# List of UNLV Rebels football seasons

This is a list of seasons completed by the UNLV Rebels football team of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). UNLV's first football team was fielded in 1968.
UNLV football began in 1968. After spending time in the Big West Conference between 1982 and 1995, and the Western Athletic Conference between 1996 and 1998, the Rebels joined the Mountain West Conference as one of the founding members in 1999, of which it has been a member since.

## Seasons

| Year | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Coaches$^#$ | AP$^°$ |
| Bill Ireland (Independent) (1968–1972) ||||||||
| 1968 | Nevada Southern | 8–1 | | | | | |
| 1969 | UNLV | 6–4 | | | | | |
| 1970 | UNLV | 6–4 | | | | | |
| 1971 | UNLV | 5–4–1 | | | | | |
| 1972 | UNLV | 1–10 | | | | | |
| Ron Meyer (Div. II Independent) (1973–1975) ||||||||
| 1973 | UNLV | 8–3 | | | | | |
| 1974 | UNLV | 12–1 | | | L NCAA Division II Semifinal | | |
| 1975 | UNLV | 7–4 | | | | | |
| Tony Knap (Div. II Independent) (1976–1977) ||||||||
| 1976 | UNLV | 9–3 | | | L NCAA Division II Quarterfinal | | |
| 1977 | UNLV | 9–2 | | | | | |
| Tony Knap (I-A Independent) (1978–1981) ||||||||
| 1978 | UNLV | 7–4 | | | | | |
| 1979 | UNLV | 9–1–2 | | | | | |
| 1980 | UNLV | 7–4 | | | | | |
| 1981 | UNLV | 6–6 | | | | | |
| Harvey Hyde (PCAA) (1982–1985) ||||||||
| 1982 | UNLV | 3–8 | 1–4 | 6th | | | |
| 1983 | UNLV | 0–11 | 0–6 | 7th | | | |
| 1984 | UNLV | 0–13 | 0–7 | 8th | L California | | |
| 1985 | UNLV | 5–5–1 | 4–2–1 | 3rd | | | |
| Wayne Nunnely (PCAA/Big West Conference) (1986–1989) ||||||||
| 1986 | UNLV | 6–5 | 3–4 | T–4th | | | |
| 1987 | UNLV | 5–6 | 4–3 | T–2nd | | | |
| 1988 | UNLV | 4–7 | 3–4 | T–5th | | | |
| 1989 | UNLV | 4–7 | 3–4 | 5th | | | |
| Jim Strong (Big West Conference) (1990–1993) ||||||||
| 1990 | UNLV | 4–7 | 3–4 | 5th | | | |
| 1991 | UNLV | 4–7 | 2–5 | T–5th | | | |
| 1992 | UNLV | 6–5 | 3–3 | T–4th | | | |
| 1993 | UNLV | 3–8 | 2–4 | T–6th | | | |
| Jeff Horton (Big West Conference) (1994–1995) ||||||||
| 1994 | UNLV | 7–5 | 5–1 | T–2nd | W Las Vegas | | |
| 1995 | UNLV | 2–9 | 1–5 | 10th | | | |
| Jeff Horton (Western Athletic Conference) (1996–1998) ||||||||
| 1996 | UNLV | 1–11 | 1–8 | 8th (Pacific) | | | |
| 1997 | UNLV | 3–8 | 2–6 | 7th (Pacific) | | | |
| 1998 | UNLV | 0–11 | 0–8 | 8th (Mountain) | | | |
| John Robinson (Mountain West Conference) (1999–2004) ||||||||
| 1999 | UNLV | 3–8 | 1–6 | 8th | | | |
| 2000 | UNLV | 8–5 | 4–3 | T–3rd | W Las Vegas | | |
| 2001 | UNLV | 4–7 | 3–4 | 6th | | | |
| 2002 | UNLV | 5–7 | 3–4 | T–5th | | | |
| 2003 | UNLV | 6–6 | 2–5 | T–7th | | | |
| 2004 | UNLV | 2–9 | 1–6 | 8th | | | |
| Mike Sanford Sr. (Mountain West Conference) (2005–2009) ||||||||
| 2005 | UNLV | 2–9 | 1–7 | 9th | | | |
| 2006 | UNLV | 2–10 | 1–7 | T–8th | | | |
| 2007 | UNLV | 2–10 | 1–7 | 9th | | | |
| 2008 | UNLV | 5–7 | 2–6 | T–6th | | | |
| 2009 | UNLV | 5–7 | 3–5 | 6th | | | |
| Bobby Hauck (Mountain West Conference) (2010–2014) ||||||||
| 2010 | UNLV | 2–11 | 2–6 | T–6th | | | |
| 2011 | UNLV | 2–10 | 1–6 | T–6th | | | |
| 2012 | UNLV | 2–11 | 2–6 | 8th | | | |
| 2013 | UNLV | 7–6 | 5–3 | T–3rd (West) | L Heart of Dallas | | |
| 2014 | UNLV | 2–11 | 1–7 | 6th (West) | | | |
| Tony Sanchez (Mountain West Conference) (2015–2019) ||||||||
| 2015 | UNLV | 3–9 | 2–6 | T–4th (West) | | | |
| 2016 | UNLV | 4–8 | 3–5 | T–3rd (West) | | | |
| 2017 | UNLV | 5–7 | 4–4 | T–3rd (West) | | | |
| 2018 | UNLV | 4–8 | 2–6 | 5th (West) | | | |
| 2019 | UNLV | 4–8 | 2–6 | 5th (West) | | | |
| Marcus Arroyo (Mountain West Conference) (2020–2022) ||||||||
| 2020 | UNLV | 0–6 | 0–6 | 12th | | | |
| 2021 | UNLV | 2–10 | 2–6 | 6th (West) | | | |
| 2022 | UNLV | 5–7 | 3–5 | 4th (West) | | | |
| Barry Odom (Mountain West Conference) (2023–2024) ||||||||
| 2023 | UNLV | 9–5 | 6–2 | T–1st | L Guaranteed Rate | | |
| 2024 | UNLV | 11–3 | 6–1 | T–2nd | W LA | 24 | 23 |
| Total: | Total: | 269–381–4 | | | | | |
| National championship  Conference title  Conference division title or championship game berth ||||||||
| $^#$Rankings from final Coaches Poll. ||||||||