# 2012 UNLV Rebels football team

The 2012 UNLV Rebels football team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas during the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Rebels were led by third year head coach Bobby Hauck and played their home games at Sam Boyd Stadium. They were members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 2–11, 2–6 in Mountain West play to finish in eighth place. This is the third straight year and seventh time in the last nine years that UNLV has finished with only 2 wins.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 30 | 8:00 p.m. | Minnesota* | Sam Boyd StadiumWhitney, NV | CBSSN | L 27–30 $^{3OT}$ | 16,013 |
| September 8 | 7:00 p.m. | Northern Arizona* | Sam Boyd StadiumWhitney, NV | | L 14–17 | 15,257 |
| September 14 | 6:00 p.m. | Washington State* | Sam Boyd StadiumWhitney, NV | ESPN | L 27–35 | 17,015 |
| September 22 | 7:00 p.m. | Air Force | Sam Boyd StadiumWhitney, NV | ALT | W 38–35 | 14,054 |
| September 29 | 5:00 p.m. | at Utah State* | Romney StadiumLogan, UT | ESPN3 | L 13–35 | 24,226 |
| October 6 | 4:00 p.m. | at Louisiana Tech* | Joe Aillet StadiumRuston, LA | ESPN3/ESPN+ | L 31–58 | 21,850 |
| October 13 | 12:00 p.m. | Nevada | Sam Boyd StadiumWhitney, NV (Battle for the Fremont Cannon / Governor's Series) | TWCSN | L 37–42 | 20,565 |
| October 20 | 12:30 p.m. | at No. 22 Boise State | Bronco StadiumBoise, ID | NBCSN | L 7–32 | 36,012 |
| October 27 | 5:00 p.m. | at San Diego State | Qualcomm StadiumSan Diego, CA | TWCSN | L 13–24 | 23,874 |
| November 3 | 1:00 p.m. | New Mexico | Sam Boyd StadiumWhitney, NV | TWCSN | W 35–7 | 12,835 |
| November 10 | 4:00 p.m. | at Colorado State | Hughes StadiumFort Collins, CO | TWCSN/KTVD/RTRM | L 11–33 | 13,887 |
| November 17 | 1:00 p.m. | Wyoming | Sam Boyd StadiumWhitney, NV | TWCSN | L 23–28 | 10,717 |
| November 24 | 8:00 p.m. | at Hawaii | Aloha StadiumHonolulu, HI | Oceanic PPV/ESPN3 | L 10–48 | 28,359 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Pacific time |||||||

## Game summaries
### Minnesota

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | 3OT | Total |
| Golden Gophers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 30 |
| Rebels | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 27 |

### Northern Arizona

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lumberjacks | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 17 |
| Rebels | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
This is the second straight year the Rebels were defeated by a team from the FCS after falling to Southern Utah in 2011.

### Washington State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cougars | 14 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 35 |
| Rebels | 7 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 27 |

### Air Force

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 14 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 35 |
| Rebels | 7 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 38 |

### At Utah State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rebels | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
| Aggies | 0 | 20 | 0 | 15 | 35 |

### At Louisiana Tech

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rebels | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| Bulldogs | 20 | 7 | 17 | 14 | 58 |

### Nevada

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wolf Pack | 0 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 42 |
| Rebels | 14 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 37 |

### At Boise State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rebels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| No. 22 Broncos | 8 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 32 |

### At San Diego State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rebels | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
| Aztecs | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 |

### New Mexico

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lobos | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Rebels | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 35 |

### At Colorado State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rebels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| Rams | 7 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 33 |

### Wyoming

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cowboys | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| Rebels | 7 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 23 |

### At Hawaii

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rebels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Warriors | 7 | 24 | 3 | 14 | 48 |