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 2017 REBEL QUICK FACTS GAME 10: ALL-TIME RECORD: 245-321-4 (50th year) MW RECORD: 41-100 (19th year) (4-5/3-3 Mountain West) RECORD IN STADIUM: 152-131-3 (47th year) UNLV REBELS HEAD COACH: Tony Sanchez (NMSU ‘98) Vs. SANCHEZ UNLV REC: 11-22 (3rd year) (2-8/Independent) SANCHEZ OVERALL: 11-22 (3rd year) BYU DATE: Friday, Nov. 10, 2017 FOLLOW UNLV FOOTBALL KICKOFF: 7:36 pm PT SITE: Sam Boyd Stadium (35,500/SPRINTURF), Las Vegas TV: ESPN2 (Adam Amin, Dusty Dvoracek & Molly McGrath) unlvfootball @unlvfootball RADIO: ESPN 1100 AM & 100.9 FM (Russ Langer & Caleb Herring) unlvathletics @unlvfootball @unlvathletics @unlvathletics unlvathletics ONLINE: Live Stats at www.unlvrebels.com FRIDAY’S GAME PREVIEW... UNLV (4-5/3-3) completes its non-conference schedule by hosting former league-mate BYU (2-8) for the fi rst time since 2009 on Friday night ... The game, which is Senior Night for 19 Rebels, will be shown by ESPN2 ... The Rebels are coming off a 31-23 win at home over Hawai’i while the Cougars fell 20-13 at Fresno State ... In fact, UNLV will be the fi fth of six Mountain West teams BYU will play this fall as the Cougars lost to FS, Utah State and Boise State, downed SJSU and will close the year at Hawai’i ... For UNLV, this marks the fi rst of two consecutive weeks playing Friday night on ESPN2 ... The Rebels are 7-4-1 all-time on Fridays, including downing BYU 24-20 in Provo on Oct. 8, 2004 ... UNLV is looking to win a third straight game and reach at least fi ve victories in a season for the fi rst time since 2013 ... Rebel Lexington “Lightning” Thomas ranks 16th in the FBS with 118.1 rushing yards per game, has scored at least one TD on the ground in all but one game this fall and sits fourth in school single-season history with 14. The junior Texan has posted the 10th 1,000-yard rushing season in UNLV history as he sits on 1,063 heading into Friday and has raced up to sixth on UNLV’s all-time rushing list with 2,211 yards in just 17 starts as a Rebel ... WR Devonte Boyd has a school-record 14 career 100-yard receiving games, including three this fall ... #50Fact: UNLV’s fi rst victory over a ranked opponent was also its only win over a top-10 team as the Rebels shocked No. 8/8 BYU in Provo, 45-41, on Oct. 10, 1981. REBELS vs. COUGARS NOTES... BYU leads the all-time series 16-3 and has won seven straight over the Rebels dating back to 2005 ... UNLV has never defeated the Cougars in Las Vegas (0-8) ... Friday will mark the sixth time the two schools play each other in non-conference action (1978, ‘80, ‘81, ‘82 and 2014) ... The fi rst meeting between the Rebels and Cougars took place in Japan in 1978 and the 28-24 BYU win stands as the only regular-season game in UNLV history played in a neutral location ... BYU OL coach Mike Empey served as TE coach at UNLV from 1997-98 ... The Cougars have one Nevadan on their roster as sophomore DL Trajan Pili graduated from Las Vegas’ Centennial HS. Sept. 2 HOWARD L, 43-40 MWN HU 1-0 15,446 UNLV’s three lost fumbles are as many as all of 2016 Sept. 9 at Idaho W, 44-16 ESPN3 Tied 4-4 10,156 Rebels win in state of Idaho for fi rst time since 1977 Sept. 23 at #10/9 Ohio State L, 54-21 Big Ten Network OSU 1-0 106,187 Buckeyes throw 7 TDs in fi rst meeting between schools Sept. 30 SAN JOSE STATE* W, 41-13 ESPNU SJSU 15-6-1 15,009 Rebels down Spartans for fi rst time since 1994 Oct. 7 #19/21 SAN DIEGO ST.* L, 41-10 ESPN2 SDSU 18-9 19,770 3 of last 5 Rebel head coaches coached in this game Oct. 14 at Air Force* L, 34-30 AT&T SportsNet AFA 15-6 26,679 UNLV scored fi rst 27 points, AFA scored last 27 points Oct. 21 UTAH STATE* (HC) L, 52-28 AT&T SportsNet USU 16-7 18,157 USU scores 31 straight points after knocking out UNLV QB Oct. 28 at Fresno State* W, 26-16 AT&T SportsNet FS 13-7 27,922 Rebels earn fi rst road win over Bulldogs since 1983 Nov. 4 HAWAI’I* W, 31-23 Spectrum PPV UH 15-12 16,278 UNLV has taken fi ve straight at home vs. ‘Bows Nov. 10 BYU 7:30 pm PT ESPN2 BYU 16-3 Cougars play Rebs in Las Vegas for 1st time since 2009 Nov. 17 at New Mexico* 6:30 pm PT ESPN2 Tied 11-11 UNLV has won four of last six meetings with Lobos Nov. 25 at Nevada, Reno* 12 pm PT AT&T SportsNet UNR 25-17 Visiting team has won fi ve straight in this series #REBBLOODED THE LAST TIME THEY MET SERIES BREAKDOWN 2017 (Nov. 15, 2014) BYU LEADS 16-3 REBEL RUNDOWN BYU 42, UNLV 23 BYU at UNLV RECORD: 8-0 PROVO - Christian Stewart threw for 325 yards and UNLV at BYU RECORD: 3-7 Record: 4-5 three touchdowns to lead BYU to a 42-23 victory over NEUTRAL SITE: BYU leads 1-0 Home: 2-3 UNLV’s LARGEST WIN: 21 (24-2 in 2002) Away: 2-2 UNLV on a Saturday night. BYU led 21-13 at the break BYU’s LARGEST WIN: 48 (55-7 in 2010) Day Games (Start before 5 pm): 2-3 before Stewart threw touchdown strikes to Devin Ma- DATE SITE RESULT Night Games (Start after 5 pm): 2-2 hina, Paul Lasike, and Mitch Mathews, stretching the 12-2-78 Japan BYU 28-24 TV Games: 4-4 Cougars’ lead to 42-23 late in the third quarter. Lasike 11-29-80 Las Vegas BYU 54-14 on ESPNU 1-0 ran for two touchdowns in the second quarter, and led 10-10-81 Provo UNLV 45-41 on ESPN2 0-1 9-2-82 Las Vegas BYU 27-0 on Big Ten Network 0-1 BYU (6-4) with 70 yards rushing. Jared Lebowitz threw a 40-yard touchdown pass to Devonte Boyd to pull UNLV 10-12-96 Provo BYU 63-28 on ESPN3 1-0 10-10-98 Provo BYU 38-14 on AT&T SportsNet 1-2 (2-9) within 35-23 late in the third quarter. The Cougars 10-23-99 Las Vegas BYU 29-0 on Spectrum PPV 1-0 answered on their ensuing drive when Stewart connected 9-23-00 Provo BYU 10-7 When Scoring First: 3-2 with Mathews for an 8-yard score to cap a 2-play drive. 9-29-01 Las Vegas BYU 35-31 When Opponent Scores First: 1-3 Another UNLV highlight in the game was when Shaquille 10-19-02 Provo UNLV 24-3 When Leading at Halftime: 3-1 Murray-Lawrence ran for a 68-yard touchdown, which 10-25-03 Las Vegas BYU 27-20 OT When Trailing at Halftime: 0-3 10-8-04 Provo UNLV 24-20 When Tied at Halftime: 1-1 ended up being a top-10 play on ESPN. The Rebels 11-5-05 Las Vegas BYU 55-14 When Leading After 3rd Quarter: 4-2 came within one point at 14-13 when Jonathan Leiva 10-21-06 Provo BYU 52-7 When Trailing After 3rd Quarter: 0-3 kicked a 21-yard fi eld with 3:00 left in the fi rst half. BYU 10-13-07 Las Vegas BYU 31-14 In Overtime Games: 0-0 went on to outscore UNLV 28-10 in the remainder of the 10-25-08 Provo BYU 42-35 When Scoring <20 Points: 0-1 game, including 21 points in the third quarter. Murray- 10-10-09 Las Vegas BYU 59-21 When Scoring 20-29 Points: 1-2 11-6-10 Provo BYU 55-7 When Scoring 30+ Points: 3-2 Lawrence ran for 143 yards to lead UNLV offensively 11-15-14 Provo BYU 42-23 When Allowing <20 Points: 3-0 When Allowing 20-29 Points: 1-0 A SENIOR SALUTE When Allowing 30+ Points: 0-5 Friday’s home fi nale will see 19 members of the team wearing the Scarlet & Gray at SBS for the fi nal When Rushing <100 Yards: 0-0 time. Each player will be introduced on the fi eld during pre-game ceremonies. When Rushing 100-199 Yards: 2-2 NO PLAYER POS LETTERED COMMENT When Rushing 200+ Yards: 2-3 4 Johnny Stanton QB/LB 2016-17 Has played on both sides of ball as a senior When Passing <200 Yards: 1-4 When Passing 200-299 Yards: 3-1 5 Brian Keyes LB 2016-17 Leads nation with four fumble recoveries When Passing 300+ Yards: 0-0 9 Trevor Kanteman TE 2016-17 Has started 10 games, scored 1st TD vs. SJSU When <300 Yards Total Offense: 0-2 14 Kurt Palandech QB/H 2015-17 3rd all-time among UNLV QBs with 728 rush yards When 300+ Yards Total Offense: 4-3 17 Rasheem Parks QB Squad 2017 Part of only set of twins to join Rebels When Allowing <100 Yds Rush: 0-0 19 Mark Finau DL 2015-17 16 career starts along Rebel D-line When Allowing 100-199 Yds Rush: 4-1 21 Chauncey Scissum DB 2017 Syracuse grad transfer leads UNLV with 2 picks When Allowing 200+ Yds Rush: 0-4 24 Robert Jackson DB 2016-17 Leads team with 5 pass breakups this fall When Allowing <200 Yds Pass: 1-2 59 Rasheem Parks DL Squad 2017 Part of only set of twins to join Rebels When Allowing 200-299 Yds Pass: 2-1 43 Tim Holt TE 2016-17 Former JC transfer has 18 catches for 222 yards When Allowing 300+ Yds Pass: 1-2 50 Kyler O’Halloran LB 2016-17 Has appeared on defense and special teams When Allowing 300+ Yds Tot Off: 3-5 60 Andrew Erbes OL 2016-17 Former grad transfer from Idaho adds depth to line When Having 100-Yard Rusher: 2-3 When Allowing 100-Yard Rusher: 1-4 63 J’Ondray Sanders OL 2015-17 Local product currently UNLV’s starting center When Making No Turnovers: 2-1 76 Kyle Saxelid OL 2014-17 A three-year starter at left tackle for Rebels When Making 1-2 Turnovers: 2-2 77 Michael Chevalier OL 2016-17 Started all 12 games at left guard in 2016 When Making 3+ Turnovers: 0-2 83 Devonte Boyd WR 2014-17 Team captain has UNLV record 14 100-yard games When No Takeaways: 1-0 85 Christian Clapp WR 2015-17 Has lined up at receiver and on special teams When 1-2 Takeways: 2-3 95 Jason Fao DL 2015-17 Tied for 10th on team with 25 total tackles When 3+ Takeaways: 1-2 99 Mike Hughes Jr.