1990 UNLV Rebels football team

The 1990 UNLV Rebels football team was an American football team that represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in the Big West Conference during the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first year under head coach Jim Strong, the team compiled a 4–7 record.^[1]^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	Southwest Missouri State*	Sam Boyd Silver Bowl Whitney, NV	L 24–31	17,659	^[3]
September 8	at No. 24 Houston*	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX	L 9–37	20,138
September 15	at Oregon State*	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR	W 45–20	17,272
September 22	San Jose State	Sam Boyd Silver Bowl Whitney, NV	L 13–47	18,934
September 29	at Pacific (CA)	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	W 37–28	6,376
October 6	Cal State Fullerton	Sam Boyd Silver Bowl Whitney, NV	W 29–10	17,526	^[4]
October 13	at New Mexico State	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	W 24–20	10,267
October 20	Nevada*	Sam Boyd Silver Bowl Whitney, NV (rivalry)	L 14–26	22,402
October 27	at Utah State	Romney Stadium Logan, UT	L 6–31	15,273
November 3	Fresno State	Sam Boyd Silver Bowl Whitney, NV	L 18–45	16,846
November 17	at Long Beach State	Veterans Memorial Stadium Long Beach, CA	L 20–29	4,649	^[5]
*Non-conference game Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

^ "1990 UNLV Rebels Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
^ "UNLV 2020 Football Guide" (PDF). University of Nevada, Las Vegas. 2020. p. 131. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
^ "Bears ruin Rebels". The Springfield News-Leader. September 2, 1990. Retrieved March 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Mike DiGiovanna (October 7, 1990). "Fullerton Is Doing Better but Still Loses to Las Vegas". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. C9. Retrieved February 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "CS Long Beach 29, UNLV 20". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 18, 1990. p. C-21. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.