1989 UNLV Rebels football team

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]

1989 UNLV Rebels football
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record4–7 (3–4 Big West)
Head coach
Home stadiumSam Boyd Silver Bowl
Seasons
← 1988
1990 →
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
UNLV 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

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2No. 21 Houston*L 0–6922,416
September 9Weber State*
  • Sam Boyd Silver Bowl
  • Whitney, NV
W 16–1217,718
September 23New Mexico State
  • Sam Boyd Silver Bowl
  • Whitney, NV
W 26–1413,164
September 30at Cal State FullertonL 20–343,930
October 7Pacific (CA)
  • Sam Boyd Silver Bowl
  • Whitney, NV
W 30–715,030
October 21at Northern Illinois*L 24–4216,352
October 28at Fresno StateL 17–3132,302[3]
November 4Long Beach State
  • Sam Boyd Silver Bowl
  • Whitney, NV
W 43–2116,562
November 11at Nevada*L 7–4516,545
November 18Utah State
  • Sam Boyd Silver Bowl
  • Whitney, NV
L 22–2717,710
November 25at San Jose StateL 28–383,479
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

References edit

  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. ^ Mike Hiserman (October 29, 1989). "Santa Clara Slips Past CS Northridge, 21-22". The Los Angeles Times (Valley ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. C-21. Retrieved April 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.