2021 UNLV Rebels football team

The 2021 UNLV Rebels football team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Rebels were led by second–year head coach Marcus Arroyo and played their home games at Allegiant Stadium. They were members of the West Division of the Mountain West Conference.

2021 Mountain West Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Mountain Division
No. 24 Utah State xy$	6	–	2	11	–	3
Air Force x	6	–	2	10	–	3
Boise State	5	–	3	7	–	5
Wyoming	2	–	6	7	–	6
Colorado State	2	–	6	3	–	9
New Mexico	1	–	7	3	–	9
West Division
No. 25 San Diego State xy	7	–	1	12	–	2
Fresno State	6	–	2	10	–	3
Nevada	5	–	3	8	–	5
Hawaii	3	–	5	6	–	7
San Jose State	3	–	5	5	–	7
UNLV	2	–	6	2	–	10
Championship: Utah State 46, San Diego State 13
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

Preseason

The Mountain West media days were held on July 21–22, 2021, at the Cosmopolitan in Paradise, Nevada.

The preseason poll was released on July 21, 2021. The Rebels were predicted to finish in sixth place in the MW West Division.^[1]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	7:00 p.m.	No. 11 (FCS) Eastern Washington*	Allegiant Stadium Paradise, NV	Stadium	L 33–35 ^2OT	21,970
September 11	7:30 p.m.	at No. 23 Arizona State*	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	ESPN2	L 10–37	42,918
September 18	7:30 p.m.	No. 14 Iowa State*	Allegiant Stadium Paradise, NV	CBSSN	L 3–48	35,193
September 24	7:00 p.m.	at No. 22 Fresno State	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	CBSSN	L 30–38	35,093
October 2	3:00 p.m.	at UTSA*	Alamodome San Antonio, TX	ESPN+	L 17–24	20,154
October 16	4:00 p.m.	Utah State	Allegiant Stadium Paradise, NV	CBSSN	L 24–28	21,322
October 21	8:00 p.m.	San Jose State	Allegiant Stadium Paradise, NV	CBSSN	L 20–27	19,318
October 29	7:00 p.m.	at Nevada	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV (Battle for the Fremont Cannon / Silver State Series)	CBSSN	L 20–51	28,960
November 6	4:00 p.m.	at New Mexico	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	Stadium	W 31–17	14,007
November 13	1:00 p.m.	Hawaii	Allegiant Stadium Paradise, NV (Island Showdown)	SPEC PPV	W 27–13	19,623
November 19	8:30 p.m.	No. 19 San Diego State	Allegiant Stadium Paradise, NV	CBSSN	L 20–28	16,713
November 26	12:30 p.m.	at Air Force	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	CBSSN	L 14–48	18,226
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after November 2) - Released prior to game All times are in Pacific time

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
No. 11 (FCS) Eagles	0	3	0	17	7	8	35
Rebels	0	6	0	14	7	6	33

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rebels	3	7	0	0	10
No. 23 Sun Devils	0	14	7	16	37

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 14 Cyclones	7	17	14	10	48
Rebels	0	0	3	0	3

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rebels	14	0	7	9	30
No. 22 Bulldogs	0	9	13	16	38

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rebels	7	3	0	7	17
Roadrunners	7	10	7	0	24

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	7	7	7	7	28
Rebels	17	0	7	0	24

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	3	10	0	14	27
Rebels	7	10	3	0	20

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rebels	0	0	7	13	20
Wolf Pack	10	10	21	10	51

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rebels	7	14	3	7	31
Lobos	7	10	0	0	17

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rainbow Warriors	10	0	0	3	13
Rebels	7	3	10	7	27

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 19 Aztecs	7	14	0	7	28
Rebels	3	7	10	0	20

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rebels	0	0	7	7	14
Falcons	14	10	17	7	48

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