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List of UNLV Rebels football seasons

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This is a list of seasons completed by the UNLV Rebels football team of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). UNLV's first football team was fielded in 1968.

UNLV football began in 1968. After spending time in the Big West Conference between 1982 and 1995, and the Western Athletic Conference between 1996 and 1998, the Rebels joined the Mountain West Conference as one of the founding members in 1999, of which it has been a member since.

Seasons

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NCAA Division I champions Conference Champions Division Champions Bowl Eligible Undefeated Season
Year NCAA Division Conference Conference Division Overall Conference Coach Postseason
Games Win Loss Tie Pct. Games Win Loss Tie Pct. Standing
1968 College Independent N/A 9 8 1 0 .889 0 0 0 0 .000 N/A Bill Ireland -
1969 College Independent N/A 10 6 4 0 .600 0 0 0 0 .000 N/A Bill Ireland -
1970 College Independent N/A 10 6 4 0 .600 0 0 0 0 .000 N/A Bill Ireland -
1971 College Independent N/A 10 5 4 1 .550 0 0 0 0 .000 N/A Bill Ireland -
1972 College Independent N/A 11 1 10 0 .091 0 0 0 0 .000 N/A Bill Ireland -
1973 II Division II Independent N/A 11 8 3 0 .727 0 0 0 0 .000 N/A Ron Meyer -
1974 II Division II Independent N/A 13 12 1 0 .923 0 0 0 0 .000 N/A Ron Meyer Won quarterfinals (Alcorn State) 35–22
Lost semifinals (Delaware) 11–49
1975 II Division II Independent N/A 11 7 4 0 .636 0 0 0 0 .000 N/A Ron Meyer -
1976 II Division II Independent N/A 12 9 3 0 .750 0 0 0 0 .000 N/A Tony Knap Lost quarterfinals (Akron) 6–27
1977 II Division II Independent N/A 11 9 2 0 .818 0 0 0 0 .000 N/A Tony Knap -
1978 I-A Independent N/A 11 7 4 0 .636 0 0 0 0 .000 N/A Tony Knap -
1979 I-A Independent N/A 12 9 1 2 .833 0 0 0 0 .000 N/A Tony Knap -
1980 I-A Independent N/A 11 7 4 0 .636 0 0 0 0 .000 N/A Tony Knap -
1981 I-A Independent N/A 12 6 6 0 .500 0 0 0 0 .000 N/A Tony Knap -
1982 I-A PCAA N/A 11 3 8 0 .273 5 1 4 0 .200 6th Harvey Hyde -
1983[A] I-A PCAA N/A 11 0 11 0 .000 6 0 6 0 .000 7th Harvey Hyde -
1984[A] I-A PCAA N/A 13 0 13 0 .000 7 0 7 0 .000 8th Harvey Hyde Lost California Bowl (Toledo)[A]
1985 I-A PCAA N/A 11 5 5 1 .500 7 4 2 1 .643 3rd Harvey Hyde -
1986 I-A PCAA N/A 11 6 5 0 .545 7 3 4 0 .429 T–4th Wayne Nunnely -
1987 I-A PCAA N/A 11 5 6 0 .455 7 4 3 0 .571 T–2nd Wayne Nunnely -
1988 I-A Big West N/A 11 4 7 0 .364 7 3 4 0 .429 T–5th Wayne Nunnely -
1989 I-A Big West N/A 11 4 7 0 .364 7 3 4 0 .429 5th Wayne Nunnely -
1990 I-A Big West N/A 11 4 7 0 .364 7 3 4 0 .429 5th Jim Strong -
1991 I-A Big West N/A 11 4 7 0 .364 7 2 5 0 .286 T–5th Jim Strong -
1992 I-A Big West N/A 11 6 5 0 .545 6 3 3 0 .500 T–4th Jim Strong -
1993 I-A Big West N/A 11 3 8 0 .273 6 2 4 0 .333 T–6th Jim Strong -
1994 I-A Big West N/A 12 7 5 0 .583 6 5 1 0 .833 T–2nd Jeff Horton Won Las Vegas Bowl (Central Michigan) 52–24
1995 I-A Big West N/A 11 2 9 0 .182 6 1 5 0 .167 10th Jeff Horton -
1996 I-A WAC Pacific 12 1 11 0 .083 9 1 8 0 .111 8th (Pacific) Jeff Horton -
1997 I-A WAC Pacific 11 3 8 0 .273 8 2 6 0 .250 7th (Pacific) Jeff Horton -
1998 I-A WAC Mountain 11 0 11 0 .000 8 0 8 0 .000 8th (Mountain) Jeff Horton -
1999 I-A Mountain West N/A 11 3 8 0 .273 7 1 6 0 .143 8th John Robinson -
2000 I-A Mountain West N/A 13 8 5 0 .615 7 4 3 0 .571 T–3rd John Robinson Won Las Vegas Bowl (Arkansas) 31–14
2001 I-A Mountain West N/A 11 4 7 0 .364 7 3 4 0 .429 6th John Robinson -
2002 I-A Mountain West N/A 12 5 7 0 .417 7 3 4 0 .429 T–5th John Robinson -
2003 I-A Mountain West N/A 12 6 6 0 .500 7 2 5 0 .286 T–7th John Robinson -
2004 I-A Mountain West N/A 11 2 9 0 .182 7 1 6 0 .143 8th John Robinson -
2005 I-A Mountain West N/A 11 2 9 0 .182 8 1 7 0 .125 9th Mike Sanford -
2006 FBS Mountain West N/A 12 2 10 0 .167 8 1 7 0 .125 T–8th Mike Sanford -
2007 FBS Mountain West N/A 12 2 10 0 .167 8 1 7 0 .125 9th Mike Sanford -
2008 FBS Mountain West N/A 12 5 7 0 .417 8 2 6 0 .250 T–6th Mike Sanford -
2009 FBS Mountain West N/A 12 5 7 0 .417 8 3 5 0 .375 6th Mike Sanford -
2010 FBS Mountain West N/A 13 2 11 0 .154 8 2 6 0 .250 T–6th Bobby Hauck -
2011 FBS Mountain West N/A 12 2 10 0 .167 7 1 6 0 .143 T–6th Bobby Hauck -
2012 FBS Mountain West N/A 13 2 11 0 .154 8 2 6 0 .250 8th Bobby Hauck -
2013 FBS Mountain West West 13 7 6 0 .538 8 5 3 0 .571 T–3rd (West) Bobby Hauck Lost Heart of Dallas Bowl (North Texas) 14–36
2014 FBS Mountain West West 13 2 11 0 .154 8 1 7 0 .125 6th (West) Bobby Hauck -
2015 FBS Mountain West West 12 3 9 0 .250 8 2 6 0 .250 T–4th (West) Tony Sanchez -
2016 FBS Mountain West West 12 4 8 0 .333 8 3 5 0 .375 T–3rd (West) Tony Sanchez -
2017 FBS Mountain West West 12 5 7 0 .417 8 4 4 0 .500 T–3rd (West) Tony Sanchez -
2018 FBS Mountain West West 12 4 8 0 .333 8 2 6 0 .250 5th (West) Tony Sanchez -
2019 FBS Mountain West West 12 4 8 0 .333 8 2 6 0 .250 5th (West) Tony Sanchez -
2020 FBS Mountain West N/A 6 0 6 0 .000 6 0 6 0 .000 12th Marcus Arroyo -
2021 FBS Mountain West West 12 2 10 0 .167 8 2 6 0 .250 6th (West) Marcus Arroyo -
2022 FBS Mountain West West 12 5 7 0 .417 8 3 5 0 .375 4th (West) Marcus Arroyo -
2023 FBS Mountain West N/A 14 9 5 0 .643 8 6 2 0 .750 T–1st Barry Odom Lost Guaranteed Rate Bowl (Kansas) 36–49
Totals 640 270 368 4 .424 306 104 201 1 .342

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Notes

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  • A In March 1985, the NCAA ruled UNLV to forfeit all of its victories from their 1983 and 1984 seasons due to playing with ineligible players, including 7 wins in 1983 and 11 wins in 1984 as well as the 1984 California Bowl.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "The Sports Network Football Bowl Subdivision". www.sportsnetwork.com. Archived from the original on November 9, 2014.
  2. ^ "Nevada-Las Vegas Runnin' Rebels Stats, History, and More - databaseFootball.com/College". databasefootball.com. Archived from the original on December 10, 2013. Retrieved August 9, 2013.
  3. ^ "Nevada-Las Vegas Historical Data". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on May 15, 2013. Retrieved August 9, 2013.
  4. ^ "2021 UNLV Rebels Schedule".
  5. ^ McCurdie, Jim (March 13, 1985). "UNLV Punished for Using Ineligible Football Players". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 13, 2024.