The 2001 UNLV Rebels football team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas during the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. UNLV competed as a member of the Mountain West Conference (MW) and played their home games at Sam Boyd Stadium in Whitney, Nevada

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	4:30 p.m.	at Arkansas*	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR	ESPN	L 10–14	52,213
September 7	5:00 p.m.	No. 16 Northwestern*	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV	ESPN	L 28–37	26,721
September 22	7:00 p.m.	at Arizona*	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	ESPN+	L 21–38	47,031
September 29	4:00 p.m.	No. 20 BYU	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV	ABC	L 31–35	32,601
October 6	1:00 p.m.	at Nevada*	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV (Battle for the Fremont Cannon)	SPW	W 27–12	24,238
October 13	4:00 p.m.	San Diego State	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV	ABC	W 31–3	22,100
October 20	4:00 p.m.	Colorado State	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV	SPW	L 24–26	20,049
October 27	3:00 p.m.	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	SPW	W 47–26	11,299
November 3	12:00 p.m.	Utah	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV	ESPN+	L 14–42	21,042
November 10	4:00 p.m.	at New Mexico	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	SPW	L 17–27	27,107
November 17	12:00 p.m.	at Air Force	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	ESPN+	W 34–10	31,074
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time