2005 UNLV Rebels football team

2005 UNLV Rebels football
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	2–9 (1–7 MW)
Head coach	Mike Sanford (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Noah Brindise (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Vic Shealy (1st season)
Home stadium	Sam Boyd Stadium

2005 Mountain West Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 11 TCU $		8	–	0					11	–	1
BYU		5	–	3					6	–	6
Colorado State		5	–	3					6	–	6
Utah		4	–	4					7	–	5
New Mexico		4	–	4					6	–	5
San Diego State		4	–	4					5	–	7
Air Force		3	–	5					4	–	7
Wyoming		2	–	6					4	–	7
UNLV		1	–	7					2	–	9
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	10:00 a.m.	at New Mexico	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	ESPN2	L 22–24	37,533
September 10	7:00 p.m.	Idaho*	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV		W 34–31	21,870
September 17	7:00 p.m.	at Nevada*	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV (Battle for the Fremont Cannon)	ESPNU	L 14–22	23,457
September 24	5:00 p.m.	at Utah State*	Romney Stadium Logan, UT	SPW	L 24–31	12,408
October 1	12:00 p.m.	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	SPW	L 17–42	18,022
October 8	12:00 p.m.	San Diego State	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV	ESPN+	W 13–10	18,372
October 15	9:00 a.m.	at Air Force	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	SPW	L 7–42	30,573
October 22	4:00 p.m.	Utah	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV	ABC	L 32–42	19,108
November 5	12:00 p.m.	BYU	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV	ESPN+	L 14–55	23,677
November 12	4:00 p.m.	at No. 18 TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX		L 3–51	28,035
November 19	1:00 p.m.	Colorado State	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV		L 27–31	16,543
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time