2020_UNLV_Rebels_football_team

2020 UNLV Rebels football
2020 UNLV Rebels football
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	0–6 (0–6 MW)
Head coach	Marcus Arroyo (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Glenn Thomas (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Peter Hansen (1st season)
Home stadium	Allegiant Stadium
	Seasons ← 2019 2021 →

2020 UNLV Rebels football team

American college football season

The 2020 UNLV Rebels football team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Rebels were led by first–year head coach Marcus Arroyo. They played their home games at Allegiant Stadium as members of the Mountain West Conference.^[2]

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It was the first season for the UNLV Rebels football team at Allegiant Stadium. They played their first game there on October 31 against Nevada.

On August 10, 2020, the Mountain West Conference suspended all fall sports competitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[3]

On September 24, 2020, the Mountain West Conference resumed all fall sports competitions.

Due to scheduling issues with the Raiders at Allegiant Stadium, UNLV moved its September 5, 2020 home game to Sam Boyd Stadium which was later canceled.^[4]

Playing no non–conference games, the Rebels finished the season 0–6 in Mountain West play to finish in last place, their worst record since 1998.

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Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	San Diego State	122 (19)
2	Nevada	100 (2)
3	Hawaii	74
4	Fresno State	73
5	San Jose State	43
6	UNLV	29

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Boise State	125 (20)
2	Wyoming	90 (1)
3	Air Force	86
4	Utah State	60
5	Colorado State	59
6	New Mexico	21

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
October 24	7:30 p.m.	at San Diego State	Dignity Health Sports Park Carson, CA	CBSSN	L 6–34	0
October 31	7:30 p.m.	Nevada	Allegiant Stadium Paradise, NV (Battle for the Fremont Cannon / Silver State Series)	FS1	L 19–37	2,000
November 7	12:30 p.m.	Fresno State	Allegiant Stadium Paradise, NV	CBSSN	L 27–40	2,000
November 14	7:30 p.m.	at San Jose State	CEFCU Stadium San Jose, CA	FS2	L 17–34	0
November 27	1:00 p.m.	Wyoming	Allegiant Stadium Paradise, NV	FS1	L 14–45	0
December 12	8:00 p.m.	at Hawaii	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI (Island Showdown)	SPEC HI	L 21–38	0
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rebels	0	0	6	0	6
Aztecs	7	20	0	7	34

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	6	14	7	13	40
Rebels	7	10	10	0	27

2020_UNLV_Rebels_football_team

2020 UNLV Rebels football team

Preseason

Mountain West media days

Media poll

Schedule

Game summaries

At San Diego State

Nevada

Fresno State

At San Jose State

Wyoming

At Hawaii

References

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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 24 San Jose State y$	7	–	0	7	–	1
Boise State y	5	–	0	5	–	2
Nevada	6	–	2	7	–	2
San Diego State	4	–	2	4	–	4
Hawaii	4	–	4	5	–	4
Fresno State	3	–	3	3	–	3
Air Force	2	–	2	3	–	3
Wyoming	2	–	4	2	–	4
New Mexico	2	–	5	2	–	5
Colorado State	1	–	3	1	–	3
Utah State	1	–	5	1	–	5
UNLV	0	–	6	0	–	6
Championship: San Jose State 34, Boise State 20
$ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant Note: Due to COVID-19, the Mountain West suspended the season, but later decided to begin play on October 24.^[1] Rankings from AP Poll

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolf Pack	10	14	3	10	37
Rebels	3	9	7	0	19

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rebels	0	7	14	0	21
Rainbow Warriors	7	14	14	3	38