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2021 UNLV Rebels football team

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2021 UNLV Rebels football
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record0–5 (0–1 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGlenn Thomas (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorPeter Hansen (2nd season)
Home stadiumAllegiant Stadium
(Capacity: 65,000)
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 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

Mountain West media days

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

Media poll

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

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
October 16 4:00 p.m. Utah State
  • Allegiant Stadium
  • Paradise, NV
CBSSN
October 21 8:00 p.m. San Jose State
  • Allegiant Stadium
  • Paradise, NV
CBSSN
October 29 7:00 p.m. at Nevada CBSSN
November 6 4:00 p.m. at New Mexico Stadium
November 13 Hawaii
  • Allegiant Stadium
  • Paradise, NV (Island Showdown)
November 19 8:30 p.m. San Diego State
  • Allegiant Stadium
  • Paradise, NV
CBSSN
November 26 12:30 p.m. at Air Force CBSSN
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

[2]

Game summaries

No. 11 (FCS) Eastern Washington

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

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

No. 14 Iowa State

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

at No. 22 Fresno State

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

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

References

  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.