UNLV Rebels
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| University | University of Nevada, Las Vegas |
| Conference | Mountain West Conference |
| NCAA | Division I |
| Athletic director | Tina Kunzer-Murphy (interim) |
| Location | Paradise, Nevada, U.S. |
| Varsity teams | 16 |
| Football stadium | Sam Boyd Stadium |
| Basketball arena |
Thomas & Mack Center (Men's) T-Mobile Arena Cox Pavilion (Women's) |
| Baseball stadium | Earl Wilson Stadium |
| Soccer stadium | Peter Johann Soccer Field |
| Mascot | Hey Reb! |
| Nickname | Rebels Runnin' Rebels (basketball) |
| Fight song | "Win with the Rebels" and "UNLV Go Fight Win! |
| Colors | Scarlet and Gray |
| Website | www |
The UNLV Rebels are the collegiate athletic teams that represent the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, consisting of 16 varsity teams. The university is simply called UNLV for athletics purposes; its sports teams are nicknamed the Rebels. They compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I (Football Bowl Subdivision for football) as a member of the Mountain West Conference. The school's colors are scarlet and gray.
The Rebels' main rival is the Nevada Wolf Pack, who are also a member of the Mountain West Conference. As the two major universities located in the state of Nevada, the schools celebrate a heated rivalry in several sports. The most well-known of these games is the Battle for Nevada, a football game held each year in which the winner takes home the Fremont Cannon, a refurbished 19th century howitzer that is the largest and most expensive trophy in collegiate football. Many of the Rebels teams have variations of the team name, such as the Runnin' Rebels for men's basketball; Hustlin' Rebels was an unofficial nickname for the baseball team, but it's not used any longer.
The 1990 Runnin' Rebels basketball team defeated Duke University 103–73, to win the NCAA National Championship, UNLV's first Division I National Championship in one of the three major sports. The UNLV golf team won the school's second team National Championship in 1998. The Rebels also have won six individual national championships: 2 men's golf, 2 men's tennis, 2 women's track and field.
The Hustlin' Rebels are the baseball team at UNLV and play their games at Earl E. Wilson Stadium at Roger Barnson Field which seats 3,000 and is on the UNLV campus. The stadium opened in 1994. In 1997, the infield playing surface was replaced and the outfield fences was replaced with a new fence that stands 12 ft high. In 2007 the stadium received a new playing surface. In 2010, the infield grass was replaced, new black padding was installed behind the backstop, a fresh halo was installed around the batting circle and the facility received a fresh coat of red paint. Future plans call for a new clubhouse, a new synthetic outfield surface, an overhang for the bleachers, a two-story press box, new batting cages and a video scoreboard to replace the scoreboard which was installed in 2009.
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