UNLV·Mountain West

2023 — The Winning Chapter

UNLV's 2023 season (9-5) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.

Record 9-5
Final result Bowl season Lost the Guaranteed Rate Bowl
AP final — post-bowls
SP+ -3.7 last-week
Era —
The shape of the season · week by week, cumulative W-L below
W vs Bryant 44-14 L @ Michigan 7-35 W vs Vander 40-37 W @ UTEP 45-28 W vs Hawai'i 44-20 W @ Nevada 45-27 W vs Colo Sta 25-23 L @ Fres Sta 24-31 W @ New Mex 56-14 W vs Wyoming 34-14 W @ Air For 31-27 L vs San Sta 31-37 L vs Bois Sta 20-44 L vs Kansas 36-49 Bowl

Who carried it

Season leaders, 2023.

Defining moments
The statement

The 2023 season's largest margin: UNLV 56, New Mexico 14. A 42-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The setback

The season's deepest loss: UNLV 7, Michigan 35. A 28-point margin the season is remembered by.

The postseason

The season's last act: UNLV fell to Kansas 36-49 in the postseason.

"Rebel Up"
— UNLV fanbase voice · 2023· synthesized
What it meant

2023 is a middle chapter for UNLV — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.