1986 UNLV Rebels football
ConferencePacific Coast Athletic Association
Record6–5 (3–4 PCAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumSam Boyd Silver Bowl
Seasons
← 1985
1987 →
1986 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 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Long Beach State 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
UNLV 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Utah State 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Pacific (CA) 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Cal State Fullerton 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 9 – 0
New Mexico State 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1986 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 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first year under head coach Wayne Nunnely, the team compiled a 6–5 record.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6at Washington State*
L 14–3417,000
September 13Portland State*
W 51–1412,561
September 20Wisconsin*
  • Sam Boyd Silver Bowl
  • Whitney, NV
W 17–732,207
September 27Cal State Fullerton
  • Sam Boyd Silver Bowl
  • Whitney, NV
W 40–2320,101
October 11at Pacific (CA)
L 15–2111,500
October 18San Jose State
  • Sam Boyd Silver Bowl
  • Whitney, NV
L 20–2317,522
October 25at Utah State
L 6–711,270
November 1North Texas State*
  • Sam Boyd Silver Bowl
  • Whitney, NV
W 27–2612,131[3]
November 6Fresno State
  • Sam Boyd Silver Bowl
  • Whitney, NV
L 7–368,940
November 15at New Mexico State
W 58–429,283
November 22at Long Beach State
W 31–85,197
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1986 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. ^ "UNLV comes back to beat North Texas State, 27–26". Reno Gazette-Journal. November 2, 1986. Retrieved October 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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