1977 UNLV Rebels football team

The 1977 UNLV Rebels football team was an American football team that represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas as an independent during the 1977 NCAA Division II football season. In their second year under head coach Tony Knap, the team compiled an 9–2 record.[1]

1977 UNLV Rebels football
Conference	Independent
1977 record	9–2
Head coach	Tony Knap (2nd season)
Home stadium	Las Vegas Silver Bowl

1977 NCAA Division II independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 8 Lehigh ^			–					12	–	2	–	0
UNLV			–					9	–	2	–	0
No. T–5 Nevada			–					8	–	3	–	0
Northern Michigan			–					7	–	3	–	0
Portland State			–					7	–	4	–	0
Delaware			–					6	–	3	–	1
Akron			–					6	–	4	–	1
Central State (OH)			–					5	–	6	–	0
Bucknell			–					4	–	5	–	0
Cal State Los Angeles			–					4	–	5	–	0
Northeastern			–					3	–	6	–	1
Northern Colorado			–					3	–	7	–	0
Santa Clara			–					2	–	7	–	1
^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from Associated Press poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 10	at Montana	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	W 15–13	6,500
September 17	Troy State	Las Vegas Silver Bowl Whitney, NV	W 35–28	13,424
September 24	at Boise State	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	L 14–45	20,575
October 1	Northern Arizona	Las Vegas Silver Bowl Whitney, NV	W 20–16	13,497
October 8	Western Illinois	Las Vegas Silver Bowl Whitney, NV	W 59–29	11,798
October 15	Weber State	Las Vegas Silver Bowl Whitney, NV	W 26–13	13,918
October 22	at San Diego State	San Diego Stadium San Diego, CA	L 7–31	39,109
October 29	Cal State Fullerton	Las Vegas Silver Bowl Whitney, NV	W 24–21	11,663
November 5	at Idaho	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID	W 35–14	7,400
November 12	North Dakota	Las Vegas Silver Bowl Whitney, NV	W 38–14	17,238
November 19	at Nevada	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV (rivalry)	W 27–12	10,412

References

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