Nickname: Runnin' Rebels
Conference: Mountain West Conference (MWC)
Head Coach: Bobby Hauck
Mascot: Hey Reb
Team Colors: Scarlet and Gray
Fight Song: Win With the Rebels
Stadium Name: Sam Boyd Stadium
Field Name:
Field Type: FieldTurf
Stadium Opened: 1971
Stadium Capacity: 36,800
Attendance Record: 42,075 (2002 vs Wisconsin)
Home Team Record: 134-100-3 (as of 2009)
All Time Record: 219-251-4 (as of 2009)
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Misc Info:
Hosts the Las Vegas Bowl. It also has hosted three professional football leagues: The CFL’s Las Vegas Posse in 1994, the XFL’s Las Vegas Outlaws in 2001 and the current Las Vegas Locomotives of the United Football League. Originally named Las Vegas Stadium when it was built in 1971 at a cost of $3.5 million, the facility was re-named the Las Vegas Silver Bowl in 1978 and then known as the Sam Boyd Silver Bowl in honor of local gaming pioneer Sam Boyd beginning in 1984. Its name was officially shortened to Sam Boyd Stadium in April 1994. One of the highlights of the most recent renovation was the replacement of the so-called “Magic Carpet” retractable artificial turf that had been in place since 1985. Originally fitted with traditional AstroTurf, Sam Boyd was the first stadium in the world to install a Monsanto Corp. outdoor retractable turf, which helped give the facility its multi-purpose capability. The surface, which simply rolled up into cylinders in less than an hour, was installed at a cost of $1.2 million in part through a grant by the Sam Boyd family. Natural grass replaced the artificial turf from 1999-2002 before a synthetic surface, made by TurfTech, was installed in time for the 2003 season.
Official Athletic Website
unlvrebels.cstv.com
Fan Websites, Forums & Blogs
unlv.rivals.com
www.unlvrebelyell.com
Social Networking
twitter.com/unlvathletics
www.facebook.com/UNLVAthletics
News/Media Links
www.lasvegassun.com
University Website
www.unlv.edu
RSS News Feeds
www.unlvrebels.com/headline-rss.xml
Chamber of Commerce
www.lvchamber.com
State Website
www.nv.gov
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