1989 UNLV Rebels football team

1989 UNLV Rebels football
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record4–7 (3–4 Big West)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorCarl Ferrill (3rd season)
Home stadiumSam Boyd Silver Bowl
1989 Big West Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Fresno State $ 7 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
Cal State Fullerton 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 1
San Jose State 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Utah State 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
3 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Long Beach State 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 8 – 0
Pacific (CA) 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 10 – 0
New Mexico State 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 11 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1989 UNLV Rebels football team was an American football team that represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in the Big West Conference during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth year under head coach Wayne Nunnely, the team compiled a 4–7 record.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2No. 21 Houston*
L 0–6922,416[3]
September 9Weber State*
  • Sam Boyd Silver Bowl
  • Whitney, NV
W 16–1217,718[4]
September 23New Mexico State
  • Sam Boyd Silver Bowl
  • Whitney, NV
W 26–1413,164[5]
September 30at Cal State Fullerton
L 20–343,900[6]
October 7Pacific (CA)
  • Sam Boyd Silver Bowl
  • Whitney, NV
W 30–715,030[7]
October 21at Northern Illinois*
L 24–4216,352[8]
October 28at Fresno State
L 17–3132,302[9]
November 4Long Beach State
  • Sam Boyd Silver Bowl
  • Whitney, NV
W 43–2116,562[10]
November 11at Nevada*
L 7–4516,545[11]
November 18Utah State
  • Sam Boyd Silver Bowl
  • Whitney, NV
L 22–2717,710[12]
November 25at San Jose State
L 28–383,479[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1989 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. ^ "Ware, UH annihilate UNLV, 69–0". Times Record News. September 4, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "UNLV tops Weber State". Reno Gazette-Journal. September 10, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "UNLV running back rips Aggies". Albuquerque Journal. September 24, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Robyn Norwood (October 1, 1989). "Titans put on show in dealing Las Vegas 34–20 loss". The Los Angeles Times (Orange County ed.). p. III-16. Retrieved June 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Brightmon leads Las Vegas over Pacific". The Los Angeles Times. October 8, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "NIU rins wild, hammers UNLV". Northwest Herald. October 22, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Fresno State rolls past Las Vegas, sets up showdown with San Jose". The Los Angeles Times. October 29, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Long Beach falls apart at Las Vegas". The Los Angeles Times. November 5, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Nevada packs a wallop". Reno Gazette-Journal. November 12, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Aggies ambush UNLV". The Daily Spectrum. November 19, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Martini stirs up San Jose". The San Francisco Examiner. November 26, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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