2021 UNLV Rebels football team

American college football season

2021 Mountain West Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Mountain Division
No. 24 Utah State xy$	6	–	2	11	–	3
Air Force x	6	–	2	10	–	3
Boise State	5	–	3	7	–	5
Wyoming	2	–	6	7	–	6
Colorado State	2	–	6	3	–	9
New Mexico	1	–	7	3	–	9
West Division
No. 25 San Diego State xy	7	–	1	12	–	2
Fresno State	6	–	2	10	–	3
Nevada	5	–	3	8	–	5
Hawaii	3	–	5	6	–	7
San Jose State	3	–	5	5	–	7
UNLV	2	–	6	2	–	10
Championship: Utah State 46, San Diego State 13
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2021 UNLV Rebels football team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Rebels were led by second–year head coach Marcus Arroyo and played their home games at Allegiant Stadium. They were members of the West Division of the Mountain West Conference.

Preseason

The Mountain West media days were held on July 21–22, 2021, at the Cosmopolitan in Paradise, Nevada.

The preseason poll was released on July 21, 2021. The Rebels were predicted to finish in sixth place in the MW West Division.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	7:00 p.m.	No. 11 (FCS) Eastern Washington*	Allegiant Stadium Paradise, NV	Stadium	L 33–35	21,970
September 11	7:30 p.m.	at No. 23 Arizona State*	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	ESPN2	L 10–37	42,918
September 18	7:30 p.m.	No. 14 Iowa State*	Allegiant Stadium Paradise, NV	CBSSN	L 3–48	35,193
September 24	7:00 p.m.	at No. 22 Fresno State	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	CBSSN	L 30–38	35,093
October 2	3:00 p.m.	at UTSA*	Alamodome San Antonio, TX	ESPN+	L 17–24	20,154
October 16	4:00 p.m.	Utah State	Allegiant Stadium Paradise, NV	CBSSN	L 24–28	21,322
October 21	8:00 p.m.	San Jose State	Allegiant Stadium Paradise, NV	CBSSN	L 20–27	19,318
October 29	7:00 p.m.	at Nevada	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV (Battle for the Fremont Cannon / Silver State Series)	CBSSN	L 20–51	28,960
November 6	4:00 p.m.	at New Mexico	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	Stadium	W 31–17	14,007
November 13	1:00 p.m.	Hawaii	Allegiant Stadium Paradise, NV (Island Showdown)	SPEC PPV	W 27–13	19,623
November 19	8:30 p.m.	No. 19 San Diego State	Allegiant Stadium Paradise, NV	CBSSN	L 20–28	16,713
November 26	12:30 p.m.	at Air Force	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	CBSSN	L 14–48	18,226
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after November 2) - Released prior to game All times are in Pacific time

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
No. 11 (FCS) Eagles	0	3	0	17	7	8	35
Rebels	0	6	0	14	7	6	33

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rebels	3	7	0	0	10
No. 23 Sun Devils	0	14	7	16	37

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 14 Cyclones	7	17	14	10	48
Rebels	0	0	3	0	3

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rebels	14	0	7	9	30
No. 22 Bulldogs	0	9	13	16	38

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rebels	7	3	0	7	17
Roadrunners	7	10	7	0	24

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	7	7	7	7	28
Rebels	17	0	7	0	24

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	3	10	0	14	27
Rebels	7	10	3	0	20

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rebels	0	0	7	13	20
Wolf Pack	10	10	21	10	51

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rebels	7	14	3	7	31
Lobos	7	10	0	0	17

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rainbow Warriors	10	0	0	3	13
Rebels	7	3	10	7	27

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 19 Aztecs	7	14	0	7	28
Rebels	3	7	10	0	20

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rebels	0	0	7	7	14
Falcons	14	10	17	7	48

v t e UNLV Rebels football
Venues	Cashman Field (I) (1968–1969) Butcher Field (1970–1971) Sam Boyd Stadium (1971–2020) Allegiant Stadium (2020–present)
Bowl games & rivalries	Bowl games Nevada: Fremont Cannon
Culture & lore	Hey Reb! Win with the Rebels Star of Nevada
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees
Seasons	1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

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