2025 UNLV Rebels football team

The 2025 UNLV Rebels football team will represent the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) as a member of the Mountain West Conference (MW) during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by first-year head coach Dan Mullen, the Rebels play their home games at Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada.

2025 UNLV Rebels football
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	1–0 (0–0 MW)
Head coach	Dan Mullen (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Corey Dennis (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Paul Guenther (interim; 1st season)
Home stadium	Allegiant Stadium
Seasons ← 2024 2026 →

2025 Mountain West Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Hawaii		0	–	0					1	–	0
UNLV		0	–	0					1	–	0
Air Force		0	–	0					0	–	0
No. 25 Boise State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Colorado State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Nevada		0	–	0					0	–	0
New Mexico		0	–	0					0	–	0
San Diego State		0	–	0					0	–	0
San Jose State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Utah State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Wyoming		0	–	0					0	–	0
Fresno State		0	–	0					0	–	1
Championship: December 5, 2025
As of August 28, 2025 Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 23	1:00 p.m.	Idaho State*	Allegiant Stadium Las Vegas, NV	MW Network/KVVU	W 38–31	25,723
August 29	6:30 p.m.	at Sam Houston*	Shell Energy Stadium Houston, TX	CBSSN
September 6	5:00 p.m.	UCLA*	Allegiant Stadium Las Vegas, NV	CBSSN
September 20		at Miami (OH)*	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH
October 4	4:00 p.m.	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	CBSSN
October 11	12:30 p.m.	Air Force	Allegiant Stadium Las Vegas, NV	CBSSN
October 18		at Boise State	Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID	FOX/FS1/FS2
November 1	12:00 p.m.	New Mexico	Allegiant Stadium Las Vegas, NV	MW Network/KVVU
November 8		at Colorado State	Canvas Stadium Fort Collins, CO	FOX/FS1/FS2
November 15	4:00 p.m.	Utah State	Allegiant Stadium Las Vegas, NV	CBSSN
November 21	7:30 p.m.	Hawaii	Allegiant Stadium Las Vegas, NV	FS1
November 29	6:00 p.m.	at Nevada	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV (Fremont Cannon)	CBSSN
*Non-conference game All times are in Pacific time

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Rankings

Further information: 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	RV
Coaches	RV
CFP	Not released																Not released

Preseason

The Mountain West's preseason media poll was released on July 16, 2025. UNLV was predicted to finish second in the conference.^[4]

Game summaries

Idaho State

See also: 2025 Idaho State Bengals football team

Idaho State Bengals (0–0) vs UNLV Rebels (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bengals	10	7	7	7	31
Rebels	0	14	10	14	38

at Allegiant Stadium • Paradise, Nevada

• Date: August 23
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. PDT
• Game weather: None (played indoors)
• Game attendance: 25,723
• Referee: Christian Watson
• TV announcers (MW Network/KVVU): Matt Neverett (play-by-play), Caleb Herring (analyst) and Steve Cofield (sideline)

Game information

First quarter IDST – Trajan Sinatra 26-yard field goal, 11:14. Bengals 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 67 yards, 3:46. IDST – Jordan Cooke 15-yard pass from Michael Shulikov (Trajan Sinatra kick), 5:49. Bengals 10–0. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:54. Second quarter UNLV – Jai'Den Thomas 3-yard run (Ramon Villela kick), 10:34. Bengals 10–7. Drive: 5 plays, 64 yards, 2:06. UNLV – Jai'Den Thomas 70-yard run (Ramon Villela kick), 7:12. Rebels 14–10. Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 1:38. IDST – Dason Brooks 27-yard run (Trajan Sinatra kick), 2:06. Bengals 17–14. Drive: 5 plays, 50 yards, 1:31. Third quarter UNLV – Jai'Den Thomas 3-yard run (Ramon Villela kick), 11:57. Rebels 21–17. Drive: 9 plays, 93 yards, 2:53. UNLV – Ramon Villela 26-yard field goal, 6:00. Rebels 24–17. Drive: 7 plays, 71 yards, 2:28. IDST – Ian Duarte 64-yard pass from Jordan Cooke (Trajan Sinatra kick), 4:15. Tied 24–24. Drive: 5 plays, 81 yards, 1:38. Fourth quarter IDST – Dason Brooks 2-yard run (Trajan Sinatra kick), 13:40. Bengals 31–24. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 3:42. UNLV – Daejon Reynolds 9-yard pass from Anthony Colandrea (Ramon Villela kick), 11:26. Tied 31–31. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:14. UNLV – Alex Orji 11-yard run (Ramon Villela kick), 8:51. Rebels 38–31. Drive: 4 plays, 20 yards, 1:44.

Statistics	IDST	UNLV
First downs	30	25
Total yards	555	532
Rushing yards	160	300
Passing yards	395	232
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	31–52–4	18–24–0
Time of possession	28:48	31:12

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Idaho State	Passing	Jordan Cooke	30/50, 380 yards, TD, 3 INT
	Rushing	Dason Brooks	18 rushes, 132 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Ian Duarte	6 receptions, 105 yards, TD
UNLV	Passing	Anthony Colandrea	15/21, 195 yards, TD
	Rushing	Jai'Den Thomas	10 rushes, 147 yards, 3 TD
	Receiving	Jaden Bradley	6 receptions, 131 yards

at Sam Houston

See also: 2025 Sam Houston Bearkats football team

UNLV Rebels (1–0) vs Sam Houston Bearkats (0–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Rebels	0	0	0	0	0
Bearkats	0	0	0	0	0

at Shell Energy Stadium • Houston, TX

• Date: August 29, 2025
• Game time: 8:30 p.m. CDT
• TV announcers (CBSSN): Rich Waltz (play-by-play), Robert Turbin (analyst) and Tiffany Blackmon (sideline)

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	UNLV	SHSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UNLV	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Sam Houston	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

UCLA

See also: 2025 UCLA Bruins football team

UCLA Bruins (0–0) vs UNLV Rebels (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bruins	0	0	0	0	0
Rebels	0	0	0	0	0

at Allegiant Stadium • Paradise, NV

• Date: September 6, 2025
• Game time: 5:00 p.m. PDT

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	UCLA	UNLV
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UCLA	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
UNLV	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Miami (OH)

See also: 2025 Miami RedHawks football team

UNLV Rebels (0–0) vs Miami RedHawks (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Rebels	0	0	0	0	0
RedHawks	0	0	0	0	0

at Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH

• Date: September 20, 2025

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	UNLV	M-OH
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UNLV	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Miami (OH)	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Wyoming

See also: 2025 Wyoming Cowboys football team

UNLV Rebels (0–0) vs Wyoming Cowboys (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Rebels	0	0	0	0	0
Cowboys	0	0	0	0	0

at War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY

• Date: October 4, 2025
• Game time: 5:00 p.m. MDT

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	UNLV	WYO
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UNLV	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Wyoming	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Air Force

See also: 2025 Air Force Falcons football team

Air Force Falcons (0–0) vs UNLV Rebels (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	0	0	0	0	0
Rebels	0	0	0	0	0

at Allegiant Stadium • Paradise, NV

• Date: October 11, 2025
• Game time: 12:30 p.m. PDT

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	AFA	UNLV
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Air Force	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
UNLV	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Boise State

See also: 2025 Boise State Broncos football team

UNLV Rebels (0–0) vs Boise State Broncos (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Rebels	0	0	0	0	0
Broncos	0	0	0	0	0

at Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID

• Date: October 18, 2025

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	UNLV	BSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UNLV	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Boise State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

New Mexico

See also: 2025 New Mexico Lobos football team

New Mexico Lobos (0–0) vs UNLV Rebels (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Lobos	0	0	0	0	0
Rebels	0	0	0	0	0

at Allegiant Stadium • Paradise, NV

• Date: November 1, 2025
• Game time: 12:00 p.m.
• TV: MW Network/KVVU

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	UNM	UNLV
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
New Mexico	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
UNLV	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Colorado State

See also: 2025 Colorado State Rams football team

UNLV Rebels (0–0) vs Colorado State Rams (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Rebels	0	0	0	0	0
Rams	0	0	0	0	0

at Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO

• Date: November 8, 2025

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	UNLV	CSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UNLV	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Colorado State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Utah State

See also: 2025 Utah State Aggies football team

Utah State Aggies (0–0) vs UNLV Rebels (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	0	0	0	0	0
Rebels	0	0	0	0	0

at Allegiant Stadium • Paradise, NV

• Date: November 15, 2025
• Game time: 4:00 p.m. PST

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	USU	UNLV
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Utah State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
UNLV	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Hawaii

See also: 2025 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team

Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (0–0) vs UNLV Rebels (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Rainbow Warriors	0	0	0	0	0
Rebels	0	0	0	0	0

at Allegiant Stadium • Paradise, NV

• Date: November 21, 2025
• Game time: 7:30 p.m. PST

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	HAW	UNLV
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Hawaii	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
UNLV	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Nevada

See also: 2025 Nevada Wolf Pack football team and Fremont Cannon

UNLV Rebels (0–0) vs Nevada Wolf Pack (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Rebels	0	0	0	0	0
Wolf Pack	0	0	0	0	0

at Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV

• Date: November 29, 2025
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. PST

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	UNLV	NEV
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UNLV	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Nevada	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Personnel

Roster

2025 UNLV Rebels football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 0 Troy Omeire  Sr QB 1 Alex Orji Sr RB 2 Keyvone Lee GS WR 3 Daejon Reynolds Jr WR 4 DeAngelo Irvin Jr. Jr WR 5 Koy Moore Sr WR 6 Jaden Bradley Sr QB 7 Cameron Friel Sr WR 8 Taeshaun Lyons  So RB 9 Jai'Den Thomas Jr QB 10 Anthony Colandrea Jr WR 11 JoJo Earle Sr QB 13 Sebastian Circo Fr QB 14 Gael Ochoa  Fr WR 16 Kayden McGee  Fr WR 19 Danny Boden Fr RB 20 Jaylon Glover So RB 23 Kamran Williams Fr RB 24 Darrien Jones  So TE 30 Var'keyes Gumms  Jr TE 43 Jae Beasley II So TE 52 Jacob Beza  Fr OL 55 Donovan Manson  Sr OL 60 Malik McGowan Sr OL 61 Graham Keating III Sr OL 62 Nick Scalise Sr OL 63 Alekai Afoa Jr OL 64 Reid Williams Sr OL 65 Alani Makihele Sr OL 66 James Faminu GS OL 67 Toby Moore  Fr OL 68 Jayden Ahboah Sr OL 70 Maysan Neubauer Jr OL 71 Ed Haynes  So OL 72 Will Thomas  Jr OL 73 Ace Robinson Fr OL 74 Amare Taase  Fr OL 75 Dyllan Drummond  Fr OL 76 Chrysanthos Fetokakis Fr OL 77 Daniel Hernandez So OL 79 Austin Boyd Jr WR 80 Isaiah Harris  Fr WR 82 Rashawn Jackson  So WR 83 Cassidee Miles Fr TE 84 Nick Elksnis  Sr TE 85 Matt Byrnes  Jr WR 86 David Titone-Perez  Fr WR 87 Tavian McNair Fr TE 88 Velltray Jefferson So RB Mohammad Maali Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 0 Laterrance Welch Jr OLB 1 Chief Borders Jr DB 2 Denver Harris Sr S 3 Jaheem Joseph  Jr DB 4 Andrew Powdrell Jr DB 5 Quandarius Keyes Jr DB 6 Mumu Bin-Wahad So DB 7 Jake Pope Jr ILB 8 Marsel McDuffie Sr DB 9 Aamaris Brown Sr DB 10 Tre Fulton  Fr LB 11 Jordan Eubanks Jr S 13 Darrien Stewart Jr LB 14 Bryce Edmondson  Sr LB 15 Blesyng Alualu-Tuiolemotu  So DL 17 Ose Egbase GS DL 18 Landen Thomas  Fr DL 19 Mohamed Altayeb Jr LB 20 Justin Flowe  Jr DB 21 Joshua Tuchek Fr DB 22 Nijrell Eason II  Fr DB 23 Jordan Buchanan Jr DB 24 Kodi DeCambra  So DB 25 Jaylen Allen  Fr DB 26 Devin Hartsuck  Fr DB 27 Kela Moore  Fr S 28 Logan Christensen Fr DE 30 Tunmise Adeleye  So DB 31 Yasir Muhammad Fr DE 32 Kenji Scanlan Fr DB 35 Anthony Costanzo  Jr DB 39 Saadite Green Jr. Sr DL 40 Armand Ausbon So S 41 Brock DeFries Fr DE 42 Andre Porter  Fr DL 44 Waisale Muavesi Sr LB 45 Kamuela Ka'aihue Jr DL 48 Halatoa Tai Jr DL 49 Kal-El Togafau Fr LB 50 Melvin Laster  Fr LB 51 Alexander Green Fr DE 53 Cory Hall  Jr LB 54 Isaiah Patterson  Fr LB 57 Emeka Megwa Jr DL 90 Eliah Logo Fr OLB 91 Elias Rudolph  Fr DL 92 Jalen Lee GS DL 93 Maxwell Peterson  So DL 94 Lucas Conti  So DL 95 Mo Abbasher So DL 96 Jordan Covington Fr LB 98 Donovan Spellman Sr DL 99 Cohen Fuller Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class PK 32 Ramon Villela  So P 33 Cameron Brown Fr PK 34 Andre Meono Sr LS 36 Andrew McIlquham Sr P 37 Carter Jula  Fr PK 38 Caden Costa Sr P 39 Konner Melzer Sr LS 52 Sam Wolfenden  Fr LS 56 Andrew O'Reilly Fr	Head coach Dan Mullen Coordinators/assistant coaches Paul Guenther – Associate head coach/safeties/interim defensive coordinator Corey Dennis – Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks Adam Scheier – Special teams coordinator Del Alexander – Wide receivers Adrian Mayes – Tight ends/run game coordinator Quinton Ganther – Running backs Mike Sollenne – Offensive line Ricky Logo – Defensive line Jeremy Bruce – Outside linebackers Akeem Davis – Cornerbacks Bam Amina – Graduate assistant - defense Kyle Buckner – Graduate assistant - offense Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 7/3/25

Transfers

Outgoing

Player	Position	Destination
Anthony Rosas	OL	Abilene Christian
Jacob De Jesus	WR	California
Carver Banker	OL	Campbell
Cooper Haswell	TE	Drake
Marshall Nichols	P	Georgia Tech
Grant Hessler	DL	Idaho State
Shko-Mak Pahmahmie	DL	Indiana State
Matthew Sluka	QB	James Madison
Casey Cain	WR	Liberty
Michael Allen	RB	Marshall
Jalen Catalon	S	Missouri
Matthew Greene	OL	Missouri State
Elijah Wilson	S	Prairie View A&M
Christian Moore	TE	Purdue
Mason Vicari	OL	Purdue
Christian Earls	TE	Purdue
Hank Purvis	OL	Purdue
Jalen St. John	OL	Purdue
Tony Grimes	DB	Purdue
Mani Powell	LB	Purdue
Charles Correa	LB	Purdue
Jett Elad	S	Rutgers
Davis Ambuehl	TE	Sacramento State
Sammy Norris	OL	Sacramento State
Damien McDaniel	WR	Sacramento State
Brennon Scott	LB	Sacramento State
Timothy Conerly	WR	Sacramento State
Keith Conley	DL	Sacramento State
Max Mogelson	DL	St. Thomas
Greg Burrell	RB	Texas State
Jeremiah Vessel	S	UAB
Caden Chittenden	K	USC
Devin Green	RB	Utah
Corey Thompson Jr.	WR	Utah State
Fisher Camac	LB	Virginia
John Lewis	LB	West Virginia
Jack Hasz	OL	Unknown
Landon Rogers	WR	Unknown
Daego Albert	S	Unknown
Mathyus Su'a	OL	Unknown
Alexander Whitmore	DL	Unknown
Kylin James	RB	Unknown
Antonio Doyle	DE	Unknown
Lucas Lenhoff	QB	Unknown
Malik Bradford	WR	Unknown
DeAngelo Irvin Jr.	WR	Unknown
Anton Ambuehl	OT	Unknown
Austin Boyd	OL	Withdrawn
Will Thomas	OL	Withdrawn
Toby Moore	OL	Withdrawn

Incoming

Player	Position	Previous school
Kamuela Kaaihue	LB	Arizona
Justin Flowe	LB	Arizona
Troy Omeire	WR	Arizona State
Landen Thomas	DL	Arizona State
Laterrance Welch	DB	Arizona State
Var'Keyes Gumms	TE	Arkansas
Darrien Stewart	S	BYU
Donovan Spellman	DE	Charlotte
Reid Williams	OL	Chattanooga
Cohen Fuller	DL	Coastal Carolina
Donavan Manson	OL	Coastal Carolina
Jake Pope	DB	Georgia
Matt Byrnes	TE	Houston
Ben Christman	OL	Kentucky
Jalen Lee	DL	LSU
Caden Costa	K	Memphis
Bryce Edmondson	LB	Memphis
Elias Rudolph	DE	Miami
Alex Orji	QB	Michigan
John Lewis	LB	Mississippi State
Keyvone Lee	RB	Mississippi State
Andrew Powdrell	DB	Montana State
Carter Jula	P	Nevada
Malik McGowan	OL	North Carolina
Cory Hall	DE	Northern Arizona
Emeka Megwa	RB	Oklahoma
Daejon Reynolds	WR	Pittsburgh
Chief Borders	DE	Pittsburgh
Jordan Buchanan	DB	South Alabama
Nick Elksnis	TE	South Carolina
JoJo Earle	WR	TCU
Andrew McIlquham	LS	Temple
James Faminu	OL	Temple
Jordan Buchanan	DB	Tennessee State
Tunmise Adeleye	DE	Texas State
Alani Makihele	OL	UCLA
Isaiah Patterson	LB	UCLA
Aamaris Brown-Bunkley	DB	USF
Jaylon Glover	RB	Utah
Taeshaun Lyons	WR	Utah
Denver Harris	DB	UTSA
Anthony Colandrea	QB	Virginia
Jaheem Joseph	DB	West Virginia
Koy Moore	WR	Western Kentucky

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