# 2019 UNLV Rebels football team

The 2019 UNLV Rebels football team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Rebels were led by fifth year head coach Tony Sanchez and played their home games at Sam Boyd Stadium. They were members of the West Division of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 4–8, 2–6 in Mountain West play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place in the West division. On November 25, UNLV and Sanchez agreed that he would leave as head coach after the team's final game of the season.
This was the final season UNLV played at Sam Boyd Stadium, with their November 23 match against San Jose State being the final game at the site. The Rebels Did move into the newly constructed Allegiant Stadium in 2020 where they will share the venue with the National Football League's Las Vegas Raiders.

## Preseason
### Media poll

The preseason poll was released at the Mountain West media days on July 23, 2019. The Rebels were predicted to finish in fifth place in the MW West Division.
West :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Fresno State | 122 (17) |
| 2 | San Diego State | 106 (3) |
| 3 | Nevada | 74 |
| 4 | Hawaii | 67 (1) |
| 5 | UNLV | 51 |
| 6 | San Jose State | 21 |
Mountain :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Boise State | 120 (15) |
| 2 | Utah State | 108 (6) |
| 3 | Air Force | 73 |
| 4 | Wyoming | 66 |
| 5 | Colorado State | 52 |
| 6 | New Mexico | 22 |

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 31 | 7:00 p.m. | Southern Utah* | Sam Boyd StadiumWhitney, NV | Stadium | W 56–23 | 17,421 |
| September 7 | 7:00 p.m. | Arkansas State* | Sam Boyd StadiumWhitney, NV | Stadium on Facebook | L 17–43 | 18,742 |
| September 14 | 12:30 p.m. | at Northwestern* | Ryan FieldEvanston, IL | BTN | L 14–30 | 37,714 |
| September 28 | 5:00 p.m. | at Wyoming | War Memorial StadiumLaramie, WY | ESPNU | L 17–53 | 23,029 |
| October 5 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 16 Boise State | Sam Boyd StadiumWhitney, NV | CBSSN | L 13–38 | 24,681 |
| October 12 | 1:00 p.m. | at Vanderbilt* | Vanderbilt StadiumNashville, TN | SECN | W 34–10 | 20,048 |
| October 18 | 7:00 p.m. | at Fresno State | Bulldog StadiumFresno, CA | CBSSN | L 27–56 | 26,256 |
| October 26 | 7:30 p.m. | San Diego State | Sam Boyd StadiumWhitney, NV | CBSSN | L 17–20 | 19,652 |
| November 2 | 12:30 p.m. | at Colorado State | Canvas StadiumFort Collins, CO | ATTSNRM | L 17–37 | 24,103 |
| November 16 | 1:00 p.m. | Hawaii | Sam Boyd StadiumWhitney, NV (Island Showdown) | Stadium on Facebook/SPEC HI | L 7–21 | 21,317 |
| November 23 | 1:00 p.m. | San Jose State | Sam Boyd StadiumWhitney, NV | ATTSNRM | W 38–35 | 17,373 |
| November 30 | 12:00 p.m. | at Nevada | Mackay StadiumReno, NV (Battle for the Fremont Cannon / Silver State Series) | ATTSNRM | W 33–30 $^{OT}$ | 16,683 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Pacific time |||||||

## Game summaries
### Southern Utah

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Thunderbirds | 0 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 23 |
| • Rebels | 7 | 28 | 21 | 0 | 56 |

### Arkansas State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Red Wolves | 10 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 43 |
| Rebels | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |

### At Northwestern

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rebels | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| • Wildcats | 10 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 30 |

### At Wyoming

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rebels | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| • Cowboys | 7 | 26 | 0 | 20 | 53 |

### Boise State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • No. 16 Broncos | 7 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 38 |
| Rebels | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 13 |

### At Vanderbilt

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Rebels | 7 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 34 |
| Commodores | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |

### At Fresno State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rebels | 3 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 27 |
| • Bulldogs | 7 | 21 | 7 | 21 | 56 |

### San Diego State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Aztecs | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
| Rebels | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 |

### At Colorado State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rebels | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 17 |
| • Rams | 21 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 37 |

### Hawaii

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

### San Jose State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Spartans | 6 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 35 |
| • Rebels | 7 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 38 |

### At Nevada

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| • Rebels | 17 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 33 |
| Wolf Pack | 0 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 30 |