Teams / Mountain West / UNLV
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60
at its 5-year level
Career53since 1936
Peak732024
Last 562seasons
#83 nationally · 4-2 (2-0 conf)
Résumé #61 · record ahead of its play
Schedule so far #66
Margin ±5 pts (tightens with games)
UNLV Rebels
Mountain West · Las Vegas, NV · Allegiant Stadium · Head coach Dan Mullen
17-25 all time (42 meetings since 1978)
Nevada leads
Last: won 42-17 (2025) · UNLV has won 4 straight
Holds it
program traits are earned from history
0national titles
0Heisman
0AP top-10
0All-Americans
27NFL picks
39.0%win pct
History since 1936 · football since 1978. Every season →
Chemistry
64
59Foundation
69Gel
gel counts 50% so far
▲ Above its norm +20Trending down
early · #39 of 138
HC year2
Ret. starters27%
QB yrs w/ OC1
| Season | Record | Conference | AP final | Season rank | Rating | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026in progress | 4-2 | Mountain West | — | #83 | 60 | Dan Mullen |
| 2025 | 10-4 | Mountain West | — | #74 | 63 | Dan Mullen |
| 2024 | 11-3 | Mountain West | #23 | #38 | 73 | Barry Odom |
| 2023 | 9-5 | Mountain West | — | #59 | 66 | Barry Odom |
| 2022 | 5-7 | Mountain West | — | #103 | 53 | Marcus Arroyo |
| 2021 | 2-10 | Mountain West | — | #101 | 55 | Marcus Arroyo |
| 2020 | 0-6 | Mountain West | — | #73 | 38 | Marcus Arroyo |
| 2019 | 4-8 | Mountain West | — | #118 | 51 | Tony Sanchez |
| 2018 | 4-8 | Mountain West | — | #109 | 51 | Tony Sanchez |
| 2017 | 5-7 | Mountain West | — | #100 | 55 | Tony Sanchez |
| 2016 | 4-8 | Mountain West | — | #112 | 51 | Tony Sanchez |
| 2015 | 3-9 | Mountain West | — | #107 | 51 | Tony Sanchez |
| 2014 | 2-11 | Mountain West | — | #123 | 39 | Bobby Hauck |
| 2013 | 7-6 | Mountain West | — | #91 | 57 | Bobby Hauck |
| 2012 | 2-11 | Mountain West | — | #110 | 51 | Bobby Hauck |
| 2011 | 2-10 | Mountain West | — | #113 | 37 | Bobby Hauck |
| 2010 | 2-11 | Mountain West | — | #107 | 51 | Bobby Hauck |
| 2009 | 5-7 | Mountain West | — | #96 | 53 | Mike Sanford Sr. |
| 2008 | 5-7 | Mountain West | — | #91 | 55 | Mike Sanford Sr. |
| 2007 | 2-10 | Mountain West | — | #92 | 53 | Mike Sanford Sr. |
| 2006 | 2-10 | Mountain West | — | #104 | 51 | Mike Sanford Sr. |
| 2005 | 2-9 | Mountain West | — | #104 | 47 | Mike Sanford Sr. |
| 2004 | 2-9 | Mountain West | — | #91 | 54 | John Robinson |
| 2003 | 6-6 | Mountain West | — | #67 | 63 | John Robinson |
| 2002 | 5-7 | Mountain West | — | #84 | 56 | John Robinson |
| 2001 | 4-7 | Mountain West | — | #73 | 62 | John Robinson |
| 2000 | 8-5 | Mountain West | — | #55 | 67 | John Robinson |
| 1999 | 3-8 | Mountain West | — | #103 | 44 | John Robinson |
| 1998 | 0-11 | Western Athletic | — | #102 | 50 | Jeff Horton |
| 1997 | 3-8 | Western Athletic | — | #84 | 55 | Jeff Horton |
| 1996 | 1-11 | Western Athletic | — | #102 | 49 | Jeff Horton |
| 1995 | 2-9 | Big West | — | #108 | 16 | Jeff Horton |
| 1994 | 7-5 | Big West | — | #77 | 57 | Jeff Horton |
| 1993 | 3-8 | Big West | — | #90 | 51 | Jim Strong |
| 1992 | 6-5 | Big West | — | #101 | 35 | Jim Strong |
| 1991 | 4-7 | Big West | — | #102 | 39 | Jim Strong |
| 1990 | 4-7 | Big West | — | #97 | 51 | Jim Strong |
| 1989 | 4-7 | Big West | — | #86 | 53 | Wayne Nunnely |
| 1988 | 4-7 | Big West | — | #98 | 37 | Wayne Nunnely |
| 1987 | 5-6 | PCAA | — | #99 | 41 | Wayne Nunnely |
| 1986 | 6-5 | PCAA | — | #69 | 59 | Wayne Nunnely |
| 1985 | 5-5-1 | PCAA | — | #86 | 52 | Harvey Hyde |
| 1984 | 11-2 | PCAA | — | #51 | 66 | Harvey Hyde |
| 1983 | 7-4 | PCAA | — | #58 | 62 | Harvey Hyde |
| 1982 | 3-8 | PCAA | — | #86 | 53 | Harvey Hyde |
| 1981 | 6-6 | FBS Independents | — | #96 | 56 | Tony Knap |
| 1980 | 7-4 | FBS Independents | — | #44 | 69 | Tony Knap |
| 1979 | 9-1-2 | FBS Independents | — | #58 | 64 | Tony Knap |
| 1978 | 7-4 | FBS Independents | — | #54 | 66 | Tony Knap |
★ = a national title the school claims. Seasons before 1936 (the first AP poll) are the early era: shown in gray and rated on the same yardstick, but the all-time pool and program totals that matter most start in 1936.