The UNLV Rebels football program is a college football team that represents the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). The team is a member of the Mountain West Conference, which is a Division I Bowl Subdivision conference of the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA). The program, which began on September 14, 1968, plays its home games at Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada.
A football signed by the 1973 UNLV Runnin’ Rebels football team that was gifted to President Gerald Ford.
Allegiant Stadium is a domed multi-purpose stadium located in Paradise, Nevada, southwest of adjacent Las Vegas. Opened in 2020, it is the home field of the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL) and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) Rebels college football team. The stadium also hosts the Vegas Kickoff Classic in early September and the Las Vegas Bowl in December. The stadium hosted Super Bowl LVIII in February 2024 and will host WrestleMania 41 in 2025.
Allegiant Stadium in May 2021
The large sliding windows facing the Las Vegas Strip. Note the Al Davis torch behind the windows.
2015 view of the stadium site, adjacent to Mandalay Bay and Interstate 15.
Construction photo taken in July 2019.