2008 UNLV Rebels football team

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2008 UNLV Rebels football
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record5–7 (2–6 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTodd Berry (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorDennis Therrell (1st season)
Home stadiumSam Boyd Stadium
Seasons
← 2007
2009 →
2008 Mountain West Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Utah $   8 – 0     13 – 0  
No. 7 TCU   7 – 1     11 – 2  
No. 25 BYU   6 – 2     10 – 3  
Air Force   5 – 3     8 – 5  
Colorado State   4 – 4     7 – 6  
UNLV   2 – 6     5 – 7  
New Mexico   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Wyoming   1 – 7     4 – 8  
San Diego State   1 – 7     2 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion and BCS representative as top non-AQ school to meet automatic qualification criteria
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 2008 UNLV Rebels football team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas during the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS 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. The Rebels were led by fourth-year head coach Mike Sanford. UNLV finished the season with a 5–7 record (MW: 2–6),[1] narrowly missing bowl eligibility.[2]

UNLV won three of their four out-of-conference games, including

field goal.[4] The Rebels were tied at half and the end of the third quarter against 18th-ranked BYU. In the final period, UNLV took a 35–34 lead, but lost after yielding a touchdown with 1:46 remaining to play.[5] Despite losing starting quarterback Omar Clayton to an injury, the Rebels still managed victories over New Mexico and Wyoming. UNLV entered the regular season finale with five wins and needed one more victory to attain bowl eligibility and, with it, very likely a bowl game invitation. The Rebels, however, surrendered 21 points in the fourth quarter against a "woeful" San Diego State team.[2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 307:00 p.m.Utah State*
W 27–1718,815
September 65:00 p.m.at No. 22 Utah
MWSNL 21–4245,587
September 137:00 p.m.at No. 15
Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
    		• FSNW 23–20 OT59,852
    September 206:00 p.m.Iowa State*
    • Sam Boyd Stadium
    • Whitney, NV
    		MWSNW 34–31 OT25,567
    September 277:00 p.m.Nevada*
    		MWSNL 27–4933,078
    October 411:00 a.m.at Colorado State
    		MWSNL 28–4119,703
    October 187:00 p.m.Air Forcedagger
    • Sam Boyd Stadium
    • Whitney, NV
    		MWSNL 28–2921,055
    October 2511:00 a.m.at No. 18 BYU
    		L 35–4264,081
    November 15:00 p.m.No. 12 Texas Christian
    • Sam Boyd Stadium
    • Whitney, NV
    		L 14–4416,121
    November 87:00 p.m.New Mexico
    • Sam Boyd Stadium
    • Whitney, NV
    		W 27–2013,154
    November 136:00 p.m.Wyoming
    • Sam Boyd Stadium
    • Whitney, NV
    		CBSCSW 22–1418,154
    November 225:00 p.m.at
    Qualcomm Stadium
  • San Diego, CA
    		• L 21–4217,846
    • *Non-conference game
    • daggerHomecoming
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
    • All times are in Pacific time

    References

    1. ^ UNLV 2008 Archived 2012-10-13 at the Wayback Machine, College Football Data Warehouse, Retrieved June 28, 2009.
    2. ^ a b c Phil Steele's 2009 College Football Preview, vol. 15, p. 180, 2009.
    3. ^ UNLV 28, Colorado State 41, ESPN, October 4, 2008.
    4. ^ Air Force 29, UNLV 28, ESPN, October 18, 2008.
    5. ^ BYU rallies to thwart UNLV; QB Hall has 4 TDs through air, ESPN, October 25, 2008.
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