1996 UNLV Rebels football team

The 1996 UNLV Rebels football team was an American football team that represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in the Western Athletic Conference during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third year under head coach Jeff Horton, the team compiled an 1–11 record.^[1][2]

1996 UNLV Rebels football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Division	Pacific Division
Record	1–11 (1–7 WAC)
Head coach	Jeff Horton (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Charlie Stubbs (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Stan Eggen (3rd season)
Home stadium	Sam Boyd Stadium
Seasons ← 1995 1997 →

1996 Western Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Mountain Division
No. 5 BYU x$		8	–	0					14	–	1
Utah		6	–	2					8	–	4
Rice		6	–	2					7	–	4
SMU		4	–	4					5	–	6
New Mexico		3	–	5					6	–	5
TCU		3	–	5					4	–	7
Tulsa		2	–	6					4	–	7
UTEP		0	–	8					2	–	9
Pacific Division
No. 22 Wyoming x		7	–	1					10	–	2
San Diego State		6	–	2					8	–	3
Colorado State		6	–	2					7	–	5
Air Force		5	–	3					6	–	5
Fresno State		3	–	5					4	–	7
San Jose State		3	–	5					3	–	9
Hawaii		1	–	7					2	–	10
UNLV		1	–	8					1	–	11
Championship: BYU 28, Wyoming 25 ^OT
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 31	at No. 2 Tennessee*	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	L 3–62	106,212	^[3]
September 7	Air Force	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV	L 17–66	22,945
September 14	Wisconsin*	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV	L 17–52	40,091
September 21	at Colorado State	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	L 16–35	24,011
September 28	Wyoming	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV	L 21–33	12,564
October 5	Nevada*	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV (rivalry)	L 17–54	20,230
October 12	at No. 19 BYU	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	L 28–63	64,872
October 19	at Hawaii	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	L 28–38	29,536
October 26	Fresno State	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV	L 23–34	11,319
November 2	at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	L 34–42	27,047
November 16	San Diego State	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV	W 44–42	11,594
November 23	at San Jose State	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	L 28–31	7,358
*Non-conference game Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "1996 UNLV Rebels Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
2. "UNLV 2020 Football Guide" (PDF). University of Nevada, Las Vegas. 2020. p. 131. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
3. "Tennessee tops UNLV by 59". Reno Gazette-Journal. September 1, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.