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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 1 ELEVATION: 2,100 Feet FOUNDED: 1957 ENROLLMENT: 31,142 UNLV REBELS (0-0/0-0 Mountain West) ALL-TIME RECORD: 254-339-4 (53rd year) At MW RECORD: 46-111 (22nd year) RECORD IN STADIUM: 0-0-0 (1st year) San Diego State (0-0/0-0 Mountain West) HEAD COACH: Marcus Arroyo (SJSU ‘03) DATE: Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020 ARROYO UNLV REC: 0-0 (1st year) KICKOFF: 7:32 pm PT WATCH THE GAME: SITE: Dignity Health Sports Park (27,000/Grass), Carson, CA 1333 HD TV: CBS Sports Network (Carter Blackburn, Aaron Taylor & Jenny Dell) 1221 HD RADIO: ESPN 1100 AM & 100.9 FM (Russ Langer and Caleb Herring) 158 HD ONLINE: Live Stats at www.unlvrebels.com SATURDAY’S PREVIEW... UNLV (fi nally) opens its 53rd season of football by heading to play San Diego State in a game being staged in Carson, CA, which is approximately 110 miles north of the Aztecs’ campus, because the school is building a new home stadium ... Saturday marks the head coaching debut of Marcus Arroyo who was hired by UNLV in December after helping Oregon win the Pac-12 Championship (and then Rose Bowl) as offensive coordinator ... UNLV’s previous 11 head coaches went 5-6 in their Rebel debuts ... Only four previous UNLV coaches opened their tenures on the road: Wayne Nunnely lost at Washington State in 1986, John Robinson won at North Texas in 1999, Mike Sanford lost at New Mexico in 2005 and Tony Sanchez lost at Northern Illinois in 2015 ... This marks just the third time UNLV’s fi rst game is against a conference opponent (defeated San Jose State at home in the Big West in 1984 and lost at New Mexico in MW play in 2005) ... The Rebels are 24-28 all-time in season lid-lifters, including 6-19 when they happen away from home ... The Rebels, who opened with a home win over Southern Utah in 2019, are looking to win their season debut in back-to-back years for the fi rst time since 2008-09 ... A Rebel victory would be its fi rst season-opening road win since downing Utah State 23-16 in 2007 ... Opened in 2003, Dignity Health Sports Park (formerly the Home Depot Center and StubHub Center) is located on the campus of Cal State Dominguez Hills and is home to Major League Soccer’s LA Galaxy and also played host to the NFL’s Chargers for three seasons ... UNLV will also make its fi rst appearance in a facility next week when it plays a home opener vs. UNR in its new home at Allegiant Stadium built just off the Las Vegas Strip. REBELS vs. AZTECS NOTES... UNLV has played SDSU more than any other original MW team (29 times) and the Aztecs lead the series 19-10 ... The Rebels won their last road game against the Aztecs in 2018, which marked their fi rst victory in San Diego since 2000 ... Aztec head coach Brady Hoke is 1-1 against the Rebels as his previous stop in San Diego saw the Rebels win 28-24 at home in 2009 and fall 48-14 one year later in California ... SDSU’s associate head coach/RBs Jeff Horton twice worked at UNLV, serving as an assistant in 1990-91 and then as head coach from 1994-98 ... Aztec receivers coach Hunkie Cooper played at UNLV at multiple positions from 1990-91 and later served as the program’s radio analyst. He held the UNLV record for most rushing yards in a game by a quarterback with 165 vs. Oregon State in 1991 until it was broken in 2017 ... SDSU fi rst-year offensive analyst Gary Bernardi coached the Rebels’ tight ends and offensive tackles from 2005-09. DATE OPPONENT TIME TV SERIES ATTEND THE NOTE TO KNOW Oct. 24 at San Diego State 7:30 pm PT CBS SN SDSU 19-10 UNLV plays foe in neutral city for 1st time since 2014 Heart of Dallas Bowl Oct. 31 UNR 7:30 pm PT FS1 UNR 26-19 In-state rivals play on anniversary of Silver State Nov. 7 FRESNO STATE 12:30 pm PT FS1/FS2 FS 15-7 These teams have split last six meetings Nov. 14 at San Jose State TBA FS1/FS2 SJSU 17-6-1 Rebels looking for fi rst win at SJSU since 1993 (0-5) Nov. 21 at Colorado State TBA FS1/FS2 CSU 17-6-1 UNLV plays back-to-back seasons in Fort Collins Nov. 27 WYOMING TBA FS1 WYO 13-11 Last LV meeting was highest-scoring MW game ever Dec. 4 BOISE STATE 6:30 pm PT CBS SN BSU 8-3 Most recent UNLV win over Broncos came in 1976 Dec. 12 at Hawai’i 8:00 pm PT Spectrum Sports UH 17-12 Last 3 in series played on islands decided by 1 score SERIES BREAKDOWN REBELATIONS... 2019 SDSU LEADS 19-10 UNLV features an entirely new coaching staff in 2020 but REBEL RUNDOWN UNLV at SDSU RECORD: 4-11 one that brings unprecedented combined on-fi eld experi- ence to Las Vegas. Not only is head coach Marcus Ar- Record: 4-8 SDSU at UNLV RECORD: 8-6 Home: 2-4 UNLV’s LARGEST WIN: 28 (31-3 in 2001) royo the fi rst former Power Five coordinator to take over SDSU’s LARGEST WIN: 38 (52-14 in 2015) Away: 2-4 the Rebels, of his 10 full-time assistant coaches, eight Day Games (Start before 5 pm): 3-3 DATE SITE RESULT came directly from P5 programs spread out among the Night Games (Start after 5 pm): 1-5 10-22-77 San Diego SDSU 31-7 Pac-12 (4), Big 12 (2), SEC (1) and Big Ten (1). UNLV’s TV Games: 3-8 10-11-80 San Diego UNLV 28-17 head coach, offensive coordinator and defensive coor- on Big Ten Network 0-1 11-14-81 Las Vegas SDSU 38-20 dinator also boast NFL experience on their resumes. Ar- on SEC Network 1-0 9-25-82 San Diego SDSU 26-23 royo was the interim offensive coordinator for the Tampa on CBS Sports Network 0-3 10-27-83 Las Vegas UNLV 28-10 11-3-84 San Diego UNLV 30-14 Bay Buccaneers in 2014, defensive coordinator Peter on ESPNU 0-1 11-16-96 Las Vegas UNLV 44-42 Hansen spent three years with the San Francisco 49ers on AT&T SportsNet 2-1 10-18-97 San Diego (OT) SDSU 20-17 in between stints at Stanford, and offensive coordinator on Spectrum PPV 0-1 11-20-99 Las Vegas SDSU 37-7 Glenn Thomas spent six years with the Atlanta Falcons on Facebook 0-1 11-25-00 San Diego UNLV 31-24 ... UNLV has not returned a punt for a touchdown in 19 When Scoring First: 3-3 10-13-01 Las Vegas UNLV 31-3 When Opponent Scores First: 1-5 10-26-02 San Diego SDSU 31-21 years -- believed to be the longest drought in the nation. When Leading at Halftime: 4-0 11-8-03 Las Vegas SDSU 7-0 The last Rebel to do it was Troy Mason, who went 52 When Trailing at Halftime: 0-6 11-20-04 San Diego SDSU 21-3 yards vs. San Diego State on Oct. 13, 2001, at Sam Boyd When Tied at Halftime: 0-1 10-8-05 Las Vegas UNLV 13-10 Stadium ... When either sophomore Kenyon Oblad, When Leading After 3rd Quarter: 3-0 11-11-06 San Diego SDSU 21-7 senior Max Gilliam or sophomore TCU transfer Justin 11-10-07 Las Vegas SDSU 38-30 When Trailing After 3rd Quarter: 1-7 11-22-08 San Diego SDSU 42-21 Rogers takes the fi rst snap Saturday, he will become the In Overtime Games: 1-0 11-28-09 Las Vegas UNLV 28-24 12th different quarterback in 17 years to start a UNLV When Scoring <20 Points: 0-7 11-27-10 San Diego SDSU 48-14 season opener. The man who started the last three When Scoring 20-29 Points: 0-1 11-26-11 Las Vegas SDSU 31-14 openers, Armani Rogers, is now at Ohio University as a When Scoring 30+ Points: 4-0 10-27-12 San Diego SDSU 24-13 graduate transfer. When Armani Rogers went down with When Allowing <20 Points: 1-0 11-30-13 Las Vegas UNLV 45-19 When Allowing 20-29 Points: 1-2 9-27-14 San Diego SDSU 34-17 an injury in 2018, Gilliam was pushed into the starting When Allowing 30+ Points: 2-6 11-21-15 Las Vegas SDSU 52-14 role and started seven of his 11 outings that fall. Oblad When Rushing <100 Yards: 0-2 10-1-16 San Diego SDSU 26-7 also spelled Rogers after an injury last season and then When Rushing 100-199 Yards: 1-5 10-7-17 Las Vegas SDSU 41-10 took over for the remainder of the season, starting the 11-10-18 San Diego UNLV 27-24 When Rushing 200+ Yards: 3-1 fi nal eight games of 2019. Justin Rogers was granted 10-26-19 Las Vegas SDSU 20-17 When Passing <200 Yards: 1-3 immediate eligibility from the NCAA after coming over When Passing 200-299 Yards: 3-5 from the Big 12 school.