American college football season
1981 UNLV Rebels football |
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Conference | Independent |
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Record | 6–6 |
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Head coach | |
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Home stadium | Las Vegas Silver Bowl |
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The 1981 UNLV Rebels football team was an American football team that represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas as an independent during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their sixth and final year under head coach Tony Knap, the team compiled a 6–6 record.[1][2]
A notable win was the road victory over eighth-ranked BYU in October, who were without starting quarterback Jim McMahon, replaced by sophomore Steve Young.[3]
Approaching age 67, Knap retired after the season,[4] and was succeeded by Harvey Hyde, the head coach at Pasadena City College.[5][6]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 5 | at San Jose State | | W 16–6 | 17,112 | |
September 12 | New Mexico | | W 49–42 | 25,605 | |
September 19 | West Texas State | - Las Vegas Silver Bowl
- Whitney, NV
| L 17–21 | 24,560 | [7] |
September 26 | Long Beach State | - Las Vegas Silver Bowl
- Whitney, NV
| W 32–31 | 25,080 | |
October 3 | at Wyoming | | L 21–45 | 23,793 | |
October 10 | at No. 8 BYU | | W 45–41 | 39,852 | [3] |
October 24 | Utah | - Las Vegas Silver Bowl
- Whitney, NV
| L 28–69 | 27,883 | |
October 31 | at Hawaii | | L 21–57 | 46,153 | |
November 7 | at Fresno State | | L 26–42 | 16,241 | |
November 14 | San Diego State | - Las Vegas Silver Bowl
- Whitney, NV
| L 20–38 | 23,090 | |
November 21 | Air Force | - Las Vegas Silver Bowl
- Whitney, NV
| W 24–21 | 22,574 | [8] |
November 28 | at UTEP | | W 27–20 | 3,214 | |
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster
1981 UNLV Rebels football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense | Defense | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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References
- ^ "1981 UNLV Rebels Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
- ^ "UNLV 2020 Football Guide" (PDF). University of Nevada, Las Vegas. 2020. p. 130. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
- ^ a b "Vegas shocks BYU, 45-41". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). wire service reports. October 11, 1981. p. 6B.
- ^ "Knap resigns at UNLV, plans to grow apples". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 24, 1981. p. 3C.
- ^ "Pasadena City College Coach Harvey Hyde, 42, who guided..." UPI.com. (UPI archives). December 7, 1981. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
- ^ "Transactions: college". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). December 8, 1981. p. 28.
- ^ "West Texas State 21, Nevada-Las Vegas 17". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 20, 1981. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Nevada-Las Vegas 24, Air Force 21". The Arizona Republic. November 22, 1981. p. G2. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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Culture & lore | - Hey Reb!
- Win with the Rebels
- Star of Nevada
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