2002 UNLV Rebels football
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	5–7 (3–4 MW)
Head coach	John Robinson (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Rob Boras (2nd as OC, 4th overall season)
Defensive coordinator	Mike Bradeson (2nd as OC, 7th overall season)
Home stadium	Sam Boyd Stadium
Seasons ← 2001 2003 →

The 2002 UNLV Rebels football team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. UNLV competed as a member of the Mountain West Conference (MW) and played their home games at Sam Boyd Stadium in Whitney, Nevada.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	5:45 p.m.	Wisconsin*	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV	ESPN2	L 7–27	42,075
September 7	7:00 p.m.	Kansas*	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV		W 31–20	25,109
September 14	4:00 p.m.	at Oregon State*	Reser Stadium Corvallis, OR	TBS	L 17–47	36,121
September 21	4:00 p.m.	at Toledo*	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	ESPN+	L 21–38	26,050
October 5	7:00 p.m.	Nevada*	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV (Battle for the Fremont Cannon)		W 21–17	28,341
October 12	4:00 p.m.	New Mexico	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV		L 16–25	21,205
October 19	4:00 p.m.	at BYU	LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT	SPW	W 24–3	62,543
October 26	4:00 p.m.	at San Diego State	Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA		L 21–31	21,541
November 2	4:00 p.m.	Wyoming	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV	SPW	W 49–48 OT	23,346
November 9	4:00 p.m.	at Utah	Rice–Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT		L 17–28	28,528
November 16	12:00 p.m.	Air Force	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV	ESPN+	L 32–49	25,417
November 30	12:00 p.m.	at No. 16 Colorado State	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	SPW	W 36–33	28,877
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time