2012 UNLV Rebels football team
The 2012 UNLV Rebels football team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas during the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Rebels were led by third year head coach Bobby Hauck and played their home games at Sam Boyd Stadium. They were members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 2–11, 2–6 in Mountain West play to finish in eighth place. This is the third straight year and seventh time in the last nine years that UNLV has finished with only 2 wins.[1]
Schedule
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Date |
Time |
Opponent |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
August 30 |
8:00 PM |
Minnesota* |
Sam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, NV |
CBSSN |
L 27–30 3OT |
16,013 |
September 8 |
7:00 PM |
Northern Arizona* |
Sam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, NV |
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L 14–17 |
15,257 |
September 14 |
6:00 PM |
Washington State* |
Sam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, NV |
ESPN |
L 27–35 |
17,015 |
September 22 |
7:00 PM |
Air Force |
Sam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, NV |
ALT |
W 38–35 |
14,054 |
September 29 |
5:00 PM |
at Utah State* |
Romney Stadium • Logan, UT |
ESPN3 |
L 13–35 |
24,226 |
October 6 |
4:00 PM |
at Louisiana Tech* |
Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA |
ESPN3/ESPN+ |
L 31–58 |
21,850 |
October 13 |
12:00 PM |
Nevada |
Sam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, NV (Fremont Cannon) |
TWCSN |
L 37–42 |
20,565 |
October 20 |
12:30 PM |
at No. 22 Boise State |
Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID |
NBCSN |
L 7–32 |
36,012 |
October 27 |
5:00 PM |
at San Diego State |
Qualcomm Stadium • San Diego, CA |
TWCSN |
L 13–24 |
23,874 |
November 3 |
1:00 PM |
New Mexico |
Sam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, NV |
TWCSN |
W 35–7 |
12,835 |
November 10 |
4:00 PM |
at Colorado State |
Hughes Stadium • Fort Collins, CO |
TWCSN/KTVD/ROOT |
L 11–33 |
13,887 |
November 17 |
1:00 PM |
Wyoming |
Sam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, NV |
TWCSN |
L 23–28 |
10,717 |
November 24 |
8:00 PM |
at Hawaiʻi |
Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI |
Oceanic PPV/ESPN3 |
L 10–48 |
28,359 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time. |
Game notes
Minnesota
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 | OT | 2OT | 3OT |
Total |
Golden Gophers |
0 |
7 |
0 |
6 | 7 | 7 | 3 |
30 |
Rebels |
3 |
0 |
7 |
3 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
27 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
First meeting |
Northern Arizona
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Lumberjacks |
0 |
0 |
7 |
10 |
17 |
Rebels |
7 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
5–2 |
1992 |
UNLV, 40–7 |
This is the second straight year the Rebels were defeated by a team from the FCS after falling to Southern Utah in 2011.
Washington State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Cougars |
14 |
14 |
0 |
7 |
35 |
Rebels |
7 |
13 |
0 |
7 |
27 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
0–5 |
2011 |
WSU, 59–7 |
Air Force
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Falcons |
14 |
14 |
0 |
7 |
35 |
Rebels |
7 |
10 |
14 |
7 |
38 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
4–13 |
2011 |
AF, 45–17 |
@ Utah State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Rebels |
0 |
7 |
6 |
0 |
13 |
Aggies |
0 |
20 |
0 |
15 |
35 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
7–12 |
2008 |
UNLV, 27–17 |
@ Louisiana Tech
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Rebels |
7 |
10 |
7 |
7 |
31 |
Bulldogs |
20 |
7 |
17 |
14 |
58 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
2–0 |
1994 |
UNLV, 24–20 |
Nevada
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Wolf Pack |
0 |
14 |
7 |
21 |
42 |
Rebels |
14 |
17 |
0 |
6 |
37 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
15–22 |
2011 |
NEV, 37–0 |
@ Boise State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Rebels |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
7 |
#22 Broncos |
8 |
17 |
7 |
0 |
32 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
3–4 |
2011 |
BSU, 48–21 |
@ San Diego State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Rebels |
6 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
13 |
Aztecs |
7 |
7 |
7 |
3 |
24 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
8–13 |
2011 |
SDSU, 31–14 |
New Mexico
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Lobos |
0 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
Rebels |
7 |
14 |
7 |
7 |
35 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
9–10 |
2011 |
UNM, 21–14 |
@ Colorado State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Rebels |
0 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
11 |
Rams |
7 |
17 |
3 |
6 |
33 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
6–13–1 |
2011 |
UNLV, 38–35 |
Wyoming
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Cowboys |
14 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
28 |
Rebels |
7 |
10 |
0 |
6 |
23 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
10–10 |
2011 |
WYO, 41–14 |
@ Hawaiʻi
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Rebels |
0 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
10 |
Warriors |
7 |
24 |
3 |
14 |
48 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
8–13 |
2011 |
UNLV, 40–20 |
References
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Culture & lore |
- Hey Reb!
- Win with the Rebels
- Star of Nevada
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