2021 UNLV Rebels football
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	2–10 (2–6 MW)
Head coach	Marcus Arroyo (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Glenn Thomas (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Peter Hansen (2nd season)
Home stadium	Allegiant Stadium
Seasons ←  2020 2022 →

2021 Mountain West Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Mountain Division
No. 24 Utah State xy$		6	–	2					11	–	3
Air Force x		6	–	2					10	–	3
Boise State		5	–	3					7	–	5
Wyoming		2	–	6					7	–	6
Colorado State		2	–	6					3	–	9
New Mexico		1	–	7					3	–	9
West Division
No. 25 San Diego State xy		7	–	1					12	–	2
Fresno State		6	–	2					10	–	3
Nevada		5	–	3					8	–	5
Hawaii		3	–	5					6	–	7
San Jose State		3	–	5					5	–	7
UNLV		2	–	6					2	–	10
Championship: Utah State 46, San Diego State 13
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2021 UNLV Rebels football team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Rebels were led by second–year head coach Marcus Arroyo and played their home games at Allegiant Stadium. They were members of the West Division of the Mountain West Conference.

Preseason

Mountain West media days

The Mountain West media days were held on July 21–22, 2021, at the Cosmopolitan in Paradise, Nevada.

Media poll

The preseason poll was released on July 21, 2021. The Rebels were predicted to finish in sixth place in the MW West Division. ^[1]

West

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Nevada	141 (19)
2	San Jose State	121 (5)
3	San Diego State	96
4	Fresno State	85 (1)
5	Hawaii	56
6	UNLV	26

Mountain

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Boise State	148 (23)
2	Wyoming	115 (2)
3	Air Force	104
4	Colorado State	72
5	Utah State	47
6	New Mexico	39

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	7:00 p.m.	No. 11 (FCS) Eastern Washington*	Allegiant Stadium Paradise, NV	Stadium	L 33–35 2OT	21,970
September 11	7:30 p.m.	at No. 23 Arizona State*	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	ESPN2	L 10–37	42,918
September 18	7:30 p.m.	No. 14 Iowa State*	Allegiant Stadium Paradise, NV	CBSSN	L 3–48	35,193
September 24	7:00 p.m.	at No. 22 Fresno State	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	CBSSN	L 30–38	35,093
October 2	3:00 p.m.	at UTSA*	Alamodome San Antonio, TX	ESPN+	L 17–24	20,154
October 16	4:00 p.m.	Utah State	Allegiant Stadium Paradise, NV	CBSSN	L 24–28	21,322
October 21	8:00 p.m.	San Jose State	Allegiant Stadium Paradise, NV	CBSSN	L 20–27	19,318
October 29	7:00 p.m.	at Nevada	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV ( Battle for the Fremont Cannon / Silver State Series)	CBSSN	L 20–51	28,960
November 6	4:00 p.m.	at New Mexico	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	Stadium	W 31–17	14,007
November 13	1:00 p.m.	Hawaii	Allegiant Stadium Paradise, NV (Island Showdown)	SPEC PPV	W 27–13	19,623
November 19	8:30 p.m.	No. 19 San Diego State	Allegiant Stadium Paradise, NV	CBSSN	L 20–28	16,713
November 26	12:30 p.m.	at Air Force	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	CBSSN	L 14–48	18,226
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after November 2) - Released prior to game All times are in Pacific time

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Game summaries

No. 11 (FCS) Eastern Washington

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
No. 11 ( FCS) Eagles	0	3	0	17	7	8	35
Rebels	0	6	0	14	7	6	33

At No. 23 Arizona State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rebels	3	7	0	0	10
No. 23 Sun Devils	0	14	7	16	37

No. 14 Iowa State

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 14 Cyclones	7	17	14	10	48
Rebels	0	0	3	0	3

At No. 22 Fresno State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rebels	14	0	7	9	30
No. 22 Bulldogs	0	9	13	16	38

At UTSA

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rebels	7	3	0	7	17
Roadrunners	7	10	7	0	24

Utah State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	7	7	7	7	28
Rebels	17	0	7	0	24

San Jose State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	3	10	0	14	27
Rebels	7	10	3	0	20

At Nevada

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rebels	0	0	7	13	20
Wolf Pack	10	10	21	10	51

At New Mexico

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rebels	7	14	3	7	31
Lobos	7	10	0	0	17

Hawaii

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rainbow Warriors	10	0	0	3	13
Rebels	7	3	10	7	27

No. 19 San Diego State

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 19 Aztecs	7	14	0	7	28
Rebels	3	7	10	0	20

At Air Force

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rebels	0	0	7	7	14
Falcons	14	10	17	7	48

References