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American college football season
The 2021 UNLV Rebels football team represents the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Rebels are led by second–year head coach Marcus Arroyo and play their home games at Allegiant Stadium. They are members of the West Division of the Mountain West Conference.
Previous season
The Rebels finished the 2020 season 0–6, their worst record since 1998 and were not invited for a bowl game.
Preseason
The Mountain West media days were held on July 21–22, 2021, at the Cosmopolitan in Paradise, Nevada.
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
[2]
Game summaries
Eastern Washington
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 | OT | 2OT |
Total |
| No. 11 (FCS) Eagles
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
17 | 7 | 8 |
35 |
| Rebels
|
0
|
6
|
0
|
14 | 7 | 6 |
33 |
at Arizona State
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
| Rebels
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
| No. 23 Sun Devils
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
Iowa State
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
| Cyclones
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
| Rebels
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
at Fresno State
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
| Rebels
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
| Bulldogs
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
at UTSA
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
| Rebels
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
| Roadrunners
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
Utah State
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
| Aggies
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
| Rebels
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
San Jose State
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
| Spartans
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
| Rebels
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
at Nevada
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
| Rebels
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
| Wolf Pack
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
at New Mexico
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
| Rebels
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
| Lobos
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
Hawaii
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
| Rainbow Warriors
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
| Rebels
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
San Diego State
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
| Aztecs
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
| Rebels
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
at Air Force
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
| Rebels
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
| Falcons
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
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