2024 UNLV Rebels football team explained

Year:	2024
Team:	UNLV Rebels
Sport:	football
Conference:	Mountain West Conference
Short Conf:	MW
Coachrank:	19
Aprank:	19
Cfprank:	20
Record:	10–2
Conf Record:	6–1
Head Coach:	Barry Odom
Hc Year:	2nd
Off Coach:	Brennan Marion
Oc Year:	2nd
Off Scheme:	Pro spread
Def Coach:	Mike Scherer
Dc Year:	2nd
Def Scheme:	Multiple
Stadium:	Allegiant Stadium
Conf Champ:	MW Championship Game
Conf Champ Result:	at Boise State

The 2024 UNLV Rebels football team will represent the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in the Mountain West Conference during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Rebels are led by Barry Odom in his second year as the head coach. The Rebels play their home games at Allegiant Stadium, located in Paradise, Nevada.^[1]

On September 29, the Rebels were ranked in the AP Top 25 for the first time in school history.^[2]

With their win over Oregon State on October 19, the Rebels were bowl eligible in consecutive seasons for the first time in program history. As well as their first consecutive winning seasons for the first time since their now forfeited 1983 and 1984 campaigns.

Preseason

Mountain West media poll

The Mountain West's preseason prediction poll was released on July 10, 2024.^[3]

Mountain West media poll
1	Boise State	543 (38)
2	UNLV	471 (4)
3	Fresno State	460 (4)
4	Air Force	384
5	Colorado State	337
6	Wyoming	296
7	Utah State	285
8	San Diego State	251
9	Hawaii	214
10	San Jose State	185
11	New Mexico	85
12	Nevada	77

Schedule

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Game summaries

at Houston

Statistics	UNLV	HOU
First downs	14	14
Total yards	308	247
Rushing yards	48–195	26–38
Passing yards	113	209
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	7–14–1	22–38–2
Time of possession	31:27	28:33

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UNLV	Passing	Matthew Sluka	6/13, 71 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing	Michael Allen	10 carries, 65 yards
Receiving	Jaden Bradley	2 receptions, 60 yards
Houston	Passing	Donovan Smith	15/30, 135 yards, 2 INT
Rushing	Parker Jenkins	2 carries, 17 yards
Receiving	Mekhi Mews	3 receptions, 57 yards

vs. Utah Tech (FCS)

Statistics	UTU	UNLV
First downs	13	34
Total yards	293	695
Rushing yards	67	504
Passing yards	226	191
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	18–34–1	9–18–0
Time of possession	23:43	36:17

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Utah Tech	Passing		14/28, 188 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing	Reggie Graff	5 carries, 30 yards
Receiving	Alec Burton	1 reception, 64 yards, TD
UNLV	Passing	Matthew Sluka	8/17, 161 yards, 3 TD
Rushing	Greg Burrell	11 carries, 101 yards, TD
Receiving		5 receptions, 111 yards, 3 TD

at Kansas

Statistics	UNLV	KU
First downs	17	17
Total yards	267	352
Rushing yards	47–181	35–199
Passing yards	86	153
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	7–18–0	12–24–2
Time of possession	31:06	28:54

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UNLV	Passing	Matthew Sluka	7/18, 86 yards, TD
Rushing	Matthew Sluka	19 carries, 124 yards
Receiving	Jaden Bradley	1 reception, 31 yards
Kansas	Passing	Jalon Daniels	12/24, 153 yards, 2 INT
Rushing	Devin Neal	23 carries, 120 yards
Receiving	Lawrence Arnold	4 receptions, 58 yards

vs Fresno State

Statistics	FRES	UNLV
First downs	24	25
Total yards	346	450
Rushing yards	30	252
Passing yards	316	198
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	28–45–4	14–17–0
Time of possession	33:32	24:39

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Fresno State	Passing		27/41, 316 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing	Jonathan Arceneaux	4 carries, 30 yards
Receiving	Raylen Sharpe	10 receptions, 116 yards
UNLV	Passing		13/16, 182 yards, 3 TD
Rushing	Hajj-Malik Williams	12 carries, 119 yards, TD
Receiving	Ricky White III	10 receptions, 127 yards, 2 TD

vs Syracuse

Statistics	SYR	UNLV
First downs	34	20
Total yards	492	354
Rushing yards	137	127
Passing yards	355	227
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	40–63–1	21–25–1
Time of possession	39:38	20:22

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Syracuse	Passing		40/63, 355 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing		19 carries, 71 yards, 2 TD
Receiving		10 receptions, 142 yards
UNLV	Passing	Hajj-Malik Williams	21/25, 227 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing	Jai'Dean Thomas	6 carries, 64 yards
Receiving	Ricky White III	10 receptions, 135 yards, TD

at Utah State

Statistics	UNLV	USU
First downs	25	32
Total yards	546	584
Rushing yards	313	123
Passing yards	233	461
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	13–20–0	41–59–3
Time of possession	31:02	28:58

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UNLV	Passing	Hajj-Malik Williams	13/20, 233 yards, 3 TD
Rushing	Jai’den Thomas	17 carries, 139 yards, TD
Receiving	Ricky White III	7 receptions, 138 yards, 2 TD
Utah State	Passing		41/59, 461 yards, 3 TD, 3 INT
Rushing	Rahsul Faison	15 carries, 83 yards, TD
Receiving		10 receptions, 155 yards, TD

at Oregon State

Statistics	UNLV	OSU
First downs	21	21
Total yards	384	368
Rushing yards	188	137
Passing yards	196	231
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	15–27–1	21–37–0
Time of possession	28:34	31:26

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UNLV	Passing	Hajj-Malik Williams	15/27, 196 yards, TD, INT
Rushing	Hajj-Malik Williams	13 carries, 65 yards, 2 TD
Receiving	Ricky White III	9 receptions, 88 yards, TD
Oregon State	Passing		21/37, 231 yards
Rushing	Gevani McCoy	16 carries, 81 yards, 2 TD
Receiving	Trent Walker	9 receptions, 88 yards

vs No. 17 Boise State

Statistics	BSU	UNLV
First downs	21	16
Total yards	394	367
Rushing yards	185	188
Passing yards	209	179
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	18–33–0	12–22–1
Time of possession	33:58	25:54

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Boise State	Passing		18/33, 209 yards, TD
Rushing		33 carries, 128 yards, TD
Receiving	Austin Bolt	2 receptions, 43 yards
UNLV	Passing	Hajj-Malik Williams	12/21, 179 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing	Hajj-Malik Williams	19 carries, 105 yards, TD
Receiving	Ricky White III	5 receptions, 57 yards

at Hawaii

Statistics	UNLV	HAW
First downs	22	16
Total yards	465	374
Rushing yards	290	92
Passing yards	175	282
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	13–28–0	14–35–1
Time of possession	32:29	27:31

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UNLV	Passing	Hajj-Malik Williams	13/27, 175 yards, TD
Rushing	Hajj-Malik Williams	19 carries, 122 yards, TD
Receiving	Ricky White III	7 receptions, 128 yards, TD
Hawaii	Passing		14/35, 282 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing	Brayden Schager	18 carries, 42 yards
Receiving	Jonah Panoke	6 receptions, 90 yards, 2 TD

vs San Diego State

Statistics	SDSU	UNLV
First downs	14	26
Total yards	270	515
Rushing yards	107	253
Passing yards	163	262
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	14–23–2	23–32–0
Time of possession	23:58	36:55

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
San Diego State	Passing		13/22, 162 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing		26 carries, 97 yards
Receiving	Ja'Shaun Poke	3 receptions, 79 yards, TD
UNLV	Passing	Hajj-Malik Williams	20/29, 244 yards, TD
Rushing	Greg Burrell	10 carries, 58 yards, TD
Receiving	Jacob De Jesus	7 receptions, 75 yards

at San Jose State

Statistics	UNLV	SJSU
First downs	24	9
Total yards	338	112
Rushing yards	207	31
Passing yards	131	81
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	11–20–1	4–22–0
Time of possession	40:42	19:18

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UNLV	Passing	Hajj-Malik Williams	11/20, 131 yards, TD, INT
Rushing	Jai'Dean Thomas	26 carries, 135 yards, TD
Receiving	Ricky White III	7 receptions, 98 yards
San Jose State	Passing		4/22, 81 yards, TD
Rushing	Floyd Chalk IV	18 carries, 56 yards
Receiving	Matthew Coleman	1 reception, 33 yards, TD

vs. Nevada (Fremont Cannon)

Statistics	NEV	UNLV
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nevada	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
UNLV	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at No. 10 Boise State (Mountain West Championship Game)

Game notes:

Statistics	UNLV	Boise State
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UNLV	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Boise State	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Notes and References

Web site: 2023 Football Coaching Staff . UNLV Rebels . 27 January 2024.
News: Brown . Matt . Alabama passes Texas for No. 1 in AP Top 25 poll; UNLV ranked for first time . 2024-10-06 . The New York Times . en-US . 0362-4331.
Web site: Boise State Picked to 2024 Mountain West Football Title . July 10, 2024 . September 1, 2024.
Web site: 2024 UNLV Football Schedule . FBSchedules.com . 27 January 2024.