2019 UNLV Rebels football team

2019 UNLV Rebels football
ConferenceMountain West Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record4–8 (2–6 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGarin Justice (1st season as OC, 2nd overall season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorTim Skipper (2nd season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumSam Boyd Stadium
Seasons
← 2018
2020 →
2019 Mountain West Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Mountain Division
No. 23 Boise State xy$   8 – 0     12 – 2  
No. 22 Air Force   7 – 1     11 – 2  
Utah State   6 – 2     7 – 6  
Wyoming   4 – 4     8 – 5  
Colorado State   3 – 5     4 – 8  
New Mexico   0 – 8     2 – 10  
West Division
Hawaii xy   5 – 3     10 – 5  
San Diego State x   5 – 3     10 – 3  
Nevada   4 – 4     7 – 6  
San Jose State   2 – 6     5 – 7  
UNLV   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Fresno State   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Championship: Boise State 31, Hawaii 10
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2019 UNLV Rebels football team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Rebels were led by fifth year head coach Tony Sanchez and played their home games at Sam Boyd Stadium. They were members of the West Division of the Mountain West Conference.[1] They finished the season 4–8, 2–6 in Mountain West play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place in the West division. On November 25, UNLV and Sanchez agreed that he would leave as head coach after the team's final game of the season.[2]

This was the final season UNLV played at Sam Boyd Stadium, with their November 23 match against San Jose State being the final game at the site. The Rebels Did move into the newly constructed Allegiant Stadium in 2020 where they will share the venue with the National Football League's Las Vegas Raiders.

Preseason

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Media poll

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The preseason poll was released at the Mountain West media days on July 23, 2019. The Rebels were predicted to finish in fifth place in the MW West Division.[3]

West
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Fresno State 122 (17)
2 San Diego State 106 (3)
3 Nevada 74
4 Hawaii 67 (1)
5 UNLV 51
6 San Jose State 21
Mountain
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Boise State 120 (15)
2 Utah State 108 (6)
3 Air Force 73
4 Wyoming 66
5 Colorado State 52
6 New Mexico 22

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 317:00 p.m.Southern Utah*
StadiumW 56–2317,421
September 77:00 p.m.Arkansas State*
  • Sam Boyd Stadium
  • Whitney, NV
Stadium on FacebookL 17–4318,742
September 1412:30 p.m.at Northwestern*
BTNL 14–3037,714
September 285:00 p.m.at Wyoming
ESPNUL 17–5323,029
October 57:30 p.m.No. 16 Boise State
  • Sam Boyd Stadium
  • Whitney, NV
CBSSNL 13–3824,681
October 121:00 p.m.at Vanderbilt*
SECNW 34–1020,048
October 187:00 p.m.at Fresno State
CBSSNL 27–5626,256
October 267:30 p.m.San Diego State
  • Sam Boyd Stadium
  • Whitney, NV
CBSSNL 17–2019,652
November 212:30 p.m.at Colorado State
ATTSNRML 17–3724,103
November 161:00 p.m.Hawaiidagger
Stadium on Facebook/SPEC HIL 7–2121,317
November 231:00 p.m.San Jose State
  • Sam Boyd Stadium
  • Whitney, NV
ATTSNRMW 38–3517,373
November 3012:00 p.m.at Nevada
ATTSNRMW 33–30 OT16,683
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

Game summaries

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Southern Utah

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Southern Utah at UNLV
1 234Total
Thunderbirds 0 7016 23
• Rebels 7 28210 56
  • Date: August 31, 2019
  • Location: Sam Boyd Stadium
    Whitney, NV
  • Game start: 7:06 p.m. PDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 26 minutes
  • Game attendance: 17,421
  • Game weather: Temperature: 105 °F (41 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: 9 MPH
  • Referee: Dwayne Johnson
  • TV announcers (Stadium): Tony Cordasco and Joe Haro
Scoring summary
104:58UNLVCharles Williams 22–yard run (Daniel Gutierrez kick)UNLV 7–0
114:13UNLVCharles Williams 8–yard run (Daniel Gutierrez kick)UNLV 14–0
209:34SUUChris Helbig 2–yard run (Kekoa Sasaoka kick)UNLV 14–7
205:51UNLVArmani Rogers 1–yard run (Daniel Gutierrez kick)UNLV 21–7
202:36UNLVMekhi Stevenson 18–yard pass from Armani Rogers (Daniel Gutierrez kick)UNLV 28–7
200:40UNLVCharles Williams 5–yard run (Daniel Gutierrez kick)UNLV 35–7
213:46UNLVArmani Rogers 66–yard run (Daniel Gutierrez kick)UNLV 42–7
309:00UNLVCourtney Reese 11–yard run (Daniel Gutierrez kick)UNLV 49–7
305:21UNLVDarran Williams 4–yard run (Daniel Gutierrez kick)UNLV 56–7
406:08SUUZach Nelson 7–yard pass from Tyler Skidmore (Kekoa Sasaoka kick)UNLV 56–14
400:19SUUZach Nelson 5–yard pass from Tyler Skidmore (Kekoa Sasaoka kick)UNLV 56–21
400:17SUUTeam 1–yard safetyUNLV 56–23
See also: 2019 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team

Arkansas State

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Arkansas State at UNLV
1 234Total
• Red Wolves 10 131010 43
Rebels 0 377 17
  • Date: September 7, 2019
  • Location: Sam Boyd Stadium
    Whitney, NV
  • Game start: 7:06 p.m. PDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 5 minutes
  • Game attendance: 18,742
  • Game weather: Temperature: 101 °F (38 °C) • Weather: Mostly Clear • Wind: SW 18 MPH
  • Referee: Wayne Walker
  • TV announcers (Stadium on Facebook): Noah Coslov, Ikechuku Ndukwe and Kristen Balboni (sideline)
Scoring summary
113:45ASUJeremy Smith 35–yard interception (Blake Grupe kick)ASU 7–0
104:40ASUBlake Grupe 26–yard field goalASU 10–0
213:42UNLVDaniel Gutierrez 27–yard field goalASU 10–3
208:45ASULogan Bonner 1–yard run (Blake Grupe kick)ASU 17–3
202:49ASURyan Graham 9–yard run (Blake Grupe kick blocked)ASU 23–3
312:30ASUKirk Merritt 37–yard pass from Logan Bonner (Blake Grupe kick)ASU 30–3
307:53UNLVCharles Williams 3–yard run (Daniel Gutierrez kick)ASU 30–10
305:53ASUBlake Grupe 38–yard field goalASU 33–10
412:58ASUOmar Bayless 71–yard pass from Logan Bonner (Blake Grupe kick)ASU 40–10
403:33ASUBlake Grupe 31–yard field goalASU 43–10
401:53UNLVRandal Grimes 56–yard pass from Kenyon Oblad (Daniel Gutierrez kick)ASU 43–17
See also: 2019 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team

At Northwestern

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UNLV at Northwestern
1 234Total
Rebels 7 700 14
• Wildcats 10 677 30
  • Date: September 14, 2019
  • Location: Ryan Field
    Evanston, IL
  • Game start: 12:46 p.m. PDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 2 minutes
  • Game attendance: 37,714
  • Game weather: Temperature: 77 °F (25 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: SE 9 MPH
  • Referee: Larry Smith
  • TV announcers (BTN): Lisa Byington, James Laurinaitis and Elise Menaker (sideline)
Scoring summary
112:32NUHunter Johnson 1–yard run (Charlie Kuhbander kick)NU 7–0
111:14UNLVCharles Williams 65–yard run (Daniel Gutierrez kick)TIE 7–7
106:21NUCharlie Kuhbander 33–yard field goalNU 10–7
210:56UNLVCharles Williams 37–yard run (Daniel Gutierrez kick)UNLV 14–10
206:01NUCharlie Kuhbander 30–yard field goalUNLV 14–13
201:19NUCharlie Kuhbander 44–yard field goalNU 16–14
305:58NUJ. J. Jefferson 50–yard pass from Hunter Johnson (Charlie Kuhbander kick)NU 23–14
401:30NUDrake Anderson 7–yard run (Charlie Kuhbander kick)NU 30–14
See also: 2019 Northwestern Wildcats football team

At Wyoming

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UNLV at Wyoming
1 234Total
Rebels 10 007 17
• Cowboys 7 26020 53
  • Date: September 28, 2019
  • Location: War Memorial Stadium
    Laramie, WY
  • Game start: 6:02 p.m. MDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 22 minutes
  • Game attendance: 23,029
  • Game weather: Temperature: 59 °F (15 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: SE 28 MPH
  • Referee: Mike Cuttone
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Mike Corey and Rene Ingoglia
Scoring summary
109:03UNLVDaniel Gutierrez 40–yard field goalUNLV 3–0
104:50WYOXazavian Valladay 7–yard run (Cooper Rothe kick)WYO 7–0
101:09UNLVGiovanni Fauolo Sr. 54–yard pass from Armani Rogers (Daniel Gutierrez kick)UNLV 10–7
214:18WYOSean Chambers 17–yard run (Cooper Rothe kick failed)WYO 13–10
210:36WYOJosh Harshman 56–yard pass from Sean Chambers (Cooper Rothe kick)WYO 20–10
203:53WYOCooper Rothe 41–yard field goalWYO 23–10
202:08WYOCooper Rothe 21–yard field goalWYO 26–10
201:04WYOJackson Marcotte 20–yard pass from Sean Chambers (Cooper Rothe kick)WYO 33–10
414:49WYOSean Chambers 5–yard run (Cooper Rothe kick)WYO 40–10
410:24UNLVKenyon Oblad 1–yard run (Daniel Gutierrez kick)WYO 40–17
409:44WYOTitus Swen 44–yard run (Cooper Rothe kick failed)WYO 46–17
409:26WYOXazavian Valladay 4–yard run (Cooper Rothe kick)WYO 53–17
See also: 2019 Wyoming Cowboys football team

Boise State

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Boise State at UNLV
1 234Total
• No. 16 Broncos 7 10714 38
Rebels 0 076 13
Scoring summary
111:33BSUGarrett Collingham 2–yard pass from Hank Bachmeier (Eric Sachse kick)BSU 7–0
213:38BSUJohn Hightower 76–yard pass from Hank Bachmeier (Eric Sachse kick)BSU 14–0
200:00BSUJoel Velazquez 52–yard field goalBSU 17–0
306:40BSUAkilian Butler 23–yard run (Eric Sachse kick)BSU 24–0
302:33UNLVMekhi Stevenson 11–yard pass from Kenyon Oblad (Daniel Gutierrez kick)BSU 24–7
405:31BSUKhalil Shakir 24–yard pass from Chase Cord (Eric Sachse kick)BSU 31–7
401:23UNLVDarren Woods Jr. 12–yard pass from Kenyon Oblad (Daniel Gutierrez kick failed)BSU 31–13
401:07BSUAndrew Van Buren 6–yard run (Eric Sachse kick)BSU 38–13
See also: 2019 Boise State Broncos football team

At Vanderbilt

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UNLV at Vanderbilt
1 234Total
• Rebels 7 17010 34
Commodores 7 300 10
  • Date: October 12, 2019
  • Location: Vanderbilt Stadium
    Nashville, TN
  • Game start: 3:01 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 7 minutes
  • Game attendance: 20,048
  • Game weather: Temperature: 59 °F (15 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NW 6 MPH
  • Referee: David Alvarez
  • TV announcers (SECN): Dave Neal, D. J. Shockley and Dawn Davenport (sideline)
Scoring summary
112:10VANDYKe'Shawn Vaughn 4–yard run (Ryley Guay kick)VANDY 7–0
105:45UNLVCharles Williams 5–yard run (Daniel Gutierrez kick)TIE 7–7
214:52UNLVDaniel Gutierrez 44–yard field goalUNLV 10–7
212:05UNLVRandal Grimes 63–yard pass from Kenyon Oblad (Daniel Gutierrez kick)UNLV 17–7
209:28VANDYRyley Guay 48–yard field goalUNLV 17–10
203:39UNLVNoah Bean 5–yard pass from Kenyon Oblad (Daniel Gutierrez kick)UNLV 24–10
414:56UNLVDaniel Gutierrez 29–yard field goalUNLV 27–10
410:44UNLVChad Magyar 14–yard run (Daniel Gutierrez kick)UNLV 34–10
See also: 2019 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

At Fresno State

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UNLV at Fresno State
1 234Total
Rebels 3 1437 27
• Bulldogs 7 21721 56
Scoring summary
111:17UNLVDaniel Gutierrez 22–yard field goalUNLV 3–0
10:519FSRonnie Rivers 7–yard run (Cesar Silva kick)FS 7–0
213:51UNLVRandal Grimes 12–yard pass from Kenyon Oblad (Daniel Gutierrez kick)UNLV 10–7
213:19FSJosh Hokit 1–yard run (Cesar Silva kick)FS 14–10
204:33FSRonnie Rivers 11–yard run (Cesar Silva kick)FS 21–10
201:44UNLVNoah Bean 60–yard pass from Kenyon Oblad (Daniel Gutierrez kick)FS 21–17
200:41FSJorge Reyna 3–yard run (Cesar Silva kick)FS 28–17
309:03UNLVDaniel Gutierrez 22–yard field goalFS 28–20
303:49FSJustin Rice 18–yard fumble recovery (Cesar Silva kick)FS 35–20
412:19FSJared Rice 12–yard pass from Jorge Reyna (Cesar Silva kick)FS 42–20
411:50FSJosh Hokit 1–yard run (Cesar Silva kick)FS 49–20
409:58FSJosh Hokit 6–yard run (Cesar Silva kick)FS 56–20
405:16UNLVRandal Grimes 12–yard pass from Kenyon Oblad (Daniel Gutierrez kick)FS 56–27
See also: 2019 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

San Diego State

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San Diego State at UNLV
1 234Total
• Aztecs 14 330 20
Rebels 0 737 17
Scoring summary
107:23SDSUEthan Dedeaux 49–yard pass from Ryan Agnew (Matt Araiza kick)SDSU 7–0
100:52SDSUCaden McDonald 0–yard blocked punt return (Matt Araiza kick)SDSU 14–0
203:01SDSUMatt Araiza 25–yard field goalSDSU 17–0
201:26UNLVRandal Grimes 58–yard pass from Kenyon Oblad (Daniel Gutierrez kick)SDSU 17–7
308:34UNLVDaniel Gutierrez 22–yard field goalSDSU 17–10
300:00SDSUMatt Araiza 34–yard field goalSDSU 20–10
405:57UNLVGiovanni Fauolo Sr. 2–yard pass from Kenyon Oblad (Daniel Gutierrez kick)SDSU 20–17
See also: 2019 San Diego State Aztecs football team

At Colorado State

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UNLV at Colorado State
1 234Total
Rebels 0 0314 17
• Rams 21 3310 37
  • Date: November 2, 2019
  • Location: Canvas Stadium
    Fort Collins, CO
  • Game start: 1:38 p.m. MDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 12 minutes
  • Game attendance: 24,103
  • Game weather: Temperature: 44 °F (7 °C) • Weather: Clear and Sunny • Wind: E 5 MPH
  • Referee: Michael VanderVelde
  • TV announcers (ATTSNRM): Drew Goodman, Sherdrick Bonner, Brad Thompson (sideline) and Taylor McGregor (sideline)
Scoring summary
114:46CSUAnthony Hawkins 99–yard kickoff return (Maxwell Poduska kick)CSU 7–0
110:48CSUMarcus McElroy 18–yard run (Maxwell Poduska kick)CSU 14–0
100:11CSUJaylen Thomas 11–yard run (Maxwell Poduska kick)CSU 21–0
207:58CSUCayden Camper 50–yard field goalCSU 24–0
309:39UNLVDaniel Gutierrez 37–yard field goalCSU 24–3
303:13CSUMaxwell Poduska 23–yard field goalCSU 27–3
410:08CSUMaxwell Poduska 24–yard field goalCSU 30–3
407:08UNLVRandal Grimes 14–yard pass from Kenyon Oblad (Daniel Gutirrez kick)CSU 30–10
403:24CSUChristian Hunter 5–yard run (Maxwell Poduska kick)CSU 37–10
401:39UNLVDarren Woods Jr. 15–yard pass from Kenyon Oblad (Daniel Gutierrez kick)CSU 37–17
See also: 2019 Colorado State Rams football team

Hawaii

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Hawaii at UNLV
(Island Showdown)
1 234Total
• Rainbow Warriors 0 777 21
Rebels 7 000 7
  • Date: November 16, 2019
  • Location: Sam Boyd Stadium
    Whitney, NV
  • Game start: 1:07 p.m. PST
  • Elapsed time: 2 hours and 58 minutes
  • Game attendance: 21,317
  • Game weather: Temperature: 79 °F (26 °C) • Weather: Clear Skies • Wind: N 2 MPH
  • Referee: Cal McNeill
  • TV announcers (Stadium on Facebook/SPEC HI): Robert Kekaula and Rich Miano
Scoring summary
102:06UNLVDarren Woods Jr. 31–yard pass from Kenyon Oblad (Daniel Gutierrez kick)UNLV 7–0
200:22UHCole McDonald 1–yard run (Ryan Meskell kick)TIE 7–7
301:33UHCortez Davis 43–yard interception (Ryan Meskell kick)UH 14–7
411:31UHCole McDonald 2–yard run (Ryan Meskell kick)UH 21–7
See also: 2019 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team

San Jose State

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San Jose State at UNLV
1 234Total
Spartans 6 0227 35
• Rebels 7 14314 38
  • Date: November 23, 2019
  • Location: Sam Boyd Stadium
    Whitney, NV
  • Game start: 1:08 p.m. PST
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 27 minutes
  • Game attendance: 17,373
  • Game weather: Temperature: 62 °F (17 °C) • Weather: Fair Weather Clouds • Wind: N 9 MPH
  • Referee: Mike Cuttone
  • TV announcers (ATTSNRM): Drew Goodman, Sherdrick Bonner and Brad Thompson (sideline)
Scoring summary
110:02UNLVCharles Williams 12–yard run (Daniel Gutierrez kick)UNLV 7–0
103:51SJSUDeJon Packer 1–yard run (Matt Mercurio kick failed)UNLV 7–6
214:19UNLVShelton Zeon III 7–yard pass from Kenyon Oblad (Daniel Gutierrez kick)UNLV 14–6
209:37UNLVRandal Grimes 35–yard pass from Kenyon Oblad (Daniel Gutierrez kick)UNLV 21–6
310:07SJSUDeJon Packer 65–yard pass from Josh Love (Isaiah Holiness pass)UNLV 21–14
307:05UNLVDaniel Gutierrez 45–yard field goalUNLV 24–14
301:04SJSUJack Snyder 4–yard run (Matt Mercurio kick)UNLV 24–21
300:00SJSUBrett Foley 26–yard pass from Josh Love (Matt Mercurio kick)SJSU 28–24
410:09UNLVCharles Williams 4–yard run (Daniel Gutierrez kick)UNLV 31–28
406:17SJSUTre Walker 25–yard pass from Josh Love (Matt Mercurio kick)SJSU 35–31
401:15UNLVCharles Williams 1–yard run (Daniel Gutierrez kick)UNLV 38–35
See also: 2019 San Jose State Spartans football team

At Nevada

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UNLV at Nevada
(Battle for the Fremont Cannon / Silver State Series)
1 234OTTotal
• Rebels 17 7036 33
Wolf Pack 0 130143 30
  • Date: November 30, 2019
  • Location: Mackay Stadium
    Reno, NV
  • Game start: 12:08 p.m. PST
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 19 minutes
  • Game attendance: 16,683
  • Game weather: Temperature: 29 °F (−2 °C) • Weather: Cool Overcast • Wind: ESE 4 MPH
  • Referee: Kevin Hassell
  • TV announcers (ATTSNRM): Drew Goodman, Sherdrick Bonner and Brad Thompson (sideline)
Scoring summary
110:19UNLVDaniel Gutierrez 40–yard field goalUNLV 3–0
104:43UNLVCharles Williams 80–yard run (Daniel Gutierrez kick)UNLV 10–0
101:38UNLVMekhi Stevenson 32–yard pass from Kenyon Oblad (Daniel Gutierrez kick)UNLV 17–0
213:09NEVDevonte Lee 2–yard run (Spencer Pettit kick)UNLV 17–7
208:02NEVBrandon Talton 27–yard field goalUNLV 17–10
203:10NEVBrandon Talton 31–yard field goalUNLV 17–13
202:58UNLVSteve Jenkins 75–yard pass from Kenyon Oblad (Daniel Gutierrez kick)UNLV 24–13
409:08NEVDaniel Gutierrez 50–yard field goalUNLV 27–13
406:47NEVDominic Christian 24–yard pass from Carson Strong (Brandon Talton kick)UNLV 27–20
401:32NEVDevonte Lee 1–yard run (Brandon Talton kick)TIE 27–27
OT15:00NEVBrandon Talton 42–yard field goalNEV 30–27
OT15:00UNLVSteve Jenkins 19–yard pass from Kenyon ObladUNLV 33–30
See also: 2019 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

References

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  1. ^ "2019 UNLV Football Schedule". Retrieved March 22, 2019.
  2. ^ "UNLV, Sanchez to part ways after Nevada game". November 25, 2019.
  3. ^ "Boise State, Fresno State Picked to Win 2019 Mountain West Football Divisional Titles". TheMW.com. July 23, 2019. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
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