2005 UNLV Rebels football team

2005 UNLV Rebels football
Conference	Mountain West Conference
2005 record	2–9 (1–7 MWC)
Head coach	Mike Sanford
Home stadium	Sam Boyd Stadium (Capacity: 36,800)
Seasons

2005 Mountain West Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
#11 TCU †		8	–	0					11	–	1
BYU		5	–	3					6	–	6
Colorado State		5	–	3					6	–	6
Utah		4	–	4					7	–	5
New Mexico		4	–	4					6	–	5
San Diego State		4	–	4					5	–	7
Air Force		3	–	5					4	–	7
Wyoming		2	–	6					4	–	7
UNLV		1	–	7					2	–	9
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 2005 UNLV Rebels football team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas during the 2005 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
September 5	10:00 AM	at New Mexico	University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM	ESPN2	L 22–24	37,533
September 10*	7:00 PM	Idaho	Sam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, NV		W 34–31	21,870
September 17*	7:00 PM	at Nevada	Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV (Battle for Nevada)	ESPNU	L 14–22	23,457
September 24*	5:00 PM	at Utah State	Romney Stadium • Logan, UT	SPW	L 24–31	12,408
October 1	12:00 PM	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY	SPW	L 17–42	18,022
October 8	12:00 PM	San Diego State	Sam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, NV	ESPN+	W 13–10	18,372
October 15	9:00 AM	at Air Force	Falcon Stadium • USAFA, CO	SPW	L 7–42	30,573
October 22	4:00 PM	Utah	Sam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, NV	ABC	L 32–42	19,108
November 5	12:00 PM	BYU	Sam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, NV	ESPN+	L 14–55	23,677
November 12	4:00 PM	at #18 TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX		L 3–51	28,035
November 19	1:00 PM	Colorado State	Sam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, NV		L 27–31	16,543
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Pacific Time.