2002 UNLV Rebels football team

2002 UNLV Rebels football
Conference	Mountain West Conference
2002 record	5–7 (3–4 MWC)
Head coach	John Robinson
Home stadium	Sam Boyd Stadium (Capacity: 36,800)
Seasons

2002 Mountain West Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Colorado State †		6	–	1					10	–	4
New Mexico		5	–	2					7	–	7
Air Force		4	–	3					8	–	5
San Diego State		4	–	3					4	–	9
Utah		3	–	4					5	–	6
UNLV		3	–	4					5	–	7
BYU		2	–	5					5	–	7
Wyoming		1	–	6					2	–	10
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 2002 UNLV Rebels football team represented the University of Nevada-Las Vegas during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. UNLV competed as a member of the Mountain West Conference (MWC) and played their home games at Sam Boyd Stadium in Whitney, Nevada.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31*	5:45 PM	Wisconsin	Sam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, NV	ESPN2	L 7–27	42,075
September 7*	7:00 PM	Kansas	Sam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, NV		W 31–20	25,109
September 24*	4:00 PM	at Oregon State	Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR	TBS	L 17–47	36,121
September 21*	4:00 PM	at Toledo	Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH	ESPN+	L 21–38	26,050
October 5*	7:00 PM	Nevada	Sam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, NV (Battle for Nevada)		W 21–17	28,341
October 12	4:00 PM	New Mexico	Sam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, NV		L 16–25	21,205
October 19	4:00 PM	at BYU	LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT	SPW	W 24–3	62,543
October 26	4:00 PM	at San Diego State	Qualcomm Stadium • San Diego, CA		L 21–31	21,541
November 2	4:00 PM	Wyoming	Sam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, NV	SPW	W 49–48 OT	23,346
November 9	4:00 PM	at Utah	Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT		L 17–28	28,528
November 16	12:00 PM	Air Force	Sam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, NV	ESPN+	L 32–49	25,417
November 30	12:00 PM	at #16 Colorado State	Hughes Stadium • Fort Collins, CO	SPW	W 36–33	28,877
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Pacific Time.