2021 UNLV Rebels football team
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.
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Conference | Mountain West Conference |
Record | 2–10 (2–6 MW) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Glenn Thomas (2nd season) |
Defensive coordinator | Peter Hansen (2nd season) |
Home stadium | Allegiant Stadium (Capacity: 65,000) |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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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 |
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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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
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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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* |
| CBSSN | L 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 |
| CBSSN | L 24–28 | 21,322 | ||
October 21 | 8:00 p.m. | San Jose State |
| 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 |
| SPEC PPV | W 27–13 | 19,623 | ||
November 19 | 8:30 p.m. | No. 19 San Diego State |
| 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
No. 11 (FCS) Eastern Washington
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total | |
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No. 11 (FCS) Eagles | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 35 |
Rebels | 0 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 33 |
At No. 23 Arizona State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Rebels | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
No. 23 Sun Devils | 0 | 14 | 7 | 16 | 37 |
No. 14 Iowa State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 14 Cyclones | 7 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 48 |
Rebels | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
At No. 22 Fresno State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Rebels | 14 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 30 |
No. 22 Bulldogs | 0 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 38 |
At UTSA
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Rebels | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
Roadrunners | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
Utah State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Aggies | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
Rebels | 17 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
San Jose State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Spartans | 3 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 27 |
Rebels | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
At Nevada
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Rebels | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 20 |
Wolf Pack | 10 | 10 | 21 | 10 | 51 |
At New Mexico
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Rebels | 7 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 31 |
Lobos | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
Hawaii
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Rainbow Warriors | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
Rebels | 7 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 27 |
No. 19 San Diego State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 19 Aztecs | 7 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
Rebels | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
At Air Force
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Rebels | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
Falcons | 14 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 48 |
References
- "Boise State, Nevada Picked to Win 2021 Mountain West Football Divisional Titles". Mountain West Conference. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
- "2021 UNLV Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
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