GAME DAY: UNLV vs. Southern Utah
TIME: 6 p.m. today
LINE: N/L; No total
RADIO: KWWN (1100 AM, 98.9 FM)
TV: The Mtn. (334)
STATISTICAL COMPARISON
Rushing Yards
UNLV - 143.3
Southern Utah - 99.7
Passing Yards
UNLV - 128.3
Southern Utah - 305.3
Scoring
UNLV - 21.3
Southern Utah - 36.0
Points Allowed
UNLV - 43.3
Southern Utah - 21.7
DEFENSE
Rushing Yards
UNLV 128.7
Southern Utah - 164.0
Passing Yards
UNLV 337.7
Southern Utah - 168.0
SCHEDULE
UNLV (1-2)
| OPPONENT | RESULT | ATS/OU |
| At Wisconsin | 17-51 | W/O |
| At Washington State | 7-59 | L/O |
| Hawaii | 40-20 | W/O |
| TODAY | SOUTHERN UTAH | |
| Oct. 8 | at UNR | |
| Oct. 15 | at Wyoming | |
| Oct. 29 | Colorado State | |
| Nov. 5 | Boise State | |
| Nov. 12 | at New Mexico | |
| Nov. 19 | at Air Force | |
| Nov. 26 | San Diego State | |
| Dec. 3 | at Texas Christian |
SEASON HIGHLIGHT: The Rebels entered as 18-point underdogs, but shocked Hawaii with a dominating performance.
SEASON LOWLIGHT: UNLV was blown out in its first two games.
SOUTHERN UTAH (2-1)
| OPPONENT | RESULT | ATS/OU |
| At South Dakota State | 28-29 | N/A |
| Sacramento State | 35-14 | N/A |
| Texas-San Antonio | 45-22 | N/A |
| TODAY | AT UNLV | |
| Oct. 1 | North Dakota | |
| Oct. 8 | at South Dakota | |
| Oct. 15 | at Cal Poly | |
| Oct. 22 | at Weber State | |
| Oct. 29 | UC Davis | |
| Nov. 12 | at Northern Iowa | |
| Nov. 19 | at Northern Arizona |
SEASON HIGHLIGHT: The Thunderbirds cruised by Sacramento State, which was ranked 12th and had beaten Oregon State.
SEASON LOWLIGHT: Southern Utah fell behind 29-7 to South Dakota State before nearly rallying for the victory.
TRENDS AND ANGLES
UNLV leads the series 3-0, but most recent meeting was in 1970. Southern Utah off to its best start since 2006 team also began 2-1. UNLV hopes for consecutive victories for first time since 2008.
TEAM LEADERS
UNLV
| PASSING | ||||
| NAME | ATT. | COMP | YARDS | TDS |
| Caleb Herring | 76 | 46 | 384 | 4 |
| Sean Reilly | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ||||
| NAME | ATT. | YARDS | TDS | |
| Tim Cornett | 35 | 209 | 2 | |
| Bradley Randle | 39 | 158 | 1 | |
| RECEIVING | ||||
| NAME | REC. | YARDS | TDS | |
| Michael Johnson | 14 | 107 | 0 | |
| Phillip Payne | 12 | 130 | 3 | |
| Tim Cornett | 4 | 22 | 0 | |
| TACKLES | ||||
| NAME | TACKLES | SACKS | ||
| Nate Carter | 14 | 0.5 | ||
| Sidney Hodge | 14 | 0 | ||
| Tani Maka | 14 | 0 |
SOUTHERN UTAH
| PASSING | ||||
| NAME | ATT. | COMP | YARDS | TDS |
| Brad Sorensen | 111 | 81 | 898 | 6 |
| J.J. Mayer | 8 | 4 | 18 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ||||
| NAME | ATT. | YARDS | TDS | |
| Deckar Alexander | 38 | 188 | 2 | |
| Austin Minefee | 34 | 118 | 3 | |
| RECEIVING | ||||
| NAME | REC. | YARDS | TDS | |
| Jared Ursua | 21 | 263 | 4 | |
| Brady Measom | 14 | 201 | 0 | |
| Austin Minefee | 14 | 87 | 0 | |
| TACKLES | ||||
| NAME | TACKLES | SACKS | ||
| Chad Hansen | 29 | 0 | ||
| Blake Fenn | 26 | 1 | ||
| Herman Sword | 16 | 0 | ||
| Dion Turner | 16 | 0 |
