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{{2021 Mountain West Conference football standings}}
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The '''2021 UNLV Rebels football team''' represented the [[University of Nevada, Las Vegas]] in the [[2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season]]. The Rebels were led by second–year head coach [[Marcus Arroyo]] and played their home games at [[Allegiant Stadium]]. They were members of the West Division of the [[Mountain West Conference]].
The '''2021 UNLV Rebels football team''' represented the [[University of Nevada, Las Vegas]] in the [[2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season]]. The Rebels were led by second–year head coach [[Marcus Arroyo]] and played their home games at [[Allegiant Stadium]]. They were members of the West Division of the [[Mountain West Conference]].

==Previous season==
The Rebels finished the [[2020 UNLV Rebels football team|2020 season]] 0–6, their worst record since [[1998 UNLV Rebels football team|1998]] and were not invited for a bowl game.


==Preseason==
==Preseason==

===Mountain West media days===
===Mountain West media days===
The Mountain West media days were held on July 21–22, 2021, at the [[Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas|Cosmopolitan]] in [[Paradise, Nevada|Paradise]], [[Nevada]].
The Mountain West media days were held on July 21–22, 2021, at the [[Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas|Cosmopolitan]] in [[Paradise, Nevada|Paradise]], [[Nevada]].
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==Game summaries==
==Game summaries==

===No. 11 (FCS) Eastern Washington===
===No. 11 (FCS) Eastern Washington===
{{See also|2021 Eastern Washington Eagles football team}}
{{See also|2021 Eastern Washington Eagles football team}}
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===at No. 23 Arizona State===
===At No. 23 Arizona State===
{{See also|2021 Arizona State Sun Devils football team}}
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===No. 14 Iowa State===
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===at No. 22 Fresno State===
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{{See also|2021 Fresno State Bulldogs football team}}
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===At UTSA===
{{See also|2021 UTSA Roadrunners football team}}
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===Utah State===
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===San Jose State===
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===At Nevada===
{{See also|2021 Nevada Wolf Pack football team|Fremont Cannon}}
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==References==
==References==
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[[Category:UNLV Rebels football seasons]]
[[Category:UNLV Rebels football seasons]]
[[Category:2021 in sports in Nevada|UNLV Rebels football]]
[[Category:2021 in sports in Nevada|UNLV Rebels football]]



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Latest revision as of 03:13, 11 September 2024

2021 UNLV Rebels football
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record2–10 (2–6 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGlenn Thomas (2nd season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorPeter Hansen (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumAllegiant Stadium
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 Mountain West Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Mountain Division
No. 24 Utah State xy$   6 2     11 3  
Air Force x   6 2     10 3  
Boise State   5 3     7 5  
Wyoming   2 6     7 6  
Colorado State   2 6     3 9  
New Mexico   1 7     3 9  
West Division
No. 25 San Diego State xy   7 1     12 2  
Fresno State   6 2     10 3  
Nevada   5 3     8 5  
Hawaii   3 5     6 7  
San Jose State   3 5     5 7  
UNLV   2 6     2 10  
Championship: Utah State 46, San Diego State 13
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2021 UNLV Rebels football team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Rebels were led by second–year head coach Marcus Arroyo and played their home games at Allegiant Stadium. They were members of the West Division of the Mountain West Conference.

Preseason

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Mountain West media days

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The Mountain West media days were held on July 21–22, 2021, at the Cosmopolitan in Paradise, Nevada.

Media poll

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The preseason poll was released on July 21, 2021. The Rebels were predicted to finish in sixth place in the MW West Division.[1]

West
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Nevada 141 (19)
2 San Jose State 121 (5)
3 San Diego State 96
4 Fresno State 85 (1)
5 Hawaii 56
6 UNLV 26
Mountain
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Boise State 148 (23)
2 Wyoming 115 (2)
3 Air Force 104
4 Colorado State 72
5 Utah State 47
6 New Mexico 39

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 2 7:00 p.m. No. 11 (FCS) Eastern Washington* Stadium L 33–35 2OT 21,970
September 11 7:30 p.m. at No. 23 Arizona State* ESPN2 L 10–37 42,918
September 18 7:30 p.m. No. 14 Iowa State*
  • Allegiant Stadium
  • Paradise, NV
CBSSNL 3–48 35,193
September 24 7:00 p.m. at No. 22 Fresno State CBSSN L 30–38 35,093
October 2 3:00 p.m. at UTSA* ESPN+ L 17–24 20,154
October 16 4:00 p.m. Utah State
  • Allegiant Stadium
  • Paradise, NV
CBSSN L 24–28 21,322
October 21 8:00 p.m. San Jose State
  • Allegiant Stadium
  • Paradise, NV
CBSSN L 20–27 19,318
October 29 7:00 p.m. at Nevada CBSSN L 20–51 28,960
November 6 4:00 p.m. at New Mexico Stadium W 31–17 14,007
November 13 1:00 p.m. Hawaii
  • Allegiant Stadium
  • Paradise, NV (Island Showdown)
SPEC PPV W 27–13 19,623
November 19 8:30 p.m. No. 19 San Diego State
  • Allegiant Stadium
  • Paradise, NV
CBSSN L 20–28 16,713
November 26 12:30 p.m. at Air Force CBSSN L 14–48 18,226

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Game summaries

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No. 11 (FCS) Eastern Washington

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1 2 3 4OT2OT Total
No. 11 (FCS) Eagles 0 3 0 1778 35
Rebels 0 6 0 1476 33

At No. 23 Arizona State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Rebels 3 7 0 0 10
No. 23 Sun Devils 0 14 7 16 37

No. 14 Iowa State

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 14 Cyclones 7 17 14 10 48
Rebels 0 0 3 0 3

At No. 22 Fresno State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Rebels 14 0 7 9 30
No. 22 Bulldogs 0 9 13 16 38

At UTSA

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1 2 3 4 Total
Rebels 7 3 0 7 17
Roadrunners 7 10 7 0 24

Utah State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 7 7 7 7 28
Rebels 17 0 7 0 24

San Jose State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 3 10 0 14 27
Rebels 7 10 3 0 20

At Nevada

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1 2 3 4 Total
Rebels 0 0 7 13 20
Wolf Pack 10 10 21 10 51

At New Mexico

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1 2 3 4 Total
Rebels 7 14 3 7 31
Lobos 7 10 0 0 17

Hawaii

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1 2 3 4 Total
Rainbow Warriors 10 0 0 3 13
Rebels 7 3 10 7 27

No. 19 San Diego State

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 19 Aztecs 7 14 0 7 28
Rebels 3 7 10 0 20

At Air Force

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1 2 3 4 Total
Rebels 0 0 7 7 14
Falcons 14 10 17 7 48

References

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  1. ^ "Boise State, Nevada Picked to Win 2021 Mountain West Football Divisional Titles". Mountain West Conference. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  2. ^ "2021 UNLV Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 11, 2021.