| UNLV Rebels football | |||
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| First season | 1968; 56 years ago | ||
| Athletic director | Erick Harper | ||
| Head coach | Dan Mullen 1st season, 0–0 (–) | ||
| Stadium | Allegiant Stadium (capacity: 65,000) | ||
| Field | John Sala Intramural Fields South | ||
| Field surface | AstroTurf (1971–1998) Natural grass (1999–2002) DURAPlay (2003–2015) Sprinturf (2015–2019) FieldTurf (2020–present) | ||
| Location | Paradise, Nevada | ||
| NCAA division | Division I FBS | ||
| Conference | Mountain West | ||
| Division | West (2013–2022) | ||
| Past conferences | College Division Independent (1968–1972) Division II Independent (1973–1977) Division I-A Independent (1978–1981) Pacific Coast / Big West (1982–1995) WAC (1996–1998) | ||
| All-time record | 256–386–4 (.399) | ||
| Bowl record | 2–2 (.500) | ||
| Conference titles | 1 | ||
| Rivalries | Nevada (rivalry) Hawaii (rivalry) San Jose State | ||
| Consensus All-Americans | 1 (Division II) 1 (D-1) | ||
| Colors | Scarlet and gray[1] | ||
| Fight song | Win with the Rebels | ||
| Mascot | No Mascot currently | ||
| Marching band | Star of Nevada | ||
| Website | unlvrebels.com | ||
The UNLV Rebels football program is a college football team that represents the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). The team is a member of the Mountain West Conference, which is a Division I Bowl Subdivision (formerly Division I-A) conference of the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA). The program, which began on September 14, 1968, plays its home games at Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada.
- ^ "Color Information" (PDF). UNLV Rebels Style Guide. September 12, 2018. Retrieved April 6, 2024.