2005 UNLV Rebels football team

2005 Mountain West Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2005 UNLV Rebels football team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas during the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. UNLV competed as a member of the Mountain West Conference (MW) and played their home games at Sam Boyd Stadium in Whitney, Nevada

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	10:00 a.m.	at New Mexico	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	ESPN2	L 22–24	37,533
September 10	7:00 p.m.	Idaho*	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV		W 34–31	21,870
September 17	7:00 p.m.	at Nevada*	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV (Battle for the Fremont Cannon)	ESPNU	L 14–22	23,457
September 24	5:00 p.m.	at Utah State*	Romney Stadium Logan, UT	SPW	L 24–31	12,408
October 1	12:00 p.m.	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	SPW	L 17–42	18,022
October 8	12:00 p.m.	San Diego State	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV	ESPN+	W 13–10	18,372
October 15	9:00 a.m.	at Air Force	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	SPW	L 7–42	30,573
October 22	4:00 p.m.	Utah	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV	ABC	L 32–42	19,108
November 5	12:00 p.m.	BYU	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV	ESPN+	L 14–55	23,677
November 12	4:00 p.m.	at No. 18 TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX		L 3–51	28,035
November 19	1:00 p.m.	Colorado State	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV		L 27–31	16,543
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

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

2005 Mountain West Conference football standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
No. 11 TCU $		8	–	0		11	–	1
BYU		5	–	3		6	–	6
Colorado State		5	–	3		6	–	6
Utah		4	–	4		7	–	5
New Mexico		4	–	4		6	–	5
San Diego State		4	–	4		5	–	7
Air Force		3	–	5		4	–	7
Wyoming		2	–	6		4	–	7
UNLV		1	–	7		2	–	9

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll