1987 UNLV Rebels football team

1987 UNLV Rebels football
ConferencePacific Coast Athletic Association
Record5–6 (4–3 PCAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorCarl Ferrill (1st season)
Home stadiumSam Boyd Silver Bowl
1987 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
San Jose State $ 7 0 0 10 2 0
Fresno State 4 3 0 6 5 0
Cal State Fullerton 4 3 0 6 6 0
4 3 0 5 6 0
Utah State 4 3 0 5 6 0
Pacific (CA) 3 4 0 4 7 0
Long Beach State 2 5 0 4 7 0
New Mexico State 0 7 0 2 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1987 UNLV Rebels football team was an American football team that represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second year under head coach Wayne Nunnely, the team compiled a 5–6 record.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12at Southwestern Louisiana*L 10–2116,241[3]
September 19Baylor*L 14–2127,128[4]
October 3Nevada*
  • Sam Boyd Silver Bowl
  • Whitney, NV (rivalry)
W 24–1925,584[5][6]
October 10Utah State
  • Sam Boyd Silver Bowl
  • Whitney, NV
W 28–2723,363[7]
October 17at Cal State FullertonL 14–286,019[8]
October 24at San Jose StateL 24–4820,108[9]
October 31at Fresno StateL 10–4531,595[10]
November 7Long Beach State
  • Sam Boyd Silver Bowl
  • Whitney, NV
W 30–1716,071[11]
November 14at New Mexico StateW 29–64,219[12]
November 21Pacific (CA)
  • Sam Boyd Silver Bowl
  • Whitney, NV
W 30–2414,500[13]
November 28Northern Illinois*
  • Sam Boyd Silver Bowl
  • Whitney, NV
L 31–3414,650[14]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1987 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. 129. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
  3. ^ "USL downs UNLV". Beauregard Daily News. September 13, 1987. Retrieved May 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Perry rallies Baylor over UNLV, 21–14". Waco Tribune-Herald. September 20, 1987. Retrieved May 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Rebels win battle of Nevada". Reno Gazette-Journal. October 4, 1987. pp. 1B, 2B – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Wolf Pack may have learned a lot in loss to UNLV". Reno Gazette-Journal. October 4, 1987. p. 2B.
  7. ^ "UNLV miracle sinks winless Utah State". The Daily Spectrum. October 11, 1987. Retrieved May 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Robyn Norwood (October 18, 1987). "White Has Big Day in Titan Win". The Los Angeles Times. p. III-6. Retrieved February 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Spartans dominate Las Vegas". The Peninsula Times Tribune. October 25, 1987. Retrieved May 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "'Dogs rip UNLV, stop 2-game losing skid". The Fresno Bee. November 1, 1987. Retrieved May 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Nev. Las Vegas 30, CSLB 17". The Los Angeles Times. November 9, 1987. p. III-18. Retrieved January 18, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Woods runs UNLV past NMSU, 29–6". Albuquerque Journal. November 15, 1987. Retrieved May 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Las Vegas nips Pacific". The Modesto Bee. November 22, 1987. Retrieved May 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Northern Illinois beats UNLV". Reno Gazette-Journal. November 29, 1987. Retrieved May 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.