2018 UNLV Rebels football team


The 2018 UNLV Rebels football team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Rebels were led by fourth-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 2–6 in Mountain West play to finish in fifth place in the West Division.

Previous season

The Rebels finished the 2017 season 5–7 and 4–4 in Mountain West play to finish in third place in the West Division.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released
Maxwell AwardArmani RogersQBSO
Doak Walker AwardLexington ThomasRBSR
Lou Groza AwardEvan PantelsKSR
Wuerffel TrophyDarren Wood, Jr.WRJR
Earl Campbell Tyler Rose AwardLexington ThomasRBSR

Mountain West media days

During the Mountain West media days held July 24–25 at the Cosmopolitan on the Las Vegas Strip, the Rebels were predicted to finish in third place in the West Division.

Media poll

Preseason All-Mountain West Team

The Rebels had one player selected to the preseason all-Mountain West team.
Offense
Lexington Thomas – RB

Schedule

Game summaries

at USC

0–11997USC, 35–21

UTEP

5–21993UTEP, 41–24

Prairie View A&M

1–01974UNLV, 63–28

at Arkansas State

1–01995UNLV, 28–23

New Mexico

12–112017UNLV, 38–35

at Utah State

7–162017USU, 52–28

Air Force

6–152017AF, 34–30

at San Jose State

6–15–12017UNLV, 41–13

Fresno State

7–132017UNLV, 26–16

at San Diego State

6–15–12017SDSU, 41–10

at Hawaii

12–142017UNLV, 31–23

Nevada

16–272017NEV, 23–16