American college football season
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.[1]
West
Predicted finish
|
Team
|
Votes (1st place)
|
1 |
Nevada |
141 (19)
|
2 |
San Jose State |
121 (5)
|
3 |
San Diego State |
96
|
4 |
Fresno State |
85 (1)
|
5 |
Hawaii |
56
|
6 |
UNLV |
26
|
Mountain
Predicted finish
|
Team
|
Votes (1st place)
|
1 |
Boise State |
148 (23)
|
2 |
Wyoming |
115 (2)
|
3 |
Air Force |
104
|
4 |
Colorado State |
72
|
5 |
Utah State |
47
|
6 |
New Mexico |
39
|
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| 7:00 p.m. | No. 11 (FCS) Eastern Washington* | | Stadium | L 33–35 2OT | 21,970
|
September 11 | 7:30 p.m. | at No. 23 Arizona State* | | 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
|
| 7:00 p.m. | at No. 22 Fresno State | | CBSSN | L 30–38 | 35,093
|
October 2 | 3:00 p.m. | at UTSA* | | ESPN+ | L 17–24 | 20,154
|
October 16 | 4:00 p.m. | Utah State | - Allegiant Stadium
- Paradise, NV
| CBSSN | L 24–28 | 21,322
|
| 8:00 p.m. | San Jose State | - Allegiant Stadium
- Paradise, NV
| CBSSN | L 20–27 | 19,318
|
| 7:00 p.m. | at Nevada | | CBSSN | L 20–51 | 28,960
|
November 6 | 4:00 p.m. | at New Mexico | | 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
|
| 8:30 p.m. | No. 19 San Diego State | - Allegiant Stadium
- Paradise, NV
| CBSSN | L 20–28 | 16,713
|
| 12:30 p.m. | at Air Force | | CBSSN | L 14–48 | 18,226
|
|
[2]
Game summaries
No. 11 (FCS) Eastern Washington
|
|
|
|
| | |
Total |
No. 11 (FCS) Eagles
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
17 | 7 | 8 |
35 |
Rebels
|
0
|
6
|
0
|
14 | 7 | 6 |
33 |
At No. 23 Arizona State
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
Rebels
|
3
|
7
|
0
|
0 |
10 |
No. 23 Sun Devils
|
0
|
14
|
7
|
16 |
37 |
No. 14 Iowa State
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
No. 14 Cyclones
|
7
|
17
|
14
|
10 |
48 |
Rebels
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
0 |
3 |
At No. 22 Fresno State
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
Rebels
|
14
|
0
|
7
|
9 |
30 |
No. 22 Bulldogs
|
0
|
9
|
13
|
16 |
38 |
At UTSA
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
Rebels
|
7
|
3
|
0
|
7 |
17 |
Roadrunners
|
7
|
10
|
7
|
0 |
24 |
Utah State
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
Aggies
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
7 |
28 |
Rebels
|
17
|
0
|
7
|
0 |
24 |
San Jose State
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
Spartans
|
3
|
10
|
0
|
14 |
27 |
Rebels
|
7
|
10
|
3
|
0 |
20 |
At Nevada
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
Rebels
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
13 |
20 |
Wolf Pack
|
10
|
10
|
21
|
10 |
51 |
At New Mexico
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
Rebels
|
7
|
14
|
3
|
7 |
31 |
Lobos
|
7
|
10
|
0
|
0 |
17 |
Hawaii
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
Rainbow Warriors
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
3 |
13 |
Rebels
|
7
|
3
|
10
|
7 |
27 |
No. 19 San Diego State
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
No. 19 Aztecs
|
7
|
14
|
0
|
7 |
28 |
Rebels
|
3
|
7
|
10
|
0 |
20 |
At Air Force
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
Rebels
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
7 |
14 |
Falcons
|
14
|
10
|
17
|
7 |
48 |
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