1973 UNLV Rebels football team

American college football season

1973 UNLV Rebels football
Conference	Independent
1973 record	8–3
Head coach	Ron Meyer (1st season)
Home stadium	Las Vegas Stadium
Seasons ← 1972 1974 →

1973 NCAA Division II independents football records
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Tennessee State			–					10	–	0	–	0
No. 9 Hawaii			–					9	–	2	–	0
Nebraska–Omaha			–					7	–	2	–	1
UNLV			–					8	–	3	–	0
No. 13 Delaware ^			–					8	–	4	–	0
Central Michigan			–					7	–	4	–	0
Nevada			–					7	–	4	–	0
Milwaukee			–					6	–	4	–	1
Eastern Michigan			–					6	–	4	–	0
Akron			–					6	–	5	–	0
Central State (OH)			–					6	–	5	–	0
Wayne State (MI)			–					5	–	5	–	0
Drexel			–					4	–	4	–	0
Bucknell			–					3	–	4	–	2
Northeast Louisiana			–					3	–	5	–	2
Santa Clara			–					4	–	6	–	0
Youngstown State			–					4	–	6	–	0
Arkansas–Pine Bluff			–					3	–	5	–	1
Chattanooga			–					4	–	7	–	0
Indiana State			–					4	–	7	–	0
Northeastern			–					3	–	6	–	0
Northern Michigan			–					2	–	7	–	1
Portland State			–					1	–	10	–	0
^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1973 UNLV Rebels football team was an American football team that represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas as an independent during the 1973 NCAA Division II football season. In their first year under head coach Ron Meyer, the team compiled an 8–3 record.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 9	State College of Arkansas	Las Vegas Stadium Whitney, NV	W 38–6	7,854
September 15	Cal State Los Angeles	Las Vegas Stadium Whitney, NV	W 42–7	7,023
September 21	Marshall	Las Vegas Stadium Whitney, NV	W 31–9	9,186
September 29	Utah State	Las Vegas Stadium Whitney, NV	L 3–7	12,486
October 6	Northeast Louisiana	Las Vegas Stadium Whitney, NV	W 26–0	8,623
October 13	Boise State	Las Vegas Stadium Whitney, NV	W 24–19	12,642
October 20	Milwaukee	Las Vegas Stadium Whitney, NV	W 35–24	11,738
October 27	at Hawaii	Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, HI	L 29–31	23,011
November 3	at Santa Clara	Buck Shaw Stadium Santa Clara, CA	W 31–15	6,310
November 10	Northern Arizona	Las Vegas Stadium Whitney, NV	W 42–14	12,124
November 17	at Nevada	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV (rivalry)	L 3–19	7,014

References

1. "UNLV 2020 Football Guide" (PDF). University of Nevada, Las Vegas. 2020. p. 129. Retrieved December 20, 2020.