Mountain West · Las Vegas, NV

UNLV

Rebels

Unranked2026: 3-2 (1-0 conf) Allegiant Stadium

National titles

Claimed

Heisman winners

CFP berths

since 2014

All-time

226-347-3

.395 win pct

Weeks ranked

of 104 polls since 2020

Weeks at No. 1

since 2020

The program

Overview

UNLV began playing football in 1968 and endured long stretches of losing before Barry Odom led the Rebels to the 2023 Mountain West championship game and a ranked, 11-win 2024 season. The Rebels play home games at Allegiant Stadium.

Rivals

NevadaFremont Cannon

Institution: University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Nickname: Rebels
Founded: 1957
First season: 1968
Conference: Mountain West
Head coach: Dan Mullen (since 2025)
Colors
X / Twitter: @UNLVFootball

Since 2020

AP poll history

Season	Preseason	Best	Final / latest	Weeks ranked
2026	NR	NR	NR (Week 6)	0/6
2025	NR	NR	NR (Final)	0/17
2024	NR	19	23 (Final)	6/17
2023	NR	NR	NR (Final)	0/16
2022	NR	NR	NR (Final)	0/16
2021	NR	NR	NR (Final)	0/16
2020	NR	NR	NR (Final)	0/16

3-2 overall

2026 season

Latest poll →

Aug 29
Memphis27
UNLV (home)21
Sep 5
UNLV21
Hawai'i (home)6
Sep 12
UNLV6
North Texas (home)44
Sep 26
UNLV38
Akron (home)10
Oct 3
California31
UNLV (home)39
Oct 10
North Dakota State
UNLV (home)
Oct 17
UNLV
Air Force (home)
Oct 31
Northern Illinois
UNLV (home)
Nov 7
Wyoming
UNLV (home)
Nov 14
UNLV
New Mexico (home)
Nov 21
UNLV
San José State (home)
Nov 28
Nevada
UNLV (home)

Players

Roster & stats

Rosters and player stats are tracked for teams ranked in 2026 and later.

Home field

Allegiant Stadium

Capacity

65,000

Las Vegas, NV

Opened: 2020; 6 seasons ago
Surface: Artificial turf
Roof: Dome
Elevation: 2,185 ft
Time zone: Los Angeles
Avg. home crowd: 25,060; 39% of capacity · 33 games since 2020
Biggest crowd since 2020: 42,228; vs Boise State, 2024
Zip: 89118
Map: 36.091, -115.184

Titles & awards

Trophy case

National championships0

No claimed national titles.

Heisman Trophy winners0

No Heisman winners yet.

College Football Playoff0

No playoff appearances yet.

1970–2026

Program history

Win %★ National title season

Best seasons

198411-2Harvey Hyde
202411-3Barry Odom
19799-1-2Tony Knap
202510-4Dan Mullen
20239-5Barry Odom
19787-4Tony Knap

On the sideline

Head coaches

Coach	Tenure	Record	Pct	Best final AP
Dan Mullen	2025–2026	10-4	.714	—
Barry Odom	2023–2024	20-8	.714	#23
Marcus Arroyo	2020–2022	7-23	.233	—
Tony Sanchez	2015–2019	20-40	.333	—
Bobby Hauck	2010–2014	15-49	.234	—
Mike Sanford Sr.	2005–2009	16-43	.271	—
John Robinson	1999–2004	28-42	.400	—
Jeff Horton	1994–1998	13-44	.228	—
Jim Strong	1990–1993	17-27	.386	—
Wayne Nunnely	1986–1989	19-25	.432	—
Harvey Hyde	1982–1985	26-19-1	.576	—
Tony Knap	1978–1981	29-15-2	.652	—

1 picks · 0 first-rounders

NFL Draft since 2020

20251 picks

#238Ricky White IIIWide Receiver · Seattle