The 2023 season's largest margin: UNLV 56, New Mexico 14. A 42-point win — the year's high-water mark.
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.
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
Who carried it
- Jayden MaiavaQB3,085 passing yards
- Vincent DavisRB760 rushing yards
- Jai'Den ThomasRB503 rushing yards
- Donavyn LesterRB455 rushing yards
- Ricky WhiteWR1,483 receiving yards
- Jacob De JesusWR606 receiving yards
- Senika McKieWR342 receiving yards
- Jackson WoodardLB97 tackles
- Marsel McDuffieLB78 tackles
- Johnathan BaldwinDB65 tackles
- Alex WhitmoreDL2.5 sacks
- Cameron OliverDB2 sacks
- Cooper WebbDL2 sacks
Season leaders, 2023.
The season's deepest loss: UNLV 7, Michigan 35. A 28-point margin the season is remembered by.
The season's last act: UNLV fell to Kansas 36-49 in the postseason.
"Rebel Up"
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.