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2008 UNLV Rebels football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	2008
team	UNLV Rebels
sport	football
image	UNLV Rebels wordmark.svg
image_size	175
conference	Mountain West Conference
short_conf	MW
record	5–7
conf_record	2–6
head_coach	Mike Sanford Sr.
hc_year	4th
off_coach	Todd Berry
oc_year	2nd
def_coach	Dennis Therrell
dc_year	1st
stadium	Sam Boyd Stadium

The 2008 UNLV Rebels football team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) as a member of the Mountain West Conference (MW) during the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Mike Sanford Sr., the Rebels compiled an overall record of 5–7 record with mark of 2–6 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the MW. The team played home games at Sam Boyd Stadium in Whitney, Nevada.

UNLV won three of their four out-of-conference games, including overtime upsets of both of their opponents from Bowl Championship Series conferences: 15th-ranked Arizona State of the Pac-10, 23–20, and Iowa State of the Big 12, 34–31. UNLV led Air Force in the fourth quarter, 28–20, but lost by one point after the Falcons scored a touchdown and made a field goal. The Rebels were tied at half and the end of the third quarter against 18th-ranked BYU. In the final period, UNLV took a 35–34 lead, but lost after yielding a touchdown with 1:46 remaining to play. Despite losing starting quarterback Omar Clayton to an injury, the Rebels still managed victories over New Mexico and Wyoming. UNLV entered the regular season finale with five wins and needed one more victory to attain bowl eligibility and, with it, very likely a bowl game invitation. The Rebels, however, surrendered 21 points in the fourth quarter against a "woeful" San Diego State team.

Schedule

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References

The Rebels led [[2008 Colorado State Rams football team. Colorado State]] in the fourth quarter, 28–27, but the Rams scored with 0:09 left to play and then on the ensuing [[kickoff (American football)
[https://web.archive.org/web/20081023211608/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=282922439 Air Force 29, UNLV 28], ESPN, October 18, 2008.
[https://web.archive.org/web/20081028115003/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=282990252 BYU rallies to thwart UNLV; QB Hall has 4 TDs through air], ESPN, October 25, 2008.
''[[Phil Steele. Phil Steele's 2009 College Football Preview]]'', vol. 15, p. 180, 2009.
. ["UNLV Rebels Schedule 2008"](https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/2439/season/2008). *[[ESPN]]*.
. ["2008 UNLV Rebels Schedule and Results"](https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/nevada-las-vegas/2008-schedule.html). *[[Sports Reference]]*.
. ["2008 Football Schedule"](https://unlvrebels.com/sports/football/schedule/2008). *[[University of Nevada, Las Vegas]]*.

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