1970 UNLV Rebels football team

The 1970 UNLV Rebels football team was an American football team that represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas as an independent during the 1970 NCAA College Division football season. In their third year under head coach Bill Ireland, the team compiled a record of 6–4.^[1]

1970 UNLV Rebels football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–4
Head coach	Bill Ireland (3rd season)
Home stadium	Butcher Field
Seasons ← 1969 1971 →

1970 NCAA College Division independents football records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 Tampa			–					10	–	1	–	0
No. 5 Tennessee State			–					10	–	0	–	0
No. 11 Delaware			–					9	–	2	–	0
Hawaii			–					9	–	2	–	0
Northern Michigan			–					8	–	2	–	0
No. 19 Eastern Michigan			–					7	–	2	–	1
Mankato State			–					7	–	2	–	1
Akron			–					7	–	3	–	0
Central Michigan			–					7	–	3	–	0
Temple			–					7	–	3	–	0
Drake			–					7	–	4	–	0
Wayne State (MI)			–					6	–	2	–	0
Arkansas AM&N			–					6	–	3	–	0
Southern Illinois			–					6	–	3	–	0
St. Norbert			–					6	–	3	–	0
Nevada			–					6	–	3	–	1
Portland State			–					6	–	4	–	0
UNLV			–					6	–	4	–	0
Boston University			–					5	–	4	–	0
Cortland			–					5	–	4	–	0
Indiana (PA)			–					5	–	4	–	0
Santa Clara			–					5	–	4	–	1
Lafayette			–					6	–	5	–	0
Colorado College			–					4	–	4	–	0
Drexel			–					4	–	4	–	0
Hofstra			–					5	–	5	–	0
Indiana State			–					5	–	5	–	0
Samford			–					5	–	5	–	0
Wabash			–					3	–	3	–	2
Saint Mary's			–					3	–	4	–	0
Ashland			–					4	–	6	–	0
Bucknell			–					4	–	6	–	0
Lehigh			–					4	–	6	–	0
Rose Poly			–					3	–	5	–	1
Northeastern			–					3	–	5	–	0
Indiana Central			–					3	–	6	–	0
Lake Forest			–					3	–	6	–	0
Kentucky State			–					3	–	6	–	0
Chicago			–					2	–	5	–	0
Chattanooga			–					3	–	8	–	0
Parsons			–					2	–	7	–	0
Eastern Illinois			–					2	–	8	–	0
Milwaukee			–					1	–	9	–	0
Rankings from AP small college poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	Southern Utah	Butcher Field Las Vegas, NV	W 28–6	6,000
September 26	at Idaho State	ASISU Minidome Pocatello, ID	L 34–64	10,400	[2]
October 3	Oregon Tech	Butcher Field Las Vegas, NV	W 56–0	5,600
October 10	at UC Riverside	Highlander Stadium Riverside, CA	L 19–21	2,500
October 17	Cal State Los Angeles	Butcher Field Las Vegas, NV	L 20–21	2,000–3,000	[3]
October 22	at Cal State Fullerton	Anaheim Stadium Anaheim, CA	W 20–10	5,300	[4]
October 31	at Santa Clara	Buck Shaw Stadium Santa Clara, CA	W 35–25	8,124
November 7	Hawaii	Butcher Field Las Vegas, NV	L 21–28	5,002	[5]
November 14	Montana State	Butcher Field Las Vegas, NV	W 38–36	2,700–3,000	[6]
November 26	Nevada	Butcher Field Las Vegas, NV (rivalry)	W 42–30	6,000

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