1999 UNLV Rebels football team

The 1999 UNLV Rebels football team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas during the 1999 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.

1999 UNLV Rebels football
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	3–8 (1–6 MW)
Head coach	John Robinson (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Gene Dahlquist (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Jeff McInerney (1st season)
Home stadium	Sam Boyd Stadium

1999 Mountain West Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Utah +		5	–	2					9	–	3
BYU +		5	–	2					8	–	4
Colorado State +		5	–	2					8	–	4
Wyoming		4	–	3					7	–	4
San Diego State		3	–	4					5	–	6
New Mexico		3	–	4					4	–	7
Air Force		2	–	5					6	–	5
UNLV		1	–	6					3	–	8
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	5:00 p.m.	at North Texas*	Fouts Field Denton, TX	SPW	W 26–3	19,011
September 11	4:00 p.m.	at Baylor*	Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, TX		W 27–24	32,272
September 18	7:00 p.m.	Iowa State*	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV		L 0–24	26,167
September 25	7:00 p.m.	Utah	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV		L 14–52	23,532
October 2	1:00 p.m.	at Nevada*	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV (Battle for the Fremont Cannon)	SPW	L 12–26	23,490
October 9	12:00 p.m.	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	ESPN+	W 35–32	19,048
October 23	7:30 p.m.	No. 19 BYU	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV	SPW	L 0–29	30,599
October 30	5:00 p.m.	at New Mexico	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM		L 6–27	21,854
November 13	11:00 a.m.	at Air Force	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO		L 16–35	44,187
November 20	1:00 p.m.	San Diego State	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV		L 7–37	18,165
November 27	1:00 p.m.	Colorado State	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV		L 17–35	16,498
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time