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1987 UNLV Rebels football team

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]

1987 UNLV Rebels football
ConferencePacific Coast Athletic Association
Record5–6 (4–3 PCAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorCarl Ferrill (1st season)
Home stadiumSam Boyd Silver Bowl
Seasons
← 1986
1988 →
1987 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
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

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12at Southwestern Louisiana*
L 10–2116,241
September 19Baylor*
L 14–2127,128
October 3Nevada*
  • Sam Boyd Silver Bowl
  • Whitney, NV (rivalry)
W 24–1925,584[3][4]
October 10Utah State
  • Sam Boyd Silver Bowl
  • Whitney, NV
W 28–2723,363
October 17at Cal State Fullerton
L 14–286,019[5]
October 24at San Jose State
L 24–4820,108
October 31at Fresno State
L 10–4531,595
November 7Long Beach State
  • Sam Boyd Silver Bowl
  • Whitney, NV
W 30–1716,071[6]
November 14at New Mexico State
W 29–64,219
November 21Pacific (CA)
  • Sam Boyd Silver Bowl
  • Whitney, NV
W 30–2414,500
November 28Northern Illinois*
  • Sam Boyd Silver Bowl
  • Whitney, NV
L 31–3414,650
  • *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.
  3. ^ "Rebels win battle of Nevada". Reno Gazette-Journal. October 4, 1987. pp. 1B, 2B – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Wolf Pack may have learned a lot in loss to UNLV". Reno Gazette-Journal. October 4, 1987. p. 2B.
  5. ^ Robyn Norwood (October 18, 1987). "White Has Big Day in Titan Win". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. III-6. Retrieved February 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  6. ^ "Nev. Las Vegas 30, CSLB 17". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 9, 1987. p. III-18. Retrieved January 18, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
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