2006 UNLV Rebels football team

2006 UNLV Rebels football
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record2–10 (1–7 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorNoah Brindise (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorVic Shealy (2nd season)
Home stadiumSam Boyd Stadium
2006 Mountain West Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 16 BYU $   8 0     11 2  
No. 22 TCU   6 2     11 2  
Utah   5 3     8 5  
Wyoming   5 3     6 6  
New Mexico   4 4     6 7  
Air Force   3 5     4 8  
San Diego State   3 5     3 9  
Colorado State   1 7     4 8  
  1 7     2 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2006 UNLV Rebels football team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) as a member of the Mountain West Conference (MW) during the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by second-year head coach Mike Sanford Sr., the Rebels compiled an overall record of 2–10 record with mark of 1–7 in conference play, tying for eighth place at the bottom of the MW standings. The team played home games at Sam Boyd Stadium in Whitney, Nevada.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 27:00 p.m.Idaho State*W 54–1019,943[1]
September 94:00 p.m.at Iowa State*L 10–1645,795
September 169:00 p.m.at Hawaii*ESPN PlusL 13–4232,008
September 307:00 p.m.Nevada*
mtn.L 3–3137,179
October 72:30 p.m.at Colorado Statemtn.L 7–2832,841
October 147:00 p.m.New Mexico
  • Sam Boyd Stadium
  • Whitney, NV
mtn.L 36–39 OT16,456
October 2112:00 p.m.at BYUmtn.L 7–5263,341
October 261:00 p.m.at Utahmtn.L 23–4542,474
November 412:00 p.m.TCUdagger
  • Sam Boyd Stadium
  • Whitney, NV
VersusL 10–2513,916
November 116:00 p.m.at San Diego Statemtn.L 7–2121,445
November 181:00 p.m.Wyoming
  • Sam Boyd Stadium
  • Whitney, NV
L 26–3414,021
November 244:00 p.m.Air Force
  • Sam Boyd Stadium
  • Whitney, NV
mtn.W 42–3913,927

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References

  1. ^ "UNLV football romps over Idaho State in 54–10 blowout". The Times-News. September 4, 2006. Retrieved August 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "UNLV Rebels Schedule 2006". ESPN. Retrieved August 16, 2025.
  3. ^ "2006 UNLV Rebels Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved August 16, 2025.
  4. ^ "2006 Football Schedule". University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Retrieved August 16, 2025.