2002 UNLV Rebels football team

2002 UNLV Rebels football

Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	5–7 (3–4 MW)
Head coach	John Robinson (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Rob Boras (2nd as OC, 4th overall season)
Defensive coordinator	Mike Bradeson (2nd as OC, 7th overall season)
Home stadium	Sam Boyd Stadium
Seasons ← 2001 2003 →

2002 Mountain West Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Colorado State $	6	–	1	10	–	4
New Mexico	5	–	2	7	–	7
Air Force	4	–	3	8	–	5
San Diego State	4	–	3	4	–	9
Utah	3	–	4	5	–	6
UNLV	3	–	4	5	–	7
BYU	2	–	5	5	–	7
Wyoming	1	–	6	2	–	10

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 2002 UNLV Rebels football team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. UNLV competed as a member of the Mountain West Conference (MW) and played their home games at Sam Boyd Stadium in Whitney, Nevada.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	5:45 p.m.	Wisconsin*	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV	ESPN2	L 7–27	42,075
September 7	7:00 p.m.	Kansas*	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV		W 31–20	25,109
September 14	4:00 p.m.	at Oregon State*	Reser Stadium Corvallis, OR	TBS	L 17–47	36,121
September 21	4:00 p.m.	at Toledo*	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	ESPN+	L 21–38	26,050
October 5	7:00 p.m.	Nevada*	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV (Battle for the Fremont Cannon)		W 21–17	28,341
October 12	4:00 p.m.	New Mexico	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV		L 16–25	21,205
October 19	4:00 p.m.	at BYU	LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT	SPW	W 24–3	62,543
October 26	4:00 p.m.	at San Diego State	Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA		L 21–31	21,541
November 2	4:00 p.m.	Wyoming	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV	SPW	W 49–48 ^OT	23,346
November 9	4:00 p.m.	at Utah	Rice–Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT		L 17–28	28,528
November 16	12:00 p.m.	Air Force	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV	ESPN+	L 32–49	25,417
November 30	12:00 p.m.	at No. 16 Colorado State	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	SPW	W 36–33	28,877
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

v t e UNLV Rebels football
Venues	Cashman Field (I) (1968–1969) Butcher Field (1970–1971) Sam Boyd Stadium (1971–2020) Allegiant Stadium (2020–present)
Bowl games & rivalries	Bowl games Hawaii: Island Showdown Nevada: Fremont Cannon
Culture & lore	Hey Reb! Win with the Rebels Star of Nevada
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees
Seasons	1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023

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