# 2023 UNLV Rebels football team

The 2023 UNLV Rebels football team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas as a member of the Mountain West Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Rebels were led by Barry Odom in his first year as UNLV's head coach. The Rebels played their home games at Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada. The UNLV Rebels football team drew an average home attendance of 23,661 in 2023.
The Rebels finished the season 9–5 overall and 6–2 in conference play, and qualified for the 2023 Mountain West Conference Football Championship Game, where they lost to Boise State. UNLV was invited to the 2023 Guaranteed Rate Bowl, losing to Kansas. This is the first bowl game and winning season for the Rebels since 2013.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 2 | 1:00 p.m. | Bryant* | Allegiant StadiumParadise, NV | KVVU | W 44–14 | 20,347 |
| September 9 | 12:30 p.m. | at No. 2 Michigan* | Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, MI | CBS | L 7–35 | 109,482 |
| September 16 | 4:00 p.m. | Vanderbilt* | Allegiant StadiumParadise, NV | CBSSN | W 40–37 | 22,582 |
| September 23 | 6:00 p.m. | at UTEP* | Sun BowlEl Paso, TX | ESPN+ | W 45–28 | 28,042 |
| September 30 | 1:00 p.m. | Hawaii | Allegiant StadiumParadise, NV | KVVU / SPEC PPV | W 44–20 | 25,328 |
| October 14 | 2:00 p.m. | at Nevada | Mackay StadiumReno, NV (Fremont Cannon) | KVVU / KNSN-TV | W 45–27 | 24,578 |
| October 21 | 4:00 p.m. | Colorado State | Allegiant StadiumParadise, NV | KVVU | W 25–23 | 22,585 |
| October 28 | 7:30 p.m. | at Fresno State | Valley Children's StadiumFresno, CA | FS1 | L 24–31 | 41,031 |
| November 4 | 3:00 p.m. | at New Mexico | University StadiumAlbuquerque, NM | MW Network | W 56–14 | 12,353 |
| November 10 | 7:45 p.m. | Wyoming | Allegiant StadiumParadise, NV | FS1 | W 34–14 | 25,568 |
| November 18 | 12:30 p.m. | at Air Force | Falcon StadiumColorado Springs, CO | CBSSN | W 31–27 | 23,574 |
| November 25 | 12:00 p.m. | San Jose State | Allegiant StadiumParadise, NV | KVVU | L 31–37 | 25,554 |
| December 2 | 12:00 p.m. | Boise State | Allegiant StadiumParadise, NV (MW Championship Game) | FOX | L 20–44 | 31,473 |
| December 26 | 6:00 pm | vs. Kansas | Chase FieldPhoenix, AZ (Guaranteed Rate Bowl) | ESPN | L 36–49 | 26,478 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Pacific time |||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
| AP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | — | — | RV | RV | — | | |
| Coaches | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | | |
| CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | | Not released |

## Game summaries
### vs Bryant

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Rebels | 17 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 44 |
at Allegiant Stadium • Paradise, NV
* Date: September 2, 2023
* Game time: 1:00 p.m.
* Game weather: None (Indoor stadium)
* Game attendance: 20,347
* Referee: Kenneth Ray
* TV announcers (KVVU): Steve Cofield, Matt Neverett
| Statistics | BRY | UNLV |
| First downs | 19 | 20 |
| Total yards | 409 | 394 |
| Rushing yards | 40–179 | 40–268 |
| Passing yards | 230 | 126 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 19–31–1 | 15–24–1 |
| Time of possession | 39:04 | 20:56 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Bryant | Passing | Zevi Eckhaus | 19/29, 230 yards, INT |
| Bryant | Rushing | Zevi Eckhaus | 9 carries, 89 yards |
| Bryant | Receiving | Landon Ruggieri | 11 receptions, 109 yards |
| UNLV | Passing | Doug Brumfield | 11/18, 86 yards, INT |
| UNLV | Rushing | Vincent Davis | 3 carries, 79 yards, TD |
| UNLV | Receiving | Jacob De Jesus | 4 receptions, 50 yards |

### at No. 2 Michigan

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rebels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Wolverines | 7 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 35 |
at Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI
* Date: September 9, 2023
* Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Cloudy, 69 °F (21 °C)
* Game attendance: 109,482
* Referee: Jeffrey Servinski
* TV announcers (CBS): Brad Nessler, Gary Danielson, Jenny Dell
| Statistics | UNLV | MICH |
| First downs | 15 | 23 |
| Total yards | 229 | 492 |
| Rushing yards | 31–61 | 33–179 |
| Passing yards | 168 | 313 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 15–26–0 | 23–28–1 |
| Time of possession | 28:54 | 31:06 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| UNLV | Passing | Doug Brumfield | 10/19, 100 yards |
| UNLV | Rushing | Vincent Davis | 6 carries, 28 yards |
| UNLV | Receiving | Jacob De Jesus | 5 receptions, 46 yards |
| Michigan | Passing | J.J. McCarthy | 22/25, 278 yards, 2 TD |
| Michigan | Rushing | Blake Corum | 15 carries, 80 yards, 3 TD |
| Michigan | Receiving | Roman Wilson | 4 receptions, 89 yards, 2 TD |

### vs Vanderbilt

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Vanderbilt | 10 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 37 |
| UNLV | 0 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 40 |
at Allegiant Stadium • Paradise, NV
* Date: September 16, 2023
* Game time: 4:00 p.m.
* Game weather: None (Indoor stadium)
* Game attendance: 22,582
* Referee: Matt Loeffler
* TV announcers (CBS Sports Network): Chris Lewis, Ross Tucker, Justin Walters
| Statistics | VAN | UNLV |
| First downs | 21 | 21 |
| Total yards | 420 | 403 |
| Rushing yards | 38–83 | 40–127 |
| Passing yards | 337 | 276 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 18–37–1 | 21–37–2 |
| Time of possession | 30:45 | 28:35 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Vanderbilt | Passing | AJ Swann | 17/35, 335 yards, 3 TD, INT |
| Vanderbilt | Rushing | Patrick Smith | 13 carries, 43 yards |
| Vanderbilt | Receiving | London Humphreys | 3 receptions, 102 yards, TD |
| UNLV | Passing | Jayden Maiava | 19/33, 261 yards, TD, INT |
| UNLV | Rushing | Jai'Den Thomas | 13 carries, 50 yards, TD |
| UNLV | Receiving | Ricky White | 12 receptions, 165 yards |

### at UTEP

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rebels | 14 | 14 | 0 | 17 | 45 |
| Miners | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
at Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX
* Date: September 23, 2023
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. MST
* Game weather: Sunny, 92 °F (33 °C)
* Game attendance: 28,042
* Referee: Ron Hudson
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Duke Keith, Jacob Boggs
| Statistics | UNLV | UTEP |
| First downs | 23 | 21 |
| Total yards | 497 | 316 |
| Rushing yards | 48–307 | 34–91 |
| Passing yards | 190 | 225 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 15–27–1 | 14–31–3 |
| Time of possession | 29:51 | 30:09 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| UNLV | Passing | Jayden Maiava | 15/27, 190 yards, INT |
| UNLV | Rushing | Jai'Den Thomas | 13 carries, 100 yards, 4 TD |
| UNLV | Receiving | Ricky White | 2 receptions, 62 yards |
| UTEP | Passing | Gavin Hardison | 14/31, 225 yards, TD, 3 INT |
| UTEP | Rushing | Torrance Burgess Jr. | 19 carries, 99 yards, TD |
| UTEP | Receiving | Kelly Akharaiyi | 4 receptions, 92 yards |

### vs Hawaii

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rainbow Warriors | 0 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 20 |
| Rebels | 7 | 13 | 7 | 17 | 44 |
at Allegiant Stadium • Paradise, NV
* Date: September 30, 2023
* Game time: 1:00 p.m.
* Game weather: None (Indoor stadium)
* Game attendance: 25,328
* Referee: Jonathan Noli
* TV announcers (KVVU): Steve Cofield, Matt Neverett
| Statistics | HAW | UNLV |
| First downs | 20 | 27 |
| Total yards | 359 | 449 |
| Rushing yards | 26–46 | 47–307 |
| Passing yards | 313 | 142 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 22–35–1 | 11–21–0 |
| Time of possession | 25:45 | 34:15 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Hawaii | Passing | Brayden Schager | 22/35, 313 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Hawaii | Rushing | Tylan Hines | 9 carries, 43 yards |
| Hawaii | Receiving | Steven McBride | 6 receptions, 180 yards, TD |
| UNLV | Passing | Jayden Maiava | 11/21, 142 yards, 2 TD |
| UNLV | Rushing | Donavyn Lester | 12 carries, 98 yards, TD |
| UNLV | Receiving | Ricky White | 5 receptions, 56 yards |

### at Nevada

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rebels | 14 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 45 |
| Wolf Pack | 7 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 27 |
at Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV
* Date: October 14, 2023
* Game time: 7:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Sunny, 70 °F (21 °C)
* Game attendance: 24,578
* Referee: Michael Cuttone
* TV announcers (KVVU): Steve Cofield, Matt Neverett
| Statistics | UNLV | NEV |
| First downs | 22 | 19 |
| Total yards | 518 | 474 |
| Rushing yards | 48–259 | 37–187 |
| Passing yards | 259 | 287 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 19–24–0 | 16–31–2 |
| Time of possession | 32:41 | 27:17 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| UNLV | Passing | Jayden Maiava | 19/24, 259 yards, 2 TD |
| UNLV | Rushing | Donavyn Lester | 10 carries, 99 yards, 3 TD |
| UNLV | Receiving | Ricky White | 7 receptions, 166 yards, 2 TD |
| Nevada | Passing | Brendon Lewis | 16/31, 287 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT |
| Nevada | Rushing | Brendon Lewis | 15 carries, 115 yards, TD |
| Nevada | Receiving | Dalevon Campbell | 3 receptions, 93 yards, TD |

### vs Colorado State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rams | 0 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 23 |
| Rebels | 0 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 25 |
at Allegiant Stadium • Paradise, NV
* Date: October 21, 2023
* Game time: 4:00 p.m.
* Game weather: None (Indoor stadium)
* Game attendance: 22,585
* Referee: Nolan Dumas
* TV announcers (KVVU): Steve Cofield, Matt Neverett
| Statistics | CSU | UNLV |
| First downs | 19 | 25 |
| Total yards | 372 | 491 |
| Rushing yards | 31–137 | 46–138 |
| Passing yards | 235 | 353 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 21–33–1 | 27–36–0 |
| Time of possession | 26:05 | 33:55 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Colorado State | Passing | Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi | 21/32, 235 yards, TD |
| Colorado State | Rushing | Vann Schield | 11 carries, 90 yards |
| Colorado State | Receiving | Dallin Holker | 4 receptions, 80 yards |
| UNLV | Passing | Jayden Maiava | 27/36, 353 yards |
| UNLV | Rushing | Vincent Davis | 17 carries, 63 yards, 2 TD |
| UNLV | Receiving | Jacob De Jesus | 9 receptions, 120 yards |

### at Fresno State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rebels | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 31 |
at Valley Children's Stadium • Fresno, CA
* Date: October 28, 2023
* Game time: 7:30 p.m. MST
* Game weather: Clear, 58 °F (14 °C)
* Game attendance: 41,031
* Referee: Jonathan Noli
* TV announcers (FS1): Alex Faust, Petros Papadakis
| Statistics | UNLV | FRES |
| First downs | 22 | 15 |
| Total yards | 424 | 312 |
| Rushing yards | 43–156 | 20–56 |
| Passing yards | 268 | 256 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 21–35–2 | 27–41–2 |
| Time of possession | 31:14 | 28:46 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| UNLV | Passing | Jayden Maiava | 21/35, 268 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT |
| UNLV | Rushing | Vincent Davis | 12 carries, 68 yards |
| UNLV | Receiving | Ricky White | 7 receptions, 152 yards, 2 TD |
| Fresno State | Passing | Mikey Keene | 27/41, 256 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT |
| Fresno State | Rushing | Malik Sherrod | 17 carries, 56 yards |
| Fresno State | Receiving | Jalen Moss | 5 receptions, 99 yards |

### at New Mexico

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rebels | 14 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 56 |
| Lobos | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
at University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM
* Date: November 4, 2023
* Game time: 4:00 p.m. MST
* Game weather: Clear, 74 °F (23 °C)
* Game attendance: 12,353
* Referee: Michael Cuttone
* TV announcers (KVVU): Steve Cofield, Matt Neverett
| Statistics | UNLV | UNM |
| First downs | 17 | 20 |
| Total yards | 416 | 362 |
| Rushing yards | 32–169 | 45–166 |
| Passing yards | 247 | 196 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 13–18–0 | 17–26–0 |
| Time of possession | 22:42 | 37:18 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| UNLV | Passing | Jayden Maiava | 13/18, 247 yards, 3 TD |
| UNLV | Rushing | Vincent Davis | 9 carries, 64 yards, 2 TD |
| UNLV | Receiving | Ricky White | 8 receptions, 165 yards, 2 TD |
| New Mexico | Passing | Dylan Hopkins | 15/23, 187 yards |
| New Mexico | Rushing | Jacory Croskey-Merritt | 21 carries, 86 yards |
| New Mexico | Receiving | DJ Washington | 5 receptions, 78 yards |

### vs Wyoming

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cowboys | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Rebels | 21 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 34 |
at Allegiant Stadium • Paradise, NV
* Date: November 10, 2023
* Game time: 4:00 p.m.
* Game weather: None (Indoor stadium)
* Game attendance: 25,568
* Referee: Jonathan Noli
* TV announcers (FS1): Alex Faust, Petros Papadakis
| Statistics | WYO | UNLV |
| First downs | 16 | 19 |
| Total yards | 297 | 397 |
| Rushing yards | 33–121 | 46–165 |
| Passing yards | 176 | 232 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 15–28–1 | 17–24–0 |
| Time of possession | 26:30 | 33:30 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Wyoming | Passing | Andrew Peasley | 11/22, 144 yards, INT |
| Wyoming | Rushing | Andrew Peasley | 14 carries, 69 yards, TD |
| Wyoming | Receiving | Wyatt Wieland | 5 receptions, 72 yards |
| UNLV | Passing | Jayden Maiava | 17/24, 232 yards, TD |
| UNLV | Rushing | Jayden Maiava | 11 carries, 40 yards, 2 TD |
| UNLV | Receiving | Ricky White | 8 receptions, 144 yards |

### at Air Force

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rebels | 7 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 31 |
| Falcons | 7 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
at Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO
* Date: November 4, 2023
* Game time: 4:00 p.m. MST
* Game weather: Clear, 74 °F (23 °C)
* Game attendance: 23,574
* Referee: Christian Watson
* TV announcers (CBS Sports Network): Carter Blackburn, Randy Cross
| Statistics | UNLV | AF |
| First downs | 15 | 22 |
| Total yards | 465 | 404 |
| Rushing yards | 33–114 | 62–344 |
| Passing yards | 351 | 60 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 16–30–2 | 3–9–0 |
| Time of possession | 26:26 | 33:34 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| UNLV | Passing | Jayden Maiava | 15/29, 339 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT |
| UNLV | Rushing | Jayden Maiava | 8 carries, 36 yards |
| UNLV | Receiving | Ricky White | 8 receptions, 169 yards, TD |
| Air Force | Passing | Jensen Jones | 1/6, 35 yards |
| Air Force | Rushing | Dylan Carson | 16 carries, 104 yards |
| Air Force | Receiving | Caleb Rillos | 1 reception, 35 yards |

### vs San Jose State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Spartans | 17 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 37 |
| Rebels | 7 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
at Allegiant Stadium • Paradise, NV
* Date: November 25, 2023
* Game time: 4:00 p.m.
* Game weather: None (Indoor stadium)
* Game attendance: 25,554
* Referee: Nolan Dumas
* TV announcers (KVVU): Steve Cofield, Matt Neverett
| Statistics | SJSU | UNLV |
| First downs | 21 | 22 |
| Total yards | 482 | 411 |
| Rushing yards | 40–233 | 32–182 |
| Passing yards | 249 | 229 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 19–26–0 | 19–29–0 |
| Time of possession | 36:40 | 23:20 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| San Jose State | Passing | Chevan Cordeiro | 19/26, 249 yards, 2 TD |
| San Jose State | Rushing | Kairee Robinson | 17 carries, 168 yards, 2 TD |
| San Jose State | Receiving | Nick Nash | 3 receptions, 98 yards |
| UNLV | Passing | Jayden Maiava | 19/29, 229 yards, TD |
| UNLV | Rushing | Vincent Davis | 9 carries, 88 yards |
| UNLV | Receiving | Ricky White | 5 receptions, 111 yards |

### vs Boise State (Mountain West Championship Game)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Broncos | 14 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 44 |
| Rebels | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
at Allegiant Stadium • Paradise, NV
* Date: December 2, 2023
* Game time: 4:00 p.m.
* Game weather: None (Indoor stadium)
* Game attendance: 31,473
* Referee: Jonathan Noli
* TV announcers (Fox): Jason Benetti, Brock Huard, Allison Williams
| Statistics | BSU | UNLV |
| First downs | 23 | 16 |
| Total yards | 527 | 298 |
| Rushing yards | 51–301 | 28–81 |
| Passing yards | 226 | 217 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 12–15–1 | 18–38–2 |
| Time of possession | 37:10 | 22:50 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Boise State | Passing | Taylen Green | 12/15, 226 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Boise State | Rushing | Ashton Jeanty | 21 carries, 153 yards, TD |
| Boise State | Receiving | Billy Bowens | 4 receptions, 91 yards |
| UNLV | Passing | Jayden Maiava | 15/29, 166 yards, 2 INT |
| UNLV | Rushing | Vincent Davis | 14 carries, 55 yards, TD |
| UNLV | Receiving | Ricky White | 6 receptions, 86 yards |

### vs Kansas (Guaranteed Rate Bowl)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Jayhawks | 7 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 49 |
| Rebels | 7 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 36 |
at Chase Field • Phoenix, AZ
* Date: December 26, 2023
* Game time: 4:00 p.m.
* Game weather: None (Indoor stadium)
* Game attendance: 26,478
* Referee: Tim Hedgepeth
* TV announcers (ESPN): Beth Mowins, Kirk Morrison, Stormy Buonantony
| Statistics | KAN | UNLV |
| First downs | 22 | 23 |
| Total yards | 591 | 386 |
| Rushing yards | 39–142 | 24–95 |
| Passing yards | 449 | 291 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 19–28–3 | 24–35–2 |
| Time of possession | 34:06 | 25:54 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Kansas | Passing | Jason Bean | 19/28, 449 yards, 6 TD, 3 INT |
| Kansas | Rushing | Devin Neal | 20 carries, 71 yards, TD |
| Kansas | Receiving | Luke Grimm | 4 receptions, 160 yards, 3 TD |
| UNLV | Passing | Jayden Maiava | 24/35, 291 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT |
| UNLV | Rushing | Jacob De Jesus | 6 carries, 40 yards, TD |
| UNLV | Receiving | Ricky White | 7 receptions, 97 yards, TD |