1987 UNLV Rebels football team

American college football season

1987 UNLV Rebels football

Conference| Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Record| 5–6 (4–3 PCAA)
Head coach|

* Wayne Nunnely (2nd season)

Home stadium| Sam Boyd Silver Bowl

Seasons

<- 1986

1988 ->

1987 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings

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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 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

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance

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September 12| at Southwestern Louisiana*|

* Cajun Field
* Lafayette, LA

| L 10–21| 16,241
September 19| Baylor*|

* Sam Boyd Silver Bowl
* Whitney, NV

| L 14–21| 27,128
October 3| Nevada*|

* Sam Boyd Silver Bowl
* Whitney, NV (rivalry)

| W 24–19| 25,584
October 10| Utah State|

* Sam Boyd Silver Bowl
* Whitney, NV

| W 28–27| 23,363
October 17| at Cal State Fullerton|

* Santa Ana Stadium
* Santa Ana, CA

| L 14–28| 6,019
October 24| at San Jose State|

* Spartan Stadium
* San Jose, CA

| L 24–48| 20,108
October 31| at Fresno State|

* Bulldog Stadium
* Fresno, CA

| L 10–45| 31,595
November 7| Long Beach State|

* Sam Boyd Silver Bowl
* Whitney, NV

| W 30–17| 16,071
November 14| at New Mexico State|

* Aggie Memorial Stadium
* Las Cruces, NM

| W 29–6| 4,219
November 21| Pacific (CA)|

* Sam Boyd Silver Bowl
* Whitney, NV

| W 30–24| 14,500
November 28| Northern Illinois*|

* Sam Boyd Silver Bowl
* Whitney, NV

| L 31–34| 14,650

* *Non-conference game

## References

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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.

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UNLV Rebels football

Venues|

* Cashman Field (I) (1968–1969)
* Butcher Field (1970–1971)
* Sam Boyd Stadium (1971–2020)
* Allegiant Stadium (2020–present)

Bowl games & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Nevada: Fremont Cannon

Culture & lore|

* Hey Reb!
* Win with the Rebels
* Star of Nevada

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