2009 UNLV Rebels football team

2009 UNLV Rebels football
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record5–7 (3–5 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTodd Berry (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorDennis Therrell (2nd season)
Home stadiumSam Boyd Stadium
(Capacity: 36,800)
Seasons
← 2008
2010 →
2009 Mountain West Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 6 TCU $   8 0     12 1  
No. 12 BYU   7 1     11 2  
No. 18 Utah   6 2     10 3  
Air Force   5 3     8 5  
Wyoming   4 4     7 6  
UNLV   3 5     5 7  
San Diego State   2 6     4 8  
New Mexico   1 7     1 11  
Colorado State   0 8     3 9  
  • $ – Conference champion and BCS representative as top non-AQ school to meet automatic qualification criteria
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009 UNLV Rebels football team was the 42nd varsity football team to represent the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The Rebels play in the Mountain West Conference and compete each season against the remaining eight members of the conference and one permanent interstate rival: Nevada. In 2009, UNLV also played non-conference games at home against Sacramento State, Oregon State and Hawaii. Mike Sanford entered his fifth and final season as UNLV's head coach and the Rebels played their home games at Sam Boyd Stadium in Whitney, Nevada.

In November, head coach Mike Sanford was fired after five losing seasons, a 16-43 record and no bowl appearances. He won his last game as head coach against San Diego State on November 28, 2009, 28-24, with a fourth quarter comeback.[1]