2012 UNLV Rebels football team

2012 Mountain West Conference football standings

Team	W		L	W		L
No. 18 Boise State +	7	–	1	11	–	2
Fresno State +	7	–	1	9	–	4
San Diego State +	7	–	1	9	–	4
Air Force	5	–	3	6	–	7
Nevada	4	–	4	7	–	6
Wyoming	3	–	5	4	–	8
Colorado State	3	–	5	4	–	8
	2	–	6	2	–	11
New Mexico	1	–	7	4	–	9
Hawaii	1	–	7	3	–	9

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012 UNLV Rebels football team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) as a member of the Mountain West Conference (MW) during the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by third-year head coach Bobby Hauck, the Rebels compiled an overall record of 2–11 record with mark of 2–6 in conference play, placing eighth the MW. The team played home games at Sam Boyd Stadium in Whitney, Nevada.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	8:00 p.m.	Minnesota*	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV	CBSSN	L 27–30 ^3OT	16,013
September 8	7:00 p.m.	Northern Arizona*	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV		L 14–17	15,257
September 14	6:00 p.m.	Washington State*	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV	ESPN	L 27–35	17,015
September 22	7:00 p.m.	Air Force	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV	ALT	W 38–35	14,054
September 29	5:00 p.m.	at Utah State*	Romney Stadium Logan, UT	ESPN3	L 13–35	24,226
October 6	4:00 p.m.	at Louisiana Tech*	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	ESPN3, ESPN Plus	L 31–58	21,850
October 13	12:00 p.m.	Nevada	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV (Fremont Cannon)	TWCSN	L 37–42	20,565
October 20	12:30 p.m.	at No. 22 Boise State	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	NBCSN	L 7–32	36,012
October 27	5:00 p.m.	at San Diego State	Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA	TWCSN	L 13–24	23,874
November 3	1:00 p.m.	New Mexico	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV	TWCSN	W 35–7	12,835
November 10	4:00 p.m.	at Colorado State	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	TWCSN, KTVD, RTRM	L 11–33	13,887
November 17	1:00 p.m.	Wyoming	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV	TWCSN	L 23–28	10,717
November 24	8:00 p.m.	at Hawaii	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	Oceanic PPV, ESPN3	L 10–48	28,359
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	3OT	Total
Golden Gophers	0	7	0	6	7	7	3	30
Rebels	3	0	7	3	7	7	0	27

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lumberjacks	0	0	7	10	17
Rebels	7	7	0	0	14

This is the second straight year the Rebels were defeated by a team from the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) after falling to Southern Utah in 2011.

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars	14	14	0	7	35
Rebels	7	13	0	7	27

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	14	14	0	7	35
Rebels	7	10	14	7	38

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rebels	0	7	6	0	13
Aggies	0	20	0	15	35

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rebels	7	10	7	7	31
Bulldogs	20	7	17	14	58

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolf Pack	0	14	7	21	42
Rebels	14	17	0	6	37

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rebels	0	0	0	7	7
No. 22 Broncos	8	17	7	0	32

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rebels	6	0	7	0	13
Aztecs	7	7	7	3	24

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lobos	0	0	7	0	7
Rebels	7	14	7	7	35

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rebels	0	0	0	11	11
Rams	7	17	3	6	33

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	14	14	0	0	28
Rebels	7	10	0	6	23

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rebels	0	0	0	10	10
Warriors	7	24	3	14	48

UNLV Rebels football
Venues	Cashman Field (I) (1968–1969) Butcher Field (1970–1971) Sam Boyd Stadium (1971–2020) Allegiant Stadium (2020–present)
Bowl games & rivalries	Bowl games Nevada: Fremont Cannon
Culture & lore	Hey Reb! Win with the Rebels Star of Nevada
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees
Seasons	1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025