UNLV MEDIA RELATIONS • BOX 450004 • 4505 MARYLAND PKWY. LAS VEGAS, NV 89154-0004 MARK WALLINGTON • O: (702) 895-4472 • C: (702) 528-6291 • E-MAIL: [email protected] 2009 UNLV QUICK FACTS FOUNDED: 1957 GAME 12 COLORS: Scarlet & Gray ENROLLMENT: 28,000 UNLV REBELS (4-7/2-5 MWC) STADIUM/CAPACITY: Sam Boyd/39,100 at PLAYING SURFACE: Artificial-TurfTech OFFENSE: Shotgun Spread SAN DIEGO STATE (4-7/2-5 MWC) DEFENSE: 4-3 DATE: Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009 ALL-TIME RECORD: 218-251-4 (42nd year) KICKOFF: 6:06 pm PT MWC RECORD: 21-60 (11th year) SITE: Sam Boyd Stadium (39,100/TurfTech) RECORD IN STADIUM: 132-102-3 (39th year) HEAD COACH: Mike Sanford (USC ‘78) TV: The Mtn. HD (Tim Neverett, Robert Griffith & Molly Sullivan) RECORD AT UNLV: 15-43 (5th year) RADIO: ESPN 1100 AM (Dave McCann & Mike Pritchard) RECORD OVERALL: Same ONLINE: Subscription Audio Broadcast & Live Stats at unlvrebels.com www.unlvrebels.com 2009 UNLV SENIORS (16) SATURDAY’S GAME PREVIEW... NO NAME POS STARTS Two teams with identical records and postseason fates will meet on Saturday night as UNLV (4-7/2-5) hosts San 13 Marquel Martin DB 3 Diego State (4-7/2-5) to close out the 2009 campaign for both sides with an unsual kickoff time of 6 p.m. PT ... This 17 Renan Saint Preux WR 7 will be the final game for Mike Sanford as head coach of the Rebels and also signals the end of the college football 23 Terrance Lee DB 12 careers of 16 UNLV seniors, who will be recognized on the field before kickoff ... UNLV Interim Athletics Director 27 Chris Brogdon RB 2 Jerry Koloskie announced Nov. 15 that Sanford’s contract would be terminated on Dec. 5 ... UNLV is coming off its 29 Ryan Tillman DB 0 bye week after falling at Air Force, 45-17, on Nov. 14 ... The Rebels are 4-9 after bye weeks since the advent of the 33 Jason Beauchamp LB 35 Mountain West Conference in 1999 ... The Aztecs, meanwhile, look to snap a three-game overall skid after losing at 37 Kyle Watson P/PK 24 Utah 38-7 on Saturday ... Interestingly, the Rebels are 5-5 in their Mountain West finales and just 16-55 in all other 42 Heivaha Mafi DL 5 MWC games ... After finishing 5-7 a year ago, UNLV currently has its most wins over a two-year period (9-14) since 43 Kamu Kapanui LS 35 finishing 11-13 in 2002-03 under John Robinson ... After posting a 4-3 mark at Sam Boyd Stadium in 2008, a victory 57 Adam Gent DL 0 on Saturday would give the Rebels a winning home record in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 1986-87 59 Joe Hawley OL 32 under Wayne Nunnely ... UNLV honors candidate Ryan Wolfe will not play for the first time in his college career as 61 Mike Donato OL 1 the senior broke a bone in his foot during practice last week ... Wolfe had 11 receptions for 144 yards and two TDs 68 Martin Tevaseu DL 17 in last year’s meeting with the Aztecs ... He remains the nation’s leading active career receiver with 283 grabs, which 84 Rodelin Anthony WR 15 ranks 12th in NCAA FBS history (see complete list on page 8 of this release) ... Wolfe passed San Diego State’s J.R. 85 Jerriman Robinson WR 16 Tolver (262 from 1999-2002) as the conference’s career catch king on Oct. 24 ... UNLV has played SDSU more than 88 Ryan Wolfe WR 43 any other MWC team and the Aztecs lead the all-time series 11-7, including taking six of the last seven meetings ... BOLD=Four-Year Letterwinners The most-recent victory by UNLV was also Sanford’s first MWC victory, 13-10, in Las Vegas on Oct. 8, 2005. Sept. 5 SACRAMENTO STATE W, 38-3 None UNLV 1-0 22,195 UNLV wins four straight season openers for first time since 1973-77 Sept. 12 RV/# 24 OREGON STATE L, 23-21 CBS C UNLV 3-2 25,967 Beaver field goal with seven seconds left wins it Sept. 19 HAWAII W, 34-33 Mtn. & CBS C UH 12-7 29,717 Rebels post first one-point victory since 2002 Sept. 26 at Wyoming L, 30-27 None Tied 9-9 19,196 Cowboys win turnover battle 4-0 en route to rallying past Rebels Oct. 3 at Nevada, Reno L, 63-28 None UNR 20-15 24,078 Tied at 28, UNR scores 35 unanswered points in final 15:50 Oct. 10 #18/20 BYU L, 59-21 The Mtn. BYU 14-3 25,597 Cougars now 8-0 vs. Rebels in Las Vegas Oct. 17 #24/RV UTAH (Homecoming) L, 35-15 The Mtn. UU 13-2 26,315 Rebels have not won on Homecoming since 2001 Oct. 24 at New Mexico W, 34-17 The Mtn. UNM 9-8 24,021 UNLV’s first MWC road victory since 2004 Oct. 31 at #8/6 TCU L, 41-0 VERSUS TCU 7-1 33,541 Frogs remain only team Rebels have not beaten in MWC play Nov. 7 COLORADO STATE W, 35-16 The Mtn. CSU 12-5-1 15,902 UNLV gets first-ever win over Rams in Las Vegas Nov. 14 at Air Force L, 45-17 The Mtn. AFA 11-4 25,370 Rebels play in sleet and snow perhaps for first time ever Nov. 28 SAN DIEGO STATE 6 pm PT The Mtn. SDSU 11-7 Rebels 5-5 in season-ending games since joining MWC 2009 THE LAST TIME THEY MET SERIES BREAKDOWN REBEL RUNDOWN (Nov. 22, 2008) SDSU LEADS 11-7 SDSU 42, UNLV 21 LAST MEETING: 2008 (SDSU 42-21) Record: 4-7 SDSU at UNLV RECORD: 4-4 UNLV at SDSU RECORD: 3-7 Home: 3-3 A FRUSTRATING END TO THE SEASON SAN DIEGO -- UNLV football saw its bowl hopes end in a UNLV’s LARGEST WIN: 28 (31-3 in 2001) Away: 1-4 SDSU’s LARGEST WIN: 30 (37-7 in 1999) Day Games: 0-4 fourth-quarter blitz by San Diego State, which scored 21 points DATE SITE RESULT Night Games (Start afer 5 pm): 4-3 to break open a tight game. The Rebels could not rally, losing 10-22-77 San Diego SDSU 31-7 TV Games: 4-4 42-21 on a warm Saturday evening at Qualcomm Stadium. 10-11-80 San Diego UNLV 28-17 on CBS College Sports Network 1-1 The loss ended the Rebels’ season at 5-7, including 2-6 in 11-14-81 Las Vegas SDSU 38-20 on The Mtn. 3-3 Mountain West Conference games, and kept the team from 9-25-82 San Diego SDSU 26-23 on VERSUS 0-1 becoming bowl eligible for the first time since the 2003 season. 10-27-83 Las Vegas UNLV 28-10 When Scoring First: 3-1 SDSU (2-10, 1-7), snapped a seven-game losing skid with the 11-3-84 San Diego UNLV 30-14 When Opponent Scores First: 1-6 11-16-96 Las Vegas UNLV 44-42 victory, which came in front of 17,846 fans and a CBS College When Leading at Halftime: 3-0 10-18-97 San Diego (OT) SDSU 20-17 Sports television audience. The evening got off to a good start When Trailing at Halftime: 1-5 11-20-99 Las Vegas SDSU 37-7 for the Rebels, who scored quickly in the first quarter when When Tied at Halftime: 0-2 11-25-00 San Diego UNLV 31-24 wide receiver Ryan Wolfe caught a pass up the middle from When Leading After 3rd Quarter: 4-0 10-13-01 Las Vegas UNLV 31-3 Mike Clausen for a 33-yard TD that came on fourth down. 10-26-02 San Diego SDSU 31-21 When Trailing After 3rd Quarter: 0-6 Following the score SDSU moved the ball inside the 10 but 11-8-03 Las Vegas SDSU 7-0 In Overtime Games: 0-0 the Rebels appeared to come up with a fumble after Aztec 11-20-04 San Diego SDSU 21-3 When Scoring <20 Points: 0-3 quarterback Ryan Lindley pitched the ball back to running 10-8-05 Las Vegas UNLV 13-10 When Scoring 20-29 Points: 0-4 back Atiyyah Henderson, who dropped it. But the officials 11-11-06 San Diego SDSU 21-7 When Scoring 30+ Points: 4-0 11-10-07 Las Vegas SDSU 38-30 ruled it was a forward pass and incomplete, and due to a When Allowing <20 Points: 3-0 11-22-08 San Diego SDSU 42-21 malfunction with the replay equipment, the play could not be When Allowing 20-29 Points: 0-1 reviewed. Two plays later the Aztecs tied the score on a six-yard TD pass from Lindley to DeMarco Sampson When Allowing 30+ Points: 1-6 and then Tyler Campbell scored on a one-yard run to give the Aztecs a 14-7 lead at the half. SDSU added to its When Rushing <100 Yards: 0-4 lead in the third when Darren Mougey rumbled in from three yards out late in the third quarter, giving the Aztecs When Rushing 100-199 Yards: 3-3 a 21-7 advantage. UNLV cut the lead in half when Channing Trotter capped an eight-play drive with a one-yard When Rushing 200+ Yards: 2-0 TD run with 17 seconds left in the third quarter.