNL 13–3824,681
October 121:00 p.m.at Vanderbilt*
SECNW 34–1020,048
October 187:00 p.m.at Fresno State
CBSSNL 27–5626,256
October 267:30 p.m.San Diego State
  • Sam Boyd Stadium
  • Whitney, NV
CBSSNL 17–2019,652
November 212:30 p.m.at Colorado State
ATTSNRML 17–3724,103
November 161:00 p.m.Hawaii
  • Sam Boyd Stadium
  • Whitney, NV (Island Showdown)
Stadium on Facebook/SPEC HIL 7–2121,317
November 231:00 p.m.San Jose State
  • Sam Boyd Stadium
  • Whitney, NV
ATTSNRMW 38–3517,373
November 3012:00 p.m.at Nevada
ATTSNRMW 33–30 OT16,683
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

Game summaries

Southern Utah
Southern Utah at UNLV
1 234Total
Thunderbirds 0 7016 23
• Rebels 7 28210 56
  • Date: August 31, 2019
  • Location: Sam Boyd Stadium
    Whitney, NV
  • Game start: 7:06 p.m. PDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 26 minutes
  • Game attendance: 17,421
  • Game weather: Temperature: 105 °F (41 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: 9 MPH
  • Referee: Dwayne Johnson
  • TV announcers (Stadium): Tony Cordasco and Joe Haro
See also: 2019 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team

Arkansas State
Arkansas State at UNLV
1 234Total
• Red Wolves 10 131010 43
Rebels 0 377 17
  • Date: September 7, 2019
  • Location: Sam Boyd Stadium
    Whitney, NV
  • Game start: 7:06 p.m. PDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 5 minutes
  • Game attendance: 18,742
  • Game weather: Temperature: 101 °F (38 °C) • Weather: Mostly Clear • Wind: SW 18 MPH
  • Referee: Wayne Walker
  • TV announcers (Stadium on Facebook): Noah Coslov, Ikechuku Ndukwe and Kristen Balboni (sideline)
See also: 2019 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team

at Northwestern
UNLV at Northwestern
1 234Total
Rebels 7 700 14
• Wildcats 10 677 30
  • Date: September 14, 2019
  • Location: Ryan Field
    Evanston, IL
  • Game start: 12:46 p.m. PDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 2 minutes
  • Game attendance: 37,714
  • Game weather: Temperature: 77 °F (25 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: SE 9 MPH
  • Referee: Larry Smith
  • TV announcers (BTN): Lisa Byington, James Laurinaitis and Elise Menaker (sideline)
See also: 2019 Northwestern Wildcats football team

at Wyoming
UNLV at Wyoming
1 234Total
Rebels 10 007 17
• Cowboys 7 26020 53
  • Date: September 28, 2019
  • Location: War Memorial Stadium
    Laramie, WY
  • Game start: 6:02 p.m. MDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 22 minutes
  • Game attendance: 23,029
  • Game weather: Temperature: 59 °F (15 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: SE 28 MPH
  • Referee: Mike Cuttone
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Mike Corey and Rene Ingoglia
See also: 2019 Wyoming Cowboys football team

Boise State
Boise State at UNLV
1 234Total
• No. 16 Broncos 7 10714 38
Rebels 0 076 13
See also: 2019 Boise State Broncos football team

at Vanderbilt
UNLV at Vanderbilt
1 234Total
• Rebels 7 17010 34
Commodores 7 300 10
  • Date: October 12, 2019
  • Location: Vanderbilt Stadium
    Nashville, TN
  • Game start: 3:01 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 7 minutes
  • Game attendance: 20,048
  • Game weather: Temperature: 59 °F (15 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NW 6 MPH
  • Referee: David Alvarez
  • TV announcers (SECN): Dave Neal, D. J. Shockley and Dawn Davenport (sideline)
See also: 2019 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

at Fresno State
UNLV at Fresno State
1 234Total
Rebels 3 1437 27
• Bulldogs 7 21721 56
See also: 2019 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

San Diego State
San Diego State at UNLV
1 234Total
• Aztecs 14 330 20
Rebels 0 737 17
See also: 2019 San Diego State Aztecs football team

at Colorado State
UNLV at Colorado State
1 234Total
Rebels 0 0314 17
• Rams 21 3310 37
  • Date: November 2, 2019
  • Location: Canvas Stadium
    Fort Collins, CO
  • Game start: 1:38 p.m. MDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 12 minutes
  • Game attendance: 24,103
  • Game weather: Temperature: 44 °F (7 °C) • Weather: Clear and Sunny • Wind: E 5 MPH
  • Referee: Michael VanderVelde
  • TV announcers (ATTSNRM): Drew Goodman, Sherdrick Bonner, Brad Thompson (sideline) and Taylor McGregor (sideline)
See also: 2019 Colorado State Rams football team

Hawaii
Hawaii at UNLV
(Island Showdown)
1 234Total
• Rainbow Warriors 0 777 21
Rebels 7 000 7
  • Date: November 16, 2019
  • Location: Sam Boyd Stadium
    Whitney, NV
  • Game start: 1:07 p.m. PST
  • Elapsed time: 2 hours and 58 minutes
  • Game attendance: 21,317
  • Game weather: Temperature: 79 °F (26 °C) • Weather: Clear Skies • Wind: N 2 MPH
  • Referee: Cal McNeill
  • TV announcers (Stadium on Facebook/SPEC HI): Robert Kekaula and Rich Miano
See also: 2019 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team

San Jose State
San Jose State at UNLV
1 234Total
Spartans 6 0227 35
• Rebels 7 14314 38
  • Date: November 23, 2019
  • Location: Sam Boyd Stadium
    Whitney, NV
  • Game start: 1:08 p.m. PST
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 27 minutes
  • Game attendance: 17,373
  • Game weather: Temperature: 62 °F (17 °C) • Weather: Fair Weather Clouds • Wind: N 9 MPH
  • Referee: Mike Cuttone
  • TV announcers (ATTSNRM): Drew Goodman, Sherdrick Bonner and Brad Thompson (sideline)
See also: 2019 San Jose State Spartans football team

at Nevada
UNLV at Nevada
(Battle for the Fremont Cannon / Silver State Series)
1 234OTTotal
• Rebels 17 7036 33
Wolf Pack 0 130143 30
  • Date: November 30, 2019
  • Location: Mackay Stadium
    Reno, NV
  • Game start: 12:08 p.m. PST
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 19 minutes
  • Game attendance: 16,683
  • Game weather: Temperature: 29 °F (−2 °C) • Weather: Cool Overcast • Wind: ESE 4 MPH
  • Referee: Kevin Hassell
  • TV announcers (ATTSNRM): Drew Goodman, Sherdrick Bonner and Brad Thompson (sideline)
See also: 2019 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

References
  1. "2019 UNLV Football Schedule". Retrieved March 22, 2019.
  2. https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/28162332/tony-sanchez-coach-final-game-unlv-saturday
  3. "Boise State, Fresno State Picked to Win 2019 Mountain West Football Divisional Titles". TheMW.com. July 23, 2019. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
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