1973 UNLV Rebels football team

1973 NCAA Division II independents football records
	^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant; Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1973 UNLV Rebels football team was an American football team that represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas as an independent during the 1973 NCAA Division II football season. In their first year under head coach Ron Meyer, the team compiled an 8–3 record.^[1]

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 9	State College of Arkansas	Las Vegas Stadium Whitney, NV	W 38–6	7,854
September 15	Cal State Los Angeles	Las Vegas Stadium Whitney, NV	W 42–7	7,023
September 21	Marshall	Las Vegas Stadium Whitney, NV	W 31–9	9,186
September 29	Utah State	Las Vegas Stadium Whitney, NV	L 3–7	12,486
October 6	Northeast Louisiana	Las Vegas Stadium Whitney, NV	W 26–0	8,623
October 13	Boise State	Las Vegas Stadium Whitney, NV	W 24–19	12,642
October 20	Milwaukee	Las Vegas Stadium Whitney, NV	W 35–24	11,738
October 27	at Hawaii	Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, HI	L 29–31	23,011
November 3	at Santa Clara	Buck Shaw Stadium Santa Clara, CA	W 31–15	6,310
November 10	Northern Arizona	Las Vegas Stadium Whitney, NV	W 42–14	12,124
November 17	at Nevada	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV (rivalry)	L 3–19	7,014

^ "UNLV 2020 Football Guide" (PDF). University of Nevada, Las Vegas. 2020. p. 129. Retrieved December 20, 2020.

v t UNLV Rebels football
Venues	Cashman Field (I) (1968–1969) Butcher Field (1970–1971) Sam Boyd Stadium (1971–2020) Allegiant Stadium (2020–present)
Bowl games & rivalries	Bowl games Hawaii () Nevada (Fremont Cannon)
Culture & lore	Hey Reb!
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees
Seasons	1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

1973 NCAA Division II independents football records
v t	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. 1 Tennessee State		–		10	–	0	–	0
No. 9 Hawaii		–		9	–	2	–	0
Nebraska–Omaha		–		7	–	2	–	1
UNLV		–		8	–	3	–	0
No. 13 Delaware ^		–		8	–	4	–	0
Central Michigan		–		7	–	4	–	0
Nevada		–		7	–	4	–	0
Western Illinois		–		7	–	4	–	0
Milwaukee		–		6	–	4	–	1
Eastern Michigan		–		6	–	4	–	0
Akron		–		6	–	5	–	0
Central State (OH)		–		6	–	5	–	0
Wayne State (MI)		–		5	–	5	–	0
Drexel		–		4	–	4	–	0
Bucknell		–		3	–	4	–	2
Northeast Louisiana		–		3	–	5	–	2
Santa Clara		–		4	–	6	–	0
Youngstown State		–		4	–	6	–	0
Arkansas–Pine Bluff		–		3	–	5	–	1
Chattanooga		–		4	–	7	–	0
Indiana State		–		4	–	7	–	0
Northeastern		–		3	–	6	–	0
Northern Michigan		–		2	–	7	–	1
Eastern Illinois		–		2	–	9	–	0
Portland State		–		1	–	10	–	0

^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from Associated Press poll