1997 UNLV Rebels football team

1997 UNLV Rebels football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	3–8 (2–6 WAC)
Head coach	Jeff Horton (4th season)
Home stadium	Sam Boyd Stadium

1997 Western Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Mountain Division
New Mexico x		6	–	2					9	–	4
Rice		5	–	3					7	–	4
SMU		5	–	3					6	–	5
Utah		5	–	3					6	–	5
BYU		4	–	4					6	–	5
UTEP		3	–	5					4	–	7
Tulsa		2	–	6					2	–	9
TCU		1	–	7					1	–	10
Pacific Division
No. 17 Colorado State x$		7	–	1					11	–	2
Air Force		6	–	2					10	–	3
Fresno State		5	–	3					6	–	6
Wyoming		4	–	4					7	–	6
San Diego State		4	–	4					5	–	7
San Jose State		4	–	4					4	–	7
UNLV		2	–	6					3	–	8
Hawaii		1	–	7					3	–	9
Championship: Colorado State 41, New Mexico 13
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1997 UNLV Rebels football team was an American football team that represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in the Western Athletic Conference during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth year under head coach Jeff Horton, the team compiled an 3–8 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 6	at Nevada*	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV (rivalry)	L 14–31	30,118
September 13	at Air Force	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	L 24–25	39,027
September 20	Hawaii	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV	W 25–15	27,117
September 27	Illinois State*	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV	W 41–6	20,556
October 4	at USC*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 21–35	48,404
October 11	TCU	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV	W 21–19	18,777
October 18	at San Diego State	Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA	L 17–20 OT	24,628
October 25	at Fresno State	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	L 28–46	38,002
November 1	Colorado State	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV	L 19–45	19,654
November 8	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	L 23–35	11,654
November 22	San Jose State	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV	L 48–55 OT	15,141
*Non-conference game