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1989 UNLV Rebels football team

1989 UNLV Rebels football
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record4–7 (3–4 Big West)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorCarl Ferrill (3rd season)
Home stadiumSam Boyd Silver Bowl
Seasons
← 1988
1990 →
1989 Big West Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Fresno State $ 7 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
Cal State Fullerton 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 1
San Jose State 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Utah State 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
UNLV 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Long Beach State 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 8 – 0
Pacific (CA) 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 10 – 0
New Mexico State 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 11 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1989 UNLV Rebels football team was an American football team that represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) as a member of the Big West Conference during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth and final year under head coach Wayne Nunnely, the Rebels compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, placing fifth in the Big West. The team played home games at the Sam Boyd Silver Bowl in Whitney, Nevada.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2No. 21 Houston*
L 0–6922,416[1]
September 9Weber State*
  • Sam Boyd Silver Bowl
  • Whitney, NV
W 16–1217,718[2]
September 23New Mexico State
  • Sam Boyd Silver Bowl
  • Whitney, NV
W 26–1413,164[3]
September 30at Cal State Fullerton
L 20–343,900[4]
October 7Pacific (CA)
  • Sam Boyd Silver Bowl
  • Whitney, NV
W 30–715,030[5]
October 21at Northern Illinois*
L 24–4216,352[6]
October 28at Fresno State
L 17–3132,302[7]
November 4Long Beach State
  • Sam Boyd Silver Bowl
  • Whitney, NV
W 43–2116,562[8]
November 11at Nevada*
L 7–4516,545[9]
November 18Utah State
  • Sam Boyd Silver Bowl
  • Whitney, NV
L 22–2717,710[10]
November 25at San Jose State
L 28–383,479[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

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References

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  1. ^ "Ware, UH annihilate UNLV, 69–0". Times Record News. September 4, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "UNLV tops Weber State". Reno Gazette-Journal. September 10, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "UNLV running back rips Aggies". Albuquerque Journal. September 24, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Robyn Norwood (October 1, 1989). "Titans put on show in dealing Las Vegas 34–20 loss". The Los Angeles Times (Orange County ed.). p. III-16. Retrieved June 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Brightmon leads Las Vegas over Pacific". The Los Angeles Times. October 8, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "NIU rins wild, hammers UNLV". Northwest Herald. October 22, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Fresno State rolls past Las Vegas, sets up showdown with San Jose". The Los Angeles Times. October 29, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Long Beach falls apart at Las Vegas". The Los Angeles Times. November 5, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Nevada packs a wallop". Reno Gazette-Journal. November 12, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Aggies ambush UNLV". The Daily Spectrum. November 19, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Martini stirs up San Jose". The San Francisco Examiner. November 26, 1989. Retrieved June 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1989 UNLV Rebels Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
  13. ^ "UNLV 2020 Football Guide" (PDF). University of Nevada, Las Vegas. 2020. p. 129. Retrieved December 20, 2020.