2001 UNLV Rebels football team

2001 UNLV Rebels football
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	4–7 (3–4 MW)
Head coach	John Robinson (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Rob Boras (1st as OC, 3rd overall season)
Defensive coordinator	Mike Bradeson (1st as DC, 6th overall season)
Home stadium	Sam Boyd Stadium

2001 Mountain West Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 25 BYU $		7	–	0					12	–	2
Colorado State		5	–	2					7	–	5
Utah		4	–	3					8	–	4
New Mexico		4	–	3					6	–	5
Air Force		3	–	4					6	–	6
UNLV		3	–	4					4	–	7
San Diego State		2	–	5					3	–	8
Wyoming		0	–	7					2	–	9
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 2001 UNLV Rebels football team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas during the 2001 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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	4:30 p.m.	at Arkansas*	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR	ESPN	L 10–14	52,213
September 7	5:00 p.m.	No. 16 Northwestern*	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV	ESPN	L 28–37	26,721
September 22	7:00 p.m.	at Arizona*	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	ESPN+	L 21–38	47,031
September 29	4:00 p.m.	No. 20 BYU	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV	ABC	L 31–35	32,601
October 6	1:00 p.m.	at Nevada*	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV (Battle for the Fremont Cannon)	SPW	W 27–12	24,238
October 13	4:00 p.m.	San Diego State	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV	ABC	W 31–3	22,100
October 20	4:00 p.m.	Colorado State	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV	SPW	L 24–26	20,049
October 27	3:00 p.m.	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	SPW	W 47–26	11,299
November 3	12:00 p.m.	Utah	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV	ESPN+	L 14–42	21,042
November 10	4:00 p.m.	at New Mexico	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	SPW	L 17–27	27,107
November 17	12:00 p.m.	at Air Force	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	ESPN+	W 34–10	31,074
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time