2016 UNLV Rebels football team

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2016 Mountain West Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Mountain Division
Wyoming xy		6	–	2					8	–	6
Boise State x		6	–	2					10	–	3
New Mexico x		6	–	2					9	–	4
Air Force		5	–	3					10	–	3
Colorado State		5	–	3					7	–	6
Utah State		1	–	7					3	–	9
West Division
No. 25 San Diego State xy$		6	–	2					11	–	3
Hawaii		4	–	4					7	–	7
Nevada		3	–	5					5	–	7
San Jose State		3	–	5					4	–	8
UNLV		3	–	5					4	–	8
Fresno State		0	–	8					1	–	11
Championship: San Diego State 27, Wyoming 24
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 UNLV Rebels football team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas during the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Rebels were led by second 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. They finished the season 4–8, 3–5 in Mountain West play to finish in a three-way tie for third place in the West Division.

Schedule

September 17:00 PMJackson State*

• Sam Boyd Stadium
• Whitney, NV

MW NetW 63–13 18,575 September 105:00 PMat UCLA*

• Rose Bowl
• Pasadena, CA

P12NL 21–42 63,712 September 1712:00 PMat Central Michigan*

• Kelly/Shorts Stadium
• Mount Pleasant, MI

ESPN3L 21–44 19,922 September 246:00 PMIdaho*

• Sam Boyd Stadium
• Whitney, NV

MW NetL 30–33 ^OT17,229 October 17:30 PMFresno State

• Sam Boyd Stadium
• Whitney, NV

CBSSNW 45–20 17,811 October 87:30 PMat San Diego State

• Qualcomm Stadium
• San Diego, CA

ESPNUL 7–26 33,296 October 158:00 PMat Hawaii

• Aloha Stadium
• Honolulu, HI

MW NetW 41–38 31,287 October 222:30 PMColorado State

• Sam Boyd Stadium
• Whitney, NV

RTRML 23–42 18,362 October 297:30 PMat San Jose State

• CEFCU Stadium
• San Jose, CA

CBSSNL 24–30 15,733 November 121:30 PMWyoming

• Sam Boyd Stadium
• Whitney, NV

RTRMW 69–66 ^3OT14,790 November 186:00 PMat No. 22 Boise State

• Albertsons Stadium
• Boise, ID

ESPN2L 25–42 32,989 November 261:00 PMNevada

• Sam Boyd Stadium
• Whitney, NV (Battle for the Fremont Cannon)

ESPN3L 10–45 23,569

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Game notes

Jackson State

See also: 2016 Jackson State Tigers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	1975	UNLV, 39–2

Week One: Jackson State Tigers at UNLV Rebels – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	7	3	0	3	13
Rebels	28	14	21	0	63

at Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, NV

• Date: September 1
• Game time: 7:00 PM PDT
• Game weather: 99°F • SSE 13 • 15% humidity
• Game attendance: 18,575
• Referee: Kevin Boitmann
• TV announcers (MW Net): Ray Crawford, Caleb Herring & Shae Peppler
• UNLV vs Jackson State

Game information

First quarter 13:53 UNLV – Devonte Boyd 64 yd pass from Johnny Stanton (Evan Pantels kick), UNLV 7–0. 10:39 UNLV – Devonte Boyd 32 yd pass from Johnny Stanton (Evan Pantels kick), UNLV 14–0. 8:55 JSU – Tevin Garrett 11 yd pass from LaMontiez Ivy (Christian Jacquemin kick), UNLV 14–7. 7:44 UNLV – Lexington Thomas 17 yd run (Evan Pantels kick), UNLV 21–7. 0:11 UNLV – Lexington Thomas 3 yd run (Evan Pantels kick), UNLV 28–7. Second quarter 11:27 UNLV – David Greene 1 yd run (Evan Pantels kick), UNLV 35–7. 8:16 UNLV – Devonte Boyd 30 yd pass from Johnny Stanton (Evan Pantels kick), UNLV 42–7. 1:47 JSU – Christian Jacquemin 27 yd field goal, UNLV 42–10. Third quarter 4:17 UNLV – Charles Williams 17 yd run (Evan Pantels kick), UNLV 49–10. 3:29 UNLV – Nick Dehdashtian 28 yd fumble return (Evan Pantels kick), UNLV 56–10 2:14 UNLV – Torry McTyer 43 yd interception return (Evan Pantels kick), UNLV 63–10. Fourth quarter 13:50 JSU – Christian Jacquemin 30 yd field goal, UNLV 63–13. Leading Passers JSU – LaMontiez Ivy, 14–34, 134 yards, 1 touchdown, 1 interception UNLV – Johnny Stanton, 10–12, 217 yards, 3 touchdowns Leading Rushers JSU – Joshua Bates, 8 carries, 32 yards UNLV – Charles Williams, 12 carries, 96 yards, 1 touchdown Leading Receivers JSU – Carle Ollie, 2 receptions, 39 yards, 1 touchdown UNLV – Devonte Boyd, 4 receptions, 135 yards, 3 touchdowns Leading Tacklers JSU – Javancy Jones, 5 tackles UNLV – Tau Lotulelei, 6 tackles

@ UCLA

See also: 2016 UCLA Bruins football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2015	UCLA, 37–3

Week Two: UNLV Rebels at UCLA Bruins – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Rebels	7	7	7	0	21
Bruins	7	21	0	14	42

at Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA

• Date: September 10
• Game time: 5:00 PM PDT
• Game weather: 84°F • S 10 • Light haze
• Game attendance: 63,712
• Referee: Chris Coyte
• TV announcers (P12N): Ted Robinson, Yogi Roth & Cindy Brunson
• UNLV vs UCLA

Game information

First quarter 12:36 UCLA – Soso Jamabo 3 yd run (JJ Molson kick), UCLA 7–0. 02:15 UNLV – Lexington Thomas 12 yd run (Evan Pantels kick), Tied 7–7. Second quarter 12:45 UCLA – Soso Jamabo 23 yd run (JJ Molson kick), UCLA 14–7. 08:04 UCLA – Mossi Johnson 29 yd pass from Josh Rosen (JJ Molson kick), UCLA 21–7. 06:00 UCLA – Soso Jamabo 7 Yd run (JJ Molson kick), UCLA 28–7. 00:37 UNLV – Mekhi Stevenson 14 yd pass from Johnny Stanton (Evan Pantels kick), UCLA 28–14. Third quarter 05:13 UNLV – Johnny Stanton 11 yd run (Evan Pantels kick), UCLA 28–21. Fourth quarter 11:39 UCLA – Bolu Olorunfunmi 1 yd run (JJ Molson kick), UCLA 35–21. 04:54 UCLA – Josh Rosen 1 yd run (Andrew Strauch kick), UCLA 42–21. Leading Passers UNLV – Johnny Stanton, 11–28, 153 yards, 1 touchdown, 2 interceptions UCLA – Josh Rosen, 23–38, 267 yards, 1 touchdown Leading Rushers UNLV – Lexington Thomas, 19 carries, 112 yards, 1 touchdown UCLA – Soso Jamambo, 11 carries, 90 yards, 3 touchdowns Leading Receivers UNLV – Devonte Boyd, 5 receptions, 84 yards UCLA – Jordan Lasley, 3 receptions, 55 yards Leading Tacklers UNLV – Ryan McAleenan, 14 tackles UCLA – Eli Ankou, 8 tackles

@ Central Michigan

See also: 2016 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–1	2013	UNLV, 31–21

Week Three: UNLV Rebels at Central Michigan Chippewas – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Rebels	7	14	0	0	21
Chippewas	14	14	9	7	44

at Kelly/Shorts Stadium, Mount Pleasant, MI

• Date: September 17
• Game time: 12:00 PM PDT
• Game weather: 76°F • WSW 5–10 • Partly cloudy
• Game attendance: 19,922
• Referee: Tom Stapleton
• TV announcers (ESPN3): Dan Gutowsky & Dustin Fox
• UNLV vs Central Michigan

Game information

First quarter 10:32 UNLV – Charles Williams 0 yd return of blocked punt (Evan Pantels kick), UNLV 7–0. 04:38 CMU – Jesse Kroll 30 yd pass from Cooper Rush (Brian Eavey kick), Tied 7–7. 01:35 CMU – Mark Chapman 13 yd pass from Cooper Rush (Brian Eavey kick), CMU 14–7. Second quarter 13:07 UNLV – Lexington Thomas 85 yd run (Evan Pantels kick), Tied 14–14. 07:34 UNLV – Darren Woods Jr. 13 yd pass from Johnny Stanton (Evan Pantels kick), UNLV 21–14. 05:07 CMU – Mark Chapman 29 yd pass from Cooper Rush (Brian Eavey kick), Tied 21–21. 01:51 CMU – Corey Willis 26 yd pass from Cooper Rush (Brian Eavey kick), CMU 28–21. Third quarter 06:34 CMU – Corey Willis 31 yd pass from Cooper Rush (Brian Eavey kick), CMU 35–21. 04:40 CMU – Team Safety, CMU 37–21. Fourth quarter 14:14 CMU – Brandon Childress 42 yd pass from Cooper Rush (Brian Eavey kick), CMU 44–21. Leading Passers UNLV – Johnny Stanton, 15–41, 131 yards, 1 touchdown, 2 interceptions CMU – Cooper Rush, 20–33, 352 yards, 6 touchdowns Leading Rushers UNLV – Lexington Thomas, 17 carries, 113 yards, 1 touchdown CMU – Johnathan Ward, 12 carries, 51 yards Leading Receivers UNLV – Mehki Stevenson, 5 receptions, 48 yards CMU – Corey Willis, 6 receptions, 108 yards, 2 touchdowns Leading Tacklers UNLV – Troy Hawthorne, 10 tackles CMU – Malik Fountain, 9 tackles

Idaho

See also: 2016 Idaho Vandals football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–3	2010	ID, 30–7

Week Four: Idaho Vandals at UNLV Rebels – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Vandals	7	10	3	7	6	33
Rebels	0	14	3	10	3	30

at Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, NV

• Date: September 26
• Game time: 6:00 PM PDT
• Game weather: 86°F • ENE 5 • Clear
• Game attendance: 17,229
• Referee: Ted Pitts
• TV announcers (MW Net): Tony Cordasco & Caleb Herring
• UNLV vs Idaho

Game information

First quarter 10:30 IDA – Kaden Elliss 31 yd interception return (Austin Rehkow kick), IDA 7–0. Second quarter 11:48 IDA – Austin Rehkow 40 yd field goal, IDA 10–0. 09:04 UNLV – Lexington Thomas 3 yd run (Evan Pantels kick), IDA 10–7. 04:58 IDA – Aaron Duckworth 4 yd run (Austin Rehkow kick), IDA 17–7. 00:59 UNLV – Marc Philippi 4 yd pass from Johnny Stanton (Evan Pantels kick), IDA 17–14. Third quarter 11:45 IDA – Austin Rehkow 33 yd field goal, IDA 20–14. 06:05 UNLV – Evan Pantels 32 yd field goal, IDA 20–17. Fourth quarter 08:29 UNLV – Evan Pantels 24 yd field goal, Tied 20–20. 06:14 IDA – Matt Linehan 7 yd run (Austin Rehkow kick), IDA 27–20. 05:09 UNLV – Lexington Thomas 55 yd run (Evan Pantels kick), Tied 27–27. Overtime 15:00 UNLV – Evan Pantels 23 yd field goal, UNLV 30–27. 15:00 IDA – Callen Hightower 11 yd pass from Matt Linehan, IDA 33–30. Leading Passers IDA – Matt Linehan, 17–35, 249 yards, 1 touchdown UNLV – Johnny Stanton, 14–26, 175 yards, 1 touchdown, 2 interceptions Leading Rushers IDA – Aaron Duckworth, 20 carries, 90 yards, 1 touchdown UNLV – Lexington Thomas, 19 carries, 160 yards, 2 touchdowns Leading Receivers IDA – Callen Hightower, 4 receptions, 67 yards, 1 touchdown UNLV – Devonte Boyd, 6 receptions, 64 yards Leading Tacklers IDA – Ed Hall, 15 tackles UNLV – Tau Lotulelei, 15 tackles

Fresno State

See also: 2016 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–13	2015	FRES, 31–28

Week Five: Fresno State Bulldogs at UNLV Rebels – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	7	10	3	20
Rebels	0	21	10	14	45

at Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, NV

• Date: October 1
• Game time: 7:30 PM PDT
• Game weather: 85°F • SSW 10 • Fair
• Game attendance: 17,811
• Referee: Marvel July
• TV announcers (CBSSN): Dwayne Ballen, Randy Cross & Cassie McKinney
• UNLV vs Fresno State

Game information

First quarter No Scoring Second quarter 10:11 UNLV – Lexington Thomas 1 yd run (Evan Pantels kick), UNLV 7–0. 08:40 FSU – Aaron Peck 15 yd pass from Chason Virgil (Kody Kroening kick), Tied 7–7. 05:44 UNLV – Charles Williams 5 yd run (Evan Pantels kick), UNLV 14–7. 02:56 UNLV – Elijah Trosclair 61 yd pass from Dalton Sneed (Evan Pantels kick), UNLV 21–7. Third quarter 08:39 FSU – Kody Kroening 42 yd field goal, UNLV 21–10. 07:38 UNLV – Dalton Sneed 91 yd run (Evan Pantels kick), UNLV 28–10. 01:40 UNLV – Pantel Evans 38 yd field goal, UNLV 31–10. 01:17 FSU – Aaron Peck 80 yd pass from Chason Virgil (Kody Kroening kick), UNLV 31–17. Fourth quarter 11:17 FSU – Kody Kroening 47 yd field goal, UNLV 31–20. 02:29 UNLV – David Greene 9 yd run (Evan Pantels kick), UNLV 38–20. 01:32 UNLV – David Greene 16 yd run (Evan Pantels kick), UNLV 45–20. Leading Passers FSU – Virgil Chason, 16–45, 296 yards, 2 touchdowns, 1 interception UNLV – Dalton Sneed, 8–16, 129 yards, 1 touchdown Leading Rushers FSU – Dontel James, 18 carries, 53 yards UNLV – Charles Williams, 18 carries, 153 yards, 1 touchdown Leading Receivers FSU – Aaron Peck, 5 receptions, 194 yards, 2 touchdowns UNLV –Devonte Boyd, 3 receptions, 46 yards Leading Tacklers FSU – Jeff Camilli, 10 tackles UNLV – Tau Lotulelei, 10 tackles

@ San Diego State

See also: 2016 San Diego State Aztecs football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
9–16	2015	SDSU, 52–14

Week Six: UNLV Rebels at San Diego State Aztecs – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Rebels	0	7	0	0	7
Aztecs	10	3	7	6	26

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, CA

• Date: October 8
• Game time: 7:30 PM PDT
• Game weather: 73°F • NNW 2 • Fair
• Game attendance: 33,296
• Referee: David Alvarez
• TV announcers (ESPNU): Roy Philpott & Tom Ramsey
• UNLV vs San Diego State

Game information

First quarter 13:16 SDSU – Rashaad Penny 41 yd pass from Christ Chapman (John Baron II kick), SDSU 7–0. 08:16 SDSU – John Baron 48 yd field goal, SDSU 10–0. Second quarter 10:35 UNLV – Dominic Baldwin 20 yd fumble recovery (Evan Pantels kick), SDSU 10–7. 01:28 SJSU – John Baron II 50 yd field goal, SDSU 13–7. Third quarter 06:22 SJSU – Donne Pumphrey 9 yd run (John Baron II kick), SDSU 20–7. Fourth quarter 12:47 SDSU –Rashaad Penny 4 yd run (two-point pass conv. failed), SDSU 26–7. Leading Passers UNLV – Dalton Sneed, 2–12, 9 yards, 1 interception SDSU – Christian Chapman, 15–20, 215 yards, 1 touchdown Leading Rushers UNLV – Dalton Sneed, 12 carries, 56 yards SDSU – Donnel Pumphrey, 31 carries, 141 yards, 1 touchdown Leading Receivers UNLV – Devonte Boyd, 2 receptions, 9 yards SDSU – Mikah Holder, 3 receptions, 68 yards Leading Tacklers UNLV – Troy Hawthorne, 16 tackles SDSU – Damontae Kazee, 5 tackles

@ Hawaii

See also: 2016 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
10–15	2015	UNLV, 41–21

Week Seven: UNLV Rebels at Hawaii Rainbow Warriors – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Rebels	7	14	3	17	41
Rainbow Warriors	7	14	3	14	38

at Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI

• Date: October 15
• Game time: 9:00 PM PDT
• Game attendance: 31,287
• TV: MW Net

Colorado State

See also: 2016 Colorado State Rams football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–15–1	2015	CSU, 49–35

Week Eight: Colorado State Rams at UNLV Rebels – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	14	21	0	7	42
Rebels	0	0	10	13	23

at Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, NV

• Date: October 22
• Game time: 2:30 PM PDT
• Game attendance: 18,362
• TV: RTRM

@ San Jose State

See also: 2016 San Jose State Spartans football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–14–1	2015	SJSU, 33–27 OT

Week Nine: UNLV Rebels at San Jose State Spartans – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Rebels	7	3	7	7	24
Spartans	10	17	3	0	30

at Spartan Stadium, San Jose, CA

• Date: October 29
• Game time: 7:30 PM PST
• Game attendance: 15,733
• TV: CBSSN

Wyoming

See also: 2016 Wyoming Cowboys football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
10–12	2015	WY, 35–28

Week Eleven: Wyoming Cowboys at UNLV Rebels – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	3OT	Total
Cowboys	3	21	7	21	7	7	0	66
Rebels	10	20	7	15	7	7	3	69

at Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, NV

• Date: November 12
• Game time: 12:30 PM PST
• Game attendance: 14,790
• TV: RTRM

@ Boise State

See also: 2016 Boise State Broncos football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–6	2015	BSU, 55–27

Week Twelve: UNLV Rebels at Boise State Broncos – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Rebels	3	7	7	8	25
#22 Broncos	14	7	14	7	42

at Albertsons Stadium, Boise, ID

• Date: November 18
• Game time: 6:00 PM PST
• TV: ESPN2

Nevada

See also: 2016 Nevada Wolf Pack football team and Fremont Cannon

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
17–24	2015	UNLV, 23–17

Week Thirteen: Nevada Wolfpack at UNLV Rebels – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolf Pack	10	17	3	15	45
Rebels	0	10	0	0	10

at Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, NV

• Date: November 26
• Game time: 1:00 PM PST