# 2020 UNLV Rebels football team

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.
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.
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.
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.

## Preseason
### Mountain West media days

The Mountain West media days were originally scheduled to take place from July 27–29, 2020 virtually, but were canceled.

#### Media poll

The preseason poll was released on July 21, 2020. The Rebels were predicted to finish in sixth place in the MW West Division. The divisions were later suspended for the 2020 season.
West :
| 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 |
Mountain :
| 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 |

## Schedule

UNLV had games scheduled against Arizona State, California, Iowa State and Louisiana Tech that were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
On November 18, the Mountain West canceled their scheduled November 21 game vs. Colorado State due to COVID-19 cases related to contact tracing within the UNLV program.
On December 2, the Mountain West canceled their scheduled December 4 game vs. Boise State due to COVID-19 protocols.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| October 24 | 7:30 p.m. | at San Diego State | Dignity Health Sports ParkCarson, CA | CBSSN | L 6–34 | 0 |
| October 31 | 7:30 p.m. | Nevada | Allegiant StadiumParadise, NV (Fremont Cannon) | FS1 | L 19–37 | 2,000 |
| November 7 | 12:30 p.m. | Fresno State | Allegiant StadiumParadise, NV | CBSSN | L 27–40 | 2,000 |
| November 14 | 7:30 p.m. | at San Jose State | CEFCU StadiumSan Jose, CA | FS2 | L 17–34 | 0 |
| November 27 | 1:00 p.m. | Wyoming | Allegiant StadiumParadise, NV | FS1 | L 14–45 | 0 |
| December 12 | 8:00 p.m. | at Hawaii | Aloha StadiumHalawa, HI (Island Showdown) | SPEC HI | L 21–38 | 0 |
| Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Pacific time |||||||
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## Game summaries
### At San Diego State

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

### Nevada

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

### Fresno State

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

### At San Jose State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rebels | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Spartans | 10 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 34 |

### Wyoming

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cowboys | 10 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 45 |
| Rebels | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |

### At Hawaii

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