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
Seasons
← 1986
1988 →
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
UNLV 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 University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA) during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second year under head coach Wayne Nunnely, the Rebels compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 4–3 in conference play, placing in a four-way tie for second in the PCAA. The team played home games at the Sam Boyd Silver Bowl in Whitney, Nevada.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12at Southwestern Louisiana*L 10–2116,241[1]
September 19Baylor*L 14–2127,128[2]
October 3Nevada*
W 24–1925,584[3][4]
October 10Utah State
  • Sam Boyd Silver Bowl
  • Whitney, NV
W 28–2723,363[5]
October 17at Cal State FullertonL 14–286,019[6]
October 24at San Jose StateL 24–4820,108[7]
October 31at Fresno StateL 10–4531,595[8]
November 7Long Beach State
  • Sam Boyd Silver Bowl
  • Whitney, NV
W 30–1716,071[9]
November 14at New Mexico StateW 29–64,219[10]
November 21Pacific (CA)
  • Sam Boyd Silver Bowl
  • Whitney, NV
W 30–2414,500[11]
November 28Northern Illinois*
  • Sam Boyd Silver Bowl
  • Whitney, NV
L 31–3414,650[12]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

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