1978 UNLV Rebels football team

The 1978 UNLV Rebels football team was an American football team that represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas as an independent during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third year under head coach Tony Knap, the team compiled a 7–4 record.^[1][2]

1978 UNLV Rebels football
Conference	Independent
Record	7–4
Head coach	Tony Knap (3rd season)
Home stadium	Las Vegas Silver Bowl
Seasons ← 1977 1979 →

1978 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 Penn State		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
North Texas State		–		–				9	–	2	–	0
East Carolina		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
Navy		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
No. 7 Notre Dame		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
Rutgers		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
Florida State		–		–				8	–	3	–	0
Tennessee State		–		–				8	–	3	–	0
Temple		–		–				7	–	3	–	1
Pittsburgh		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
Holy Cross		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Louisville		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
UNLV		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Northeast Louisiana		–		–				6	–	4	–	1
Georgia Tech		–		–				7	–	5	–	0
Hawaii		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Miami (FL)		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
South Carolina		–		–				5	–	5	–	1
William & Mary		–		–				5	–	5	–	1
Cincinnati		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Villanova		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Army		–		–				4	–	6	–	1
Memphis State		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Tulane		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Air Force		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Colgate		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Richmond		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Syracuse		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Illinois State		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
West Virginia		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Boston College		–		–				0	–	11	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9	at Washington State	Joe Albi Stadium Spokane, WA	L 7–34	25,250	[3]
September 16	Nevada	Las Vegas Silver Bowl Whitney, NV (Fremont Cannon)	L 14–23	20,910	[4]
September 23	at New Mexico	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	L 0–24	17,291	[5]
October 7	Idaho	Las Vegas Silver Bowl Whitney, NV	W 53–14	18,944	[6]
October 14	Hawaii	Las Vegas Silver Bowl Whitney, NV	W 30–20	17,010	[7]
October 21	at Colorado State	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	W 33–6	21,585	[8]
October 28	Montana	Las Vegas Silver Bowl Whitney, NV	W 25–16	17,058	[9]
November 11	Wyoming	Las Vegas Silver Bowl Whitney, NV	W 12–10	18,374	[10]
November 18	UTEP	Las Vegas Silver Bowl Whitney, NV	W 27–0	15,610	[11]
November 25	Cal State Fullerton	Las Vegas Silver Bowl Whitney, NV	W 24–7	14,896	[12]
December 2	vs. BYU	Yokohama Stadium Yokohama, Japan (Yokohama Bowl)	L 24–28	27,500	[13]