The Brigham Young Cougars continue to plug holes in future
schedules. BYU made its fourth scheduling announcement this month today by
announcing a two-game series with the UNLV Rebels. These games will be played
in 2014 and 2015.
Both years the schools will meet in November. UNLV will
travel to Provo and play on November 15, 2014 , exactly two years
from today. BYU will return to Las Vegas
on November 14, 2015 . BYU
has a 3-0 record against UNLV in the month of November.
Additionally, the Cougars have never lost to the Rebels in Las
Vegas .
When BYU goes to Las Vegas
in 2015, it will be the first time in six years that BYU played in Sam Boyd
Stadium. Between 2005 and 2009, BYU played in that venue eight times (five Las
Vegas Bowl appearances, three games against UNLV). BYU also played in Sam Boyd Stadium twice (1996 and 1998) for the WAC Championship game.
BYU and UNLV have played each other 18 times. The Cougars
hold an overwhelming 15-3 advantage in the series. The last 13 meetings have
been as conference foes in either the Mountain West Conference or the Western
Athletic Conference. Although BYU and UNLV were both members of the WAC
in 1996, the game was not considered a conference game. The two schools had
contracted the game before UNLV was invited to join the WAC
beginning in 1996.
Of UNLV’s three wins, their first was also the biggest. BYU
had won a school record 17 consecutive games when the two schools met in 1981.
UNLV won in a shootout, 45-41.
BYU has won the last six meetings in this series and scored
over 50 points in four of those wins.
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