STRENGTH & CONDITIONING

Po w e r Be h i n d Th e Pr o g r a m MIKE GERBER Strength & Conditioning Coach UNLV football’s strength and conditioning program is now under the guid- ance of veteran coach Mike Gerber. “The goal of the UNLV football strength & conditioning program is to maxi- mize those physical traits that excellence in the sport demands,” Gerber said. “Football is a game of relatively short but extremely intense efforts requiring great power production. Because of this, the core of the program is made up of the Olympic Weightlifting movements. Run speed develop- ment and conditioning also follow the dictates of the game’s physical demands. Emphasis is placed especially on initial acceleration because most sprinting in football is relatively short. Conditioning is made up largely of position-specific movement patterns done in series of all-out effort with the quantity of work similar to a long football drive.” The Ernie Becker Sr. Strength and Conditioning Center’s 8,500- square-foot deck features free weights, power racks and Olympian The covered agility drills area platforms. The 1,200-square-foot second level offers stretching and aerobic features 3,000 square feet of areas catered to each sport. The room also features a premium sound system artificial turf. to further enhance the workout experience.

More than 60 weight stations cover the state-of-the-art flooring inside the Ernie Becker Sr. Strength & Conditioning Center.

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Re b e l s We a r On l y Th e Be s t

UNLV’S All-new Bill Ireland Locker Room

114 custom-made player lockers fill the Bill Ireland Locker Room inside the Lied Athletic Complex.

PAUL PUCCIARELLI Director Now in his 26th year overseeing the equipment department for UNLV, Paul Pucciarelli says he and the school are committed to outfitting players to be both safe and stylish on the football field. “My philosophy behind equipment is that student-athletes have enough problems, that is, they have to compete in the classroom and on the field — worrying about equipment shouldn’t be a problem,” says Puc- ciarelli, widely known as Pooch. “Our players are lucky because of the system we have set up here. The athletic department and the university provide us a tremendous support group.” The Lied Athletic Complex’s 10,000-square-foot, two-sided equipment room gives all 17 UNLV sports the services of an immense facility designed with the student-athlete in mind. In one of 19 team and staff locker rooms, players and coaches can simply drop off their uniforms at the end of a practice or competition. The next day a clean version will be waiting for pickup in personally assigned lockers located in a wall surrounding the equipment room.

Nike is the exclusive products supplier and sponsor of UNLV Athletics SPORTS MEDICINE

Th e Fi n e s t Ca r e

The Marilyn & Si Redd Sports Medicine Complex sprawls over an 8,500- square-foot area.

KYLE WILSON Director Providing the best possible preventative and rehabilitative care, A skylight welcomes natural light the UNLV football athletic training staff is headed by Director of Athletic into the rehabilitation room. Training Kyle Wilson. Made possible by a generous gift of $1.5 million from Marilyn and Si Redd, the Lied Athletic Complex’s athletic training facility incorporates the total scope of sports medicine over an 8,500-square-foot area. Aside from five staff offices, a rehabilitation room houses a dozen pieces of equipment including Cybex stationary bicycles, stair machines and treadmills, all under a natural skylight. The largest area features a dozen tables to offer student-athletes various treatments throughout the day. Taping, padding and bracing all take place in another all-inclusive room. Finally, an aquatic therapy room features three above-ground whirl- pools surrounding a 10-feet deep pool for rehabilitative exercises.

An aquatic therapy room includes a rehab pool.

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Pa l a t i a l Pr a ct i c e Pa r k The all-new Ernie Becker Sr. Football Fields at Bill “Wildcat” Morris Rebel Park

The UBU synthetic sports surface covers two full football fields on campus.

ne of college football’s largest and most impressive areas of its kind, Bill “Wildcat” Morris Rebel Park has been transformed into an athletic showcase over the past decade. In 2010, Oa state-of-the-art UBU synthetic surface was installed at a cost of $700,000. The artificial surface was originally installed in 2002 thanks to a $1 million gift from the family of Ernie Becker Sr. A completely new lighting system soon followed. Also, Bruce Bayne of Peccole Nevada and Ernie Becker Jr. helped develop an all-new grand entrance to the park, complete with pine trees, desert rocks and an archway. The palm-tree-lined area includes two full-sized practice fields. Also, Terry Manley of Champion Homes is responsible for the UNLV Football Manley Corner, which welcomes visitors, staff and student-athletes onto campus and into the heart of Rebel Football.

5 ACADEMICS IN THE COMMUNITY

Re c o r d Cl a s s r o o m Su cc e s s o less than 17 UNLV football players were named to the 2009 Academic UNLV ACADEMIC All-Mountain West Conference team, which highlighted another strong Nyear in the classroom by the Rebels. The total number of honorees, ALL-CONFERENCE which ranked third in the league, was the second-most ever recorded by the 2009-MWC (17) Casey Flair, WR 2000-MWC (9) program (20 set just one year previous) while marking the 11th consecutive Rodelin Anthony, WR Jacob Hales, DL Bill Cofer, LB season that at least seven UNLV players appeared on the academic team. Mark Barefield, WR Mario Jeberaeel, OL John Greer, OL David Blair, LB Maquel Martin, DB Ryan Hanson, QB In fact, academic advising for football, which boasts three full-time advisors, Omar Clayton, QB Mike McKiski, OL Joe Haro, DB has helped produce 128 such honorees since the school joined the Mountain Mike Donato, OL Aaron Mueller, C Joel Menendez, OL West Conference in 1999. Two players – WR Ryan Wolfe and WR Rodelin John Gianninoto, OL Aaron Straiten, WR Dillon Pieffer, PK Kamu Kapanui, LS Ryan Tillman, DB Nate Rydalch, WR Anthony – ended their college careers as rare four-time conference academic Tate Knutson, WR Ryan Wolfe, WR Toby Smeltzer, DB honorees. Andrew Mack, OL Ryan Worthen, FB Trevan Sorensen, TE In addition, eight Rebel gridders earned spots on the UNLV Dean’s List Marquel Martin, DB Matt Murphy, OL 2005-MWC (7) 1999-MWC (11) during 2009-10. In 2009, the program placed a player on the ESPN The Beau Orth, LB Casey Flair, WR Bill Cofer, LB Magazine Academic All-District First Team for the third consecutive season. Ryan Tillman, DB Jacob Hales, DE BJ Edwards, FB Travis Trickey, LB Ryan Heise, DL Kris Fisher, TE Shane Watterson, OL Jarrod Jackson, QB John Greer, OL Ryan Wolfe, WR Kamu Kapanui, FB Joe Haro, RB Doug Zismann, OL Mike McKiski, OL Blake Livingood, OL Flair REBELS ON THE DEAN’S LIST 2009-10 Ryan Worthen, FB Tim O’Reilly, PK Jesse Backerman, David Blair, 2008-MWC (20) Jason Palmucci, LB Caleb Herring, Tate Knutson, Les Obie, Rodelin Anthony, WR 2004-MWC (8) Danny Pacheco, OL Omar Clayton, QB Reggie Butler, LB Nate Rydalch, WR Beau Orth, Shane Waterman, C.J. Cox, RB Tyler Crandal, OL Toby Smeltzer, DB Doug Zismann Mike Donato, OL Michael Freund, TE Casey Flair, WR Tim Goins, OL 1998-WAC (5) Jacob Hales, DL Mike McKiski, OL Kawika Batoon, DB Ben Jaekle, PK Kurt Nantkes, QB Brandon Ellena, OL Mario Jeberaeel, OL Hubi Schulze Zumkley, PK John Greer, OL Kamu Kapanui, LS Ryan Welter, LB Blake Livingood, OL One of the top student-athletes in UNLV history, record-setting receiver Terrance Lee, DB Tim O’Reilly, PK Evan Marchal, OL 2003-MWC (10) Casey Flair (above) in 2009 became the first Rebel gridder to twice be named Matt Murphy, OL Reggie Butler, LB 1997-WAC (8) to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District First Team, which is voted Beau Orth, LB Ryan Claridge, LB Kawika Batoon, DB on by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Phillip Payne, WR Tyler Crandal, OL Rob Bone, QB Deante’ Purvis, DB Larry Croom, RB Brandon Ellena, OL Martin Tevaseu, DL Chris Eagen, DE John Greer, OL Ryan Tillman, DB Michael Freund, TE Tim O’Reilly, PK Ryan Wolfe, WR Kurt Nantkes, QB Mac Smith, OL Rusty Worthen, LB David Olsen, DB Chad Reed, QB Ryan Worthen, RB Derek Olsen, DB Mike Reily, OL Dillon Pieffer, PK 2007-MWC (16) 1996-WAC (3) Rodelin Anthony, WR 2002-MWC (9) Rob Bone, QB Omar Clayton, QB Bill Cofer, LB Mike Reily, OL Casey Flair, WR Larry Croom, RB Mac Smith, OL John Gianninoto, OL Michael Freund, TE Jacob Hales, DL Joe Haro, RB 1995-BIG WEST (3) Shane Horton, DB Kurt Nantkes, QB Rob Bone, QB Mario Jeberaeel, OL David Olsen, DB Mike Reily, OL Tate Knutson, WR Derek Olsen, LB David White, TE Evan Marchal, OL Toby Smeltzer, WR Marquel Martin, DB Chameion Sutton, DB 1994-BIG WEST (4) Mike McKiski, OL Brad Faunce, P Sifa Moala, OL 2001-MWC (7) Darin Lovat, OL Matt Murphy, OL Joe Haro, RB Howard McGowan, OL Richie Plunkett, OL Kurt Nantkes, QB David White, TE Ryan Wolfe, WR Derek Olsen, DB Ryan Worthen, TE Dillon Pieffer, PK 1993-BIG WEST (4) All-time UNLV and MWC receptions Hubi Schulze Zumkley, PK Brad Faunce, P leader Ryan Wolfe played last fall as a 2006-MWC (14) Toby Smeltzer, WR Howard McGowan, OL graduate student after having earned Rodelin Anthony, WR Trevan Sorensen, DE Jonathan Perez, RB his bachelor’s degree. KC Asiodu, LB David White, QB Chris Butler, TE Tony Cade, DB

6 IN THE COMMUNITY

Re b e l s Fo r A Ca u s e NLV and its student-athletes are committed to success both on and off the fields of play. Rebel players have the opportunity to become more involved Umembers of the Southern Nevada community. Through interaction with charitable organiza- tions, local schools, hospitals and vari- ous youth events, the Rebels have become increasingly positive role models. Each year, the athletics de- partment’s effort in Nevada Reading Week translates into dozens of area schools being visited by nearly a 100 athletes, coaches and staff. Other programs the Rebels have recently taken part in include holiday food drives, Child Haven’s holiday party, Communities in Schools, the Santa Clothes program, KLUC Toy Drive, Opportunity Village’s Santa Run and Joy Prom.

UNLV BOASTS FOUR COMMUNITY SERVICE ALL-AMERICANS SINCE 2002 UNLV wide receiver Casey Flair was one of only 11 players in the nation named to the 2007 American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Division I-A Good Works Team. The Alaska native became the fourth Rebel in six years selected to the prestigious collection of student-athletes that has been honored for its performance off the field since 1991. Former UNLV lineman Tony Terrell (Lawndale, CA) was the program’s first-ever honoree in 2002 and two-time All-American safetyJamaal Brimmer (Las Vegas) earned the nod in 2004. Las Vegas native Leon Moore was honored in 2005. Nominated by their school’s sports information directors and voted on by an AFCA committee, successful candidates must be heavily involved in working for charity and/or service to their community.

A group of Rebels (above photo) had the honor of helping out at Las Vegas’ Joy Proms while Head Coach Bobby Hauck and A.D. Jim Livengood (below) led the team’s recent visit to Opportunity Village, which is a not-for-profit organization that serves people with intellectual disabilities. Flair Moore

Brimmer Terrell 7 UNLV PRO DAY

No less than 19 scouts from 16 different NFL teams were on hand at the 2010 UNLV Pro Day on campus. Taking part in all or some of the timed or measured events were a dozen Rebels who just completed their college careers and five of those players earned a spot in an NFL camp. This followed three UNLV seniors (wide receiver Ryan Wolfe, offensive lineman Joe Hawley and linebacker Jason Beauchamp) being invited to participate in February’s 2010 NFL Scouting Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Lettermen Alumni Program

QB Steve Stallworth (L) and his coach, Harvey Hyde

UNLV’s first football The 1984 California team was honored at Bowl Champions were Homecoming 2008. recognized last fall.

(L-R) Kevin Thomas, Original UNLV QB Leon Lett, Jason Bill Casey took part Vaughan and in 2008 pregame Sam Brandon festivities. at Rebel Park.

UNLV has recently developed the Rebel Football Lettermen Alumni Program, which is designed to get former players back on campus and more involved with their alma mater. All football lettermen are invited to attend a special spring practice social mixer each April and then each fall attend an exclusive tailgate dinner before taking part in on-field pre-game festivities at the annual Homecoming game. For more information, contact football program director Sara Swanson at (702) 895-2474 or at [email protected]. 8 ON CAMPUS

UNLV COLLEGES College of Business College of Education Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering College of Fine Arts Division of Health Sciences William F. Harrah College of Hotel Administration William S. Boyd School of Law College of Liberal Arts College of Sciences Greenspun College of Urban Affairs The Graduate College The Honors College School of Dental Medicine School of Nursing University College

More than 2,000 students call UNLV’s 12 residence halls home.

9 LAS VEGAS LIVING

Las Vegas, which celebrated its centennial in 2005, is one of the fastest growing communities in the world.

10 TABLE OF CONTENTS

Be A Rebel...... 1 RECORD BOOK Strength & Conditioning...... 2 Team Records...... 108-112 Equipment...... 3 Individual Records...... 113-125 ON THE Sports Medicine...... 4 Career Leaders...... 126-130 COVERS Training Facility...... 5 Single-Season Leaders...... 131 The Rebels’ market- Academics...... 6 Seasonal Leaders...... 132-135 ing slogan in 2010 Community Service ...... 7 is “One Team One Year-By-Year Breakdown...... 136 Goal.” That theme UNLV Pro Day/Alumni Program...... 8 Scoring & Attendance Marks...... 137 is illustrated by an On Campus...... 9 Sam Boyd Stadium Records...... 138 anonymous player Las Vegas Living...... 10 UNLV in the Record Books...... 139 appearing on the Table of Contents...... 11 All-Time Series Histories...... 140-142 front cover this Media Services...... 12-13 All-Time Results...... 143-147 season. Meanwhile, the back cover is Quick Facts...... 13 Rebel Bowl History...... 148-150 graced by the image new head coach Bobby Rebels on the Air...... 14 Rebel Bowl Records...... 151 Hauck during his first set of spring drills in Las UNLV on Television...... 15 All-Time Lettermen...... 152-156 Vegas. 2010 Travel Log/Depth Chart...... 16 The Last Time...... 157 Front cover image by Slingshot Photog- Following the Rebels...... 17 All-Time Assistant Coaches...... 158-159 raphy. Back cover image by Aaron Mayes of UNLV Photo Services. Design by UNLV Athletics Primary Football Media...... 18 Rebels in the Pros...... 160-165 Graphic Arts Coordinator Paul Palmer. Mountain West Conference...... 19-23 UNLV Football History...... 166-172 Sam Boyd Stadium ...... 24-25 Rebel Award Winners...... 173 Rebel Gameday...... 26-27 Rebel All-Americans...... 174-175 Rebel History...... 28 Conference Players of the Week...... 176 UNLV TICKET INFORMATION All-Conference Selections...... 176-177 UNLV FOOTBALL All-Star Game Appearances...... 178 FOOTBALL Alphabetical Roster...... 30-31 SEASON Pronunciation Guide...... 31 Sideline Seating - $185 THE UNIVERSITY End Zone Seating - $100 Numerical Roster...... 32-33 University of Nevada, Las Vegas...... 180 Roster by Class...... 33 President Dr. Neal Smatresk...... 181 INDIVIDUAL Geographical Roster...... 34 Nevada State Board of Regents...... 181 GAME 2010 Team Outlook...... 35-39 Athletics Director Jim Livengood...... 182 Wisconsin - $75 sidelines/$75 end zone MWC Bowl Partners...... 40 UNLV Athletic Programs...... 183 New Mexico - $30 sidelines/$19 end zone Head Coach Bobby Hauck...... 41-43 UNLV Athletics Hall of Fame...... 184-185 Nevada, Reno - $35 sidelines/$25 end zone Coaching Staff...... 44-48 Rebel Rundown...... 186 TCU - $30 sidelines/$19 end zone Support Staff...... 49-50 Notable Rebels...... 187 Wyoming - $30 sidelines/$19 end zone Air Force - $30 sidelines/$19 end zone Player Profiles...... 51-78 Welcome to Las Vegas...... 188 Signee Profiles...... 79-81 Order your UNLV tickets online at 2010 Rebel Opponents...... 82-84 Composite Schedule...... 85 unlvtickets.com or for any ticket information UNLV Future Schedules...... 85 Call (702) 739-FANS Opponent Records...... 86 CREDITS SEASON REVIEW UNLV’s 2010 Football Media Guide was designed, A Look Back at 2009...... 88-89 written and edited by football SID Mark Wallington and 2009 UNLV Statistics...... 90-97 outgoing assistant football SID Bryan Haines with the 2009 MWC Statistics...... 98-99 help of Paul Palmer and Wendy Wallington. Additional 2009 Game Summaries...... 100-105 assistance provided by Andy Grossman, Mark Wasik, Jeff MWC TV Partners...... 106 Seals and Rosa Guzman of the UNLV Media Relations Department. Principal action and studio shots by UNLV Photo Services (Geri Kodey, Director, R. Marsh Starks and Aaron Mayes). Additional game action generously provided by IIA Photography of Las Vegas (Jerry Gallegos, Corporate Photographer) and Pungkas Nataatmaja. UNLV at Air Force shots by Scott Quintard. Additional photography by Slingshot Photography, Steve Spatafore, Tom Jones IV, Louie Traub, Greg Cava, Clint Karlsen, John Gurzinski, Derek Eddy, Sara Swanson, Bryan Haines, Mark Wal- lington and Paul Palmer. Typesetting, scanning and graphics design by UNLV Graphic Arts Coordinator Paul Palmer. Printed in Southern Nevada by Las Vegas Color Graphics with thanks to Lisa Montano.

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Andy Grossman Mark Wallington Mark Wasik Jeff Seals Asst. Athletics Director-Media Relations Director of Media Relations Asst. Director of Media Relations Media Relations Assistant Arizona ‘96 Florida ‘93 Florida State ‘97 Oklahoma ‘99 (Men’s Basketball, Men’s Golf) (Football, Tennis) (Soccer, W. Basketball, Swimming) (Volleyball, Softball)

UNLV MEDIA RELATIONS DEPARTMENT Phone: (702) 895-3207 • Fax: 895-0989 Assistant Director/Asst. Football Contact: Box 450004 • 4505 Maryland Parkway TBA Las Vegas, NV 89154-0004 Office: (702) 895-3764 Cell: TBA

Asst. Athletics Director-Media Relations Assistant Director: Andy Grossman ([email protected]) Mark Wasik ([email protected]) Office: (702) 895-3995 Cell: 630-3949 Office: (702) 895-3208 Cell: 528-0289

Director of Media Relations/Football Contact: Media Relations Assistant: Rosa Guzman Paul Palmer Mark Wallington ([email protected]) Jeff Seals ([email protected]) Management Assistant Graphic Arts Manager Office: (702) 895-4472 Cell: 528-6291 Office: (702) 895-3134 Cell: 683-8050 Media Relations Nebraska ‘93 CREDENTIAL REQUESTS Credential Policy for Internet sites ■ All requests for working press, radio, television or photo credentials should be Internet companies that run sports-related content websites will be considered for directed to the UNLV Media Relations Department via letter or e-mail no later than media credentials to UNLV Athletics events only if the company in question meets one week prior to the game. Proof of coverage may be required. Requests for season both of the following criteria: The website in question must be directly affiliated credentials should be made no later than two weeks prior to the first game. with a traditional news service, agency or company and employ a full-time staff. ■ Space in the Sam Boyd Stadium press box for working media is limited and Also, the individual or individuals representing the website in question must be a will be at the discretion of football contact Mark Wallington. Only credentialed media legitimate sports/news reporter and must provide written authorization from their members will gain entrance. In compliance with the working code of the Football respective editor to illustrate that they are directly affiliated with a traditional news Writers Association of America, children, spouses, dates and pets are not permitted. service, agency or company. A letter from anyone other than an editor will not be Sam Boyd Stadium is a non-smoking facility, except for designated areas. accepted. The UNLV Media Relations Department has final authority on whether any ■ Credentials will not be mailed – they may be picked up at the UNLV Media individuals from any organization will be issued media credentials. Additionally, no Relations Department (located in Room 74 of the Thomas & Mack Center on campus) “live” features will be permitted to originate from any UNLV Athletics event by a by 4 p.m. on the day before the game or at the Press Will Call window at the West credentialed website. entrance of Sam Boyd Stadium (just outside the elevators) beginning two hours before kickoff. PHONE INTERVIEWS Those needing a telephone interview with either Coach Hauck or Rebel players must MEDIA PARKING contact UNLV Media Relations at least 24 hours in advance. Player phone interviews While parking is free at Sam Boyd Stadium, passes for media-lot parking are avail- will generally be available after practice on Tuesdays or Wednesdays. able on a game-by-game or seasonal basis. Please contact the Media Relations Department to request any passes, which must be picked up by 4 p.m. on the day before the game or at Will Call on the day of game. Directions to the media parking area are indicated on the back of each pass.

PRACTICE COVERAGE ■ UNLV practices held at Rebel Park on campus are open to the general public and members of the media on a limited basis. The team will have Sundays off and then practice late-afternoons Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Thursday practices are open but players and coaches are not available to the media. PLEASE NOTE: There will be no interviews granted any time after Wednesdays. ■ Those needing interviews and practice times must contact UNLV Media Relations. Interviews must be conducted prior to or at the conclusion of practices. No player or coach interviews will be conducted during practice or on Thursdays. Media wishing to interview players before practice must be at Rebel Park at least 15 minutes before practice begins. Contact Media Relations in advance to guarantee arrangements. 12 MEDIA SERVICES

WEEKLY FOOTBALL RELEASE UNLV makes its athletics-related media releases available exclusively on the internet website www.unlvrebels.com. “UNLV Football News” will be UNIVERSITY QUICK FACTS prepared each week from Aug. 30 -Dec. 6 and be posted on the school’s Location: Las Vegas, NV 89154 official site by Monday morning in Adobe PDF format. However, the release is Elevation: 2,100 Feet also available through electronic mail. Any members of the media interested Founded: 1957 in having the weekly release and/or all Rebel football releases e-mailed to Enrollment: 29,000 Nickname: Rebels them should request to be added to the general list by e-mailing football Colors: Scarlet & Gray contact Mark Wallington at [email protected]. President: Dr. Neal Smatresk Director of Athletics: Jim Livengood WEEKLY TELECONFERENCE Faculty Representative: Brackley Frayer Coach Hauck will be available to the media via the Mountain West Confer- Conference: Mountain West ence’s Weekly Teleconference each Tuesday from Aug. 31-Nov. 23. Hauck is scheduled for 10:22-10:32 a.m. PACIFIC TIME. Media wishing to participate UNLV FOOTBALL QUICK FACTS can call the MWC or UNLV for more information. The entire teleconference will Stadium: Sam Boyd Stadium be posted the same day on the league’s website at www.TheMWC.com. Capacity/Surface: 36,800/Artificial (TurfTech) Record in Stadium: 133-102-3 (.565/39 seasons) UNLV All-Time Record: 219-251-4 (.466/42 seasons) WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCE All-Time MWC Record: 22-60 (.268/11 seasons) Coach Hauck and select players will appear at a press conference for any cre- 2009 Record: 5-7 overall/3-5 MWC (6th place) dentialed media each game week inside the Lied Athletic Complex on Monday Lettermen Returning: 46 (22 offense/22 defense/2 ST) afternoons. Please call UNLV Media Relations for more information. Lettermen Lost: 21 (8 offense/11 defense/2 ST) Starters Returning: 15 (8 offense/7 defense/0 kickers) Starters Lost: 9 (3 offense/4 defense/2 kickers) GAMEDAY SERVICES Base Offense: Multiple ■ Complimentary soft drinks will be available throughout the game. Base Defense: 4-3 ■ A program and roster card will be available for working press. An in- Head Coach/Special Teams: Bobby Hauck (Montana 1988) ternal PA system will provide updated information and notes throughout. Record at UNLV: First Year ■ Play-by-play, quarterly, halftime and final statistics will be provided Record Overall: 80-17 (.825/8th Year) along with postgame quotes from Coach Hauck and opposing coach. Asst. HC/Pass Def. Coord./DBs: J.D. Williams (1st Year/Fresno State 1990) ■ Sam Boyd Stadium’s press box features complimentary high-speed Offensive Coord./QBs: Rob Phenicie (1st Year/Memphis 1989) wireless internet access to credentialed media. Defensive Coord./DEs: Kraig Paulson (1st Year/Montana 1987) Defensive Tackles: Michael Gray (1st Year/Oregon 1984) Linebackers/Recruiting Coord.: Brent Guy (1st Year/Oklahoma State 1983) DIRECTIONS TO STADIUM Wide Receivers: Cedric Cormier (1st Year/Colorado 2001) Sam Boyd Stadium (7000 E. Russell Road, Las Vegas, NV 89112) is Offensive Line: Chad Germer (1st Year/Montana 1993) located approximately seven miles from the UNLV campus in Las Vegas. Running Backs: Dominic Daste (1st Year/Washington 2001) From McCarran Airport, go south (right) on Tropicana Ave. and continue Tight Ends: Brent Myers (1st Year/Eastern Washington 1982) until reaching the stadium. From the World Famous Las Vegas Strip, head Strength & Conditioning: Mike Gerber (1st Year/Maine 1981) south on Tropicana Ave., which eventually leads you to the entrance of the Football Program Coordinator: Sara Swanson (6th Year/Northern Arizona 1995) stadium, where you can enter the parking lot at Gate 1. Dir. Player Personnel/Asst. RC: Jimmy Morimoto (3rd Year/Univ. of Phoenix 2002) Defensive Graduate Asst.: Rhett Brooks (2nd Year/Murray State 2009) MEDIA ENTRANCE Offensive Graduate Asst.: Mike Ferriter (1st Year/Montana 2009) Dir. Athletic Training: Kyle Wilson (27th Year/West Virginia 1982) To reach the press box, media members should enter through the gates Dir. Equipment: Paul Pucciarelli (26th Year/Orange Coast College 1982) at the base of the Wells Fargo Tower where two elevators are available Dir. Video Operations John Duncan (4th Year/Arizona State 1999) along with a staircase. The print level, radio booths and TV booth are all Assoc. AD-Football Operations Terry Cottle (27th Year/St. Mary’s College 1980) located on the fourth floor. The camera deck can be found on the tower’s Asst. AD-Operations/Facilities: Erik Schwarz (18th Year/West Virginia 1993) rooftop, which is only accessible via the left elevator. KEEPING IN TOUCH – AREA CODE (702) PHOTOGRAPHERS Sam Boyd Press Box: 895-1248 No free-lance photographers will be credentialed. All sideline photographers Rebel Football Office: 895-3400 are not permitted to shoot between the 25-yard lines and must wear their UNLV Athletics Department: 895-4729 photo passes at all times. The bench areas between the 25-yard lines are UNLV Ticket Office: 739-FANS off limits to all media representatives. UNLV Website Address: unlvrebels.com UNLV Ticketing Website: unlvtickets.com POST-GAME INTERVIEWS Director of Ticketing: Sue Schwartz (1st Year/NYU 1994) Football Media Contact: Mark Wallington (18th Year/Florida 1993) The UNLV locker room will be closed to the media. After an NCAA-mandated Wallington Phone Numbers: Office: 895-4472/Mobile: 528-6291 10-minute cooling-off period, a post-game press conference will be held Wallington e-mail Address: [email protected] with Coach Hauck and select players in an interview area located behind the locker rooms. Following the game, credentialed media will enter the area by walking on field level around the building in the North End Zone.

13 REBELS ON THE AIR

DAVE McCANN RADIO HOME OF THE REBELS Radio Play-by-Play All 13 UNLV football games can be heard on Rebel Back at the microphone this fall calling the UNLV football flagship station ESPN 1100AM (KWWN). Dave McCann action is play-by-play voice Dave McCann. The local veteran and Mike Pritchard will again bring Rebel fans all the broadcaster was the sports director at CBS affiliate KLAS-TV 8 action as part of a continuing for over a decade before moving to anchor the station’s morning partnership with Lotus news in 2006. McCann previously worked play-by-play for Broadcasting. Games begin UNLV football in 1996 and ’97 and then called MWC and WAC each week with a full half- football and basketball games on television. He has hosted the hour of pre-game analysis “Gametime with UNLV Football” coach’s show on KLAS since and features. ESPN 1100 is also the home to “The Bobby 1995 and will also co-host the weekly “Bobby Hauck Radio Hauck Radio Show,” which will air live on Wednesdays Show” again this fall. A native of the Beehive State, McCann from 7-8 p.m. PT unless otherwise announced. began writing sports for the Utah Daily Herald at age 14 and landed his first job in radio two years later. At age 21, he broadcast BYU and Air Force games for the Blue & White Network “GAMETIME WITH UNLV FOOTBALL” as sideline reporter and halftime host. A 1991 BYU graduate, McCann is a father of five. For the 16th consecutive season, “Gametime with UNLV Football” with host Dave McCann can be seen every Sunday on KLAS TV-8 (CBS). Running at 11:30 MIKE PRITCHARD p.m., the show features head coach Bobby Hauck for an entertaining half-hour of game reviews, previews and Radio Game Analyst an inside look at the team. The show will debut each Las Vegas native and former NFL star Mike Pritchard joined Sunday on Cox Channel 128 at 5:30 p.m. while each the UNLV broadcast team in 2006 as radio analyst for Rebel episode will also appear on The Mtn. throughout the football. After a stellar career as a running back at Las Vegas’ week. Check listings for days and times. Rancho High School, Pritchard went on to the University of Colorado (1987-90) where he would become the second- leading receiver in school history with 1,241 yards. His college career included being named team MVP during the Buffaloes’ 1990 National Championship season. Pritchard was the 13th overall selection by the Atlanta Falcons in the 1991 NFL Draft and became one of five players in league history to catch more than 200 passes in his first three seasons. He played nine years in the NFL: three with the Falcons, two with the Broncos and four with the Seahawks. Pritchard was inducted into the Southern Nevada Sports Hall of Fame in June 2007.

UNLV TO APPEAR ON THE MTN., CBS C AND VERSUS THIS SEASON The Mountain West Conference television package reaches a national audience through a combination of telecasts on The MountainWest Sports Network (The Mtn.), CBS College Sports Network (formerly CSTV) and VERSUS. The Mtn. has been available to cable subscribers in the MWC footprint since it first aired in 2006-07 and is available nationally on DIRECTV (Channel 616). In 2010, UNLV football will make one appearance on VERSUS, two on CBS College Sports and seven more on The Mtn. On Aug. 26, 2004, College Sports Television (CSTV) and the MWC announced a visionary partnership that revolutionized the college sports landscape. The landmark agreement was the first NCAA Division I football and men’s basketball conference-wide deal for CSTV and provided the network exclusive rights to all conference events, including cable and satellite television coverage, national over-the-air and satellite radio, video-on-demand and online broadcast rights. A succession of events since the fall of 2004 has improved the television model, including CSTV’s merger with Comcast SportsNet to create The Mtn. – MountainWest Sports Network and CBS Corporation’s purchase of CSTV. In 2008, CBS incorporated CSTV’s cable, broadcast and online activities into its world-famous brand. The Mtn. is co-owned by CBS C and Comcast SportNet. The relationship with Comcast SportNet also delivered another national broadcast partner in VERSUS. The MWC was the first exclusive college programming provider for the Comcast-owned entity, with football and both men’s and women’s basketball games. The CBS C/MWC partnership has guaranteed greater levels of television exposure for all league sports and has resoundingly met the fundamental goals of more exposure and preferred start times and dates. In the summer of 2006, the centerpiece of this historic relationship was realized with the launch of The Mtn. – the first sports network dedicated to serving a single collegiate athletic conference. The Mtn. provides sports fans blanket coverage of MWC athletics across multiple sports, including football, men’s and women’s basketball, and men’s and women’s Olympic sports. Along with live games, fans get a comprehensive array of news, features and analysis about their favorite MWC teams and players. In 2009-10, more than 250 MWC events were shown live on The Mtn., CBS C and VERSUS. CBS C is currently in over 38 million homes, while VERSUS reaches more than 79 million households.

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The Mtn. will televise 30 MWC football games this fall, including seven involving UNLV.

NATIONAL EXPOSURE Since 2000, UNLV football has made appearances on CBS C, VERSUS, The Mtn., ABC, TBS, Fox Sports West & Fox Sports Arizona, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN UNLV, which has had 97 U, ESPN+Plus and SportsWest. A new era began in the fall of 2006 as College games televised in Las Vegas since Sports Television (CSTV, which was renamed CBS College Sports in 2008) 1999, opened on national became the official television partner for the Mountain West Conference, which television for five straight seasons forged a potential 14-year agreement that gave the fastest-growing independent in 2001-05. cable network exclusive rights to football and men’s basketball, plus coverage for all other league sports. The multi-media partnership also includes The Mtn., the first-ever sports network dedicated solely to an intercollegiate athletic conference. This fall, 11 Rebel games will be available nationally through either CBS C, VERSUS, The Mtn or ESPNU. REBEL FOOTBALL NETWORK TELEVISION APPEARANCES DATE OPPONENT OUTLET RESULT Sept. 11, 2004 at Wisconsin ESPN2 L, 18-3 Dec. 7, 1974 Delaware% ABC L, 49-11 Sept. 25, 2004 UTAH STATE SportsWest L, 31-21 Oct. 3, 1981 at Wyoming ABC L, 45-21 Oct. 9, 2004 at BYU ESPN2 W, 24-20 Sept. 2, 1982 BYU WTBS L, 27-0 Oct. 16, 2004 NEW MEXICO ESPN+Plus L, 24-20 Oct. 27, 1983 SAN DIEGO STATE WTBS W, 28-10 Oct. 30, 2004 WYOMING SportsWest L, 53-45 (3OT) Dec. 15, 1984 vs. Toledo# ESPN W, 30-13 Nov. 13, 2004 at Colorado State SportsWest L, 45-10 Oct. 31, 1985 NEW MEXICO STATE ESPN W, 17-12 Nov. 20, 2004 at San Diego State SportsWest L, 21-3 Nov. 6, 1986 FRESNO STATE ESPN L, 36-7 Sept. 5, 2005 at New Mexico ESPN2 L, 24-22 Oct. 24, 1987 at SAN JOSE STATE ESPN L, 48-24 Sept. 17, 2005 at Nevada, Reno ESPNU L, 22-14 Nov. 28, 1987 NORTHERN ILLINOIS ESPN L, 34-31 Sept. 24, 2005 at Utah State SportsWest L, 31-24 Dec. 15, 1994 CENTRAL MICHIGAN# ESPN W, 52-24 Oct. 1, 2005 at Wyoming SportsWest L, 42-17 Sept. 2, 1999 at North Texas SportsWest W, 26-3 Oct. 8, 2005 SAN DIEGO STATE ESPN+Plus W, 13-10 Oct. 2, 1999 at UNR SportsWest L, 26-12 Oct. 15, 2005 at Air Force SportsWest L, 42-7 Oct. 9, 1999 at Wyoming ESPN+Plus W, 35-32 Oct. 22, 2005 UTAH ABC L, 42-32 Oct. 23, 1999 BYU SportsWest* L, 29-0 Nov. 5, 2005 BYU ESPN+Plus L, 55-14 Sept. 23, 2000 at BYU ESPN+Plus L, 10-7 Sept. 30, 2006 NEVADA, RENO The Mtn. L, 31-3 Sept. 30, 2000 AIR FORCE ABC W, 34-13 Oct. 7, 2006 at Colorado State The Mtn. L, 28-7 Oct. 7, 2000 at UNR SportsWest W, 38-7 Oct. 14, 2006 NEW MEXICO The Mtn. L, 39-36 (OT) Oct. 14, 2000 at Colorado State ESPN2 L, 20-19 Oct. 21, 2006 at BYU The Mtn. L, 52-7 Oct. 21, 2000 WYOMING SportsWest W, 42-23 Oct. 28, 2006 at Utah The Mtn. L, 45-23 Nov. 4, 2000 at Utah ESPN+Plus L, 38-16 Nov. 4, 2006 TCU VERSUS L, 25-10 Nov. 11, 2000 NEW MEXICO ESPN+Plus W, 18-14 Nov. 11, 2006 at San Diego State The Mtn. L, 21-7 Nov. 25, 2000 at San Diego State SportsWest W, 31-24 Nov. 24, 2006 AIR FORCE The Mtn. W, 42-39 Dec. 2, 2000 at Hawaii Fox Sports West 2 W, 34-32 Sept. 8, 2007 WISCONSIN VERSUS L, 20-13 Dec. 21, 2000 ARKANSAS# ESPN2 W, 31-14 Sept. 15, 2007 HAWAII The Mtn. L, 49-14 Aug. 30, 2001 at Arkansas ESPN L, 14-10 Sept. 22, 2007 UTAH The Mtn. W, 27-0 Sept. 7, 2001 NORTHWESTERN ESPN L, 37-28 Oct. 6, 2007 at Air Force The Mtn. L, 31-14 Sept. 14, 2001 COLORADO STATE SportsWest L, 26-24 Oct. 13, 2007 BYU The Mtn. L, 24-14 Sept. 29, 2001 BYU ABC L, 35-31 Oct. 27, 2007 at Wyoming The Mtn. L, 29-24 Oct. 6, 2001 at UNR SportsWest W, 27-12 Nov. 10, 2007 SAN DIEGO STATE CSTV L, 38-30 Oct. 13, 2001 SAN DIEGO STATE ABC W, 31-3 Nov. 24, 2007 at New Mexico The Mtn. L, 27-6 Oct. 27, 2001 at Wyoming SportsWest W, 47-26 Sept. 6, 2008 at Utah The Mtn. L, 42-21 Nov. 3, 2001 UTAH ESPN+Plus L, 42-14 Sept. 13, 2008 at Arizona State FSN W, 23-20 (OT) Nov. 10, 2001 at New Mexico SportsWest L, 27-17 Sept. 20, 2008 IOWA STATE The Mtn. W, 34-31 (OT) Nov. 17, 2001 at Air Force ESPN+Plus W, 34-10 Sept. 27, 2008 NEVADA, RENO The Mtn. L, 49-27 Aug. 31, 2002 WISCONSIN ESPN2 L, 27-7 Oct. 4, 2008 at Colorado State The Mtn. L, 41-28 Sept. 14, 2002 at Oregon State TBS L, 47-17 Oct. 18, 2008 AIR FORCE The Mtn. L, 29-28 Oct. 19, 2002 at BYU SportsWest W, 24-3 Oct. 25, 2008 at BYU The Mtn. L, 42-35 Nov. 2, 2002 WYOMING SportsWest W, 49-48 Nov. 1, 2008 TCU CBS C L, 44-14 Nov. 16, 2002 AIR FORCE ESPN+Plus L, 49-32 Nov. 8, 2008 NEW MEXICO The Mtn. W, 27-20 Nov. 30, 2002 at Colorado State SportsWest W, 36-33 Nov. 13, 2008 WYOMING CBS C W, 22-14 Aug. 29, 2003 TOLEDO ESPN W, 28-18 Nov. 22, 2008 at San Diego State CBS C L, 42-21 Sept. 13, 2003 at Wisconsin ESPN2 W, 23-5 Sept. 12, 2009 OREGON STATE CBS C L, 23-21 Sept. 19, 2003 HAWAII ESPN2 W, 33-22 Sept. 19, 2009 HAWAII The Mtn. W, 34-33 Oct. 11, 2003 at Air Force ESPN+Plus L, 24-7 Oct. 10, 2009 BYU The Mtn. L, 59-21 Oct. 18, 2003 UTAH ESPN+Plus L, 28-10 Oct. 17, 2009 UTAH The Mtn. L, 35-15 Oct. 25, 2003 BYU ABC L, 27-20 (OT) Oct. 24, 2009 at New Mexico The Mtn. W, 34-17 Nov. 1, 2003 at New Mexico SportsWest W, 37-35 Oct. 31, 2009 at TCU VERSUS L, 41-0 Nov. 8, 2003 SAN DIEGO STATE ESPN+Plus L, 7-0 Nov. 7, 2009 COLORADO STATE The Mtn. W, 35-16 Nov. 22, 2003 COLORADO STATE SportsWest L, 24-23 Nov. 14, 2009 at Air Force The Mtn. L, 45-17 Nov. 29, 2003 at Wyoming SportsWest W, 35-24 Nov. 28, 2009 SAN DIEGO STATE The Mtn. W, 28-24 Sept. 5, 2004 at Tennessee ESPN L, 42-17 %Div. II Semifinal Game • #Bowl Game 15 2010 TRAVEL LOG/DEPTH CHART

REBEL OFFENSE 2010 REBEL FOOTBALL LT 75 Matt Murphy (6-4, 300, SR-3L) 71 Shane Watterson (6-4, 290, SO-1L) TRAVEL LOG LG 70 Jason Heath (6-3, 280, SO-1L) Plans are subject to change. 72 Thomas Wren (6-6, 290, JR-SQ) C 66 John Gianninoto (6-4, 295, SR-3L) Game 2 – Sept. 11 AT UTAH 50 Andrew Mack (6-1, 275, SO-1L) DEPART: Sept. 10 RG 64 Doug Zismann (6-2, 295, SO-1L) HOTEL: Salt Lake City Marriott Downtown 51 Daniel Kaanana (6-5, 275, FR-RS) 75 South West Temple RT 73 Evan Marchal (6-7, 320, SR-3L) 77 Yusef Rodgers (6-2, 250, SO-1L) Salt Lake City, UT 84101 TE 89 Austin Harrington (6-4, 235, JR-1L) (801) 531-0800 44 Kyle Watkins (6-2, 240, JR-1L) RETURN: Sept. 11, following game WR 4 Phillip Payne (6-3, 205, JR-2L) 18 Marcus Sullivan (5-9, 180, FR-HS) Game 3 – Sept. 18 AT IDAHO WR 80 Mark Barefield (6-0, 195, SO-1L) DEPART: Sept. 17 83 Brandon Babineaux (6-3, 200, FR-RS) HOTEL: Red Lion Hotel WR 7 Michael Johnson (5-8, 175, JR-2L) 621 21st Street 84 Irshad Stolden (5-9, 155, FR-HS) Lewiston, ID 83501 QB 2 Omar Clayton (6-1, 205, SR-3L) (208) 799-1000 6 Mike Clausen (6-2, 220, JR-2L) RETURN: Sept. 18, following game 8 Caleb Herring (6-3, 180, FR-RS) RB 3 C.J. Cox (5-11, 205, JR-2L) Game 6 – Oct. 9 AT WEST VIRGINIA 28 Bradley Randle (5-7, 195, FR-RS) 32 Channing Trotter (5-9, 200, SR-3L) DEPART: Oct. 7 (FB) 42 David Blair (6-1, 240, SO-1L) HOTEL: Holiday Inn Meadow Lands 340 Race Track Road REBEL DEFENSE Washington, PA 15301 DE 47 Daniel Mareko (6-3, 245, SR-1L) (724) 222-6200 96 James Dunlap (6-1, 260, JR-1L) RETURN: Oct. 9, following game DT 99 Isaako Aaitui (6-4, 315, SR-3L) 90 Isaiah Shivers (6-1, 285, FR-RS) Game 7 – Oct. 16 AT COLORADO STATE DT 65 Ramsey Feagai (6-2, 350, SR-3L) DEPART: Oct. 15 68 Nate Holloway (6-3, 350, FR-HS) HOTEL: Hilton Fort Collins DE 91 Preston Brooks (6-3, 280, SR-2L) 425 West Prospect Road 48 Beau Brence (6-3, 245, SO-1L) Fort Collins, CO 80526 WLB 55 Nate Carter (6-1, 235, JR-2L) -or- 24 Starr Fuimaono (6-0, 220, SR-3L) (970) 482-2626 MLB 56 Ronnie Paulo (6-2, 235, SR-3L) RETURN: Oct. 16, following game 52 Travis Trickey (6-2, 230, SO-1L) SLB 38 Calvin Randleman (6-0, 200, SR-1L) Game 9 – Nov. 6 AT BYU 40 Beau Orth (6-1, 215, JR-2L) -or- DEPART: Nov. 5 5 Chris Jones (6-2, 185, JR-2L) HOTEL: Provo Marriott LCB 1 Will Chandler (5-11, 185, JR-2L) 101 West 100 North 23 Sidney Hodge (5-8, 175, FR-HS) Provo, UT 94601 SS 22 Alex De Giacomo (6-1, 185, SR-1L) (801) 377-4700 15 John Therrell (6-2, 175, FR-RS) -or- RETURN: Nov. 6, following game 9 Travis Dixon (6-0, 180, SR-3L) FS 25 Mike Grant (5-10, 185, SR-1L) Game 12 – Nov. 27 AT SAN DIEGO STATE 14 Courtney Bridget (6-3, 180, FR-RS) DEPART: Nov. 26 RCB 10 Quinton Pointer (5-10, 185, SR-3L) 26 Deante’ Purvis (5-11, 195, JR-2L) HOTEL: San Diego Mission Valley 8757 Rio San Diego Drive REBEL SPECIALISTS San Diego, CA 92108 PK TBD (619) 692-3800 KO TBD RETURN: Nov. 27, following game HOLD TBD SNAP TBD Game 13 – Dec. 4 AT HAWAII PUNT TBD DEPART: Dec. 2 PR 7 Michael Johnson (5-8, 175, JR-2L) HOTEL: Turtle Bay Resort 18 Marcus Sullivan (5-9, 180, FR-HS) 57-091 Kamehameha Highway 25 Mike Grant (5-10, 185, SR-1L) Kahuku, HI 96731 KR 26 Deante’ Purvis (5-11, 195, JR-2L) (808) 293-6000 7 Michael Johnson (5-8, 175, JR-2L) 18 Marcus Sullivan (5-9, 180, FR-HS) RETURN: Dec. 5, day after game

16 FOLLOWING THE REBELS

UNLVREBELS.COM IS THE HOME OF REBEL FOOTBALL Enjoying a complete redesign in 2008, the official UNLV athletics website www.unlvrebels.com has steadily expanded in both content and usership since its premiere in 1997. As one of the hundreds of official athletic sites that make up the CBS College Sports Network, the Rebels’ home on the internet features in-depth, updated information 24 hours a day. The official UNLV athletic website features an enhanced design with rotating stories and a wide photo layout on the front page. In addition, the site takes advantage of a number of CBSCollegeSports.com online features, including its exclusive GameTracker technology, allowing Rebel fans to follow live simulated game action, details and full play-by-play. Through the site, CBS C also operates the Rebels’ online store, which provides officially licensed merchandise and apparel. Also, unlvrebels.com is your home for UNLV All-Access, which is a popular online service that features the most in-depth coverage of Rebel sports through exclusive audio and video content, including live games streamed via broadband, special features, highlights, press conferences and coaches’ shows.

Again this fall, the weekly release “UNLV Football News” can be accessed in its entirety by Monday morning each game week. The complete document twitter.com/unlvathletics will be available in printable form through Adobe Acrobat Reader. UNLV ISP SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT PROPERTIES Now in its fourth year as the exclusive multimedia rights holder for UNLV Athletics, ISP -- America’s Home for College Sports -- is regarded as America’s foremost collegiate sports marketing company and brings a national presence to the overall marketing of Rebel athletics. Headquartered in Winston-Salem, N.C., ISP is also a partner with more than 60 major college athletic programs, conferences, bowl games and venues. Mountain West members BYU and TCU, along with nationally recognized athletic departments such as Auburn, Florida State, Syracuse, Vanderbilt and Wake Forest are part of the ISP family as well. ISP produces and markets a variety of sponsorship opportunities surrounding UNLV Athletics, including radio play-by-play, advertising in various athletics department publications and on the official athletics department website www.UNLVRebels.com, signage in university athletic facilities, and at- event promotions. Leading the ISP staff at UNLV is Vice President and General Manager Wade Howell, who has extensive experience in the sports marketing field and with ISP. Howell joined the company in 1998 and has served on ISP sales teams at Alabama, Georgia Tech, Tulane and Boston College before being selected to direct the new partnership with the Rebels. He is a graduate of Georgia State University where he also earned a master’s in sports administration. A talented and energetic sales team operates under Howell’s direction in the sales and marketing of Rebel sports. Associate GM Steve Moser, a 1989 UNLV graduate, is a proven sales and marketing professional in the Las Vegas area with previous experience with the Las Vegas Thunder (hockey) and Las Vegas Stars (baseball) as well as at the university. Assistant GM Paul Woody previously served at the Las Ve- gas Motor Speedway. He earned his undergraduate degree at Hendrix College and master’s at Ohio University. To contact the ISP Sports office at UNLV, call (702) 895-3846. Paul Woody Asst. General Manager 17 PRIMARY FOOTBALL MEDIA

PRINT/ONLINE RYAN GREENE-Football Beat Writer RANDY HOWE-Sports Anchor MOLLY SULLIVAN-Sports Reporter JOE HAWK-Sports Editor Las Vegas Sun CW/KVBC-TV The Mtn. (Las Vegas Correspondent) Las Vegas Review-Journal www.lasvegassun.com 1500 Foremaster Lane 4100 East Dry Creek Road www.lvrj.com 2275 Corporate Circle Drive, Suite 300 Las Vegas, NV 89101 Littleton, CO 80122 1111 W. Bonanza Road Henderson, NV 89074 PH: (702) 657-3239 PH: (303) 267-6900 P.O. Box 70 PH: (702) 948-7844 [email protected] [email protected] Las Vegas, NV 89125 [email protected] PH: (702) 387-2912 KEVIN BOLINGER-Sports Director Radio [email protected] STEVE GUIREMAND-Editor KVVU-TV Channel 5 (FOX) Rebel Nation 25 TV 5 Drive MITCH MOSS-Sports Director Lotus Broadcasting (AM 1100 & 1460) MARK ANDERSON-Football Beat Writer www.rebelnation.net Henderson, NV 89014 1111 W. Bonanza Road PH: (702) 436-8246 8755 West Flamingo Road Las Vegas Review-Journal Las Vegas, NV 89147 www.lvrj.com P.O. Box 70 [email protected] Las Vegas, NV 89125 PH: (702) 876-1460 1111 W. Bonanza Road [email protected] P.O. Box 70 PH: (702) 380-4534 JON CASTAGNINO-Sports Anchor Las Vegas, NV 89125 [email protected] KVVU-TV Channel 5 (FOX) 25 TV 5 Drive DAVE McCANN PH: (702) 379-0154 Football Play-By-Play [email protected] THOMAS J. LOVE-Executive Director Henderson, NV 89014 Las Vegas Sports Magazine PH: (702) 436-8256 KLAS-TV Channel 8 (CBS) www.lvsportsmagazine.com [email protected] 4862 Stavenger Lane ED GRANEY-Sports Columnist Las Vegas, NV 89147 Las Vegas Review-Journal P.O. Box 30452 Las Vegas, NV 89173 CHRIS MAATHUIS-Sports Director PH: (702) 792-8896 www.lvrj.com [email protected] 1111 W. Bonanza Road PH: (702) 222-0233 KLAS-TV Channel 8 (CBS) [email protected] P.O. Box 15047 P.O. Box 70 MIKE PRITCHARD Las Vegas, NV 89125 Las Vegas, NV 89114 SPORTS EDITOR PH: (702) 792-8895 Football Radio Analyst PH: (702) 383-4618 [email protected] [email protected] Associated Press [email protected] P.O. Box 70 RON KANTOWSKI-Sports Columnist Las Vegas, NV 89125-0070 MICHAEL BERK-Sports Anchor Las Vegas Review-Journal PH: (702) 382-7440 KLAS-TV Channel 8 (CBS) www.lvrj.com FX: (702) 382-0790 P.O. Box 15047 1111 W. Bonanza Road [email protected] Las Vegas, NV 89114 P.O. Box 70 PH: (702) 792-8883 Las Vegas, NV 89125 SAGE SAMMONS-Sports Editor [email protected] PH: (702) 383-0352 The Rebel Yell [email protected] www.unlvrebelyell.com DOUG KEZIRIAN-Sports Director 4505 Maryland Parkway KTNV-TV Channel 13 (ABC) RAY BREWER-Sports Editor Las Vegas, NV 89154-2011 3355 South Valley View Las Vegas Sun PH: (702) 895-4822 Las Vegas, NV 89102 SIMPLY REB! www.lasvegassun.com [email protected] PH: (702) 257-8329 2275 Corporate Circle Drive, Suite 300 [email protected] A NOTE TO THE MEDIA: Please Henderson, NV 89074 remember that UNLV (acronym on Television all references) is home to the REBEL PH: (702) 990-2662 KEVIN WEST-Sports Director football team. Only the men’s bas- [email protected] KVBC-TV Channel 3 (NBC) ketball team at UNLV is nicknamed 1500 Foremaster Lane the RUNNIN’ REBELS. Las Vegas, NV 89101 PH: (702) 657-3182 [email protected] THE WELLS FARGO TOWER AT SAM BOYD STADIUM

The Wells Fargo Tower at Sam Boyd Stadium is home to the venue’s media center, camera deck, luxury suites and plush Club Seats area. The state- of-the-art tower is the jewel in the shiny crown of the 36,800-seat desert-set facility.

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BIRTH OF A CONFERENCE UNLV MWC TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS The Mountain West Conference was conceived on May 26, 1998, when YEAR SPORT CHAMPIONSHIP the presidents of eight institutions — Air Force, BYU, Colorado State, New 1999-2000 Men’s Basketball Co-Regular Season Mexico, San Diego State, UNLV, Utah and Wyoming — decided to form Men’s Basketball Tournament a new NCAA FBS intercollegiate athletic conference. The split from the Men’s Golf Tournament former 16-team conference re-established continuity and stability among Women’s Tennis Tournament 2001-02 Men’s Golf Tournament the membership within the new league and signaled the continuation of Women’s Tennis Tournament its tradition-rich, long-standing athletic rivalries. Five of the MWC’s eight 2002-03 Baseball Regular Season original members have been conference rivals since the 1960s (BYU, Utah, Baseball Tournament New Mexico, Wyoming, Colorado State), while San Diego State (1978) and Women’s Tennis Co-Regular Season Air Force (1980) were longtime members as well. UNLV and TCU entered Women’s Swimming & Diving Regular Season the fold in 1996 and the Rebels continued as one of the original eight 2003-04 Baseball Tournament Women’s Golf Tournament institutions that formed the MWC in 1999. TCU rejoined the group with its 2004-05 Baseball Regular Season first year of competition in the Mountain West in 2005-06. On June 17, Baseball Tournament 2010, Commissioner Craig Thompson announced the addition of Boise Women’s Golf Tournament State University to the MWC, effective July 1, 2011. Women’s Soccer Regular Season From its inception in 1999, the Mountain West Conference has been Women’s Swimming & Diving Tournament committed to excellence in intercollegiate athletics, while promoting the Men’s Swimming & Diving Tournament 2005-06 Women’s Golf Tournament academic missions of its member institutions. The Colorado Springs-based Women’s Soccer Tournament league is noted for its geographic diversity. Some of the most beautiful Men’s Swimming & Diving Tournament terrain and landscapes in the nation can be found within Mountain West 2006-07 Men’s Basketball Tournament boundaries, including the majestic Rocky Mountain range, which borders Women’s Soccer Tournament four MWC schools (Air Force, BYU, Colorado State and Utah). The high Men’s Swimming & Diving Co-Regular Season plains of Wyoming (elevation 7,220 feet – the highest Division I campus in Men’s Swimming & Diving Tournament Men’s Tennis Tournament the nation) contrast with the desert city of Las Vegas (the fastest growing 2007-08 Men’s Basketball Tournament metropolitan area in the West) and the Pacific Ocean locale of San Diego Women’s Soccer Regular Season State. The southwestern flavor of New Mexico complements the western Men’s Swimming & Diving Tournament heritage and culture of Fort Worth, Texas, home of TCU. Women’s Tennis Tournament MWC members have participated in 41 bowl games in 11 years, with Volleyball Tournament eight of the nine schools earning at least one bid. The MWC has earned 2008-09 Men’s Swimming & Diving Regular Season Men’s Swimming & Diving Tournament 50 postseason bids in men’s basketball, including 26 NCAA Tournament Women’s Tennis Regular Season appearances and two NIT Final Four berths; while women’s basketball has 2009-10 Men’s Swimming & Diving Tournament tallied 51 postseason bids, including 29 NCAA bids, five Sweet 16 appearances and one Elite Eight berth since 2000. The MWC has sent at least 30 teams to NCAA postseason events MWC FOOTBALL YEAR IN REVIEW each year while capturing The Mountain West Conference entered its second decade of existence three team and 24 individual by sending a record five teams to bowl games for the third consecutive championships in 11 years. year and posting the best win percentage among the 11 FBS conferences for the third time in six years. The MWC finished with a 4-1 (.800) mark in postseason play and claimed the 2009-10 Bowl Challenge Cup, becoming the only conference to win the trophy three times since the award’s inception in 2002-03. Three MWC teams were ranked in the final BCS Standings, Associated Press and USA Today/ESPN Coaches polls for the second straight year. TCU’s No. 4 BCS ranking earned it an automatic bid into a BCS game and marked the highest finish by a non-automatic-qualifying team in the final BCS Standings, surpassing Utah’s No. 6 ranking in both 2004 and 2008. The Horned Frogs’ appearance in the Fiesta Bowl marked the MWC’s third BCS bowl game since 2004.

With San Diego State’s Stephen Strasburg becoming the top pick in the 2009 MLB Draft, the Mountain West is one of only two conferences to have the No. 1 selection in each of the NFL, NBA and MLB drafts since the league’s founding in 1999.

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Mountain West Quick Facts Founded: 1998 Commissioner: Craig Thompson Mailing Address: 15455 Gleneagle Drive, Suite 200 Colorado Springs, CO 80921-2591 Phone: (719) 488-4040 FAX: (719) 487-7241 Football Contact: Javan Hedlund ([email protected]) Office Phone: (719) 488-4051 Cell Phone: (719) 648-4027 Bret Gilliland Dan Butterly Deputy Commissioner Assoc. Commissioner www.TheMWC.com Marketing Commissioner Craig Thompson Craig Thompson was the Mountain West Conference’s first employee when he was named Commissioner on Oct. 15, 1998. Ever since, Thompson has navigated the newest NCAA Division I conference through the ever-changing landscape of intercollegiate athletics. As the league enters its 12th season of competition in 2010-11, Thompson continues to create and improve the opportunities for MWC institutions and student- athletes to be successful both academically and Javan Hedlund Jaime Hixson athletically. Since the Mountain West Conference Assoc. Commissioner Director opened its doors on January 4, 1999, Thompson Communications Operations has been committed to excellence in intercol- legiate athletics, while promoting the academic missions of its member institutions. Progressive in its approach, the MWC has flourished under the guidance of Com- missioner Thompson and continues to cultivate opportunities for student-athletes to compete at the highest level, while fostering academic achievement and sports- manship. He has been instrumental in negotiating nearly $230 million in television revenue and has been an innovator in the postseason bowl structure as MWC teams have participated in five inaugural bowl games. His leadership and vision have helped the conference enhance its television revenue and exposure through revolutionary agreements with CBS College Sports Network and Comcast to become the first collegiate athletic conference to launch a dedicated sports channel featuring exclusive programming around its nine athletic programs. Thompson has been instrumental in strengthening the position of the Moun- Kim Melcher Ken Rivera tain West in the current Bowl Championship Series (BCS) structure. In 2006, he Director Coordinator spearheaded an effort that resulted in better access for the MWC and more than Communications MWC Football Officials doubled the annual BCS revenue on an annual basis for non-automatic-qualifying conferences. The MWC has been steadfast in its efforts to find a way to make the BCS system fair for all universities. Mountain West Conference Staff Through its first 11 years of competition, the MWC has participated in 41 bowl Craig Thompson, Commissioner ...... (719) 488-4040 games. For the third time in six years, the MWC posted the best win percentage among the 11 FBS conferences in 2009-10. The Mountain West claimed the 2009-10 Bret Gilliland, Deputy Commissioner ...... (719) 488-4045 Bowl Challenge Cup after sending five teams into postseason action and finishing Jim Andrus, Assoc. Commissioner/Business ...... (719) 488-4042 with a 4-1 (.800) mark. Dan Butterly, Assoc. Commissioner/Marketing ...... (719) 488-4053 Prior to his current role, Thompson served as the commissioner of the Sun Carolayne Henry, Assoc. Commissioner/Compliance ...... (719) 488-4043 Belt Conference for nearly eight years and as the only commissioner of the American Javan Hedlund, Assoc. Commissioner/Communications ...... (719) 488-4051 South Conference prior to the merger of the two leagues in 1991. Thompson gradu- Carrie Coll, Assoc. Commissioner/Championships ...... (719) 488-4044 ated from the University of Minnesota with an undergraduate degree in journalism. He and his wife, Carla, have a son (Ted) and a daughter (Emma). Dawn Anderson, Director/Championships...... (719) 488-4054

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TOP MWC TEAM TO AGAIN TAKE ON PAC-10 The recently re- MAACO BOWL LAS VEGAS branded MAACO Location: Sam Boyd Stadium Bowl Las Vegas Date: Wednesday, Dec. 22 will again pit the Time: 5 p.m. PT top selection from TV: ESPN HD SAN DIEGO COUNTY CREDIT the Mountain West Matchup: MWC No. 1 vs. Pac-10 5 UNION POINSETTIA BOWL Conference against the No. Executive Dir.: Tina Kunzer-Murphy Location: Qualcomm Stadium 5 pick from the Pac-10 Conference. The postseason Media Contact: Mark Wallington Date: Thursday, Dec. 23 showcase will be played on Wednesday, Dec. 22, Office Phone: (702) 732-3912 Time: 5 p.m. PT at 5:00 p.m. PT and be shown live on ESPN HD. Website: maacobowllv.com TV: ESPN HD Since being formed as a postseason championship Matchup: MWC No. 2 vs. Navy for the winner of the Big West Conference to take Executive Dir.: Bruce Binkowski on the titlist from the Mid-American Conference 18 Media Contact: Mark Neville years ago, the game has grown annually in stature and following. Last year’s edition brought a crowd Office Phone: (619) 285-5061 of 40,018 fans, which represented the fifth consecu- Website: poinsettiabowl.net tive sell out.

2009 BYU 44, Oregon State 20 Qualcomm Stadium (66,000)

ADVOCARE V100 BELL HELICOPTER INDEPENDENCE BOWL ARMED FORCES BOWL NEW MEXICO BOWL Location: Independence Stadium Location: TBD Location: University Stadium Date: Monday, Dec. 27 Date: Thursday, Dec. 30 Date: Saturday, Dec. 18 Time: 2 p.m. PT Time: 9:00 a.m. PT Time: 11 a.m. PT TV: ESPN HD TV: ESPN HD TV: ESPN HD Matchup: MWC No. 3 vs. ACC Matchup: MWC No.4/5 vs. C-USA/Army Matchup: MWC No. 4/5 vs. WAC Executive Dir.: Missy Setters Executive Dir.: Brant Ringler Exec. Director: Jeff Siembieda Media Contact: Patrick Meehan Media Contact: Tim Simmons Media Contact: RaeAnn McKernan Office Phone: (318) 221-0712 Office Phone: (817) 810-0012 Office Phone: (505) 925-5999 Website: independencebowl.org Website: armedforcesbowl.com Website: newmexicobowl.com

Independence Stadium (49,147) Amon G. Carter Stadium (44,358) University Stadium (39,224) 22 MOUNTAIN WEST WEEKLY SCHEDULE

Thursday, September 2 (TV) Time Nevada at BYU (The Mtn.), 3 pm PT Utah at Air Force* (CBS C), 4:30 pm PT Pittsburgh at Utah (VERSUS), 5:30 pm PT San Jose State at Utah (No TV), 5 pm PT TCU at UNLV* (CBS C), 8 pm PT Utah State at San Diego State (No TV), 5 pm PT Saturday, September 4 New Mexico at UNLV* (The Mtn.), 7 pm PT Saturday, November 6 Northwestern St. at Air Force (No TV), 11 am PT Air Force at Army (CBS C), 9 am PT Colorado vs. Colorado St.+ (The Mtn.) 11 am PT Friday, October 1 UNLV at BYU* (The Mtn.), 11 am PT New Mexico at Oregon (TBD), 11:30 am PT BYU at Utah State (ESPN), 5 pm PT TCU at Utah* (CBS C), 12:30 pm PT Washington at BYU (CBS C), 4 pm PT Wyoming at New Mexico* (The Mtn.), 3 pm PT Nicholls State at San Diego St. (No TV), 5 pm PT Saturday, October 2 Colorado State at San Diego St.* (The Mtn.), 7 pm PT Oregon State vs. TCU#(ESPN), 4:45 pm PT TCU at Colorado State*(The Mtn.), 11 am PT BOWL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES Southern Utah at Wyoming (No TV), 6 pm PT Navy at Air Force (VERSUS), 11:30 am PT Saturday, November 13 The games participating in the Bowl Championship Wisconsin at UNLV (VERSUS), 8 pm PT UTEP at New Mexico (The Mtn.), 3 pm PT BYU at Colorado State*(The Mtn.), 11 am PT Series are the Fiesta Bowl, Orange Bowl, Rose Bowl and Nevada, Reno at UNLV (The Mtn.), 7 pm PT San Diego State at TCU* (VERSUS), 1 pm PT Sugar Bowl. In addition, the BCS National Championship Saturday, September 11 Wyoming at Toledo (TBD), 4 pm PT New Mexico at Air Force* (The Mtn.), 3 pm PT Game will be played at one of the bowl sites. The fifth title BYU at Air Force* (VERSUS), 1 pm PT Wyoming at UNLV* (The Mtn.), 7 pm PT game under the new format will be played Jan. 10, 2011, UNLV at Utah* (The Mtn.), 1 pm PT Saturday, October 9 Utah at Notre Dame (NBC), 11:30 am PT at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Ariz. The Tennessee Tech at TCU (No TV), 4 pm PT Colorado State at Air Force* (The Mtn.), 11 am PT Fiesta Bowl will be played in the same stadium nine days Texas Tech at New Mexico (The Mtn.), 5 pm PT Wyoming at TCU* (CBS C), 12:30 pm PT Thursday, November 18 earlier. Any Bowl Subdivison team is eligible for at-large San Diego St. at New Mexico St. (TBD), 6 pm PT San Diego State at BYU* (The Mtn.), 3 pm PT Air Force at UNLV* (CBS C), 7 pm PT consideration. Automatic BCS qualifiers are: No. 1 and Colorado State at UNR (ESPNU), 7:30 pm PT New Mexico at New Mexico State (TBD), 5 pm PT No. 2 teams in the final BCS standings; champions of the Wyoming at Texas (FSN), 4 pm PT UNLV at West Virginia (BEN), 12:30 pm PT Saturday, November 20 Big East, Big Ten, SEC, Pac-10, Big 12 and ACC; Notre Utah at Iowa State (TBD), TBD Colorado State at Wyoming* (The Mtn.), 11 am PT Dame (if it finishes in the top eight) and a non-automatic Saturday, September 18 New Mexico at BYU* (The Mtn.), 3 pm PT qualifying BCS team that finishes in the top 14, or in the Baylor at TCU (VERSUS), 1:30 pm PT Saturday, October 16 Utah at San Diego State* (The Mtn.), 7 pm PT top 16 if it is ahead of a BCS champion. The Mountain Utah at New Mexico* (The Mtn.), 5 pm PT UNLV at Colorado State* (The Mtn.), 11 am PT West Conference is 2-1 in BCS games after last year’s Boise State at Wyoming (CBS C), 5 pm PT BYU at TCU* (VERSUS), 1 pm PT Saturday, November 27 Fiest Bowl appearance by TCU against future MWC Air Force at Oklahoma (TBD), TBD Utah at Wyoming* (The Mtn.), 3 pm PT BYU at Utah* (The Mtn. & CBS C), 12:30 pm PT member Boise State. BYU at Florida State (TBD), TBD Air Force at San Diego State* (CBS C), 5 pm PT TCU at New Mexico* (VERSUS), 1 pm PT Colorado State at Miami, Ohio (TBD), TBD UNLV at San Diego State* (The Mtn.), 5 pm PT 2011 BCS SCHEDULE San Diego State at Missouri (TBD), TBD Saturday, October 23 January 1 – Rose Bowl UNLV at Idaho (ESPNU), 7:30 pm PT Wyoming at BYU* (The Mtn.), 11 am PT Saturday, December 4 January 1 – Fiesta Bowl Colorado State at Utah*(The Mtn.), 3 pm PT UNLV at Hawai’i (TBD), TBD January 3 – Orange Bowl Friday, September 24 Air Force at TCU* (CBS C), 5 pm PT January 4 – Sugar Bowl TCU at SMU (ESPN), 5 pm PT San Diego State at New Mexico* (The Mtn.), 7 pm PT #Dallas Cowboys Stadium (Arlington, Texas) January 10 – BCS National Championship Game +Invesco Field (Denver, Colo.) Saturday, September 25 Saturday, October 30 *Mountain West Conference Game The Mountain West Conference was the Air Force at Wyoming* (The Mtn.), 11 am PT San Diego State at Wyoming* (The Mtn.), 11 am PT first league without an automatic bid to Idaho at Colorado State (No TV), 1 pm PT New Mexico at Colorado State*(The Mtn.), 3 pm PT send a team to the BCS.

MWC BEST OF THE BOWLS (AGAIN) For the third time in six years, the Mountain West Conference in 2009-10 posted the best win percentage among the 11 conferences that make up the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision. The Mountain West claimed the Bowl Chal- lenge Cup after sending five teams into postseason action and finishing with a 4-1 (.800) mark. The Bowl Challenge Cup was created by ESPN in 2002 as a competition among the conferences in the FBS during the college bowl season. In order to win the trophy, a conference must have the highest win percentage with a minimum of three teams from that conference participating in the postseason. The Mountain West earned its first Bowl Challenge Cup after registering a 2-1 record in bowl competition during the 2004-05 season. The MWC also won the Cup in 2007-08 with a 4-1 mark and is the only conference to win the trophy three times since the award’s inception. Over the past six seasons, the MWC owns the best winning percentage in bowl games among the 11 conferences with an 18-8 mark (.692). The SEC is second with a 31-17 (.646) record, followed by the Big East at 19-12 (.613) and the Pac-10 at 20-14 (.588).

ALL-TIME ESPN BOWL CHALLENGE CUP WINNERS Year Conference W-L Pct. 2009-10 Mountain West 4-1 .800 2008-09 Pacific-10 5-0 1.000 2007-08 Mountain West 4-1 .800 2006-07 Big East 5-0 1.000 2005-06 Atlantic Coast 5-3 .625 Big 12 5-3 .625 2004-05 Mountain West 2-1 .667 2003-04 Atlantic Coast 5-1 .833 2002-03 Big Ten 5-2 .714 23 SAM BOYD STADIUM

Standing as one of the top college football facilities in all the West is Locomotives, who debuted in 2009; the Las Vegas Outlaws of the XFL made UNLV’s versatile venue Sam Boyd Stadium. it their home in 2001; and the Las Vegas Posse, a Canadian Football League Undergoing a complete facelift and renovation during 1999, Sam Boyd franchise, played one season in 1994. SBS also hosts high school games expanded to its present capacity of 36,800 (with the ability to seat more and has been site of the state’s prep championship. than 40,000 when called for). The venue also hosted two other college football events: the Silver SLocated approximately seven miles from both the UNLV campus and Dollar Classic, which featured two teams from historically black universities, McCarran International Airport, Sam Boyd Stadium successfully combines and the Las Vegas All-American Classic postseason all-star game from the excitement of a college football stadium and the versatility of an enter- 2003-05. tainment arena. The Rebel football team has posted a 133-102-3 record in Originally named Las Vegas Stadium when it was built in 1971 at a 38-plus seasons playing cost of $3.5 million, the there, including in front facility was re-named the of a record three sellout Las Vegas Silver Bowl in crowds in 2007. 1978 and then known as SBS marked its 25th the Sam Boyd Silver Bowl anniversary in 1996 by in honor of local gaming hosting the state’s then- pioneer Sam Boyd begin- largest-ever sporting ning in 1984. Its name crowd on Sept. 14 when was officially shortened to 41,091 fans witnessed Sam Boyd Stadium in April UNLV take on Wisconsin. 1994. That total was surpassed The first event held in just three months later the then-15,000-seat sta- when 41,238 saw BYU dium was a UNLV football get past Wyoming in the game against Weber State first WAC Championship on Oct. 23, 1971, won game. That record was by the visiting Wildcats, re-written once more 30-17. Official dedication when 42,075 fans saw ceremonies, however, took the Badgers return to place the next season on face the Rebels on Aug. Sept. 9, 1972, at halftime 31, 2002. The 2006 Las Vegas Bowl ultimately upped the record to 44,615 of a 35-28 loss to Western Illinois before 8,800 fans. in a game between BYU and Oregon. SBS, which has always retained its horseshoe shape, underwent The stadium has hosted some of the greatest talents in sports and an expansion to 32,000 seats in 1978 and again enjoyed improve- show business. Future NFL quarterbacks Randall Cunningham, Jim McMa- ments in 1994. The Rebel Experience area outside the stadium opened hon, Drew Bledsoe, Andre Ware, Alex Smith, John Beck and Colt Brennan in 1997. are among those who have played at Sam Boyd Stadium along with events One of the highlights of the most recent renovation was the replace- involving athletes such as soccer legend Pele and motor sports stars. Ad- ment of the so-called “Magic Carpet” retractable artificial turf that had ditionally, the stadium has hosted world-class concerts by such musical been in place since 1985. Originally fitted with traditional AstroTurf, acts as the Dave Matthews Band, the Eagles, U2, Paul McCartney, Wayne Sam Boyd was the first stadium in the world to install a Monsanto Corp. Newton, and the once-annual summer appearances by the Grateful Dead. outdoor retractable turf, which helped give the facility its multi-purpose A mecca for football played on all levels, the stadium is currently site capability. The surface, which simply rolled up into cylinders in less of the MAACO Bowl Las Vegas each December, including five consecutive than an hour, was installed at a cost of $1.2 million in part through a sold-out crowds, after serving as home to three Western Athletic Confer- grant by the Sam Boyd family. Natural grass replaced the artificial turf ence championship games from 1996-98. The facility has served as host from 1999-2002 before a synthetic surface, made by TurfTech, was to professional football three times: the United Football League’s Las Vegas installed in time for the 2003 season. 24 SAM BOYD STADIUM

LARGEST UNLV HOME ATTENDANCE OPPONENT YEAR W/L SCORE ATT. Wisconsin 2002 L 27-7 (SO) 42,075 Wisconsin 1996 L 52-17 (SO) 40,091 Wisconsin 2007 L 20-13 (SO) 38,250 Hawaii 2007 L 49-14 (SO) 38,125 BYU 2007 L 24-14 (SO) 38,026 Nevada, Reno 2006 L 31-3 (SO) 37,179 Hawaii 2003 W 33-22 34,287 Nevada, Reno 2008 L 49-27 33,078 Brigham Young 2001 L 35-31 32,601 Wisconsin 1986 W 17-7 (SO) 32,207 Brigham Young 1980 L 54-14 31,406 Brigham Young 1999 L 29-0 30,599 Brigham Young 2003 L 27-20 (OT) 30,084 Hawaii 2009 W 34-33 29,717 Arkansas (LV Bowl IX) 2000 W 31-14 29,113 2010 MAACO BOWL LAS VEGAS SET FOR SBS Nevada, Reno 2002 W 21-17 28,341 The MAACO Bowl Las Vegas, which features a postseason matchup Utah 1981 L 69-28 27,883 of a Mountain West Conference team vs. a Pac-10 member, will kick off Nevada, Reno 2004 W 48-13 27,596 on Wednesday, Dec. 22, with a 5:00 p.m. local start. Last year’s game saw Hawaii 1980 L 24-19 27,239 BYU crush Oregon State 44-20 before a full house of 40,018 fans, which Baylor 1987 L 21-14 (HO) 27,128 represented the game’s fifth consecutive sellout. Played every year since Hawaii 1997 W 25-15 (HO) 27,117 1992 at SBS, the 19th annual MAACO Bowl Las Vegas will again be nation- Brigham Young 1982 L 27-0 (HO) 26,769 ally televised by ESPN HD. Northwestern 2001 L 37-28 26,525 Tennessee State 1979 W 36-28 26,431 ALL-TIME UNLV HOME SELLOUTS Utah 2009 L 35-15 (HC) 26,315 YEAR ATT. OPPONENT (DATE) Utah 2003 L 28-10 (HC) 26,241 2007 38,026 BYU (Oct. 13) Iowa State 1999 L 24-0 26,167 2007 38,125 Hawaii (Sept. 25) Oregon State 2009 L 23-21 25,967 2007 38,250 Wisconsin (Sept. 8) Cal State Fullerton 1984 W 26-20 (HC) 25,678 2006 37,179 UNR (Sept. 30) (SO) Sold Out (HO) Home Opener (HC) Homecoming (OT) Overtime 2002 42,075 Wisconsin (Aug. 31) 1996 40,091 Wisconsin (Sept. 14) WAC CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES AT SBS 1986 32,207 Wisconsin (Sept. 20) DATE SCORE ATT. TV 1977 17,238 North Dakota (Nov. 12) Dec. 7, 1996 BYU 28, Wyoming 25 (OT) 41,238 ABC 1974 17,119 UNR (Nov. 16) Dec. 6, 1997 Colorado State 41, New Mexico 13 12,706 ABC 1974 18,631 Boise State (Oct. 19) Dec. 5, 1998 Air Force 20, BYU 13 32,745 ABC

UNLV’S STADIUM THROUGH THE YEARS NAME YEARS CAPACITY Las Vegas Stadium 1971-77 15,000 Silver Bowl 1978-83 32,000 Sam Boyd Silver Bowl 1984-93 32,000 Sam Boyd Stadium 1994-present 36,800

25 REBEL GAMEDAY

UNLV CHEERLEADERS & THE REBEL EXPERIENCE THE STAR OF NEVADA DANCE TEAM Premiering at Sam Boyd Stadium in 1997 was MARCHING BAND Two of the nation’s best-known spirit squads, the Rebel Experience. Situated in the northwest Numbering more than 100 strong, the Star the UNLV Cheerleaders and the UNLV Dance parking lot, the 64,000-square-foot-area is of Nevada Marching Band, which began in its Team (Rebel Girls) are fixtures at all Rebel predominantly grass and includes six 30x60- present form in 1978, is a big part of Rebel football games. The teams perform at various foot cement pads that can be reserved for large Football Gameday. Whether it’s pumping up the UNLV athletic events and volunteer their time gatherings and corporate outings. crowds at the Rebel Experience or entertaining to appear at various events throughout the Las fans at halftime, home Saturdays at Sam Boyd Vegas community. The Cheer & Dance Teams Stadium would not be the same without strains UNLV FIGHT SONG also devote time to instructing the UNLV Rebel of “Win with the Rebels” peppering the autumn Starzz – a group of young dancers ages 3-16 “WIN WITH THE REBELS” air. Directed by Tony LaBounty, the UNLV band that performs at games each fall. Win with the Rebels a victory today! is announced by Dr. Harvey Allen who in 2010 Win with the Rebels, the Scarlet and Gray. goes into his 32nd season as the voice of the From mountains that surround Star of Nevada Marching Band. you to far across the sea. We’ll win with the Rebels of UNLV. UNLV ALMA MATER U-N-L-V UNLV Go, Fight, Win. Alma Mater, we praise you We’ll win with the Rebels of UNLV. For spirit, the eternal flame, Strength which never falters, A tribute to your name Alma Mater, we thank you, Exalted Scarlet and Gray. Truth and wisdom from your standard In our minds and hearts will stay Alma Mater, we cherish you. And in our days that are yet to be, Our voices let us ever raise In honor, U-N-L-V.

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VOICE OF THE REBELS DICK CALVERT A familiar sound to UNLV fans of all ages, Dick Calvert, the “Voice of the Rebels,” begins his fifth decade as the game announcer for UNLV Athletics. Calvert, who calls UNLV football, basketball, men’s & women’s soccer, baseball games and other events at Sam Boyd Stadium, Thomas & Mack Center, Cox Pavilion, Peter Johann Memorial Field, and Earl E. Wilson Stadium, has also served as the game announcer of the MWC basketball tournament, the Las Vegas Bowl and the NBA Vegas Summer League. Additionally, the THE FREMONT CANNON longtime university staffer, works many MWC Championships hosted by UNLV and is Trophy Helps Illustrate the official starter for a number of university and NCAA golf Importance of State Rivalry tournaments. Calvert annually works over 100 local events. He Not simply a traveling trophy for the was inducted into the Southern Nevada Sports Hall of Fame winner of the UNLV vs. Nevada, Reno game, in June 2010. the Fremont Cannon is ever-present at the The former play-by-play broadcaster is also one of the now-annual Battle for Nevada. most experienced commentators of American professional The tradition of awarding the cannon soccer, having served 18 seasons in both the North American to the victors started four decades ago and Major Soccer leagues. when the Rebels’ first football coach, Bill The Las Vegas resident retired from broadcasting and Ireland, felt the young rivalry between the the UNLV Athletics Department after serving as the director north and south schools could use a sym- of broadcasting, director of athletic marketing for Olympic bolic trophy to stimulate interest. The prize sports and director of athletic facilities/operations. Calvert turned out to be a replica of the howitzer used and his wife Anne have four adult children and are the proud by John C. Fremont, one of America’s foremost grandparents of 10. trailblazers, as he headed west into Nevada in 1843. Legend has it that Fremont violated U.S. HEY REB War Department rules by taking the cannon with Embodying the Rebel spirit of the him on his westward trek without permission University he promotes, UNLV’s Hey and then abandoned the weapon in a Sierra- Reb made his debut in 1983 and Nevada snowdrift. received a makeover in 1997. Named Built by the Kennecott Copper Corp., Ne- one of 12 All-American Mascots, vada Mines Division, the cannon was originally he competed for the title of 2004 valued at more than $10,000 and is considered Capital One Mascot of the Year and one of the best, and loudest, symbols of rivalry made a strong showing by coming in in college football. The Fremont is one of only second in online voting. No stranger two cannon prizes in all rivalry games, along to national television, however, Hey with Illinois vs. Purdue. Reb also appeared in two memorable The Wolf Pack held the cannon first be- ESPN SportsCenter commercials. cause they had beaten the Rebels 30-28 in the initial game of the series on Thanksgiving Day 1969. UNLV promptly won rights to the big gun in 1970 with a 42-30 home win and went on to dominate the series with eight wins in the next 11 games played. After UNR rebounded to win five straight games (1989-1993), UNLV regained the cannon in its Silver Anniversary Year in 1994. Last year’s UNR win put the Wolf Pack ahead 20-15 in the series, which has been continu- ous since 1987. The teams will meet in Las Vegas on Oct. 2, 2010, to once again decide who gets to keep the cannon.

John C. Fremont 27 REBEL HISTORY

pened as a satellite campus in 1957, the southern regional division of the Univer- Osity of Nevada became Nevada Southern University in 1965 and finally evolved into University of Nevada, Las Vegas four years later when the Board of Regents granted it autonomy under the state’s History on campus. “Reno had a northern looking wolf higher education system. so we wanted a Confederate wolf.” Men’s basketball was the first sport organized The logo lasted until the early 1970s when a group at UNLV, opening play in 1958 under head coach of black athletes came to Baepler, who was academic and athletic director Michael “Chub” Drakulich. vice president at the time, and voiced its displeasure Baseball, also coached by Drakulich, started in with having a mascot that had a connection with the 1960 and football came to campus nearly a decade wrong side of the Civil War. later when head coach Bill Ireland’s squad went “They said it didn’t feel right playing for a school 8-1 in 1968. Women’s club sports such as tennis with such a mascot...and I agreed,” said Baepler. emerged in 1960 under administrator Alice Mason “Southern Nevada has no real ties to the Confederacy but basketball became the first women’s varsity sport so the change wasn’t a big concern.” in 1974. UNLV currently sponsors seven men’s and The student senate voted on a new mascot and 10 women’s athletic programs. the human Rebel logo was born. Initially, a Colonial-like Rebel soldier was the official logo and there was talk at one time of NICKNAME changing UNLV’s nickname to Minutemen. Essentially there was The nickname “Rebels” was given to UNLV athletic no recognized UNLV mascot for about a half-decade spilling teams because the school, emerging from the shadow into the early 1980s. Enter Mike Miller, the award-winning of the University of Nevada, Reno, in effect “rebelled” local graphic artist who eventually became the creator of against its bigger and older brother to the north. the cartoon man with a long moustache known as Hey Reb. The name “Runnin’ Rebels” (always spelled without Miller said his inspiration for the logo was historical Nevada a ‘g’) was coined in 1974 by then-sports information director frontiersmen from the 1800s such as John C. Fremont and Dominic Clark but refers only to the UNLV men’s basketball team. Kit Carson. “The character is supposed to be a trailblazer of the old West,” said Miller. “I just COLORS sketched out a little mountain man with a long coat that had some fringe on it.” Despite the The school colors of Scarlet and Gray can be traced to the late- new Rebel eventually being displayed as having 1950s when UNLV adopted as mascot a wolf wearing a Confederate striking white hair on his head and face, Miller said uniform. Scarlet and Gray were traditional colors of the Confederacy Hey Reb was never supposed to be an old man with its gray uniforms and and put his intended age at around 30 years old. red-based flag. As for the unusual name of the new character, there was no campus contest or high-priced MASCOT marketing focus group involved. Today it’s Hey Reb but “I just wrote Hey Reb on the back of his some at UNLV still remem- coat on one of the many variations I gave ber the first official Rebel them,” he said. “I was hoping it would be a mascot — Beauregard. good slogan – a yell-out cheer at games – but it never really caught Dressed in a gray on.” The mascot, however, did catch on in a big way as UNLV vaulted military field jacket and to the top in college apparel licensing within the decade. In 1997, a Confederate cap, Beau is more muscular version of Hey Reb, minus a musket, a fanged, winking, black was introduced and a refreshed version was developed and white cartoon wolf. in 2006. He came to be because the Beauregard may not be prevalent in today’s UNLV new school in Southern athletic events, but he’s certainly not gone and Nevada wanted to take forgotten. The original sketch of the wolf was a little jab at the Wolf converted into a mid-court painting for basketball Pack mascot of Nevada, games played in the old University gymna- Reno. sium. Today, visitors can visit the black, “UNLV was rebel- white, scarlet and gray logo circle in its ling against the status quo and the two schools’ mascots seemed original position at what is now the Barrick to mimic the Civil War,” said former UNLV president, the late, Don Museum, which still uses the existing oak Baepler, who later directed the Marjorie Barrick Museum of Natural hardwood basketball floor to hold its exhibits. 28