2022 UNLV Rebels football team

The 2022 UNLV Rebels football team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas as a member of the Mountain West Conference during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They are led by head coach Marcus Arroyo, who is in his third season with the team. The Rebels will play their home games at Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada.

2022 UNLV Rebels football
ConferenceMountain West Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record5–7 (3–5 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorNick Holz (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorKeith Heyward (1st season)
Home stadiumAllegiant Stadium
(capacity: 65,000)
2022 Mountain West Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Mountain Division
Boise State xy  8 –0   10 –4  
Air Force  5 –3   10 –3  
Wyoming  5 –3   7 –6  
Utah State  5 –3   6 –7  
Colorado State  3 –5   3 –9  
New Mexico  0 –8   2 –10  
West Division
No. 24 Fresno State xy$  7 –1   10 –4  
San Diego State  5 –3   7 –6  
San Jose State  5 –3   7 –5  
UNLV  3 –5   5 –7  
Hawaii  2 –6   3 –10  
Nevada  0 –8   2 –10  
Championship: Fresno State 28, Boise State 16
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

On November 28, following a 5-7 season, Arroyo was fired. During his three seasons as UNLV's head coach, he went 7-23.[1]

On December 6, 2022 the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported that Arkansas defensive coordinator Barry Odom would be named the new head coach at UNLV.

Schedule

UNLV and the Mountain West Conference announced the 2022 football schedule on February 16, 2022.[2][3]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 2712:30 p.m.Idaho State*
CBSSNW 52–2119,579
September 101:00 p.m.at California*
P12NL 14–2038,180
September 1712:00 p.m.North Texas*
  • Allegiant Stadium
  • Paradise, NV
KVVUW 58–2719,623
September 244:00 p.m.at Utah State
CBSSNW 34–2417,454
September 308:00 p.m.New Mexico
  • Allegiant Stadium
  • Paradise, NV
CBSSNW 31–2021,605
October 77:30 p.m.at San Jose State
CBSSNL 7–4016,669
October 157:30 p.m.Air Force
  • Allegiant Stadium
  • Paradise, NV
CBSSNL 7–4223,847
October 2211:30 a.m.at Notre Dame*
PeacockL 21–4473,165
November 54:00 p.m.at San Diego State
CBSSNL 10–1428,854
November 117:30 p.m.Fresno State
  • Allegiant Stadium
  • Paradise, NV
CBSSNL 30–3723,146
November 198:00 p.m.at Hawaii
SPEC PPV/KVVUL 25–319,346
November 263:00 p.m.Nevada
  • Allegiant Stadium
  • Paradise, NV (rivalry)
KNSN-TV/KVVUW 27–2224,873

Game summaries

Idaho State
1 2 3 4 Total
Bengals 7 0 7 7 21
Rebels 10 35 0 7 52
See also: 2022 Idaho State Bengals football team

At California
See also: 2022 California Golden Bears football team
UNLV Rebels (1–0) vs California Golden Bears (1–0) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Rebels 0 7 7014
Golden Bears 14 3 3020

at California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA

  • Date: September 10, 2022
  • Game time: 1:07 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sloudy, 68 °F (20 °C)
  • Game attendance: 38,180
  • Referee: Francisco Villar
  • TV announcers (Pac-12 Network): Guy Haberman (play-by-play), Shane Vereen (analyst)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (11:08) CAL – Jaydn Ott 2-yard run, Dario Longhetto kick (Drive: 6 plays, 55 yards, 3:02; California 7–0)
  • (3:52) CAL – Jaydn Ott 12-yard pass from Jack Plummer, Dario Longhetto kick (Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:58; California 14–0)
Second Quarter
  • (14:55) UNLV – Kyle Williams 11-yard pass from Doug Brumfield, Daniel Gutierrez kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:57; California 14–7)
  • (1:58) CAL – Dario Longhetto 21-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 4:22; California 17–7)
Third Quarter
  • (8:21) CAL – Dario Longhetto 30-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 67 yards, 6:34; California 20–7)
  • (7:04) UNLV – Aidan Robbins 31-yard run, Daniel Gutierrez kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:17; California 20–14)
Fourth Quarter

None

StatisticsUNLVCAL
First downs1725
Total yards309370
Rushes/yards31–10332–92
Passing yards206278
Passing: Comp–Att–Int18–33–128–39–1
Time of possession24:2435:36
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
UNLVPassingDoug Brumfield18/33, 206 yards, TD, INT
RushingAidan Robbins14 carries, 84 yards, TD
ReceivingRicky White4 receptions, 59 yards
CaliforniaPassingJack Plummer28/39, 278 yards, TD, INT
RushingJaydn Ott7 carries, 52 yards, TD
ReceivingJeremiah Hunter5 receptions, 79 yards

At Notre Dame
See also: 2022 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team
UNLV Rebels (4–3) vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish (3–3) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Rebels 7 0 7721
Fighting Irish 23 7 01444

at Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN

  • Date: October 22, 2022
  • Game time: 11:30 a.m. PT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 72 °F (22 °C)
  • Game attendance: 73,165
  • Referee: Jerry Magallanes
  • TV announcers (Peacock): Jac Collinsworth (play–by–play), Jason Garrett (analyst), Zora Stephenson (sideline)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (12:35) ND – Audric Estimé 12-yard run, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:25; Notre Dame 7–0)
  • (10:06) ND – Blake Grupe 43-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 18 yards, 2:07; Notre Dame 10–0)
  • (9:10) UNLV – Jordan Younge-Humphrey 2-yard run, Daniel Gutierrez kick (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:56; Notre Dame 10–7)
  • (6:24) ND – Michael Mayer 20-yard pass from Drew Pyne, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 2 plays, 20 yards, 0:08; Notre Dame 17–7)
  • (3:58) ND – Blake Grupe 27-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 0:48; Notre Dame 20–7)
  • (1:18) ND – Blake Grupe 46-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 1:12; Notre Dame 23–7)
Second Quarter
  • (4:10) ND – Mitchell Evans 1-yard run, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 6 plays, 46 yards, 3:04; Notre Dame 30–7)
Third Quarter
  • (8:06) UNLV – Harrison Bailey 2-yard run, Daniel Gutierrez kick (Drive: 9 plays, 76 yards, 3:43; Notre Dame 30–14)
Fourth Quarter
  • (11:59) ND – Chris Tyree 8-yard run, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 13 plays, 62 yards, 7:10; Notre Dame 37–14)
  • (8:02) UNLV – Jordan Younge-Humphrey 1-yard run, Daniel Gutierrez kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 3:57; Notre Dame 37–21)
  • (2:55) ND – Braden Lenzy 4-yard pass from Drew Pyne, Blake Grupe kick (Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 5:06; Notre Dame 44–21)
Pregame lineOver/under
ND −26.046.5
StatisticsUNLVND
First downs1123
Total yards299428
Rushes/yards28–14647–223
Passing yards153205
Passing: Comp–Att–Int17–33–014–28–1
Time of possession26:0233:58
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
UNLVPassingCameron Friel8/15, 80 yards
RushingCourtney Reese11 carries, 142 yards
ReceivingNick Williams4 receptions, 47 yards
Notre DamePassingDrew Pyne14/28, 205 yards, 2 TD, INT
RushingLogan Diggs28 carries, 130 yards
ReceivingMichael Mayer6 receptions, 115 yards, TD

Fresno State
See also: 2022 Fresno State Bulldogs football team
Game Ten – Fresno State Bulldogs (5–4) at UNLV Rebels (4–5)
Period 1 2 34Total
Bulldogs 7 7 101337
Rebels 10 6 31130

at Allegiant Stadium • Paradise, NV

  • Date: Friday, November 11, 2022
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: Partly Cloudy • Temperature: 61 °F (16 °C) • Wind:
  • Game attendance: 23,146
  • Referee: Kevin Boitmann
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Carter Blackburn (play-by-play), & Tom Herman (analyst)
  • Pregame line: Fresno State −8.5
Game information
First quarter
  • (11:29) UNLV – Daniel Gutierrez 42-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 51 yards, 3:31; UNLV 3–0)
  • (8:29) FRES – Jalen Moreno-Cropper 33-yard pass from Jake Haener, Dylan Lynch kick (Drive: 7 plays, 48 yards, 3:00; Fresno State 7–3)
  • (1:12) UNLV – Doug Brumfield 5-yard run, Daniel Gutierrez kick (Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 7:17; UNLV 10–7)
Second quarter
  • (9:39) UNLV – Daniel Gutierrez 48-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 15 yards, 3:54; UNLV 13–7)
  • (6:16) FRES – Jordan Mims 5-yard run, Dylan Lynch kick (Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, 3:17; Fresno State 14–13)
  • (0:17) UNLV – Daniel Gutierrez 27-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 66 yards, 5:59; UNLV 16–14)
Third quarter
  • (9:49) FRES – Dylan Lynch 26-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 67 yards, 5:11; Fresno State 17–16)
  • (3:15) FRES – Zane Pope 2-yard pass from Jake Haener, Dylan Lynch kick (Drive: 10 plays, 46 yards, 4:50; Fresno State 24–16)
  • (0:48) UNLV – Daniel Gutierrez 38-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 55 yards, 2:27; Fresno State 24–19)
Fourth quarter
  • (10:57) FRES – Dylan Lynch 23-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 52 yards, 4:43; Fresno State 27–19)
  • (9:28) UNLV – Adin Robbins 66-yard run, Nick Williams–Kyle Williams Two-point pass (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:29; Tied 27–27)
  • (8:47) FRES – Jalen Moreno-Cropper 60-yard pass from Jake Haener, Dylan Lynch kick (Drive: 3 plays, 79 yards, 0:37; Fresno State 34–27)
  • (2:56) FRES – Dylan Lynch 29-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 22 yards, 4:11; Fresno State 37–27)
  • (0:13) UNLV – Daniel Gutierrez 33-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 59 yards, 2:43; Fresno State 37–30)
Statistics FRES UNLV
First downs2122
Plays–yards60–38171–391
Rushes–yards26–6839–219
Passing yards313172
Passing: comp–att–int28–36–018–34–0
Time of possession29:1630:44
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Fresno State PassingJake Haener28/36, 313 yards, 3 TD
RushingJordan Mims21 carries, 70 yards, TD
ReceivingJalen Moreno-Cropper8 receptions, 164 yards, 2 TD
UNLV PassingDoug Brumfield18/34, 172 yards
RushingAidan Robbins26 carries, 144 yards, TD
ReceivingKyle Williams6 receptions, 43 yards

References
  1. Mitch Chris Vaninni and Matt Fortuna (November 28, 2022). "UNLV fires coach Marcus Arroyo after 3 seasons". The Athletic. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
  2. Andy Yamashita (February 16, 2022). "UNLV 2022 football schedule features game at Notre Dame". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
  3. Mitch Kelly (February 16, 2022). "UNLV Football releases their 2022 schedule". The Bet Las Vegas. Retrieved May 20, 2022.


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