2005 UNLV Rebels football team
{{Short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season
|sport=football
|year=2005
|team= UNLV Rebels
|image= University of Nevada Las Vegas 1995-2005 wordmark (vect).svg
|conference= Mountain West Conference
|short_conf= MW
|record= 2–9
|conf_record= 1–7
|head_coach= Mike Sanford
|hc_year= 1st
|off_coach = Noah Brindise
|oc_year = 1st
|def_coach = Vic Shealy
|dc_year = 1st
|stadium= Sam Boyd Stadium
}}
{{2005 Mountain West Conference football standings}}
The 2005 UNLV Rebels football team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas during the 2005 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 = 2005
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I-A
| poll = AP
| timezone = Pacific
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = {{Tooltip|September 5|Monday}}
| time = 10:00 a.m.
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = New Mexico
| site_stadium = University Stadium
| site_cityst = Albuquerque, NM
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 22–24
| attend = 37,533
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 10
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Idaho
| site_stadium = Sam Boyd Stadium
| site_cityst = Whitney, NV
| tv =
| score = 34–31
| attend = 21,870
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 17
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Nevada
| gamename = Battle for the Fremont Cannon
| site_stadium = Mackay Stadium
| site_cityst = Reno, NV
| tv = ESPNU
| score = 14–22
| attend = 23,457
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 24
| time = 5:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Utah State
| site_stadium = Romney Stadium
| site_cityst = Logan, UT
| tv = SPW
| score = 24–31
| attend = 12,408
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 1
| time = 12:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Wyoming
| site_stadium = War Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Laramie, WY
| tv = SPW
| score = 17–42
| attend = 18,022
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 8
| time = 12:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| opponent = San Diego State
| site_stadium = Sam Boyd Stadium
| site_cityst = Whitney, NV
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 13–10
| attend = 18,372
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 15
| time = 9:00 a.m.
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Air Force
| site_stadium = Falcon Stadium
| site_cityst = Colorado Springs, CO
| tv = SPW
| score = 7–42
| attend = 30,573
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 22
| time = 4:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| opponent = Utah
| site_stadium = Sam Boyd Stadium
| site_cityst = Whitney, NV
| tv = ABC
| score = 32–42
| attend = 19,108
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 5
| time = 12:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| homecoming = y
| opponent = BYU
| site_stadium = Sam Boyd Stadium
| site_cityst = Whitney, NV
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 14–55
| attend = 23,677
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 12
| time = 4:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = TCU
| opprank = 18
| site_stadium = Amon G. Carter Stadium
| site_cityst = Fort Worth, TX
| tv =
| score = 3–51
| attend = 28,035
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 19
| time = 1:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| opponent = Colorado State
| site_stadium = Sam Boyd Stadium
| site_cityst = Whitney, NV
| tv =
| score = 27–31
| attend = 16,543
}}
}}
References
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{{UNLV Rebels football navbox}}
Category:UNLV Rebels football seasons
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