1975 UNLV Rebels football team

1975 UNLV Rebels football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–4
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorLarry Kennan (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorSteve Sidwell (2nd season)
Captains
  • Marlon Beavers
  • Mike Otto
  • Joe Ingersoll
  • Bob Chess
  • Mike Haverty[1]
Home stadiumLas Vegas Stadium
Seasons
← 1974
1976 →
1975 NCAA Division II independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Northern Michigan ^   –   13 – 1 – 0
American International   –   8 – 1 – 0
Lehigh ^   –   9 – 3 – 0
Delaware   –   8 – 3 – 0
Portland State   –   8 – 3 – 0
Akron   –   7 – 4 – 0
Kentucky State   –   7 – 4 – 0
UNLV   –   7 – 4 – 0
Santa Clara   –   6 – 5 – 0
Tennessee State   –   5 – 4 – 0
Youngstown State   –   5 – 4 – 0
Chattanooga   –   5 – 5 – 1
Bucknell   –   5 – 5 – 0
Indiana State   –   5 – 5 – 0
Lafayette   –   5 – 5 – 0
Southern Connecticut State   –   5 – 5 – 0
Central Connecticut   –   4 – 5 – 0
Central State (OH)   –   4 – 6 – 0
Eastern Michigan   –   4 – 6 – 0
Eastern Illinois   –   3 – 5 – 2
Northeastern   –   3 – 6 – 0
Western Carolina   –   3 – 7 – 0
Nevada   –   3 – 8 – 0
Nebraska–Omaha   –   2 – 9 – 0
Arkansas–Pine Bluff   –   0 – 11 – 0
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1975 UNLV Rebels football team was an American football team that represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas as an independent during the 1975 NCAA Division II football season. In their third and final year under head coach Ron Meyer, the team compiled a 7–4 record;[2] all four losses were to teams from the Big Sky Conference.

Two months after the season, Meyer departed for Southern Methodist University in Dallas,[3] and was succeeded by Tony Knap, the head coach at Boise State.[4][5]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13Northern Iowa
W 48–1013,885
September 20at Idaho State
L 7–1510,500–10,510[6][7]
September 27at Montana
L 20–217,800[8]
October 4No. 5 Jackson State
  • Las Vegas Stadium
  • Whitney, NV
W 39–215,000–15,178[9]
October 11Nebraska–Omaha
  • Las Vegas Stadium
  • Whitney, NV
W 35–613,924
October 18at No. 7 Boise State
L 21–3420,000[10]
October 25Idahodagger
  • Las Vegas Stadium
  • Whitney, NV
L 9–3912,451[1][11]
November 1Northern Arizona
  • Las Vegas Stadium
  • Whitney, NV
W 34–219,048[12]
November 8South Dakota State
  • Las Vegas Stadium
  • Whitney, NV
W 38–2310,085
November 15Weber State
  • Las Vegas Stadium
  • Whitney, NV
W 38–149,530[13]
November 22at Nevada
W 45–75,800
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[14]

References

  1. ^ a b "Game program: UNLV Runnin' Rebels vs. University of Idaho Vandals". University of Nevada, Las Vegas. University Libraries. October 25, 1975. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
  2. ^ "UNLV 2020 Football Guide" (PDF). University of Nevada, Las Vegas. 2020. p. 129. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
  3. ^ "SMU to be exciting". Victoria Advocate. (Texas). Associated Press. January 24, 1976. p. 3B.
  4. ^ "Knap leaves Boise State for Las Vegas". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. January 30, 1976. p. 1B.
  5. ^ "Boise's Knap off to Vegas". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. January 30, 1976. p. 17.
  6. ^ "ISU upsets Las Vegas". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. September 21, 1975. p. 2B.
  7. ^ "Final 1975 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Idaho State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
  8. ^ "Fortune tells – Breaks, Tips vex Vegas". The Missoulian. September 28, 1975. Retrieved December 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Final 1975 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Jackson State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  10. ^ "Broncos rock Rebels". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 19, 1975. p. 2B.
  11. ^ "Idaho routs Las Vegas". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 26, 1975. p. 1B.
  12. ^ "Vegas fleeces NAU". The Arizona Republic. November 2, 1975. Retrieved December 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "UNLV crushes Weber". The Salt Lake Tribune. November 16, 1975. Retrieved December 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Final 1975 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Nevada)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 22, 2022.