2023 UNLV Rebels football team

2023 UNLV Rebels football
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record9–5 (6–2 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrennan Marion (1st season)
Offensive schemePro spread
Defensive coordinatorMike Scherer (1st season)
Base defenseMultiple
Home stadiumAllegiant Stadium
2023 Mountain West Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
UNLV y   6 2     9 5  
Boise State y$   6 2     8 6  
San Jose State   6 2     7 6  
Air Force   5 3     9 4  
Wyoming   5 3     9 4  
Fresno State   4 4     9 4  
Utah State   4 4     6 7  
Hawaii   3 5     5 8  
Colorado State   3 5     5 7  
Nevada   2 6     2 10  
New Mexico   2 6     4 8  
San Diego State   2 6     4 8  
Championship: Boise State 44, UNLV 20
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant

The 2023 UNLV Rebels football team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) as a member of the Mountain West Conference (MW) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by first-year head coach Barry Odom, the Rebels compiled an overall record of 9–5 record with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, placing in a three-way with Boise State and San Jose State for first place in the MW. UNLV advanced to the Mountain West Championship Game, where the Rebels lost to Boise State. UNLV was then invited to the Guaranteed Rate Bowl, losing to Kansas. The team played home games at Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada.

2023 was the first season winning season for the program, and the first season in which Rebels appeared in a bowl game since 2013.