2000 UNLV Rebels football team

2000 UNLV Rebels football
2000 UNLV Rebels football
Las Vegas Bowl champion
Las Vegas Bowl, W 31–14 vs. Arkansas
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	8–5 (4–3 MW)
Head coach	John Robinson (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	DelVaughn Alexander (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Mike Bradeson (1st season)
Home stadium	Sam Boyd Stadium
	Seasons ← 1999 2001 →

The 2000 UNLV Rebels football team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas during the 2000 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.

2000 Mountain West Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 14 Colorado State $	6	–	1	10	–	2
Air Force	5	–	2	9	–	3
UNLV	4	–	3	8	–	5
BYU	4	–	3	6	–	6
New Mexico	3	–	4	5	–	7
Utah	3	–	4	4	–	7
San Diego State	3	–	4	3	–	8
Wyoming	0	–	7	1	–	10

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9	11:00 a.m.	at Iowa State*	Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA	ESPN Plus	L 22–37	35,408
September 16	7:00 p.m.	North Texas*	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV		W 38–0	16,544
September 23	12:00 p.m.	at BYU	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	ESPN Plus	L 7–10	60,191
September 30	4:00 p.m.	Air Force	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV	ABC	W 34–13	22,321
October 7	7:00 p.m.	Nevada*	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV (Fremont Cannon)	SPW	W 38–7	27,578
October 14	6:30 p.m.	at Colorado State	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	ESPN2	L 19–20	31,700
October 21	4:00 p.m.	Wyoming	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV	SPW	W 42–23	19,967
October 28	11:00 a.m.	at Ole Miss*	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS		L 40–43 ^OT	40,338	^[1]
November 4	12:00 p.m.	at Utah	Rice–Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	ESPN Plus	L 16–38	34,842
November 11	12:00 p.m.	New Mexico	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV	ESPN Plus	W 18–14	17,081
November 25	4:00 p.m.	at San Diego State	Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA	SPW	W 31–24	17,184
December 2	8:00 p.m.	at Hawaii*	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	ESPN Plus	W 34–32	34,792
December 21	5:00 p.m.	Arkansas*	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV (Las Vegas Bowl)	ESPN2	W 31–14	25,868	^[2]
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Pacific time

^ "McAllister's TD in OT saves Ole Miss 43–40". The Clarion-Ledger. October 29, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Rebels run past Arkansas to post win for Robinson". Omaha World-Herald. December 22, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.