1989 UNLV Rebels football team

1989 UNLV Rebels football
Conference	Big West Conference
Record	4–7 (3–4 Big West)
Head coach	Wayne Nunnely (4th season)
Home stadium	Sam Boyd Silver Bowl

1989 Big West Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Fresno State $	7	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
Cal State Fullerton	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	1
San Jose State	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Utah State	4	–	3	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
UNLV	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Long Beach State	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	8	–	0
Pacific (CA)	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	10	–	0
New Mexico State	0	–	7	–	0			0	–	11	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1989 UNLV Rebels football team was an American football team that represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in the Big West Conference during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth year under head coach Wayne Nunnely, the team compiled a 4–7 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	No. 21 Houston*	Sam Boyd Silver Bowl Whitney, NV	L 0–69	22,416
September 9	Weber State*	Sam Boyd Silver Bowl Whitney, NV	W 16–12	17,718
September 23	New Mexico State	Sam Boyd Silver Bowl Whitney, NV	W 26–14	13,164
September 30	at Cal State Fullerton	Santa Ana Stadium Santa Ana, CA	L 20–34	3,930
October 7	Pacific (CA)	Sam Boyd Silver Bowl Whitney, NV	W 30–7	15,030
October 21	at Northern Illinois*	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	L 24–42	16,352
October 28	at Fresno State	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	L 17–31	32,302
November 4	Long Beach State	Sam Boyd Silver Bowl Whitney, NV	W 43–21	16,562
November 11	at Nevada*	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV (rivalry)	L 7–45	16,545
November 18	Utah State	Sam Boyd Silver Bowl Whitney, NV	L 22–27	17,710
November 25	at San Jose State	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	L 28–38	3,479
*Non-conference game Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game