2022 UNLV Rebels football team

2022 UNLV Rebels football
ConferenceMountain West Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record5–7 (3–5 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorNick Holz (1st season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorKeith Heyward (1st season)
Base defense4–2–5
Home stadiumAllegiant Stadium
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →
2022 Mountain West Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Mountain Division
Boise State xy   8 – 0     10 – 4  
Air Force   5 – 3     10 – 3  
Wyoming   5 – 3     7 – 6  
Utah State   5 – 3     6 – 7  
Colorado State   3 – 5     3 – 9  
New Mexico   0 – 8     2 – 10  
West Division
No. 24 Fresno State xy$   7 – 1     10 – 4  
San Diego State   5 – 3     7 – 6  
San Jose State   5 – 3     7 – 5  
UNLV   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Hawaii   2 – 6     3 – 10  
Nevada   0 – 8     2 – 10  
Championship: Fresno State 28, Boise State 16
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2022 UNLV Rebels football team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas as a member of the Mountain West Conference during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They are led by head coach Marcus Arroyo, who is in his third season with the team. The Rebels played their home games at Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada.

On November 28, following a 5-7 season, Arroyo was fired. During his three seasons as UNLV's head coach, he went 7-23.[1]

On December 6, 2022 the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported that Arkansas defensive coordinator Barry Odom would be named the new head coach at UNLV.

Schedule

UNLV and the Mountain West Conference announced the 2022 football schedule on February 16, 2022.[2][3]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 2712:30 p.m.Idaho State*
CBSSNW 52–2119,579
September 101:00 p.m.at California*
P12NL 14–2038,180
September 1712:00 p.m.North Texas*
  • Allegiant Stadium
  • Paradise, NV
KVVUW 58–2719,623
September 244:00 p.m.at Utah State
CBSSNW 34–2417,454
September 308:00 p.m.New Mexico
  • Allegiant Stadium
  • Paradise, NV
CBSSNW 31–2021,605
October 77:30 p.m.at San Jose State
CBSSNL 7–4016,669
October 157:30 p.m.Air Force
  • Allegiant Stadium
  • Paradise, NV
CBSSNL 7–4223,847
October 2211:30 a.m.at Notre Dame*
PeacockL 21–4473,165
November 54:00 p.m.at San Diego State
CBSSNL 10–1428,854
November 117:30 p.m.Fresno State
  • Allegiant Stadium
  • Paradise, NV
CBSSNL 30–3723,146
November 198:00 p.m.at Hawaii
SPEC PPV/KVVUL 25–319,346
November 263:00 p.m.Nevada
  • Allegiant Stadium
  • Paradise, NV (rivalry)
KNSN-TV/KVVUW 27–2224,873

Game summaries

Idaho State

See also: 2022 Idaho State Bengals football team
Idaho State Bengals (0-0) at UNLV Rebels (0-0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bengals 7 0 7721
Rebels 10 35 0752

at Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas, Nevada

  • Date: August 27
  • Game time: 12:30 p.m. MDT
  • Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
  • Game attendance: 19,579
  • Referee: Kevin Boitmann
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Chris Lewis (play by play), Donte Whitner (analyst)
  • Spread: UNLV -22.5 • Odds to win: UNLV 99.9% • [1]
Game information
First quarter
  • (9:13) UNLV - Aidan Robbins 1 yard run, Daniel Gutierrez kick
  • (3:52) UNLV - Daniel Gutierrez 39 yard field goal
  • (0:15) ISU - Jalen Johnson 55 yard pass from Tyler Vander Waal, Ian Hershey kick
Second quarter
  • (13:02) UNLV - Aidan Robbins 2 yard run, Daniel Gutierrez kick
  • (9:29) UNLV - Ricky White 72 yard pass from Doug Brumfield, Daniel Gutierrez kick
  • (6:49) UNLV - Kyle Williams 9 yard pass from Doug Brumfield, Daniel Gutierrez kick
  • (3:23) UNLV - Ricky White 19 yard pass from Doug Brumfield, Daniel Gutierrez kick
  • (0:42) UNLV - Aidan Robbins 7 yard pass from Doug Brumfield, Daniel Gutierrez kick
Third quarter
  • (3:04) ISU - Hunter Hays 5 yard run, Ian Hershey kick
Fourth quarter
  • (10:54) ISU - Xavier Guillory 19 yard pass from Hunter Hays, Ian Hershey kick
  • (5:05) UNLV - Zyell Griffin 14 yard pass from Cameron Friel, Daniel Gutierrez kick
Statistics ISU UNLV
First downs 13 23
Plays–yards 67-241 59-554
Rushes–yards 40-50 33-149
Passing yards 191 405
Passing: comp–att–int 14-27-1 26-35-0
Time of possession 29:36 30:24
Team Category Player Statistics
Idaho State Passing Tyler Vander Waal 7/13, 130 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Raiden Hunter 13 carries, 26 yards
Receiving Xavier Guillory 4 receptions, 73 yards, 1 TD
UNLV Passing Doug Brumfield 21/25, 356 yards, 4 TD
Rushing Courtney Reese 7 carries, 73 yards
Receiving Ricky White 8 receptions, 182 yards, 2 TD

At California

See also: 2022 California Golden Bears football team
UNLV Rebels (1–0) vs California Golden Bears (1–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Rebels 0 7 7014
Golden Bears 14 3 3020

at California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA

  • Date: September 10, 2022
  • Game time: 1:07 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sloudy, 68 °F (20 °C)
  • Game attendance: 38,180
  • Referee: Francisco Villar
  • TV announcers (Pac-12 Network): Guy Haberman (play-by-play), Shane Vereen (analyst)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (11:08) CAL – Jaydn Ott 2-yard run, Dario Longhetto kick (Drive: 6 plays, 55 yards, 3:02; California 7–0)
  • (3:52) CAL – Jaydn Ott 12-yard pass from Jack Plummer, Dario Longhetto kick (Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:58; California 14–0)
Second Quarter
  • (14:55) UNLV – Kyle Williams 11-yard pass from Doug Brumfield, Daniel Gutierrez kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:57; California 14–7)
  • (1:58) CAL – Dario Longhetto 21-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 4:22; California 17–7)
Third Quarter
  • (8:21) CAL – Dario Longhetto 30-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 67 yards, 6:34; California 20–7)
  • (7:04) UNLV – Aidan Robbins 31-yard run, Daniel Gutierrez kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:17; California 20–14)
Fourth Quarter

None

Statistics UNLV CAL
First downs 17 25
Total yards 309 370
Rushes/yards 31–103 32–92
Passing yards 206 278
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 18–33–1 28–39–1
Time of possession 24:24 35:36
Team Category Player Statistics
UNLV Passing Doug Brumfield 18/33, 206 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Aidan Robbins 14 carries, 84 yards, TD
Receiving Ricky White 4 receptions, 59 yards
California Passing Jack Plummer 28/39, 278 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Jaydn Ott 7 carries, 52 yards, TD
Receiving Jeremiah Hunter 5 receptions, 79 yards

North Texas

See also: 2022 North Texas Mean Green football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Mean Green 10 10 7 0 27
Rebels 9 14 14 21 58
Statistics UNT UNLV
First downs 20 28
Total yards 474 576
Rushing yards 169 365
Passing yards 305 211
Turnovers 2 0
Time of possession 21:03 38:57
Team Category Player Statistics
North Texas Passing Austin Aune 17/29, 305 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Ayo Adeyi 11 carries, 73 yards
Receiving Roderic Burns 5 receptions, 98 yards
UNLV Passing Doug Brumfield 21/27, 211 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Aidan Robbins 29 carries, 227 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Ricky White 7 receptions, 76 yards, TD

At Utah State

New Mexico

At San Jose State

Air Force

At Notre Dame

See also: 2022 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team
UNLV Rebels (4–3) vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish (3–3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Rebels 7 0 7721
Fighting Irish 23 7 01444

at Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN

  • Date: October 22, 2022
  • Game time: 11:30 a.m. PT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 72 °F (22 °C)
  • Game attendance: 73,165
  • Referee: Jerry Magallanes
  • TV announcers (Peacock): Jac Collinsworth (play–by–play), Jason Garrett (analyst), Zora Stephenson (sideline)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (12:35) ND – Audric Estimé 12-yard run, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:25; Notre Dame 7–0)
  • (10:06) ND – Blake Grupe 43-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 18 yards, 2:07; Notre Dame 10–0)
  • (9:10) UNLV – Jordan Younge-Humphrey 2-yard run, Daniel Gutierrez kick (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:56; Notre Dame 10–7)
  • (6:24) ND – Michael Mayer 20-yard pass from Drew Pyne, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 2 plays, 20 yards, 0:08; Notre Dame 17–7)
  • (3:58) ND – Blake Grupe 27-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 0:48; Notre Dame 20–7)
  • (1:18) ND – Blake Grupe 46-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 1:12; Notre Dame 23–7)
Second Quarter
  • (4:10) ND – Mitchell Evans 1-yard run, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 6 plays, 46 yards, 3:04; Notre Dame 30–7)
Third Quarter
  • (8:06) UNLV – Harrison Bailey 2-yard run, Daniel Gutierrez kick (Drive: 9 plays, 76 yards, 3:43; Notre Dame 30–14)
Fourth Quarter
  • (11:59) ND – Chris Tyree 8-yard run, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 13 plays, 62 yards, 7:10; Notre Dame 37–14)
  • (8:02) UNLV – Jordan Younge-Humphrey 1-yard run, Daniel Gutierrez kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 3:57; Notre Dame 37–21)
  • (2:55) ND – Braden Lenzy 4-yard pass from Drew Pyne, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 5:06; Notre Dame 44–21)
Pregame line Over/under
ND −26.0 46.5
Statistics UNLV ND
First downs 11 23
Total yards 299 428
Rushes/yards 28–146 47–223
Passing yards 153 205
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 17–33–0 14–28–1
Time of possession 26:02 33:58
Team Category Player Statistics
UNLV Passing Cameron Friel 8/15, 80 yards
Rushing Courtney Reese 11 carries, 142 yards
Receiving Nick Williams 4 receptions, 47 yards
Notre Dame Passing Drew Pyne 14/28, 205 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Logan Diggs 28 carries, 130 yards
Receiving Michael Mayer 6 receptions, 115 yards, TD

At San Diego State

Fresno State

See also: 2022 Fresno State Bulldogs football team
Game Ten – Fresno State Bulldogs (5–4) at UNLV Rebels (4–5)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bulldogs 7 7 101337
Rebels 10 6 31130

at Allegiant Stadium • Paradise, NV

  • Date: Friday, November 11, 2022
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: Partly Cloudy • Temperature: 61 °F (16 °C) • Wind:
  • Game attendance: 23,146
  • Referee: Kevin Boitmann
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Carter Blackburn (play-by-play), & Tom Herman (analyst)
  • Pregame line: Fresno State −8.5
Game information
First quarter
  • (11:29) UNLV – Daniel Gutierrez 42-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 51 yards, 3:31; UNLV 3–0)
  • (8:29) FRES – Jalen Cropper 33-yard pass from Jake Haener, Dylan Lynch kick (Drive: 7 plays, 48 yards, 3:00; Fresno State 7–3)
  • (1:12) UNLV – Doug Brumfield 5-yard run, Daniel Gutierrez kick (Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 7:17; UNLV 10–7)
Second quarter
  • (9:39) UNLV – Daniel Gutierrez 48-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 15 yards, 3:54; UNLV 13–7)
  • (6:16) FRES – Jordan Mims 5-yard run, Dylan Lynch kick (Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, 3:17; Fresno State 14–13)
  • (0:17) UNLV – Daniel Gutierrez 27-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 66 yards, 5:59; UNLV 16–14)
Third quarter
  • (9:49) FRES – Dylan Lynch 26-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 67 yards, 5:11; Fresno State 17–16)
  • (3:15) FRES – Zane Pope 2-yard pass from Jake Haener, Dylan Lynch kick (Drive: 10 plays, 46 yards, 4:50; Fresno State 24–16)
  • (0:48) UNLV – Daniel Gutierrez 38-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 55 yards, 2:27; Fresno State 24–19)
Fourth quarter
  • (10:57) FRES – Dylan Lynch 23-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 52 yards, 4:43; Fresno State 27–19)
  • (9:28) UNLV – Adin Robbins 66-yard run, Nick Williams–Kyle Williams Two-point pass (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:29; Tied 27–27)
  • (8:47) FRES – Jalen Cropper 60-yard pass from Jake Haener, Dylan Lynch kick (Drive: 3 plays, 79 yards, 0:37; Fresno State 34–27)
  • (2:56) FRES – Dylan Lynch 29-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 22 yards, 4:11; Fresno State 37–27)
  • (0:13) UNLV – Daniel Gutierrez 33-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 59 yards, 2:43; Fresno State 37–30)
Statistics FRES UNLV
First downs 21 22
Plays–yards 60–381 71–391
Rushes–yards 26–68 39–219
Passing yards 313 172
Passing: comp–att–int 28–36–0 18–34–0
Time of possession 29:16 30:44
Team Category Player Statistics
Fresno State Passing Jake Haener 28/36, 313 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Jordan Mims 21 carries, 70 yards, TD
Receiving Jalen Cropper 8 receptions, 164 yards, 2 TD
UNLV Passing Doug Brumfield 18/34, 172 yards
Rushing Aidan Robbins 26 carries, 144 yards, TD
Receiving Kyle Williams 6 receptions, 43 yards

At Hawaii

See also: 2022 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team
UNLV Rebels at Hawaii Rainbow Warriors
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Rebels 6 7 3925
Rainbow Warriors 7 0 141031

at Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex, Honolulu, HI

  • Date: November 19, 2022
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. HT
  • Game attendance: 9,346
  • TV announcers (Spectrum PPV): Kanoa Leahey (play-by-play), Rich Miano (analyst), Scott Robbs (sideline)

Nevada

References

  1. ^ Mitch Chris Vaninni and Matt Fortuna (November 28, 2022). "UNLV fires coach Marcus Arroyo after 3 seasons". The Athletic. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
  2. ^ Andy Yamashita (February 16, 2022). "UNLV 2022 football schedule features game at Notre Dame". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
  3. ^ Mitch Kelly (February 16, 2022). "UNLV Football releases their 2022 schedule". The Bet Las Vegas. Retrieved May 20, 2022.