2016 UNLV Rebels football team

The 2016 UNLV Rebels football team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas during the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Rebels were led by second-year head coach Tony Sanchez and played their home games at Sam Boyd Stadium. They were members of the West Division of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 4–8 and 3–5 in Mountain West play to finish in a three-way tie for third place in the West Division.

2016 UNLV Rebels football
ConferenceMountain West Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record4–8 (3–5 MW)
Head coach
  • Tony Sanchez (2nd season)
Offensive coordinatorBarney Cotton (2nd season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorKent Baer (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumSam Boyd Stadium
2016 Mountain West Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Mountain Division
Wyoming xy  6 2   8 6  
Boise State x  6 2   10 3  
New Mexico x  6 2   9 4  
Air Force  5 3   10 3  
Colorado State  5 3   7 6  
Utah State  1 7   3 9  
West Division
No. 25 San Diego State xy$  6 2   11 3  
Hawaii  4 4   7 7  
Nevada  3 5   5 7  
San Jose State  3 5   4 8  
UNLV  3 5   4 8  
Fresno State  0 8   1 11  
Championship: San Diego State 27, Wyoming 24
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll
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