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Table of Contents...... 1 RECORD BOOK Media Services...... 2-3 Team Records...... 104-108 Quick Facts...... 3 Individual Records...... 109-122 Rebels on the Air...... 4 The Last Time...... 123 UNLV on Television...... 5 Career Leaders...... 124-128 Team Travel Log & Depth Chart...... 6 Single-Season Leaders...... 129 Following the Rebels...... 7 Seasonal Leaders...... 130-133 Primary Football Media...... 8 Year-By-Year Breakdown...... 134 Mountain West...... 9-13 Scoring & Attendance Marks...... 135 Sam Boyd ...... 14-15 Records...... 136 Rebel Gameday...... 16-17 UNLV in the Record Books...... 137 Rebel History...... 18 All-Time Series Histories...... 138-140 All-Time Results...... 141-145 UNLV FOOTBALL Rebel Bowl History...... 146-149 Alphabetical Roster...... 20-21 Rebel Bowl Records...... 150 Pronunciation Guide...... 21 All-Time Lettermen...... 151-155 Numerical Roster...... 22-23 All-Time Assistant Coaches...... 156-157 Roster by Class...... 23 Rebels in the Pros...... 158-163 Geographical Roster...... 24 UNLV Football History...... 164-170 2014 Team Outlook...... 25-29 Rebel Award Winners...... 171 Strength & Conditioning...... 30 Rebel All-Americans...... 172-173 Equipment...... 31 Conference Players of the Week...... 174 Sports Medicine...... 32 All-Conference Selections...... 174-175 Training Facility...... 33 All- Game Appearances...... 176 Academics...... 34 In the Community ...... 35 THE UNIVERSITY UNLV Pro Day/Lettermens Club...... 36 University of , ...... 178-179 Head Coach Bobby Hauck...... 37-39 President Donald Snyder...... 180 Coaching Staff...... 40-44 Nevada State Board of Regents...... 180 Support Staff...... 45-46 Athletics Director Tina Kunzer-Murphy...... 181 UNLV Athletic Programs...... 182 MEET THE REBELS UNLV Athletic Facilities...... 183-185 Player Profiles...... 48-73 UNLV Athletics Hall of Fame...... 186-187 Signee Profiles...... 74-76 Rebel Rundown...... 188 Notable Rebels...... 189 OPPONENTS Welcome to Las Vegas...... 190 2014 Rebel Opponents...... 78-80 Composite Schedule...... 81 ON THE FRONT COVER: UNLV Future Schedules...... 81 The famed Fremont Cannon looks over UNLV’s Reb Opponent Records...... 82 Blooded leaders of 2014 (L-R): DB Peni Vea, DB Tajh Hasson, DL Jordan Sparkman, WR Devante Davis, OL SEASON REVIEW Brett Boyko, DB Kenneth Penny and TE/FB Taylor Barnhill. A Look Back at 2013...... 84-85 2013 UNLV Statistics...... 86-93 Front and back cover photography by Anthony Mair and 2013 MW Statistics...... 94-95 cover design by Sherwin Yumul, both of Wendoh Media. 2013 Game Summaries...... 96-102 Reb Blooded logo by B&P, Las Vegas. MEDIA SERVICES

Andy Grossman Mark Wallington Mark Wasik Jeff Seals Sage Sammons Assoc. Athletics Director-Media Relations Director of Media Relations Asst. Director of Media Relations Asst. Director of Media Relations Asst. Director of Media Relations Arizona ‘96 Florida ‘93 Florida State ‘97 Oklahoma ‘99 UNLV ‘12 (Men’s , Men’s Golf) (Football, Tennis) (Soccer, W. Basketball, Swimming) (Volleyball, Softball, T&F/CC) (Baseball, W. Golf, Football/M. Basketball Asst.) Twitter: @unlvsid Twitter: @UNLVFBSID Twitter: @UNLVSIDWasik Twitter: @theUNLVBigGuy Twitter: @UNLV_Sage UNLV MEDIA RELATIONS DEPARTMENT Phone: (702) 895-3207 • Fax: 895-0989 Assistant Director: Box 450004 • 4505 Maryland Parkway Mark Wasik ([email protected]) Las Vegas, NV 89154-0004 Office: (702) 895-3208 Cell: 528-0289

Asst. Athletics Director-Media Relations Assistant Director: Andy Grossman ([email protected]) Jeff Seals ([email protected]) Office: (702) 895-3995 Cell: 630-3949 Office: (702) 895-3134 Cell: 683-8050

Director of Media Relations/Football Contact: Assistant Director/Secondary Football Contact: Mark Wallington ([email protected]) Sage Sammons ([email protected]) Office: (702) 895-4472 Cell: 528-6291 Office: (702) 895-3764 Cell: 478-0166

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 emailed to Mark Wallington ([email protected]) no later than one week prior for media credentials to UNLV Athletics events only if the company in question to the game. Proof of coverage may be required. Requests for season credentials meets both of the following criteria: The website in question must be directly should be made no later than two weeks prior to the first game. affiliated with a traditional news service, agency or company and employ a ■ Space in the Sam Boyd Stadium press box for working media is limited and will full-time staff. Also, the individual or individuals representing the website in be at the discretion of the UNLV Media Relations Department. Only credentialed media question must be a legitimate sports/news reporter and must provide written members will gain entrance. In compliance with the working code of the Football authorization from their respective editor to illustrate that they are directly Writers Association of America, children, spouses, dates and pets are not permitted. affiliated with a traditional news service, agency or company. Correspondence Sam Boyd Stadium is a non-smoking facility, except for designated areas. from anyone other than an editor will not be accepted. The UNLV Media ■ Credentials will not be mailed – they may be picked up at the UNLV Media Rela- Relations Department has final authority on whether any individuals from any tions Department (located in Room 75 of the Thomas & Mack on campus) by organization will be issued media credentials. 4 p.m. on the day before the game or at the Press Will Call window (South End Zone, Sam Boyd Stadium Ticket Office) beginning two hours before kickoff. PHONE INTERVIEWS Those needing a telephone interview with either Coach Hauck or Rebel play- MEDIA PARKING ers must contact UNLV Media Relations at least 24 hours in advance. Player While parking is free at Sam Boyd Stadium, passes for media-lot parking are available phone interviews will generally be available after practice on Tuesdays or on a game-by-game or seasonal basis. Please contact the Media Relations Depart- Wednesdays. ment 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 included 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. During regular game weeks, the team will have Sundays off and hold evening practices Tuesdays and Wednesdays. From Aug. 27 to Oct. 13, Tuesday and Wednesday practices will run from approximately 6:45- 9:15 p.m. Starting Oct. 14, the practices run from 3:45-6:15 p.m. Thursday practices are open but players and coaches are not available to the media. ■ Those needing interviews and practice times must contact UNLV Media Rela- tions. 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. Videotaping and photography is allowed through the first four, 10-minute periods of practice, which begin after stretch. Contact Media Relations in advance to guarantee arrangements. 2 #REBBLOODED MEDIA SERVICES

WEEKLY FOOTBALL RELEASE UNLV makes its athletics-related media releases available exclusively on the UNIVERSITY QUICK FACTS internet website www.unlvrebels.com. “UNLV Football News” will be prepared Location: Las Vegas, NV 89154 Elevation: 2,100 Feet each week from Aug. 25-Nov. 24 and be posted on the school’s official site by Founded: 1957 Monday morning in Adobe PDF format. However, the release is also available Enrollment: 28,000 through electronic mail. Any members of the media interested in having the Nickname: Rebels weekly release and/or all Rebel football releases emailed to them should Colors: Scarlet & Gray request to be added to the general list by emailing football contact Mark President: Donald Snyder Wallington at [email protected]. Director of Athletics: Tina Kunzer-Murphy Faculty Representative: Brackley Frayer WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCE Conference: Mountain West Coach Hauck and select players will appear at a press conference for any cre- dentialed media each game week inside the Lied Athletic Complex on Mondays UNLV FOOTBALL QUICK FACTS from 2:00-2:20 p.m PT. Please call UNLV Media Relations for more information. Stadium: Sam Boyd Stadium Capacity/Surface: 36,800/Artificial (TurfTech) Record in Stadium: 143-117-3 (.549/43 seasons) GAMEDAY SERVICES UNLV All-Time Record: 232-289-4 (.446/46 seasons) ■ A complimentary pregame buffet meal is scheduled to be served during All-Time MW Record: 32-81 (.283/15 seasons) the two hours before kickoff while complimentary Coca-Cola fountain products 2013 Record: 7-6 overall/5-3 MW (T-3rd, West Division) will be available throughout the game. Lettermen Returning: 50 (24 offense/24 defense/2 ST) ■ A program and roster card will be available for working press. An internal Lettermen Lost: 20 (9 offense/10 defense/1 ST) PA system will provide updated information and notes throughout. Starters Returning: 14 (7 offense/6 defense/1 punter) ■ Play-by-play, quarterly, halftime and final statistics will be provided Starters Lost: 10 (4 offense/5 defense/1 kicker) along with postgame quotes from Coach Hauck and opposing coach. Base Offense: Multiple ■ Sam Boyd Stadium’s press box features complimentary high- Base Defense: Multiple wireless internet access to credentialed media. Head Coach/Special Teams: Bobby Hauck (Montana 1988) Record at UNLV: 13-38 (.255/5th Year) Record Overall: 93-55 (.628/12th Year) DIRECTIONS TO STADIUM Defensive Coord./CBs: Tim Hauck (2nd Year/Montana 1990) Sam Boyd Stadium (7000 E. Russell Road, Las Vegas, NV 89112) is located Offensive Coord./QBs: Timm Rosenbach (2nd Year/Washington State 2005) approximately seven miles from the UNLV campus in Las Vegas. From McCar- Asst. HC/Linebackers: Kraig Paulson (5th Year/Montana 1987) ran Airport, go south (right) on Tropicana Ave. and continue until reaching the Assoc. HC for Academics/TEs: Rob Phenicie (5th Year/Memphis 1989) stadium. From the World Famous Las Vegas Strip, head south on Tropicana Defensive Line: Michael Gray (5th Year/Oregon 1984) Ave., which eventually leads you to the entrance of the stadium, where you Safeties: Tim Hundley (3rd Year/Western Oregon State 1974) can enter the parking lot at Gate 1. Wide Receivers: Cedric Cormier (5th Year/Colorado 2001) Offensive Line: Chad Germer (5th Year/Montana 1993) Running Backs: Dominic Daste (5th Year/Washington 2001) MEDIA ENTRANCE Strength & Conditioning: Eric Hohn (1st Year/Oregon 1982) To reach the press box, media members should enter through the gates Football Program Coordinator: Katie Schulte (1st Year/UNLV 2010) at the base of the Findlay Toyota Tower where two elevators are available Dir. Player Personnel/Asst. RC: Jimmy Morimoto (8th Year/Univ. of Phoenix 2002) along with a staircase. The print level, radio booths and TV booth are all Graduate Assistant Coach: Jay Staggs (3rd Year/UNLV 2007) located on the fourth floor. The camera deck can be found on the tower’s Graduate Assistant Coach: C.J. Cox (2nd Year/UNLV 2012) rooftop, which is only accessible via the left elevator. Graduate Assistant Coach: Travis Dixon (1st Year/UNLV 2010) Dir. Athletic Training: Kyle Wilson (31st Year/West Virginia 1982) PHOTOGRAPHERS/VIDEOGRAPHERS Dir. Equipment: Paul Pucciarelli (30th Year/Orange Coast College 1982) Dir. Video Operations Justin McCrory (4th Year/UNLV 2011) No free-lance photographers will be credentialed. All sideline photographers/ Dir. Football Operations Terry Cottle (31st Year/St. Mary’s College 1980) videographers are not permitted to shoot between the 25-yard lines and must Asst. AD-Operations/Facilities: Erik Schwarz (22nd Year/West Virginia 1993) wear their credential in plain sight at all times. The bench areas between the 25-yard lines are off limits to all media representatives. Please be advised that a special Photo/Video Zone has been created along all open zones. This KEEPING IN TOUCH – AREA CODE (702) 895-1248 is designed specifically to help you shoot during games but a separate arm Sam Boyd Stadium Press Box: Rebel Football Office: 895-3400 band provided by UNLV must be visible at all times while in this zone. UNLV Athletics Department: 895-4729 UNLV Ticket Office: 739-3267 POSTGAME INTERVIEWS UNLV Website Address: unlvrebels.com The UNLV locker room will be closed to the media. After an NCAA-mandated UNLV Ticketing Website: unlvtickets.com 10-minute cooling-off period, a post-game press conference will be held with Director of Ticketing: Kris Giese (3rd Year/Wisconsin-La Crosse 2002) Coach Hauck in an interview area located behind the locker rooms. Following Football Media Contact: Mark Wallington (22nd Year/Florida 1993) the game, credentialed media will enter the area by walking on field level Wallington Phone Numbers: Office: 895-4472/Mobile: 528-6291 around the building in the North End Zone. UNLV players will be available Wallington Email Address: [email protected] outside of the Rebel locker room as they exit to the North parking lot. Asst. Football Media Contact: Sage Sammons (3rd Year/UNLV 2012)

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RUSS LANGER MIKE PRITCHARD Radio Play-by-Play Radio Game Analyst Award-winning announcer Russ Langer Las Vegas native and former NFL star Mike enters his third season as play-by-play voice Pritchard joined the UNLV broadcast team of UNLV Football in 2014. The nine-time in 2006 as radio analyst for Rebel football. Nevada Sportscaster of the Year is a familiar After a stellar career as a at Las sound to area fans as he completes his 15th Vegas’ Rancho High School, Pritchard went season calling games for the Las Vegas 51s on to the University of Colorado (1987-90) professional baseball team, Triple-A affiliate where he would become the second-leading of the New York Mets. Langer, who serves as receiver in school history with 1,241 yards. Director of Broadcasting for the Pacific Coast His college career included being named League franchise, was also the New Mexico team MVP during the Buffaloes’ 1990 National Sportscaster of the Year in 1999 when he was Championship season. Pritchard was the 13th play-by-play voice of the Albuquerque Dukes. The overall selection by the Falcons in the 1991 NFL Draft and became graduate is a two-time Minor League Broadcaster of the Year. His Major League one of five players in league history to catch more than 200 passes in his first Baseball broadcasting experience includes more than 40 games for the Baltimore three seasons. He played nine years in the NFL: three with the Falcons, two Orioles, Chicago White Sox and Montreal Expos. Langer has also broadcast high with the Broncos and four with the Seahawks. Pritchard was inducted into school football in four different states over the last two decades. the Southern Nevada Sports Hall of Fame in 2007.

RADIO HOME OF THE REBELS WEEKLY TV SHOW All 13 UNLV football games can be heard on Rebel station In 2013, KVVU FOX5 became the new home of the official UNLV television ESPN 1100 AM (KWWN) & 98.9 FM. Russ Langer and Mike Pritchard coach’s show. During the season, the “Reb Zone Sports Show,” hosted by will again bring Rebel fans all the action as Sports Director Kevin Bolinger, airs Sunday nights at 11 p.m. exclusively on part of a continuing partnership with Lotus FOX5 following FOX5 News at 10 pm Weekend Edition and FOX5 SportsPlus. Broadcasting. Games begin each week with a full half-hour of pre-game analysis and features. ESPN 1100 AM & 98.9 FM are also the home to “The Bobby Hauck Radio Show,” which will air live on Wednesdays from 12-1 p.m. PT unless otherwise announced. For the fourth consecutive year, the show will originate from Born And Raised lounge, which is located at 7268 S. Cimarron Road in Las Vegas.

UNLV TO APPEAR ON ESPN NETWORKS AND CBS SPORTS NETWORK UNLV football will appear on national television throughout the 2014 season on various outlets. The Rebels open the slate by traveling to Arizona for a special Friday night game on Aug. 29 that will be shown by ESPN. At least four other UNLV games will be part of the ESPN family of networks -- at San Diego State, at San Jose State, at State and vs. Nevada, Reno in the regular-season finale. UNLV will also appear on CBS Sports Network when it hosts Fresno State on Friday, Oct. 10. The remaining games are subject to be shown by other partners such as Root Sports and on the two-year-old Mountain West Network. The Mountain West has exclusive national television rights agreements with CBS Sports Network and ESPN, Inc. CBS Sports Network is the primary rights holder and 2014 will be the network’s ninth year broadcasting Mountain West football games. In 2013, the Mountain West and ESPN, Inc. announced a long-term agreement, establishing the network as the second national television partner for Conference-controlled football and men’s basketball games. Between the two networks, at least 44 football games will be televised annually on their various platforms. The CBS Sports Network and ESPN agreements are scheduled to run concurrently through 2019-20. The Mountain West, in collaboration with Campus Insiders and Volar Video, greatly expanded the video content and reach of its digital network in the fall of 2013. Under this unique alliance, the Mountain West livestreams hundreds of its men’s and women’s sporting events, adds branded studio programming, develops sponsorship opportunities and grows distribution on multiple platforms and devices. CBS SPORTS NETWORK Available to 99 million homes nationwide, CBS Sports Network is the 24-hour destination of CBS Sports. The Network televises more than 300 live games and over 2,000 hours of original programming every year. The network is distributed via cable systems and satellite on DIRECTV (Channel 613) and Dish Network (Channel 158). ESPN ESPN, Inc., is the world’s leading multinational, multimedia sports entertainment company featuring a portfolio of more than 50 multimedia sports assets. The company is comprised of eight U.S. 24-hour television networks (ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNEWS, ESPNU, ESPN Classic, ESPN Deportes, ESPN 3D and ) and five HD simulcast services (ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNEWS and ESPN Deportes). Other businesses include ESPN Events, ESPN International (35 networks, syndication, radio, digital), ESPN Radio (broadcast, satellite, digital, a growing category led by ScoreCenter), ESPN.com (plus a variety of sport-, college-, and market-specific sites), ESPN The Magazine, ESPN Enterprises and espnW.

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UNLV’s 2013 TV appearances included four games on ESPNU, one on CBS Sports Network and one on the .

NATIONAL EXPOSURE UNLV will open on national Since 2000, UNLV football has made appearances on CBS Sports Network, VERSUS, The Mtn., television for the fifth straight ABC, TBS, West & Fox Sports Arizona, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN+Plus, ESPN3, season in 2014 ESPN 3D, Big Ten Network, Big East Network ROOT and SportsWest. This season’s campaign will include at least five game on ESPN Networks. REBEL TELEVISION APPEARANCES DATE OPPONENT OUTLET RESULT Sept. 15, 2007 HAWAI’I The Mtn. L, 49-14 Dec. 7, 1974 Delaware% ABC L, 49-11 Sept. 22, 2007 UTAH The Mtn. W, 27-0 Oct. 3, 1981 at Wyoming ABC L, 45-21 Oct. 6, 2007 at Air Force The Mtn. L, 31-14 Sept. 2, 1982 BYU WTBS L, 27-0 Oct. 13, 2007 BYU The Mtn. L, 24-14 Oct. 27, 1983 SAN DIEGO STATE WTBS W, 28-10 Oct. 27, 2007 at Wyoming The Mtn. L, 29-24 Dec. 15, 1984 vs. Toledo# ESPN W, 30-13 Nov. 10, 2007 SAN DIEGO STATE CSTV L, 38-30 Oct. 31, 1985 NEW MEXICO STATE ESPN W, 17-12 Nov. 24, 2007 at New Mexico The Mtn. L, 27-6 Nov. 6, 1986 FRESNO STATE ESPN L, 36-7 Sept. 6, 2008 at Utah The Mtn. L, 42-21 Oct. 24, 1987 at SAN JOSE STATE ESPN L, 48-24 Sept. 13, 2008 at Arizona State FSN W, 23-20 (OT) Nov. 28, 1987 NORTHERN ILLINOIS ESPN L, 34-31 Sept. 20, 2008 IOWA STATE The Mtn. W, 34-31 (OT) Dec. 15, 1994 CENTRAL MICHIGAN# ESPN W, 52-24 Sept. 27, 2008 NEVADA, RENO The Mtn. L, 49-27 Sept. 2, 1999 at North SportsWest W, 26-3 Oct. 4, 2008 at Colorado State The Mtn. L, 41-28 Oct. 2, 1999 at UNR SportsWest L, 26-12 Oct. 18, 2008 AIR FORCE The Mtn. L, 29-28 Oct. 9, 1999 at Wyoming ESPN+Plus W, 35-32 Oct. 25, 2008 at BYU The Mtn. L, 42-35 Oct. 23, 1999 BYU SportsWest* L, 29-0 Nov. 1, 2008 TCU CBS C L, 44-14 Sept. 23, 2000 at BYU ESPN+Plus L, 10-7 Nov. 8, 2008 NEW MEXICO The Mtn. W, 27-20 Sept. 30, 2000 AIR FORCE ABC W, 34-13 Nov. 13, 2008 WYOMING CBS C W, 22-14 Oct. 7, 2000 at UNR SportsWest W, 38-7 Nov. 22, 2008 at San Diego State CBS C L, 42-21 Oct. 14, 2000 at Colorado State ESPN2 L, 20-19 Sept. 12, 2009 OREGON STATE CBS C L, 23-21 Oct. 21, 2000 WYOMING SportsWest W, 42-23 Sept. 19, 2009 HAWAI’I The Mtn. W, 34-33 Nov. 4, 2000 at Utah ESPN+Plus L, 38-16 Oct. 10, 2009 BYU The Mtn. L, 59-21 Nov. 11, 2000 NEW MEXICO ESPN+Plus W, 18-14 Oct. 17, 2009 UTAH The Mtn. L, 35-15 Nov. 25, 2000 at San Diego State SportsWest W, 31-24 Oct. 24, 2009 at New Mexico The Mtn. W, 34-17 Dec. 2, 2000 at Hawaii Fox Sports West 2 W, 34-32 Oct. 31, 2009 at TCU VERSUS L, 41-0 Dec. 21, 2000 ARKANSAS# ESPN2 W, 31-14 Nov. 7, 2009 COLORADO STATE The Mtn. W, 35-16 Aug. 30, 2001 at Arkansas ESPN L, 14-10 Nov. 14, 2009 at Air Force The Mtn. L, 45-17 Sept. 7, 2001 NORTHWESTERN ESPN L, 37-28 Nov. 28, 2009 SAN DIEGO STATE The Mtn. W, 28-24 Sept. 14, 2001 COLORADO STATE SportsWest L, 26-24 Sept. 4, 2010 WISCONSIN VERSUS L, 41-21 Sept. 29, 2001 BYU ABC L, 35-31 Sept. 11, 2010 at Utah The Mtn. L, 38-10 Oct. 6, 2001 at UNR SportsWest W, 27-12 Sept. 18, 2010 at Idaho ESPNU L, 30-7 Oct. 13, 2001 SAN DIEGO STATE ABC W, 31-3 Sept. 25, 2010 NEW MEXICO The Mtn. W, 45-10 Oct. 27, 2001 at Wyoming SportsWest W, 47-26 Oct. 2, 2010 NEVADA, RENO The Mtn. L, 44-26 Nov. 3, 2001 UTAH ESPN+Plus L, 42-14 Oct. 9, 2010 at West Virginia Big East Network/KVVU L, 49-10 Nov. 10, 2001 at New Mexico SportsWest L, 27-17 Oct. 16, 2010 at Colorado State The Mtn. L, 43-10 Nov. 17, 2001 at Air Force ESPN+Plus W, 34-10 Oct. 30, 2010 TCU CBS C L, 48-6 Aug. 31, 2002 WISCONSIN ESPN2 L, 27-7 Nov. 6, 2010 at BYU The Mtn. L, 55-7 Sept. 14, 2002 at Oregon State TBS L, 47-17 Nov. 13, 2010 WYOMING The Mtn. W, 42-16 Oct. 19, 2002 at BYU SportsWest W, 24-3 Nov. 18, 2010 AIR FORCE CBS C L, 35-20 Nov. 2, 2002 WYOMING SportsWest W, 49-48 Nov. 27, 2010 at San Diego State The Mtn. L, 48-14 Nov. 16, 2002 AIR FORCE ESPN+Plus L, 49-32 Dec. 4, 2010 at Hawaii ESPN3 L, 59-21 Nov. 30, 2002 at Colorado State SportsWest W, 36-33 Sept. 1, 2011 at Wisconsin ESPN/ESPN 3D L, 51-17 Aug. 29, 2003 TOLEDO ESPN W, 28-18 Sept. 17, 2011 HAWAI’I The Mtn./CBS SN W, 40-20 Sept. 13, 2003 at Wisconsin ESPN2 W, 23-5 Sept. 24, 2011 SOUTHERN UTAH The Mtn. L, 41-16 Sept. 19, 2003 HAWAI’I ESPN2 W, 33-22 Oct. 8, 2011 at Nevada, Reno Cox Cable/ESPN3 L, 37-0 Oct. 11, 2003 at Air Force ESPN+Plus L, 24-7 Oct. 15, 2011 at Wyoming The Mtn./CBS SN L, 41-14 Oct. 18, 2003 UTAH ESPN+Plus L, 28-10 Oct. 29, 2011 COLORADO STATE The Mtn. W, 38-35 Oct. 25, 2003 BYU ABC L, 27-20 (OT) Nov. 5, 2011 BOISE STATE CBS SN L, 48-21 Nov. 1, 2003 at New Mexico SportsWest W, 37-35 Nov. 12, 2011 at New Mexico The Mtn. L, 21-14 Nov. 8, 2003 SAN DIEGO STATE ESPN+Plus L, 7-0 Nov. 19, 2011 at Air Force The Mtn. L, 45-17 Nov. 22, 2003 COLORADO STATE SportsWest L, 24-23 Nov. 26, 2011 SAN DIEGO STATE The Mtn. L, 31-14 Nov. 29, 2003 at Wyoming SportsWest W, 35-24 Dec. 3, 2011 at TCU VERSUS L, 56-9 Sept. 5, 2004 at Tennessee ESPN L, 42-17 Aug. 30, 2012 MINNESOTA CBS SN L, 30-27 (3OT) Sept. 11, 2004 at Wisconsin ESPN2 L, 18-3 Sept. 14, 2012 WASHINGTON STATE ESPN L, 35-27 Sept. 25, 2004 UTAH STATE SportsWest L, 31-21 Sept. 22, 2012 AIR FORCE TWCSN W, 38-35 Oct. 9, 2004 at BYU ESPN2 W, 24-20 Sept. 29, 2012 at Utah State ESPN3 L, 35-13 Oct. 16, 2004 NEW MEXICO ESPN+Plus L, 24-20 Oct. 6, 2012 at Louisiana Tech ESPN+Plus L, 58-21 Oct. 30, 2004 WYOMING SportsWest L, 53-45 (3OT) Oct. 13, 2012 NEVADA, RENO TWCSN L, 42-37 Nov. 13, 2004 at Colorado State SportsWest L, 45-10 Oct. 20, 2012 at Boise State NBC SN L, 32-7 Nov. 20, 2004 at San Diego State SportsWest L, 21-3 Oct. 27, 2012 at San Diego State TWCSN L, 24-13 Sept. 5, 2005 at New Mexico ESPN2 L, 24-22 Nov. 3, 2012 NEW MEXICO TWCSN W, 35-7 Sept. 17, 2005 at Nevada, Reno ESPNU L, 22-14 Nov. 10, 2012 at Colorado State TWCSN L, 33-11 Sept. 24, 2005 at Utah State SportsWest L, 31-24 Nov. 17, 2012 WYOMING TWCSN L, 28-23 Oct. 1, 2005 at Wyoming SportsWest L, 42-17 Nov. 24, 2012 at Hawai’i TWCSN L, 48-10 Oct. 8, 2005 SAN DIEGO STATE ESPN+Plus W, 13-10 Aug. 29, 2013 at Minnesota BTN L, 51-23 Oct. 15, 2005 at Air Force SportsWest L, 42-7 Sept. 7, 2013 ARIZONA CBS SN L, 58-13 Oct. 22, 2005 UTAH ABC L, 42-32 Sept. 14, 2013 CENTRAL MICHIGAN MWN W, 31-21 Nov. 5, 2005 BYU ESPN+Plus L, 55-14 Sept. 28 , 2013 at New Mexico ROOT/MWN W, 56-42 Sept. 30, 2006 NEVADA, RENO The Mtn. L, 31-3 Oct. 12, 2013 HAWAI’I Oceanic/MWN W, 39-37 Oct. 7, 2006 at Colorado State The Mtn. L, 28-7 Oct. 19, 2013 at Fresno Stae MWN L, 38-14 Oct. 14, 2006 NEW MEXICO The Mtn. L, 39-36 (OT) Oct. 26, 2013 NEVADA, RENO ESPN3 W, 27-22 Oct. 21, 2006 at BYU The Mtn. L, 52-7 Nov. 2, 2013 SAN JOSE STATE MWN L, 34-24 Oct. 28, 2006 at Utah The Mtn. L, 45-23 Nov. 9, 2013 UTAH STATE ESPNU L, 28-24 Nov. 4, 2006 TCU VERSUS L, 25-10 Nov. 21, 2013 at Air Force ESPNU W, 41-21 Nov. 11, 2006 at San Diego State The Mtn. L, 21-7 Nov. 30, 2013 SAN DIEGO STATE ESPNU W, 45-19 Nov. 24, 2006 AIR FORCE The Mtn. W, 42-39 Jan. 1, 2014 vs. North Texas# ESPNU L, 36-14 Sept. 8, 2007 WISCONSIN VERSUS L, 20-13 %Div. II Semifinal Game • # 55 TRAVEL LOG & TEAM DEPTH CHART

REBEL OFFENSE 2014 REBEL FOOTBALL POS NO NAME (HGT, WGT, CL-EXP) LT 69 Brett Boyko (6-7, 310, SR-3L) TRAVEL INFO 71 Tom Clarkson (6-6, 290, SO-SQ) (Plans are subject to change) LG 58 Brian Roth (6-5, 300, SR-3L) -or- 60 Eric Noone (6-2, 300, SO-1L) Game 1 – Aug. 29 AT ARIZONA C 79 Robert Waterman (6-2, 290, SR-3L) DEPART: Aug. 28 63 J’Ondray Sanders (6-5, 270, FR-RS) HOTEL: JW Marriott Tucson Starr Pass Resort & Spa RG 77 Nick Gstrein (6-4, 290, JR-2L) -or- 3800 West Starr Pass Boulevard 66 Charles Howard (6-4, 335, SO-1L) Tucson, AZ 85745 RT 73 Andrew Oberg (6-7, 280, JR-2L) 520-792-3500 76 Kyle Saxelid (6-7, 255, FR-RS) RETURN: Following game TE 46 Jake Phillips (6-6, 255, JR-2L) 88 Andrew Price (6-6, 240, SO-1L) Game 4 – Sept. 20 AT WR 18 Marcus Sullivan (5-9, 195, SR-3L) DEPART: Sept. 19 6 Anthony Williams (5-11, 195, JR-2L) HOTEL: Royal Sonesta Hotel Houston WR 81 Devante Davis (6-3, 210, SR-3L) 2222 West Loop South 9 Aaron Criswell (5-10, 175, SR-1L) Houston, TX 77027 QB 3 Nick Sherry (6-5, 235, JR-2L) -or- 800-766-3782 5 Blake Decker (6-2, 205, JR-TR) RETURN: Following game RB 22 David Greene (6-0, 200, JR-2L) -or- 28 Keith Whitely (5-9, 185, SO-1L) Game 5 – Sept. 27 AT SAN DIEGO STATE FB/H 16 Taylor Barnhill (6-4, 240, SR-3L) DEPART: Oct. 26 86 Andrew Casey (6-4, 240, SR-1L) HOTEL: San Diego Marriott Mission Valley 8757 Rio San Diego Drive REBEL DEFENSE San Diego, CA 92108 POS NO NAME (HGT, WGT, CL-EXP) 619-692-3800 DE 93 Sonny Sanitoa (6-3, 260, JR-2L) Following game RETURN: 48 Siuea Vaesau (6-3, 250, SR-1L) DT 68 Tuli Fakauho (6-1, 300, JR-TR) -or- Game 6 – Oct. 4 AT SAN JOSÉ STATE 95 David Green (6-4, 280, SO-1L) DEPART: Oct. 3 DT 97 Dominic Baldwin (6-6, 230, SO-1L) -or- HOTEL: Hyatt Regency Santa Clara 91 Tui Maloata (6-3, 260, JR-TR) 5101 Great America Parkway DE 85 Jordan Sparkman (6-6, 265, SR-3L) Santa Clara, CA 95054 49 Antonio Zepeda (6-6, 240, FR-RS) 408-510-6410 WLB 55 Tau Lotulelei (6-1, 220, SO-1L) RETURN: Following game 36 Marc Philippi (5-10, 210, SO-1L) MLB 54 Iggy Porchia (6-2, 210, SO-1L) -or- Game 8 – Oct. 25 AT UTAH STATE 56 Ryan McAleenan (6-2, 230, JR-TR) DEPART: Oct. 24 SLB 50 Trent Langham (6-2, 210, SO-1L) HOTEL: Springhill Suites Marriott 23 Matt Lea (5-10, 210, FR-RS) 635 South Riverwoods Parkway CB 29 Tajh Hasson (6-1, 195, SR-3L) Logan, UT 84321 19 Tory McTyer (6-0, 175, SO-1L) 435-750-5180 SS 42 Peni Vea (6-1, 200, JR-2L) RETURN: Following game 20 Matt Viñal (6-2, 200, SR-1L) FS 32 Mike Horsey (6-0, 180, SR-3L) Game 11 – Nov. 15 AT BYU 11 Troy Hawthorne (6-3, 195, SO-1L) DEPART: Nov. 14 CB 17 Kenneth Penny (5-11, 170, SR-3L) HOTEL: Provo Marriott Hotel & Conference Center 4 Sidney Hodge (5-8, 180, SR-3L) 101 West 100 North REBEL SPECIALISTS Provo, UT 84601 801-377-4700 POS NO NAME (HGT, WGT, CL-EXP) RETURN: Following game PK 38 Jonathan Leiva (6-, 175, JR-TR) P 45 Logan Yunker (6-2, 200, JR-1L) Game 12 – Nov. 22 AT HAWAI’I P-LS 36 Marc Philippi (5-10, 210, SO-1L) DEPART: Nov. 21 K-LS 46 Jake Phillips (6-6, 255, JR-2L) HOTEL: Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort & Spa HOLD 11 Troy Hawthorne (6-3, 195, SO-1L) 2552 Kalakaua Avenue KR 18 Marcus Sullivan (5-9, 195, SR-3L) Honolulu, HI 96815 28 Keith Whitely (5-9, 185, SO-1L) PR 28 Keith Whitely (5-9, 185, SO-1L) -or- 808-922-6611 9 Aaron Criswell (5-10, 175, SR-1L) RETURN: Following game

6 #REBBLOODED FOLLOWING THE REBELS UNLVREBELS.COM IS THE HOME OF REBEL FOOTBALL 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 CBSSports.com College Network, the Rebels’ home on the internet features in-depth, updated information 24 hours a day. The site also houses to the Rebels’ online store, which provides officially licensed merchandise and apparel. Also,

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Murray-Lawrence has 70th-most rush yards in FBSCURRENT (265) despite FBS CAhaving just 22 total Ycarries A R D S RK PLAYER ,013 UNLV leads MW and stands 5th in the ,959 fi ciency defense 1 . James White, RB, Wisconsin 3 2,827 nation in pass ef 2. Taylor Martinez, QB, NebraskaU 2 CORNETT PK Nolan Kohorst is tied for 5th with 193 points 3. Jordan Lynch, QB, NI LV 2,768 4. Tim Cornett, RB, UN UNLV coaching staff wearing logo patch in support of 6th Annual Coach to Cure MD program UNLV WINS ANOTHER Rebels opened vs. Big Ten team for fourth straight season 217 rst trip to play UNLV in Las Vegas BTN UM 2-0 44, Wildcats run wild in fi ack in school history L, 51-23 26,950 Down 21, Rebs tie for biggest comeb Aug. 29 at Minnesota L, 58-13 CBSSN ARIZ 2-0 LV 3-1 10,981 A UNLV wins back to backk a games10-10 tie for in 1st all-time time seriessince 2008 Sept. 7 ARIZON 31-21 MWN UN NLV 2-1 13,017 Winning team will brea ht at home vs. UH Sept. 14 CENTRAL MICHIGANS W, W, 38-7 U Tied 10-10 Rebels have won two straig rst trip to Fresno since 1997 fi rst time Sept. 21 WESTERN ILLINOI 5:00 pm PT ROOT TWC UH 14-8 UNLV makes fi nnon on Nevada Day Wknd for Sept. 28 at New Mexico* 5:00 pm PT 11-4 Batte for Fremont Ca fi rst time since 1997 UNR 23-15 ry is renewed for MW matchup Oct. 12 HAWAI’I* e* 7:00 pm PT MWN FS ESPN Networks Longtime rival Oct. 19 at Fresno Stat, Reno* TBA N SJSU 11-5-1 Originally a non-conference meeting, now a Oct. 26 at Nevada USU 13-7 Rebels look for only their second win at Academy (2001) E STATE* 1:00 pm PT MW ESPN Networks GOVERNOR’S SERIES TROPHY Nov. 2 SAN JOS BA Fifth time UNLV has closed its MW season vs. Aztecs ESPNU AFA 13-5 Nov. 9 UTAH STATE* T 6:30 pm PT SDSU 14-8 ESPN Networks Nov. 21 at Air Force* ATE* TBA Nov. 30 SAN DIEGO ST Even though the score was closer this time around, The weekly release the final result was the same as the UNLV Athletics “UNLV Football News” can Department was again the winner of the Governor’s Series be accessed in its entirety presented by NV Energy and sponsored by Barrick Gold. The by Monday morning each game week. Rebels won the 2013-14 all-encompassing competition with Nevada, Reno by the final score of 30 to 18. UNLV took the inaugural trophy by the score of 37.5 to 10.5. UNLV earned its points in the most recent competition in the sports of football, women’s soccer, women’s volleyball, women’s indoor and outdoor track and field, Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval presents women’s basketball, softball, women’s golf, men’s golf and baseball. the Governor’s Series trophy to then-UNLV President Neal Smatresk (Right), Director of “Congratulations to our student-athletes, coaches and staff in bringing Athletics Tina Kunzer-Murphy and Board of home another Governor’s Series trophy,” UNLV Director of Athletics Tina Regents Chair Kevin Page (Left). Kunzer-Murphy said. “Every Rebel fan across the globe can take great pride in winning the first two years of this competition and lay claim to having the facebook.com/unlvathletics top athletics department in the Silver State.” twitter.com/unlvathletics youtube.com/unlvathletics UNLV PARTNERS WITH IMG COLLEGE instagram.com/unlvathletics ow in its eighth year as the exclusive multimedia rights holder for UNLV Athletics, IMG College is the nation’s leading collegiate marketing and media company that can create and build comprehensive, integrated marketing platforms that will leverage the marketing potential of its collegiate properties. Headquartered Nin Winston-Salem, N.C., IMG College is also a partner with more than 90 major college athletic programs, conferences, bowl games and venues. 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THIS IS THE MOUNTAIN WEST The Mountain West was conceived on May 26, 1998, when the presidents UNLV TEAM MW CHAMPIONSHIPS of eight institutions — Air Force, BYU, Colorado State, New Mexico, San Diego YEAR SPORT CHAMPIONSHIP State, UNLV, Utah and Wyoming — decided to form a new NCAA Division I 1999-2000 Men’s Basketball Co-Regular Season intercollegiate athletic conference. The split from a former 16-team conference Men’s Basketball Tournament Men’s Golf Tournament re-established continuity and stability among the membership within the new Women’s Tennis Tournament league and signaled the continuation of its tradition-rich, long-standing athletic 2001-02 Men’s Golf Tournament rivalries. Three of the MW’s eight original members have been conference rivals Women’s Tennis Tournament since the 1960s (New Mexico, Wyoming and Colorado State), while San Diego 2002-03 Baseball Regular Season State (1978) and Air Force (1980) were longtime members as well. UNLV entered Baseball Tournament the fold in 1996 and the Rebels continued as one of the original eight institutions Women’s Tennis Co-Regular Season Women’s Swimming & Diving Regular Season that formed the MW in 1999. With conference realignment sweeping the nation 2003-04 Baseball Tournament in recent years, the MW has been proactive in addressing membership changes. Women’s Golf Tournament Boise State joined the Mountain West in 2011, followed by Fresno State and 2004-05 Baseball Regular Season Nevada, Reno in 2012. That’s the same year that the University of Hawai‘i became Baseball Tournament a football-only member of the Conference. On July 1, 2013, the Mountain West Women’s Golf Tournament further expanded when San Jose State and Utah State joined, bringing to 11 the Women’s Soccer Regular Season Women’s Swimming & Diving Tournament number of full-time member institutions and 12 football-playing members. Men’s Swimming & Diving Tournament The Mountain West is noted for its geographic diversity. Some of the most 2005-06 Women’s Golf Tournament beautiful terrain and landscapes in the nation can be found within Mountain West Women’s Soccer Tournament boundaries, including the majestic Rocky Mountain range, which borders five Men’s Swimming & Diving Tournament MW institutions (Air Force, Boise State, Colorado State, New Mexico and Utah 2006-07 Men’s Basketball Tournament State). The high plains of Wyoming (elevation 7,220 feet – the highest Division Women’s Soccer Tournament Men’s Swimming & Diving Co-Regular Season I campus in the nation) contrast with the desert cities of Las Vegas and Reno, Men’s Swimming & Diving Tournament home to UNLV and Nevada, Reno, respectively, while Fresno State, San Diego Men’s Tennis Tournament State and San Jose State add a West Coast influence with their locations in 2007-08 Men’s Basketball Tournament Central, Southern and Northern California. The inclusion of the Hawai‘i football Women’s Soccer Regular Season program extends the Mountain West footprint to the beautiful islands in the Men’s Swimming & Diving Tournament Pacific Ocean. Women’s Tennis Tournament Volleyball Tournament Mountain West members have participated in 62 bowl games under 2008-09 Men’s Swimming & Diving Regular Season the league umbrella, including four appearances in BCS games. The MW Men’s Swimming & Diving Tournament has earned 72 postseason bids in men’s basketball, including 40 NCAA Women’s Tennis Regular Season Tournament appearances and two NIT Final Four berths. MW women’s 2009-10 Men’s Swimming & Diving Tournament basketball has tallied 63 postseason slots, including 33 NCAA bids, five Sweet 2010-11 Men’s Swimming & Diving Regular Season 16 appearances and one Elite Eight berth since 2000. The MW has produced Men’s Swimming & Diving Tournament Women’s Tennis Regular Season 840 All-America selections among its 18 sponsored sports (men’s 2012-13 Women’s Golf Tournament swimming was discontinued as a Conference sport following the 2010-11 Women’s Tennis Tournament season) in the last 15 years. A total of 160 MW student-athletes 2013-14 Baseball Regular Season have also earned Academic All-America accolades in that span. Men’s Swimming and Diving (WAC) Tournament The league has captured three team national championships in women’s cross country MOUNTAIN WEST FOOTBALL and produced 36 individual Entering the 2014 season, the MW has six contracted bowl affiliations – national champions. the Royal Purple , San Diego Country Credit Union , R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl, Hawai‘i Bowl, Famous Potato Idaho Bowl and Gildan . In 2013, the MW sent a league-record six teams to bowl games after the inaugural MW Foootball Championship game took place Dec. 7, 2013, as West Division Champion Fresno State downed Mountain Division champ Utah State in a game televised by CBS. An innovator in the postseason bowl structure, the MW engineered many “firsts,” as league teams have participated in five inaugural bowl games (2000 Silicon Valley, 2001 New Orleans, 2002 San Francisco, 2005 Poinsettia, 2006 New Mexico), as well as placing the first non-automatic-qualifying BCS team into a BCS bowl game with Utah’s appearance in the 2005 . When San Diego State’s Stephen Strasburg became the top pick in the 2009 MLB Draft, the Mountain West became 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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CONFERENCE QUICK FACTS Founded: 1998 Commissioner: Craig Thompson Mailing Address: 10807 New Allegiance Drive, Suite 250 Colorado Springs, CO 80921 Phone: (719) 488-4040 FAX: (719) 487-7240 Football Contact: Javan Hedlund ([email protected]) Office Phone: (719) 488-4051 Cell Phone: (719) 648-4027 Bret Gilliland Dan Butterly Deputy Commissioner Senior Assoc. Commissioner www.TheMW.com Commissioner Craig Thompson Craig Thompson was the ’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 16th season of competition in 2014-15, Thompson continues to create and improve the opportunities for Mountain West institutions and student-athletes to be successful both academically and athletically. Javan Hedlund Jaime Hixson Since the Mountain West opened its doors Assoc. Commissioner Asst. Commissioner on Jan. 4, 1999, Thompson has been committed Communications to excellence in intercollegiate athletics, while promoting the academic missions of its member institutions. Progressive in its approach, the MW has flourished under the guidance of Commissioner Thompson and continues to cultivate opportunities for student-athletes to compete at the highest level, while fostering academic achievement and sportsmanship. As conference realignment spread throughout the collegiate landscape over the past few years, Thompson positioned the Mountain West for the future with the addi- tions of Fresno State and the University of Nevada, Reno on July 1, 2012, and San Jose State University and on July 1, 2013. The University of Hawai‘i also joined the league as a football-only member in 2012. His leadership and vision have helped the conference enhance its television revenue and exposure through revolutionary agreements with CBS Sports Network, Comcast and ESPN, including becoming the first major collegiate athletic conference to launch a dedicated sports channel featuring exclusive programming around its Katie Cavender Ken Rivera athletic programs. Thompson has been instrumental in strengthening the position of Asst. Commissioner Coordinator the Mountain West in the current Bowl Championship Series (BCS) structure. In 2006, he Strategic Communications MW Football Officials spearheaded an effort that resulted in better access for the MW and more than doubled the annual BCS revenue on an annual basis for non-automatic-qualifying conferences. CONFERENCE STAFF Through its first 15 years of competition, the Mountain West has participated in 62 bowl games, amassing a 35-27 (.565) all-time record in those contests. Over the Craig Thompson, Commissioner...... (719) 488-4040 last 10 seasons, the MW has captured the Bowl Challenge Cup four times and owns Bret Gilliland, Deputy Commissioner...... (719) 488-4045 the second-best win percentage in bowl games among the 10 FBS conferences with Dan Butterly, Senior Assoc. Commissioner...... (719) 488-4053 a 28-19 mark (.595). Mike Waller, Senior Assoc. Commissioner/CFO...... (719) 488-4042 Prior to his current role, Thompson served as the commissioner of the Sun Belt Carolayne Henry, Assoc. Commissioner/Compliance/SWA ...... (719) 488-4043 Conference for nearly eight years and as the only commissioner of the American South Javan Hedlund, Assoc. Commissioner/Communications...... (719) 488-4051 Conference prior to the merger of the two leagues in 1991. Carrie Coll, Assoc. Commissioner/Championships...... (719) 488-4044 Thompson graduated from the University of Minnesota with an undergraduate Brian Tripp, Assoc. Commissioner/Mountain West Network...... (719) 488-4055 degree in journalism. 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ROYAL PURPLE SAN DIEGO COUNTY CREDIT R&L CARRIERS LAS VEGAS BOWL UNION POINSETTIA BOWL NEW ORLEANS BOWL Location: Las Vegas, NV Location: San Diego, CA Location: New Orleans, LA Date: Saturday, Dec. 20 Date: Tuesday, Dec. 23 Date: Saturday, Dec. 20 Time: 12:30 p.m. PT Time: 6:30 p.m. PT Time: 8:00 a.m. PT Matchup: MW No. 1 vs. Pac-12 No. 6 Matchup: MW vs. Navy Matchup: MW vs. Sun Belt Executive Director: John Saccenti Executive Director: Bruce Binkowski President/CEO: Jay Cicero Office Phone: (702) 732-3912 Office Phone: (619) 285-5061 Office Phone: (504) 525-5678 Media Contact: Mark Wallington Media Contact: Susan Reid Media Contact: Cyone Batiste Email Address: [email protected] Email Address: [email protected] Email Address: [email protected] Website: lvbowl.com Website: poinsettiabowl.com Website: neworleansbowl.org

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University Stadium (39,224) Aloha Stadium (50,000) Albertsons Stadium (37,000) 12 MOUNTAIN WEST SCHEDULE DAY, DATE (TV) TIME San Diego State at Oregon State (TBD) TBA Saturday, November 1 Thursday, August 28 San José State at Minnesota (TBD) TBA Air Force at Army (CBS) 8 am PT Boise State vs. Mississippi# (ESPN) 8 p.m. ET UNLV at Houston (TBD) TBA New Mexico at UNLV* (ROOT SPORTS) 2:30 pm PT North Dakota at San José State (ESPN3) 7 pm PT Colorado State at San José State* (CBS Sports Network) 4 pm PT Friday, September 26 San Diego St. at Nevada, Reno* (CBS Sports Network) 7:30 pm PT Friday, August 29 Fresno State at New Mexico* (ESPN or ESPN2) 5 pm PT Wyoming at Fresno State* (ESPN Networks) TBA Colorado State vs. Colorado% () 6 pm PT Utah State at Hawai‘i* (TBD) TBA UNLV at Arizona (ESPN) 7:30 pm PT Saturday, September 27 Wyoming at Michigan State (ESPN Networks) 9 am PT Friday, November 7 Saturday, August 30 Boise State at Air Force* (CBS Sports Network) 4 pm PT Utah State at Wyoming* (ESPN2) 5 pm PT Nicholls State at Air Force (ESPN3) 11 am PT Nevada, Reno at San José State* (CBS Sports Network) 7:30 pm PT Southern Utah at Nevada, Reno (TBD) 11 am PT Colorado State at Boston College (TBD) TBA Saturday, November 8 Montana at Wyoming (ROOT SPORTS) 1 pm PT UNLV at San Diego State* (ESPN Networks) TBA Air Force at UNLV* (MWN) 1 pm PT Fresno State at USC (FOX) 4:30 pm PT Idaho at San Diego State (ROOT SPORTS) 3:30 pm PT Washington at Hawai‘I (CBS Sports Network) 4:30 pm HT Friday, October 3 Boise State at New Mexico* (CBS Sports Network) 4 pm PT CFB PLAYOFF ERA BEGINS UTEP at New Mexico (MWN) 5 pm PT San Diego State at Fresno State* (CBS Sports Network) 7 pm PT San José State at Fresno St.* (CBS Sports Network) 7:30 pm PT Beginning with the 2014-15 season, NAU at San Diego State (CBS Sports Network) 4 pm PT Utah State at BYU (ESPN) 7:15 pm PT Hawai‘i at Colorado State* (ESPN Networks) TBA will enter a new era when a postseason playoff will Sunday, August 31 Saturday, October 4 Saturday, November 15 begin. The format is simple: top four teams, two Utah State at Tennessee (SEC Network) 4 pm PT Tulsa at Colorado State (MWN) 12 pm PT Nevada, Reno at Air Force* (ROOT SPORTS) 11 am PT Navy at Air Force (CBS Sports Network) 12:30 pm PT Hawai‘i at San José State* (TBD) 1:30 pm PT semifinals played in bowl games, and a national Friday, September 5 Boise State at Nevada, Reno* (CBS Sports Network) 6:30 pm PT San Diego State at Boise State* (ESPN Networks) TBA championship game played in a different city each Washington State at Nevada, Reno (ESPN) 7:30 pm PT Hawai‘i at Rice (TBD) TBA New Mexico at Utah State* (ESPN Networks) TBA New Mexico at UTSA (TBD) TBA UNLV at BYU (TBD) TBA year. Each semifinal will be played during the New Saturday, September 6 UNLV at San José State* (ESPN Networks) TBA Year’s holiday with the national championship game Fresno State at Utah (Pac-12 Networks) 12 pm PT Friday, November 21 in primetime on a Monday night at least a week Arizona State at New Mexico (CBS Sports Network) 4 pm PT Friday, October 10 Air Force at San Diego State* (CBS Sports Network) 6:30 pm PT San José State at Auburn (ESPN2 or ESPNU) 4 pm PT San Diego State at New Mexico* (ESPNU) 6:30 pm PT San José State at Utah State* (ESPN2) 6:30 p.m. PT later. The semifinals will rotate among six different Idaho State at Utah State (MWN) 5 pm PT Fresno State at UNLV* (CBS Sports Network) 7 pm PT bowls, extending the experience to more fans. In the San Diego State at (ESPNews) 5 pm PT Saturday, November 22 Northern Colorado at UNLV (TBD) 7 pm PT Saturday, October 11 Boise State at Wyoming* (ESPN Networks) TBA years when the bowls are not hosting semifinals, Colorado State at Boise State* (ESPN2) 7:15 pm PT Colorado State at Nevada Reno* (CBS Sports Network) 7:30 pm PT New Mexico at Colorado State* (ROOT SPORTS) TBA the bowls will feature eight other teams in four Air Force at Wyoming* (ESPNU) 7:15 pm PT Air Force at Utah State* (ESPN Networks) TBA Fresno State at Nevada, Reno* (ESPN Networks) TBA Oregon State at Hawai‘i (CBS Sports Network) 4:30 pm HT Wyoming at Hawai‘i* (TBD) TBA UNLV at Hawai‘i* (TBD) 8 pm PT compelling matchups. The top-ranked champion from a non-contract conference, which includes the Saturday, September 13 Friday, October 17 Friday, November 28 Mountain West, will play in either the Fiesta, Cotton Boise State at Connecticut (ESPN Networks) 9 am PT Fresno State at Boise State* (ESPN) 5 pm PT Colorado State at Air Force* (CBS Sports Network) 12:30 pm PT Wyoming at Oregon (Pac-12 Network) 11 am PT or each year. Air Force at Georgia State (ESPN3) 11 am PT Saturday, October 18 Saturday, November 29 Wake Forest at Utah State (CBS Sports Network) 4 pm PT New Mexico at Air Force* (ROOT SPORTS) 12:30 pm PT San José St. at San Diego St.* (CBS Sports Network) 12:30 pm PT Northern Illinois at UNLV (MWN) 4 pm PT Utah State at Colorado State* (CBS Sports Network) 4 pm PT Hawai‘i at Fresno State* (TBD) 4 pm PT 2014-15 Nebraska at Fresno State (CBS Sports Network) 7:30 pm PT Hawai‘i at San Diego State* (CBS Sports Network) 6:30 pm PT Utah State at Boise State* (ESPN Networks) TBA Semifinals: Jan. 1 Nevada, Reno at Arizona (Pac-12 Networks) 8 pm PT San José State at Wyoming* (ESPN Networks) TBA Nevada, Reno at UNLV* (ESPN Networks) TBA Championship: Jan. 12 in Arlington, TX UC Davis at Colorado State (TBD) TBA Nevada, Reno at BYU (TBD) TBA Wyoming at New Mexico* (ROOT SPORTS) TBD Northern Iowa at Hawai‘i (TBD) TBA 2015-16 Friday, October 24 Saturday, December 6 Semifinals: Dec. 31 Saturday, September 20 BYU at Boise State (ESPN or ESPN2) 6 pm PT MW Football Championship Game+ (CBS) 7 pm PT Championship: Jan. 11 in Glendale, AZ Florida Atlantic at Wyoming (MWN) 1 pm PT 2016-17 Southern Utah at Fresno State (MWN) 7 pm PT Saturday, October 25 #Georgia Dome (Atlanta, Ga.) %Sports Authority Field (Denver, Colo.) Louisiana at Boise State (CBS Sports Network) 7:30 pm PT San José State at Navy (CBS Sports Network) 9 am PT *Mountain West game Semifinals: Dec. 31 Hawai‘i at Colorado (TBD) TBA Wyoming at Colorado State* (ROOT SPORTS) 4 pm PT Broadcast outlets for TBD games still being determined. Championship: Jan. 9 in Tampa, FL New Mexico at New Mexico State (TBD) TBA UNLV at Utah State* (ESPN Networks) TBA +Mountain West Football Championship Game will be played at the Utah State at Arkansas State (TBD) TBA Nevada, Reno at Hawai‘i* (TBD) TBA home stadium of the highest-ranked of the two divisional champions.

MW FOOTBALL IN THE POSTSEASON For the seventh consecutive year, the Mountain West sent at least five teams into post- season bowl games, including filling a record six bowl spots in 2013. The conference has earned 62 bowl bids since 1999 and holds a 35-27 all-time record in those contests. The MW has finished with a winning record in the postseason in five of the last eight years. Since 2003, the MW owns the second-best win percentage in bowl games among the 10 FBS conferences with a 28-19 mark (.595). Over the last 10 seasons, the MW has captured the Bowl Challenge Cup four times and is the only conference to win the trophy more than twice since the award’s inception in 2002-03. The Bowl Challenge Cup was created by ESPN as a competition among the conferences in the FBS during the bowl season. In order to win the trophy, a conference must have the highest win percentage with a minimum of three teams participating in the postseason. The Mountain West earned its first Bowl Challenge Cup with a 2-1 bowl record in the 2004-05 season. The league also won the Cup in 2007-08 and 2009-10 with identical 4-1 marks. In 2010-11, the MW again claimed the Cup after finishing with a 4-1 postseason mark. . ALL-TIME ESPN BOWL CHALLENGE CUP WINNERS YEAR CONFERENCE W-L PCT 2013-14 SEC 7-3 .700 2012-13 Conference USA 4-1 .800 2011-12 C-USA/MAC 4-1 .800 2010-11 Mountain West 4-1 .800 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 ACC/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 #REBBLOODED 13 SAM BOYD STADIUM

tanding as one of the top college football facilities in all the West is Conference championship games from 1996-98. The facility has served as UNLV’s versatile venue Sam Boyd Stadium. host to professional football three times, including housing the two-time S Undergoing a complete facelift and renovation during 1999, Sam Boyd United Football League champion in 2009-10. The expanded to its present capacity of 36,800 (with the ability to seat more Las Vegas Outlaws of the XFL made it their home in 2001; and the Las than 40,000 when called for). Vegas Posse, a franchise, played one season in Located in Las Vegas approximately seven miles from both the UNLV 1994. SBS also hosts high school games and has been site of the state’s campus and McCarran International prep championship. Airport, Sam Boyd Stadium success- The venue also hosted two other fully combines the excitement of college football events: the Silver Dollar a college football stadium and the Classic, which featured teams from versatility of an entertainment arena. historically black universities, and the The Rebel football team has posted a Las Vegas All-American Classic all-star 143-117-3 record in 42-plus seasons game from 2003-05. playing there, including in front of a Originally named Las Vegas Sta- record three sellout crowds in 2007. dium when it was built in 1971 at a SBS marked its 25th anniversary cost of $3.5 million, the facility was in 1996 by hosting the state’s then- re-named the Las Vegas Silver Bowl in largest-ever sporting crowd on Sept. 1978 and then known as the Sam Boyd 14 when 41,091 fans witnessed UNLV Silver Bowl in honor of local gaming take on Wisconsin. That total was sur- pioneer Sam Boyd beginning in 1984. Its passed just three months later when name was officially shortened to Sam 41,238 saw BYU get past Wyoming Boyd Stadium in April 1994. in the first WAC Championship game. The first event held in the then- That record was re-written once more 15,000-seat stadium was a UNLV foot- when 42,075 fans saw the Badgers ball game against Weber State on Oct. return to face the Rebels on Aug. 23, 1971, won by the visiting Wildcats, 31, 2002. The 2006 Las Vegas Bowl 30-17. Official dedication ceremonies, ultimately upped the record to 44,615 however, took place the next season on in a game between BYU and Oregon. Sept. 9, 1972, at halftime of a 35-28 loss The stadium has hosted some to Western Illinois before 8,800 fans. of the greatest talents in sports and SBS, which has always retained show business. Future NFL quar- its horseshoe shape, underwent an terbacks Randall Cunningham, Jim expansion to 32,000 seats in 1978 and McMahon, Drew Bledsoe, Carson again enjoyed improvements in 1994. Palmer, , Alex Smith, John Beck, Andy Dalton, Colin Kaepernick The Rebel Experience area outside the stadium opened in 1997. and Kellen Moore are among those who have played at Sam Boyd Stadium One of the highlights of the most recent renovation was the replacement along with events involving athletes such as soccer legend Pele and motor of the so-called “Magic Carpet” retractable artificial turf that had been in sports stars. Additionally, the stadium has hosted world-class concerts place since 1985. Originally fitted with traditional AstroTurf, Sam Boyd was by such musical acts as the Dave Matthews Band, the Eagles, U2, Paul the first stadium in the world to install a Monsanto Corp. outdoor retractable McCartney, Wayne Newton, and the once-annual summer appearances turf, which helped give the facility its multi-purpose capability. The surface, by the Grateful Dead. which simply rolled up into cylinders in less than an hour, was installed at a A mecca for football played on all levels, the stadium is currently site cost of $1.2 million in part through a grant by the Sam Boyd family. Natural of the Las Vegas Bowl each December, including seven sold-out crowds grass replaced the artificial turf from 1999-2002 before a synthetic surface, in the last nine years, after serving as home to three Western Athletic made by TurfTech, was installed in time for the 2003 season.

14 #REBBLOODED 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 Brigham Young 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 Wisconsin 2010 L 41-21 31,107 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 (Las Vegas Bowl) 2000 W 31-14 29,113 2014 ROYAL PURPLE LAS VEGAS BOWL Nevada, Reno 2010 L 44-26 28,958 SET FOR SBS Nevada, Reno 2002 W 21-17 28,341 The 23rd edition of the Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl, which will feature Utah 1981 L 69-28 27,883 a matchup of a Mountain West team vs. a Pac-12 member, will kick off on Nevada, Reno 2004 W 48-13 27,596 Saturday, Dec. 20, with a 12:30 p.m. local start. Last year’s game saw USC Hawaii 1980 L 24-19 27,239 Baylor 1987 L 21-14 (HO) 27,128 down Fresno State in what is now the 16th-oldest bowl current bowl game in Hawaii 1997 W 25-15 (HO) 27,117 college football. Played every year since 1992 at Sam Boyd Stadium, the Las Arizona 2013 L 58-13 (HO) 26,950 Vegas Bowl will be nationally televised by ABC-TV. Brigham Young 1982 L 27-0 (HO) 26,769 Northwestern 2001 L 37-28 26,525 ALL-TIME UNLV HOME SELLOUTS Tennessee State 1979 W 36-28 26,431 YEAR ATT. OPPONENT (DATE) Utah 2009 L 35-15 (HC) 26,315 2007 38,026 BYU (Oct. 13) Utah 2003 L 28-10 (HC) 26,241 2007 38,125 Hawaii (Sept. 25) Iowa State 1999 L 24-0 26,167 2007 38,250 Wisconsin (Sept. 8) 2006 37,179 UNR (Sept. 30) WAC CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES AT SBS 2002 42,075 Wisconsin (Aug. 31) 1996 40,091 Wisconsin (Sept. 14) DATE SCORE ATT. TV Dec. 7, 1996 BYU 28, Wyoming 25 (OT) 41,238 ABC 1986 32,207 Wisconsin (Sept. 20) Dec. 6, 1997 Colorado State 41, New Mexico 13 12,706 ABC 1977 17,238 North Dakota (Nov. 12) Dec. 5, 1998 Air Force 20, BYU 13 32,745 ABC 1974 17,119 UNR (Nov. 16) 1974 18,631 Boise State (Oct. 19)

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

#REBBLOODED 15 REBEL GAMEDAY

UNLV CHEERLEADERS & THE REBEL EXPERIENCE THE STAR OF NEVADA DANCE TEAM Premiering at Sam Boyd Stadium in 1997 was the MARCHING BAND Two of the nation’s best-known spirit squads, Rebel Experience. Situated in the northwest park- Numbering more than 100 strong, the Star of the UNLV Cheerleaders and the UNLV Dance ing lot, the 64,000-square-foot-area is predomi- Nevada Marching Band, which began in its Team (Rebel Girls) are fixtures at all Rebel nantly grass and includes six 30x60-foot cement present form in 1978, is a big part of Rebel football games. The teams perform at various pads that can be reserved for large gatherings and Football Gameday. Whether it’s pumping up the UNLV athletic events and volunteer their time 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 Team also devotes Stadium would not be the same without strains UNLV FIGHT SONG time to instructing the UNLV Rebel Starzz – a of “Win with the Rebels” peppering the autumn group of young dancers ages 3-16 that performs “WIN WITH THE REBELS” air. Directed by Tony LaBounty, the UNLV band at games each fall. Win with the Rebels a victory today! is announced by Dr. Harvey Allen who in 2014 Win with the Rebels, the Scarlet and Gray. goes into his 36th season as the voice of the Star From mountains that surround 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,” is in his fifth de- cade 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 Mountain West basketball tournament, the Las Vegas Bowl and the NBA Vegas THE FREMONT CANNON Summer League. Additionally, the longtime university staffer, works many MW Trophy Helps Illustrate Championships hosted by UNLV and is the official starter for a number of university and NCAA golf tournaments. Calvert Importance of State Rivalry annually works over 100 local events. He was inducted into Not simply a traveling trophy for the winner the Southern Nevada Sports Hall of Fame in June 2010. of the UNLV vs. Nevada, Reno game, the Fremont The former play-by-play broadcaster is also one Cannon is ever-present at the annual Battle for of the most experienced commentators of American Nevada. professional soccer, having served 18 seasons in both The tradition of awarding the cannon to the North American and Major Soccer leagues. the victors started more than four decades The Las Vegas resident retired from broadcasting ago when the Rebels’ first football coach, and the UNLV Athletics Department after serving as the Bill Ireland, felt the young rivalry between the director of broadcasting, director of athletic marketing north and south schools could use a symbolic for Olympic sports and director of athletic facilities/ trophy to stimulate interest. The prize turned operations. Calvert and his wife Anne have four adult out to be a replica of the howitzer used by John children and are the proud grandparents of 10. C. Fremont, one of America’s foremost trailblazers, as he headed west into Nevada in 1843. Legend has it that Fremont violated U.S. War Department rules HEY REB by taking the cannon with him on his westward Embodying the Rebel spirit of the trek without permission and then abandoned the University he promotes, UNLV’s weapon in a Sierra-Nevada snowdrift. Hey Reb made his debut in 1983 Built by the Kennecott Copper Corp., Nevada and received a makeover in 1997. Mines Division, the cannon was originally valued Named one of 12 All-American at more than $10,000 and is considered one of the Mascots, he competed for the title best, and heaviest, symbols of rivalry in college of 2004 Capital One Mascot of the football. The Fremont is one of only two cannon Year and made a strong showing prizes in all rivalry games, along with Illinois vs. by coming in second in online Purdue. In 2014, the cannon was named the best voting. No stranger to national rivalry trophy in all of college football by Yahoo! television, however, Hey Reb has Sports. appeared in two memorable ESPN The Wolf Pack held the cannon first because SportsCenter commercials and they had beaten the Rebels 30-28 in the initial multiple LG TV ads (pictured, right) game of the series on Thanksgiving Day 1969. UNLV during March Madness 2013. 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 UNLV went to Reno and won the cannon back to trim the Wolf Pack’s lead to 23-16 in the series, which has been continuous since 1987. The teams will meet again in Las Vegas on Nov. 29, 2014, to decide who gets to keep the fabled cannon. John C. Fremont #REBBLOODED 17 REBEL HISTORY

pened as a satellite campus in 1957, the southern regional division of the Univer- O sity of Nevada became Nevada Southern Uni- versity 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 The logo lasted until the early 1970s when a group higher education system. of black athletes came to Baepler, who was academic Men’s basketball was the first sport organized vice president at the time, and voiced its displeasure at UNLV, opening play in 1958 under head coach with having a mascot that had a connection with the and athletic director Michael “Chub” Drakulich. wrong side of the Civil War. Baseball, also coached by Drakulich, started in “They said it didn’t feel right playing for a school 1960 and football came to campus nearly a decade with such a mascot...and I agreed,” said Baepler. later when head coach Bill Ireland’s squad went “Southern Nevada has no real ties to the Confederacy 8-1 in 1968. Women’s club sports such as tennis so the change wasn’t a big concern.” emerged in 1960 under administrator Alice Mason The student senate voted on a new mascot and but basketball became the first women’s varsity the human Rebel logo was born. Initially, a Colonial- sport in 1974. UNLV currently sponsors seven men’s like Rebel soldier was the official logo and there was and 10 women’s athletic programs. talk at one time of changing UNLV’s nickname to Min- utemen. Essentially there was no recognized UNLV mascot for about a NICKNAME half-decade spilling into the early 1980s. Enter Mike Miller, the The nickname “Rebels” was given to UNLV athletic award-winning local graphic artist who eventually became teams because the school, emerging from the shadow the creator of the cartoon man with a long moustache of the University of Nevada, Reno, in effect “rebelled” known as Hey Reb. Miller, who was inducted into the UNLV against its bigger and older brother to the north. Athletics Hall of Fame in 2012, said his inspiration for the The name “Runnin’ Rebels” (always spelled without logo was historical Nevada frontiersmen from the 1800s a ‘g’) was coined in 1974 by then-sports information director such as John C. Fremont and Kit Carson. “The character is Dominic Clark but refers only to the UNLV men’s basketball team. supposed to be a trailblazer of the old West,” said Miller. “I just sketched out a little mountain man with COLORS a long coat that had some fringe on it.” Despite the new Rebel eventually being The school colors of Scarlet and Gray can be traced to the late- displayed as having striking white hair 1950s when UNLV adopted as mascot a wolf wearing a Confederate on his head and face, Miller said Hey uniform. Scarlet and Gray were traditional colors of the Confederacy Reb was never supposed to be an old with its gray uniforms and man and put his intended age at around red-based flag. 30 years old. As for the unusual name of the new character, there was no cam- MASCOT pus contest or high-priced marketing Today it’s Hey Reb but focus group involved. some at UNLV still remem- “I just wrote Hey Reb on the back of his coat on one of the many ber the first official Rebel variations I gave them,” he said. “I was hoping it would be a good mascot, Beauregard. slogan – a yell-out cheer at games – but it never really caught on.” Dressed in a gray military The mascot, however, did catch on in a big way as UNLV vaulted to field jacket and Confeder- the top in college apparel licensing within the decade. In 1997, a ate cap, Beau is a fanged, more muscular version of Hey Reb, minus a musket, was introduced winking, black and white and a refreshed version was developed in 2006. cartoon wolf. He came to Beauregard may not be prevalent in today’s be because the new school UNLV athletic events, but he’s certainly not gone in Southern Nevada wanted and forgotten. The original sketch of the wolf to take a little jab at the Wolf was converted into a mid-court painting for Pack mascot of Nevada, basketball games played in the old University Reno. gymnasium. Today, visitors can visit the “UNLV was rebelling black, white, scarlet and gray logo circle against the status quo and the two schools’ mascots seemed to (pictured, center) in its original position mimic the Civil War,” said former UNLV president, the late, Don at what is now the Barrick Museum, Baepler, who later directed the Marjorie Barrick Museum of Natural which still uses the existing oak hard- History on campus. “Reno had a northern looking wolf so we wanted wood basketball floor to hold its exhibits. a Confederate wolf.” 18