1975 UNLV Rebels football team

The 1975 UNLV Rebels football team was an American football team that represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas as an independent during the 1975 NCAA Division II football season. In their third and final year under head coach Ron Meyer, the team compiled a 7–4 record;^[2] all four losses were to teams from the Big Sky Conference.

1975 UNLV Rebels football
Conference	Independent
Record	7–4
Head coach	Ron Meyer (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Larry Kennan (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Steve Sidwell (2nd season)
Captains	Marlon Beavers, DB Mike Otto, LB Joe Ingersoll, DT Bob Chess, OG Mike Haverty, WR ^[1]
Home stadium	Las Vegas Stadium
Seasons ← 1974 1976 →

1975 NCAA Division II independents football records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. 2 Northern Michigan ^		–		13	–	1	–	0
American International		–		8	–	1	–	0
Lehigh ^		–		9	–	3	–	0
Delaware		–		8	–	3	–	0
Portland State		–		8	–	3	–	0
Akron		–		7	–	4	–	0
UNLV		–		7	–	4	–	0
Santa Clara		–		6	–	5	–	0
Tennessee State		–		5	–	4	–	0
Youngstown State		–		5	–	4	–	0
Chattanooga		–		5	–	5	–	1
Bucknell		–		5	–	5	–	0
Indiana State		–		5	–	5	–	0
Lafayette		–		5	–	5	–	0
Southern Connecticut State		–		5	–	5	–	0
Central Connecticut		–		4	–	5	–	0
Central State (OH)		–		4	–	6	–	0
Eastern Michigan		–		4	–	6	–	0
Eastern Illinois		–		3	–	5	–	2
Northeastern		–		3	–	6	–	0
Western Carolina		–		3	–	7	–	0
Nevada		–		3	–	8	–	0
Nebraska–Omaha		–		2	–	9	–	0
Arkansas–Pine Bluff		–		0	–	11	–	0

^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AP Poll

Two months after the season, Meyer departed for Southern Methodist University in Dallas,^[3] and was succeeded by Tony Knap, the head coach at Boise State.^[4]^[5]

Schedule edit

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 13	Northern Iowa	Las Vegas Stadium Whitney, NV	W 48–10	13,885
September 20	at Idaho State	ASISU Minidome Pocatello, ID	L 7–15	10,500–10,510	^[6]^[7]
September 27	at Montana	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	L 20–21	7,800
October 4	No. 5 Jackson State	Las Vegas Stadium Whitney, NV	W 39–2	15,000–15,178	^[8]
October 11	Nebraska–Omaha	Las Vegas Stadium Whitney, NV	W 35–6	13,924
October 18	at No. 7 Boise State	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	L 21–34	20,000	^[9]
October 25	Idaho	Las Vegas Stadium Whitney, NV	L 9–39	12,451	^[1]^[10]
November 1	Northern Arizona	Las Vegas Stadium Whitney, NV	W 34–21	9,048
November 8	South Dakota State	Las Vegas Stadium Whitney, NV	W 38–23	10,085
November 15	Weber State	Las Vegas Stadium Whitney, NV	W 38–14	9,530
November 22	at Nevada	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV (rivalry)	W 45–7	5,800
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

^ ^a ^b "Game program: UNLV Runnin' Rebels vs. University of Idaho Vandals". University of Nevada, Las Vegas. University Libraries. October 25, 1975. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
^ "UNLV 2020 Football Guide" (PDF). University of Nevada, Las Vegas. 2020. p. 129. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
^ "SMU to be exciting". Victoria Advocate. (Texas). Associated Press. January 24, 1976. p. 3B.
^ "Knap leaves Boise State for Las Vegas". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. January 30, 1976. p. 1B.
^ "Boise's Knap off to Vegas". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. January 30, 1976. p. 17.
^ "ISU upsets Las Vegas". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. September 21, 1975. p. 2B.
^ "Final 1975 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
^ "Final 1975 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
^ "Broncos rock Rebels". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 19, 1975. p. 2B.
^ "Idaho routs Las Vegas". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 26, 1975. p. 1B.
^ "Final 1975 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 22, 2022.