1988 UNLV Rebels football team

1988 UNLV Rebels football
Conference	Big West Conference
Record	4–7 (3–4 Big West)
Head coach	Wayne Nunnely (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Carl Ferrill (2nd season)
Home stadium	Sam Boyd Silver Bowl

1988 Big West Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Fresno State $	7	–	0	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Cal State Fullerton	5	–	2	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Utah State	4	–	3	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
San Jose State	4	–	3	–	0			4	–	8	–	0
UNLV	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Long Beach State	3	–	4	–	0			3	–	9	–	0
Pacific (CA)	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
New Mexico State	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1988 UNLV Rebels football team was an American football team that represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in the Big West Conference during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third year under head coach Wayne Nunnely, the team compiled a 4–7 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 3	at Baylor*	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX	L 3–27	25,610
September 17	Cal State Fullerton	Sam Boyd Silver Bowl Whitney, NV	L 10–20	18,865
September 24	Ohio*	Sam Boyd Silver Bowl Whitney, NV	W 26–18	16,266
October 1	at No. 9 Nebraska*	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	L 6–48	76,398
October 8	at Pacific (CA)	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	W 30–16	6,233
October 15	New Mexico State	Sam Boyd Silver Bowl Whitney, NV	W 28–20	18,729
October 29	Tulsa*	Sam Boyd Silver Bowl Whitney, NV	L 7–33	18,425
November 5	at Utah State	Romney Stadium Logan, UT	L 10–17	8,606
November 12	Fresno State	Sam Boyd Silver Bowl Whitney, NV	L 14–31	23,408
November 19	San Jose State	Sam Boyd Silver Bowl Whitney, NV	L 0–42	3,260
November 26	at Long Beach State	Veterans Memorial Stadium Long Beach, CA	W 42–41	2,014
*Non-conference game Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game