2016 UNLV Rebels football team

2016 UNLV Rebels football
Conference Mountain West Conference
Division West Division
2016 record 4–8 (3–5 MW)
Head coach Tony Sanchez (2nd year)
Offensive coordinator Barney Cotton (2nd year)
Defensive coordinator Kent Baer (2nd year)
Home stadium Sam Boyd Stadium
(Capacity: 35,500)
2016 Mountain West football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Mountain Division
Wyoming xy   6 – 2         8 – 5  
Boise State x   6 – 2         10 – 2  
New Mexico x   6 – 2         8 – 4  
Air Force   5 – 3         9 – 3  
Colorado State   5 – 3         7 – 5  
Utah State   1 – 7         3 – 9  
West Division
San Diego State xy$   6 – 2         10 – 3  
Hawaii   4 – 4         6 – 7  
Nevada   3 – 5         5 – 7  
San Jose State   3 – 5         4 – 8  
UNLV   3 – 5         4 – 8  
Fresno State   0 – 8         1 – 11  
Championship: San Diego State 27, Wyoming 24
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
As of December 6, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 UNLV Rebels football team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas during the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Rebels were led by second 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. They finished the season 4–8, 3–5 in Mountain West play to finish in a three-way tie for third place in the West Division.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 1 7:00 PM Jackson State* Sam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, NV MW Net W 63–13   18,575
September 10 5:00 PM at UCLA* Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA P12N L 21–42   63,712
September 17 12:00 PM at Central Michigan* Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI ESPN3 L 21–44   19,922
September 24 6:00 PM Idaho* Sam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, NV MW Net L 30–33 OT  17,229
October 1 7:30 PM Fresno Statedagger Sam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, NV CBSSN W 45–20   17,811
October 8 7:30 PM at San Diego State Qualcomm Stadium • San Diego, CA ESPNU L 7–26   33,296
October 15 8:00 PM at Hawaii Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI MW Net W 41–38   31,287
October 22 2:30 PM Colorado State Sam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, NV RTRM L 23–42   18,362
October 29 7:30 PM at San Jose State CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA CBSSN L 24–30   15,733
November 12 1:30 PM Wyoming Sam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, NV RTRM W 69–66 3OT  14,790
November 18 6:00 PM at No. 22 Boise State Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID ESPN2 L 25–42   32,989
November 26 1:00 PM Nevada Sam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, NV (Battle for the Fremont Cannon) ESPN3 L 10–45   23,569
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time.
Schedule Source:[1]

Game notes

Jackson State

Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 1975 UNLV, 39–2
Week One: Jackson State Tigers at UNLV Rebels – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Tigers 7 3 0313
Rebels 28 14 21063

at Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, NV

  • Date: September 1
  • Game time: 7:00 PM PDT
  • Game weather: 99°F • SSE 13 • 15% humidity
  • Game attendance: 18,575
  • Referee: Kevin Boitmann
  • TV announcers (MW Net): Ray Crawford, Caleb Herring & Shae Peppler
  • UNLV vs Jackson State
Game information

First quarter
  • 13:53 UNLV – Devonte Boyd 64 yd pass from Johnny Stanton (Evan Pantels kick), UNLV 7–0.
  • 10:39 UNLV – Devonte Boyd 32 yd pass from Johnny Stanton (Evan Pantels kick), UNLV 14–0.
  • 8:55 JSU – Tevin Garrett 11 yd pass from LaMontiez Ivy (Christian Jacquemin kick), UNLV 14–7.
  • 7:44 UNLV – Lexington Thomas 17 yd run (Evan Pantels kick), UNLV 21–7.
  • 0:11 UNLV – Lexington Thomas 3 yd run (Evan Pantels kick), UNLV 28–7.
Second quarter
  • 11:27 UNLV – David Greene 1 yd run (Evan Pantels kick), UNLV 35–7.
  • 8:16 UNLV – Devonte Boyd 30 yd pass from Johnny Stanton (Evan Pantels kick), UNLV 42–7.
  • 1:47 JSU – Christian Jacquemin 27 yd field goal, UNLV 42–10.
Third quarter
  • 4:17 UNLV – Charles Williams 17 yd run (Evan Pantels kick), UNLV 49–10.
  • 3:29 UNLV – Nick Dehdashtian 28 yd fumble return (Evan Pantels kick), UNLV 56–10
  • 2:14 UNLV – Torry McTyer 43 yd interception return (Evan Pantels kick), UNLV 63–10.
Fourth quarter
  • 13:50 JSU – Christian Jacquemin 30 yd field goal, UNLV 63–13.
Leading Passers
  • JSU – LaMontiez Ivy, 14–34, 134 yards, 1 touchdown, 1 interception
  • UNLV – Johnny Stanton, 10–12, 217 yards, 3 touchdowns
Leading Rushers
  • JSU – Joshua Bates, 8 carries, 32 yards
  • UNLV – Charles Williams, 12 carries, 96 yards, 1 touchdown
Leading Receivers
  • JSU – Carle Ollie, 2 receptions, 39 yards, 1 touchdown
  • UNLV – Devonte Boyd, 4 receptions, 135 yards, 3 touchdowns
Leading Tacklers
  • JSU – Javancy Jones, 5 tackles
  • UNLV – Tau Lotulelei, 6 tackles

@ UCLA

Overall record Last meeting Result
0–1 2015 UCLA, 37–3
Week Two: UNLV Rebels at UCLA Bruins – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Rebels 7 7 7021
Bruins 7 21 01442

at Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA

  • Date: September 10
  • Game time: 5:00 PM PDT
  • Game weather: 84°F • S 10 • Light haze
  • Game attendance: 63,712
  • Referee: Chris Coyte
  • TV announcers (P12N): Ted Robinson, Yogi Roth & Cindy Brunson
  • UNLV vs UCLA
Game information

First quarter
  • 12:36 UCLA – Soso Jamabo 3 yd run (JJ Molson kick), UCLA 7–0.
  • 02:15 UNLV – Lexington Thomas 12 yd run (Evan Pantels kick), Tied 7–7.
Second quarter
  • 12:45 UCLA – Soso Jamabo 23 yd run (JJ Molson kick), UCLA 14–7.
  • 08:04 UCLA – Mossi Johnson 29 yd pass from Josh Rosen (JJ Molson kick), UCLA 21–7.
  • 06:00 UCLA – Soso Jamabo 7 Yd run (JJ Molson kick), UCLA 28–7.
  • 00:37 UNLV – Mekhi Stevenson 14 yd pass from Johnny Stanton (Evan Pantels kick), UCLA 28–14.
Third quarter
  • 05:13 UNLV – Johnny Stanton 11 yd run (Evan Pantels kick), UCLA 28–21.
Fourth quarter
  • 11:39 UCLA – Bolu Olorunfunmi 1 yd run (JJ Molson kick), UCLA 35–21.
  • 04:54 UCLA – Josh Rosen 1 yd run (Andrew Strauch kick), UCLA 42–21.
Leading Passers
  • UNLV – Johnny Stanton, 11–28, 153 yards, 1 touchdown, 2 interceptions
  • UCLA – Josh Rosen, 23–38, 267 yards, 1 touchdown
Leading Rushers
  • UNLV – Lexington Thomas, 19 carries, 112 yards, 1 touchdown
  • UCLA – Soso Jamambo, 11 carries, 90 yards, 3 touchdowns
Leading Receivers
  • UNLV – Devonte Boyd, 5 receptions, 84 yards
  • UCLA – Jordan Lasley, 3 receptions, 55 yards
Leading Tacklers
  • UNLV – Ryan McAleenan, 14 tackles
  • UCLA – Eli Ankou, 8 tackles

@ Central Michigan

Overall record Last meeting Result
3–1 2013 UNLV, 31–21
Week Three: UNLV Rebels at Central Michigan Chippewas – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Rebels 7 14 0021
Chippewas 14 14 9744

at Kelly/Shorts Stadium, Mount Pleasant, MI

  • Date: September 17
  • Game time: 12:00 PM PDT
  • Game weather: 76°F • WSW 5–10 • Partly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 19,922
  • Referee: Tom Stapleton
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Dan Gutowsky & Dustin Fox
  • UNLV vs Central Michigan
Game information

First quarter
  • 10:32 UNLV – Charles Williams 0 yd return of blocked punt (Evan Pantels kick), UNLV 7–0.
  • 04:38 CMU – Jesse Kroll 30 yd pass from Cooper Rush (Brian Eavey kick), Tied 7–7.
  • 01:35 CMU – Mark Chapman 13 yd pass from Cooper Rush (Brian Eavey kick), CMU 14–7.
Second quarter
  • 13:07 UNLV – Lexington Thomas 85 yd run (Evan Pantels kick), Tied 14–14.
  • 07:34 UNLV – Darren Woods Jr. 13 yd pass from Johnny Stanton (Evan Pantels kick), UNLV 21–14.
  • 05:07 CMU – Mark Chapman 29 yd pass from Cooper Rush (Brian Eavey kick), Tied 21–21.
  • 01:51 CMU – Corey Willis 26 yd pass from Cooper Rush (Brian Eavey kick), CMU 28–21.
Third quarter
  • 06:34 CMU – Corey Willis 31 yd pass from Cooper Rush (Brian Eavey kick), CMU 35–21.
  • 04:40 CMU – Team Safety, CMU 37–21.
Fourth quarter
  • 14:14 CMU – Brandon Childress 42 yd pass from Cooper Rush (Brian Eavey kick), CMU 44–21.
Leading Passers
  • UNLV – Johnny Stanton, 15–41, 131 yards, 1 touchdown, 2 interceptions
  • CMU – Cooper Rush, 20–33, 352 yards, 6 touchdowns
Leading Rushers
  • UNLV – Lexington Thomas, 17 carries, 113 yards, 1 touchdown
  • CMU – Johnathan Ward, 12 carries, 51 yards
Leading Receivers
  • UNLV – Mehki Stevenson, 5 receptions, 48 yards
  • CMU – Corey Willis, 6 receptions, 108 yards, 2 touchdowns
Leading Tacklers
  • UNLV – Troy Hawthorne, 10 tackles
  • CMU – Malik Fountain, 9 tackles

Idaho

Overall record Last meeting Result
3–3 2010 ID, 30–7
Week Four: Idaho Vandals at UNLV Rebels – Game summary
1 2 34OTTotal
Vandals 7 10 37633
Rebels 0 14 310330

at Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, NV

  • Date: September 26
  • Game time: 6:00 PM PDT
  • Game weather: 86°F • ENE 5 • Clear
  • Game attendance: 17,229
  • Referee: Ted Pitts
  • TV announcers (MW Net): Tony Cordasco & Caleb Herring
  • UNLV vs Idaho
Game information

First quarter
  • 10:30 IDA – Kaden Elliss 31 yd interception return (Austin Rehkow kick), IDA 7–0.
Second quarter
  • 11:48 IDA – Austin Rehkow 40 yd field goal, IDA 10–0.
  • 09:04 UNLV – Lexington Thomas 3 yd run (Evan Pantels kick), IDA 10–7.
  • 04:58 IDA – Aaron Duckworth 4 yd run (Austin Rehkow kick), IDA 17–7.
  • 00:59 UNLV – Marc Philippi 4 yd pass from Johnny Stanton (Evan Pantels kick), IDA 17–14.
Third quarter
  • 11:45 IDA – Austin Rehkow 33 yd field goal, IDA 20–14.
  • 06:05 UNLV – Evan Pantels 32 yd field goal, IDA 20–17.
Fourth quarter
  • 08:29 UNLV – Evan Pantels 24 yd field goal, Tied 20–20.
  • 06:14 IDA – Matt Linehan 7 yd run (Austin Rehkow kick), IDA 27–20.
  • 05:09 UNLV – Lexington Thomas 55 yd run (Evan Pantels kick), Tied 27–27.
Overtime
  • 15:00 UNLV – Evan Pantels 23 yd field goal, UNLV 30–27.
  • 15:00 IDA – Callen Hightower 11 yd pass from Matt Linehan, IDA 33–30.
Leading Passers
  • IDA – Matt Linehan, 17–35, 249 yards, 1 touchdown
  • UNLV – Johnny Stanton, 14–26, 175 yards, 1 touchdown, 2 interceptions
Leading Rushers
  • IDA – Aaron Duckworth, 20 carries, 90 yards, 1 touchdown
  • UNLV – Lexington Thomas, 19 carries, 160 yards, 2 touchdowns
Leading Receivers
  • IDA – Callen Hightower, 4 receptions, 67 yards, 1 touchdown
  • UNLV – Devonte Boyd, 6 receptions, 64 yards
Leading Tacklers
  • IDA – Ed Hall, 15 tackles
  • UNLV – Tau Lotulelei, 15 tackles

Fresno State

Overall record Last meeting Result
5–13 2015 FRES, 31–28
Week Five: Fresno State Bulldogs at UNLV Rebels – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Bulldogs 0 7 10320
Rebels 0 21 101445

at Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, NV

  • Date: October 1
  • Game time: 7:30 PM PDT
  • Game weather: 85°F • SSW 10 • Fair
  • Game attendance: 17,811
  • Referee: Marvel July
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Dwayne Ballen, Randy Cross & Cassie McKinney
  • UNLV vs Fresno State
Game information

First quarter
  • No Scoring
Second quarter
  • 10:11 UNLV – Lexington Thomas 1 yd run (Evan Pantels kick), UNLV 7–0.
  • 08:40 FSU – Aaron Peck 15 yd pass from Chason Virgil (Kody Kroening kick), Tied 7–7.
  • 05:44 UNLV – Charles Williams 5 yd run (Evan Pantels kick), UNLV 14–7.
  • 02:56 UNLV – Elijah Trosclair 61 yd pass from Dalton Sneed (Evan Pantels kick), UNLV 21–7.
Third quarter
  • 08:39 FSU – Kody Kroening 42 yd field goal, UNLV 21–10.
  • 07:38 UNLV – Dalton Sneed 91 yd run (Evan Pantels kick), UNLV 28–10.
  • 01:40 UNLV – Pantel Evans 38 yd field goal, UNLV 31–10.
  • 01:17 FSU – Aaron Peck 80 yd pass from Chason Virgil (Kody Kroening kick), UNLV 31–17.
Fourth quarter
  • 11:17 FSU – Kody Kroening 47 yd field goal, UNLV 31–20.
  • 02:29 UNLV – David Greene 9 yd run (Evan Pantels kick), UNLV 38–20.
  • 01:32 UNLV – David Greene 16 yd run (Evan Pantels kick), UNLV 45–20.
Leading Passers
  • FSU – Virgil Chason, 16–45, 296 yards, 2 touchdowns, 1 interception
  • UNLV – Dalton Sneed, 8–16, 129 yards, 1 touchdown
Leading Rushers
  • FSU – Dontel James, 18 carries, 53 yards
  • UNLV – Charles Williams, 18 carries, 153 yards, 1 touchdown
Leading Receivers
  • FSU – Aaron Peck, 5 receptions, 194 yards, 2 touchdowns
  • UNLV –Devonte Boyd, 3 receptions, 46 yards
Leading Tacklers
  • FSU – Jeff Camilli, 10 tackles
  • UNLV – Tau Lotulelei, 10 tackles

@ San Diego State

Overall record Last meeting Result
9–16 2015 SDSU, 52–14
Week Six: UNLV Rebels at San Diego State Aztecs – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Rebels 0 7 007
Aztecs 10 3 7626

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, CA

  • Date: October 8
  • Game time: 7:30 PM PDT
  • Game weather: 73°F • NNW 2 • Fair
  • Game attendance: 33,296
  • Referee: David Alvarez
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Roy Philpott & Tom Ramsey
  • UNLV vs San Diego State
Game information

First quarter
  • 13:16 SDSU – Rashaad Penny 41 yd pass from Christ Chapman (John Baron II kick), SDSU 7–0.
  • 08:16 SDSU – John Baron 48 yd field goal, SDSU 10–0.
Second quarter
  • 10:35 UNLV – Dominic Baldwin 20 yd fumble recovery (Evan Pantels kick), SDSU 10–7.
  • 01:28 SJSU – John Baron II 50 yd field goal, SDSU 13–7.
Third quarter
  • 06:22 SJSU – Donne Pumphrey 9 yd run (John Baron II kick), SDSU 20–7.
Fourth quarter
  • 12:47 SDSU –Rashaad Penny 4 yd run (two-point pass conv. failed), SDSU 26–7.
Leading Passers
  • UNLV – Dalton Sneed, 2–12, 9 yards, 1 interception
  • SDSU – Christian Chapman, 15–20, 215 yards, 1 touchdown
Leading Rushers
  • UNLV – Dalton Sneed, 12 carries, 56 yards
  • SDSU – Donnel Pumphrey, 31 carries, 141 yards, 1 touchdown
Leading Receivers
  • UNLV – Devonte Boyd, 2 receptions, 9 yards
  • SDSU – Mikah Holder, 3 receptions, 68 yards
Leading Tacklers
  • UNLV – Troy Hawthorne, 16 tackles
  • SDSU – Damontae Kazee, 5 tackles

@ Hawaii

Overall record Last meeting Result
10–15 2015 UNLV, 41–21
Week Seven: UNLV Rebels at Hawaii Rainbow Warriors – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Rebels 7 14 31741
Rainbow Warriors 7 14 31438

at Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI

  • Date: October 15
  • Game time: 9:00 PM PDT
  • Game attendance: 31,287
  • TV: MW Net

Colorado State

Overall record Last meeting Result
6–15–1 2015 CSU, 49–35
Week Eight: Colorado State Rams at UNLV Rebels – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Rams 14 21 0742
Rebels 0 0 101323

at Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, NV

  • Date: October 22
  • Game time: 2:30 PM PDT
  • Game attendance: 18,362
  • TV: RTRM

@ San Jose State

Overall record Last meeting Result
5–14–1 2015 SJSU, 33–27 OT
Week Nine: UNLV Rebels at San Jose State Spartans – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Rebels 7 3 7724
Spartans 10 17 3030

at Spartan Stadium, San Jose, CA

  • Date: October 29
  • Game time: 7:30 PM PST
  • Game attendance: 15,733
  • TV: CBSSN

Wyoming

Overall record Last meeting Result
10–12 2015 WY, 35–28
Week Eleven: Wyoming Cowboys at UNLV Rebels – Game summary
1 2 34OT2OT3OTTotal
Cowboys 3 21 72177066
Rebels 10 20 71577369

at Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, NV

  • Date: November 12
  • Game time: 12:30 PM PST
  • Game attendance: 14,790
  • TV: RTRM

@ Boise State

Overall record Last meeting Result
3–6 2015 BSU, 55–27
Week Twelve: UNLV Rebels at Boise State Broncos – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Rebels 3 7 7825
#22 Broncos 14 7 14742

at Albertsons Stadium, Boise, ID

  • Date: November 18
  • Game time: 6:00 PM PST
  • TV: ESPN2

Nevada

Overall record Last meeting Result
17–24 2015 UNLV, 23–17
Week Thirteen: Nevada Wolfpack at UNLV Rebels – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Wolf Pack 10 17 31545
Rebels 0 10 0010

at Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, NV

  • Date: November 26
  • Game time: 1:00 PM PST

References

  1. ↑ "2016 UNLV Rebels Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
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