2005 UNLV Rebels football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 2005 UNLV Rebels football University of Nevada Las Vegas 1995-2005 wordmark (vect).svg 200 Mountain West Conference MW 2–9 1–7 Mike Sanford Sr. 1st Noah Brindise 1st Vic Shealy 1st Sam Boyd Stadium The 2005 UNLV Rebels football team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) as a member of the Mountain West Conference (MW) during the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach Mike Sanford Sr., the Rebels compiled an overall record of 2–9 record with mark of 1–7 in conference play, placing last out of nine teams in the MW. The team played home games at Sam Boyd Stadium in Whitney, Nevada. Schedule 2005 NCAA Division I-A AP Pacific September 5 Monday 10:00 a.m. l y New Mexico University Stadium Albuquerque, NM ESPN2 22–24 37,533 September 10 7:00 p.m. w y Idaho Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV 34–31 21,870 September 17 7:00 p.m. l y y Nevada Mackay Stadium Reno, NV Fremont Cannon ESPNU 14–22 23,457 September 24 5:00 p.m. l y y Utah State Romney Stadium Logan, UT SPW 24–31 12,408 October 1 12:00 p.m. l y Wyoming War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY SPW 17–42 18,022 October 8 12:00 p.m. w San Diego State Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV ESPN Plus 13–10 18,372 October 15 9:00 a.m. l y Air Force Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO SPW 7–42 30,573 October 22 4:00 p.m. l Utah Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV ABC 32–42 19,108 November 5 12:00 p.m. l y BYU Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV ESPN Plus 14–55 23,677 November 12 4:00 p.m. l y TCU 18 Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX 3–51 28,035 November 19 1:00 p.m. l Colorado State Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV 27–31 16,543 UNLV Rebels Schedule 2005 https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/2439/season/2005 ESPN August 16, 2025 2005 UNLV Rebels Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/nevada-las-vegas/2005-schedule.html College Football at Sports-Reference.com Sports Reference August 16, 2025 2005 Football Schedule https://unlvrebels.com/sports/football/schedule/2005 University of Nevada, Las Vegas August 16, 2025 References UNLV Category:UNLV Rebels football seasons UNLV Rebels football