1987 UNLV Rebels football team

The 1987 UNLV Rebels football team was an American football team that University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA) during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second year under head coach Wayne Nunnely, the Rebels compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 4–3 in conference play, placing in a four-way tie for second in the PCAA. The team played home games at the Sam Boyd Silver Bowl in Whitney, Nevada.

1987 UNLV Rebels football
Conference	Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Record	5–6 (4–3 PCAA)
Head coach	Wayne Nunnely (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Carl Ferrill (1st season)
Home stadium	Sam Boyd Silver Bowl
Seasons ← 1986 1988 →

1987 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
San Jose State $	7	–	0	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Fresno State	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Cal State Fullerton	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	6	–	0
UNLV	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Utah State	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Pacific (CA)	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Long Beach State	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
New Mexico State	0	–	7	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 12	at Southwestern Louisiana*	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	L 10–21	16,241	[1]
September 19	Baylor*	Sam Boyd Silver Bowl Whitney, NV	L 14–21	27,128	[2]
October 3	Nevada*	Sam Boyd Silver Bowl Whitney, NV (Fremont Cannon)	W 24–19	25,584	[3][4]
October 10	Utah State	Sam Boyd Silver Bowl Whitney, NV	W 28–27	23,363	[5]
October 17	at Cal State Fullerton	Santa Ana Stadium Santa Ana, CA	L 14–28	6,019	[6]
October 24	at San Jose State	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	L 24–48	20,108	[7]
October 31	at Fresno State	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	L 10–45	31,595	[8]
November 7	Long Beach State	Sam Boyd Silver Bowl Whitney, NV	W 30–17	16,071	[9]
November 14	at New Mexico State	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	W 29–6	4,219	[10]
November 21	Pacific (CA)	Sam Boyd Silver Bowl Whitney, NV	W 30–24	14,500	[11]
November 28	Northern Illinois*	Sam Boyd Silver Bowl Whitney, NV	L 31–34	14,650	[12]
*Non-conference game

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