2002 UNLV Rebels football team
{{Short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season
|sport=football
|year=2002
|team= UNLV Rebels
|image= University of Nevada Las Vegas 1995-2005 wordmark (vect).svg
|conference= Mountain West Conference
|short_conf= MW
|record= 5–7
|conf_record= 3–4
|head_coach= John Robinson
|hc_year= 4th
|off_coach = Rob Boras
|oc_year = 2nd as OC, 4th overall
|def_coach = Mike Bradeson
|dc_year = 2nd as OC, 7th overall
|off_scheme=
|def_scheme=
|stadium= Sam Boyd Stadium
}}
{{2002 Mountain West Conference football standings}}
The 2002 UNLV Rebels football team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. UNLV competed as a member of the Mountain West Conference (MW) and played their home games at Sam Boyd Stadium in Whitney, Nevada.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 2002
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I-A
| poll = AP
| timezone = Pacific
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = August 31
| time = 5:45 p.m.
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Wisconsin
| site_stadium = Sam Boyd Stadium
| site_cityst = Whitney, NV
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 7–27
| attend = 42,075
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 7
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Kansas
| site_stadium = Sam Boyd Stadium
| site_cityst = Whitney, NV
| tv =
| score = 31–20
| attend = 25,109
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 14
| time = 4:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Oregon State
| site_stadium = Reser Stadium
| site_cityst = Corvallis, OR
| tv = TBS
| score = 17–47
| attend = 36,121
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 21
| time = 4:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Toledo
| site_stadium = Glass Bowl
| site_cityst = Toledo, OH
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 21–38
| attend = 26,050
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 5
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| homecoming = y
| opponent = Nevada
| gamename = Battle for the Fremont Cannon
| site_stadium = Sam Boyd Stadium
| site_cityst = Whitney, NV
| tv =
| score = 21–17
| attend = 28,341
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 12
| time = 4:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| opponent = New Mexico
| site_stadium = Sam Boyd Stadium
| site_cityst = Whitney, NV
| tv =
| score = 16–25
| attend = 21,205
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 19
| time = 4:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = BYU
| site_stadium = LaVell Edwards Stadium
| site_cityst = Provo, UT
| tv = SPW
| score = 24–3
| attend = 62,543
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 26
| time = 4:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = San Diego State
| site_stadium = Qualcomm Stadium
| site_cityst = San Diego, CA
| tv =
| score = 21–31
| attend = 21,541
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 2
| time = 4:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| opponent = Wyoming
| site_stadium = Sam Boyd Stadium
| site_cityst = Whitney, NV
| tv = SPW
| score = 49–48
| overtime = OT
| attend = 23,346
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 9
| time = 4:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Utah
| site_stadium = Rice–Eccles Stadium
| site_cityst = Salt Lake City, UT
| tv =
| score = 17–28
| attend = 28,528
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 16
| time = 12:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| opponent = Air Force
| site_stadium = Sam Boyd Stadium
| site_cityst = Whitney, NV
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 32–49
| attend = 25,417
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 30
| time = 12:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Colorado State
| opprank = 16
| site_stadium = Hughes Stadium
| site_cityst = Fort Collins, CO
| tv = SPW
| score = 36–33
| attend = 28,877
}}
}}