2016 UNLV Rebels football team

The 2016 UNLV Rebels football team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas during the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Rebels were led by second-year head coach Tony Sanchez and played their home games at Sam Boyd Stadium. They were members of the West Division of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 4–8 and 3–5 in Mountain West play to finish in a three-way tie for third place in the West Division.

2016 UNLV Rebels football
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Division	West Division
Record	4–8 (3–5 MW)
Head coach	Tony Sanchez (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Barney Cotton (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Kent Baer (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Sam Boyd Stadium

2016 Mountain West Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Mountain Division
Wyoming xy		6	–	2					8	–	6
Boise State x		6	–	2					10	–	3
New Mexico x		6	–	2					9	–	4
Air Force		5	–	3					10	–	3
Colorado State		5	–	3					7	–	6
Utah State		1	–	7					3	–	9
West Division
No. 25 San Diego State xy$		6	–	2					11	–	3
Hawaii		4	–	4					7	–	7
Nevada		3	–	5					5	–	7
San Jose State		3	–	5					4	–	8
UNLV		3	–	5					4	–	8
Fresno State		0	–	8					1	–	11
Championship: San Diego State 27, Wyoming 24
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:00 p.m.	Jackson State*	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV	MWN	W 63–13	18,575
September 10	5:00 p.m.	at UCLA*	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	P12N	L 21–42	63,712
September 17	12:00 p.m.	at Central Michigan*	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	ESPN3	L 21–44	19,922
September 24	6:00 p.m.	Idaho*	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV	MWN	L 30–33 OT	17,229
October 1	7:30 p.m.	Fresno State	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV	CBSSN	W 45–20	17,811
October 8	7:30 p.m.	at San Diego State	Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA	ESPNU	L 7–26	33,296
October 15	9:00 p.m.	at Hawaii	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI (Pair-O-Dice Trophy)	KVVU-TV/MWN/Oceanic PPV	W 41–38	31,287
October 22	2:30 p.m.	Colorado State	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV	RTRM	L 23–42	18,362
October 29	7:30 p.m.	at San Jose State	CEFCU Stadium San Jose, CA	CBSSN	L 24–30	15,733
November 12	12:30 p.m.	Wyoming	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV	RTRM	W 69–66 3OT	14,790
November 18	6:00 p.m.	at No. 22 Boise State	Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID	ESPN2	L 25–42	32,989
November 26	1:00 p.m.	Nevada	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV (Battle for the Fremont Cannon / Governor's Series)	ESPN3	L 10–45	23,569
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

Schedule Source: 2016 UNLV Rebels Football Schedule

Game summaries

Jackson State

Jackson State at UNLV

1 2 3 4 Total Tigers 7 3 0 3 13 • Rebels 28 14 21 0 63 Date: September 1, 2016 Location: Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV Game start: 7:05 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 20 minutes Game attendance: 18,575 Game weather: Temperature: 99 °F (37 °C) • Weather: 15% Humidity • Wind: SSE 13 MPH Referee: Kevin Boitmann TV announcers (MWN): Ray Crawford, Caleb Herring and Shae Peppler (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 13:53 UNLV Devonte Boyd 56–yard pass from Johnny Stanton (Evan Pantels kick) UNLV 7–0 1 13:04 UNLV Devonte Boyd 32–yard pass from Johnny Stanton (Evan Pantels kick) UNLV 14–0 1 08:55 JSU Tevin Garrett 11–yard pass from LaMontiez Ivy (Christian Jacquemin kick) UNLV 14–7 1 07:44 UNLV Lexington Thomas 17–yard run (Evan Pantels kick) UNLV 21–7 1 00:11 UNLV Lexington Thomas 3–yard run (Evan Pantels kick) UNLV 28–7 2 11:27 UNLV David Greene 1–yard run (Evan Pantels kick) UNLV 35–7 2 08:16 UNLV Devonte Boyd 30–yard pass from Johnny Stanton (Evan Pantels kick) UNLV 42–7 2 01:47 JSU Christian Jacquemin 27–yard field goal UNLV 42–10 3 04:17 UNLV Charles Williams 17–yard run (Evan Pantels kick) UNLV 49–10 3 03:29 UNLV Nick Dehdashtian 28–yard fumble return (Evan Pantels kick) UNLV 56–10 3 02:14 UNLV Torry McTyer 43–yard interception return (Evan Pantels kick) UNLV 63–10 4 11:44 JSU Christian Jacquemin 30–yard field goal UNLV 63–13

See also: 2016 Jackson State Tigers football team

• Passing leaders: JSU – LaMontiez Ivy, 14–34, 134 yards, 1 touchdown, 1 interception and UNLV – Johnny Stanton, 10–12, 217 yards, 3 touchdowns
• Rushing leaders: JSU – Joshua Bates, 8 carries, 32 yards and UNLV – Charles Williams, 12 carries, 96 yards, 1 touchdown
• Receiving leaders: JSU – Carle Ollie, 2 receptions, 39 yards, 1 touchdown and UNLV – Devonte Boyd, 4 receptions, 135 yards, 3 touchdowns
• Tackling leaders: JSU – Javancy Jones, 5 tackles and UNLV – Tau Lotulelei, 6 tackles

At UCLA

UNLV at UCLA

1 2 3 4 Total Rebels 7 7 7 0 21 • Bruins 7 21 0 14 42 Date: September 10, 2016 Location: Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA Game start: 5:07 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 9 minutes Game attendance: 63,712 Game weather: Temperature: 84 °F (29 °C) • Weather: Light Haze • Wind: S 10 MPH Referee: Chris Coyte TV announcers (P12N): Ted Robinson, Yogi Roth and Cindy Brunson (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 08:21 UCLA Soso Jamabo 3–yard run (J. J. Molson kick) UCLA 7–0 1 02:15 UNLV Lexington Thomas 12–yard run (Evan Pantels kick) TIE 7–7 2 12:45 UCLA Soso Jamabo 23–yard run (J. J. Molson kick) UCLA 14–7 2 08:04 UCLA Mossi Johnson 29–yard pass from Josh Rosen (J. J. Molson kick) UCLA 21–7 2 03:49 UCLA Soso Jamabo 7–yard run (J. J. Molson kick) UCLA 28–7 2 00:37 UNLV Mekhi Stevenson 14–yard pass from Johnny Stanton (Evan Pantels kick) UCLA 28–14 3 05:13 UNLV Johnny Stanton 11–yard run (Evan Pantels kick) UCLA 28–21 4 11:39 UCLA Bolu Olorunfunmi 1–yard run (J. J. Molson kick) UCLA 35–21 4 04:54 UCLA Josh Rosen 1–yard run (Andrew Strauch kick) UCLA 42–21

See also: 2016 UCLA Bruins football team

• Passing leaders: UCLA – Josh Rosen, 23–38, 267 yards, 1 touchdown and UNLV – Johnny Stanton, 11–28, 153 yards, 1 touchdown, 2 interceptions
• Rushing leaders: UCLA – Soso Jamabo, 11 carries, 90 yards, 3 touchdowns and UNLV – Lexington Thomas, 19 carries, 112 yards, 1 touchdown
• Receiving leaders: UCLA – Jordan Lasley, 3 receptions, 55 yards and UNLV – Devonte Boyd, 5 receptions, 84 yards
• Tackling leaders: UCLA – Eli Ankou, 8 tackles and UNLV – Ryan McAleenan, 14 tackles

At Central Michigan

UNLV at Central Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total Rebels 7 14 0 0 21 • Chippewas 14 14 9 7 44 Date: September 17, 2016 Location: Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI Game start: 3:00 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 35 minutes Game attendance: 19,922 Game weather: Temperature: 76 °F (24 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: WSW 5–10 MPH Referee: Tom Stapleton TV announcers (ESPN3): Dan Gutowsky and Dustin Fox

Scoring summary 1 10:32 UNLV Charles Williams 0–yard blocked punt return (Evan Pantels kick) UNLV 7–0 1 04:38 CMU Jesse Kroll 30–yard pass from Cooper Rush (Brian Eavey kick) TIE 7–7 1 01:35 CMU Mark Chapman 13–yard pass from Cooper Rush (Brian Eavey kick) CMU 14–7 2 13:07 UNLV Lexington Thomas 85–yard run (Evan Pantels kick) TIE 14–14 2 07:34 UNLV Darren Woods Jr. 13–yard pass from Johnny Stanton (Evan Pantels kick) UNLV 21–14 2 05:07 CMU Mark Chapman 29–yard pass from Cooper Rush (Brian Eavey kick) TIE 21–21 2 01:51 CMU Corey Willis 26–yard pass from Cooper Rush (Brian Eavey kick) CMU 28–21 3 06:34 CMU Corey Willis 31–yard pass from Cooper Rush (Brian Eavey kick) CMU 35–21 3 04:40 CMU Winslow Chapman safety CMU 37–21 4 14:14 CMU Brandon Childress 42–yard pass from Cooper Rush (Brian Eavey kick) CMU 44–21

See also: 2016 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

• Passing leaders: CMU – Cooper Rush, 20–33, 352 yards, 6 touchdowns and UNLV – Johnny Stanton, 15–41, 131 yards, 1 touchdown, 2 interceptions
• Rushing leaders: CMU – Jonathan Ward, 12 carries, 51 yards and UNLV – Lexington Thomas, 17 carries, 113 yards, 1 touchdown
• Receiving leaders: CMU – Corey Willis, 6 receptions, 108 yards, 2 touchdowns and UNLV – Mehki Stevenson, 5 receptions, 48 yards
• Tackling leaders: CMU – Malik Fountain, 9 tackles and UNLV – Troy Hawthorne, 10 tackles

Idaho

Idaho at UNLV

1 2 3 4 OT Total • Vandals 7 10 3 7 6 33 Rebels 0 14 3 10 3 30 Date: September 24, 2016 Location: Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV Game start: 6:05 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 17 minutes Game attendance: 17,229 Game weather: Temperature: 86 °F (30 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: ENE 5 MPH Referee: Ted Pitts TV announcers (MWN): Tony Cordasco and Caleb Herring

Scoring summary 1 10:30 IDAHO Kaden Elliss 31–yard interception return (Austin Rehkow kick) IDAHO 7–0 2 11:48 IDAHO Austin Rehkow 40–yard field goal IDAHO 10–0 2 09:04 UNLV Lexington Thomas 3–yard run (Evan Pantels kick) IDAHO 10–7 2 04:58 IDAHO Aaron Duckworth 4–yard run (Austin Rehkow kick) IDAHO 17–7 2 00:59 UNLV Marc Philippi 4–yard pass from Johnny Stanton (Evan Pantels kick) IDAHO 17–14 3 11:45 IDAHO Austin Rehkow 33–yard field goal IDAHO 20–14 3 06:05 UNLV Evan Pantels 32–yard field goal IDAHO 20–17 4 08:29 UNLV Evan Pantels 24–yard field goal TIE 20–20 4 06:14 IDAHO Matt Linehan 7–yard run (Austin Rehkow kick) IDAHO 27–20 4 05:09 UNLV Lexington Thomas 55–yard run (Evan Pantels kick) TIE 27–27 OT 15:00 UNLV Evan Pantels 23–yard field goal UNLV 30–27 OT 15:00 IDAHO Callen Hightower 11–yard pass from Matt Linehan IDAHO 33–30

See also: 2016 Idaho Vandals football team

• Passing leaders: IDAHO – Matt Linehan, 17–35, 249 yards, 1 touchdown and UNLV – Johnny Stanton, 14–26, 175 yards, 1 touchdown, 2 interceptions
• Rushing leaders: IDAHO – Aaron Duckworth, 20 carries, 90 yards, 1 touchdown and UNLV – Lexington Thomas, 19 carries, 160 yards, 2 touchdowns
• Receiving leaders: IDAHO – Callen Hightower, 4 receptions, 67 yards, 1 touchdown and UNLV – Devonte Boyd, 6 receptions, 64 yards
• Tackling leaders: IDAHO – Ed Hall, 15 tackles and UNLV – Tau Lotulelei, 15 tackles

Fresno State

Fresno State at UNLV

1 2 3 4 Total Bulldogs 0 7 10 3 20 • Rebels 0 21 10 14 45 Date: October 1, 2016 Location: Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV Game start: 7:37 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 34 minutes Game attendance: 17,811 Game weather: Temperature: 85 °F (29 °C) • Weather: Fair • Wind: SSW 10 MPH Referee: Marvel July TV announcers (CBSSN): Dwayne Ballen, Randy Cross and Cassie McKinney (sideline)

Scoring summary 2 10:11 UNLV Lexington Thomas 1–yard run (Evan Pantels kick) UNLV 7–0 2 08:40 FS Aaron Peck 15–yard pass from Chason Virgil (Kody Kroening kick) TIE 7–7 2 05:44 UNLV Charles Williams 5–yard run (Evan Pantels kick) UNLV 14–7 2 02:56 UNLV Elijah Trosclair 61–yard pass from Dalton Sneed (Evan Pantels kick) UNLV 21–7 3 08:39 FS Kody Kroening 42–yard field goal UNLV 21–10 3 07:38 UNLV Dalton Sneed 91–yard run (Evan Pantels kick) UNLV 28–10 3 01:40 UNLV Evan Pantels 38–yard field goal UNLV 31–10 3 01:17 FS Aaron Peck 80–yard pass from Chason Virgil (Kody Kroening kick) UNLV 31–17 4 11:17 FS Kody Kroening 47–yard field goal UNLV 31–20 4 02:29 UNLV David Greene 9–yard run (Evan Pantels kick) UNLV 38–20 4 01:32 UNLV David Greene 16–yard run (Evan Pantels kick) UNLV 45–20

See also: 2016 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

• Passing leaders: FS – Virgil Chason, 16–45, 296 yards, 2 touchdowns, 1 interception and UNLV – Dalton Sneed, 8–16, 129 yards, 1 touchdown
• Rushing leaders: FS – Dontel James, 18 carries, 53 yards and UNLV – Charles Williams, 18 carries, 153 yards, 1 touchdown
• Receiving leaders: FS – Aaron Peck, 5 receptions, 194 yards, 2 touchdowns and UNLV – Devonte Boyd, 3 receptions, 46 yards
• Tackling leaders: FS – Jeff Camilli, 10 tackles and UNLV – Tau Lotulelei, 10 tackles

At San Diego State

UNLV at San Diego State

1 2 3 4 Total Rebels 0 7 0 0 7 • Aztecs 10 3 7 6 26 Date: October 8, 2016 Location: Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA Game start: 7:37 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 6 minutes Game attendance: 33,296 Game weather: Temperature: 73 °F (23 °C) • Weather: Fair • Wind: NNW 2 MPH Referee: David Alvarez TV announcers (ESPNU): Roy Philpott and Tom Ramsey

Scoring summary 1 13:16 SDSU Rashaad Penny 41–yard pass from Christian Chapman (John Baron II kick) SDSU 7–0 1 08:16 SDSU John Baron II 48–yard field goal SDSU 10–0 2 10:35 UNLV Dominic Baldwin 20–yard fumble recovery (Evan Pantels kick) SDSU 10–7 2 01:28 SDSU John Baron II 50–yard field goal SDSU 13–7 3 04:50 SDSU Donnel Pumphrey 9–yard run (John Baron II kick) SDSU 20–7 4 12:47 SDSU Rashaad Penny 4–yard run (Christian Chapman pass failed) SDSU 26–7

See also: 2016 San Diego State Aztecs football team

• Passing leaders: SDSU – Christian Chapman, 15–20, 215 yards, 1 touchdown and UNLV – Dalton Sneed, 2–12, 9 yards, 1 interception
• Rushing leaders: SDSU – Donnel Pumphrey, 31 carries, 141 yards, 1 touchdown and UNLV – Dalton Sneed, 12 carries, 56 yards
• Receiving leaders: SDSU – Mikah Holder, 3 receptions, 68 yards and UNLV – Devonte Boyd, 2 receptions, 9 yards
• Tackling leaders: SDSU – Damontae Kazee, 5 tackles and UNLV – Troy Hawthorne, 16 tackles

At Hawaii

UNLV at Hawaii
(Pair-O-Dice Trophy)

1 2 3 4 Total • Rebels 7 14 3 17 41 Rainbow Warriors 7 14 3 14 38 Date: October 15, 2016 Location: Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI Game start: 6:07 p.m. Elapsed time: 3 hours and 36 minutes Game attendance: 31,287 Game weather: Temperature: 77 °F (25 °C) • Weather: Light Clouds • Wind: ENE 17 MPH Referee: Kevin Hassell TV announcers (KVVU-TV/MWN/Oceanic PPV): Robert Kekaula, Rich Miano and Scott Robbs (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 03:37 UNLV Devonte Boyd 2–yard pass from Dalton Sneed (Evan Pantels kick) UNLV 7–0 1 00:35 UH Steven Lakalaka 1–yard run (Rigoberto Sanchez kick) TIE 7–7 2 10:26 UH Dakota Torres 3–yard pass from Dru Brown (Rigoberto Sanchez kick) UH 14–7 2 06:07 UNLV Lexington Thomas 37–yard pass from Dalton Sneed (Evan Pantels kick) TIE 14–14 2 02:26 UH Steven Lakalaka 1–yard run (Rigoberto Sanchez kick) UH 21–14 2 00:34 UNLV David Greene 1–yard run (Evan Pantels kick) TIE 21–21 3 05:10 UNLV Evan Pantels 18–yard field goal UNLV 24–21 3 02:15 UH Rigoberto Sanchez 24–yard field goal TIE 24–24 4 13:47 UH Diocemy Saint Juste 7–yard pass from Dru Brown (Rigoberto Sanchez kick) UH 31–24 4 10:50 UNLV David Greene 1–yard run (Evan Pantels kick) TIE 31–31 4 09:02 UH Paul Harris 7–yard run (Rigoberto Sanchez kick) UH 38–31 4 04:58 UNLV Lexington Thomas 34–yard run (Evan Pantels kick) TIE 38–38 4 00:49 UNLV Evan Pantels 28–yard field goal UNLV 41–38

See also: 2016 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team

• Passing leaders: UH – Dru Brown, 17–32, 217 yards, 2 touchdowns and UNLV – Dalton Sneed, 19–27, 279 yards, 2 touchdowns
• Rushing leaders: UH – Paul Harris, 7 carries, 94 yards, 1 touchdown and UNLV – Lexington Thomas, 21 carries, 102 yards, 1 touchdown
• Receiving leaders: UH – Marcus Kemp, 6 receptions, 126 yards and UNLV – Devonte Boyd, 6 receptions, 83 yards, 1 touchdown
• Tackling leaders: UH – Jahlani Tavai, 14 tackles and UNLV – Troy Hawthorne, 10 tackles

Colorado State

Colorado State at UNLV

1 2 3 4 Total • Rams 14 21 0 7 42 Rebels 0 0 10 13 23 Date: October 22, 2016 Location: Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV Game start: 2:38 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 2 minutes Game attendance: 18,362 Game weather: Temperature: 90 °F (32 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: SE 6 MPH Referee: Kevin Boitmann TV announcers (RTRM): Drew Goodman, Sherdrick Bonner and Brad Thompson (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 09:03 CSU Danny Nwosu 8–yard pass from Nick Stevens (Wyatt Bryan kick) CSU 7–0 1 01:28 CSU Izzy Matthews 2–yard run (Wyatt Bryan kick) CSU 14–0 2 05:07 CSU Izzy Matthews 2–yard run (Wyatt Bryan kick) CSU 21–0 2 02:02 CSU Marvin Kinsey Jr. 34–yard run (Wyatt Bryan Kick) CSU 28–0 2 00:07 CSU Marvin Kinsey Jr. 2–yard run (Wyatt Bryan Kick) CSU 35–0 3 12:36 UNLV Lexington Thomas 37–yard pass from Dalton Sneed (Evan Pantels kick) CSU 35–7 3 10:15 UNLV Evan Pantels 27–yard field goal CSU 35–10 4 12:09 UNLV David Greene 2–yard run (Evan Pantels kick) CSU 35–17 4 11:57 CSU Michael Gallup 36–yard pass from Nick Stevens (Wyatt Bryan kick) CSU 42–17 4 05:44 UNLV Mekhi Stevenson 51–yard pass from Dalton Sneed (pass failed) CSU 42–23

See also: 2016 Colorado State Rams football team

• Passing leaders: CSU – Nick Stevens, 21–28, 237 yards, 2 touchdowns and UNLV – Dalton Sneed, 7–23, 185 yards, 2 touchdowns, 1 interception
• Rushing leaders: CSU – Marvin Kinsey Jr., 10 carries, 68 yards, 2 touchdowns and UNLV – Dalton Sneed, 15 carries, 96 yards
• Receiving leaders: CSU – Michael Gallup, 7 receptions, 91 yards, 1 touchdown and UNLV – Devonte Boyd, 3 receptions, 62 yards
• Tackling leaders: CSU – Kevin Davis, 7 tackles and UNLV – Troy Hawthorne, 12 tackles

At San Jose State

UNLV at San Jose State

1 2 3 4 Total Rebels 7 3 7 7 24 • Spartans 10 17 3 0 30 Date: October 29, 2016 Location: CEFCU Stadium San Jose, CA Game start: 7:37 p.m. PDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 40 minutes Game attendance: 15,733 Game weather: Temperature: 65 °F (18 °C) • Weather: Sound Cloud • Wind: SE 10 MPH Referee: Eddy Shelton TV announcers (CBSSN): Dwayne Ballen, Randy Cross and Taylor Rooks (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 05:21 SJSU Bryce Crawford 33–yard field goal SJSU 3–0 1 05:07 UNLV Charles Williams 75–yard run (Evan Pantels kick) UNLV 7–3 1 01:41 SJSU Tim Crawley 12–yard run (Bryce Crawford Kick) SJSU 10–7 2 14:51 SJSU Tre Hartley 63–yard pass from Kenny Potter (Bryce Crawford kick) SJSU 17–7 2 05:44 SJSU Tre Hartley 29–yard pass from Kenny Potter (Bryce Crawford kick) SJSU 24–7 2 01:46 UNLV Evan Pantels 37–yard field goal SJSU 24–10 2 00:29 SJSU Bryce Crawford 39–yard field goal SJSU 27–10 3 08:41 SJSU Bryce Crawford 44–yard field goal SJSU 30–10 3 02:40 UNLV Andrew Price 2–yard pass from Kurt Palandech (Evan Pantels kick) SJSU 30–17 4 05:19 UNLV Kurt Palandech 16–yard run (Evan Pantels kick) SJSU 30–24

See also: 2016 San Jose State Spartans football team

• Passing leaders: SJSU – Kenny Potter, 24–39, 292 yards, 2 touchdowns and UNLV – Kurt Palandech, 10–21, 161 yards, 1 touchdown, 1 interception
• Rushing leaders: SJSU – Zamore Zigler, 18 carries, 77 yards and UNLV – Charles Williams, 22 carries, 141 yards, 1 touchdown
• Receiving leaders: SJSU – Tim Crawley, 8 receptions, 114 yards and UNLV – Devonte Boyd, 6 receptions, 136 yards
• Tackling leaders: SJSU – Christian Tago, 14 tackles and UNLV – Tau Lotulelei, 12 tackles

Wyoming

Wyoming at UNLV

1 2 3 4 OT 2OT 3OT Total Cowboys 3 21 7 21 7 7 0 66 • Rebels 10 20 7 15 7 7 3 69 Date: November 12, 2016 Location: Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV Game start: 12:38 p.m. PST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 47 minutes Game attendance: 14,790 Game weather: Temperature: 75 °F (24 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: NE 5 MPH Referee: Marvel July TV announcers (RTRM): Drew Goodman, Sherdrick Bonner and Brad Thompson (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 10:15 UNLV Evan Pantels 30–yard field goal UNLV 3–0 1 08:07 WYO Cooper Rothe 46–yard field goal TIE 3–3 1 05:00 UNLV Jericho Flowers 34–yard run (Evan Pantels kick) UNLV 10–3 2 14:18 WYO Brian Hill 6–yard run (Cooper Rothe kick) TIE 10–10 2 14:02 WYO Logan Wilson 0–yard fumble recovery (Cooper Rothe kick) WYO 17–10 2 07:09 UNLV David Greene 27–yard run (Evan Pantels kick) TIE 17–17 2 05:46 UNLV Evan Pantels 25–yard field goal UNLV 20–17 2 05:29 UNLV Xzaviar Campbell 18–yard pass from Kurt Palandech (Evan Pantels kick) UNLV 27–17 2 01:04 WYO Tanner Gentry 48–yard pass from Josh Allen (Cooper Rothe kick) UNLV 27–24 2 00:01 UNLV Evan Pantels 27–yard field goal UNLV 30–24 3 10:37 UNLV Xzaviar Campbell 1–yard run (Evan Pantels kick) UNLV 37–24 3 06:10 WYO Brian Hill 15–yard run (Cooper Rothe kick) UNLV 37–31 4 13:18 UNLV David Greene 1–yard run (Nicolai Bornand kick) UNLV 44–31 4 12:40 WYO Tanner Gentry 45–yard pass from Josh Allen (Cooper Rothe kick) UNLV 44–38 4 10:58 WYO Austin Conway 60–yard punt return (Cooper Rothe kick) WYO 45–44 4 10:38 UNLV Kurt Palandech 76–yard run (Elijah Trosclair pass) UNLV 52–45 4 00:00 WYO Tanner Gentry 19–yard pass from Josh Allen (Cooper Rothe kick) TIE 52–52 OT 15:00 WYO Brian Hill 15–yard run (Cooper Rothe kick) WYO 59–52 OT 15:00 UNLV Jericho Flowers 22–yard pass from Kurt Palandech (Nicolai Bornand kick) TIE 59–59 2OT 15:00 UNLV Andrew Price 4–yard pass from Kurt Palandech (Nicolai Bornand kick) UNLV 66–59 2OT 15:00 WYO Jacob Hollister 19–yard pass from Josh Allen (Cooper Rothe kick) TIE 66–66 3OT 15:00 UNLV Nicolai Bornand 40–yard field goal UNLV 69–66

See also: 2016 Wyoming Cowboys football team

• Passing leaders: UNLV – Kurt Palandech, 20–32, 252 yards, 3 touchdowns and WYO – Josh Allen, 14–31, 334 yards, 4 touchdowns, 2 interceptions
• Rushing leaders: UNLV – Kurt Palandech, 16 carries, 157 yards, 1 touchdown and WYO – Brian Hill, 23 carries, 119 yards, 3 touchdowns
• Receiving leaders: UNLV – Devonte Boyd, 10 receptions, 127 yards and WYO – Tanner Gentry, 5 receptions, 184 yards, 3 touchdowns
• Tackling leaders: UNLV – Tau Lotulelei, 12 tackles and WYO – Lucas Wacha, 16 tackles

At Boise State

UNLV at Boise State

1 2 3 4 Total Rebels 3 7 7 8 25 • Broncos 14 7 14 7 42 Date: November 18, 2016 Location: Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID Game start: 7:05 p.m. MST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 23 minutes Game attendance: 32,989 Game weather: Temperature: 47 °F (8 °C) • Weather: Mostly Cloudy • Wind: ESE 15 MPH Referee: Kevin Mar TV announcers (ESPN2): Adam Amin, Kelly Stouffer and Molly McGrath (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 11:01 UNLV Evan Pantels 21–yard field goal UNLV 3–0 1 02:43 BSU Brett Rypien 1–yard run (Tyler Rausa kick) BSU 7–3 1 00:38 BSU Jeremy McNichols 6–yard run (Tyler Rausa kick) BSU 14–3 2 07:37 BSU Jeremy McNichols 1–yard run (Tyler Rausa kick) BSU 21–3 2 01:43 UNLV Kurt Palandech 7–yard run (Evan Pantels kick) BSU 21–10 3 12:48 BSU Alexander Mattison 3–yard run (Tyler Rausa kick) BSU 28–10 3 08:01 BSU Jeremy McNichols 4–yard run (Tyler Rausa kick) BSU 35–10 3 00:03 UNLV Kurt Palandech 9–yard run (Evan Pantels kick) BSU 35–17 4 08:40 BSU Jeremy McNichols 31–yard run (Tyler Rausa kick) BSU 42–17 4 01:41 UNLV Andrew Price 45–yard pass from Kurt Palandech (rush) BSU 42–25

See also: 2016 Boise State Broncos football team

• Passing leaders: BSU – Brett Rypien, 10–20, 109 yards and UNLV – Kurt Palandech, 10–20, 113 yards, 1 touchdown
• Rushing leaders: BSU – Jeremy McNichols, 31 carries, 206 yards, 4 touchdowns and UNLV – Kurt Palandech, 9 carries, 64 yards, 2 touchdowns
• Receiving leaders: BSU – Thomas Sperbeck, 5 receptions, 47 yards and UNLV – Andrew Price, 3 receptions, 65 yards, 1 touchdown
• Tackling leaders: BSU – Darren Lee, 11 tackles and UNLV – Tau Lotulelei, 11 tackles

Nevada

Nevada at UNLV
(Battle for the Fremont Cannon)

1 2 3 4 Total • Wolf Pack 10 17 3 15 45 Rebels 0 10 0 0 10 Date: November 26, 2016 Location: Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV Game start: 1:04 p.m. PST Elapsed time: 2 hours and 56 minutes Game attendance: 23,569 Game weather: Temperature: 66 °F (19 °C) • Weather: Fair • Wind: ENE 5 MPH Referee: Daniel Romeo TV announcers (ESPN3): Dave Raymond and Tyoka Jackson

Scoring summary 1 10:48 NEV Ty Gangi 19–yard run (Spencer Pettit kick) NEV 7–0 1 07:14 NEV Spencer Pettit 25–yard field goal NEV 10–0 2 14:50 NEV James Butler 33–yard run (Spencer Pettit kick) NEV 17–0 2 12:22 UNLV Kurt Palandech 27–yard run (Evan Pantels Kick) NEV 17–7 2 06:58 NEV Spencer Pettit 32–yard field goal NEV 20–7 2 02:05 NEV James Butler 14–yard pass from Ty Gangi (Spencer Pettit kick) NEV 27–7 2 00:00 UNLV Evan Pantels 47–yard field goal NEV 27–10 3 09:16 NEV Spencer Pettit 38–yard field goal NEV 30–10 4 11:02 NEV James Butler 3–yard run (Hasaan Henderson pass) NEV 38–10 4 02:31 NEV James Butler 13–yard run (Spencer Pettit kick) NEV 45–10

See also: 2016 Nevada Wolf Pack football team and Fremont Cannon

• Passing leaders: NEV – Ty Gangi, 15–22, 193 yards, 1 touchdown and UNLV – Kurt Palandech, 9–22, 270 yards, 1 interception
• Rushing leaders: NEV – James Butler, 32 carries, 196 yards, 3 touchdowns and UNLV – Kurt Palandech, 14 carries, 98 yards, 1 touchdown
• Receiving leaders: NEV – Wyatt Demps, 2 receptions, 57 yards and UNLV – Trevor Kanteman, 2 receptions, 39 yards
• Tackling leaders: NEV – Gabriel Sewell, 8 tackles and UNLV – Troy Hawthorne, 15 tackles