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The University of Nevada, Las Vegas' sports teams are called the Rebels. The Rebels participate in NCAA Division I (Division I FBS for football) and in the Mountain West Conference and the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation. The school's colors are Scarlet and Grey. The Rebels' main rivals are the Wolf Pack of the University of Nevada, Reno. As the two major colleges 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, in the biggest blowout in college basketball championship game history, 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 mens golf, 2 mens tennis, 2 women's track and field.[1]
[edit] FootballMain article: UNLV Rebels football The UNLV Rebels football team plays at Sam Boyd Stadium off of the UNLV campus in Henderson, Nevada. The Rebels were once a powerhouse in Division II before jumping to Division I-A (now Division I FBS) and have seen some trouble since their promotion. Although the Rebels have faced some adversity, they are one of the only teams to be undefeated in bowl games, winning the California Bowl in 1984 (subsequently forfeited due to ineligible players) and the Las Vegas Bowl twice in 1994 and 2000. The Rebels have only won 1 conference championship in their history, the Big West Conference football championship in 1994, which it shared with Southwestern Louisiana and UNR. UNLV's football rivals include UNR, with whom UNLV plays an annual trophy game in which the winner is awarded the Fremont Cannon and BYU, because of the large Mormon population in the Las Vegas metropolitan area. Famous Rebels football players include Randall Cunningham, Suge Knight, Kenny Mayne, Keenan McCardell, Adam Seward, and Ickey Woods. [edit] Basketball[edit] Men's basketball
Main article: UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball The most supported team at UNLV is by far and wide the Runnin' Rebels men's basketball team, which plays at the Thomas & Mack Center on the UNLV campus. With a .716 winning percentage, the Runnin' Rebels are the third-winningest Division I men's basketball program in the country as measured by all-time winning percentage, just behind perennial powerhouses Kentucky and North Carolina. UNLV have also seen great success in the NCAA Tournament with .688 winning percentage in the tournament including four Final Four appearances and a national title in 1990. They have won 25 conference championships (11 Regular Season/14 Tournament) including three Mountain West Conference Tournament championships, the most in the conference. The Runnin' Rebels have made 16 NCAA Tournament appearances including the past two editions of the tournament. The 1991 Runnin' Rebels are the last team to enter the NCAA Tournament with an undefeated record. Famous Runnin' Rebels include Greg Anthony, Stacey Augmon, Marcus Banks, Larry Johnson, Shawn Marion, and Reggie Theus. [edit] Women's basketballThe Lady Rebels basketball program plays out of the Cox Pavilion on the UNLV campus, connected to the Thomas & Mack Center. As with their male counterparts, the Lady Rebels have seen much success on the court, posting a .654 winning percentage which ranks them 37th best in Division I. [edit] Baseball
The Hustlin' Rebels are the baseball team at UNLV and play their games at Earl Wilson Stadium. The Hustlin' Rebels have won 5 Mountain West Conference titles (2 regular season/3 tournament), but have yet to get past the regional. Famous Hustlin' Rebels include Marty Cordova, Cecil Fielder, Toby Hall, Ryan Ludwick, Todd Stottlemyre, and Matt Williams. [edit] Golf[edit] Men's golfThe Rebels men's golf team is a perennial powerhouse in the NCAA, routinely making the top 25 every season. The golf team has won one team national title (1998) and has produced two individual national champions (Warren Schutte in 1991 and Ryan Moore in 2001), as well as two Mountain West Conference crowns. The golf program has turned out numerous PGA pros including Chad Campbell,[2] Chris Riley, and Adam Scott.[3] The Rebels home course is the Southern Highlands Golf Club. [edit] Women's golfThe Lady Rebels golf team began its inaugural season during the 2001-02 academic year and has won three Mountain West Conference championships. The Lady Rebels' home course is the Dragon Ridge Country Club at MacDonald Highlands in Henderson. [edit] Other sports[edit] SoccerThe men's and women's soccer teams play at Peter Johann Memorial Field on the campus. The men's soccer team competes in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation, while the women compete in the Mountain West. The women's soccer team has won four conference championships (2 regular season/2 tournament). [edit] SoftballThe Rebel softball team plays at Eller Media Stadium on the campus. The squad was a Top 10 program during the early 1990s advancing to the College World Series in 1990, 1991 and 1995. The 1995 squad tied for third in the nation. Famous former Lady Rebels include Lori Harrigan. [edit] Swimming and divingThe Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving teams compete at the Buchanan Natatorium on the campus. The Men's Swimming and Diving squad has won four Mountain West conference titles and the women's squad has won one. [edit] TennisThe men's and women's tennis squads compete at the Frank and Vicki Fertitta Tennis Complex. The men's tennis team has won one conference championship, while the women's quad has won three (1 regular season/2 tournament) [edit] VolleyballThe volleyball team competes at the Cox Pavilion. The Rebels have won one conference championship. [edit] OlympiansThrough the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, 13 UNLV student-athletes had participated in the Olympics. The university has had medal winning alumni in each of the last three Olympiads. A total of 9 countries, including the U.S. have been represented by UNLV athletes. One athlete has been to three Olympics and four have been two-time Olympians. The total number of medals won by UNLV athletes is 5, including 3 gold (all in women's softball) and 2 bronze (both in men's basketball).
[edit] Pageantry[edit] School songsUNLV has two common songs that can be heard at various athletic and academic events. These two songs are the alma matar and "Win With the Rebels," the school's official fight song. The lyrics for UNLV's alma mater were written by UNLV Music Professor Thomas Leslie and then-student Robyn Lemon (BME '98). The music was composed by UNLV Alumnus Eric Whitacre, a nationally recognized leader in choral music. Whitacre completed the alma mater in April 1998. It was formally presented and publicly performed for the first time by the UNLV Runnin’ Rebel’s Pep Band and UNLV Concert Choir during the halftime of the UNLV vs. Wyoming basketball game in January 1999.[4] UNLV's Fight Song "Win With the Rebels" was composed by Gerald Willis in 1986, ©1990, Gerald G. Willis.
[edit] Star of Nevada Marching BandThe Star of Nevada Marching Band is the official marching band for UNLV and was established in 1978. The band has more than 100 members, including undergraduate and graduate students at UNLV, and performs at all UNLV Rebel home football games, university sponsored events and has even made special performance engagements on the Las Vegas Strip. The band is currently directed by Music Department faculty member, Anthony Labounty.[5] [edit] Hey Reb!Hey Reb! is the official mascot of UNLV Rebels athletics. Hey Reb! made his first debut in 1983 as a long mustached, musket carrying cartoon rebel. Hey Reb! was given a make over in 1997 becoming more muscular and taking away his musket. Hey Reb! is the third mascot in the Rebels short athletic history. The first mascot was a black and white anthropomorphized wolf in Confederate gray uniform, named Beauregard and was used as a jab at the mascot of in-state rival the University of Nevada, Reno which had a similar mascot but in Union uniform. Beauregard would stay until the 1970s, when a group of black athletes voiced their displeasure with the mascot. The athletic department introduced a colonial-like rebel as the logo and mascot and there was consideration towards rebranding the athletic teams at UNLV the Minutemen, until Hey Reb! was introduced.[6] [edit] References
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