MARK WALLINGTON • O: (702) 895-4472 • C: (702) 528-6291 • EMAIL: [email protected] • @UNLVFBSID SARAH MICINSKI• O: (702) 895-3207 • C: (509) 499-4656 • EMAIL: [email protected] • @sarahsaj25 2020 REBEL QUICK FACTS GAME 6: ELEVATION: 2,100 Feet FOUNDED: 1957 ENROLLMENT: 31,142 UNLV REBELS (0-5/0-5 Mountain West) ALL-TIME RECORD: 254-344-4 (53rd year) vs. MW RECORD: 46-116 (22nd year) RECORD IN STADIUM: 0-3 (1st year) Boise State (4-1/4-0 Mountain West) HEAD COACH: Marcus Arroyo (SJSU ‘03) DATE: Friday, Dec. 4, 2020 ARROYO UNLV REC: 0-5 (1st year) KICKOFF: 6:33 pm PT SITE: Allegiant Stadium (65,000/Artificial Turf), Las Vegas TV: CBS Sports Network (John Sadak & Randy Cross) WATCH THE GAME: RADIO: ESPN 1100 AM & 100.9 FM (Russ Langer and Caleb Herring) ONLINE: Live Stats at www.unlvrebels.com/FBstats 1333 HD 221 HD 158 HD FRIDAY’S PREVIEW... FBS FRESHMAN LEADERS Making its final home appearance of the abbreviated season, UNLV (0-5/0-5) hosts Boise State (4-1/4-0) RK NAME, SCHOOL (POS) RPG in a second consecutive Friday game for the Rebels ... Last week UNLV fell to visiting Wyoming while the 1. Jordan Addison, Pitt (WR) 6.3 Broncos saw their home game vs. San Jose State canceled because of COVID-19 issues ... UNLV, which 2. Jo’Quavious Marks, Miss State (RB) 6.2 plays a non-Saturday game in consecutive weeks for the first time since Nov. 10 & 17 in 2017, is 8-8-1 in 3. Kyle Williams, UNLV (WR) 5.0 games staged on Fridays ... This marks just the third time in history that UNLV has hosted a conference Parker Washington, Penn State (WR) 5.0 foe in back-to-back seasons (TCU in 1997 & ‘98 as part of the WAC and New Mexico State in 1988 & ‘89 5. Jaden Walley, Miss State (WR) 4.4 as members of the Big West) ... All five opponents UNLV has played in 2020 currently hold at least a .500 record and combine for a sparkling record of 17-7 ... True freshman Kyle Williams has emerged as the best rookie receiver in the MW and sits tied for third in the nation among all frosh players with 5.0 receptions per game, which also matches with UNLV’s school record by a freshman set by Devonte Boyd in 2014 ... Interestingly, this matchup features teams that rarely turn the ball over -- or force turnovers -- as UNLV is tied for 27th in the nation with just six total turnovers (3 fumbles & 3 INT) while BSU is tied at 20 with just five giveaways (3 fumbles & 2 INT). On the flip side, UNLV has grabbed just 1 interception and 2 fumbles while the Broncos have only 2 picks and have yet to recover an opponent’s fumble ... Of UNLV’s 10 touchdowns this fall, half have come on drives longer than 80 yards and only two were shorter than 70. In fact, the Rebels have already staged 12 drives consisting of double-digit plays, including at least one TD drive of 10 or more plays and 74 yards or longer vs. all five opponents. REBELS vs. BRONCOS NOTES... Boise State’s win over UNLV last year in Las Vegas gave them an 8-3 lead in the overall series ... All of UNLV’s victories in the series came in Las Vegas ... The two schools played for six straight seasons in the 1970s but ended the series when UNLV, which was a football independent, moved up to D-I status in 1978 ... All-time, the Rebels have a 13-14 record vs. teams from the Gem State (3-8 vs. BSU, 4-4 vs. Idaho and 6-2 vs. Idaho State) ... In a unique twist, these schools share a former head coach who left each side as the all-time winningest for both programs. Tony Knap, who died in 2011 at the age of 96, was 47-20-2 over six seasons at UNLV after leaving Boise State, where he was 71-19-1 from 1968-75 (Chris Petersen passed Knap for wins in 2011). DATE OPPONENT TIME TV SERIES ATTEND THE NOTE TO KNOW Oct. 24 at San Diego State L, 34-6 CBS SN SDSU 19-10 No fans Rebels use three QBS in first half of Arroyo’s debut Oct. 31 UNR L, 37-19 FS1 UNR 27-19 2,000 UNLV debuts its new home at Allegiant Stadium Nov. 7 FRESNO STATE L, 40-27 CBS SN FS 16-7 2,000 Bulldogs score final 13 points after tied in 4th Qtr. Nov. 14 at San Jose State L, 34-17 FS2 SJSU 17-7-1 No fans Former SJSU QB & asst. Arroyo returns to alma mater Nov. 21 at Colorado State Not Played FS2 CSU 17-6-1 -- First UNLV game not played as scheduled since 9-11 Nov. 27 WYOMING L, 45-14 FS1 WYO 14-11 No fans True freshman QB Doug Brumfield makes debut Dec. 4 BOISE STATE 6:30 pm PT CBS SN BSU 8-3 No fans Most recent UNLV win over Broncos came in 1976 Dec. 12 at Hawai’i 8:00 pm PT Spectrum Sports UH 17-12 No fans Last 3 in series played on islands decided by 1 score 2020 SERIES BREAKDOWN REBELATIONS... Senior RB Charles Williams needs 43 rushing yards this REBEL RUNDOWN BSU LEADS 8-3 weekend to pass Dominique “Neek the Streak” Dorsey BSU at UNLV RECORD: 3-3 (2,834 from 2001-04) into fourth place on UNLV’s career Record: 0-5 UNLV at BSU RECORD: 0-5 Home: 0-3 list ... Despite having made just 24 total starts as a Rebel, UNLV’s LARGEST WIN: 5 (1973 & ‘76) the “Chuck Wagon” heads into Friday 13th among all Away: 0-2 BSU’s LARGEST WIN: 31 (45-14 in 1977) Day Games (Start before 5 pm): 0-2 active players Night Games (Start after 5 pm): 0-3 DATE SITE RESULT with 2,792 net NCAA ACTIVE LEADERS TV Games: 0-5 9-16-72 Boise BSU 36-16 rush yards on CAREER FBS RUSHING YARDS 10-13-73 Las Vegas UNLV 24-19 on CBS Sports Network 0-2 the FBS level RK PLAYER, SCHOOL YDS 10-19-74 Las Vegas UNLV 37-35 1. Travis Etiene, Clemson 4,730 on FS1 0-2 ... The Rebels 10-18-75 Boise BSU 34-21 2. Spencer Brown, UAB 3,862 on FS2 0-1 11-6-76 Las Vegas UNLV 31-26 converted 5 of 6 3. Jaret Patterson, Buffalo 3,732 on Spectrum 0-0 9-24-77 Boise BSU 45-14 fourth-down at- When Scoring First: 0-1 4. Joshua Mack, Liberty 3,513 11-5-11 Las Vegas BSU 48-21 tempts against When Opponent Scores First: 0-4 10-20-12 Boise BSU 32-7 5. Chuba Hubbard, OK State 3,459 When Leading at Halftime: 0-0 10-31-15 Las Vegas BSU 55-27 UNR which 6. Trey Ragas, Louisiana 3,431 When Trailing at Halftime: 0-5 11-18-16 Boise BSU 42-25 helps them 7. Larry Rountree, Missouri 3,398 When Tied at Halftime: 0-0 10-5-19 Las Vegas BSU 38-13 rank ninth in the 8. Najee Harris, Alabama 3,270 When Leading After 3rd Quarter: 0-0 nation at 77% 9. Elijah Mitchell, Louisiana 3,037 When Trailing After 3rd Quarter: 0-5 on the year (10-13) ... UNLV features an entirely new coaching 10. Michael Carter, UNC 3,022 In Overtime Games: 0-0 staff in 2020 but one that brings unprecedented combined on- 11. Shai Werts, Ga Southern 3,019 When Scoring <20 Points: 0-4 field experience to Las Vegas. Not only is head coachMarcus 12. Caleb Huntely, Ball State 2,902 13. Charles Williams, UNLV 2,792 When Scoring 20-29 Points: 0-1 Arroyo the first former Power Five coordinator to take over the When Scoring 30+ Points: 0-0 Rebels, of his 10 full-time assistant coaches, eight came directly When Allowing <20 Points: 0-0 from P5 programs spread out among the Pac-12 (4), Big 12 (2), SEC (1) and Big Ten (1). UNLV’s head When Allowing 20-29 Points: 0-0 coach, offensive coordinator and defensive coordinator also boast NFL experience on their resumes. Ar- When Allowing 30+ Points: 0-5 When Rushing <100 Yards: 0-2 royo was the interim offensive coordinator for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2014, defensive coordinator When Rushing 100-199 Yards: 0-2 Peter Hansen spent three years with the San Francisco 49ers in between stints at Stanford, and offensive When Rushing 200+ Yards: 0-1 coordinator Glenn Thomas spent six years with the Atlanta Falcons ... UNLV has not returned a punt for When Passing <200 Yards: 0-3 a touchdown in 19 years -- believed to be the longest drought in the nation. The last Rebel to do it was When Passing 200-299 Yards: 0-2 Troy Mason, who went 52 yards vs. San Diego State on Oct. 13, 2001, at Sam Boyd Stadium ... When When Passing 300+ Yards: 0-0 senior Max Gilliam took the first snap October 24, he became the 12th different quarterback in the last 17 When <300 Yards Total Offense: 0-3 years to start a UNLV season opener. The man who started the previous three openers, Armani Rogers, When 300+ Yards Total Offense: 0-2 is now at Ohio University as a graduate transfer. When Rogers went down with an injury in 2018, Gilliam When Allowing <100 Yds Rush: 0-0 was pushed into the starting role and started seven of his 11 outings that fall.