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 5: ELEVATION: 2,100 Feet FOUNDED: 1957 ENROLLMENT: 31,142 UNLV REBELS (0-4/0-4 Mountain West) ALL-TIME RECORD: 254-343-4 (53rd year) at MW RECORD: 46-115 (22nd year) RECORD IN STADIUM: 0-2 (1st year) Colorado State (1-2/1-2 Mountain West) HEAD COACH: Marcus Arroyo (SJSU ‘03) DATE: Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020 ARROYO UNLV REC: 0-4 (1st year) KICKOFF: 2:35 pm PT SITE: Canvas Stadium (41,000/Artificial Turf), Fort Collins, CO TV: FS2 (Kevin Fitzgerald & Evan Moore) WATCH THE GAME: RADIO: ESPN 1100 AM & 100.9 FM (Russ Langer and Caleb Herring) ONLINE: Live Stats at www.unlvrebels.com 1319 HD 219 HD 150 HD SATURDAY’S PREVIEW... UNLV (0-4/0-4) closes its only set of back-to-back road trips during this abbreviated 2020 schedule with a visit to Colorado State (1-2/1-2) Saturday afternoon ... Last time out, the Rebels fell 34-17 at San Jose State while the Rams were downed in Idaho by Boise State, 52-21, on Thursday ... Halfway through the eight-game slate, the four opponents UNLV has played currently hold an eye-popping combined FBS FRESHMAN LEADERS record of 14-2, including the final two remaining undefeated teams in the league ... UNLV, which also traveled RK NAME, SCHOOL (POS) RPG to Fort Collins last season, returns to Canvas Stadium again this fall because of the reworked league slate 1. Jordan Addison, Pitt (WR) 6.5 ... This marks the first time the Rebels will play back-to-back years at the same opponent since going to San 2. Jo’Quavious Marks, Miss State (RB) 6.3 Jose in 1995 and then again in 1996 after both schools left the Big West Conference to help create the old 3. Kyle Williams, UNLV (WR) 5.3 16-team WAC ... True freshman Kyle Williams (Hawthorne, CA) has emerged as the best rookie receiver in 4. Parker Washington, Penn State (WR) 4.8 the MW and currently ranks third in the nation among all frosh players with 5.3 receptions per game, which 5. Arik Gilbert, LSU (TE) 4.4 also tracks ahead of UNLV’s school record for RPG by a freshman (5.0) set by Devonte Boyd in 2014. REBELS vs. RAMS NOTES... CSU leads the all-time series 17-6-1 and has won seven straight at home against the Rebels ... However, four of UNLV’s half-dozen wins vs. the Rams have come in Fort Collins ... Since the advent of the Mountain West Conference, six of the 17 games between these two have been decided by four points or less ... First-year CSU senior associate head coach and running backs coach Brian White twice was a member of the UNLV staff, directing quarterbacks and then running backs from 1990-92 and then, after one year in Reno, overseeing WRs during the Rebels’ conference and Las Vegas Bowl championship season of 1994 ... There are no current Rams from the Silver State but UNLV has two players on its roster from the Centennial State: offensive lineman Garrett Beckman, who signed last year with the Rebels out of Greeley West HS, and freshman walk-on DB and special teams contributor Devynn Holly from Fairview HS in Boulder. DATE OPPONENT TIME TV SERIES ATTEND THE NOTE TO KNOW Oct. 24 at San Diego State L, 34-6 CBS SN SDSU 19-10 No fans Rebels use three QBS in first half of Arroyo’s debut Oct. 31 UNR L, 37-19 FS1 UNR 27-19 2,000 UNLV debuts its new home at Allegiant Stadium Nov. 7 FRESNO STATE L, 40-27 CBS SN FS 16-7 2,000 Bulldogs score final 13 points after tied in 4th Qtr. Nov. 14 at San Jose State L, 34-17 FS2 SJSU 17-7-1 No fans Former SJSU QB & asst. Arroyo returns to alma mater Nov. 21 at Colorado State 2:30 pm PT FS2 CSU 17-6-1 UNLV plays back-to-back seasons in Fort Collins Nov. 27 WYOMING 1:00 pm PT 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 2020 REBELATIONS... Senior RB Charles Williams needs 67 rushing yards this REBEL RUNDOWN CSU LEADS 17-6-1 weekend to pass Dominique “Neek the Streak” Dorsey UNLV at CSU RECORD: 4-10 Record: 0-4 CSU at UNLV RECORD: 7-2-1 (2,834 from 2001-04) into fourth place on UNLV’s career Home: 0-2 UNLV’s LARGEST WIN: 41 (56-15 in 1980) list ... Despite having made just 23 total starts as a Rebel, Away: 0-2 CSU’s LARGEST WIN: 35 (45-10 in 2004) the “Chuck Wagon” heads into Saturday 13th among Day Games (Start before 5 pm): 0-1 all active players with 2,768 net rush yards on the FBS DATE SITE RESULT Night Games (Start after 5 pm): 0-3 level ... The 10-21-78 Fort Collins UNLV 33-6 TV Games: 0-4 NCAA ACTIVE LEADERS 11-17-79 Las Vegas TIE 21-21 Rebels con- CAREER FBS RUSHING YARDS on CBS Sports Network 0-2 9-27-80 Fort Collins UNLV 56-15 verted 5 of 6 RK PLAYER, SCHOOL YDS on FS1 0-1 11-6-82 Fort Collins UNLV 36-31 fourth-down 1. Travis Etiene, Clemson 4,672 on FS2 0-1 9-21-96 Fort Collins CSU 35-16 attempts 2. Spencer Brown, UAB 3,862 on Spectrum 0-0 11-1-97 Las Vegas CSU 45-19 against UNR When Scoring First: 0-1 3. Chuba Hubbard, OK State 3,145 9-26-98 Fort Collins CSU 38-16 and then When Opponent Scores First: 0-3 11-27-99 Las Vegas CSU 35-17 4. Joshua Mack, Liberty 3,355 When Leading at Halftime: 0-0 went 2-2 vs. 5. Trey Ragas, Louisiana 3,336 10-14-00 Fort Collins CSU 20-19 Fresno State When Trailing at Halftime: 0-4 10-20-01 Las Vegas CSU 26-24 6. Larry Rountree, Missouri 3,180 to currently When Tied at Halftime: 0-0 11-30-02 Fort Collins UNLV 36-33 7. Najee Harris, Alabama 3,091 When Leading After 3rd Quarter: 0-0 11-22-03 Las Vegas CSU 24-23 rank 13th in 8. Jaret Patterson, Buffalo 2,966 When Trailing After 3rd Quarter: 0-4 11-13-04 Fort Collins CSU 45-10 the nation at 9. Michael Carter, UNC 2,965 In Overtime Games: 0-0 11-19-05 Las Vegas CSU 31-27 83% on the 10. Shai Werts, Ga Southern 2,964 When Scoring <20 Points: 0-3 10-7-06 Fort Collins CSU 28-7 year (10- 11. Elijah Mitchell, Louisiana 2,944 When Scoring 20-29 Points: 0-1 10-20-07 Las Vegas CSU 48-23 12) ... UNLV 12. Caleb Huntely, Ball State 2,799 When Scoring 30+ Points: 0-0 10-4-08 Fort Collins CSU 41-28 features an 13. Charles Williams, UNLV 2,768 When Allowing <20 Points: 0-0 11-7-09 Las Vegas UNLV 35-16 entirely new When Allowing 20-29 Points: 0-0 10-16-10 Fort Collins CSU 43-10 coaching staff in 2020 but one that brings unprecedented When Allowing 30+ Points: 0-4 10-29-11 Las Vegas UNLV 38-35 combined on-field experience to Las Vegas. Not only is When Rushing <100 Yards: 0-2 11-10-12 Fort Collins CSU 33-11 When Rushing 100-199 Yards: 0-1 11-14-15 Fort Collins CSU 49-35 head coach Marcus Arroyo the first former Power Five When Rushing 200+ Yards: 0-1 10-22-16 Las Vegas CSU 42-23 coordinator to take over the Rebels, of his 10 full-time When Passing <200 Yards: 0-2 11-2-19 Fort Collins CSU 37-17 assistant coaches, eight came directly from P5 programs When Passing 200-299 Yards: 0-2 spread out among the Pac-12 (4), Big 12 (2), SEC (1) and When Passing 300+ Yards: 0-0 Big Ten (1). UNLV’s head coach, offensive coordinator When <300 Yards Total Offense: 0-2 and defensive coordinator also boast NFL experience on their resumes. Arroyo was the interim offensive When 300+ Yards Total Offense: 0-2 coordinator for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2014, defensive coordinator Peter Hansen spent three years When Allowing <100 Yds Rush: 0-0 with the San Francisco 49ers in between stints at Stanford, and offensive coordinator Glenn Thomas When Allowing 100-199 Yds Rush: 0-2 spent six years with the Atlanta Falcons ... UNLV has not returned a punt for a touchdown in 19 years When Allowing 200+ Yds Rush: 0-2 -- believed to be the longest drought in the nation. The last Rebel to do it was Troy Mason, who went 52 When Allowing <200 Yds Pass: 0-1 When Allowing 200-299 Yds Pass: 0-2 yards vs. San Diego State on Oct. 13, 2001, at Sam Boyd Stadium ... When senior Max Gilliam took the When Allowing 300+ Yds Pass: 0-1 first snap October 24, he became the 12th different quarterback in the last 17 years to start a UNLV season When Allowing 400+ Yds Tot Off: 0-4 opener.