2000 UNLV Rebels football team

The 2000 UNLV Rebels football team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas during the 2000 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.

2000 UNLV Rebels football
Las Vegas Bowl champion
Las Vegas Bowl, W 31–14 vs. Arkansas
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record8–5 (4–3 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDelVaughn Alexander (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorJeff McInerney (2nd season)
Home stadiumSam Boyd Stadium
Seasons
← 1999
2001 →
2000 Mountain West Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 14 Colorado State $ 61  102 
Air Force 52  93 
UNLV 43  85 
BYU 43  66 
New Mexico 34  57 
Utah 34  47 
San Diego State 34  38 
Wyoming 07  110 
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 911:00 a.m.at Iowa State*ESPN+L 22–3735,408
September 167:00 p.m.North Texas*W 38–016,544
September 2312:00 p.m.at BYUESPN+L 7–1060,191
September 304:00 p.m.Air Force
  • Sam Boyd Stadium
  • Whitney, NV
ABCW 34–1322,321
October 77:00 p.m.Nevada*
SPWW 38–727,578
October 146:30 p.m.at Colorado StateESPN2L 19–2031,700
October 214:00 p.m.Wyoming
  • Sam Boyd Stadium
  • Whitney, NV
SPWW 42–2319,967
October 2811:00 a.m.at Ole Miss*L 40–43 OT40,338
November 412:00 p.m.at UtahESPN+L 16–3834,842
November 1112:00 p.m.New Mexico
  • Sam Boyd Stadium
  • Whitney, NV
ESPN+W 18–1417,081
November 254:00 p.m.at San Diego StateSPWW 31–2417,184
December 28:00 p.m.at Hawaii*ESPN+W 34–3234,792
December 215:00 p.m.Arkansas*
ESPN2W 31–1425,868
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • All times are in Pacific time

References