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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 2019 REBEL QUICK FACTS GAME 1: SALUTE TO THE ‘70s ALL-TIME RECORD: 250-331-4 (52nd year) MW RECORD: 44-107 (21st year) RECORD IN STADIUM: 153-131-3 (49th year) UNLV REBELS (0-0/0-0 Mountain West) HEAD COACH: Tony Sanchez (NMSU ‘98) Vs. SANCHEZ UNLV REC: 16-32 (5th year) Southern Utah (0-0/0-0 Big Sky) #SBSFAREWELL#SBSB F THIS WEEK DATE: Saturday, Aug. 31, 2019 GIVEAWAY: First 1,500 fans KICKOFF: 7:06 pm PT receive ‘70s-inspired T-shirt, SITE: Sam Boyd Stadium (35,500/SPRINTURF), Las Vegas courtesy of Intermountain Health STREAM: UNLVRebels.com (Tony Cordasco & Joe Haro) 1970s HONORED ALUM: RADIO: ESPN 1100 AM & 100.9 FM (Russ Langer, Caleb Herring & Steve Cofi eld) QB Glenn Carano (1973-76) ONLINE: Live Stats at www.unlvrebels.com SATURDAY’SSATUR PREVIEW... UNLV opens its 49th and fi nal season playing football at Sam Boyd Stadium by hosting Southern Utah on Saturday night in the opener for both schools ... The game, which will be streamed live and free of charge to view at the website unlvrebels.com, will offi cially kick off a season-long celebration called Sam Boyd Stadium Farewell (#SBSFarewell) before the program moves in 2020 to the $1.9 billion Allegiant Stadium currently under construction closer to campus ... The Rebels are 23-28 all-time in season lid-lifters, including 18-9 when they happen at home ... Overall, UNLV is 31-20 in home openers ... The Rebels are looking to win their season debut for the fi rst time since 2016 and for only second time since 2009 ... UNLV starts a season with back-to- back home games for the fi rst time since 2012 ... When junior Armani Rogers lines up behind center Saturday night, it will mark the fi rst time the same quarterback has started for the Rebels in three straight season-openers since Jason Thomas in 2000-02 ... Calling the plays will be second-year assistant Garin Justice, who took over as offensive coordinator after veteran OC Barney Cotton announced he was leaving the program to await a heart transplant. REBELS vs. THUNDERBIRDS NOTES... UNLV leads the overall series 3-1 but the T-birds won the most recent meeting, 41-16, on Sept. 24, 2011, in a game that featured three interceptions returned for touchdowns by the visitors ... The previous meeting to that contest came all the way back in 1970 -- a year before Sam Boyd Stadium even opened for business and when the Rebels were playing at Butcher Memorial Field at what was then known as Las Vegas High School ... When these programs fi rst met in 1968, it was Nevada Southern University vs. the College of Southern Utah and the game took place at old Cashman Field. .. UNLV is 35-15-1 vs. teams that currently make up the Big Sky Conference ... In the last two decades, the T-Birds have played eight different teams that are currently members of the Mountain West (1-0 vs. UNLV, 0-1 vs. Boise State, 0-2 vs. SJSU, 0-4 vs. USU, 0-1 vs. AFA, 0-1 vs. SDSU, 0-1 vs. WYO and 0-1 vs. UNR) ... UNLV has one player from the state of Utah: senior punter Hayes Hicken out of Salt Lake City ... The T-Birds list 10 players from Ne- vada on their current roster ... That includes senior linebacker Nela Otukolo, who played for Tony Sanchez at Bishop Gorman HS and formerly faced the Rebels as a member of Fresno State ... SUU offensive assistant Tynan Murray served one year as a graduate assistant coach at UNLV in 2016. DATE OPPONENT TIME TV SERIES ATTEND THE NOTE TO KNOW Aug. 31 SOUTHERN UTAH 7 pm PT UNLVRebels.com UNLV 1-0 #SBSFarewell kicks off with a salute to the 1970s Sept. 7 ARKANSAS STATE 7 pm PT Facebook Tied 1-1 Red Wolves’ only other visit came in 1995 Sept. 14 at #24 Northwestern 12:30 pm PT Big Ten Network NW 2-0 Rebels travel to Evanston for fi rst time in 18 years Sept. 28 at Wyoming* TBA ESPN Networks WYO 12-11 Only three of other meetings came before October Oct. 5 BOISE STATE* 7:30 pm PT CBS SN BSU 7-3 Last UNLV win over Broncos came in 1976 Oct. 12 at Vanderbilt TBA TBA First Meeting Vandy will return game in Las Vegas in 2023 Oct. 18 at Fresno State* 7 pm PT CBS SN FS 14-7 Rebels have won three of last fi ve meetings with ‘Dogs Oct. 26 SAN DIEGO STATE* 7:30 pm PT CBS SN SDSU 18-10 Rebs won in San Diego last fall for fi rst time 2000 Nov. 2 at Colorado State* 12:30 PT AT&T SportsNet CSU 16-6-1 UNLV visits Canvas Stadium for fi rst time Nov. 16 HAWAI’I* (HC) 1 pm PT Spectrum UH 16-12 Rebels have won fi ve straight home meetings Nov. 17 SAN JOSE STATE* 1 pm PT AT&T SportsNet SJSU 16-6-1 UNLV plays its 299th and fi nal game at Sam Boyd Nov. 24 at UNR* 12 pm PT AT&T SportsNet UNR 26-18 Rebels have won two of last three visits to Reno #REBBLOODED UNLV COLOR COMBO CONVO 2018 2018 WK OPPONENT HELMET JERSEY PANT SERIES BREAKDOWN REBEL RUNDOWN 1 at USC Red White Red 2 UTEP Black Red Black UNLV LEADS 3-1 Record: 4-8 3 PVAMU Red Black Red SUU at UNLV RECORD: 1-2 Home: 3-3 4 at Arkansas State Silver White Black UNLV at SUU RECORD: 1-0 Away: 1-5 5 NEW MEXICO Red Red White UNLV’s LARGEST WIN: 22 (28-6 in 1970) Day Games (Start before 5 pm): 0-4 6 at Utah State Silver White White SUU’s LARGEST WIN: 25 (41-16 in 2011) Night Games (Start after 5 pm): 4-4 7 AIR FORCE Black Black Black DATE SITE RESULT TV Games: 3-8 8 at San Jose State Black White Black 11-2-68 Las Vegas UNLV 26-17 9 FRESNO STATE Silver Black White on ESPN2 1-0 10-4-69 Cedar City UNLV 30-12 10 at San Diego State Black White Red 9-19-70 Las Vegas UNLV 28-6 on Pac-12 Network 0-1 11 at Hawai’i Black White Black 9-24-11 Las Vegas SUU 41-16 on CBS Sports Network 1-2 12 UNR Silver Black Red on ESPN3 0-1 on AT&T SportsNet 1-2 on Spectrum PPV 0-1 on Facebook 0-1 When Scoring First: 3-2 When Opponent Scores First: 1-6 When Leading at Halftime: 2-2 When Trailing at Halftime: 2-6 When Tied at Halftime: 0-0 When Leading After 3rd Quarter: 3-2 When Trailing After 3rd Quarter: 1-6 In Overtime Games: 0-0 When Scoring <20 Points: 0-2 When Scoring 20-29 Points: 1-4 When Scoring 30+ Points: 3-2 When Allowing <20 Points: 0-2 When Allowing 20-29 Points: 3-1 When Allowing 30+ Points: 0-7 When Rushing <100 Yards: 0-1 When Rushing 100-199 Yards: 1-4 When Rushing 200+ Yards: 3-3 When Passing <200 Yards: 3-5 When Passing 200-299 Yards: 1-2 When Passing 300+ Yards: 0-1 When <300 Yards Total Offense: 0-1 UNLV SALUTES FIRST YEAR AT SBS WITH THROWBACK When 300+ Yards Total Offense: 4-7 As part of the UNLV Athletics Department’s season-long Sam Boyd Stadium Farewell celebration (#SBSFare- When Allowing <100 Yds Rush: 2-1 well), the Rebel football team will wear a special throwback helmet in Saturday’s opening game vs. Southern When Allowing 100-199 Yds Rush: 1-3 Utah. The silver helmet, which features an interlocking “UN” in red When Allowing 200+ Yds Rush: 1-4 block lettering, is in honor of the same helmet design that UNLV When Allowing <200 Yds Pass: 1-1 wore from 1969-72, including the 1971 season when the team fi rst When Allowing 200-299 Yds Pass: 3-4 played games in what is now known as Sam Boyd Stadium. After When Allowing 300+ Yds Pass: 0-3 49 years at the site, the Rebels in 2020 will move to the $1.9 billion When Allowing 400+ Yds Tot Off: 1-7 Allegiant Stadium closer to campus. The “UN” logo was designed When Having 100-Yard Rusher: 3-5 by original UNLV head coach Bill Ireland, who led the program When Allowing 100-Yard Rusher: 2-3 during its fi rst fi ve seasons before stepping down to serve as the When Making No Turnovers: 1-1 When Making 1-2 Turnovers: 2-5 school’s director of athletics. It marks the second throwback and When Making 3+ Turnovers: 1-2 third overall special helmet worn by the Rebels during the Tony When No Takeaways: 0-1 Sanchez era. In 2017, the Rebels celebrated their 50th season of When 1-2 Takeways: 2-7 football by wearing a silver 1980s helmet with the word REBELS When 3+ Takeaways: 2-0 on it that was popularized by quarterback Randall Cunningham When More Time of Poss: 3-3 and his teammates. Sadly, just a month later the Rebels wore a When Playing on Artifi cial Turf: 3-7 black helmet with a special red Las Vegas ribbon on the side to When Playing on Natural Grass: 1-1 honor the 58 victims of “1 October.” When Game Decided by TD or Less: 2-3 When Game Decided by FG or Less: 1-0 #SBSFAREWELL STARTING SPOT SUITS ARMANI 2018 RED ZONE When Armani Rogers took the fi rst snap in the fi rst game of 2017, he became the 11th different quarterback in 14 years to start a UNLV season opener.